CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Many people

call South Africa

the Rainbow

Nation.

This is because our

society is made up

of many different

cultures.

That is right for

example: Vendas,

Zulus, Cape Malays

and Afrikaners

The different languages,

traditions and religions of

these cultures are

described as cultural

diversity.

Diverse cultural

norms and values

Norms Patterns of normal

behavior – certain

values that

everyone follows. Our culture decides

many of these

values for us,

Traditional rural African

communities Women looked after the

children, collected firewood

and water and prepared

the food. Men looked after

the livestock, protected the

wives and children and

made all the decisions.

Muslims Girls must cover their

hair and dress

modesty.

They are not

allowed to go out

with boys unless

accompanied by

family members.

Xhosa and Zulu cultures Groom‟s family negotiate

payment for bride – lobola.

Lived on farms – paid in

cattle. Now lobola is paid in

cash. If a bride has a good

education – paid more. Over years cultural values and norms

change. Many people move away

from area that their people lived in to

big cities.

The constitution gives us

freedom to do many

things we were not

allowed to do before.

Example would be

marry into another

culture – norms + values

change.

DIVERSE CULTURES TO ENRICH SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY

Diversity in food Diversity of languages Diversity of clothing Diversity of building

styles

• South African foods

from different cultures:

Bobotie

Samoosas

Koeksisters

Samp and

beans

Pap and wors

Braaivleis

• 11 Official languages

• Many people speak

more than one

language

• More languages you

speak the better you

communicate with

others.

• Lots of different

styles, colours and

fabricks.

• People express their

culture in their building

styles.

• Reflect ideas from

different cultures in

past+present

• Government has

regulations to protect

old buildings.

• People can get help

from government to

restore old buildings.

Respect

difference and

celebrate

similarity

Respect differences Living harmoniously in

our multi-cultural

society we have to

respect the differences

between cultures,

religions and the role of

men and women.

Celebrate unity in diversity Although we have

differences we share some

of each others cultures.

Example food and

clothing.

IsiShweshwe Printed material

introduces to South

Africa by

missionaries in 1850s.

Popular fabric in

African culture –

fashion designers

made it fashionable

with everyone.

Language

We borrow words

from each others

languages. Example

„fundi‟- isiZulu

(umfundisi –

teacher).

Word used only in

our country. Example

Takkies, Robot,

Bakkie.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY ORGANISATIONS FROM VARIOUS RELIGIONS

Contributions to

social

development

Religious

organisations

provide housing

for people

Religious

organisations

teach skills

Phakamani

Agricultural

Project

Religious

organisations assist

with education

- Social development – improving people‟s quality of

life - Government, NGO‟s

+ religious organisations work with community

- Improving housing,

education, skills development, recreation facilities and care for the aged.

- People in RSA cannot

afford houses live in

shacks.

- Habitat for Humanity

South Africa – non-

profit Christian

company with

branches in more than

80 countries worldwide.

- Habitat believes every

person has a right to a

home that offer security

and comfort.

- Volunteer from all faiths

– building homes for

families in need.

- Some South Africans do not have skills to earn a living.

- Religious organisations are involved in skills development programs to help people earn a living.

- Run by Jewish

community as one of

Tikkun projects.

- Tikkun – Hebrew word

for correct or repair

and doing this

transforming the

world.

- Rietfontein near

Orange Farm.

- Teach people skills in

agriculture and food

processing.

- Phakamani means

“rise up” is „n

communal farm

project started in a

poor community.

- Farmers produce fresh

vegetables and more

people are employed

making salads sold to

local companies.

- Tikkun city projects in

Hillbrow Johannesburg.

- Synagogue in Hillbrow no

longer used – used for

social development.

- Hillbrow – 500 street

children facing

homelessness + drugs.

- Focus of youth project is

on sports and recreation

and on skills and job

training.

- Preschool for 70 children,

adult education centre

where volunteers teach

music, cooking, literacy,

computer skills and

electrical wiring.

KULTURELE VERSKEIDENHEID IN SUID-AFRIKA

Baie mense

noem Suid-Afrika

die

Reënboognasie.

Dit is omdat ons

samelewing

bestaan uit baie

verskillende

kulture.

Dit is reg en

voorbeelde hiervan

is: Vendas, Zulus,

Kaapse Maleiers en

Afrikaners

Ons noem die

verskillende tale, tradisies

en godsdienste van

hierdie kulture kulturele

verskeidenheid.

Verskillende

kulturele norme en

waardes

Norme Patrone van

normale gedrag–

sekere waardes wat

almal volg.

Ons kultuur bepaal

baie van hierdie

waardes vir ons.

Tradisionele landelike Afrika

gemeenskappe Vrouens kyk agter die

kinders, vuurmaakhout

bymekaar gemaak, water

gaan haal en kos gemaak.

Mans moet die diere oppas,

die vrouens en kinders

beskerm en al die besluite

neem.

Moslems Meisies moet hulle

hare bedek en

stemmig aantrek.

Hulle mag nie saam

met seuns uitgaan

tensy hulle vergesel

word met „n

familielid.

Xhosa en Zulu kulture Die bruidegom se familie

onderhandel betaling vir

die bruid – lobola. Hulle het

op please gebly en is met

beeste betaal. Vandag

word lobola in kontant

betaal. Wanneer „n bruid

„n goeie opvoeding het is

sy meer werd.

Oor die jare het kulturele norms en

waardes verander. Baie mense trek

weg van die area af waar hulle

mense bly na die groot stede.

Die grondwet gee vir

ons die reg om dinge te

doen wat ons voorheen

nie kon doen nie.

Byvoorbeel om in ander

kulture in te trou –

norms en waardes

verander.

VERSKEIDENHEID KULTURE VERRYK DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE SAMELEWING

Verskeidenheid in

kossoorte

Verskeidenheid in tale Verskeidenheid in

klere

Verskeidenheid in

boustyle

• Suid-Afrikaanse kos

van verskillende

kulture:

Bobotie

Samoesas

Koeksisters

Stampmielies

en boontjies

Pap en wors

Braaivleis

• 11 amptelike tale

• Baie mense praat

meer as 1 taal

• Hoe meer tale jy praat

hoe beter

kommunikeer jy met

ander.

• Baie verskillende

style, kleure en

materiale.

• Mense kan hulle

kultuur uitdruk in die

soort geboue wat

hulle bou en ontwerp.

• Weerspieël idees van

verskillende culture

van verlede en hede.

• Die regering het

sekere regulasies wat

ou geboue beskerm.

• Mense kan hulp by die

regering kry om ou

geboue te restoureer.

Respekteer

verskille en vier

eenheid

Respekteer verskille Om vreedsaam in ons

multikulturele

samelewing te lewe

moet ons die verskille

tussen kulture, gelowe

en rol van mans en

vrou respekteer.

Vier eenheid in

verskeidenheid Al het ons verskille deel ons

sekere dinge van ander

kulture. Bv. Kos en klere.

IsiShweshwe Gedrukte materiaal

wat in die 1850‟s

deur „n sendeling in

Suid-Afrika bekend

gestel is. Baie

gewilde kledingstof

in Afrikaan kulture

en later deur

modeontwerpers

gebruik vir almal.

Tale

Ons leen woorde

van mekaar se taal.

Bv. „fundi‟- isiZulu

(umfundisi –

onderwyser).

Woorde wat net in

ons land gebruik

word. Bv. Tekkies,

Robot, Bakkie.

MAATSKAPLIKE ONTWIKKELING DEUR ORGANISASIES VAN VERSKILLENDE GODSDIENSTE

Bydrae tot

maatskaplike

ontwikkeling

Godsdiens-

organisasies

verskaf huisvesting

vir mense

Godsdiens-

organisasies

onderrig

vaardighede

Phakamani

landbouprojek

Godsdiens-

organisasie verleen

hulp met onderwys.

- Maatskaplike ontwikkeling –

verbeter die kwaliteit van mense se lewens.

- Regering, NRO‟s + godsdienstige organisasie werk

saam met die gemeenskap.

- Verbeter behuising, onderwys, ontspannings-fasiliteit, vaardigheids-

ontwikkeling en bejaardesorg te verbeter.

- Mense in RSA kan nie

huise bekostig nie en

bly in plakkershutte.

cannot afford houses

live in shacks.

- Habitat for Humanity

South Africa – is „n nie-

winsgewende

Christelike maatskapy

met take in meer as 80

lande wereldwyd.

- Habitat glo alle mense

het n reg tot „n huis wat

sekutiteit en gemak

verseker.

- Vrywilligers van alle

gelowe bou huise vir

behoeftige gesinne.

- Sommige Suid-Afrikaners het nie

die vaardighede om „n inkomste te verdien nie.

- Godsdienstige organisasies is

betrokke in vaardigheid ontwikkelings program om mense te help om „n inkomste te

verdien.

- Bedryf deur die Joodse

gemeenskap as „n Tikkun

projek.

- Tikkun – Hebreeuse word

wat om reg te maak of te

herstel beteken en deur dit

te doen die wêreld te

verander.

- Rietfontein naby Orange

Farm.

- Leer mense vaardighede in

landbou en

voedselverwerking.

- Phakamani beteken “staan

op” is „n gemeenskaplikel

plaas projek wat in „n

armgemeenskap begin is.

- Boere produseer vars

groente en meer mense

word indiens geneem om

slaai te maak wat aan

plaaslike besighede

verkoop word.

- Tikkun stedelike projekte in

Hillbrow Johannesburg.

- Sinagoge in Hillbrow word

nie meer gebruik – gebruik

vir maatskaplike

ontwikkeling.

- Hillbrow – 500 straatkinders

is haweloos en misbruik

dwelms.

- Die focus van die

jeugprogram is sport en

ontspanning asook

vaardigheids- en

werksopleiding.

- Kleuterskool vir 70 kinders,

volwasseonderwyssentrum

waar vrywilligers musiek,

kosmaak, geletterheid,

rekenaarvaardighede en

elektriese bedrading leer.