For the construction of the Ecole des Sables:

• German Embassy, Dakar

• Dutch Embassy, Dakar

• Swiss Embassy, Dakar

• Arts International, New York

• French Cooperation, Dakar

• Fougerolles, Dakar

• Marie-Hélène Rendu

• Sylvain Sankalé

• European Union, with the support from the governments of Benin, Mali and Senegal

• Gabrielle von Brochowski

• Wolf von Wangenheim

Professional workshops & training:

Since 1998, we have obtained, for the professional workshops and training, help from several institutions, organisations and even from individuals, who have faith in our work and its importance. We thank them all once more:

• Air Madagascar

• Afaa / Afrique en Créations, France

• Africalia, Belgique

• AFRICAN DANCE INTERNATIONAL, Hamburg

• AMA (Arts Move Africa)

• Amateur Dramatic Society of Kampala (KADS), Uganda

• Association for the Promotion of Training and Education Abroad (APEFE), Belgium

• Association Pro arte, Remscheid – Germany

• Belgian French Community

• Blacher Foundation, France

• British Council

• City of Amsterdam

• Choregraphic Center, Nantes

• CULTURES FRANCE, Paris

• Dance United, Great Britain

• Democratic Republic of Congo

• DOEN Foundation, Netherlands

• Dutch Embassy, Kinshasa

• Dutch Embassy, Uganda

• European Union

• Ford Foundation, USA

• French Alliance, Addis Abeba

• French Community, Belgium

• French Cooperation Mission, Dakar

• French Cultural Centre in Bangui, Central African Republic

• French Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda

• French Institute of South Africa, Johannesburg

• Goethe Institute, Dakar

• Hivos Foundation , Netherlands

• Jean and Claire-Lise Coppen, Switzerland

• Joerg and Karin Bittel, Allemagne

• Kikan Ayigah (private sponsor, Togo)

• Mali Government

• Ministry of Education, Senegal

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands

• National Arts Council, South Africa

• National Dance Centre (CND), Paris

• National Lottery, Senegal, Sénégal

• Nestlé Company, Senegal

• Office National de la Formation Professionnelle (ONFP), Dakar, Senegal

• Prince Claus Foundation , Netherlands

• PSAC, Dakar

• PSIC (Local Cultural Fund of the European Community)

• Rolex Foundation, Switzerland

• Rosalie Basten (private sponsor, Netherlands)

• Rotary Club of Pointe Noire

• SCAC, (Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle) French embassy

• Siemens SA

• Sobo Badè, Senegal

• Sonatel Foundation, Senegal

• UNESCO

• Verein zur Förderung des Zeitgenössischen Tanzes ; Köln E.V.

• The French Cultural Centres and French Embassies in: Accra (Ghana), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Bangui (Centrafrique), Bamako (Mali), Pointe Noire (Congo), Harare (Zimbabwe), Kinshasa (DRC), Lagos (Nigeria), Libreville (Gabon), Lomé (Togo), N’Djamena (Chad), Nairobi (Kenya), Praia (Cap Vert), Windhoek (Namibia), Yaoundé (Cameroon).