"The full and complete development of the world and the cause of peace requires the maximum participation of women as well as men in all fields." - United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
I headed 25km en brousse to the village of Dolo for huit Mars, a national holiday in Burkina Faso. They actually have a day off of work and school for Women's Day. My Burkinabe counterparts think it is incredible that we do not celebrate huit Mars in the USA. I try to explain to them that in American women and men are equal and that there is no need for a Women's Day in America because EVERYDAY is Women's Day in the US.
A women's group sports this year's pagne design in green
A women's group sports this year's pagne design in green
Each women's group dresses up in their groupments pagne design
Women "singing" which is actually just shouting into a microphone with traditional African chants
After the functionaire speak for over an hour women and girls march pass in their groups. These is a group of school girls.
This group had interesting movements for their arms
Other volunteers Matthew and Linda "blend" in with the other Burkinabe in the crowd.
The tent that "important" people sit under to watch the huit Mars festivities
A table of various traditonal Burkinabe foods. Mostly To, yumm
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