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IKAZE
About IKAZE

Our mission

Why IKAZE exists — and what we stand for.

IKAZE — Kinyarwanda for "welcome" — was founded in 2019 to add a voice to Vienna's cultural landscape that is too often missing in Austria: that of Africa, with special ties to Rwanda.

We treat culture as encounter. Our events, education projects, and charity initiatives create rooms in which stories are shared — eye to eye, without folklore clichés, with real ambition.

Our values

  • Culture

    Concerts, dance, film, literature — carefully curated, in Viennese venues and partner spaces.

  • Education

    School partnerships and scholarships. Knowledge that flows both ways.

  • Encounter

    Member nights, workshops, joint trips. We build what intercultural respect grows from.

Become part of IKAZE

Membership, sponsorship, or volunteering — there are several ways to support our work.