These Hands is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Value of Culture 2018 course in D’kar, Botswana from 19-23 February 2018. This course, which is run in partnership with the CREARE Foundation, will allow policymakers, artists, and academics to learn about the role that cultural and creative industries play in economic development and diversification. The course will showcase recent cultural and creative enterprises in D’kar Botswana and the impact they have had on the local community. This course will be led by Professor Arjo Klamer from Erasmus University, Rotterdam with assistance from These Hands GSSE and the D’kar Innovation Center.