Another Awesome AfriCAN 20181122

#Ethiopia

Be part of the solution, not the pollution. Look at these wonderful paper bags being created by ተኪ Teki in Ethiopia. It is an incredible initiative started by Mimi to create sustainable employment for the deaf community in Ethiopia.

ተኪ Teki is an Amharic word that comes from the verb “Metekat”, which means replacing. Teki Paper Bags is a social and environmental enterprise developed for and by the deaf community. Their goal is to create sustainable employment to empower deaf women while building a plastic bag free Ethiopia.

#Morocco
Morocco gets Africa's first high-speed train

The line will be connecting Tangier with Morocco's economic capital Casablanca. The new trains are made by manufacturer Alstom and can reach speeds of 321.87 kilometers per hour. They will cut the journey time between the two cities by more than half to just over two hours. This is double the speed of South Africa's Gautrain.

#SouthAfrica
Look at how fabulous Kitty is! One of only a handful of black ballerinas in the world, Kitty Phetla, has broken all barriers in becoming a respected dancer, choreographer, model and radio host in South Africa. Recently she has been recognised with the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist award for dance.

Kitty grew up in Alexandra in Johannesburg and through hard work and discipline she has created a stellar career for herself with one of her most memorable roles  as the first black ballerina to dance  “The Dying Swan” in Russia in 2012. 

I absolutely love what she says, "Ballet is not something we need to go overseas for, we have it right here..."

And to end off...


#SouthAfrica

More fabulous photos by Carli Smith taken for Qhubeka #massivefan!

A small house will hold a hundred friends. ~ African proverb

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