August 2005 – The Ford Foundation’s Southern African Office has recently announced a two year grant (US $180,000) to PROMETRA chapters in South Africa and Mozambique.  This grant entitled “Strengthening Traditional Medicine in the Southern African Region” will support institutional capacity building, traditional medicine research and training.

PROMETRA South Africa will conduct these activities under the direction of chapter President, Baba Credo Mutwa and Executive Director, Professor Kenneth S. Mossanda.  PROMETRA South Africa, in partnership with the National Research Foundation, is hosting an international workshop entitled, "Health, Food and Music: Exploring Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Its Interfaces with Other Knowledge Systems” on  28 and 29 September 2005 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Email kenmossanda@yahoo.com for additional information

PROMETRA Mozambique’s team will be lead by chapter President, Narciso Mahumana.  The resources of the Ford Foundation grant will supplement the ongoing traditional medicine research and documentation work being conducted by PROMETRA Mozambique with support from the W K Kellogg Foundation.

PROMETRA South Africa recently hosted The Leadership Center at Morehouse College’s Oprah Winfrey International Leadership Scholars during their visit to the Republic of South Africa. Morehouse College is the  the only all-male US institution with a historic mission to serve the unique educational of African American men. Morehouse College is  located in Atlanta, Georgia USA and is a member of the Atlanta University Center – a consortium of six institutions – the largest collection of black institutions of higher education in the world.   Students visited with Baba Credo Mutwa and Sangoma  Virginia  Rathele learning about African traditional medicine and South African indigenous culture.

http://www.morehouse.edu/leadershipcenter/index.html

Morehouse student journals on meeting Baba Credo Mutwa

http://www.morehouse.edu/communications/osalp/student_diaries/sagna23.php