People of Dzaleka and its wider community
Angela Abizera
Also known as Angela Azibera
Rwandan-born poet and education advocate raised in Dzaleka, a poetry team leader in the camp's arts scene and a Global Youth for Education in Emergencies panel member.
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Background
Angela Abizera is originally from Rwanda and was raised in Dzaleka, where she has lived for more than sixteen years and completed her education. Her name also appears as Angela Azibera in the Dzaleka Art Project’s records.
Poetry and advocacy
Abizera is described as a poetry team leader and community mentor with an interest in creative writing, and studies for a degree online alongside volunteer work. In 2022, Education Cannot Wait interviewed her, on International Youth Day, as one of three Global Youth for Education in Emergencies (#Youth4EiE) panel members.
Context
Abizera is part of the camp’s documented poetry scene, alongside poets such as Espoir Kahitani and the movement associated with Menes la Plume. Her work is catalogued by the Dzaleka Art Project.
References
Sources
- 1ECW Interviews Three Inspiring #Youth4EiE Advocates on International Youth Day
Education Cannot Wait, August 2022
- 2ECW Interviews Three Inspiring #Youth4EiE Advocates on International Youth Day
Inter Press Service, August 2022
- 3Angela Azibera — poet profile
Dzaleka Art Project
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Menes la Plume
Congolese poet, musician, and cultural organiser who founded Tumaini Letu and the Tumaini Festival in Dzaleka.
Culture
Dzaleka Art Project
A community-based documentation project about the artists living as refugees in Dzaleka, started by folklorist Lisa Gilman after she attended the 2021 Tumaini Festival.
Education
Education in Dzaleka
Public, private, community, and post-secondary education in Dzaleka, including the Malawi curriculum and long-running scholarship and digital-learning programmes.
Place
Dzaleka Refugee Camp
A long-established refugee settlement in Dowa District, Malawi, opened in 1994 and now home to a large, multilingual community from the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa.
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