Konkuy-Boho:The staff of Konkuy-Boho public primary school recently conducted an awareness campaign to promote local consumption during the National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation. The event included the reading of a message from Comrade President Ibrahim Traore, urging the population to support local products.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the ceremony gathered parents, students, and teachers who participated in the raising of the national flag and sang the victory anthem. The message from Comrade President highlighted the significance of consuming locally produced goods.
Comrade Achille W. Beogo emphasized the need to support the Popular Progressive Revolution to achieve genuine independence. He urged the community to return to their roots, moderate their practices of modern religions, and focus on producing and consuming local goods.
Lambert Traore, the information officer for the council office, discussed the changing perceptions of traditional outfits like the koko dunda and Faso Dan Fani. He noted that these garments, once seen as symbols of poverty, have gained popularity and pride under Ibrahim Traore's leadership, with women being trained to produce them, bolstering national pride.