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Alexandra Pan African Carnival

Dated: August 2008 | Source: African Diaspora Forum

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18 SCHOOLS WORKSHOPS

With the support of the Gauteng Department of Education, the African Diaspora Forum, in conjunction with the Alexandra Community Policing Forum, is organizing an intensive programme of workshops in Alexandra 18 public schools.

Adopting countries:

Each of the 18 schools has adopted 3 African countries (so that all of the 52 African countries are represented during the Carnival).

Each country is to be represented by 100 learners and educators (i.e. 300 per schools).

The schools are going to spend 2 months learning about their adopted countries’ history, geography, and culture.

Traditional Outfits:

The 100 learners and educators having adopted an African country will be given a traditional outfit from this country, to be manufactured in Alexandra. They will be wearing it for the Carnival’s procession.

Pan African Parliament:

Learners will visit the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, Johannesburg.

Each country, represented by the 100 learners and teachers, will elect a child president and four members of his/her cabinet. This child cabinet will be representing the African country adopted as well as the school, in the media and in different public events.

The child cabinet will be chauffeur-driven to the Embassy, High Commission of Consulate of the adopted African country, and received there with all due honors.

They in return will invite the Ambassador, High Commissioner or Consul to visit their school in Alexandra.

The High Commissioner of Zambia visits Kwabhekilanga School in August		Kwabhekilanga learners giving a Senegalese drum concert
Learners from Pholosho School are treated to an Ivorian meal in Yeoville		MC Weiler learners show how they perceived xenophobic violence in May

Promoting understanding:

Local leaders (councilors, civics, other organizations) will be invited in the schools, together with ADF and CPF members, to facilitate a discussion about ‘what happened in Alexandra and elsewhere’ in May 2008.

Struggle activists having spent time in exile in Africa will be invited to tell their stories in the schools of Alexandra.

Celebrating cultural diversity:

Dancers, musicians or writers from the adopted African country will be invited into the school to perform and to teach about their culture.

Some learners and educators will be invited into an African restaurant / house in Johannesburg, from the country they have adopted. They will experience African hospitality and be treated with an African meal.