Racing to common ground 

 Philipstown Wire Car Grand Prix 

 Feature story
Racing to common ground
Only one finished first, but all who work to break down racial walls in Philipstown, South Africa, celebrated.

 Web extras
Galimoto
Wire cars, called "draadkars" in South Africa and "galimotos" in the Chichewa language of Malawi, are featured in this book by Karen Williams.
Galimoto: study aid
Use this resource along with the book, "Galimoto," to help children learn more about Malawi and where it's located in Africa.
Build a wire car
Instructions for building your own wire care.
Purchase a galimoto
Ten Thousand Villages offers "galimotos" made in Kenya for purchase.

This selection of images provides a brief glimpse of the inaugural Philipstown Wire Care Grand Prix, which was held Oct. 2, 2010, in Philipstown, South Africa.

For more about how this event demonstrated an unprecedented effort in Philipstown to bring racial communities together, read the accompanying story in Beyond Ourselves.


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