Dear friends,
Here is an update on our running activities and future projects in Senegal.
Following the success of the project “A library for Diakine” which concluded in July 2010 with the inauguration of the building and the delivery of more than 200 books, we have conceived, alongside local communities, a long-term plan to create libraries in all villages where we operate. This project is intended to support quality education of children leaving in rural villages of Senegal such as Bignona, Diourou, Babak and Sebikotane.
The books we brought with us in January 2012 were delivered to the village of Kadiamor where a group of children and their teachers are running an educational theater project. The children of Kadiamor are also part of an exchange project with students of a school in Turin, Italy.
The purpose of this project is to make children and youths in Italy acquainted with Africa and to strengthen the bond of solidarity and understanding between different nations and cultures.
In support to our campaign “Sponsor a Child”, during our stay we made a video to show the typical day of children in Senegal. The video will be showed to the students in Italy and will be soon available on line.
We also have started two major projects with the intention to complete them by this Summer:
- the construction of a “Foyer for Diakine”
- the construction of a “Maternity Ward in Diourou”
Both villages are in the southern region of Senegal, the Casamance.
The foyer will be a centre devoted to cultural and fundraising activities in support to projects running in the village (school, medical center, library).
The maternity ward in Diourou will be built next to the Medical Center in operation since 2007 and will give access to primary health care to woman during pregnancy, labour, delivery and after birth. Like the Medical Centre it will be operated by local medical staff. The Maternity Ward project is co-funded by the Humanitarian Relief Fund of the European Space Agency.
During our stay in Senegal we gave a demonstration on how to construct with local materials and operate a sun-powered oven to the community of Babak. This activity is running in support to a local group of women baking bread every day for the breakfast of all children in the village.
The community of Kadiamor has also finally got its mill and we are now working on enhancing its electrical power system.
In support to the “Right to Health Care” campaign this year several initiatives will take place in Senegal aiming at prevention against malaria or AIDS spread. Those will be coordinated by our local volunteers.
In addition, much time was devoted in January to the formation of new local volunteers and organization of running and future projects.
To learn more about our activities in Senegal, Italy and Holland visit our website and blog:
http://www.ritmiafricani.org
http://ritmiafricani-holland.blogspot.com/
The volunteers of Ritmi Africani Onlus.
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