Interviews

Rock under the mango trees

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An interview of Roland Pickl and Helio D by Pierre Dufloo on the phone
SEED = Sustainable and Effective Economic Development
Wednesday, the 23rd of april 2008, 1 pm

Hello Positivos, where are you ?

Roland : Hello Positivo ! Helio and I are in the car right now, on the way to Mungoze. Antony is with us, he is our SEED project manager in Mabote, Govuro, Inhassoro and Vilankulo. We brought the guitar.

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Rock around Mozambique

An interview of Roland Pickl by Pierre Dufloo on the phone…

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Hello Positivos, where are you?
Hello Positivo! Helio and I are staying at Guija, on the Limpopo river in Chokwe’s neighbourhood. Hippos, crocodiles and snakes around. There is no drinking water, dinner is over and we are having a beer.

What did you do today?
We had a long journey coming from Manjacaze. We moved five cars full of equipment and set up the new camp in Guija.

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Special comments on Homoine`s workshop

Omar Thomaz and Luis Enrique, two brazilian anthropologists with a great deal of experience, showed interest in Positivo project and insisted on giving us their critical appreciation in a two-hour conversation after the workshop:

‘It is very hard to communicate on condoms and HIV-AIDS in Mozambique. The first error that activists often make is to present the disease as a tragedy, whereas people must know they can work and live many years with an appropriate treatment. I am glad Positivo work with life, not death. Your project successfully maintained positive thinking all the way.’

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