{"id":144452,"date":"2026-06-03T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/?p=144452"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:29:39","slug":"exposicion-ensenar-africa-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/en\/2026\/06\/03\/exposicion-ensenar-africa-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition: Teaching Africa 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teaching Africa<\/a> is a project developed through collaboration between Casa \u00c1frica, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), and the Government of the Canary Islands. It has received support from Binter, the Ram\u00f3n Areces Foundation, the University Foundation of Las Palmas (FULP), and the University Center for International Cooperation and Development (CUCID), as well as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (Senegal).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 2016, the project has also enjoyed crucial support from the Gran Canaria Island Council, through its International Solidarity Service, and is included within the Gran Canaria Solidaria Program.<\/p>\n

This educational initiative arose from the evident lack of knowledge about Africa among Spanish teenagers, following previous studies on secondary school students’ perceptions of Africa and its presence in textbooks.<\/p>\n

Africa is the closest physical reality to the Canary Islands, yet ignorance and stereotypes are the most common traits that shape our perception of the continent. A negative view of what happens there is almost the only one that exists, especially among students, to the point that the diversity of situations is a feature that is barely considered, as are the positive advances that African societies have made in many areas.<\/p>\n

To address this deficiency, this project has created the teaching unit “Teaching Africa,” designed for secondary school students, which aims to present a pluralistic and diverse Africa that, without hiding its problems, emphasizes its positive progress.<\/p>\n

The teaching unit consists of a Student Book and a Teacher’s Guide on CD. The Student Book contains short texts, images, graphs, data tables, etc., that encourage reflection through a series of activities divided into eight themes:<\/p>\n