South Africa is a country committed to freedom and opportunity for all people. Despite these ideals, discrimination against foreigners continues. This provides a poor welcome for refugee and immigrant children who have experienced the horrors of violence, poverty, and persecution in their own countries.
A range of t-shirts has been launched and in buying one, you can help combat this discrimination by supporting anti-xenophobia education and ‘the suitcase project’-an innovative art therapy initiative where refugee children reclaim good and difficult memories through creative expression. The t-shirts include images inspired by the children who participate in this project.
The t-shirts have been designed by
Frances Andrew with support from the
Forced Migration Studies Programme at the
University of the Witwatersrand
The t-shirts are available from:
The Space, Rosebank Mall, Johannesburg
The Space, Gateway, Durban
The Space, Cavendish Square, Cape Town
Me Me Me, Cape Town
For more information on the t-shirts
and how to get your hands on them call:
Frances Andrew
Phone/Fax: +27 (0) 11 648 5319
or email