A photo exhibition, an awareness tool that works!
The photo exhibition "Microfinance côté face" has come a long way since the private viewing on September 28th 2008 at the Abbaye of Neumünster.
It was exposed 19 times in Luxembourg, 3 of which in France and once in Switzerland, and 5 times in Africa: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Mali, Senegal and Togo.
This exhibition highlights a yet unexplored facet of a courageous and motivated Africa, an Africa that works. More than 10,500 people have been able to discover these exceptional photos exhibition taken by the Luxembourg photographer Guy Wolff.
If, as the common Bettembourg, Vianden, Thionville or schools: Lycée de Diekirch and Lycée Aline Mayrisch or the European Investment Bank you would like to host the exhibition "Microfinance côté face" it's possible and it's free of charge! Contact us
Guy Wolff, a photojournalist in Luxembourg and author of "Looks on Rwanda" exhibition, went to Burkina Faso and Mali to meet with micro-entrepreneurs in order to make us immerge at the heart of the microfinance system. From one micro-enterprise to another, throughout the pictures, the visitor will learn the essential characteristics of the financial services. Through the "Microfinance côté face" exhibition, the photographer brings out the light of an unexplored side of dedicated yet a brave Africa, a working Africa.
"Microfinance côté face" was presented for the first time from September 12th to October 22th 2008 at the Cloister of the "Centre culturel de rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster", in Luxembourg, in collaboration with the ABBL and with the support of the CCRN, the KBL-European Private Bankers, the Spuerkeess, the Banque de Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Cooperation.
After six weeks 2 385 people did see this photo exhibition, within 245 with a guide from ADA, expert in microfinance.
1 000 visitors in Africa
Organized by ADA in collaboration and with the support the Luxembourg Cooperation, this exhibition has also been exported to Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Bamako (Mali) and Dakar (Senegal) through the members of the network of the "Confédération des institutions financières" (CIF) of Western Africa.
It is sometimes said that Africans do not work. It is also said that the reason they are poor is because they don't want to work. If that was to be true, how can we explain the daily lives of Maïmouna, Marcelline, Odjouma, Ablassé, and many more? These microfinance clients, fathers or mothers, work non-stop in order to escape from poverty vicious circle. With a microcredit kick start, some manage to survive and improve their life conditions; whereas others are able to build real enterprises.
- Odjouma Traoré, farmer in Mali / Exhibition "Microfinance côté face" / Copyright ADA/Guy Wolff
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Partners of the photo exhibition in Luxembourg:
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You would like to present the photo exhibition "Microfinance côté face" in your cultural center, office or for any event related to microfinance? It's possible and it's free of charge! Contact us
List of actors who have hosted the exhibition:
- 06th to 07th March: Salle Agora (Lux)
- 08th to 21st March: Servior Esch/Alzette (Lux)
- 03th to 12th November, 2009: Haus der Gesundheit at Lintgen (LUX)
- 05th to 23th October, 2009: Centre socio-culturel at Bettembourg (LUX)
- 31th August to 11th September, 2009: BEI at Luxembourg (LUX)
- 26th July to 16th august, 2009: Centre socio-culturel at Untereisenbach (LUX)
- 06th to 31th July, 2009: United Nations Office at Geneva (CH)
- 08th June to 01st July, 2009: Fortis Bank, agency of Monterey (LUX)
- 15th to 22th May, 2009: Classic Highschool of Diekirch (LUX)
- 04th to 15th May 2009: University of Luxemburg (LUX)
- 07th to 30th April, 2009: Kulturhaus, Municipality of Niederanven (LUX)
- 30th March to 06th April, 2009: Larei Center, Municipality of Vianden (LUX)
- 10th to 16th March, 2009: Cultural Center, Mensdorf (LUX)
- 06th to 08th March, 2009: Barblé Center, Municipality of Strassen (LUX)
- 18th to 25 March, 2009: Regional Council, Metz (FR)
