I Just Fell In Love With the Village
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Mama Diop “I’m possible,” said the development itself. Yes, we can! We can do it if we just believe it. But, all my life, I have heard people pronouncing the word “development” but they cannot understand it. I could see people organizing so many debates about development but they don’t […]
Coal and Nebeday
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Walid Chougna I started working with Nebeday Center located in Toubakouta, which partakes in many activities with people in the village, but its main roles are to plan Nebeday trees and protect the forest. The first day after arriving, one thing that interested me was an outdoor movie showing in […]
Hunting Parrots!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Abdou Cisse For those who read my last blog, you would have tried to guess what I did on Sunday, after my 10 km hike the day before. After a day busy with activities, Sunday was supposed to be a day to rest and recover, but an experience more exciting […]
From Keur Simbara to the White House
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Exchange Volunteer Mr. Adnane Sounni Influential people are those who impact or shape the way others act or do things, right? Our Akhilleus that we will read about in this blog is Demba Diawara. 83 years old. He is the Imam and chef of Keur Simbara village. That man has done more […]
Cheers To Children
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diro Diallo Playing with small children is my passion. My first activity this month was to entertain myself with the children of the village by teaching them educational songs that my mom, responsible for the community daycare “Jaam ak Salaam de Nema II” in Ziguinchor, had taught me. I […]
Introduction
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Ms. Ndeye Awa Gueye After a month in Thies of capacity-building training and ending with the Swearing In Ceremony in Dakar, I headed to my new site: Dinguiraye on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 3:10 PM. After a long and difficult path, I arrived safely but very tired because the road […]
Food from Cabrousse: The Palm Tree
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye The palm fruit tree occupies a very important place in the Diola Culture, and today we will choose the palm in its usefulness to eat, and for that, I will help you discover the different steps to prepare Fi Teuf. First one must go up on the palm […]
An Exciting Integration
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Abdou Cisse “♪ ♫♫ ♪ You know my beautiful village, stretching along the water. With its beautiful foliage, and giant “fromager” trees.. With its beautiful shores, facing the ocean. Enchanting are these women singing and dancing in the dense forest. A Diembéreng, diembhéring, Diembéreng village of Casamance … ♪ ♫♫ […]
Introduction by Gnagna
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Ms. Gnagna Dabo Hello everyone! Here is my first blog and I will write you all a short description of my site to best feed your imagination before I give you my first impressions. Loul Sesséne is one of four rural communities in the municipality of Fimela, located in the department of […]
249 Km of Curiousity
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Amadou Alpha Ba On March 22, I woke up very excited because this was the awaited day to join my site. We were 4 volunteers to join their respective sites. Sometimes I’m stressed, sometimes very excited, because my site is an interesting village in the fishing sector and it faces […]