Boys' pavilion shines on creative women traders and the "Nana Benz" phenomenon

Ain Expo.. Masterpieces that tell of the successes of women who imposed their respect on everyone

• 16 thousand dirhams, the price of the statue "Retrovel" by the artist Epafras Toehn.

• Works from the exhibits of the pavilion by artist Wabi Dosso.

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• The Scream statue.

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Stories about women's successes told by creativity in the Boys Pavilion, which highlights, during its participation in "Expo 2020 Dubai", the importance of supporting women, and the great impact of the "Nana Benz" phenomenon in inspiring stories about the superiority of "Eve" in the country in the west of the continent.

The pavilion invites Expo 2020 visitors to learn more about the different cultures that it displays at its headquarters in the Sustainability Zone, as it highlights how the people of the African country live in perfect harmony with nature, and devise solutions to current challenges in a pavilion that celebrates women, the skill of indigenous peoples, and cultural heritage. And get to know the stories of the Kingdom's women makers.

The pavilion includes an impressive collection of artifacts that document the phenomenon of "Nana Benz", where women who imposed their respect on everyone establish commercial empires, as well as a review and discovery of the culture of this country, through antiques designed by a number of the most famous sculptors in Benin and the continent of Africa.

The names of three Benin artists whose artworks are displayed in the pavilion are: Nathaniel Vodohi, Epafras Toyhin, and Wabi Dosso, while the Scream by Epafras Toyhin is one of the most important statues displayed in the pavilion, with a value of 19,404 dirhams.

For her part, the supervisor of the Benin Pavilion, Ghaneer Senatoko, confirmed that the statues displayed in the pavilion are officially available to those wishing to acquire them, noting that they tell success stories of Benin women, while the pavilion reviews the phenomenon of "Nana Benz" that reveals how women arrived in West African countries. to a great position in the trade.

Ghaneer explained to "Emirates Today": "African cities are full of creative women traders, and their skills have had a significant impact in promoting long-term economic growth in the continent, and in the rest of the world."

She added, "Women previously dominated the local and international trade in textiles, wax prints, and women's clothing, and ran commercial companies in West African countries, such as Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, and other countries in the region."

And she continued, "In the seventies and eighties of the last century, a group of women called (Nana Benz) emerged in Togo, because their wealth from trade enabled them to own Mercedes-Benz cars, while the influence of this group moved to West African countries, Including boys, as the current generation of women maintains their own entrepreneurial model.”

She stressed that the artworks displayed in the Boys Pavilion are of great value, and among the most prominent antiques are the "Retroville" statue by Epavras Toehin, worth 16,000 dirhams, the "Vision" statue, which is valued at 8,732 dirhams, and the Socorro statue, which is valued at 16,000 dirhams. And the statue of "Dendoun", which is offered for sale at 11,642 dirhams, and the statue of "Lavi" for 9,702 dirhams, in addition to a group of small artifacts, most notably: "Chassour" and "Coiffure", as the latter exhibits several models, and the value of each one is 1700 dirhams. Investors in prosperity

The supervisor of the Boys’ Pavilion, Ghaneer Senatoko, said that the women of “Nana Benz” have demonstrated that informal economies can create pathways to success for their families and communities, as they not only invest their wealth in pleasure and prosperity and own property around the world, but also in education Their children at home and abroad, they commanded their respect despite their lack of formal education, and trading partners from around the world offered them favorable terms to expand their business.

Gunner Senatoku:

“The current generation of women in our country maintains their own entrepreneurial model.”