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Durant mon implication scolaire et les quelques mois passés ici, je me suis rendu compte de quelque chose. Quand je travaille en équipe, je suis plutôt celui qui faire ressortir les problèmes, critiqués, identifiés ce qu’on aurait pu faire mieux. Quand je parle de développement et de pauvreté en général, je suis l’inverse. J’ai tendance à valoriser ce qu’il se fait de bien, montrer des exemples de réussite et d’espoir. Quand je regarde les médias, je me rend compte que eux aussi, on tendance à present only one side of the coin ...
In Canada, we see too many images of violence and famine from Africa, forgetting that there are small positive revolutions, which occur every day, and are advance society and the people who live there. We hear about corrupt African governments, while we forget that Ghana is an example of democracy for all countries of the world, including developed countries. We forget the corruption rampant in our own country. We hear about the diamond wars, while they are goods consumed almost entirely in rich countries. Beautiful irony! It
suite à cette réflexion que je me suis questionné sur le pouvoir des images. Quand on présente une image, on présente aussi une réalité. Mais cette réalité peut trop facilement être interprétée, tordue et adaptée selon le contexte. Par exemple, voici une photo que j’ai prise dans le village de Hittè :
Quelle est votre impression en regardant cette image? Sûrement l’impression d’une terre sèche, infertile. On voit à droite un enclos défait et à gauche une femme bien aimante et ses deux enfants qui, délaissés, semble à la recherche de on-ne-sait-pas-quoi. En tout cas, elle semble bien looking for something! One could almost believe in a deserted village! Here is another photo taken within 100 meters of that location:
is the same village! In it we see all the fuss. The drill allows many women to tap water for food. It seems to be a social dynamic that had rolled through the drill! Of cattle come to drink and guinea fowl running around. Do we eat good grilled guinea fowl supper !!!??? The woven straw
behind drilling shows economic activity. It manufactures these rollers with long grass they sell at the market. Finally, the trees behind us indicate activity agro-forestry. These trees will bear fruit or will be used for medicinal purposes.
Two images from the same village shows us two different realities. I am fortunate to be here in Burkina, to present, in my very limited view of things, the reality I perceive. This reality is changed by my culture, my values, my preconceptions, my mood that day, my motivational state and the people around me. I believe that this reality by cons that I present in my blog is also transformed by some even more important: the face that I want to present MOI of Africa, or at least the northern region of Burkina Faso!
is for me to evaluate what is my responsibility as time development worker in the way that I present the Africa. It's my choice.
In the end, which of these photos will I choose to introduce you to Africa? The first two or last?
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