Bozoum
Fair 2016
Are nearly two months that we are
working, meeting cooperatives and preparing the organization, and here we are:
this morning we opened the Fair of Bozoum!
It is a unique event in the panorama
of Central Africa Republic! There are 145 cooperatives, coming from almost all
over the region. Some of them covered 220 km to reach the location. The Fair is
held by Caritas, with financial support of Cordaid, a Caritas of Holland. The
theme is always the same: “The farmer
pride” (paysan orgueil). It’s always a surprise and a great joy to see the
pride on the faces of so many men and women displaying and selling the products
of their work! We take care of everything: transportation by truck and the
stands.
Each one of us is at work: who
assembles, who keep the ground clean, who take care of refreshing the gardens
or caring of the sound amplifier. Even the students of our high school Saint
Augustin do their best in welcoming and supporting all participants.
On Saturday morning the kick off of
the event: a small parade, a few speeches, visiting the stands, which are
gorgeous! The cooperatives are busy on organizing the show of the products.
Very beautiful colors and even some banana and coffee plants! In the afternoon
we head to visit the gardens. This Fair is an initiative that we launched to
develop farming in the city, helping people to create an opportunity to enrich
the table with fresh vegetables and to earn some money.
The farmers pride: faces, colors,
flavors, scents and sounds wanting to reward all of them after the silent and
the exhausting work of thousands of farmers. It’s also an opportunity to show
the positive face of agriculture helping people to believe in themselves as well as in working the
fields.
Il bacino con i pesci un petit bassin avec les possons |
Sr.Christine e lo stand dei bambini dell'Arc en Ciel |
La Giuria al lavoro le Jury au travail |
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