The Casa de Cultura is the basic institution in terms of the carrying out of cultural work in the
community.
The Casas de Cultura provide a venue for a variety of activities, including: initiation into and
education in the arts; catering for interested circles; organizing popular festivities and celebrating
dates of national importance; performances and concerts featuring different forms of artistic
expression; debates, competitions and festivals, and; art, handicraft, photographic and other kinds of
exhibitions.
The State shall therefore promote and support the establishment of Casas de Cultura in provincial
capitals, the main towns in districts and major population centers.
The Government shall likewise encourage the setting up of Casas de Cultura in economic and
social and professional organizations to conduct a wide variety of activities, with the relevant local
Casa de Cultura remaining a reference point in terms of methodological guidance at the operational
level.
Conditions and infrastructure permitting, Casas de Cultural may serve as both cultural and sports
centers.
7.2. Artistic and professional training
People are the most decisive factor in the implementation of the Government’s Cultural Policy.
The appropriate training of human resources for cultural development is therefore of the utmost
importance.
To this end, art teachers shall be trained for art schools and for the National Education System, as
shall experts in areas of special interest for cultural development such as archaeology, anthropology,
linguistics, ethnomusicology, art history, museology, cultural planning and administration,
librarianship, documentation, sociology, and so on.
Training for the development and management of these areas shall therefore fall into three main
categories, namely:
the training of managers to direct and administer the sector at the different levels;
the training of cultural organizers to foster the cultural movement within the community; and
the academic and professional training of artists and cultural experts in the various specialized
areas.
In the context of these efforts, the improvement of conditions in terms of infrastructure and
the extension of training facilities to the provinces are of prime importance.
7.3. International cooperation and exchange
Cooperation between peoples and nations enables the exchange of experiences, better
understanding and increased mutual respect.
Cultural cooperation therefore plays a fundamental role in the expansion and development of
political and economic cooperation between countries.
Within the framework of international cultural cooperation and exchange programs, the
Government shall promote the strengthening of its ties with all countries, regardless of their political
systems or geographical location. At the same time, the Government shall pay particular attention to
strengthening ties of friendship and cooperation with other countries in the region and with
Portuguesespeaking countries.
8. Strategies for implementing the Cultural Policy
The following points stand out as the main measures and strategies to be adopted in terms of the
implementation of the aims of the Cultural Policy: the need to link the public cultural sector with the
private sector and the community; coordination with other sectors; institutional capacitybuilding,
and; the creation of mechanisms for the funding of cultural activities.