The
African Consciousness Youth Uprising Foundation
The African ConsciousnessYouth Uprising Foundation Last Saturday organized a program at the Afua Sutherland for crafty and talented
people to exhibit their African and hand made products. Their main objective is
to promote Ghana’s culture through handiworks….
The founder and brain
behind the foundation, Derrick Nana Sampong Darkwa, in an interview said
‘This program is a
youth talent explosion and the theme promoting Africa’s culture through talent
and creativity. Our main objective is to promote Ghana or creative works through
handiworks and we are here to promote ACYUF
ACYUF
has been in existence since 1997 and we are still operating but we find it difficult sometimes, we have ‘Kente’ weavers, tailors, beads
makers, basket weavers, artist and a lot more.
When we talk of ACYUF is all about creativity and
handiwork’
A PAINTING OF DERRICK, THE FOUNDER OF ACYUF BY ONE MEMBER
Nelson Yawman also came
with his crew to exhibit their bamboo bicycles. According to him, the frames are made up of
bamboo and are joined by treated local fiber.
‘It is needs hard work and
if you are not serious you can’t make it. We have about 30 bikes and we
export them, we sell them for about ghc thousand five hundred (1500) depending
on the type. All we do is team work. We have two branches, one in Accra and one
in Kumasi, African items’. He said.
George is a basket
weaver and was also at the park to exhibit his items.
‘I have sold about six
as at now. The price ranges from ghc2 to 10 depending on the type and size of
it' he told me. After a chat with George, he gave me a basket for free.
There were other items like beads, bags, and curvings...
the exhibition was interspersed with series of drama