Dakawa, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, 1980s. PHOTO: ANC Archives. Construction of the ANC Development Centre at Dakawa. Following the SOWETO Uprising in South Africa in 1976 in which thousands of young people arrived in exile unaccompanied by parents or adults, the ANC establishes two major projects in Tanzania, SOMAFCO at Mazimbu and the ANC Development Centre at Dakawa. SOMAFCO is built on a 250 Ha former sisal farm called Mazimbu in Morogoro, which the Tanzanian Government gave to the ANC. In 1980 the Tanzanian Government gives another farm near Morogoro called Dakawa. The 300 Ha property is used to establish the ANC Development Centre. The main goal of the ANC Development Centre is to establish a reception and orientation centre in Tanzania to provide asylum-seeking young South Africans with housing, remedial education, and vocational skills to regain self-respect, independence, and ultimately contribute to their country's development. Unlike SOMAFCO, which is conceived as a school, the ANC Development Centre is to serve as a community settlement, with plans for eight self-sufficient villages focusing primarily on agriculture and small-scale industry. The Development Centre encompasses various activities and facilities, including agriculture, construction projects, educational centres such as the Ruth First Educational Orientation Centre and the Institute of South African Studies, vocational training, adult education, and plans for a political education school.
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Headline: ANC Development Centre at Dakawa Description: Dakawa, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, 1980s. PHOTO: ANC Archives. Construction of the ANC Development Centre at Dakawa. Following the SOWETO Uprising in South Africa in 1976 in which thousands of young people arrived in exile unaccompanied by parents or adults, the ANC establishes two major projects in Tanzania, SOMAFCO at Mazimbu and the ANC Development Centre at Dakawa. SOMAFCO is built on a 250 Ha former sisal farm called Mazimbu in Morogoro, which the Tanzanian Government gave to the ANC. In 1980 the Tanzanian Government gives another farm near Morogoro called Dakawa. The 300 Ha property is used to establish the ANC Development Centre. The main goal of the ANC Development Centre is to establish a reception and orientation centre in Tanzania to provide asylum-seeking young South Africans with housing, remedial education, and vocational skills to regain self-respect, independence, and ultimately contribute to their country's development. Unlike SOMAFCO, which is conceived as a school, the ANC Development Centre is to serve as a community settlement, with plans for eight self-sufficient villages focusing primarily on agriculture and small-scale industry. The Development Centre encompasses various activities and facilities, including agriculture, construction projects, educational centres such as the Ruth First Educational Orientation Centre and the Institute of South African Studies, vocational training, adult education, and plans for a political education school. Sublocation: Dakawa City: Morogoro Province or State: Morogoro Region Country: Tanzania Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/