Cultural Nests, supporting indigenous cultural start-ups

Centro de Investigación en Comunicación Comunitaria A.C., a non-profit organization committed to supporting vulnerable indigenous communities, proposes to: 1) establish 6 artistic start-ups in Mexico through the development of a training program and a pre-incubation process; 2) promote access to national and international markets for cultural goods and services produced by indigenous peoples.

Creates new business models for the cultural and creative industry in Mexico - The project seeks to develop a more inclusive cultural industry in Mexico through the creation of start-up and e-commerce site by indigenous people.

• Provide a training program for indigenous creators that responds to their cultural contexts and the specific needs.
• Provide seed funding over an incubation period of 9 months to indigenous people’s culture-related start-ups.
• Develop a virtual e-commerce platform to promote the work of indigenous artists.
• Conduct an audiovisual campaign on indigenous art to raise awareness on the importance of the diversity of cultural expressions within the framework of social inclusion.