"IMAGINER DAKAR : LA VILLE PAR SES
ENFANTS CITOYENS" is an exhibition
made by and for children in Dakar. The
exhibition was launched during the 7th edition
of the Partcours Festival.
This multimedia exhibition offered visitors the
opportunity to experience Dakar from the
perspective of its youngest citizens - children.
The exhibition included two interactive spaces;
the first - a mini city where children and adults
were invited to immerse themselves in an
exciting experience of reconstructing their city
and the second - photos and videos taken by
the children as a critical reflection about their
city.
The exhibition is a result of a two month
collaboration with children from Yoff, where
Ker Imagination is based. For two months, 30
children from Yoff benefited from 15
workshops on the topics of multimedia, city
planning and architecture, leading critical
conversations about their city, neighbourhood
and the efficiency of public services. Among
the issues children raised and explored were:
the absence of of public (play) spaces, trash
and waste problems and safety in their
neighbourhood. These issues were then more
thoroughly explored by the children through
photography, video, and interviews with family
members and neighbours. In order to truly
allow the visitors to view the city from a child’s
perspective, the children built 3 periscopes that
adults could use to view the exhibition from
the average height of a child ages 3, 7 and 11.
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Our ImagiNation Labs are on the road!
Since June 2018, our maker spaces have been on the road, involving children and young people in creative and critical thinking.
The ImagiNation team has been participating regularly in "Mercredi Sciences" a monthly event hosted by the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Scientific Culture that aims to promote STEM culture and learning to children and young people.
With the help of YOU, our Global Giving friends and partners, ImagiNation Afrika has been able to turn our ImagiNation Lab programming into pop-up Maker Spaces. Since June 2018, we have been challenging children to use recyclable material to solve various STEAM challenges using design thinking. To date, 300 children have had the opportunity for hands on science learning and leading.
Our Makerspaces run every Wednesday, Saturday and during school holidays at our hub, Ker ImagiNation. Themes we have covered include, sound, construction and engineering, anatomy and aquapony. Since mid-October children have begun thinking and working on a major project on urban design.
Click on the below video to see how the students of Lycée Anne-Marie Javouhey explained to the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation how their scientific skills had been used in the creative process. And then follow us on Facebook to follow the work of the children in our Saturday program as they work with photographers, architects, and community members as they re-think and re-design their city and public spaces!
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Thank you for your support!
Since our April GlobalGiving Campaign, ImagiNation Afrika has been able to increase its reach to over 5,000 children. Read on to see what we have accomplished together.
L'Heure Rouge Dak'Art 2018 : Children as Changemakers
ImagiNation Afrika was invited by the Ministry of Culture and the Artistic Direction of the Dakar Biennale to produce spaces and programming for children. Over 30 schools and 4,000 school children visited and participated in specialized art workshop with 16 artists from Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Benin, France and the United States, debates with local artists and engaged with one on one conversations with Simon Njami, curator. Feedback from students and teachers were overwhelmingly positive. 100% of those interviewed reported they were satisfied with the activities and 92% eager to work with ImagiNation Afrika again.
GlobalGiving Funds helped us disseminate a pedagogic guide to over 50 participating schools and children's association, as well as disseminate a free copy for download through our social media pages that received over 720 downloads.
Check out our guide here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/73df0e437ffb9d5d2904e2a0e/images/37e45112-e73d-4f54-b34a-63bf9462ee56.gif
Ker ImagiNation: Hands On Learning
April and May in Ker ImagiNation's makerspaces and ImagiNation Labs- and our Early Learning programs allowed children to explore engineering (specifically ziplines, catapults and pulleys) and renewable energies . Over 60 children joined us for Saturday programming, while 80 children from preschool La Tarbiya joined us every Wednesday during the months of May.
Outreach and Capacity Building
In April and May, ImagiNation Afrika partnered with Senegal's Ministry of Higher Education's Division of Research and Promotion of Scientific Culture to lead 2 Science Pop-Up Play Spaces for very young children. Over 150 children ages 5- 10 tested and experimented to understand how pulleys and catapults work.
In mid-May, ImagiNation Afrika conducted its second training in the Southeastern region of Tambacounda for over 40 early childhood professionals. This training focused on designing play-based learning spaces that align with the national curriculum. ImagiNation Afrika will work with teachers and directors pilot 5 spaces in this region in October 2018.
Join the #playisessential campaign
Please join ImagiNation Afrika and our allies in the #playisessential campaign, June 18-August 18, 2018. This is timed around the summer holidays to share the information that play is essential for children’s development and learning.
ImagiNation Afrika is planning a bus campaign, pop-up play spaces, media outreach, parent training sessions and many other activities, calling on parents and the entire early childhood ecosystem to commit to children’s positive development by encouraging and promoting play for all children.
Stay tuned as we work with media, private sector and government to change the way Senegal understands play!
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