{"id":4199,"date":"2023-12-01T21:51:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/blog\/2023\/12\/01\/the-photo-from-december\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:25:11","slug":"the-photo-from-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/blog\/2023\/12\/01\/the-photo-from-december\/","title":{"rendered":"The photo from December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The image captures the mastery of the hands of an African woman who skillfully and delicately weaves palm leaves to create a &#8220;nat&#8221;, a beautiful carpet woven with natural fibres. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The woman&#8217;s expert hands move with precision, transforming the leaves into an intricate pattern that reflects the rich artisan tradition of the Sahara and Sahel cultures. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The scene conveys not only the technical mastery of weaving, but also the profound connection with nature and culture rooted in the daily life of many African communities. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The end result, the &#8220;nat&#8221;, is more than just an artifact;<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">it is a tangible expression of history, passed-down craftsmanship, and the intrinsic connection between the community and the natural resources that surround it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The image captures the mastery of the hands of an African woman who skillfully and delicately weaves palm leaves to create a &#8220;nat&#8221;, a beautiful carpet woven with natural fibres. The woman&#8217;s expert hands move with precision, transforming the leaves into an intricate pattern that reflects the rich artisan tradition of the Sahara and Sahel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[409,1288,1289,1290,1291,410,1292,663],"class_list":["post-4199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-agadez-en","tag-craftsmanship","tag-empowerment-en","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-microcredit","tag-niger-en","tag-traditions","tag-women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnd.ngo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}