From Cameroon to Germany
Endale lives in the small village of Naikom, in the state of Bamenda, in the English-speaking part of Cameroon.
Endale dreams of becoming a tram driver in Berlin.
Endale is very good at school and so she is allowed to attend the secondary school in Yaoundé. There, too, she works so hard that she is able to fulfill her dream.
She receives a scholarship and is allowed to study in Germany. There, she becomes Berlin's first Black tram driver.
Would you like to see Endale's exciting journey?
The children of the Global New Generation in Potsdam and Berlin have produced the film "Endale becomes a tram driver in Berlin" for you.
Curtain up!
The film was funded by the Fonds Soziokultur and by the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg.
By the way, do you already know Martin Dibobe?
Train driver Martin Dibobe in front of a Berlin public transport subway train. Photo: BVG
„Martin Dibobe worked for the Berlin transport company from 1906 to 1919 – as the first train conductor of African origin. Throughout his life he fought for human rights….“
More about Cameroon
Would you like to get to know the country of Cameroon in a playful way?
Then visit our interactive learning platform „GNG Homeschool“
