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WEF Africa - Day 1
Wednesday, 4 June 2008 | posted by Matt_BC
General, Greenwich 2007, Guildford 2008
We are all having a fantastic time. Yesterday we visited Community House, and had an interesting debate with Shawn from the International Labour Research and Information Group. He was protesting the Wef because he thinks it’s a cocktail meeting where the elite people and the politicians make policies and rules for their own benefits. That’s a strong way to see the thing, don’t you agree? Its interesting though!
We have also been to the Slave Lodge, schools and communities in the townships like Mannenberg, where we can get to know more about Africa in its whole context. This is a great thing to do and I am happy to say Viva British Council!
Aida Jose, Angola
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7 June 2008
GILIAAAAAAN miss u m8
xxxxxxxx Seraj
7 June 2008
impressing,
touching,
makes me wish I were there aswell.
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27 June 2008
The area yuo see in the pictures above is Mannenberg. To a degree it depicts what typical Cape Flats communties are like, also known as the townships. The people of Mannenberg involved in the Proudly Mannenberg project are committed to developing the area. I think it is a good model of how people can turn adversity into opportunity.