Senegal

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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Happy Birthday

Jordyn Iger

On July 15, 2017, at around 7:30 AM, a little girl named Mariama was born at the health facility in a tiny Pulaar herding village in northern Senegal.

The Work of Women

Franco LaTona

The Senegalese Wedding

Caitlin Fellows

The food, the music, the dancing: a Senegalese wedding is always a memorable experience.

VIDEO: Ramadan in Senegal

Franco LaTona

Creating a water pipeline for a healthier future

Conor Byrnes

Upon arriving to his village in northern Senegal, Peace Corps Volunteer Conor was struck by two things: the people, kind and resilient, and the heat, dry and persistent.

Nearly 80 Edison students wrote stories in French for elementary students in Senegal and art students at the school illustrated the books.

How 80 handmade books connected students in Ohio with students in Senegal

Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools

Over summer vacation, Peace Corps Senegal Volunteer Rachel Wallace observed that school-aged children in her village were frequently watching soap operas or soccer matches on television.