Francisco d’Almeida

Co-Director of "Culture and Development"

After political Sciences studies and a PHD in development sociology, J. Francisco d’Almeida has been since 1986, the Delegate General of the Culture and Development association. In this capacity he developes cultural cooperation projects and advises governments and local authorities in Francophone Africa in terms of cultural policy. He has also been a consultant for international organizations such as UNESCO expert Facility for culture governance, IFO, the European Commission and the French Foreign Ministry, for national organizations such as the ministries of culture of Burkina Faso and France, and for local authorities in West Africa. He carries out training activities in the framework of his association, in the Cultural Policy Observatory in Grenoble, France, and the Senghor University for African development in Alexandria, Egypt. His professional experience and his expertise range from the design of cultural profiles and structuring cultural sectors such as the music or book industries, to cross-cutting strategies for cultural development, territorial cultural decentralization and planning, international cultural cooperation and mainstreaming the culture and development theme.