I- CONTEXT AND PRESENTATION
l-1- Context
After the last two editions in 2021 and 2022 ended in success, the Association Ganvié Sports Nautiques is organizing the third edition of the GANVIE WATER SPORTS DAYS "JSN GANVIE 2023", which is now called "SPORTS, CULTURE AND ARTS FLOATING FESTIVAL “FeSCAN” GANVIE 2023, which will take place from August 19th to 27th, 2023 in Ganvié, municipality of Sô-Ava in Benin. This event aims to promote water sports but also culture, art and youth employment and will present different activities such as recreational and competitive rowing races, a boat race, a throwing net competition, dancing, a singing contest, a fashion show, open water swimming, game of Ahouandoun, art exhibition, an exhibition of fishing equipment, a parade of floating sales, the night of history, floating caravan of festival-goers, sightseeing, etc.
I-2- Presentation of the Ganvié Nautical Sports Association
The AGSN, incorporated in the Republic of Benin in accordance with the law of July 1, 1991, and governed by Law No. 91-008 of February 25, 1991, on the sports charter, is a group of young people whose purpose is the development and practice of sports as well as the development of athletes and populations in general. Indeed, it is no longer a secret that sport is an activity essential to the physical and moral balance of any individual. Its main function of putting the man in harmony with himself and allow the mixing of cultures while bringing people together around the same passion. It keeps busy positively young people, transforms them and avoids them if it is well managed to fall into crime. It is a true source of peace.
In Benin, there are several types of sports disciplines that have heterogeneously developed. Among these, sports nautical in general and the canoe race, in particular, plays the role of poor parent. Suffering from a general disinterest of the population and a lack of development, these sporting activities are very little valued and, therefore, very little practised. In order to offer a new alternative in terms of sports activity to the population and young people, in particular, it is urgent to really install these sports practices. It is, therefore, in the perspective of concretizing this ambition that the sports association called Association Ganvié Sport Nautique was born, which has set itself the major objective of mobilizing young people aged 16 to 25 without gender distinction for a good mix of sporting youth, contributes to popularize nautical sports and develop the frank sport, in particular, in Benin and encourage and develop the spirit of competition and fair play around this nautical sports discipline; “Rowing”, involving Benin in sub-regional and international competitions.
Indeed, the Association Ganvié Sports Nautiques (AGSN) is a small association which plans to promote recreational and competitive rowing, canoe and pedal boat races in Benin (the AGSN carries out its activities in Ganvié, a lakeside town, a tourist site registered on the indicative heritage list World Heritage Site, which presents natural assets). AGSN is one of the clubs that provide the best athletes to the National Benin Rowing Federation for sub-regional and continental competitions. But the Association's activities remain very embryonic and little known to the population and possible sponsors. It is, therefore, in the search for solutions necessary for the development of these sports that this project was initiated.
II- OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJET
II-1 General objective
Contribute to the promotion of water sports as a means of fulfilment of youth and lake populations in general. Give back much more tourist attractions and contribute to local development through culture.
II-2 Specific objectives
1- Support the government in its ingenious desire to make Ganvie a tourist attraction through its “Reinventing Ganvié” project;
2- Educate participants on the benefits of water sports for children, athletes and the population;
3- Strengthen the visibility of the AGSN and the FéBA-CPP;
4- Contribute to social and economic development, sustainability, environment, harmony, peace and security;
5- Express creativity, forge their own identity and reinforce or maintain a sense of community;
6- Get new partnerships and fruitful sponsorship for the funding of AGSN activities;
lll- Expected results of the project
III-1 Results
1. 5,000 people (elected officials and other administrative officials, young people, populations, tourists, and partners) are made aware of the advantages of water sports and culture;
2. 30 new rowers are identified to strengthen the number of athletes in the AGSN;
3. The AGSN and the FéBA-CPP are much better known through various messages on social media and the FéBA-CPP;
4. Contribute to social and economic development, sustainability, environment, harmony, peace and security;
5. Express creativity, forge their own identity and reinforce or maintain a sense of community;
6. Get new partnerships and fruitful sponsorship for the funding of AGSN activities.
Activities to be done
Official launch ceremony
Conference debate on the theme of publishing
Singing contest
Throwing net competition
Men's and women's dance competition
Internal competition on the ergometer of the three categories (cadet, junior and senior)
Internal single scull rowing competition: all categories: cadet, junior-senior (men and women)
Rowing Doubles Exhibition Competition between Atlantic Clubs: senior men's category
Visits to the “Floating Art and Culture” exhibition
Fashion show
Master class (training)
Open-water swimming
Boat race between the 21 villages of the two districts of Ganvie
Floating Sale Parade
The night history
Artistic services
Lake night party
Géant Concert Festival