MOJA

The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is gaining national and global attention as the ‘new phase’ of development that will address a wide range of social and economic issues in societies.

This workbook was written for use by community educators and self-organised community groups interested in understanding and claiming the right to food.

This document was written up following several workshops within our Community Education Programme. We talked about our experiences of adult education and non-formal learning spaces. We stated our desires to change these into democratic spaces that build our shared humanity and lead to social change.

This book is for the use of community educators and self-organised community groups that are interested in finding ways to help marginalised and economically excluded groups.

Four of us who work on a research project – Emerging Voices II (part of ‘Building a progressive network of critical research and public engagement: Towards a democratic post-schooling sector’ (Education Policy Consortium)) set off on a Sunday on a nine hour drive from Port Elizabeth to Port St Johns

The Community Education Programme (CEP) is based at the Centre for Integrated Post-school Education and Training at NMMU on the Missionvale Campus.

Women are at the centre of Community Literacy and Numeracy Group (CLING) activities in Freedom Park. In this article, I will attempt to show the important role they play as facilitators in community education programs in Freedom Park.

These booklets are dedicated to the millions of young people who are brutalised by the socio-economic and socio-cultural cruelties of life. Unfortunately, young people are also brutalised by those who are meant to provide healing in our country, at home and in school.