Bringing together an organizing foundation, a strategic partner, public institutions, tourism stakeholders, creative-sector actors and development partners around a shared cultural platform.
The AIC Festival builds on the learning experience of the UNESCO-Alwaleed Philanthropies “Crafting Change” project implemented in 2025, with ATAFO and Don Bosco Tanzania leading the festival's development and coordination.
African Tabasamu Foundation (ATAFO) is the organization behind the AIC Festival initiative. The foundation provides the institutional platform from which the festival is developed and coordinated.
AIC builds on ATAFO's wider work around youth opportunity, skills development, cultural expression and community-oriented initiatives.
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Don Bosco Tanzania is ATAFO's strategic partner in the AIC Festival initiative, bringing an established focus on youth skills development, vocational formation and community engagement.
Its role complements AIC's emphasis on youth empowerment, employability, enterprise development and practical pathways into opportunity.
Explore the programmeAIC is designed as a collaborative platform requiring engagement across government, tourism, creative industries, conservation, finance, media, education and development.
These relationships support the festival's ability to connect cultural participation with skills, enterprise, tourism and sustainable development.
The proposal identifies a range of institutions and sectors whose engagement can strengthen AIC's cultural, tourism, youth and enterprise objectives.
Government ministries, agencies and local authorities relevant to culture, tourism, youth, education and development.
Tourism bodies, operators, national parks and conservation stakeholders linked to the tourism ecosystem.
Media organizations and communications partners supporting responsible festival storytelling and public engagement.
Financial institutions, enterprise-support actors and businesses contributing to economic opportunity and inclusion.
AIC's project team provides leadership and coordination across planning, delivery and regional engagement.
Supports project management and the structured coordination required to move the festival initiative from planning into delivery.
Provides project-level direction and leadership for the development and implementation of the AIC Festival initiative.
Supports regional coordination and engagement across the East African dimension of the festival.
AIC's partnership model is intended to turn cultural participation into practical connections across youth development, tourism, creative enterprise and sustainable development.
Organizations, institutions and businesses aligned with the festival's objectives can engage with the AIC team.
