With launch of 'ALMAL se Stoepstories' programme, Bo-Kaap community aims to preserve its history & legacy
Through this programme, residents are given the platform to share their tales of their lived experiences and memories with visitors and locals, ensuring traditions are preserved and passed down to younger generations.
A view of the colourful homes in Wale Street in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - The Bo-Kaap community is committed to upholding the oral history and rich legacy of the iconic neighbourhood.
The Bo-Kaap Museum has launched ALMAL se Stoepstories, an intimate and symbolic way of highlighting and encouraging storytelling.
Through this programme, residents are given the platform to share their tales of their lived experiences and memories with visitors and locals, ensuring traditions are preserved and passed down to younger generations.
Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC Ricardo Mackenzie: "I want to thank the people of the Bo-Kaap who shared their incredible stories and the continued rollout of this Stoepstories programme to Genadendal and several other places in the Western Cape will ensure we capture our living archive so that our stories are never forgotten."