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Aang Serian has received a grant from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UN-PFII) for an innovative pilot project, lasting from October 2006 to July 2007, which explores the application of our Intercultural Education/Indigenous Knowledge curricula in an informal education setting in rural communities. Groups of six young people aged 14-18, representing three separate ethnic groups in northern and central Tanzania (Maasai, Chagga and Rangi), are being trained to interview elders about indigenous knowledge and traditional skills while using digital video and audio to record and reflect on their experiences. The aim of the project is to produce three documentary films, one for each group, with soundtracks of traditional music. The films will be screened in the villages, in Arusha town, and internationally.The Aang Serian Intercultural Education curricula (Indigenous Knowledge and Ethnobiology) are freely available on request to non-profit organizations working on educational projects in Africa and elsewhere in the Majority World, and have already been shared with organizations in Kenya, South Africa and the Central African Republic. We are also exploring possible links with Native American communities. Aang Serian also runs a small recording studio in Arusha that aims to help young urban hip-hop artists to record and promote their music. We focus on hip-hop that helps to educate the community through positive, uplifting messages, e.g. about helping street children, preserving traditions and culture, protecting the environment and avoiding HIV/AIDS. We have been invited to send three delegates to participate in an international symposium on African Music to be held at Luther College, Iowa, USA, in April 2007. |
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