The End Of A Long Journey

Part One: From Jan 8th – Jan 13th 

Jan 8th – 10th  In Johannesburg / Soweto

– Visiting Alexandria Township
– Apartheid Museum
– Life in Soweto
 
Jan 11th – 14th  In Help Lesotho – LESOTHO
 
Part Two: From Jan 14th – Jan 19th

Jan 14th  In Cape Town

– Visiting Bush Radio
– Zip Zap Circus
– Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
– Cotlands Orphanage

Jan 18th – 19th  In Robben Island

– History of Robben Island
– End of Expedition Ceremony

The story of Africa is a complex and rich one, filled with the culture and history of its people. Professional adventure guide Ben Webster, the team leader of Expedition Africa, will attempt to tell this story over 20 weeks travelling from Cairo, Egypt to Capetown, South Africa in some of the more remote areas of the continent.

All along the way he’ll be sharing his stories with Ontario students via satellite and online updates, focusing on Africa’s successes, challenges and vision for the future. CityNews reporter Merella Fernandez, will be joining Webster’s team in December when they will attempt over seven days to reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa’s highest point. Their trek, and Ben’s entire four-month journey, will be documented here on https://toronto.citynews.ca/ so keep checking back for updates.

Expedition Africa is designed to actively engage Canadian school-aged students, their teachers and their families with respect to the Continent of Africa, its opportunities, its challenges and its peoples.  Through the innovative use of advanced technology, these individuals will better understand the realities and challenges facing groups of people and their communities in developing African countries.