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Screening of Czech short cartoons „Little Mole“ in the Tshegofatsong Special School in Mamelodi

(This article expired 10.06.2016.)

The screening of the well-known Czech short cartoon movies “Little mole” was organized on 6 June 2014 in Tshegofatsong Special School in Mamelodi.

In 2013 the Czech Embassy in Pretoria chose the school as the recipient of its small scale developmental project under its bilateral development cooperation. The aim of the project was to contribute to the occupational therapy and with supplies of equipment and material for woodwork and beadwork facilities.

The screening of the “Little Mole” was partly organized as the follow-up to the small scale project. The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria wishes to maintain the close relationship with the Tshegofatsong School also in the field of cultural activities to bring a little bit of happiness to Tshegofatsong´s children, which often come from deprived neighbourhoods. The episodes “Mole and His Little Car” and “Mole in the Desert” were among the most applauded. Teachers and school management representatives then welcomed both the entertaining and the educative character of the event. Despite the fact that Zdeněk Miller´s short cartoons featuring “Little Mole” were filmed more than fifty years ago, they seem to be still appealing to the today´s youngest generation. Even in an environment culturally and geographically so different from the Czech Republic and other Central European countries, region where the “Little Mole” cartoons were the most popular. 

Tshegofatsong is the only special school in Mamelodi (close to Pretoria) with the number of inhabitants estimated around 1 million. The school has currently over 300 learners and is enrolling other children. Children in Tshegofatsong suffer from various mental and physical challenges, e.g. autism, sight or hearing problems; and they often come from disadvantaged families and difficult social situations.

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Krteček v Mamelodi / Little Mole in Mamelodi