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During​ ​the​ ​fifth​ ​edition​ ​of​ ​“Fa’​ ​la​ ​cosa​ ​giusta!​ The​ ​national​ ​fair​ ​of​ ​conscious​ ​consumption​ ​and​ ​sustainable lifestyles​ ​in​ ​Italy”,​ ​held​ ​at​ Umbriafiere,​ ​Bastia​ ​Umbra,​ ​an​ ​important​ ​space​ ​was​ ​given​ ​to​ ​the​ ​great​ ​African​ ​country of​ ​Mali,​ ​unfortunately​ ​currently​ ​afflicted​ ​by​ ​armed​ ​conflicts​ ​and​ ​terroristic​ ​groups.

Within​ ​Tamat’s​ ​project​ ​“UmbriaMiCo​ ​-°©‐​ ​Festival​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Common​ ​World”,​ ​that​ ​aims​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​public​ ​awareness on​ sustainable​ ​development​ ​and​ ​the​ ​processes​ ​of​ ​global​ ​interdependence,​ ​Tamat​ ​NGO​ ​organized​ ​two​ ​meetings regarding​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​“Mali​ ​in​ ​Umbria”,​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Malian​ ​context,​ ​the​ ​socio-°©‐economic​ ​situation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​country,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​possible​ ​and​ ​necessary​ ​development​ ​interventions​ to​ be​ ​led​ ​by​ ​international cooperation.​

 ​The​ ​first​ appointment​ ​- entitled​ ​“AwArt​ ​Mali”​ ​–​ ​took​ ​place​ ​in​ ​the​ ​room​ ​“Soumalia​ ​Sako”​ ​of​ the​ ​fair,​ ​on​ ​Saturday,​ ​October​ ​13th.
The​ ​event​ ​guested:​ ​Bruno​ ​Maïga,​ ​the​ ​Malian​ ​ambassador​ ​in​ ​Italy;​ ​Alessandro​ ​Maria​ ​Vestrelli,​ ​from​ ​Umbria​ ​Region​ ​Administration;​ ​Luca​ ​Merotta,​ ​a​ ​researcher​ ​and​ ​expert​ ​of​ ​migration​ ​phenomena​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Ismu​ ​Foundation​ ​-°©‐​ ​Initiatives​ ​and​ ​Studies​ ​on​ ​Multi-°©‐ethnicity;​ ​the​ ​director​ ​of​ ​Farneto​ ​Teatro​ ​Maurizio​ ​Schmidt​ ​and Ahmadou​ ​Doumbia,​ ​director​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Malian​ ​NGO​ ​“Le​ ​Tonus”,​ ​that​ ​is​ ​Tamat’s​ ​partner​ ​in​ ​development​ ​and​ ​international​ cooperation​ ​projects​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Malian​ ​territory. The​ ​guests​ ​discussed​ ​about​ ​the​ ​methodology​ ​and​ ​the​ ​approach​ ​of​ “Awareness​ ​raising​ ​and​ ​information​ ​on​ ​the​ ​risks​ ​of​ ​irregular​ ​migration​ ​through​ ​Art​ ​in​ ​Mali”.
The​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​coordinated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​journalist​ ​and​ ​writer​ ​Tamara​ ​Ferrari.

The​ ​second​ ​appointment​ ​–​ ​entitled​ ​“Let’s​ ​help​ ​them​ a​t​ ​home.​ ​Their​ ​home?​ ​Our​ ​home?​ ​Who​ ​helps​ ​who?”​ ​–​ ​took​ ​place​ ​on​ ​Sunday,​ ​October​ ​14th,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​room​ ​“Giulio​ ​Regeni”​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“Fa’​ ​la​ ​Cosa​ ​Giusta!”. The​ ​focus​ ​of​ ​the​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​“Mali​ ​and​ ​international​ ​cooperation,​ ​migration​ and​ ​development”.
The​ ​public​ ​debate​ ​was​ ​coordinated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Italian​ ​journalist​ ​Tamara​ ​Ferrari,​ ​and​ ​saw​ ​the​ ​participation​ ​via​ ​Skype​ ​of​ ​Andrea​ ​de​ ​Georgio,​ ​an​ ​Italian​ ​journalist​ ​from​ ​the​ ​magazine​ ​“Internazionale”,​ ​talking​ ​from​ ​Dakar​ ​(Senegal),​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​contributions​ ​of​ ​Andrea​ ​Ciribuco,​ ​researcher​ ​from​ ​the​ ​National​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Ireland​ ​Galway,​ ​Souleymane​ ​Coulibaly,​ ​representative​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Malian​ ​diaspora​ ​in​ ​Italy,​ ​Piero​ ​Sunzini,​ ​Tamat​ ​NGO​ ​director,​ ​Luca​ ​Merotta​ ​a​ ​researcher​ ​and​ ​migration​ ​expert​ ​from​ ​ISMU​ ​Foundation,​ ​and​ ​Gaoussou​ ​Drabo,​​president​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Malian​ ​NGO​ ​“Le​ Tonus”.

A​ ​video​ ​report​ ​of​ ​the​ ​two​ ​events​ ​is​ ​available here​.

It​ ​has​ ​also​ ​been​ ​broadcasted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​main​ ​regional​ ​TV​ ​networks​ ​of​ ​Umbria.