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Pro Helvetia Liaison Office Cairo
Cultural exchange and workshop projects are the focus of Pro Helvetia's activities in Cairo, headquarters for planning and mounting events throughout the Arab world.
Pro Helvetia has been represented in Cairo since 1987. The Arts Council's office and small library occupy two rooms generously ceded by the Swiss Embassy in Abdel Khaleq Sarwat Street, in the centre of the Egyptian capital.
Pro Helvetia does not operate a proper cultural centre with event venues here. The Cairo office organises cultural programmes involving Arab countries and Switzerland, placing the accent on activities that encourage dialogue and an exchange of knowledge and experience: for example, video-art workshops, documentary and specialised film courses using video, and courses for photojournalists, but also theatrical performances and concerts with Egyptian artists, readings and film-screenings. Though most of the events organised by the Cairo office are held in Egypt, efforts are also being made to carry on the cultural work begun in/with Palestine in 2001, particularly in Gaza and Ramalla.
All events are planned in conjunction with the individual divisions of Pro Helvetia in Switzerland. The regional office also works closely with local event-organisers throughout the Arab world.
Pro Helvetia Liaison Office Cairo
c/o Embassy of Switzerland
10, Abdel Khaleq
Sarwat Street
Cairo
T: (202) 577 41 00
F: (202) 579 22 67
Mail: phcairo@link.net
Internet: http://www.pro-helvetia.ch/cairo
