Mission and Objectives
AFRICOM Contents
AFRICOM has the following
mission:
- AFRICOM seeks the development
of African societies by encouraging museums in their role as initiators of
culture and agents of cultural cohesion
- The mission of AFRICOM
is to develop museum policies and networking on a continental and regional
level, focusing on the cohesion of cultures beyond geographical and linguistic
barriers.
and objectives:
- Promote the development
of museums and museum-related institutions in Africa in the context of global
development
- Promote the development
of professions on which museum activities are built
- Strengthen collaboration
and cooperation among museums and museum professionals in Africa, and develop
exchanges with museum professionals abroad
- Promote the participation
of all components of society in the protection and enhancement of cultural
and natural heritage
- Establish and maintain
an effective autonomous institution to achieve these objectives.
