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Caravanamani (Peace Travel)

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Caravanamani, Swahili for "peace travel," is a Pan-African initiative that makes annual cross-country tours to promote peacebuilding. In 2010, the team travelled from Germany to South Africa, where they presented their experiences and results from the journey in the context of the FIFA World Cup. Funded by DED-CPS (German Development Service Civil Peace Service), the tour is designed to connect people of the regions where the team visits to raise awareness of climate change and related conflicts, as well as encourage commitment for peace-building and social inclusion. During the trip, the Caravanamani 2010 project used arts and football to engage audiences around these issues. In Sudan, the team held a two day peace event in collaboration with local organisers, to bring people together to exchange ideas about the issue of climate change and associated conflicts, and to raise awareness for creative nonviolent ways of dealing with them.
Communication Strategies

At each location, Caravanamani holds theatre workshops in collaboration with local partners. In Sudan, students from Sudan University’s College of Music and Drama and well-known actors developed a number of scenes on environment, non-violence, and diversity. According to the organisers, the workshop methodology draws from the interactive and inclusive perspective of forum theatre by Augusto Boal, and seeks to disseminate the message of political and social change. The goal is to change people's minds and transform misconceptions around peace and conflict. After the workshop, an event is held that includes the work produced during the workshop, as well as government and non-governmental organisation speakers, and other related activities. As part of the drama performance, actors sung songs, danced, and chanted slogans. The play included imagery of red blood cells and their fight against malaria parasites and starving goats following humans who eat soil to keep themselves alive.

In Khartoum, Sudan, the event included tree planting, a presentation from a group of young peace activists, and a live band.

Development Issues

Environment, Climate Change, Conflict

Partners

German Development Service (DED), Sudan University, Sudan Centre for Theatre Research, Culture and Development (STCR), Khartoum State Ministry for Antiquity and Environment, UNESCO Guitar Friends Club, Sudanese Organisation for Non-violence and Development (SONAD)

Sources

DED Sudan website on June 23, 2010.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 01:31 Permalink

We had a very nice children consultation meetings where by through Theatre for Development approach it realy worked very positively and enabled togather very rich information.Some private mateers can be revealed through this approach faluire to use this method has led to missing and misintepreting children's perception towards thier own .development