Pro Helvetia Johannesburg
We have been committed to cultural exchange between Switzerland and Southern Africa through our liaison office in Johannesburg since 1998.
Areas of operation
Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Kenya, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Préncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Central African Republic, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Activities
To raise awareness of Swiss culture around the world, we forge ties with local event organisers, develop and nurture long-term partnerships, initiate co-productions with artists from the regions concerned and organise residencies.
Key focus
The programme is interdisciplinary in nature. Special emphasis is placed on the disciplines of visual and performing arts, music, design, new technologies and cultural outreach.
We focus on collaboration projects between cultural practitioners from Switzerland and Southern Africa, exhibitions of work by Swiss artists and residencies. The liaison office in Johannesburg is generally interested in projects at the interface of arts, social issues and politics.
Team
Joseph Gaylard
Head Liaison Office Johannesburg
Derin Ajao
Regional Programme Manager – West/Central Africa
Kampire Bahana
Regional Programme Manager – East Africa
Germaine Gamiet
Programme Manager - Music
Layla Leiman
Communication Manager
Tiffany Mentoor
Grants Manager
Pinky Mthembu
Finance & Administration Manager