Showing posts with label Oral history. Show all posts
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22 June 2008

ORAL HISTORY INSTITUTE LAUNCHED

The Koinonia Community Centre has launched a project in Paarl. The Reverend Abe Maart Oral History Institute aims to preserve the history of the Paarl valley and help local youth understand their roots. The Institute builds on the project that Koinonia undertook for the Department of Arts and Culture in 2006, where the history of five struggle leaders was captured. The Institute will record the history of people and organisations, using a variety of media with the aim to broadcast these on the community radio station. Living legends in the community will be identified and interviewed. The project runs will be active until February 2008. For more information, contact the project manager, Harlan CLOETE at 082 925 5212.