Warwick in Africa

Well that's my Christmas nails sorted, thanks Elaine 😊 Come down to the SU atrium to get glammed up by Warwick in Africa volunteers, Elaine and Jess.

Our babies have flown the nest! How quickly they grow up!

It's been 6 months since we recruited our 2025 cohort, and after 2 training days, 1 intercultural workshop, 2 guest lectures/workshops, 1 film evening, 10 calls with the teachers, and 1 training week *breathe* 8 of our volunteers are now in Ghana!

They are volunteering alongside the established classroom teachers in Agona East and Accra, supporting in the delivery of Maths and English....and this year, French!

One for the older WiA alumni, but a timeless individual and leader fitting for all present and future WiA cohorts.

Bob Nameng passed away this April in his home in Kliptown, Soweto (Jo'burg). He was a community leader and driver for change and empowerment. His Kliptown Youth Project at SKY (Soweto Kliptown Youth) transformed the lives of all involved as he pushed for better education, learning, community, and dignity.

Bob's TEDTalk from 2013 at Warwick.

Follow the link below to watch the Translanguaging: Multilingual classrooms workshop led by Warwick's Dr Jason Anderson and Laurent Ahishakiye.
We discussed and learnt about the impact of learning and teaching in foreign languages rather than mother tongues.

https://livewarwickac.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/StudentOpportunity-VolunteeringHub/EXPg5-OUhltDmS25Tzj8PkUB0Ms1GUWX3tn6qg87MJ1dZA?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D&e=a92fsV

Join us for a workshop on translanguaging and multilingualism in the classroom! Monday, 14 April.
https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/3681721

And now we're in the news!
The Warwick Boar interviewed 3 of our volunteers from 2024 and our Programme Director. You can read the full article here: https://theboar.org/2025/03/warwick-in-africa-extols-2024-volunteer-successes-in-annual-report/

Some great news from one of our WiA alumni!
Raiyan was a Maths volunteer in Kayamandi in 2022 and in North Johannesburg in 2023. He's now gotten a predoctoral research role at the University of Chicago! https://dil.uchicago.edu/

The WiA Annual Report 2024 is in! You can read the stories of the students and about our activities in our partner schools here :)

https://warwick.ac.uk/giving/wia/warwick_in_africa_2024_annual_report.pdf

Come and see us this afternoon at the 'Unlocking Your Potential' Fair at WBS between 14:30 and 16:00 :)

Our last two teams depart for South Africa 🇿🇦 this weekend. Our volunteers will be heading to Kayamandi and Limpopo.

Have a safe journey and an amazing time.

✈️Our second group are on their way to South Africa 🇿🇦 to volunteer in the classroom helping to teach Maths and English.

Good luck to our North Johannesburg team, enjoy the experience.