Assitej South Africa will host an ACYTA (African Children and Youth Theatre Arena) Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 17-19 September 2009. Delegates will be coming from chapters across the continent, including Nigeria, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Rwanda, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Botswana, Benin, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The meeting will be attached to the meeting of the Arterial Network (20-22 September) www.arterialnetwork.org, just before the IFACAA World Congress on Arts and Culture (22-25 September), www.artsummit.org. Delegates will be encouraged to attend the other two meetings after the ACYTA meeting has taken place.

The purpose of the meeting will be to explore areas such as Artistic exchange within Africa, Capacity building of national centres, Positioning of Assitej in Africa, Communication within ACYTA, Synergies between centres and Funding partnerships. The meeting will also look at the achievements and obstacles to achievement within ACYTA.

For more information on the meeting, contact Yvette Hardie at yvette@hardie.co.za