Afrika Akademie/ Schwarze Volkshochschule (SVHS)

The Africa Academy/ Black Community College (SVHS) is the continuation and extension of what has begun as “Place of Learning and Remembrance – African Quarter“ (LEO) 

additional links: www.leo-afrika.de or http://www.leo-av.de

The United Nations have proclaimed an international decade for people of African descent (2015 –2024) and we have decided to contribute locally and to permanently address the topic of decolonization under incorporation of the Black community.

“If you do something for me, without me, you’re against me.“ Anta Diop

Within the scope of this institutional opening, we established a Black community college at the community college Berlin Mitte. It is an independent “program sector of Black people for Black people“, whereat the program is defined by Black experts, participants and co-workers following the needs, contents, learning methods, learning goals and tempo decided by themselves. 

The Africa Academy/ Black Community College (SVHS) consists of four pillars:

– Afro-Samstagschule (Afro Saturday School)
– Black Youth for Empowerment and Leadership
– African Women on the Winning Side
– Parenting in the Diaspora

Additionally we regularly organize public events.