Africa Day 2024
Africa Day 2023
Thurssday May 25th 2023
To celebrate Africa Day on 25 May we focus on the African Union’s theme of the year for 2023 – accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area to bring greater prosperity to the continent.
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963.
Africa for kids — What you teach your kids MATTERS
All Around This World’s classroom and homeschool lessons about Africa for kids introduce your family to African cultures through interactive fun
Global South Resources: South Africa lesson plan – DevelopmentEducation.ie
As well as links to primary sources in South Africa (news articles, videos etc.) this resource includes strong evaluation components for peer-learning and ongoing assessment. Learning Objectives: Students will distinguish between primary and secondary sources; Students will acquire and use skills to locate primary sources using the internet; Students will critically examine internet sources to […]
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There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations.
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Africa is a continent with clearly defined borders and 54 independent countries.
Africa Day 2023: ‘Being African/Irish wasn’t always seen as a celebratory thing’
Excitement is growing ahead of Africa Day in Dublin, with almost 40 performers, artists and organisations set to take part.
Africa Day 2022
Wednesday May 25th 2022
Theme
Africa Day 2022: ‘‘Many Faces of Africa! Richness of African Cultures and the contribution of people of African Descent to Irish Life’
African Liberation Day May 25th 2022
Even though we will celebrate Africa Day did you know that Africa Day is observed as a public holiday in only twelve African countries, Ghana, Mali, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia and Mauritania?
Africa Facts for Kids | Africa for Kids | Geography | Travel | People
Our Africa Facts for Kids will inform about Africa and the African countries. See the world through childrens eyes
What will you do with your students on Africa Day?
What will you do with your class this coming Africa Day on May 25th (or during that week)?
You could…
- Look at the history of the day.
- Look at the animals of Africa.
- The people of Africa.
- The importance of Africa.
- The relationship between Ireland and Africa.
- Attend the Irish Aid Africa event (keep an eye on the
Africa Day Facebook Page
for more on this). - Create your own event using art, music, story…
- Run a quiz… (samples below)
As an aid to some of the above we offer some videos, photos, context, facts, quizzes, and hints to build your own lessons around some of the resources that we offer.
If you had lessons or suggestions for Africa Day we would love to hear from you at
info@globalcitizenshipschool.ie
.
Africa Day around the world
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Africa Day around the world in 2021 | There is a Day for that!
Read about Africa Day around the world in 2021. Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
What is Africa Day?
Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world.
Interested in finding out more about the global justice challenges facing our world and our responsibilities as global citizens?
In this section, you will find information on our various education programmes, practical teaching resources, and ideas on how to engage learners in interesting ways.
Irish Aid offers lessons for all levels HERE.
Primary Lessons: HERE
History of Africa Day
THE AFRICA FREEDOM DAY was founded not only to celebrate freedom, but also to promote unity and solidarity among African states.
It is the brainchild of our African leaders who converged on 25th May, 1963 to form the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union.
Let’s explore Nigeria
Nigeria is a country in the continent of Africa. Find out more with BBC Bitesize KS1 Geography.
Why Africa Day?
Africa Day is intended to celebrate and acknowledge the successes of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU now the AU) from its creation in May 25, 1963 in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, as well as the progress that Africa has made, while reflecting upon the common challenges that the continent face.
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Facts about Africa
Getting to Know Africa: 50 Interesting Facts…
There are 54 countries and one “non-self governing territory”, the Western Sahara, in Africa. All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the “scramble for Africa”, except Ethiopia and Liberia. Before colonial rule Africa comprised up to 10,000 different states and autonom
Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why? – Breeanna Elliott
Local people working for Climate Justice in Africa.
Catholic young people in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, clean a section of the beach on the Indian Ocean in 2016. (Allen Ottaro)
Check details and resources at
https://laudatosiweek.org/.
There are videos available to view on many aspects of human rights and climate justice in many countries of Africa.
You can check out some of the ideas in the resource below if you click here
