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KAYA&KATO Gründer Stefan Rennicke hat das Projekt Cotton Work ins Leben gerufen. Cotton Work ist ein filmisches Projekt, das in drei Kurz-Dokumentationen die Bauern der Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC) und ihre Kooperative porträtiert. Dabei wird ihr Beitrag zur weltweiten Baumwollproduktion beleuchtet und in den Kontext der wechselvollen Geschichte der Region gestellt. Die Bauern produzieren nicht nur Sesam, Chillies und Sonnenblumen, sondern vor allem auch Baumwolle für unsere Produkte und für den Weltmarkt. Bisher ist ihre Arbeit jedoch weitgehend unbemerkt geblieben. Weder wissen die Konsumenten, wer die Baumwolle anbaut, noch haben die Baumwollbauern eine genaue Vorstellung davon, was mit ihrer Baumwolle geschieht. Die Anfangs- und Endpunkte der Produktionskette sind einander unbekannt.
Darüber hinaus erzählt das Projekt Cotton Work eine Geschichte von Mut und Neuanfang. In den letzten Jahren hat die GADC maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, dass die Region Gulu nach den Jahren des Bürgerkriegs wieder Stabilität gefunden hat. Das Projekt steht somit im Gegensatz zu den gängigen negativen Stereotypen des Baumwollanbaus und stellt eine positive Perspektive dar. Denn über einen Zeitraum von fast 20 Jahren herrschte in dieser Region ein brutaler Krieg zwischen der Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) und der ugandischen Armee. Die LRA vertrieb über zwei Millionen Menschen, entführte tausende Kinder und beging zahlreiche Gräueltaten. Gulu war dabei ein zentraler Ort des Konflikts. Im Jahr 2006 endeten die Kriegshandlungen, doch die Region lag weitgehend zerstört und menschenleer da. Nach und nach sind die Bauern zurück gekehrt, und mit ihrer Rückkehr entstand in Gulu eine landwirtschaftliche Kooperative. Im Mittelpunkt dieser Kooperative steht eine alte Baumwollverarbeitungsanlage, die einst zerstört war. Sie wurde mühevoll restauriert und ist heute das Herzstück der Kooperative, die mit rund 120.000 Klein- und Kleinstbauern zusammenarbeitet.
Wer steckt hinter Cotton Work?
Esther Ruth Mbabazi, eine Fotojournalistin und Filmemacherin aus Kampala, Uganda. Ihre Arbeiten beschreiben die sich verändernden Bedingungen auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den sozialen, physischen und emotionalen Aspekten des täglichen Lebens liegt. Ihre Arbeiten werden in der New York Times, dem TIME Magazine, der Washington Post, dem Wall Street Journal und El Pais veröffentlicht. Esther ist Gründerin der Initiative The Candid Local, die mit unabhängigen Kreativen auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent zusammenarbeitet, um Geschichten aus Afrika mit einem eigenen afrikanischen Blick zu erzählen.
Stefan Rennicke, Gründer von KAYA&KATO. Zuvor war Stefan viele Jahre in der internationalen politischen Zusammenarbeit tätig und hat intensiv mit Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern zusammengearbeitet. Der Schwerpunkt seiner Tätigkeit lag in der Zusammenarbeit mit Ländern in Subsahara-Afrika. Im Rahmen dieser Tätigkeit hat er zahlreiche Projekte mit NGOs und Regierungen umgesetzt – u.a. in Ländern wie Liberia, Mali, Uganda, Kenia, Lesotho, Madagaskar und Ruanda Er ist als Autor tätig und Initiator der Initiative Black Heart – White Teeth in der sich Kreative zusammenfinden, um gemeinsam Projekte zu entwickeln und umzusetzen.
Axel Post, Betreiber einer digitalen Kommunikationsagentur und filmischer Geschichtenerzähler. Axel redet gern. Mit Menschen aller Art. Ihn treibt eine tiefe Abneigung gegen das Genre "Imagefilm" an. In seiner Freizeit experimentiert er mit neuen Formaten der digitalen Kunst, designed Apps, besucht Konzerte von Punk bis Indiepop und ist ein Fan von Borussia Mönchengladbach. Axel lebt mit seiner Familie im Kölner Westen und kennt den afrikanischen Kontinent nur aus dem Fernsehen.
KAYA&KATO founder, Stefan Rennicke, has launched the Cotton Work project. Cotton Work is a film project that portrays the farmers of the Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC) and their cooperative in three short documentaries. It highlights their contribution to global cotton production and places it in the context of the region's checkered history. The farmers produce not only sesame seeds, chilies, and sunflowers, but above all cotton for our products and for the world market. Until now, however, their work has gone largely unnoticed. Consumers don’t know who grows the cotton, nor do cotton farmers have a clear idea of what happens to their cotton. The starting and ending points of the production chain are unknown to each other.
Moreover, the Cotton Work project tells a story of courage and new beginnings. In recent years, GADC has been instrumental in helping the Gulu region regain stability after years of civil war. The project thus stands in contrast to the common negative stereotypes of cotton farming and represents a positive perspective. After all, for a period of almost 20 years, a brutal war between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan army raged in this region. The LRA displaced over two million people, abducted thousands of children, and committed numerous atrocities. Gulu was a central site of the conflict. In 2006, hostilities ended, but the region lay largely destroyed and deserted. Gradually, farmers have returned, and with their return, an agricultural cooperative has been established in Gulu. At the center of this cooperative is an old cotton processing plant that was once destroyed. It has been painstakingly restored and is now the heart of the cooperative, which works with some 120,000 small and micro farmers.
Who is behind Cotton Work?
Esther Ruth Mbabazi, a photojournalist and filmmaker based in Kampala, Uganda. Her work describes the changing conditions on the African continent, focusing on the social, physical, and emotional aspects of daily life. Her work has been published in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and El Pais. Esther is the founder of The Candid Local initiative, which works with independent creatives on the African continent to tell stories from Africa with a distinct African eye.
Stefan Rennicke, founder of KAYA&KATO. Previously, Stefan worked for many years in international political cooperation and worked intensively with developing and emerging countries. The focus of his work was on cooperation with countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. As part of this work, he has implemented numerous projects with NGOs and governments - in countries such as Liberia, Mali, Uganda, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar and Rwanda.
He is active as an author and initiator of the initiative Black Heart - White Teeth in which creatives come together to jointly develop and implement projects.
Axel Post, operator of a digital communications agency and cinematic storyteller. Axel likes to talk to people of all kinds. He is driven by a deep aversion to the genre "image film". In his free time, he experiments with new digital art formats, designs apps, attends concerts ranging from punk to indie pop and is a fan of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Axel lives with his family in the west of Cologne and knows the African continent only from television.
KAYA&KATO founder, Stefan Rennicke, has launched the Cotton Work project. Cotton Work is a film project that portrays the farmers of the Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC) and their cooperative in three short documentaries. It highlights their contribution to global cotton production and places it in the context of the region's checkered history. The farmers produce not only sesame seeds, chilies, and sunflowers, but above all cotton for our products and for the world market. Until now, however, their work has gone largely unnoticed. Consumers don’t know who grows the cotton, nor do cotton farmers have a clear idea of what happens to their cotton. The starting and ending points of the production chain are unknown to each other.
Moreover, the Cotton Work project tells a story of courage and new beginnings. In recent years, GADC has been instrumental in helping the Gulu region regain stability after years of civil war. The project thus stands in contrast to the common negative stereotypes of cotton farming and represents a positive perspective. After all, for a period of almost 20 years, a brutal war between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan army raged in this region. The LRA displaced over two million people, abducted thousands of children, and committed numerous atrocities. Gulu was a central site of the conflict. In 2006, hostilities ended, but the region lay largely destroyed and deserted. Gradually, farmers have returned, and with their return, an agricultural cooperative has been established in Gulu. At the center of this cooperative is an old cotton processing plant that was once destroyed. It has been painstakingly restored and is now the heart of the cooperative, which works with some 120,000 small and micro farmers.
Who is behind Cotton Work?
Esther Ruth Mbabazi, a photojournalist and filmmaker based in Kampala, Uganda. Her work describes the changing conditions on the African continent, focusing on the social, physical, and emotional aspects of daily life. Her work has been published in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and El Pais. Esther is the founder of The Candid Local initiative, which works with independent creatives on the African continent to tell stories from Africa with a distinct African eye.
Stefan Rennicke, founder of KAYA&KATO. Previously, Stefan worked for many years in international political cooperation and worked intensively with developing and emerging countries. The focus of his work was on cooperation with countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. As part of this work, he has implemented numerous projects with NGOs and governments - in countries such as Liberia, Mali, Uganda, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar and Rwanda.
He is active as an author and initiator of the initiative Black Heart - White Teeth in which creatives come together to jointly develop and implement projects.
Axel Post, operator of a digital communications agency and cinematic storyteller. Axel likes to talk to people of all kinds. He is driven by a deep aversion to the genre "image film". In his free time, he experiments with new digital art formats, designs apps, attends concerts ranging from punk to indie pop and is a fan of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Axel lives with his family in the west of Cologne and knows the African continent only from television.
