La Météo des Écoles. Batterie d’artistes détonants au BAFA. Afrique Australe >> Actualité >> Batterie d’artistes détonants au BAFA Lors du BAFA BAFA (Buddyz Annual Festival of Arts) qui s’est tenu du 22 au 25 octobre 2009 à Harare, au Zimbabwe , Volens a présenté plusieurs des outils de création artistique qui permettent de conseiller les orphelins et enfants vulnérables sur des sujets précis. Le BAFA est un festival annuel qui vise à rapprocher les organisations, artistes et donateurs dans le but de promouvoir l’engagement social à travers l’art .
Bien qu’une grande partie du festival était axée sur le VIH/SIDA, le réseau de Volens œuvrant pour le renforcement du soutien communautaire des orphelins et enfants vulnérables avait son propre espace dédié, avec du matériel de documentation et la projection de petites vidéos de présentation. Un total de 115 participants ont pris part à des activités, avec entre autres, le spectacle de marionnettes, la poésie, le hip hop, l’acrobatie et la capoeira, le tout suivi de séances de conseil.
The Volens Family in Haiti. Actualiteit - Actualité >> The Volens Family in Haiti has been present in Haiti for more than thirty years now. Throughout this period, we have been collaborating with Since 2008, we have been active in the north of the island, on both sides of the border that separates Haiti from the Dominican Republic, with various partner organizations who are all involved on the theme of .
Their buildings are completely destroyed. The buildings of GARR (Port-au-Prince) and (equally in Port-au-Prince) may have suffered lesser damages but they have been looted by strangers in the days following the catastrophe. The Haitian organisations with whom we have a partnership are: : A network of coffee plant cooperatives in the northern region (Cap Haitian) Recocarno is an institution which aims at improving the and their cooperatives by making their production more profitable while keeping it environment-friendly.
(Port-au-Prince and Lemonade-Cap Haitian) (Wanament) (Wanament) (Port-au-Prince) Joke Smissaert. Solidarity from the north of the island. Our way of seeing the world (our vision) Coopération au développement. Fair trade in Mali. Afrique de l’Ouest >> Actualité >> Fair trade in Mali The Fair Trade Week organised by the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) will be held from September 30th to Octobre 10th. In this context, Maïka Denys , development worker for Volens in Mali will inform us of the current situation of Fair Trade in the country. “Volens brings its support to different local NGOs who work for a solidarity economy in Mali, Senegal or in Burkina Faso. While Fair Trade is a familiar concept to these countries, none has contracted a deal with major and well-known actors such as OXFAM, COFTA or again FTO.
Indeed the acquisition of the “Fair Trade” label generates expenses and often requires numerous administrative procedures. And yet, the groups of women supported by our partner organisations most likely correspond to the criteria required to benefit from the attribution of this label. AJA Mali (Youth Action Association) has a solid experience in fair trade.
Volens visited this shop. Maïka Denys.
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