The third edition of the Festival of Little Stars of Gaoua (FESTIPEG) was held on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in the multipurpose room of the City of Bafudji. The Gaoua ‘B’ school was the winner for the third time in a row in three editions.
A framework for rejoicing and expressing the talents and artistic and cultural potential of students from the commune of Gaoua, the third edition of the Festival des Petites Étoiles de Gaoua (FESTIPEG) reached its apotheosis on Thursday May 30, 2024.
Children, teachers, parents… did not want to be told about the final of the third edition of the Festival des Petites Étoiles de Gaoua (FESTIPEG).
Everyone stormed the multipurpose room of the City of Bafudji. The primary schools of the Notre Dame de l’Annonciation school complex, Gaoua ‘D’ and Gaoua ‘B’ took part in the final.
At the end of the performances of the little ones in disciplines such as traditional dance, modern dance, theater and slam, the ‘B’ school of Gaoua retained its trophy, winner for the 3rd time in thre
e editions.
The Gaoua ‘D’ school and the Notre Dame de l’Annonciation school complex in Gaoua, the Gaoua ‘A’ school ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.
As part of the rewards, center B school received the sum of 170,000 CFA francs, plus the trophy.
The winning school won special prizes in modern dance and traditional dance.
The Gaoua D school ranked second received the sum of 145,000 F CFA, the special prize from the governor of the South-West, Boureima Savadogo (50,000 F CFA) and the special prize for the best theatrical troupe.
The Notre Dame de l’Annonciation school complex ranked third left with the sum of 120,000 CFA francs.
Center A school which rose to 4th position left with 65,000 CFA francs.
In addition to the financial envelopes, the different schools were rewarded with school supplies (backpacks, pens, pencils, erasers, slates, notebooks, academies, pencil sharpeners, t-shirts, caps, etc.).
At the end of the competition, the promoter of the event, Dalou Mathieu Da, also founder of Bafuiji
infos.com, did not hide his satisfaction.
‘We are happy to have met the challenge of the organization,’ he rejoiced.
Despite the difficulties of all kinds, said Mr. Da, his team worked day and night to offer this pleasant moment to the children.
‘At the regional and national level, it’s difficult. There are events that no longer take place because resources are scarce. But we didn’t look at that, we looked at the joy the event brought to the children. It obviously creates a mix and cohesion between education stakeholders in the city of Gaoua and the students,’ he said.
For his part, the governor of the South-West region, Boureima Savadogo, welcomed the success of this edition of FESTIPEG.
According to him, organizing such an activity allows children to express their talents but to extend the cultural aspect of the South-West region throughout the country.
‘This third edition of this festival is a great success and it is an opportunity for us once again to say thank you to the promoter,’ declared the gov
ernor.
Before saluting the resilience of the promoter, because according to Boureima Savadogo, in these current times, it is not easy to organize such activities.
This edition was held on the theme ‘Protection and education of children in crisis situations’.
In the opinion of the first person in charge of the South-West, this theme is challenging.
‘I saw through slam and theater that the children already understood the theme and above all that the children also gave us proposals and possible solutions and it is up to us adults to ensure that this is a reality,’ he stressed.
The sponsor of this edition, Stéphane Kossi, said he was contributing to the success of this event because despite the situation, Burkina Faso must be resilient
Source: Burkina Information Agency