ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Culture has announced its collaboration with the Emirates Literature Foundation, Kalimat Group, Fiker Institute and Magrudy Enterprises to empower and support creators within the National Grant Programme for Culture and Creativity, launched by the Ministry last year. This initiative aligns with the UAE’s commitment to developing and sustaining its cultural and creative sectors, and to capitalize on investment opportunities in creators who play a pivotal role in building a sustainable creative economy for future generations.

Under these agreements, the four leading and prestigious entities in the field of literature will work to increase the impact of the program by creating opportunities to support its beneficiaries and introduce their work on local and international platforms within the cultural and creative industries sector, thus achieving sustainable impact.

Mubarak Al Nakhi, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, emphasised the importance of signing partnership agreem
ents with authorship and publishing institutions. These agreements facilitate the exchange of expertise, enable access to specialists’ experience, support the sector’s growth sustainably, empower talented writers, including those with unique perspectives and distinguished literary works, and inspire them to pursue further creativity and innovation.

This, he said will support the cultural movement and scene in the UAE and achieve its goals and strategies in spreading knowledge and culture and empowering creators with all tools and means.

Source: Emirates News Agency