‘Humdili’ occurred on Sherkin Island over two days in October. The connection happened through collaboratively made Haiku poetry and the sharing of poetry and songs in Pashto, Persian, English, and Irish. There was also a cookery demonstration by the Afghani women and, later that day, an Afghan feast that was shared with the islanders. In association with CARA Community Sponsherip Group. HUMDILI (connect through hearts)
“It felt like a big family made up of people from Ireland and Afghanistan”
“A wonderful experience to be part of… a mixture of people from Afghanistan, Ireland, Ukraine and Sherkin: a multi-sensory, multi-cultural, multi-memory-maker!”
Facilitated by SallyAnn Lenehan
