Tumaini Festival:
The Tumaini Festival, an annual event held since 2014 at Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp, celebrates the resilience and culture of refugees through music, art, and crafts.
- Tumaini Festival founded in 2014, by Menes La Plume, a Congolese poet.
- Purpose is to create a unique platform for cultural exchange, showcasing resilience through music, art, and crafts.
- To Builds connections and breaks stereotypes by humanizing the refugee experience, allowing people to share common experiences and celebrate cultural diversity.
- 2024 Event: Organized by the camp’s youth, many of whom were born in the camp, reflecting local pride and ownership.
- Dzaleka Refugee Camp is located Near Lilongwe, Malawi, originally established on a former prison site.
- Established in 1994, following regional conflicts, particularly in Africa’s Great Lakes region.
