At CEHDA, we offer awareness-raising activities for different groups, age ranges and professional and social contexts. We work with primary and secondary schools, universities, adult education centres, vocational training centres, Initial Vocational Training Programmes (PFI), and other educational settings, adapting each session to its audience.

Our introductory awareness-raising workshops focus on the most tangible aspects of migration and on preventing racist attitudes. One of our most popular workshops in this area explores the experience of travelling from Africa through unsafe migration routes and is aimed at children and young people. It is an educational tool designed to encourage reflection on the reality of migration. The workshop is delivered together with migrant people and is based on first-person testimonies, highlighting the violation of basic rights that often occurs when people exercise their right to migrate.

We also offer other activities that explore the causes of migration in greater depth, connecting them with dominant consumption models in the Global North and their impact on the lives of many people, while appealing to everyone’s shared responsibility for change. In our workshops, we promote the presence of diverse role models, particularly in educational settings, and encourage a change in perspective in order to learn from the Global South.

Primary school workshops

Skin colour workshop: we reflect on language and the diversity of skin tones. Together with the children, we question and dismantle the concept of “flesh colour” and talk about different skin colours. We also create materials based on the children’s drawings.

Countries of the world workshop: a session to learn about different countries and reflect on the stereotypical and simplified views that are often projected onto many parts of the world. We also work on geography.

Diverse and positive role models around the world workshop: we highlight culturally significant role models from different countries through images and information about relevant people, which students must match to the corresponding person.

Awalé workshop: a session to learn how to play awalé, a mancala game originating in West Africa. It is a strategy and mathematics game taught by African people.

Family origins and the diversity of peoples workshop: a session on family origins that explores geography and history in a way adapted to each age group and educational level, using maps and globes. The participation of migrant people from different backgrounds allows us to reflect on colonial history and on the demographic, linguistic and religious composition of different territories.

Learning to look: memory game workshop: a memory game that teaches children to observe and value people’s actions rather than focusing only on their physical appearance, such as clothing or skin colour. We also explore concepts such as equality and equity through images.

Human rights and children’s rights workshop: we learn about human rights and children’s rights through a day of games and activities in the classroom.

Diverse reading workshop on refuge, migration and role models: a critical reading workshop on migration, refuge and diversity designed to dismantle stereotypes while introducing participants to role models from different parts of the world.

School garden workshop: a practical session in the school garden that introduces children to agricultural tasks and to different plants and seeds through games and participatory activities.

Cinema as an educational tool: screenings and reflective discussions based on African films and short films.

Secondary school sessions

Experiential workshops on the right to migrate and the right to a healthy environment, delivered together with migrant people from different backgrounds who act as role models and take part in dialogue with the students.

Ideally, we propose a five-session programme for each class group, although it can be shortened and adapted to the needs and possibilities of each school.

Session 1: training on human rights and the right to migrate.

Session 2: testimonies from people who have migrated through unsafe routes.

Session 3: learning to play awalé with African people.

Session 4: training on North–South relations. Presentation of proposals from the Global South: the case of Ghana, explained by people from the country. Possibility of organising virtual intercontinental connections.

Session 5: a garden workshop with diverse role models to learn about different ecological horticulture techniques.

Workshop adaptable to any educational setting for participants aged 10 and over.

Session content: North–South relations; the distribution of resources around the world: impoverished and enriched countries; human rights and the right to migrate; first-person testimony of a journey from Ghana through unsafe migration routes; and proposals from the Global South through voices from northern Ghana and a selection of short films.

If you are interested in our workshops, talks or screenings for your school or organisation, please contact us by email at cehdaghana@cehdaghana.org.