Culture Moves Salone Mobility Fund calls now open

Introduction to the mobility call for proposals

Kɔlchɔ de muv Salone/ Culture Moves Salone is an EU-funded programme supporting the development of Sierra Leone’s cultural and creative sectors. This Mobility Call for Proposals aims to strengthen professional skills, networks and market access for Sierra Leonean artists, cultural organisations and creative businesses through structured mobility and learning opportunities, with a strong focus on decentralisation beyond Freetown, youth and women empowerment, and partnerships across Africa.

Objectives of the call 

The Call aims to:

1. Enable cultural and creative actors in Sierra Leone to access professional opportunities, networks, and markets;
2. Support skills development through mobility experiences and peer learning;
3. Promote decentralised participation across Sierra Leone;
4. Foster collaboration across Africa and South–South exchanges;
5. Strengthen long-term capacity and sustainability of  the cultural and creative sectors actors.
    

Key information 

Open to cultural and creative sectors professionals based in Sierra Leone
Deadline: 23 March 2026 for the initial call for proposals
Budget for fund 1:
Amount: up to 50,000 SLE (around 2000 EUR) per grant
Approx. number: 10-15 grants
Budget for fund 2:
Amount: up to 95,000 SLE (around 3,500 EUR) per grant
Approx. number: 10-15 grants
 

Description of the call and overall application process 

Eligibility – what we can support 

What sectors are supported?

All cultural and creative sectors, spanning architecture, audiovisual/media, crafts, cultural heritage, design, fashion/textiles, film, literature, music, performing arts, publishing, and visual arts. 
 

Who can be supported?

Cultural and creative sectors professionals, including, for example, artists, producers, managers, entrepreneurs, researchers, journalists, programmers, curators, etc, based in Sierra Leone. Eligible applicants include:

• Individual artists / cultural professionals / creatives;
• Cultural organisations (NGOs, hubs, associations, collectives);
• Public cultural institutions;
• Creative businesses (registered or operating as structured entrepreneurial entities).
• Applicants should be aged 18 years old and must be able to provide proof of residence in Sierra Leone 
   

Which activities are supported?

All activities in the frame of career/project/organisational development spanning exploration, development, learning and connection purposes, i.e.:

• Exploration: artistic research, inspiration, information/study trips, residencies.
• Development: engage in a creative, production, dissemination process, spanning establishment and/or development of partnerships, collaborations, co-creations and/or co-productions; presentation of work in exhibitions, performances, showcases, festivals, etc.
• Learning: formal and informal development of skills and knowledge such as participation in internships, masterclasses, workshops, exchanges, study trips, peer to peer learning.
• Connection: develop professional contacts, networks, engage with new audiences, including participation in debates, conferences, seminars, festivals, trade shows/markets, network meetings.