Bobo-Dioulasso: The national organizing committee of the National Week of Culture (SN C) organized a special awards ceremony for 45 winners of the 21st, on Friday May 3, 2024 in Bobo-Dioulasso .
Artists and artistic troupes from the 21st SNC Bobo 2024 are leaving home with a smile on their faces.
In fact, they were awarded this Friday, May 3, 2024 during the special awards ceremony.
A total of 45 special prizes were awarded in 17 disciplines. The value of the prizes ranges from 300 thousand to one million FCFA.
Donors are made up of ministerial departments, public and private structures as well as international organizations.
For the president of the special prizes commission, Alassane Ouaro, 15 million five hundred thousand CFA francs were shared between the winners.
These winners, according to Mr. Ouaro, were selected according to a special personality.
‘These awards are in reality a double reward given their commitment and dedication,’ said Alassane Ouaro.
The President of the Transitional Legislat
ive Assembly (ALT), Dr Ousmane Bougouma, sponsor of the 21st SNC special prizes, thanked all donors for their support in promoting Burkinabè culture.
According to him, these commitments will lead to promoting Burkinabè cultural diversity and cultural expression through National Culture Week.
Anything, he said, which will make it possible to build living together. Catherine Soulama from the province of Comoé, lucky recipient of two special prizes in the culinary art category (heavy dish) leaves with 1.5 million CFA francs.
She was delighted with her participation in this SNC Bobo 2024.
‘These prices are for me a way of continuing to promote local red rice by integrating it into the eating habits of the Burkinabè population. This rice contains many virtues and can help achieve food self-sufficiency,’ she said.
Just like her, the Eben-Ezer du Houet troupe won three special prizes worth two million CFA francs in the traditional dance/youth pool category.
Their supervisor, the artist, dancer, choreographer,
Alassane Ouédraogo, said he was moved to receive these awards.
He thinks that these prizes will help encourage more children and do great things to promote Burkinabè culture.
While passing through, he thanked the various institutions for their efforts in supporting this biennial and hoped to be there for the 22nd edition.
Slam artist, Jean Sanou alias Mr John, won the special prize from the National Road Safety Office (ONASER) worth 500 thousand CFA francs.
The ‘lafi-la-boumbou’ troupe of Sanmentenga, made up of young internally displaced girls, received 500 thousand CFA francs in the traditional dance discipline from the Ministry of National Education, Literacy and the Promotion of National Languages.
According to the founder of this troupe, Rasmata Ouédraogo, this award is an encouragement for the group which has just started its first steps.
‘We will work hard to receive big prizes for future editions,’ she suggested.
Source: Burkina Information Agency