Celebration of Africa, its football and culture
On Saturday, 5 June from 1 p.m., Prague quarter of Vinohrady
will experience a great celebration of Africa, its football
and culture. The Prague Day for Africa which will take
place at the Sokol sport complex on Polska street (map) is
organized by Humanitas Afrika and INEX (Association of
Voluntary Activities) as a part of the project Football for
development. This event is coming up just before the start
of the historic World Cup which is to take place for the
first time on the African continent in South Africa.
Come and meet a team of young talented footballers from MYSA
(Mathare Youth Sport Association of Kenya) - an
organization which works in one of the biggest slums in the
world - Mathare, Nairobi - trying to make a difference by
motivating and educating the youth through sports. They
will be in Prague to play friendly matches with selected
teams including Bohemians 1905, African Youth Club and
others.
Apart from football, there will be a rich cultural programme
presented by the Czech-African star moderator and the
founder of Asante Kenya foundation, Lejla Abbasova.
Don't miss the star performance of Yemi AD and his dance
group from Dance Academy of Prague. Also in attendance are
African band Kititi (Congo, Gambia, Czech Rep.), and Njachas
- a group of drumers and dancers from Senegal, Gambie and
Guinea.
You can look forward to a hair class fashion show by
Martha's Hair and Beauty Saloon and non-stop music from DJs
Black Jesus and Afrikatu.
There will also be lots of fun activities for kids and
families: workshops, sale of African products, African
cuisine, photography exhibition, etc.
Entrance free
About the project Football for development
The Prague Day for Afrika is a part of an annual project
,,Football for development", which combines development
education and sports and takes place in four regions of
Czech Republic. Apart from Prague, the Kenyan football team
of youth from Nairobi will visit Most, Olomouc, Prague and
Policka, where they will play a number of friendly matches,
talk about the life in slums and take part in cultural
events and educational seminars with youth from Czech
secondary schools.
More information about the project at http://www.fotbalprorozvoj.cz
Video invitation: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aRsdXt1nxeo