Connecting Dots
Posted by amandladev on September 22, 2011
Amandla Development is working with filmmaker Wim Steytler to produce a short film, Connecting Dots, to illustrate the necessity of a collective impact approach to improving education and empowering communities. This film is going to give young people from different communities in the Cape Town area of South Africa the chance to tell their stories. We’ll see how a holistic approach to improving education is so necessary, how these young people, though from very different environments, all need support on many levels. Just one voice describing that complexity isn’t enough.
This film will be a tool for Amandla Development’s efforts to bring people together to solve complex social issues. The work demands collective effort from actors across sectors in a given community. By showing the breadth of challenges and the necessity of many inputs, Amandla will use the film to spark action. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the challenges young people face daily in your community and how the people in the community can support them. Poverty has a massive impact on one’s ability to learn. Until we start tackling that, we’ll keep finding our efforts blocked.
Follow the production of the film on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AmandlaDevelopment) and Twitter (@amandladev) and even support its production with a contribution via Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852597391/connecting-dots). Then be on the lookout for a screening in a city near you!
