The Emerge Project Documentaries: Black Led Projects
Who We Are
All around the world, Black people tend to be seen as needy, troublesome, incapable of generating solutions without outside direction. Our project aims to show that, in fact, the opposite is true: Black people–ordinary, everyday people–are constantly building and rebuilding foundations, using their ingenuity and limited resources to change the world around them.
We use short films, photo essays, articles and blogs to show the real people and the real movements that are driving change at the grassroots level, with an initial focus on Johannesburg, South Africa and Salvador, Brazil.
Articles
Marcia “The Iron Lady” Simelane, Alurcia Aluminium and Glass.
My name is Marcia Simelane, I run a company called Alurcia Aluminium and Glass. We make and install aluminium windows and doors.
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Raising Giants Organization (RGO), Kgomotso Khosa
Kgomotso Khosa Raising Giants Organization (RGO) Main Activity: Mentoring and Coaching Youth Focus Area: Youth Development Location: Cosmo City
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THUD: Networks, & Collaborative Change for South African Businesses
In August 2012, a group of friends gathered one night to have dinner and commiserate with one another over the struggles they were experiencing in their own endeavors.
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Crowdfunding for $5000 in Social Projects – The Emerge Project
South African women have changed the landscape of entrepreneurship drastically, by taking a route which was believed to be for men only.
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Tanzania – Freedom In Our Lifetime
In response to the xenophobic attacks that keep popping up around the country, we publish here a series of articles written by young people, both South African and foreign nationals, sharing their thoughts, impressions and reactions to these events. By Mpho Adora...
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The forgotten struggle of Nigeria during Apartheid
In response to the xenophobic attacks that keep popping up around the country, we publish here a series of articles written by young people, both South African and foreign nationals, sharing their thoughts, impressions and reactions to these events. By Francis Konde...
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South Africa, the Rainbow Nation
In response to the xenophobic attacks that keep popping up around the country, we publish here a series of articles written by young people, both South African and foreign nationals, sharing their thoughts, impressions and reactions to these events. By Solomon Motsiri...
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History Untold
In response to the xenophobic attacks that keep popping up around the country, we publish here a series of articles written by young people, both South African and foreign nationals, sharing their thoughts, impressions and reactions to these events. By Mpho Adora...
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Fixing the Country, Transforming the Continent – The THUD Story
Selebogo Molefe was not what I expected. I first heard of him and The Hookup Dinner (THUD) while filming Marcia Simelane, one of The Emerge Project’s featured leaders; she spoke highly of him and THUD. She had won Pitch of the Night a couple of years back at THUD,...
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Alexandra Students Driven to Excel Through Xpose Program
Deep in heart of Alexandra Township is a group of young people being groomed to take on the world. They are problem-solvers in the making. Already active in their homes, communities and schools, learning the ins and outs of business and service on a micro level. They...
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