SSCC has from its inception attached special importance to African continent and Africa
diaspora. This was due partly to Charmain’s long spell in Ghana and work in 3African
countries and partly also to the importance of African diaspora for Colombia where SCSC is situated.
The following is a summary of current activities
- Making docufiction film Ulysses from Ghana in August 2021. The film had a private viewing or VIPs at the SDG Festival in Manila on 3 April and will now be shown at various festivals. The film was shown by the Government of Ghana to Ambassadors to
UNESCO in Paris and UNESCO subsequently decided to inaugurate its II Forum Against Racism and Discrimination in Mexico City in October 2022 with Ulysses from Ghana. The film was also shown in Adolfo Mejia theatre in Cartagena and will be screened shortly in Guatemala.
- Launch of the Programme The Culture of Peace and Security in Africa: The quest for Stewardship and Cooperative Engagement. All the relevant information on this emerging programme can be found on the dedicated webpage http://cultureofpeaceafrica.org/ Following meeting with African Ambassadors in Accra, organized together with UNESCO in March 2023. Follow ups are currently planned in UNESCO in Paris and also in Kenya.
- SSCC is deeply involved in Pan African Heritage World Museum which will be inaugurated in September 2023. SSCC Africa chairman is Vice Chair of the Museum, Hon Kojo Yankah the Chairman, and ACOPS Chairman is special adviser. SSCC was pleased to act as a host to the visit my Chairman Yankah to Colombia in 2023 with a special ceremony organized by the Governor of the province of Cauca, and visits to the first impendent Republic in the Americas, Palenque, with a d istinct African culture. Ghanian Ambassador to Colombia, resident in Brazil, H.E. Abena P.A. Busia was also in attendance.
