By Aaron Cordy
GREATER Shepparton Secondary College again showed great pride and the wonderful mix of Shepparton’s diversity when they hosted African Week Celebrations in conjunction with Notre Dame College on Friday, May 24.
The incredible colour, culture and diversity on display highlighted that of the 54 African Countries, GSSC has students from 17 of them, including Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Egypt, Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, and Zimbabwe.
African Star Dance & Drumming Company held a mini concert outside with students joining in the fun with the djembe drums. Students, Asheri Imanirunva, Fidele Namusomwa and Denzel Kazayi, sang before students held an African Fashion Parade for their peers, teachers, and guests from Greater Shepparton City Council.
“African Week means embracing everyone from Africa. We celebrate it as a continent, and we embrace everyone’s different cultures. And we also like to help each other out in all our different struggles, from globally, to regional, to community-based,” said proud Congolese and Burundian student born in Uganda Franciscane Nfundiko.
