Datch Festival
Delta State Art, Tourism, Culture and Heritage Festival
Delta State Art, Tourism, Culture and Heritage Festival
The DATCH-Manitarian Marketplace is the “Culture4Humanity” platform of the DATCH Festival. It creates special impact-driven DATCH Citizen Tokens that empower participants to contribute directly to heritage-based social action programs aligned with the UN SDG Decade of Action.
The DATCH-Manitarian Marketplace Festival holds profound importance as it pioneers a heritage-based approach to social impact and sustainable development through culture and creative tourism. Its significance lies in its potential to catalyse positive change and accelerate progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this Decade of Action.
The festival fosters collaboration among cultural and creative industries, tourism actors, civil society organisations, government agencies, and international development partners. By convening diverse stakeholders with a shared commitment to transformation, the DATCH-Manitarian platform creates opportunities for knowledge sharing, capacity building, and collective action for the SDGs.
The DATCH-Manitarian Marketplace is more than a celebration—it is a launchpad for cultural innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the introduction of Citizen Impact Tokens and heritage-linked creative ventures, the festival promotes new business models, products, and services that generate positive social and environmental outcomes.
These innovations turn culture into a driver of sustainable finance and inclusive growth, supporting creative SMEs, women and youth entrepreneurs, and heritage custodians.
By connecting cultural pride with social responsibility, the DATCH-Manitarian platform repositions the festival economy as a tool for poverty alleviation, community resilience, climate action, and gender equality. Every cultural product, creative showcase, and citizen token becomes a vehicle for mobilising resources toward SDG impact.