As the news of the contest spread among the Badagry Fishing Net Craft group, every one began to call each other to get further details and truth about the said fishing net craft competition. The lesson was that the women were eager and on learning that participants can enter the contest as an individual or as a  group, they were all quick to proclaim that they are one and a group.  The requirements to participate in the competition includes that 50% to 100% of the craft item(s) must be produced with the use of Fishing Gears and participants can either sign up as an individual or a group crafter. The contest is open to all SOFER Initiative trained crafters and the general public. In winning, the craft work must have a good finishing, durability, creativity and of course must be relevance and useful. The market value of produced item(s) is very vital. According to Mrs Akinwunmi, the contest is another opportunity for them as a group to explore their creativity and further practi...

The African ancestors took Africa with them across the Atlantic irrespective of been captives in captivity due to enslavery.  And on the subject of Akara or Acaraje, a worthy note should be given to the enslaved Yoruba who took their Akara cuisine/diet with them to Brazil and other places in the Americas.  Acaraje was derived from the Yoruba word Akara. Je literally means "eat" in Yoruba. Mo ti je ounje (I have eaten my meal). Akara taa je - Acaraje - (We eat Akara).  Anago James Akeem Osho