Overview
The
IZONFEST FOUNDATION is a legal non-profit organization founded to promote and
protect the object of preserving the rich cultural heritage of the IZON people
of the Niger Delta region and Nigeria towards peace and sustainable
development.
Our
products and services include:
Ø IZON NATIONAL UNITY TRADITIONAL
SPORTING FESTIVAL
Aka
- Izon-ebe olympics
Ø Izonfest farms (agro-allied
service department)
Ø Izonfest business support
Ø Izonfest social development
services ( H.A.N.D.S)
OUR MISSION
Our
mission is to create a platform for culture celebration through traditional
sporting activities indigenous to the Izon people and to create an avenue for
the development of the tourism potentials in the Niger Delta region.
PROJECT PROPOSAL
The
IZON NATIONAL UNITY TRADITIONAL SPORTING FESTIVAL project is a model design for
a world class cultural festival that seeks to celebrate the rich cultural
heritage ,traditional endowments and tourist potentials of the of the Izon
People of the Niger Delta and South-South Region.
It
is a project aimed at revitalizing the cultural uniqueness of the Izon man and
preserving the historical heritage of the IZON people.
In
other to insure posterity, we propose IZON NATIONAL UNITY TRADITIONAL SPORTING
FESTIVAL to amongst other things:
ü Celebrate
and encourage peace and unity.
ü Create
jobs
ü Enhance
the tourism potentials of the region
ü Use
traditional sports and art to express warmth and hospitality
ü Impact
on the confidence of the people in government through mutual celebration
ü Promote
the region as a safe haven for investment etc.
FEATURING
Ø IZONFEST UNITY CARNIVAL
Ø TRADITIONAL WRESTLING
MATCHES
Ø TRADITIONAL DANCES
Ø IZON FASHION DISPLAYS
Ø TRADITIONAL MASQUERADE
DANCE DISPLAYS
Ø BOAT AND CANOE RACES
Ø BOAT REGATTA AND WAR
CANOE DISPLAY BY EX-FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Ø SINGLE AND MARATHON
SWIMMING COMPETITIONS
Ø ARTS AND CRAFT DISPLAYS
Ø TRADITIONAL
STORYTELLERS
Ø TRADITIONAL GAMES
Ø MONUMENTS AND ARTIFACT
TOUR
Ø IZONFEST AWARDS &
GALA NIGHT
The project is aimed at
revitalizing the cultural uniqueness of the Izon man and preserving the
historical heritage of the Izon People.
The project is also
designed to create an avenue for peace, unity and celebration, thereby
presenting the Niger Delta as a haven for safe investment.
The idea therefore is
to use traditional sports and art to express warmth and hospitality.
Izonfest is a piece of
elaborate celebration of a unique and diverse tradition and culture as a
vehicle to promote peace, unity, culture, tourism, hospitality and preserve
history.
In December 2013,
precisely from 17th to 23rd the IZONFEST DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
will throw open its doors and welcome over a million enthusiastic indigenes and
visitors to five choice locations within the Yenagoa metropolis of Bayelsa
State for the first ever Izon National
Unity Traditional Sporting Festival.
They will be treated to
over 20 beautiful displays of a unique culture, demonstrations and activities
for all types and levels of experience and audience. They will enjoy over 1000
exhibitors from the Izon Nation and her neighbours, and will have the
opportunity to try out their gear on the largest outdoor display of both land
and aqua sports activities unique to the Izon people. Our high level consumer tourists would be
treated to a delightful spectacle of traditional tourism, as they flock to our
local cuisine booths and art galleries, and can even book for trips to sight
amazing artifacts and monuments encapsulating the people’s history.
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