Founding trust
By joining the first edition as a Gold Sponsor, Banco BIR believed in the Festival as the project took the decisive step from vision to reality.
ELEFANTES BAY
2026 partnership report
PT
Gold Sponsor
To the partner who believed from the beginning
Thank you,BIR.
Thank you for believing in a new platform for youth, culture and the future.
The first chapter
2026 was the beginning.
The Festival was born.Young people responded.Elefantes Bay found a new energy.Now the next chapter begins.
The partnership
Believing before it became visible
The first edition of a project of this nature is the moment when an idea takes shape and relationships of trust are built. Banco BIR chose to take part in that founding moment by joining the Festival as a Gold Sponsor.
More than supporting an event, the partnership represented a commitment to a vision: building from Elefantes Bay a platform that values youth, culture, sport, tourism, education and development.
Institutional strength
Banco BIR's presence strengthened the credibility of a platform born in Benguela with national, African and long-term ambitions.
Conditions for connection
The support provided helped create better conditions for participants, artists, athletes, young people, partners, guests and audiences.
Brand presence
A partnership with visible expression
Banco BIR's support was visible in the organisation's materials and the first edition's communication, associating the brand with the Festival's values and different dimensions.
Physical presence
A shared identity in Festival materials
The Banco BIR brand appeared on the vests produced for operations and activities during the inaugural edition.
Partnership communication
The Festival and Banco BIR in the same story
Dedicated content presented Banco BIR as a Gold Sponsor and connected its offer with the Festival's energy, territory and audiences.
Visual memory
Four days. One vision.
Moments reflecting the diversity of a first edition shaped by education, sport, youth, culture and territory.
Music & culture
A new energy at the Bay
Education
Curiosity that opens new paths
Youth
A place to belong
Sport
Experiences by the Atlantic
Care
Experiencing the Bay responsibly
Connection
Artists and guests brought together by the Festival
Legacy & social responsibility
A legacy built together
The Festival was conceived with a long-term vision. The value of this first edition lies in the connections it made possible and the foundations it created to deepen four central commitments in future editions.
Education
Create experiences that inspire curiosity, knowledge and new perspectives.
Achievement
Use sport to celebrate discipline, merit, health and confidence.
Culture
Give African creativity a stage and bring different generations and geographies closer together.
Territory
Promote Elefantes Bay, Benguela and Angola's tourism potential.
A partnership with a future
We hope this will be the first of many editions built together.
To Banco BIR's leadership and entire team, our sincere thanks for the trust placed in the Pan-African Elefantes Bay Festival — Heroes of the Future.
The Organising Committee · September 2026