Wednesday, October 11, 2006

La misère

La misère en Afrique est effrayante. J'ai notamment eu l'occasion de vivre grâce à la fondation Bajito Onda Africa pendant deux mois à Bamako (Mali), le quotidien de jeunes prostituées-agées de 12 à 20 ans-abandonnées et obligées de dormir dans des bars ou des chambres de passage.Porteuses de nombreuses maladies dont la plus fréquente est le Sida,ces jeunes prostituées sont souvent originaires de pays en conflits tels que la côte-d'ivoire,le Liberia et la Sierra-Leonne.Voir de telles choses fait peur et ne laisser indifférent.Si,comme certains me l'ont déjà demandé,vous souhaitez aider ces jeunes filles,mettez vous en rapport avec la fondation Bajito Onda.

Papa Mao Fall Ndiaye
African Programs Director
Bajito Onda Africa Foundation
www.bajitoondaafrica.org
mao@bajitoondaafrica.org

Friday, October 06, 2006

Bajito Onda teachs the Senegalese street gang -Faxmen- life-changing lessons

The 15-year-old and more that fifty "faxmen" are training at Bajito Onda Africa Foundation. Some of them smoking or selling Marijuana are either drug addicts,attackers,or ex-offenders.
Ms.Del Hendrixson,the executive Director and Founder of Bajito Onda,a spanish term for the underground scene is concerned about teaching them life-changing lessons in the development of murals,t-shirt,decal,signage,caps,stickers,flyers,letterhead,envelopes,printing,as well as in the writing,directing and production of television shows,art projects,internet and website development. She spent money from her printing business to expand this program in Africa. In Bajito Onda's headquarters at the old East Dallas warehouse,the staff is printing CD Art,T-shirts,office forms,Door hangers and other items to help run the African gang outreach Ngo working to recycling lives and saving futures through Art and Graphics skill.

Papa Mao Fall Ndiaye
AfricanPrograms Director
Bajito Onda Africa Foundation
www.bajitoondaafrica.org
mao@bajitoondaafrica.org