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Stories From Senegal

Every Peace Corps Volunteer has a story to tell. Read stories from Volunteers about what it's like to live and work in Senegal.

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Peace Corps Volunteer Anh became very close to community members in the Senegalese village where she served.
Tips for serving in Senegal from 8 Peace Corps Volunteers
By Peace Corps
May 7, 2026
Serving As A Volunteer
Macire and his classmates in Senegal.
An English dictionary opens doors to education
By Macire Diallo
April 16, 2026
Peace Corps Perspectives
Volunteers are welcomed with drums as they embark on their service journey in Senegal.
Drumming in and drumming out: A metaphor for the Volunteer service journey
By Jo Anne Yeager Sallah
August 22, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Tote bags made
From trash to totes: A Senegal waste transformation story
By Holden M.
September 5, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Soap Making in Kaffrine
Collaborative problem solving in Senegal
By Kaylee Geier
February 27, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Taking a Look at a CED Volunteer’s Experience in Tambacounda
By Peace Corps Senegal
November 13, 2023
Welcoming ceremony
A lifelong connection with my host family
By Anh Volmer
October 26, 2023
After Service
RPCV 50th reunion
A family born 50 years ago: The amazing career paths and friendships of Peace Corps Senegal 1972
By Kathleen Ingley
September 2, 2022
Peace Corps Perspectives
2022 JFK Award recipients on stage
5 JFK Service Award recipients embody commitment and connection
By Peace Corps
May 19, 2022
After Service
Spreading out a mosquito bed net
6 Peace Corps projects to fight malaria around the world
By Peace Corps
April 20, 2022
Becoming A Volunteer
Person walks on a bridge in Guinea
Peace Corps Guinea’s special sauce
By Jo Anne Yeager
December 7, 2021
Becoming A Volunteer
LaTrese Taylor in Senegal
6 skills for success in the military and the Peace Corps
By Peace Corps
November 10, 2021
Serving As A Volunteer
A group of Volunteers and Trainees at the airport as they depart Senegal for home due to Covid.
An insider’s account of the Peace Corps’ evacuation of Senegal
By Etienne Senghor
March 15, 2021
Serving As A Volunteer
Black woman Peace Corps Volunteer smiles next to Peace Corps sign in French.
Meet the driving force behind Adopt a Black Peace Corps Volunteer
By Peace Corps
February 25, 2021
After Service
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Boston-area grads focus on education and agriculture in Africa
By Peace Corps
November 13, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
An American woman digs in the dirt with her fellow Senegalese friends
What 5 Peace Corps Volunteers say about serving in the Agriculture sector
By Peace Corps
April 22, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
Several Nepalese women and one American volunteer, all in colorful clothing, sit together on a porch reading and smiling.
8 Peace Corps projects to inspire you on International Women’s Day
By Peace Corps
March 8, 2019
Peace Corps Perspectives
FL The Gambia
What Volunteers from top states say about Peace Corps service
By Peace Corps
December 13, 2018
Becoming A Volunteer
A female Volunteer sits outside and hold up a drawing of nutritious foods and moringa
Bed nets and chaya: How Peace Corps Volunteers tackle the intersection of nutrition and malaria
By Emma Murphy
December 10, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
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Cleaning the Country
By Kendall Ziner
November 13, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer