Stonebreakers of Parakou
Just south of Parakou city, in central Benin, lies a large stone outcropping. On this granite mound over a hundred women, children, and men, hammer stone into gravel. Meet the stone breakers of Parakou.
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Femmes Au Pouvoir!
International Women’s Day is March 8th, 2010.
In celebration, Fiydafrik proudly presents his first music video: Femmes Au Pouvoir (“Women in Power”)
Fiydafrik
Sebastien is the night guard at the Peace Corps work station in Parakou. He’s a quiet guy, always there with a kind greeting and a warm smile. But there’s more to his unassuming smile than meets the eye. Afterhours Sebastien shines as Benin’s emerging cross-dressing pop star : Fidyafrik!
The Pulaku Project
