Kékéli Cultural Festival 5th Edition

Kékéli Festival" initiated since 2016 by the NGO ASTOVOT, is in its 5th edition this year. This festival is a vehicle for promoting Togolese culture in all its diversity through local artistic and folklore groups. The theme of this year's edition is "Women, pillar of environmental protection". Women have an important role to play in the preservation of the environment and natural resources and in the promotion of sustainable development. In Togo, for example, the main responsibility for providing for the household falls on women, especially in rural areas, and they largely determine consumption trends. Thus, women have a fundamental role to play in the adoption of sustainable and environmentally sound consumption patterns, natural resource management and production. This project encourages women to become more involved in environmental protection activities through the organization of cultural and community activities. As usual, a cultural event will be organized at the end of the project where various folklore and artistic groups from the village will perform. It will also have other cultural activities around the theme of this edition, namely: fashion show in traditional dress, skits, Batik, health of public places ... etc... This Festival is for Astovot, a space for intercultural exchange and citizen expression. Aims of project - Organize cultural and community activities involving the participation of women and girls in environmental protection ; - Promote local artistic and folklore groups by providing them with a framework for expression designed to raise awareness of the issue of environmental preservation through eco-gestures; - Encourage the immersion of international volunteers in peasant families within the framework of cultural exchanges ; Work The first phase : - Formation of the volunteer art group ; - Group rehearsals (percussion, singing and dancing) ; - Organization of exchange meetings around the theme of publishing (local development actors, village associations, women's groups or cooperatives...) ; - Batik workshops ; - Sketch montages around the theme; - Actions of salubrity and environmental protection in the village ; - Accompanying artistic and folklore groups in the preparation of the festival ; - Immersions of international volunteers in the peasant families; The second phase : Organization of the festival (invitation of the folklore and artistic groups ; logistics, design of the communication supports, sound system, installation). - Arrangement of the hall or place of the show and installation ; - Planning of activities (group performances, sketches, fashion show...etc.) - Evaluation Thus, the festival will take into account the staging of the different folklore groups and also that of the volunteer group. It would be the place of expression and valorization of the Togolese culture. NB : Various prizes and certificates will be awarded to the different groups.