The wealth of Djola
"Aroten aroteno oli jikoyeee, Aroten aroteno oli jikoyeee, Aroten aroteno tek emano nembo, vivi.” Laggards, laggards, we have already started ...".
Women chanting verses Djola, go in the paddy fields and calling on the tardy to move faster to reach to make a fundamental rite in the traditional culture of exchange of Djola: rice harvesting.
In Senegal's Casamance region, including the community of Djola, the rice is the "rich of woman" and takes its value in this sacred content, in particular related to fertility rites. The rise of Djola, although considered one of the best in the world is not for sale. For a Djola would be a disgrace to sell even a single grain of rice, it is stored and used as a bargaining chip to allow the purchase of goods not available to all, it is a guarantee to meet the food needs of each village.
The photo was made possible by the cooperation of the Senegalese ASDI (Association pour le Développement Intégré Sénégalais) through "La Mutuelle”, a microcredit project that takes several years in the area, tends to re-evaluate, with the investment of the proceeds from its implementation, the autonomy of the lower Casamance from the north of the country and foreign investment. The images of rice harvesting and the annual meeting of the ASDI, evidence of the work done by women at each village to ensure its food supply.
Women chanting verses Djola, go in the paddy fields and calling on the tardy to move faster to reach to make a fundamental rite in the traditional culture of exchange of Djola: rice harvesting.
In Senegal's Casamance region, including the community of Djola, the rice is the "rich of woman" and takes its value in this sacred content, in particular related to fertility rites. The rise of Djola, although considered one of the best in the world is not for sale. For a Djola would be a disgrace to sell even a single grain of rice, it is stored and used as a bargaining chip to allow the purchase of goods not available to all, it is a guarantee to meet the food needs of each village.
The photo was made possible by the cooperation of the Senegalese ASDI (Association pour le Développement Intégré Sénégalais) through "La Mutuelle”, a microcredit project that takes several years in the area, tends to re-evaluate, with the investment of the proceeds from its implementation, the autonomy of the lower Casamance from the north of the country and foreign investment. The images of rice harvesting and the annual meeting of the ASDI, evidence of the work done by women at each village to ensure its food supply.
