Cascoland Journal

Thursday 9 March

Boxcar project
Unlock your dreams
Iqela Lidlala project
Paper making project
Stop & Listen
The Xchange project
The house painting project

After preliminary races a few weeks back the boxcar project of some students of the Stellenbosch Academy of Graphic Design & Photography had its final races on Friday March 10. On Tom Street an exciting race ensued to win the honor of being boxcar champion of New Crossroads.

Meanwhile inside the church at the Mayenzeke Centre the paper making workshop was taking place. Looking at the eagerness with which some residents of New Crossroads were in the process of making paper in a big tub this project has really taken off. A student of the paper workshop had already linked the trainee residents with a representative of a similar project in another township.

Inside the church one could see the result of the t-shirt Xchange project. The old shirts were sown together and inside the pictures of all participants were hanging.

Part of the postcards were already gone, people who had exchanged their shirt could pick up their photo. At that moment young and old where surprised seeing each other having participated in the project.

Meanwhile outside the Mayenzeke Centre a range of games were played with the youth of New Crossroads. The activities of the students brought a festive atmosphere to the day.

Hopefully the Academy will keep closely linked to their new friends in New Crossroads. Cascoland hopes, like one of the students already said weeks ago during their presentation, that all South Africans, without regard to color or racial background should assist each other as one people.