With the current world crisis (CORONAVIRUS pandemic) the country was forced to take measures quickly to contain the spread of the virus and consequently prevent large numbers of deaths. In this way, the Government of Cape Verde initiated the mandatory lockdown which surprised many families. The lockdown started in the middle of March and lasted […]
The Education Center Delta Cultura held on May 13 a visit to the Graciosa Center of Municipal Care. The main goal of the visit was to teach the children the importance of Social Inclusion and the struggle/difficulty of living with limitations ( being a child or a teenager with specials needs). The children had the […]
Alexander Esswein, footballplayer from Hertha BSC Berlin and member of Common Goal visited Delta Cultura in Tarrafal. During his stay several interviews were conducted. You can find them below! Alexander Esswein interviews Gilson da Costa (Program Coordinator Delta Cultura Cabo Verde): Florian Wegenstein interviews Alexander Esswein: Florian Wegenstein interviews Renate Esswein (mother of Alexander Esswein):
Today is the World Tree Day. As the center belongs to everybody, children, volunteers and monitors are all responsible for keeping their space clean and pleasant. By spreading a green aptitude and providing a teamwork, Delta Cultura wants to insist on the importance of a common response regarding environmental issues. To be concerned about environment is as […]
Today, our portuguese volunteer Ines gave her first lesson of ballet to a group of girls at the center. As she started dancing ballet as a kid, she could share her wide experience and skills. Cabo Verde has its own musical tradition, sometimes different according to the island. For example in Santiago, funana and batuque […]
Delta Cultura is currently supported by five (5) international volunteers who have been providing volunteer work at the Center for quite some time now. First of this group is Lena Saur, a German volunteer, who has already left. Lena was integrated in the kindergarten program and she also had a short experience on conducting German […]
What a great afternooon for our kids from the kinder garden, who had the opportunity to visit three different places in Tarrafal. As the topic of the month is about means of transport, our monitors brought the kids to the firefighters, the Post Office and the mechanic, each one having its own special features related […]
It was a great pleasure to receive the American rapper Corey De Pina, coordinating leadership development’s programs at ZUMIX, one of the major NGOs in the USA whose goal is to empower youth through music. Corey was grown up in the Boston’s neighbourhoods from a capeverdian immigrants’ family. This morning, through a strong but super […]
This morning around fifteen girls from the Educational Center showed up to the main square in Tarrafal where Delta Cultura organised a painting workshop. Through free art, Delta Cultura enables children to empower their skills, give space to their creativity and mostly express themselves in a different way than traditional education is doing. This kind […]
Here is our yearly data-picture-story report from the Education Center. Enjoy!
Delta Cultura Education Center organized a symbolic Christmas party for almost 70 kids at the center in Achada Tomás – Tarrafal. The event was filled by a series of games, football, a small lunch party for everyone and ended with the exhibition of a Christmas movie in their own right. Therefore, Delta Cultura takes this […]
Delta Cultura Education Center conducted a visit to the biggest local greenhouse with its participants. This visit was conducted as part of the children holidays activities and it was one the their own request to do this visit at this particular greenhouse. Therefore, it is the second time Delta Cultura is visiting this particular Greenhouse, […]
Under the theme “Food”, and soon after its recent creation, Delta Cultura’s Kindergarten organized a lecture on December 5th, with the presence of the Nutritionist Dr. Daniel Sanches. It began around 2.30pm and had a lot of adherence from families and children. The main objective of the lecture was to sensitize families to the importance […]
Delta Cultura Education Center (CEDC) run last friday (December 3rd) its first cleaning campaign for this school year. Children and youth, along with monitors, and volunteers did all the work themselves. Throughout the morning, the concern was to collect all the garbage, to cut some plants, to burn all the trash that surrounded the center […]
During about 50 minutes of conversation and practice, Delta Cultura Education Center (DCEC), held this morning a lecture on HIV/AIDS, conducted by the psychologist Anselmina Tavares, with about two dozen attendants. In an open conversation with those present, time was not seen to pass as one could see through the enthusiasm of all. In this […]
