Happy Heritage Day South Africa!

Miss Bechet 2020 inspires with her heritage day message!

 Women's Day 2020

A strong enthusiastic group of women has led ARROWSA for the past fifteen years. They are achievers, daughters, mothers, sisters, friends and yet they have found time to volunteer as ARROWSA management. I thank those who worked for so many years and those who continue to do so. I, Mary Lange, as chair of ARROWSA,  admire them all!  Luthando Ngema (Cultural and Media Studies, UKZN), Lauren Dyll (CCMS, UKZN), Francesca Verga (DUT art gallery), Mrs Pillay (Bechet High), Miliswa Magongo (Wits research unit), Miranda Young-Jahangeer (Performing arts, UKZN), Giordana Verga, Marlene de Beer, and Nomusa Gumede.

Enthusiastic strong women also form part of the ARROWSA network of organisations and departments for our educational programmes.  Thank you to these women too that have supported the ARROWSA vision to use arts, culture and heritage for social change; Alvine Calboutin (ARROWSA facilitator), Mohau Qalaza (eThekwini Local History Museums), Aslina Madikizela (ARROWSA storyteller and facilitator), Shanette Martin (South Roots International), Jean Senogles (Palmiet Nature Reserve Committee and WESSA) and Ruth Teer-Tomaselli (CCMS, UKZN). 

Africa Ngcobo, an ARROWSA alumnus created a video that commemorates the early days of ARROWSA when the original ARROW Bechet group went on an intercultural art exchange to Plymouth, UK.

Have a look at Africa's video to appreciate how far ARROWSA has come since 2006. 

Thanks to Africa Ngcobo

Africa now has a computer company X-Computers that supply and service computers and mobile devices, https://www.facebook.com/durbanlaptops 

Past ARROWSA/Indra international arts for social change activities and events in the words of ARROWSA Alumni

Youth Day June 16, 2020

"Our children are our greatest treasure.  They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our future.  Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation." Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Thank you Bheki, Vincent and the wonderful Miss Bechet and ARROWSA ladies for inspiring us!

Support performing artists who are helping hands in providing food during the lockdown Covid-19 2020! 

South Roots International including ARROWSA alumni

ARROWSA Alumni, Noluthando, Angela, Ntombi and Rachelle, who are performing arts interns at South Roots International, became part of the team that assisted in delivering food to the vulnerable in the Cape Flats during the Covid-19 lockdown. The team was led by Gloria of Balls not Guns and included Shanette, Sue-Livia, Jesse, Gracia and Nicole with the ARROWSA alumni. 

When the wearing of masks was enforced the team made 100 masks for community workers. 

The team make sandwiches, write inspiring notes and stick them on the sandwiches or loaves of bread that they distribute. Bags of fresh food products and packets of dry food products are delivered to central points in the Cape Town areas where communities women and children cook food for the vulnerable communities. Particularly the children are fed. Queues of children wait in lines that comply with social distancing requirements. 

The team started delivering to a few hundred vulnerable people in nine areas of the Cape Flats but at present are delivering to thousands in areas all over the Cape Flats. In mid-May the following places and numbers were supplied:

Food stations, numbers of people and times of delivery:
1.      Eagle Park   300 children      6  days  a week
2.      Jimsebos      200 children     3 days  a week
3.      Phumlani     300 children      4  days  a week
We cook for the above communities at the Lodge daily who have representatives who fetch it 
4.      Sea Winds   300 5 days a week     2 feeding station  two poorly equipped kitchens
5.      Cafda          200  6 days a week     2 feeding stations
6.      Parkwood.   350  6 days a week    1  feeding station
7.       New Horizon M 1     200  6 days a week  1 feeding station
8.       New Horizon  M 2   200 6 days     1 feeding station
9.      New Horizon   A       200  6 days    1 feeding station
Food delivered in the Cape Flats
10.  Hanover Park    550 6days a week      3  feeding stations
11.  Manenberg.      500  6 days a week   18  feeding stations
12.  Bontheuwel.   300 6 days a week        3 feeding stations
13.  Bishop lavis     200 6 days week          1 feeding station
14.  Portland          200 3 days a week        1   feeding station
15.  Tafelsig.          800 3 days a week        2 feeding stations
Food delivered in the Northern Suburbs
16.  Eerste River     300 6 days                  2  feeding stations
17.  Kuilsriver       200   6 days                   3 feeding stations
18.  Wesbank.      300    6 days                  5 feeding stations
19.  Vlottenburg   200  4 days a week        1 feeding station for the rest below
20.  Watsonia       200   
21.  Scottsville      350

At the end of May the number of people who make and supply the sandwiches have decreased because they are returning to work. 

 

  

ARROWSA assisted the South Roots International team in a small way by appealing for funds from the public to purchase food for distribution. New donors came forward as did some of ARROWSA's faithful supporters. We thank all of them! 

If you would like to contribute towards this ongoing work, please deposit your donation to the following bank account with the reference Food. 

South Roots International

FNB Cheque Acc 62629085798

Branch 200407

Swift Code

FIRNZAJJ

If you would like updates on the food distribution please contact us at arrowsa.artpeace@gmail.com

Happy Africa Day 2020! 

From ARROWSA we wish all our fellow Africans the best for today and for coping with and after Covid-19. In particular, we wish a happy Africa Day 2020 to our fellow Africans in the ARROWSA and  Indra Network with whom we have celebrated at ARROW and Indra Congresses: ARROWSA Bechet.

Abasha Bash in Durban, South Roots in Cape Town,  Jerry Adesewo of Arojah Royal Theatre in Nigeria

Ndeamoh Mansaray from Indra in Sierra Leone

And the young men, Denis  Swartbook, Gianni Beukes, Darrel-Ray Willmore, Smithley Araeb of Anistemi College and Training Centre in Usakos, Namibia and the Beukes leaders.  

We look forward to strengthening our co-operation on the continent and beyond for social change through the arts!