Project Purpose (Vision of the Project)
Empower communities, aid history learners in writing up the histories of their communities through the means of oral history
Who is the Target Community
Edendale and Northdale Communities (PMB)
What is the scale of the project? (How many people does it benefit / Or how many communities does it involve / any other measure of scale)
10 schools are involved (10 teachers and 100 learners)
The life span of the project: When did it start? Does it have an end date in view?
2008 – September 2009
Evaluated impact or influence, or predicted potential impact
Recording and dissemination of local historical knowledge, and development of sense of place and role in local history among current participants and future readers
What cooperation is there with other organisations in this outreach?
Collaboration with ten high schools
How is the research potential of the outreach being exploited?
Should lead to one or two SAPSE articles.
How many Students are involved in the Project
10 schools are involved (10 teachers and 100 learners)
Spinoffs?
Will generate useful information in terms of oral history within schools and as a means for communities to uncover and record their histories. This feeds directly into the purposes of SA’s curriculum, IKS, heritage and local histories and is a key component of Learning Outcome 4 for History.
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