Pedro Dausab speaks Khoekhoegowab: Reflecting on his formative years and his educational journey
Pedro Dausab relates the reason why he only started schooling at the age of eleven. He discusses having to navigate learning in both the English and Afrikaans mediums. He describes how he excelled at school despite of these challenges and how he progressed to studying at tertairy institutions. Pedro's success is contrasted to the educational reality of children of Nama, Damara and Herero ancestry being taught by unqualified teachers in Church schools as they had no formal schools dedicated to their education. In between this narrative we can also learn about Pedro's grandfather and father and their influence in his life.
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Title
Pedro Dausab speaks Khoekhoegowab: Reflecting on his formative years and his educational journey
Date
7 September 2022
Description
Pedro Dausab relates the reason why he only started schooling at the age of eleven. He discusses having to navigate learning in both the English and Afrikaans mediums. He describes how he excelled at school despite of these challenges and how he progressed to studying at tertairy institutions. Pedro's success is contrasted to the educational reality of children of Nama, Damara and Herero ancestry being taught by unqualified teachers in Church schools as they had no formal schools dedicated to their education.
In between this narrative we can also learn about Pedro's grandfather and father and their influence in his life.
In between this narrative we can also learn about Pedro's grandfather and father and their influence in his life.
Language
Nama
Place
Vredenburg, Cape West Coast, South Africa
Subject
Nama language
Oral history-Africa, Southern
topic
Language
