THE SIYAZAMA PROJECT

'Siyazama' is isiZulu for "we are trying"

The Siyazama project enables rural traditional craftswomen from KwaZulu-Natal to express their concerns about HIV and AIDS and all of its complexities through their beautiful beaded cloth dolls and beadwork. The project and its producers communicate and spread awareness on HIV/AIDS through creative workshops, local and international exhibitions, museum collections and research activities.

Kate Wells, Senior Design Lecturer at the Durban Institute of Technology (DIT) leads the project, which is an important outcome of the DIT

Department of Graphic Design's National Research Foundation (NRF) funded niche area "Appropriate Design Education for Sustainable Development' under 'Design, Health and Community".

Contact:

Kate Wells — Siyazama Director
Phone: (031) 203 6648 (w)
E-mail: crystil@icon.co.za or
katew@dit.ac.za
Department of Graphic Design
City Campus
Durban Institute of Technology
PO Box 1334
DURBAN
4000