7 (f) the sensitization and exhortation of all citizens to ensure their willing participation in the field of culture; (g) the provision of a budget corresponding to the needs of culture and of research in the humanities, natural sciences and technology; (h) the financing of cultural programmes essentially out of national resources in order to implement certain cultural projects; (i) the organization of competitions offering prizes; (j) the organizational of national and pan-African cultural festivals, in the spirit of this Charter. Chapter II – The Democratization of Culture Article7 The African States recognize that the driving force of Africa is based more on development of the collective personality than on individual advancement and profit, and that culture cannot be considered as the privilege of an elite. Article 8 The African States agree to undertake the following:(a) create conditions which will enable their peoples to participate to the full in the development and implementation of cultural policies; (b) defend and develop the peoples’ culture; (c) implement a cultural policy providing for the advancement of creative artists; (d) to, whenever necessary, abolish the caste system and rehabilitate the functions of artist and craftsman (griots and craftsmen).