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Languages and transmission: restoring strength and visibility to Creole-speaking cultures

  • 2024 Winner

F'Kréyol

F'Kréyol is an association dedicated to promoting Creole languages and so-called Creole cultures through in-depth linguistic and cultural exploration. Its mission is to: _ support the individuals who form our Creolized societies in the development of their forms of personal expression; _ promote polyglot eloquence through the promotion of so-called "Creole" languages and cultures; _ support the transmission and development of these languages and cultures. To this end, it organizes various workshops such as Creole storytelling, bèlè, slam, rap, as well as disciplines such as Kasàlà and personal development, pleading and argumentation, oratorical jousting, performing arts, the art of pitching, inclusion, and e-reputation to combat online hate. The objective is to structure and develop one's thinking through action, through different educational processes.

Context

Karakolor

Founded in 2020, F'Kréyol advocates for the promotion of Creole languages worldwide. The Karakolor project leverages art, languages, and education as levers for recognition and transmission. It strengthens multilingualism, intergenerational ties, and the inclusion of Creole languages in a dynamic of intercontinental cooperation between Africa, the Caribbean, the Amazon, America, and the Indian Ocean.

  • Countries: Cape Verde; Guinea Bissau; Senegal
  • Sector of intervention:
    Culture, Heritage
  • La Guilde Endowment: €60,000
  • Project cost: €147,000
  • Project leader: F'Kréyol
  • In partnership with: Universidade de Cabo Verde; Ministerio of culture and creative industries; Academia de Liderança; GW Yama Hub; The linen workers of Toubab Dialaw

Project objectives

  • Promoting Creole languages in education and public spaces
  • Strengthening young people's language and public speaking skills
  • Promoting creative expression in Creole in the arts and culture

Activities

  • Organization of Creole linguistic and artistic workshops
  • Intergenerational meetings around Creole heritage
  • Public events and collective creations in Creole
  • Mobilization of local educational and cultural institutions

Direct beneficiaries

Young people, educators and artists mobilized to revitalize Creole languages and strengthen cultural ties in Creole-speaking communities.

Expected results

  • Creole languages better represented in educational programs
  • Young people and adults valued in their linguistic identity
  • Creole artistic productions shared internationally
  • Strengthening transatlantic Creole cultural dialogue

A dual support and funding mechanism for overseas civil society organizations, the CORÉOM program – Overseas Regional Cooperation – encourages regional and international cooperation dynamics among associations based in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. Financially supported by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Fondation de France, CORÉOM is implemented by La Guilde, with a set of territorial networks and relay partners in the five territories.

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