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COW CURRENCY Campaign by Rural School of Economics

Bazo wrote an autobiographical story about the Hamar people and Gele made drawings of his pastoral childhood memories. Lumbung Press at documenta fifteen was happy to print the unique material! And voilà!A publication about Hamar through their own perspective! The Hamar currency is cattle and all land is free to be used by anyone. This Lumbung Press Book is also a complicated story of a conflict between strict customs and demands for change. A drought caused by climate change, struggles for adaptation and women’s rights. Bazo’s family lost their animals due to discriminatory inheritance customs and drought, he writes: “People are hungry now. If my family owns five cows and ten goats, they will amazingly improve their lives. A Hamar family will not keep money in the Bank. They only believe in living things.” Exchange rate for 5 cows and 10 goats is around 2000,- euro. Please consider donating to help our colleague Bazo’s family overcome current struggles. Details for bank transfer: Bank account: Stichting Myvillages IBAN: NL24 INGB 0001 5460 59 BIC: INGBNL2A With a note: For Bazo Morfa Updates about campaign: https://www.instagram.com/myvillages_/ Learn more about the book: https://www.ruralschoolofeconomics.info/library/Hamar

Bazo wrote an autobiographical story about the Hamar people and Gele made drawings of his pastoral childhood memories.

Lumbung Press at documenta fifteen was happy to print the unique material! And voilà! A publication about Hamar through their own perspective!

The Hamar currency is cattle and all land is free to be used by anyone. The book is also a complicated story of a conflict between strict customs and demands for change. A drought caused by climate change, struggles for adaptation and women’s rights.

Bazo’s family lost their animals due to discriminatory inheritance customs and drought, he writes: “People are hungry now. If my family owns five cows and ten goats, they will amazingly improve their lives. A Hamar family will not keep money in the Bank. They only believe in living things.” Exchange rate for 5 cows and 10 goats is around 2000,- euro. Please consider donating to help our colleague Bazo’s family overcome current struggles.

Donate:

Details for bank transfer:

Bank account: Stichting Myvillages

IBAN: NL24 INGB 0001 5460 59

BIC: INGBNL2A

With a note: For Bazo Morfa

Updates about campaign:

Learn more about the book: