{"id":87485,"date":"2025-10-07T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:27:42","slug":"flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival","title":{"rendered":"Flex Fuzion Hosts Dance for Nature Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Flex Fuzion Dance Academy Gambia Saturday presented the Dance for Nature Festival project, a creative project designed to promote cultural exchange, provide basic dance skills to youths and children, and use art for climate action and national development.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the festival\u2019s closing ceremony in Banjul on Friday, Ndey Fatou Jabang, CEO of Flex Fuzion, explained that the initiative was born out of the academy\u2019s desire to connect culture with environmental advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBanjul is deeply connected to culture. We host one of the biggest festivals in the country every January, where people from across The Gambia gather,\u201d she said. \u201cAs an organisation, we saw the need to use this platform to sensitise people about climate change and encourage real action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CEO Jabang added that Flex Fuzion\u2019s long-term goal is to integrate climate messages into major cultural events and engage more young people to build their skills and capacity for positive change.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Mayor of Banjul City Council, Aziz Dabakh Gaye, described the event as more than an artistic showcase, calling it \u201ca demonstration of resilience, creativity, and vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForty-five young men and women have used dance, storytelling, and expression to transform climate action into something alive, something unforgettable,\u201d he said. \u201cThis evening reminds us that change is not only debated in boardrooms or written in policies, it is also danced into our consciousness and carried by the rhythm of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He expressed optimism that the festival will inspire collective courage to protect nature and empower youth through trust and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Project Coordinator, Latir Kah, noted that many cultural groups lack awareness of how to integrate activism into their work. He explained that the \u201cDance for Nature\u201d initiative is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, one of the world\u2019s largest organisations investing in education, advocacy, and capacity development.<\/p>\n<p>Momodou Bah, President of the Gambia Environmental Alliance, commended Flex Fuzion for using art and culture to promote climate awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraditional communicators and artists reach people faster than most mediums,\u201d he said. \u201cTheir performances have the power to educate and mobilise communities on issues that matter, like protecting our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Flex Fuzion Dance Academy Gambia Saturday presented the Dance for Nature Festival project, a creative project designed to promote cultural exchange, provide basic dance skills to youths and children, and use art for climate action and national development. Speaking at the festival\u2019s closing ceremony in Banjul on Friday, Ndey Fatou Jabang, CEO [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":87484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-87485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-culture-and-art","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flex Fuzion Hosts Dance for Nature Festival - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flex Fuzion Dance Academy Gambia Saturday presented the Dance for Nature Festival project, a creative project designe ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flex Fuzion Hosts Dance for Nature Festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Flex Fuzion Dance Academy Gambia Saturday presented the Dance for Nature Festival project, a creative project designe ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-07T18:51:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-07T19:27:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1759852606.134425.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Flex Fuzion Hosts Dance for Nature Festival\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-07T18:51:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-07T19:27:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival\"},\"wordCount\":369,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1759852606.134425.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"culture and art\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/flex-fuzion-hosts-dance-for-nature-festival\",\"name\":\"Flex Fuzion Hosts Dance for Nature Festival - 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