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 practice what they have learnt. The crafters all agreed to the need for a souvenir market in Badagry where their crafts can be easily accessed by tourists who visit the town, Badagry; a popular tourist destination.
Anago Osho is SOFER Initiative cordinator for Badagry and he said that "it was great to see many trained community women crafters come together to work on the Project". The women commented that the Sofer Initiative fishing net craft is bringing them together and they appreciate the unity it had established among them.
The benefits of participating are cash prizes for the best three (3) selected craft works, opportunities for the first ten (10) selected craft works to be sold online, opportunities for international partnership and other business or economic benefits and exposure of selected craft works on SOFER Initiative website.
The contest Submission Expires on the 30th of May, 2021 and the Verification of Works is on 31st of May, 2021. The Best Crafts will be selected by voting on the 1st to 4th of June, 2021. The winners will be announced and awarded on the 5th of June, 2021.
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