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The diverse business exhibition stands and the dazzling entertainment program encompassing choirs, gospel, fashion, lifestyle, food, business icons, budding entrepreneurs, small business stars, traders, young people, emerging and top local entertainers and sports stars will instill real pride in Khayelitsha and surrounding communities. The Festival has eight major themes, each of which will provide a focus for sponsors, exhibitors and the visiting public. Within each theme a number of activities and promotions have been planned (the final programme of event will depend on the amount of sponsorship raised). Below are listed a number of possible activities in each of the eight theme areas. | | | | • | Leisure & Lifestyle | | | Exhibition Approximately 1 100 square metres of covered exhibition space is available incorporating the following sectors and more. Home related products eg. furniture, home and kitchen appliances; Food and Beverage industry; DIY e.g. tools, paint, hardware; Hi-Techm incl computers, mobile phones, TV’s and other electronic goods; Health, Beauty & Fashion; Community Projects; Outdoor/gardening
Up to 100 business, NGO and government entities will exhibit at the Festival. | | | | | • | Small and Micro Enterprise Development | | | In collaboration with SMME organisations and/or Sponsors, SMMEs will be identified and selected. An “Exhibitor Training Course” will be implemented both pre and post event in partnership with a Cape Town based tertiary institution. This course will arm the SMME exhibitor with all the tools necessary to promote, market and sell their products and/or services at the exhibition as well as provide valuable information on, for example, creating customer databases based on leads taken at the Festival, following up on these leads, customer service, etc. This project will be run with the assistance of the City of Cape Town Local Economic Development Department and the Khayelitsha Business Forum. | | | | | • | Youth Zone | | | As youth development forms such a pivotal part of the Festival, an entire section of the Festival will be dedicated to providing the youth with guidance regarding their career choices as well as involving them in a hip, funky, entertaining activity programme. This section will be known as the “Youth Zone”. It will comprise an exhibition area for tertiary institutions and other organizations targeting the 16-25 year old market, and a stage which will feature presentations by well known role models who will give tips to the youth on how to make it in life. | | | | | • | Food, Beverage & Nutrition | | | In the Chef’s Arena, celebrity chefs will be invited to showcase their culinary talents in a section of the exhibition. Contemporary African food will be prepared for tasting, along with wines and other beverages produced from all over South Africa. | | | | | • | Arts & Culture | | | In the Storytelling Boma we plan to have an area dedicated to story telling and the recollections of individual histories through stories, poetry and other oral methods. In South Africa we are poised at a unique moment in history where a dynamic, emerging story is being written not always necessarily shackled to the apartheid past. The Storytelling Boma will capture the transitions of ordinary people and provide them with an opportunity to tell their stories and be heard. | | | | | • | Main Stage Entertainment Programme | | | This will take place on the main stage erected outside the OR Tambo hall. Three days of music, dance and shows featuring most of the major musical genres in South Africa. | | | | | • | Travel & Tourism | | | The Festival organizers will liaise with local tour companies to ensure that they include the Festival in their tour itineraries. These will be promoted by Routes Unlimited and other tourism bodies in Cape Town. This will require the close involvement of our media partner Media 24 as it will depend heavily on an advertising and promotional campaign to create awareness. | | | | | • | Health, Beauty & Fashion | | | Fashion shows will feature Khayelitsha-based fashion designers alongside established brands who will be producing garments specifically for the Festival. A 90 minute show will run each day on the main stage, while smaller shows will be run during the day every day in the main marquee. The 2006 and 2007 Soweto Festival Fashion Shows were world class and generated huge crowd support and media interest. | |
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Youth Zone Programme
