{"id":8954,"date":"2025-08-21T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=8954"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:30:52","slug":"faces_of_the_baaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/faces_of_the_baaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces_of_the_BaAka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8954\" class=\"elementor elementor-8954\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5474ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faces of the BaAka - Central African Republic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc182a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc182a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>di Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62066c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d62066c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Fisarmonica. Aprire i link con il tasto Invio o Spazio, chiudere con la Fuga, e navigare con i Tasti Freccia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2240\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2240\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Parte di <b>Wildlife and Community Survival<\/b> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg 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class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/faces-of-gilgit-baltistan\/\">Faces of Gilgit Baltistan<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Pakistan, 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d045a8e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d045a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/invisible-bonds\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_Gorillas__01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_Gorillas__01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_Gorillas__01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_Gorillas__01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_Gorillas__01-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/invisible-bonds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Invisible Bonds<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Central African Republic, 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee41977 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ee41977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_01-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/faces_of_the_baaka\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faces of the BaAka<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Central African Republic, 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecffc0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1ecffc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/rewilding-cervo-italico\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cervo_Italico01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cervo_Italico01-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cervo_Italico01-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cervo_Italico01-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/rewilding-cervo-italico\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rewilding Cervo Italico<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ferrara, Italy - 2024<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5256f1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a5256f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/beyond-the-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tartarughe_marine_Puglia_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tartarughe_marine_Puglia_01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tartarughe_marine_Puglia_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tartarughe_marine_Puglia_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tartarughe_marine_Puglia_01-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/beyond-the-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Nets<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Italy, 2026<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7313d41 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7313d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/faces-of-coexistence\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LCG_Bthutan_portraits_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LCG_Bthutan_portraits_01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LCG_Bthutan_portraits_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LCG_Bthutan_portraits_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LCG_Bthutan_portraits_01-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/faces-of-coexistence\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faces of Coexistence<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Bhutan, 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13a484 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a13a484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/a-quiet-stability\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-12-at-13.49.44.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-12-at-13.49.44.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-12-at-13.49.44-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-12-at-13.49.44-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-12-at-13.49.44-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/a-quiet-stability\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Quiet Stability<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Bhutan, 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c1b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c1b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Nel cuore della foresta equatoriale africana, nel sud-ovest della Repubblica Centrafricana, si estende la riserva speciale di Dzanga-Sangha, un angolo straordinario dove la biodiversit\u00e0 sopravvive ancora con forza. Qui, tra molte specie di animali, in particolare gli elefanti di foresta e i gorilla di pianura occidentali, vivono i BaAka, un popolo indigeno profondamente legato alla foresta, che da generazioni ne conosce e rispetta ogni ritmo, suono e segreto. A Dzanga-Sangha, il WWF lavora da anni per proteggere questo fragile ecosistema e promuovere una convivenza sostenibile tra comunit\u00e0 locali e fauna selvatica. \u00c8 uno dei pochi luoghi al mondo dove \u00e8 possibile osservare da vicino le complesse relazioni tra esseri umani e questi grandi mammiferi in un contesto non artificiale, n\u00e9 separato dalla vita quotidiana. Questa foresta non \u00e8 solo un habitat, ma un mondo condiviso. Gli uomini e i gorilla coesistono da secoli in una relazione silenziosa fatta di osservazione reciproca, rispetto e adattamento. I BaAka si muovono con agilit\u00e0 nella foresta, guidati da un sapere tramandato oralmente, e spesso collaborano con il WWF come tracciatori esperti nelle missioni di monitoraggio della fauna. I gorilla, da parte loro, imparano a riconoscere la presenza umana non come una minaccia, ma come parte del paesaggio vivo e mutevole della giungla. \u201cLegami Invisibili\u201d racconta, attraverso le immagini, questa convivenza sorprendente. \u00c8 un viaggio nel cuore verde dell\u2019Africa, dove la sopravvivenza non \u00e8 mai solitaria, ma collettiva. Dove ogni passo nella foresta lascia un\u2019eco che altri esseri viventi percepiscono, interpretano, accettano. In un tempo in cui foreste come questa sono minacciate dalla deforestazione, dal bracconaggio e dalla pressione crescente delle attivit\u00e0 umane, la storia di Dzanga-Sangha e dei suoi abitanti, umani e non, diventa un esempio potente di equilibrio possibile. Un modello prezioso da ascoltare, proteggere e raccontare. (testo di Luca Catalano Gonzaga)\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These portraits, taken outside the BaAka huts, reveal a reality marked by <strong>extreme poverty<\/strong> yet sustained by <strong>unbroken dignity<\/strong>. Built from forest materials, these fragile shelters are not symbols of backwardness, but evidence of a life deeply rooted in the land. Inside and around them unfolds a daily struggle shaped by scarcity, isolation, and limited access to healthcare, education, and basic services. The BaAka live at the margins of national systems, often invisible to institutions and excluded from decision-making processes that affect their territory. Yet their faces reflect <strong>strength, belonging, and ancestral knowledge<\/strong>. Each gaze carries stories of survival and adaptation in a forest increasingly threatened by exploitation. These images do not seek pity, but recognition, affirming the human dignity of a people whose future is tied to the survival of their environment.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bef949 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7bef949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_01.jpg\" alt=\"Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Aingo Regis, 62, is one of the village elders, guardian of oral traditions and ritual songs passed down through generations.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Mossapoula, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Aingo Regis, 62 anni, \u00e8 uno degli anziani del villaggio, custode delle tradizioni orali e dei canti rituali trasmessi da generazioni.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_02.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Elaine Aussa, 21, with her son. Motherhood often begins early, supported by the care of the entire community.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nElaine Aussa, 21 anni, con suo figlio. La maternit\u00e0 inizia spesso in giovane et\u00e0, con il sostegno collettivo della comunit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_03.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic.      Lena Younga, 33 years old, with her youngest child. Women in the community typically give birth to six or seven children, often without access to healthcare, support, or contraception, trapped in a cycle of vulnerability.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nLena Younga, 33 anni, con l\u2019ultimo dei suoi figli. Le donne della comunit\u00e0 mettono al mondo in media sei o sette figli, spesso senza accesso a cure, assistenza o contraccezione, in un ciclo continuo di vulnerabilit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_04.jpg\" alt=\"Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Lidy Gana, 71. BaAka elders preserve the group\u2019s collective memory and pass down myths, survival skills, and ritual songs through oral tradition.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Babongo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Lidy Gana, 71 anni. Gli anziani BaAka custodiscono la memoria collettiva del gruppo e tramandano oralmente miti, tecniche di sopravvivenza e canti rituali.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_05.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Angeline Manda, 21, moves daily with her community to hunt, gather fruits, honey, and medicinal plants, maintaining an ancestral way of life deeply connected to nature.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nAngeline Manda, 21 anni, si sposta ogni giorno con la sua comunit\u00e0 per cacciare, raccogliere frutti, miele e piante medicinali, seguendo uno stile di vita ancestrale legato alla natura.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_06.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Iya Monic, 15. Grow up closely connected to nature, learning through direct experience and the shared life of the village.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Iya Monic, 15 anni. Crescere a stretto contatto con la natura, apprendendo attraverso l\u2019esperienza diretta e la vita collettiva del villaggio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_07.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Saniba Edje, 28, with her daughter. Knowledge is passed down through daily gestures, shared across generations in a close relationship with the forest.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nSaniba Edje, 28 anni, con la figlia. La trasmissione dei saperi passa attraverso i gesti quotidiani, condivisi tra generazioni in uno stretto legame con la foresta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_08.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Omier Bendoumi, 9 years old. He lives in a mongulu shared with his entire family, without clean water or access to electricity, his childhood marked by hardship and exclusion.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nOmier Bendoumi, 9 anni. Vive in una mongulu condivisa con tutta la famiglia, senza acqua potabile n\u00e9 elettricit\u00e0, in un'infanzia segnata dalla precariet\u00e0 e dall\u2019esclusione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_09.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Eric Vivite, 11 years old. In Baaka villages, there are no schools, and children like him grow up with no educational opportunities, excluded from a system that continues to overlook them.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nEric Vivite, 11 anni. Nei villaggi Baaka non esistono scuole, e bambini come lui crescono senza alcuna opportunit\u00e0 educativa, esclusi da un sistema che continua a ignorarli.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_10.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Lidi Nadoky, 14. Adolescence marks the start of collective activities such as gathering, fishing, and food preparation.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nLidi Nadoky, 14 anni. L\u2019adolescenza segna l\u2019ingresso nelle attivit\u00e0 collettive come la raccolta, la pesca e la preparazione del cibo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_11.jpg\" alt=\"Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Catherine Osso, 42, gathers edible plants and builds huts, passing on traditional forest knowledge.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Babongo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nCatherine Osso, 42 anni, raccoglie piante commestibili e costruisce capanne, tramandando i saperi tradizionali della foresta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_12.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Poline Salon, 16. Among the BaAka, material poverty is extreme, they own almost nothing and live off the forest and a few items acquired through barter.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nPoline Salon, 16 anni. Tra i BaAka la povert\u00e0 materiale \u00e8 estrema: non possiedono quasi nulla, vivendo di ci\u00f2 che offre la foresta e di pochi beni ottenuti con il baratto.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_13.jpg\" alt=\"Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Indolou Ojokoua, 8 years old. He lives in a dark hut made of branches and mud, with no electricity or education\u2014his future remains uncertain, like that of many other children in his community.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Mossapoula, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Indolou Ojokoua, 8 anni. Vive in una capanna buia costruita con rami e fango, senza elettricit\u00e0 n\u00e9 istruzione: il suo futuro resta incerto, come quello di tanti altri bambini della sua comunit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_14.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Blandin\u00e8 Mamoli, 17 years old, with her child. Becoming a mother at a young age means facing enormous responsibilities without any support, in a setting where healthcare, sexual education, and social protection are absent.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nBlandin\u00e8 Mamoli, 17 anni, con suo figlio. Diventare madri in giovane et\u00e0 significa affrontare enormi responsabilit\u00e0 senza alcun supporto, in un contesto dove mancano servizi sanitari, educazione sessuale e protezione sociale.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_15.jpg\" alt=\"Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Loucie Ama, 23 years old, with her son. She lives in a hut made of mud and branches, without access to healthcare, electricity, or clean water, facing motherhood alone in extremely fragile conditions.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Babongo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Loucie Ama, 23 anni, con suo figlio. Vive in una capanna di fango e rami, senza accesso a cure, elettricit\u00e0 o acqua pulita, affrontando da sola la maternit\u00e0 in condizioni di estrema fragilit\u00e0.\nBabongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_16.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Aim\u00e8 Zomela, 32 years old, with his son. Like the other men in the village, he enters the forest each day to hunt, gather honey, or collect firewood, the only way to keep his family alive in the total absence of external support.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Aim\u00e8 Zomela, 32 anni, con suo figlio. Come gli altri uomini del villaggio, ogni giorno entra nella foresta per cacciare, raccogliere miele o legna, unico modo per garantire la sopravvivenza della famiglia in assenza totale di sostegno esterno.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_17.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Mira Koncia, 36. BaAka women play a central role in the community, passing on knowledge, raising children collectively, and leading many daily activities.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nMira Koncia, 36 anni. Le donne BaAka hanno un ruolo centrale nella comunit\u00e0, trasmettendo saperi, crescendo i figli in modo collettivo e guidando molte attivit\u00e0 quotidiane.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_18.jpg\" alt=\"Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Ancrella Boni, 17. Girls often marry between the ages of 14 and 16, taking on responsibilities and passing down knowledge from an early age.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Mossapoula, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Ancrella Boni, 17 anni. Le ragazze si sposano spesso tra i 14 e i 16 anni, e iniziano presto a trasmettere saperi e responsabilit\u00e0 all\u2019interno della comunit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_19.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Margaret Kyem, 63 years old. She preserves the oral memory of the village and passes on ancient knowledge to younger generations\u2014wisdom tied to the forest, care, and survival.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Margaret Kyem, 63 anni. Custodisce la memoria orale del villaggio e tramanda alle nuove generazioni saperi antichi legati alla foresta, alla cura e alla sopravvivenza.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_20.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Ibrahim Walin, 61 years old. For decades he has lived in a mongulu, a hut of branches and leaves typical of his culture\u2014without comfort or services, a testament to institutional neglect.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Ibrahim Walin, 61 anni. Da decenni vive in una mongulu, un rifugio di rami e foglie tipico della sua cultura, privo di comfort e servizi, testimonianza dell\u2019abbandono istituzionale.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_21.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Paolo Clipe, 9. BaAka children grow up in freedom, taking part in village life from an early age and learning through play and experience.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Paolo Clipe, 9 anni. I bambini crescono in libert\u00e0, partecipando fin da piccoli alla vita del villaggio e apprendendo con il gioco e l\u2019esperienza.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_22.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Nina Ndanga, 23, in front of a BaAka hut made of bent branches and palm leaves, typical of semi-nomadic forest dwellings.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nNina Ndanga, 23 anni, davanti a una capanna BaAka costruita con rami piegati e foglie di palma, tipica dell\u2019abitazione seminomade della foresta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_23.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Olivia Bert, 22. Access to medical care is nearly nonexistent for the BaAka, who rely mostly on natural remedies passed down orally.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nOlivia Bert, 22 anni. L\u2019accesso a cure mediche \u00e8 quasi assente per i BaAka, che si affidano principalmente a rimedi naturali tramandati oralmente.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_24.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Limb\u00e8 Julien, 20, with her son. Young mothers raise their children in close connection with the community and the nourishing forest around them.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Limb\u00e8 Julien, 20 anni, con suo figlio. Le giovani madri crescono i bambini a stretto contatto con la comunit\u00e0 e con la natura che li nutre.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_25.jpg\" alt=\"Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Isaac Odei, 41. He lives in extreme poverty, neglected by the authorities, where government support is entirely absent and survival relies solely on the forest.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yondo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.\nIsaac Odei, 41 anni. Vive in condizioni di estrema povert\u00e0, abbandonato dalle istituzioni, dove il sostegno del governo \u00e8 del tutto assente e la sopravvivenza dipende unicamente dalla foresta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_26.jpg\" alt=\"Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Naoemie Ekili, 9 years old. Like many girls her age, she helps her mother every day with household chores and caring for younger siblings, giving up her right to childhood and education.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Batali, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana.Naoemie  Ekili, 9 anni. Come molte bambine della sua et\u00e0, aiuta quotidianamente la madre nei lavori domestici e nella cura dei fratelli pi\u00f9 piccoli, rinunciando al diritto all\u2019infanzia e all\u2019istruzione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_27.jpg\" alt=\"Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Malanga Picheline, 23 years old. During the rainy season, she goes into the forest every day to gather mushrooms, like many women in her community, blending survival, traditional knowledge, and solidarity.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Mossapoula, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Malanga Picheline, 23 anni. Durante la stagione delle piogge va ogni giorno nella foresta a raccogliere funghi, come fanno molte donne della sua comunit\u00e0, intrecciando sopravvivenza, sapere tradizionale e condivisione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_28.jpg\" alt=\"Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Augustina Ampomao, 41 years old. She lives in a hut of about three square meters, made of branches and leaves\u2014a stark symbol of the extreme poverty affecting her community.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Babongo, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Augustina Ampomao, 41 anni. Vive in una capanna di circa tre metri quadrati, fatta di rami e foglie, simbolo della povert\u00e0 estrema che colpisce la sua comunit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_29.jpg\" alt=\"Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Ediala Essoko, 25, wears a traditional necklace; among the BaAka, ornaments and personal items express identity and group belonging.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Mossapoula, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Ediala Essoko, 25 anni, indossa una collana tradizionale; tra i BaAka ornamenti e oggetti personali esprimono identit\u00e0 e appartenenza al gruppo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_30.jpg\" alt=\"Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Job Kwabeng, 08 years old. A childhood marked by poverty and social invisibility.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Mossapoula, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. Job Kwabeng, 8 anni. Un'infanzia segnata dalla povert\u00e0 e dall\u2019invisibilit\u00e0 sociale.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 di 31\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LCG_BaAka_portraits_31.jpg\" alt=\"Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Some women stand in the river, creating rhythms by striking the water with their hands: this is \u201cLiquindi or water drum\u201d, a traditional form of drumming performed only by women, used during festive moments or as spiritual preparation before hunting.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Villaggio Yandoumbe, Bayanga, Repubblica Centrafricana. 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&#8211; 2024 Beyond the Nets Italy, 2026 Faces of Coexistence Bhutan, 2025 A Quiet Stability Bhutan, 2025 Suspended Balance on Peaks Pakistan, 2025 Faces of Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan, 2025 Invisible Bonds Central African Republic, 2025 Faces of the BaAka Central African Republic, 2025 Rewilding Cervo Italico Ferrara, Italy &#8211; 2024 Beyond the Nets Italy, 2026 Faces of Coexistence Bhutan, 2025 A Quiet Stability Bhutan, 2025 These portraits, taken outside the BaAka huts, reveal a reality marked by extreme poverty yet sustained by unbroken dignity. Built from forest materials, these fragile shelters are not symbols of backwardness, but evidence of a life deeply rooted in the land. Inside and around them unfolds a daily struggle shaped by scarcity, isolation, and limited access to healthcare, education, and basic services. The BaAka live at the margins of national systems, often invisible to institutions and excluded from decision-making processes that affect their territory. Yet their faces reflect strength, belonging, and ancestral knowledge. Each gaze carries stories of survival and adaptation in a forest increasingly threatened by exploitation. These images do not seek pity, but recognition, affirming the human dignity of a people whose future is tied to the survival of their environment. Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Aingo Regis, 62, is one of the village elders, guardian of oral traditions and ritual songs passed down through generations. Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Elaine Aussa, 21, with her son. Motherhood often begins early, supported by the care of the entire community. Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Lena Younga, 33 years old, with her youngest child. Women in the community typically give birth to six or seven children, often without access to healthcare, support, or contraception, trapped in a cycle of vulnerability. Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Lidy Gana, 71. BaAka elders preserve the group\u2019s collective memory and pass down myths, survival skills, and ritual songs through oral tradition. Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Angeline Manda, 21, moves daily with her community to hunt, gather fruits, honey, and medicinal plants, maintaining an ancestral way of life deeply connected to nature. Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Iya Monic, 15. Grow up closely connected to nature, learning through direct experience and the shared life of the village. Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Saniba Edje, 28, with her daughter. Knowledge is passed down through daily gestures, shared across generations in a close relationship with the forest. Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Omier Bendoumi, 9 years old. He lives in a mongulu shared with his entire family, without clean water or access to electricity, his childhood marked by hardship and exclusion. Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Eric Vivite, 11 years old. In Baaka villages, there are no schools, and children like him grow up with no educational opportunities, excluded from a system that continues to overlook them. Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Lidi Nadoky, 14. Adolescence marks the start of collective activities such as gathering, fishing, and food preparation. Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Catherine Osso, 42, gathers edible plants and builds huts, passing on traditional forest knowledge. Yondo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Poline Salon, 16. Among the BaAka, material poverty is extreme, they own almost nothing and live off the forest and a few items acquired through barter. Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Indolou Ojokoua, 8 years old. He lives in a dark hut made of branches and mud, with no electricity or education\u2014his future remains uncertain, like that of many other children in his community. Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Blandin\u00e8 Mamoli, 17 years old, with her child. Becoming a mother at a young age means facing enormous responsibilities without any support, in a setting where healthcare, sexual education, and social protection are absent. Babongo village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Loucie Ama, 23 years old, with her son. She lives in a hut made of mud and branches, without access to healthcare, electricity, or clean water, facing motherhood alone in extremely fragile conditions. Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Aim\u00e8 Zomela, 32 years old, with his son. Like the other men in the village, he enters the forest each day to hunt, gather honey, or collect firewood, the only way to keep his family alive in the total absence of external support. Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Mira Koncia, 36. BaAka women play a central role in the community, passing on knowledge, raising children collectively, and leading many daily activities. Mossapoula village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Ancrella Boni, 17. Girls often marry between the ages of 14 and 16, taking on responsibilities and passing down knowledge from an early age. Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Margaret Kyem, 63 years old. She preserves the oral memory of the village and passes on ancient knowledge to younger generations\u2014wisdom tied to the forest, care, and survival. Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Ibrahim Walin, 61 years old. For decades he has lived in a mongulu, a hut of branches and leaves typical of his culture\u2014without comfort or services, a testament to institutional neglect. Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Paolo Clipe, 9. BaAka children grow up in freedom, taking part in village life from an early age and learning through play and experience. Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Nina Ndanga, 23, in front of a BaAka hut made of bent branches and palm leaves, typical of semi-nomadic forest dwellings. Batali village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Olivia Bert, 22. Access to medical care is nearly nonexistent for the BaAka, who rely mostly on natural remedies passed down orally. Yandoumbe village, Bayanga, Central African Republic. Limb\u00e8 Julien, 20, with her son. Young mothers raise their children<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8954"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9582,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954\/revisions\/9582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}