A project that combines storytelling with dynamic yoga to help children develop their physical and mental health and improve their overall well-being has started. Translated as You, Me, Us in Swahili, Wewe Mimi Sisi is a passion project developed by Nii Klotey Quaye and his five-year-old daughter Xolani to adapt classic African stories into fun and interactive programs for children. The pilot episode of Wewe Mimi Sisi retells the classic Ghanaian tale of Anansi & The Yams, packed with life lessons for children whether it is of the perils of laziness and deceit, the dangers of revenge, or the benefits of friendship, while also encouraging them to move. Created in the middle of lockdown over the summer, the idea for Wewe Mimi Sisi was birthed from Xolani falling in love with children’s shows on YouTube that brought together storytelling and movement. Nii and Xolani came to an agreement to adapt one of Xolani’s favourite classic African stories Anansi & The Yams for the small screen, and with the further intention of developing more classic tales and fables from Africa and the diaspora, Wewe Mimi Sisi the series was born. Wewe Mimi Sisi has quickly evolved into a celebration of the…
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Wewe Mimi Sisi – classic African stories adapted for kids YouTube series
