By Souleymane Sana | Director
Dear Kono Gnaga friends and family,
As previously reported, we had a very successful 6th annual festival in Bamako at the beginning of the year that featured all of our 6 partner schools. Classes took place in the schools for three months with the annual community festival happening early in 2024. Following the festival, we launched our pilot program expanding out of Bamako and into the Segou region of Mali. Through a partnership with the Mieruba Art Center in Segou https://www.mieruba.com/en/center, local artists in the region worked with students at the Lycee Abdoul Karim Camara dit Cabral of Segou school teaching them traditional dance. Classes were held over the course of a few months with the students. It was a very successful program with the students excited to learn the traditional dances of Mali. As the schools have been on their seasonal break, classes will begin shortly for the 2024-2025 school year. This year we plan to continiue work with our partner schools in Bamako and enlarge our reach in Segou, working with an additional school and hold a second community festival in Segou!
Please be sure to check out the link to this year's video featuring fesival highlights! 2024 Dou Ba Festival.
As always thank you so much for your vital and continued support and being a valued member of the Kono Gnaga family!
Peace and Blessings,
Solo Sana, Director
Kono Gnaga Association Mali
Kono Gnaga, Inc. USA
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