(4 April 2016) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has organized in collaboration with the Contrasto Agency the photo exhibition “4 projects for development”, which was inaugurated today at the Institute of Italian Culture in Los Angeles and will remain in exposure during the summer. “The exhibition – reads the introductory note of the IIC – aims to show the real commitment of our country in the implementation of development programs, which are an essential component of our foreign policy”. The exhibition consists of photographs dedicated to various cooperation projects, shot in 2015 by four well-known photographers of the agency: Magnum Abba, Jerome Sessini, Jean Gaumy and Stuart Franklin. These are the projects: Ethiopia – agricultural production chain in Oromia; Guatemala – Cafe ‘y Caffe’, for the improvement and differentiation in coffee production and support to small producers; Kenya – Sigor agro-hydraulic development program in Kerio Valley; Senegal – Project for the support of women’s education and empowerment of women for a local inclusive development. (Red)
