The Ndansi Led 2015 team for the Misaje shaa Festival is presently combing all the earmarked villages to hand prizes to winners of this year s Shaa competition. This shaa festival which is its 3rd edition has as objective to promote hygiene and sanitation in the brewing of this local liqour made from fermented corn, grind and boiled. Before handing over the prizes in Cash and material, the promoter and organiser, Ndansi Elvis who doubles as National Youth President of the National Union For Democracy and Progress NUDP of Belo Buba Maigari, take time to demonstrate how shaa women can safe consumers from contagious disease such as cough, tuberclosis or typhoid by washing used cups using running water from stand bucket taps. Taking himself as an example he said his grand mother sold shaa to pay his school fees so women selling shaa today should do same for their children in order to give these children the opportunity other children have got which to acquire knowledge. He equally decried the rampant early child delivery common among young girl who should be going to school and not making babies in the house out of wedlock.
So far the team has been to Sabongida, Dumbu, Bakinchine, Kamine and Kidung. a grand finals is scheduled for Monday 3& in Misaje to round up with 2015 edition that is after Nfume and Nkanchi.
Ndansi Health talks to participants
320 Liters of Shaa brought in for the competition in Kamine
First Prize winner handed her trophy and prizes
Ndansi Health Talks to Kamine people
A young girl who participated and won in Kamine encouraged by Ndansi
Winners of 2015 Misaje Shaa festival at Kamine pose with Promoter Ndansi Elvis
First Prize winner talks to the Press at kamine
Ndansi Elvis pays courtesy visit to the Fon of Bessa at his Kidung Palace
Prizes displayed for winners at Kidung
Ben Colins busy enlisting participants at the Shaa Festival at Kidung
Ndansi Health talks to Kidung people
Demonstration on how clean cups
Ndansi Elvis demonstrating how to clean used cups with running water from a tap bucket
Winner of First Prize smile with fat envelop and a bucket including a trophy
Jubilating Husband of First Prize Winner in Kidung
Ndansi Elvis and his team leaving Kidung Leaving behind a big smile
Compiled by Ignatius Nji in Misaje
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