Week 11
One of our missions is to help the Legos daycare with their website. I had no clue how I could help with that since I have no experience but a friend shared with me this link http://www.codecademy.com/skills/make-a-website. They teach you how to create a websites and its free. I think it would be great for all of us to develop this skill in order to effectively help the daycare's website.
Also one of our goals is to create an atmosphere in the daycare where the staff can know each other more. I found 40 Icebreakers that don't need a lot of preparations or materials and work great with a small group and group building Ice breakers. http://insight.typepad.co.uk/40_icebreakers_for_small_groups.pdf
Service Learning Project
During the Study Abroad program I will be working in the Legos Day Care in Wynberg, Cape Town and will be doing a Service Learning Project in the childcare center. Some background on the childcare program in the governmental website is described as "Early Childhood development, for the purposes of this Act, means the process of emotional, cognitive, sensory, spiritual, moral, physical, social and communication development of children from birth to school-going age."
I want to share a website that I found with information about the logistics of early childhood centers in South Africa. http://wp.wpi.edu/capetown/projects/p2013/early-childhood-development-connection/knowledge-worth-sharing/registering-requirements/ this information can be helpful and useful for my team because it talks about the staffing requirements. A main part of our project will be working with the staff and doing workshops for them. This can be helpful in order for us to know more about the staff's role in the daycare.
I was able to find the Facebook for the Legos Daycare group, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004548017923&fref=ts
Top 10 Readings and Videos
The top 10 useful links are important information to know for the Maymaster because even though we have not been to South Africa we have the internet that has insight information. For example I like the "Not White Enough, Not Black Enough" article that mentions that "now that [her friend had] lived in South Africa for a few months, she is[now] fluent in the local racial vocabulary" and things are "not quite black and white. " by reading such articles and the links provided we will be able to understand the vocabulary, history, culture and about the progressive movement that it's making and have access to essential information and know about South Africa. We will be conscientious students and tourist.
Module 8
1. Power and Privilege Definitions that Josh provided.
2. Apartheid Timeline- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/endgame/timeline.html
3. History of Apartheid in South Africa video- http://youtu.be/JqCKIUogn6E
4. Culture of South Africa- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_South_Africa
5. Race differences in educational attainment of youth ages 7-18 in post-apartheid South Africa-
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21528586.2014.887917
6. Cape Town: Gangs, Race and poverty 20 years after Apartheid-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoMl_G6rL9k
7. South Africa's Post Apartheid Generation-https://youtu.be/elrWczhTZBk
8. South Africa's tradition of domestic work continues post-apartheid-
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-16/south-africas-tradition-domestic-work-continues-post-apartheid
9. Here's how South African students talk about race and gender-
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-16/heres-how-south-african-students-talk-about-race-and-gender
10. The bucket-list trip in South Africa
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2013/03/18/ultimate-bucket-list-trip-south-africa/2/
2. Apartheid Timeline- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/endgame/timeline.html
3. History of Apartheid in South Africa video- http://youtu.be/JqCKIUogn6E
4. Culture of South Africa- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_South_Africa
5. Race differences in educational attainment of youth ages 7-18 in post-apartheid South Africa-
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21528586.2014.887917
6. Cape Town: Gangs, Race and poverty 20 years after Apartheid-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoMl_G6rL9k
7. South Africa's Post Apartheid Generation-https://youtu.be/elrWczhTZBk
8. South Africa's tradition of domestic work continues post-apartheid-
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-16/south-africas-tradition-domestic-work-continues-post-apartheid
9. Here's how South African students talk about race and gender-
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-16/heres-how-south-african-students-talk-about-race-and-gender
10. The bucket-list trip in South Africa
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2013/03/18/ultimate-bucket-list-trip-south-africa/2/
Module 7
I reviewed the youtube video "Cape Town: Gangs, Race and poverty 20 years after Apartheid" that Denice posted about in her blog. I gained new knowledge of the living situations that the poor people in Cape Town face. One main topic that I found interesting was the organization that helps women and children. I think that such organizations are helpful to the communities because it encourages children to stay away from violence and gangs.
I reviewed the Apartheid timeline that Josh provided. It provided useful information to know about the history of Apartheid, as well as knowing about events that did and did not reinforced the movement.
The article "Factbox: South Africa since apartheid" that Faith posted, was about the changes that South Africa made 18 years after Apartheid, they give statistics of improvements that there has been.
Week 6
https://vimeo.com/26538549
I watched a movie called Dear Mandela. They showed the housing conditions and the evictions that occurred in Durban's shantytowns. The movies displays the movement of 3 young adults as they take the role of activist and leaders. They fight to see the provision of housing, which is what the African National Congress promised. We see the role that the new generation plays in the process and how they handle the threats of mass eviction in their community. From this movie I was able to learn about the struggle and see how South Africa's government needs to work harder to provide housing for the poor.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/opinion/south-africas-land-inequity.html?_r=0
I read an opinion article talking about the land in South Africa. They talk about some history of the land of SA, black economic development, and the unfair compensation they give black siblings for their parent's land. Their opinion on what South Africa needs to do to help political stability in the country is an interesting perspective that I had not thought.
http://www.seri-sa.org/
I found an organization that helps out and advocates with housing and evictions, access to basic services, and political space. The organization's website has more details and reports of the cases they have helped with.
Week 5
Apartheid was established by the National Party governments from 1948-1994. In the Unites States, the civil rights movement period was between 1955 to 1968. Both countries experienced a battle for justice with the government. Nelson Mandela was a key character to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa as was Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States.
After watching Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom I was able to understand better the racial segregation in South Africa, Apartheid. The movie shows the main events that happen in Mandela's life. We see that he joins the African National Congress as the peaceful protest have no effect on the unjust laws of the government. They plotted guerrilla war tactics and dangerous acts to sabotage and end Apartheid. Mandela and the others got arrested and were sentenced to life in prison. In 1990 the president of South Africa released Mandela from prison to help change South Africa.
In the movie Selma we see similarities to The Long Walk to Freedom, we see that MLK lead peaceful protest to bring attention and change to the injustices that African Americans faced. Mandela at the beginning had peaceful protest but went to prison for the violent acts the ANC committed. In the movie we see that MLK was a wise man who knew how to lead the people. We can see this characteristic when he kneels down to pray, gets up and does not continue the march. Similarly, Mandela had to make a decision to divorce his wife because he was taking the role of president.
I learned about the struggle that Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and others faced as they tried to make a change by standing against injustices. Watching the films was heartbreaking because I often forget about the fight and difficulties they endured, where many lost their life. However, it was also empowering and inspiring because people can and are able to make a difference. Knowing the struggle and background information of South Africa definitely prepares us for the program. We will be able to see the impact that Nelson Mandela and other activist had in SA.
After watching Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom I was able to understand better the racial segregation in South Africa, Apartheid. The movie shows the main events that happen in Mandela's life. We see that he joins the African National Congress as the peaceful protest have no effect on the unjust laws of the government. They plotted guerrilla war tactics and dangerous acts to sabotage and end Apartheid. Mandela and the others got arrested and were sentenced to life in prison. In 1990 the president of South Africa released Mandela from prison to help change South Africa.
In the movie Selma we see similarities to The Long Walk to Freedom, we see that MLK lead peaceful protest to bring attention and change to the injustices that African Americans faced. Mandela at the beginning had peaceful protest but went to prison for the violent acts the ANC committed. In the movie we see that MLK was a wise man who knew how to lead the people. We can see this characteristic when he kneels down to pray, gets up and does not continue the march. Similarly, Mandela had to make a decision to divorce his wife because he was taking the role of president.
I learned about the struggle that Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and others faced as they tried to make a change by standing against injustices. Watching the films was heartbreaking because I often forget about the fight and difficulties they endured, where many lost their life. However, it was also empowering and inspiring because people can and are able to make a difference. Knowing the struggle and background information of South Africa definitely prepares us for the program. We will be able to see the impact that Nelson Mandela and other activist had in SA.
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