Karmakol Culture & Education Center
Launched January 2016UNESCO patronage, Swiss and Sudanese commission
Cooperation with nationwide schools, universities and institutions
Active participation of Sudanese citizens living abroad
International culture cooperations and on-site advice by international experts
Karmakol - the old village
Karmakol is a village 400 km north of Khartoum. Decades ago the old part of the village was abandoned, as it was regularly flooded by the Nile River and the villagers moved hundreds of meters into the desert, to the recent Karmakol village.
Population 2500
Villagers living abraod: 1000
Empty houses: 70
schools: 1
The revival
Today, the floods have been engineered out of existence – leaving behind a perfect location for a culture & education center, culture festivals and an open film studio.
Transforming the Mayor's former house into the culture & education center
Build up Infrastructure
Active participation by the villagers
Joint team of international & local experts
The future
We believe in the power of the youth and children. Therefore we focus our activities mainly on the young generation of the village.
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Capacity building
It is all about empowering by capacity building and knowledge exchange
Language courses & Library
The use of IT, Internet and Social Media
social development, with a focus on empowering women
Teacher performance improvement training
The cultural identity
Creating a platform for the various ethnics in the region
Concerts
Theater performances
film screenings
poetry & literature
Social Development
Optimize the usage of existing resources and products
Vocational training in Agriculture
train how to increase revenue from selling local products
Improve ecological skills, reduce footprint
Cooperation with existing agriculture projects of the region
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