{"id":10776,"date":"2025-05-19T20:26:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/if-you-want-to-go-fast-go-alone-if-you-want-to-go-far-lets-go-together\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:12:38","slug":"if-you-want-to-go-fast-go-alone-if-you-want-to-go-far-lets-go-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/if-you-want-to-go-fast-go-alone-if-you-want-to-go-far-lets-go-together\/","title":{"rendered":"If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, let\u2019s go together."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is with this spirit that Bambini nel Deserto took part, for the second consecutive time, in Codeway 2025, Italy\u2019s leading trade fair dedicated to cooperation and sustainable development, held at Fiera di Roma from May 14th to 16th. After the exciting 2024 experience with our Cin\u00e9ma du D\u00e9sert project \u2013 our traveling truck from the Trentino branch \u2013 this year we chose to bring into the spotlight another beating heart of our organization: African women\u2019s craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Codeway.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Codeway.jpg 680w, https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Codeway-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The Bambini nel Deserto booth told stories of resilience and beauty, offering space and visibility to the creations of women from Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Mozambique, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Thanks to the Dicobruma project, these women are slowly but determinedly freeing themselves from poverty through manual work, the revival of traditional knowledge, and the creation of solidarity networks. The entire exhibition space was built using recycled and recyclable materials, because for us, environmental impact is not a technical detail\u2014it is a guiding principle, an ethical commitment that runs through every design and communication choice we make.<\/p>\n\n<p>This edition of Codeway confirmed a positive evolution: more and more profit-oriented companies are approaching the world of cooperation with a renewed spirit. It&#8217;s no longer just about \u201cdoing business,\u201d but about doing business with conscience, generating shared value. In this new context, NGOs like Bambini nel Deserto serve as an ideal bridge between local communities and enterprises, between social impact and economic sustainability. Because cooperation, when it is genuine, is never one-sided\u2014it is a mutual growth journey.<\/p>\n\n<p>NGOs are <strong data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1848\">laboratories of social and relational innovation<\/strong>: strategic partners in building projects where <strong data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1941\">people\u2014not just numbers\u2014are at the center<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1945\"\/>Fairs like Codeway are not just showcases\u2014they are <strong data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2075\" data-is-only-node=\"\">crossroads of visions, platforms for dialogue, and generators of the future<\/strong>. While we wait for the 2026 edition, we will enthusiastically work to transform the connections and insights gathered into <strong data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2242\">solid partnerships and concrete actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Because every encounter is a seed. And every seed, if nurtured with care, can grow into change.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with this spirit that Bambini nel Deserto took part, for the second consecutive time, in Codeway 2025, Italy\u2019s leading trade fair dedicated to cooperation and sustainable development, held at Fiera di Roma from May 14th to 16th. 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