Sarakasi‘s vision cannot exist in isolation. It has therefore maintained existing networks and partnerships and continues to build new ones with sister organizations whose visions connect with Sarakasi’s. This networking has continued to expand the Trusts knowledge and broadened its horizon by offering its artists, staff and trainers valuable exchange of information, skills and funds. The most active current partnerships include:

Umoja Cultural Flying Carpet

Umoja - Cultural Flying Carpet "South" - is a collaborative development program and involves the participation of 11 cultural institutions from four different countries: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Norway. Carpet "East" includes Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Norway. Umoja cultural flying carpet is a program working for peace and development of society through international cultural collaboration. The Flying carpet brings young artists of these cultural institutions together in cultural camps so that they can create together. Umoja cultural flying carpet aims to develop a worldwide network of programs, institutions and individuals. Sarakasi has been member of the Umoja Cultural Flying Carpet since 2007 and has been participating in annual international and regional camps. In these camps young artists (around 20 of each organization) and trainers create cultural collaborations. 

Mundial Productions

With its numerous exchange programs, Mundial Productions continues to offer Sarakasi’s artists and trainers vast opportunities to meet other artistes and trainers and trade ideas and skills. Over the past ten years Mundial Productions has been co-operating with 25 organizations in Africa, Latin

America and Asia who are active in the field of Culture and Development. Mundial Productions has developed ongoing partner relations with these organizations and as an immediate result the global network United Cultures for Development Network (UCDN) was created. The objective of the global network is to advocate internationally for the power of culture and for its important contribution to development. The secretariat of this network has been established in September 2010 and resides at the Sarakasi Dome.

Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) 

JMI is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 with the mission to "enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries". With a vast array of activities, JMI has established four priority activity fields: Young Musicians, Young Audiences, Youth Empowerment and Youth Orchestras & Ensembles. With member organizations currently in 45 countries and contact organizations in another 35, JMI is a global network providing opportunities for young people to engage with music. The JMI network reaches over 5 million young people aged 13-30 per year through some 36,000 activities, which embrace all styles of music, and coordinates cross-border exchange opportunities on the international level. JMI places empowerment, with its emphasis on social inclusion and cohesion, at its core. For over 60 years, JMI has been 'Making a Difference through Music', using the power of music to bridge across social, geographical, racial and economic divides and creating a platform for intercultural dialogue. Sarakasi became an official member in 2008 and has been participating in forums, discussions and policy making activities.

Fredkorpset (FK) Norway (the Norwegian Peace Corps)

FK partners with cultural institutions of various countries around the world (in our case with Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Norway), for the purposes of cultural (performing arts expertise) exchanges under the objective to build on existing capacities. Through this partnership Sarakasi has been rewarded with a dance trainer from Mozambique at the Dome for the period of 18 months while one of our acrobats has been sent to Norway to work as an acrobatic trainer for the same period. This new partnership will lead to sustainable activities and will assist greatly in bringing new skills to Sarakasi artists.

Africa Music Festival Network (AMFN)

This network brings together Festival directors of over 23 African countries. The aim of the network is for festivals to work together regarding touring opportunities and capacity building projects in order to strengthen the incoming activities of the entertainment industry within Africa.

East African Performing Arts Circuit (EAPAC)

Participating Countries are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

The objective of this network is to build regional partnerships with the aim of increased visibility and touring opportunities for local, regional and international artists.

Organizations/ Clients/ NGO’s/ Event organizers/ Cultural Institutions/ Youth Groups/ Media

Sarakasi partners with several stakeholders (as above) to create creative productions as well as to join forces in successful event and project management and cultural projects with the aim to his enhance performance opportunities, profile and visibility for Sarakasi’s projects, products and affiliated artists.  

Government of Kenya/ United Nations/ Embassies

Sarakasi has good working relationships with the Government of Kenya, United Nations and diplomatic missions resulting in partnerships, sponsorships and performance opportunities.