Africa

Agency for International and Intercultural Arts Projects

Our office was founded in 1982 as a department of the "Friends and Sponsors of Intercultural Relationships" association and was located in the international centre of the German adult education centre (VHS) in Duisburg until 1989. In 1990 it moved its headquarters to Essen and since then it has been registered and legally recognized as the non-profit organization "EXILE – Coordination of Cultures".

Our organization wants to present cultures from other parts of the world to the German public, with a particular focus on developing countries and on migrants residing in Germany. We also create, organize and set up exhibitions and other events that are related to intercultural topics.

Music, theater, literature, and the fine arts are especially well suited to providing an insight into other cultural perspectives and life experiences, which raise our sensibility for more conscious contact with both our own cultural environment and other cultures.

Our cooperation partners include the church and trade unions as well as a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations involved in intercultural, sociocultural, and educational domains as well as in development policy issues.

Many projects are carried out in cooperation with organizations such as Terre des Hommes, Amnesty International, TransFair, and institutions like the West German broadcasting service (WDR), the cultural office of North Rhine Westphalia, and the cultural and educational centres of local authorities. Much of our work is financially supported by the government of North Rhine Westphalia within the framework of the One-World-Promoter Program.

The Centre for Inclusive Education (CIE) is a non-governmental organisation whose main aim is to help as many children as possible to learn and play together with their peers. We believe that each child should be given the chance to be accepted, valued and to have the opportunity to develop their abilities. We give answer how inclusive education is happening more and more consciously and fully in Bulgarian schools. We work for social inclusion and quality education for all children and for safeguarding of those in need. The team of the Centre works actively with parents, teachers, managers, professionals, local and state authorities, business organizations, colleagues from the country and abroad and we are happy with the change that is gradually happening.

OUR MISSION:
We believe each child must have the opportunity to be accepted and valued.
The Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) works in partnership to achieve social inclusion through quality education for all children.

OUR TEAM:
We are a motivated and dynamic team of social development consultants with expertise in social policy and development programming, research, advocacy and social campaigning.

OUR GOALS:
Inclusive education for children and youth in state and private educational institutions Social inclusion of disadvantaged children, youth and families Raising public awareness towards inclusive education.