Cultural Diversity
Programming Lens
Integrating Cultural Diversity
in Programming
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What is Cultural Diversity?
“Cultural diversity refers to the manifold ways in which the cultures of groups and societies
findexpression. These expressions are passed on within and among groups and societies.
Culturaldiversity is made manifest not only through the varied ways in which the cultural
heritage ofhumanity is expressed, augmented and transmitted through the variety of cultural
expressions,but also through diverse modes of artistic creation, production, dissemination,
distribution andenjoyment, whatever the means and technologies used”.
Reference: UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005)
What is a cultural diversity programming
lens?
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A lens enables people to see. The purpose of a cultural
diversity lens is to raise awareness and open minds to
new ways of thinking. The lens thereby opens the way to
new solutions and activities.
It is a supplementary tool which can be used in
complement of other means to evaluate whether
programmes, policies, proposals and practices promote
and safeguard cultural diversity and therefore enhance
work efficiency.
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It is a check-list or a list of criteria and questions
supplemented by indicators and other means of
verification.
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It can be used at all stages of a programme: planning,
implementation, monitoring and evaluating. For example,
the lens can be used to plan a project, and then re-used
(with adaptations, if necessary) during the monitoring
stage to compare the plans with the outcomes.
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It is a tool that can be used for all programmes and
activities, not simply for the ones related to Culture.
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It allows programme officers and policy-makers to make
informed decisions.
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It is ideally created in a participatory manner by those who
use it. There is no perfect lens. Each programme can
develop its own lens.
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This framework has been developed by UNESCO
Bangkok and derived from the Universal Declaration on
Cultural Diversity. It reflects one interpretation of the
Declaration and can be adapted to the users' needs and
context.
Reference
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UNESCO Declaration on
Cultural Diversity (2001)
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UNESCO Convention on the
Protection and Promotion of
the Diversity of Cultural
Expressions (2005)
For more information:
The Cultural Diversity Programming
Lens Toolkit, UNESCO Bangkok
(2006)
http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/lens