Hola, Salut from Ouagadougou to Euroafricanbloggers!
Well, MJCA this months closed their activities, the volunteers finally can take their merited rest after a long year of full and intensive work. I also took my time finally to take a pause. Now I would you present just a bit of crazy friends burkinabè that I had the chance to meet during my stay at Ouaga. JahAhmad, performers of theatre, danse, traditional masks and marionettes; Saidou Traore, a musician of goni, the traditional instruments burkinabè. Ouda, a musician that you can see in the photoes with his guitar. Afrocadetjeunesse, a troup very shock whom the leader is a Rastawoman! Mamadou Diabatè, a djimbèfolà burkinabè, that you see in the photoes talking to Ernest, a commedien burkinabè; then the big family “Theatre du progres” and Spiritthing, a reggae singer. My “maman africain” Fofanna Bibata, a strong women that manage an association of women's rights at Kokodogò, a village burkinabè (most of all she's a great cook as you can see in the photo). Ali, (I yet introduced you the Troup Zen Thuwa who he dans) you can see him in the photoes with is paintings... but most of all the Troupe of musician Sijnikama a family of griots that came from Bobodioulasso. Here the Art and most of all the Music play an important role, it's very very important; so it's considered as a richness to preserve. For this reason it's very common and easy to meet artists and crazy people of all kind. I'm still here at Ouaga but I yet imagine how I will miss them before my departure. If someone is interested to their activities, or have some ideas to plan meetings to African or intercultural Festivals, don't hesitate and I'll give you more news and contacts..
Then, don't forget that this months David Tonon and Pablo (Nexes) came at Ouaga to join us and MJCA staff!! They're been here just few days but very very intensive. I take advantage of the Euroafricain Blog to thanks them and say them a big “Ciaoooo”.
Kisses kisses, and Bill fu my Euroafricain zoà!! (a bientot).
Cristina

The photoes from Ouaga..

Hello dear voluntary friend! Wherever you are I hope that everything takes place well for you? When to me, for one and a half month, we have to work with the young people of my structure, of the animations of holidays, summer camps in stay. During this July-August, we have to liven up with approximately 120 young people and all this very well took place. And afterward I had 2 weeks of vacation, and I get ready now for the mid-term seminar with all the present volunteers in France next week. I wish you all good courage in your activities. I kiss you!!!
Modeste en France salut!!!

hello fellow bloggers,entao finalmente percebo quando as pessoas falam português,meaning just 3weeks ago i was helping an oldwoman down on to the elevator,she started talking to me and i realised i could understand her very well.After almost 5months of frustration out of no where i could clearly understand when portuguese people speak,im so excited and wanted to share that with you. so 15weeks before i go back home and im a bit scared,i want to make my time in Portugal count in a big way,i dont want to look back and wonder what did for 9months,i want to feel that i left a piece of me with my association and everyone i was in contact with. I know from here i have learnt a lot and matured a lot,the experience was not all smooth i had challenges and frustrations and still gained a lot.

anyway this week we there will be an event called festas do mar,festivals by the sea and gues what our association will have its tent there and i will be volunteering there while enjoying the festivals for free.my other regular tasks are going well.so in short i am well and having a great time here in PORTUGAL and promise u more photos.ciao for now

Hola à tous le monde! Ny Zabrè, Hello, Ciao, Aye boe, A nj sogma, Djam iri…
Finally I give you some news from Ouaga…
This months MJCA gived the best as it can ; the programs and the activities planned by the DUNIA LA VIE had been very charged. The schools closed, also ‘cause the rains start to fall very hard and frequently. The street here are not asphalted, children often make long distances to reach the schools, and now with the mud it’s not easy to shift.
So the children are in holiday, and MJCA organised a lot of different “club de vacance” to them; they can have fun and gain educational project at the same time. Then the Association go on travel to satisfied all kind of their needs; so they leave the streets and learn to grow up together. MJCA is just a small building, and the children that wants to participate at it’s games and activities are more than the Association can reach or host.. So in this months we bill the classroom of some different lyceum and schools of the sector 19 of Ouaga, (Aurema, Wagadogo C, etcc..); there we developed all activities as it’s possible. Seven different groups of French volunteers came at DUNIA LA VIE to exchange friendly and new skills to burkinabè animators. Estelle et Frederique, then Anais and Emma, then Jeanne et Carole; then Joelle, Charlotte et Pauline, then Alexandre, and finally Stephane, a French teacher that live in Italy.. They planned courses of informatics, plays and games, writings, French and English, courses of music with traditional instruments burkinabè.. But it’s not finished! At the same time more than 12 animators burkinabè continued their activities of social welfare, educational, games, for other groups of children. It's clear that African and europeen animators works together to exchange and developed their activities. Then the 23th july, finally, me and my friends Ali, Ouda and Dioss (musicians and dancer) presented “JAMUEKRE”, a special musical with about 30 children. We’ve choose them between more than 150 children, after a long, long casting during 4 months...We played a piece that talked about “Tenga” a young boys that leave his village and start to travel to reach adventure and gained his dream: became an artist of modern-traditional music. Thanks to his success, Tenga finally will have the chance to open an Association to help the children of the street, as DUNIA LA VIE/MJCA: it's a sort of Samarcanda or African Macondo ... At the end of the show we make a little party, and we eat all together with the children and inhabitants of the sector 19. It’s been a crazy and joyful experience, as usual here..
I show you some photos, and I hope that a bit of joy that I have the chance to gain here can reach all of you!! A special thanks to my tutor Yasmina, David Tonon and Emiliano Bon of Xena, and a big kiss to all euroafrican volunteers and friends,
A bientot
Cristina

Salam malekum, ma nuyu waa EuroAfricanEVS !

Bonjour tout le monde EuroAfricanEVS !

So many stories intersect in the blog, it’s great! So many smiles, so many colors!

I'm spending an incredible time in Louga, Senegal. Gradually the integration in the Fesfop team becomes more and more reality; ndank-ndank, despacio pero sin pausa, I feel at home and I start talking and doing really like Senegalese people.. as they say "eé, la Laia, c'est finit, c 'est unrecuperable”.

..in the city, with friends, every day I feel more within this madness of colors and smells, heat and now, also humidity and rain. Just twenty days ago they started the first rains, and Louga has dressed up in green, so fast… What amazing storms… What was a desert now looks like a astroturf ;) it’s a new pretty Louga appearance!

…the activities with Fesfop departments continue with senegalese rhythm, now in rains period with really problems of power cut… but come what may, life goes on, and Euroafrican experience goes on too!

…followed by courses in dance, party nights, some tours, Sundays at family’s home around a big bowl of "cebu jen"...

Naarees ag jamm!

Jamm ag jamm! Peace!

MY NEW FAMILY!!