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| Bridgepro integrating sports and cultural story-telling |
A group of African-Australian youth undertaking basketball skills development recently had interesting opportunity to hear life stories from African elders from different parts of Africa. The project organised by Bridgepro Sports integrates cultural heritage and sports.
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| Project staff Left to Right: Lawrence Hillary, Carmie Olowoyo & Tiwa Olowoyo |
The program developed and facilitated by Tiwa Olowoy & Carmie Olowoyo included:
- A series of youth sports development activities
- A series of story-telling sessions by elders and interactive activities for youth facilitated by organisers
- Drawing from stories of elders in supporting youth awareness about setting and pursuing goals
- Building commitment and resilience
- Providing interaction spaces for youth and elders to support positive identity formation through cultural heritage narratives
- Using stories to engage with ideas about resilience, migration journeys and overcoming adversity in building strong and positive identities
The
Bridgepro Sports initiative also included audio visual documentation facilitated
by Lawrence Hillary, and also supported by the Centre for Stories.
In
true cultural style, the final celebration session concluded with drinks and
finger food inspired by East and West African recipes.
For
more information on Bridgepro Sports, see bridgeprosports.com.au
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