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Village women

Every day at lunchtime, we were served at least 2 and sometimes 3 meals. Miriama’s friends wanted to welcome us too. So we’d be full to bursting from a huge platter of rice and fish, and from nowhere would appear a big plate of chicken and rice and another of couscous. There was always so much food! It was really good too.
Rural visit

November 15th 2005
Part of the CIEE program in Senegal is a week in a rural village. We went in small groups to various areas outside of Dakar. Each group worked with an NGO. I decided to work with Aprofes, the organization I’d visited with my gender class. Libby, Elizabeth, and I left Dakar in a sept-place early Tuesday morning. When we got to Kaolack, we took a taxi to the Aprofes office. A woman named A ... read more
Africa » Senegal » Kaolack Region » Mbamb

Senegalese Flag Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace... ... read more
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