Mutcho Event brochure02

BRAVO
More than 30 artists on stage
from 10 different countries, Volunteers...
MC Speaker Notes
Welcome to the celebration of International Women’s Day 2017 in
«Solidarity with African Women».
Today’s event is primarily a fundraiser for a clean water project in rural Burundi but also a show of solidarity
with children and women in rural Burundi. As you may or may not know in many countries, women and children,
once they are old enough, are responsible for finding and collecting water for their families. All the water
they need for drinking, washing, cooking, cleaning. They walk many miles, carry heavy burdens, wait for hours
and may even have to pay exorbitant prices. The work is backbreaking and all-consuming. Often the water is
contaminated, even deadly. In these instances, they face an impossible choice – certain death without water or
possible death from illness. Your generous donations today will go towards supporting the Gazelle Foundation
in building a water fountain, a project that will be beneficial to an entire community without distinction. So, we
invite you to place bids on the many items we have in our silent auction throughout the afternoon.
I think you owe yourselves a round of applause for deciding to be a part of positive
change.
MUTCHO Cultural Group is a community based non-profit organization dedicated to develop, produce showcase
and share Cultural Creations. Mutcho envisions a community open to all cultures across The Maritimes
and so strives to create a bridge between communities and generations through cultural exchange and expression.
Today you’ll get to be a part of that. Mutcho Cultural Group has partnered with the Atlantic Council for
International Cooperation to stand with and celebrate African women through a life changing initiative.
We ask that you take pictures of the event and share them on social media with the
hashtags #mutcho4water and #mutcho4women
There will not be an intermission during the performances, so we ask that guests only
leave their seats between performances, as to not obstruct anyone’s view
MCs: Ashley Duguay (FR), Maps Anodiwa Miroslav Chidzonga (EN)