SONGSTRESS, mbira player and author Hope Masike is attending a cultural management and administration training programme in South Korea’s capital Seoul under Korea’s Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI).
The programme has drawn participants from countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Taiwan, who are receiving advanced training and exchanging experiences designed to enhance their capacities to strengthen the cultural industry in their respective countries.
Masike, who was appointed Honorary Cultural Ambassador for Korea-Zimbabwe relations early this year, arrived in South Korea at the CPI this week for the three-week intensive course.
Speaking from Seoul, Masike said the programme was a great opportunity as it came at a time when she was looking forward to launch her mentorship initiative for young women and girls called The 7 of Us next month while acquiring skills for her career and contribution to Zimbabwean arts.
“Apart from learning about management and administration of culture and art as an industry, the programme comes at an opportune time when I am preparing to launch The 7 of Us. I am looking forward to acquiring requisite skills for both my career and my contribution to Zimbabwean arts and culture,” she said.
“The 7 of Us is a foundational mentorship initiative for young women and girls which has the objective of empowering them to navigate their creative careers alongside life’s challenges, with focused intent.”
CPI is an international cultural co-operation initiative supported by Korea’s Culture, Sports and Tourism ministry and it aims to enhance participants’ ability to design and implement cultural projects and build global partnerships which contribute to strengthening the cultural industry.
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