Ministry of Arts,
Sports and Culture

This Ministry is responsible for the development and implementation of action plans in the areas of the Arts, Culture and Sports.

The Ministry is headed by a Minister, Mrs Sylvette POOL
Mr Patrick Nanty is Special Advisor
It consists of two Departments :

• Department of the Arts
  
• Department of Sports and Culture
  
  

The departments are headed by a Principal Secretary, Mr Denis ROSE.

Department of the Arts and Culture

Contact Person:

          Mr. Denis ROSE
          Principal Secretary
          P. O. Box 731
          Oceangate House
          Victoria, Mahe
          Seychelles

          Tel: (248) 225477 Ext 2002
          Fax: (248) 610644
          E-Mail: mlgsps@seychelles.net

The Department comprises of the following divisions, namely

• National Heritage Foundation
• Administration and Finance Division
• Cultural Institutions and Policy Development Division
• National Heritage Division
• National Arts Council
• Sports Planning and Policy Development Division
• Sports Training and Capacity Development Division
• National Sports Council

ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE DIVISION

Comprises of:

• HR Section
• Finance Section
• Support Services Section

Contact Person:

Director General
P. O. Box 731
Oceangate House
Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles

Tel: (248) 225477 Ext 2009
Fax: (248) 610643

Activities/Responsibilities of the Division

• Provide financial administration and control of the Department’s Budget in accordance with the Financial Regulations.
• Coordinate the preparation of estimates of the annual Capital and Recurrent Budget of all the divisions of the Department.
• Responsible for personnel administration and HR development of the Department.
• Liaise with the Ministries responsible for Employment, Manpower Development and Public Administration to implement government policy on employment within the Department.
• Provide support and advice to technical staff and managers on all aspects of Human Resources Management and Financial Accounting.
• Advising on the means of improving productivity and the cost-effective use of Human Resources.
• Ensuring that the Department meets its social and legal obligations/responsibilities towards its employees with particular regard to the conditions of employment and the quality of working life provided for them.
• Providing support services to all the Division of the Ministry such as assisting with organisation design, preparing demand and supply forecasts for future manpower requirements, etc in order to ensure organizational effectiveness.

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Comprises of:

• National College of the Arts
• National Archives
• National Museums
• National Library and Documentation Centre
• Policy Planning and Development Section
• National Heritage

Contact Person:

• Ms Raymonde Onezime
  Director General
  P. O. Box 1383
  National Cultural Centre
  Victoria, Mahe
  Seychelles
  
  Tel: (248) 321333
  Fax: (248) 321072
  E-Mail: advdgc@Secyehelles.net

Activities/Responsibilities of the Division

• Responsible for cultural policy formulation and corresponding planning and development of strategies, action plans and projects to safeguard the Seychellois National Heritage and promulgate the Seychellois Kreol identity through its values, traditions and national languages.
• Providing opportunities for study, research and appreciation and creation of awareness through various programmes, with the aim of sensitizing the general public on the need to preserve our unique environment and historical heritage.
• Responsible for the acquisition, preservation, exhibition and historical and natural artifacts and associated information for public viewing.
• Responsible for the acquisition and preservation of the archival resources of Seychelles and to make them available for research purposes.
• To provide lifetime, vocational training in the arts and to serve as a resource centre for the arts in terms of information, professional and educational expertise.
• To provide public services for the educational and informational needs of all individuals as well as providing national services for standardization and bibliographic control of the country’s literature for posterity.

NATIONAL HERITAGE DIVISION

Comprises of:

• National Research Section

Contact Person:

• Mr Marcel Rosalie
  Advisor
  P. O. Box 573
  National Heritage
  Victoria, Mahe
  Seychelles
  
  Tel: (248) 321333
  Fax: (248) 322531
  E-Mail: heritage@seychelles.net

International Cooperation Unit

The Unit is responsible for the overall matters involving the Ministry at regional and international level.

Mission Statement

• To organize, monitor and ensure efficient implementation of exchange program, technical assistance, offer of equipment and / or infrastructure agreed between the Ministry and other countries / regional and international organizations.
• Provide support and advise to technical staff and managers on all aspects of Human Resources Management and Financial Accounting.
• Advising on the means of improving productivity and the cost-effective use of Human Resources.
• Ensuring that the Ministry meets its social and legal obligations / responsibilities towards its employees with particular regard to the conditions of employment and the quality of working life provided for them
• Providing support services to all Division of the Ministry such as assisting with organizations design, preparing demand and supply forecast for future manpower requirements, etc in order to ensure organizational effectiveness

Contact

Mrs Miera Damasy Savy
Director
Ministry of the Arts, Culture and Sports
P.O Box 731, Victoria – Mahé Seychelles
Tel: (248) 225477
Fax: (248) 225262

E-mail: mlgsps@seychelles.net

Activities/Responsibilities of the Division

• To undertake research on cultural tendencies and oral traditions and being responsible for the preservation of National Monuments, artifacts and other assets of National Anthropological and Archaeological value.
• To continue towards the development of an integrated cultural tourism, marketing Seychellois culture and service according to international standards and success.
• To promote the “Traditional Village” as a showcase of the kreol way of life through its architecture, arts culture and kreol culture.
• To study the evolution of kreol languages and to promote the Seychellois kreol language.
• Responsible for the proper administration of copyright and related rights so as to safeguard and protect local cultural and artistic interests.
• Responsible for the conceptualization, orchestration, overseeing and coordination of all major events and festivities on the Ministry’s calendar of cultural activities e.g. the Kreol Festival, the ‘Fet Afrik’, the Semaine de la Francophonie, etc.
• To promote all art work, design, décor, publicity and printing materials required by the Ministry or other partner organizations or individual artists for cultural and artistic projects/activities.

NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

Comprises of:

• Administration/Finance Section
• Planning and Development Section

Contact person:

• Mr Emmanuel d’Offay
  Managing Director
  P. O. Box 1383
  Maison des Arts
  Victoria, Mahe
  Seychelles
  
  Tel: (248) 295200
  Fax: (248) 224621
  E-Mail: nacs@eychelles.net

Activities/Responsibilities of the Division

• Assist communities throughout Seychelles in originating and creating their own cultural and artistic programmes.
• Encourage arts development throughout Seychelles by recognizing the artistic excellence of individuals, organizations and communities.
• Encourage the public interest in the Arts.
• Encourage the study and development of the arts by providing resources.
• Expand Seychelles cultural resources through adequate government funding that stimulates private support.
• Encourage the well being of Seychellois artists and arts organizations by providing opportunities for continuing professional development.

For further information, please the see the National Arts Council Website on: www.artseychelles.org.sc