Annual Philippolis Multilingual Public Speaking Competition
The Annual Philippolis Multilingual Public Speaking Competition is the first of its kind in South Africa. The competition aims to encourage multilingualism in communities while at the same time instilling pride in the participants and their language(s). It was first held in 2013 as part of the MIDP project, but in 2015 became the joint project of the ULFE and UFS Community Engagement Division. This project continued when the ULFE and the department amalgamated.
Schools from the surrounding areas of Philippolis are invited to participate. The theme of the competition usually centres on heritage and culture. Participants speak on their chosen topic in their mother tongues, which includes SASL, Sesotho, Setswana, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans.
We are proud of this flagship project, and of the enthusiastic participation from participating schools.