Senegal
Peace Corps in Senegal
Volunteers in Senegal work with their communities on projects in agriculture, community economic development, and health. During their service in Senegal, Volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Bambara, Fulakunda, Jaxanke, Mandinka, Pulaar du Nord, Pulafuta, Seereer, and Wolof.
Volunteers
Current: 270
To Date: 4074
To Date: 4074
Program Dates
1963-present
Official Language
French
Volunteer Openings in Senegal
View allDirector's WelcomeRecently, a renowned international human rights advocate from Senegal told me that his life’s trajectory was set in the mid-1960s by a Peace Corps Volunteer English teacher. How an individual Volunteer changes lives may never be known – or may only be revealed decades later – but change lives, we do.
Cheryl Gregory Faye, Country Director
Current Projects in Senegal
Stories from Senegal
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Here's what 5 Peace Corps Volunteers say about serving in the agriculture sector
Peace Only Podcast 1
Working for a Cleaner Senegal