– A socio-anthropological study<\/strong> to understand the complex context of French Guiana and explore the\u00a0decolonisation perspective.<\/p>\n – Exhibitions<\/strong> and discussions<\/strong> in high schools and universities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The project was achieved after ten weeks in the cities of Saint Laurent, Apatou, Sinnamary and campous (villages) of the Maroni. The Light Inc team learned Nengue Tongo in order to perform interviews and lived closely to the main stakeholders, students, parents, community leaders and activists. A thorough reflection on the social and economic dynamics of the area was performed with the help of Mama Bobi, one of the main NGOs on location.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ACTORS<\/p>\n Light In<\/strong>c.<\/strong> initiated\u00a0the research, photographic documentary, the report and the activities in Europe. But none could have been done without Mama Bobi.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mama Bobi<\/strong> is a NGO based in Saint Laurent. Its name means originally “the breasts of the nourishing Mother.” It was founded in 1990 by Community leaders and scholars of the Maroni river. The Mama Bobi Cultural Centre is licensed by the French government and aims at transmitting the various cultures of societies of Maroon roots, and bridging gaps between cultures in fields like arts and popular traditions, materia medica and traditional therapies, sustainable development and customs for a better pluralistic society. Mama Bobi works for the transmission of knowledges, citizen’s responsibility and social insertion withe the help of numerous stakeholders in local communities and French institutions.<\/p>\n Picture: Antoine Lamoraille, a sholar and public figure, one of the main founders of Mama Bobi, holding “Black Skins, White Masks,” by\u00a0Franz Fanon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n *** Fran\u00e7ais ***<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Le projet s’\u00e9tait donn\u00e9 trois objectifs :<\/p>\n – Un reportage<\/strong> pour d\u00e9noncer les injustices et faire conna\u00eetre la richesse culturelle de cette population.<\/p>\n – Une enqu\u00eate sociologique<\/strong> permettant une meilleure compr\u00e9hension de la situation.<\/p>\n – Des interventions<\/strong> en milieu scolaire r\u00e9alis\u00e9s en Guyane par l’association Mama Bobi et en M\u00e9tropole par Light Inc.<\/p>\n Le projet a compris 10 semaines en immersion dans la population fluviale pour comprendre les probl\u00e8mes au niveau des habitants afin de permettre un dialogue, un \u00e9change d’exp\u00e9riences dans la langue locale, le Nenge Tongo et selon le mode de vie local. Puis, une concertation avec les acteurs locaux, en particulier l’association Mama Bobi, en relation avec la population du fleuve aussi bien que des autorit\u00e9s afin de d\u00e9velopper une r\u00e9flexion sur le d\u00e9blocage d’une situation complexe.<\/p>\n Light Inc<\/strong> a initi\u00e9 le projet de recherche, le reportage photo, le rapport et les activit\u00e9s en M\u00e9tropole. Seulement, rien de cela n’aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 possible sans Mama Bobi:<\/p>\n L’association MAMA BOBI<\/strong> Bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Saint Laurent, fond\u00e9e depuis pr\u00e8s de 20 ans sous l\u2019impulsion des autorit\u00e9s coutumi\u00e8res et des \u00e9rudits du bas Maroni. Le Centre Culturel Mama Bobi, agr\u00e9\u00e9 centre de formation en 1990, oeuvre \u00e0 la transmission des cultures des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s issues du Marronnage et \u00e9labore par l\u2019inter culturalit\u00e9 des passerelles dans des domaines tr\u00e8s vari\u00e9s : arts et traditions populaires, pharmacop\u00e9es et th\u00e9rapies traditionnelles, coutumes et d\u00e9veloppement durable, au service de l\u2019int\u00e9gration plurielle et citoyenne. MAMA BOBI d\u00e9veloppe constament des programmes dans le domaine sant\u00e9\/environnement. Interculturalit\u00e9, transmission du savoir et des valeurs, r\u00e9insertion sociale, responsabilisation citoyenne sont autant d’objectifs auxquels Mama Bobi travaille avec un succ\u00e8s non n\u00e9gligeable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" French Guiana was a French colony that turned into a French district in the 70s. The settlement of the French administrative system and fast spreading a modern consumerist culture lead Light Inc to explore the Guianese context under the perspective of human dignity for the Bushinengue, a major ethnic group of French Guiana but whose ![\"MamaBobi\"](\"http:\/\/bushinengue.light-inc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MamaBobi.jpg\")
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