CubaPLUS Magazine

The Transcultural program, implemented by UNESCO and funded by the European Union (EU), inaugurated this Monday in the Cuban capital the sixth round of cultural training courses related to the conservation, management and promotion of heritage.

In the workshops, taught in Spanish with interpretation into English, 70 young creators and students from the Caribbean are trained in the specialties of mural painting conservation, marble work, preservation of documentary archives, design of small businesses in heritage tourist destinations and management of historic centers.

The official inauguration of this new round, which began on October 7 and will run until November 1, took place in the Aula Magna of the San Gerónimo University College in Havana. These courses are offered by the “Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos” Workshop School, the San Gerónimo University College and the Santa Clara College for Training in the Arts and Crafts of Restoration in Cuba and the Caribbean.

The workshops are part of the activities of the Caribbean Cultural Training Pole, created in the scope of this program to strengthen the capacities of young professionals in the region’s culture and boost their careers. Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the EU through Culture and Creativity fosters capacities and the creation of opportunities through training, support for entrepreneurship, cultural exchange and the promotion of sustainable tourism.

To date, 680 young people have been trained in 35 courses offered by the Pole on topics related to cinema, creative entrepreneurship, design, music, dance, sound recording and editing, restoration trades and crafts. The countries  benefited by the Transcultura program are Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

(Taken from Prensa Latina)