February 2023
The crocodile and the monkey, by Amara Camara
Once upon a time there was a monkey and a crocodile who were great friends. They grew up together, they had everything in common. When they reached maturity, the crocodile returned to the water and the monkey stayed on dry land. One day, because of the poverty in the village, the monkey decided to cross the river to look for
The turtle and the hippopotamus, by Amara Camara
Once upon a time, a turtle and a hippopotamus were great friends. They decided to live together in perfect friendship. They lived together for many years and their friendship was legendary until the day the drought came to the village. Because of the drought, the rivers and wells dried up and the village had a water problem. So in the
The Bamako Game Jam, 19-22 December 2022
The Bamako Game Jam, 19-22 December 2022 The twenty villagers participating in the Djonya Kêlè Ja Toulon project met from 19 to 22 December in Bamako for the final workshop, a Game Jam organised in partnership with Jiwe Studios (Kenya). Jiwe accompanied them to deepen their knowledge of video games in order to design a game about descent-based slavery. Various
The theatre tour about climate change in the Kayes region, November 2022
From 31 October to 4 November 2022, the Donkosira team and four villages in the Kayes region participating in the Watigueleya Kèlê project (Monzona, Bouillagui, Bougarila and Banzana) organised a theatre tour on climate change in Mali. The objective of the tour was to raise awareness and discuss the impacts of climate change with villagers through sketches prepared at the
Local migration due to lack of water in Ethiouar (Bandafassi, Senegal), March 2021
We are in Iden Karfa, in the Ethiouar district, in Bandafassi. This water point used to be used as a drinking water source for the people of this neighbourhood, in this case the Bédik people. Ten years ago, the water remained here until November-December. Today, we see that at the end of October, beginning of November, the water runs dry.