By Lekodi Magombo | Students with Dreams Programmes Officer
We’ve just welcomed the latest cohort of Dreamers under the theme “Creative Freedom of Expression.” With two trainings, two Dream Machines, a cultural event, and project activities already underway, a lot has happened so far. Our 18 new Dreamers are looking to make a big splash.
This past reporting period we conducted two Dream Machine sessions at Malawi College of Health Science (MCHS) and Chancellor College (CC). The Dream Machine is an interactive session that helps potential Dreamers explore different ideas and come up with project ideas that they could apply to the programme with. We had 72 students attend the Dream Machines, who explored the theme of this round of SWD, creative freedom of expression
The 18 Dreamers are working on six new projects; two teams are from Malawi College of Health Science, Tiunikirane and Kwawala, and four teams are from Chancellor Collage, Mawu Athu, Pamchenge, Baller Kunthanzi, and Sketch Ahead. For more information about the projects and the new leaders, check out their profiles on our website https://www.aghcafrica.org/our-stories/2018/10/31/meet-the-newest-dreamers
We also held our orientation for this year’s Dreamers at Chilema Ecumenical Training Centre. Over the course of two days, the Dreamers were trained on the fundamental skills they would need to successfully carry out their projects such as communication, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and project management. They fleshed out their projects and were equipped to begin carrying out their projects by the end of the second day. We are proud and eager to see what they do with their projects.
We also held our second training. This was carried out with the aim of instilling more creativity in the projects. Over the course of the day, the teams developed their direction and learned how to best incorporate the arts in their implementation. First was a series of interactive sessions, where the concepts of creativity and innovation were explored, which was then incorporated into their projects. Second was the introduction of different artists from a range of artistic fields, such as music, poetry, dance, drawing, and pictures. The artists gave advice to the Dreamers and helped them see how to use the lessons they learned.
With all this done, it’s full speed ahead to continue the momentum as we approach the end of the year. With trainings, project interventions, and more art to come, we look forward the next few months.
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