Portfolio of Promising Programs in Culture

The Portfolio of Promising Programs in Culture offers the opportunity for Member States to share, learn from, and -when appropriate - adapt programs and practices in the field of culture to their own realities.

The idea of creating a portfolio of promising programs was initially put forward at the First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities, held in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2002. The OAS Member States requested that the Technical Secretariat (now located in the OAS Department of Education and Culture) gather and disseminate "information to be included in the permanent portfolio of consolidated programs, composed of best experiences in cultural diversity that shall be contributed by the cultural ministries and entities of the Hemisphere" (Plan of Action of Cartagena 2002). The first edition was published in 2003 and the most recent one in 2006.

Programs submitted by Member Countries should fulfill five criteria in order to become part of the Portfolio of Promising Programs in Culture:

1. Sustainability
2. Proven to be effective
3. Adaptability and flexibility
4. Usefulness
5. Innovative

If you wish to submit or update an existing program of the Portfolio, please fill out and send the following questionnaire to rreyes@oas.org :

Promising Programs Information Sheet

For more information please click on either of the two versions of the Portfolio of Promising Practices available below:

	Portfolio of Promising Programs in Culture: Third Ministerial Edition
	Permanent Portfolio of Exemplary Programs in Culture