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Educational Materials

Here you can find free teaching and learning materials made for different countries in Africa.

DEPA projects have produced educational materials that are context-specific and locally atuned.  

Building the Creative Economy in Africa Short Course

About the Short Course

The Creative Economy short course helps artists and teachers use their culture to make meaningful work and earn money. The course is based on research from 16 projects in 14 African countries.

The course has two parts and six short units. It shows how to:

  1. turn creative ideas into a business
  2. find customers and markets
  3. work with others and build networks
  4. plan for long‑term, sustainable work

The course has videos, simple activities, reflection questions and real case studies. You can use it in a studio, classroom or community space. By the end, students will understand the creative economy and feel more confident using their culture in their work.

To engage with the free-to-view videos that accompany this course, please visit the DEPA YouTube channel. 

Accessible version of the course coming soon!