INISE Workshop on developing effective
cooperation with Africa
(Poznan -26 November 2013)
A journey to find creative and
innovative Partnerships
Greetings from your cousins
in Africa
Presentation based on a workshop of
Northwest Forum of African Communities
held on 22 November 2013
at
Chara Trust, Liverpool, England
Africa
Rooted in a world-view living in
Community and Partnership
Africa – Tradition of Community and
Solidarity
Solidarity – Unity of feeling and action,
especially amongst individuals with
common interest, mutual support within
a group
Partnership
- African perspective
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Harambee
(Coming together to pull together for mutual benefit)
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Bulungi Bwansi
(Together for community benefit)
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Kamuingi Koyaga Ndiri
(Heads joined together to share the carrying of the load
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Ubuntu
(African worldview that encapsulates the mutual interdependency of humanity)
Video (Madeba Mandela describes an aspect of Ubuntu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HED4h00xPPA
23 February 2011
On a cold, snow-filled day
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First visit of African communities from
Merseyside to the Barka Social
Integration Centre, Zawady, Poznan
Found a potential partners in the quest
“Mwamuko Wa Utu”
Mwamuko Wa Utu
An African expression that calls us to:
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Return to our roots as Humans (Restoration
of Humanness)
Back to the ‘Blank Page’
‘As we were created to be - together’
Return to Podlaski Region
2013
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8 October 2005- First visit to Bialystok,
with Network for Europe (Merseyside)
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19 September 2013 - 1,000km return
journey with Barbara Sadowski to
Suwalki, Gajewo
The essence of collaborating
as partners – Africa and Europe
The last journey with Barka team, demonstrating
practical commitment to developing creative
local partnerships for the creation of Social
Integration Centres across Poland, further
validates one of our values that,
"We believe and affirm that whatever we do, we
do it best in partnership with others. Therein lies
the possibility of achieving more for the benefit
of all”
INISE
An organization created as a positive
outcome of
Polish Solidarity shaking hands with
African Ubuntu and Mwamuko Wa Utu
“Inspiring Innovation and Solidarity in Social
Economy Cooperation and Development ”
Ready and capable of building and strengthening
local partnerships that support the development
of Social Economy sector in Africa, Europe,
anywhere in the world.
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