Watch the TGB Televisão da Guiné-Bissau coverage of the distribution.
Today, June 3, the Balanta B’urassa History and Genealogy Society in America (BBHAGSIA) made it’s second food distribution in Guinea Bissau. On May 17th, 750 kgs of rice, 15 buckets, 2 boxes of bleach and 2 boxes of soap were distributed to 76 households in Tchokmon. Of which, 250 kg of rice and 05 buckets were sent to the community of Bairro Militar, a total of 35 households. Previously, BBHAGSIA also helped the Tadja Fomi ngo deliver food basket for 400 beneficiary families averaging 9 people per family for a total of 3,703 people.
BBHAGSIA are working with the Bam’Faba Council in Guinea Bissau to get emergency food aid to Balanta rural villages. Bam’Faba has is organizing 9 regional coordinators and 39 sector coordinators throughout Guinea Bissau to work on a development plan for Balanta families.
Today, Bam’Faba council members traveled north of Bissau to the Ingore area to distribute food. Next week, the council plans to distribute food in the southern region of Tombali with the next transfer of $1,000 from the BBHAGSIA.
BAM’FABA REPORT OF THE SECOND PHASE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION
(translated from Portugues)
The current health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the unprecedented economic consequences of which ; especially for the most vulnerable populations veis who are confronted by exceptional shortages of products of the first need. Faced with this fragile situation, the BAM-FABA organization is far from indifferent; decided to take some emergency actions with communities populated by the Balantas. Bam -FABA's actions go through the distribution of foodstuffs in order to try to minimize the precariousness experienced at this time by our brothers.. géneros
Similarly to what had previously been done in Tchokmon in Semelhança the Bissorã sector, BAM-FABA was able to assist the brothers of three villages, namely Sintcham, Samodje and Tande, this sector time. all located in the section of Ingoré sector of Bigene region of Cacheu. However, the aid was summed exclusively in rice acquisition arroz whose details will be quoted later in the following paragraphs. .
The BAM-FABA team composed of President Mário Cissé and Secretary Sufri Afonso Balanta, departed Bissau at 11:10am along with two members of Guinea-Bissau o Television; arrived in Ingoré at 13:05 where they joined with the Quintino Medi in charge of the regional Cacheu. From 13:05 to 14:00, 24 bags of rice of 50Kg each capacity were purchased. From das 14h4h the team went to tabanca de Sintcham where the delivery of donations began at 14h30mn.
In sintcham we were greeted by the escola inhabitants at the school of tabanca where 7 bags of rice were donated. During the delivery act entrega that did not exceed 20 minutes, Quintino Medi began the act by first presenting the distribution team as well as donations. Taking advantage oflicar the goal of donation that is to help through BAM-FABA the brothers of Sintcham to meet some of their needs. Next to speak was the cumité (respresponsável de tabanca) who used the word, thanking the humanitarian gesture made and uttering a few words of blessing to BAM-FABA. Finally, it was the intervention of a woman who was pleased with the gesture and thanking BAM-FABAf or what she had done..
Then we continue our walk to Samodje where we arrived at 15h18mn. Where we were received by the popular and were also donated 7 bags of rice of 50kg. Quintino Medi used the word explaining the reason for the gift.. Then it was the cumité de tabanca and a woman who thanked BAM-FABA for the donations reassuring us tranquilizando that the distribution of them will be equitable without forgetting the insistrates of the incéndio and at the same time the cumité took advantage of us to let us know the BAM-FABA other difficulties that the tabanca faces such as the lack of a decent school, lack of a health center . The delivery act entrega ended at 3:43 p.m..
Finally we went to tabanca de Tandé where we arrived at 17:02 and were received in an impressive way by the people of Tande. In Tandé, 10 bags of 50kg rice were given. Quintino explained the reason for produção arroz Bam-faba's intervention, whose donation is intended to help in the construction of dikes against invasion of salt water in the bolanhas that makes local rice production impossible. . It all ended at 5:30 p.m.
Finally, President Mário Cissé explained the objectives of the creation of the organization and its performance on the ground
For this distribution phase, BAM-FABA had received 1,000 USDs equivalent to 570,000xof.. Posto the amount left in the BAM-FABA account for its maintenance (20,000xof),, and the logística expenses (see table below) it was possible to buy 24 bags of rice of 50Kg. The unit value of each bag is 16,400fc, which implies a total value of 393,600fc for the purchase of 24 bags.
NB : The total amount of expenses (550.000xof) + 20,000xof of Bam-faba account maintenance, which corresponds to the value of 570,000xof equivalent to 1,000USD. manutenção
Mario Cissé, Sufri Balanta, Quintino Medi Done 03/06/2020
