Beyond All Barriers

We, through the Pedagogy of Action program aim to incorporate language as one of the core factors of culture. During our last week, we paired with students from the University of Witwatersand, one of Africa’s most elite institutions, and taught them the module. These students later translated the module into their native languages, and taught back in 10 different languages including: Zulu, Ibo, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin English, Tswana, Shona, Lingala, and Ndbele. It was a humbling experience for all of us, and upon seeing the teach backs, or maybe I should say performances, I felt proud of our achievements. Being able to reach out to the communities is central to what we do. Through the translations, we overcame the first and the most important barrier. It is this simplicity and capacity to reach out to the most rural and low literate communities, that makes our work practical and special.

Signing off, Bharat Modi

Pedagogy of Action 2007 Team Member