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Follow the work to combat irregular migration in Guinea Bissau through the story of our aid worker Matteo. #AiutaliANonFuggire!

Follow the work to combat irregular migration in Guinea Bissau through the story of our aid worker Matteo. #AiutaliANonFuggire!

We have promoted a course on organic horticultural production at the Mon Na Lama association in Gabù that we are supporting. Twenty young people (both men and women) aged 18 to 35 participated in the course, five for each of the four associations benefiting from the gardens. The goal of the course was to train […]

While sowing and transplanting continues in the gardens, the whole Mani Tese group in Gabù works to deliver the materials necessary for the construction of the structures that will house the rice hulling machines and the mills. Each association will be responsible for the machines and their safety. Soon the final results of their commitment… […]

We worked hard to deliver rice husking machines and flour mills, especially corn and sorghum. The women are those who in the villages are dedicated to the manual processing of rice, a hard and very tiring job. Our mechanics assemble the machines while the anxiety of the first processing rises in the community and the […]

At the end of February and during the second week of March, the multifunctional youth center in the east of Guinea Bissau was animated by over 40 people, including many young people and women. It was wonderful to see different ethnic groups (Fula, Mandinka and Balanta) talking about associations through very interesting group dynamics. Each […]

It is really true that one garden is different from the other. Not that there was any need for anyone to point this out. But when you enter a new world and a totally different culture you notice not only the details but also small things that are often taken for granted. And not only […]

We cannot always talk about the positive experiences or successes of the projects. The images you see in fact are of a vegetable garden in a suburb of the city of Gabù, where some time ago we carried out the training course in horticulture. Do you remember that huge colorful garden full of vegetables? Well, […]

Water is one of the most limiting factors in crops, especially in southern countries. The irregularity of the rains is no longer an exception, but a constancy. We are working in the vegetable gardens by building wells that, in addition to regularizing production, will help improve the economy of the villages where women will be […]

Ussumane is a really good mechanic. He is only 21 years old and grew up in his father’s workshop who worked for many years in Bafatà, a rice-producing area, where he has always worked on machines for the rice processing center. And he is really very prepared. He is working with us and helps our […]

There are days I will never forget here in Guinea Bissau. Certainly the organization of the first community debate to raise awareness on illegal immigration and the showing of the documentary. The first of 12 community djumbai (this is how the debates are called here in Guinea) involved the suburb “Cape Verde”, on the road […]

The beauty of projects in the villages is that there is always a good reason to celebrate. This time, however, we had a lot to celebrate in Djibata. The first reason among all is the closure of the works on the well and the delivery of buckets and pulleys awaiting more innovative irrigation systems, which […]

We talked a lot about gardens and little about chicken coops. Construction of the chicken coops began in February. The project made available the material necessary for the construction of the structure while the labor is the counterpart of the beneficiary association. Today we are talking about the poultry activities of the project and to […]

While waiting for the chicks and laying hens, here are the troughs and feeders necessary for breeding. Here we are in Mon Na Lama in Gabù. The arrival of this material has aroused a lot of curiosity throughout the neighborhood… Chickens are coming. Stay tuned! Follow Matteo’s field work and all the activities of #AiutaliANonFuggire

The selections of the “Son of the earth, your strength is in your land” festival have officially begun. 28 competitors will be selected by 3 musicians from the Gabu region. Unfortunately, only 10 will take the stage on May 20 in the square of Gabu where there will be, among the spectators, 50 Senegalese boys […]

The project is entering its final stages and the future sustainability of the investment made so far must be ensured. How to do? Simple… The first of three courses on the marketing of agricultural products (chickens, eggs, vegetables, flour and rice) and basic accounting took place in June. During this activity we have proposed to […]

And here it is the Guineans’ turn to go to Senegal and see the project’s results on the field. On 7 July 2017, 48 young people from the beneficiary associations left for Djaobé, Kolda region in Senegal. Young people with a great desire to observe the techniques of the Senegalese brothers, but above all with […]

A nove mesi dall’inizio del progetto di contrasto alle migrazioni irregolari in Guinea Bissau, il nostro cooperante Matteo tira le somme sui risultati degli orti, dei pollai, dei centri di trasformazione dei cereali e delle attività di sensibilizzazione.