Cultural programme

This year the Africaday will again bring you a large variety of African culture. Attend a workshop Djembé or African dance by Lamin Touray. Cook in African style with Anne Ayoo Owalla from African Style. Watch the impressive documentary Sarabah or enjoy a nice cup of Ethiopian coffee. At the end of the day Senegalese singer Sister Fa will give a spectacular performance.

Sister Fa
Sister Fa is a successful artist in Senegal’s male-dominated rap scene. After she moved to Berlin she decides to campaign against female genital cutting in Senegal. In the documentary Sarabah, she returns to her native village and tries put an end to this centuries-old tradition through music and education. Sarabah will be shown in the film program at the Africaday with a Q&A with Sister Fa afterward. At the end of the day Sister Fa will give a spectacular musical performance.

Lunch
This year you can choose between an African and Dutch lunch. Bana Diop from La Senegalaise Catering will serve a African buffet with a variety of delicious African dishes. The Dutch lunch will be served by the caterer of the Haagse Hogeschool. No need to register beforehand.

Coffee House
Take a deep breath and relax at the African coffeehouse. Hostess Debritu from Ethiopia (Meleya coffee) will make the best Ethiopian coffee you have ever tasted! Experience a real Ethiopian coffee ceremony and enjoy the delicious fresh coffee. Meleya offers a fair price to farmers and does not use artificial manure. A share of the profit goes to Meleya foundation, who supports coffee producers in Ethiopia and helps to set up a centre for small entrepreneurs.

Side program
There is plenty to do and to see in the side program of the Africaday. The South African artist Abe Mathabe will expose his work at the Africaday. He draws people and landscapes while travelling through South Africa and Botswana. There will be a photo exhibition about fishery from Greenpeace and off course the best photo’s of the SNP nature tours photo competition will be shown. Upact will invite visitors to small world changing acts in the side program, at the bar and at the lunchtable via a mobile website. Every time with a link to a conflict from the 'conflictenteller' (conflict calculator).