Extractions: A condensed version of Susan Hall's thought-provoking article "Are You Going to Teach About Africa?" appears in Seymour Fersh's 1989 book Learning about People and Cultures . Although originally written in 1970, Hall's message is still relevant today. It is included in the Information for Teachers for your information. Have students individually complete "Something to Think About", then compare their responses in small groups. Ask each group to discuss the relationship between their true/false responses, and their responses to "Something to Think About." Have students predict responses to the true or false quiz for their parent's or grandparent's generation. Survey parents or grandparents. Compare actual responses to student predictions. Discuss possible reasons for differences. Have teams of students develop a plan for surveying magazine articles, television shows, movies, and/or videotapes for content messages about Africa. Share results of the investigation with another class or with your Peace Corps Volunteer.
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Extractions: 02:00 AM Oct. 24, 2000 PT NEW YORK Working with tribal-beat aficionados Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, and Neneh Cherry helped propel Youssou N'Dour of Senegal into superstardom in the world music genre. And while the 41-year-old master of Mbalax-rhythmed dance-floor hits in Africa wants to reach as many people as possible with his music, he also recognizes the power and possibility that comes with fame. At home in Senegal, N'Dour has parlayed his godlike celebrity influence into improving lives. Recently, his participation in campaigns to get across the importance of vaccinations and AIDS awareness lured thousands of children to clinics, where previous tries had fizzled. Now, N'Dour's collaboration with the West has taken a new turn toward jointly improving the state of technology in the Third World.
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Extractions: Note: At IKNotes you can find these articles in French, English and Wolof. www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/iknotes.htm Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture Although for decades the capital of French West Africa, Senegal, like other countries of the Sahel, remains predominantly rural. and while 62 percent of the people reside in rural areas, more than 85 percent of the wealth is in urban centers. As in many countries, disadvantage accumulates at the level of women and girls. In 1995, female literacy countrywide was just over half the rate for men (23 percent compared to 44 percent), and the discrepancy was still greater in rural areas. Tostan, literally means "breaking out of the egg" in Wolof, the language spoken by the majority of Senegal's 7.9 million people and is among a number of innovative rural development and women's education initiatives that are addressing the problem at its source. It offers an 18-month learning program that combines basic education in national languages with practical development issues, and provides rural people with the resources to improve their standard of living while fostering increased confidence in their way of life. More than literacy, this breakthrough program offers participants the tools to tackle such community issues as health, hygiene and the environment. The program uses six modules that link literacy to life skills in a highly participatory process of problem solving. Tostan successfully sustains the link between basic education and rural development, giving adult learners not only literacy and numeracy skills in their national languages but the means to understand and solve local problems.
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Extractions: Study Abroad Programs Suffolk University Dakar Campus, Senegal Studying in Dakar Academic Programs The SUDC faculty is from Senegal and the United States. Faculty members from Suffolk University in Boston as well as outstanding Senegalese instructors teach courses. All courses are taught in English. Small class size ensures individual attention from both faculty and staff. For a list of courses and descriptions, contact the Suffolk University Office of Study Abroad Programs at (617) 573-8072 or www.suffolk.edu/dakar/index.html Accommodation There are two housing options available: (1) Students may live together with fellow study abroad students in a Suffolk University Dakar Campus dormitory, or (2) students may live in homes with families in the local area. Students may choose one of these options once they are accepted into the program. Deadlines Summer Session April 25
Extractions: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, reasonably independent judiciary, and multiple political parties. Senegal is one of the few African states that has never experienced a coup detat. As noted above, power was transferred peacefully, if not altogether democratically, from Senghor to Diouf in 1981, and once again, this time in fully democratic elections, from Diouf to Wade in March 2000. The President is elected by universal adult suffrage to a 5-year term. The unicameral National Assembly has 120 members, who are elected separately from the President. The Socialist Party dominated the National Assembly until April 2001, when in free and fair legislative elections, President Wades coalition won a majority (89 of 120 seats). The Cour de Cassation (Highest Appeals Court, equivalent to the U.S. Supreme Court) and the Constitutional Council, the justices of which are named by the President, are the nation's highest tribunals. Senegal is divided into 10 administrative regions, each headed by a governor appointed by and responsible to the President. The law on decentralization, which came into effect in January 1997, distributed significant central government authority to regional assemblies. Senegals principal political party was for 40 years the Socialist Party (PS). Its domination of political life came to an end in March 2000, when Abdoulaye Wade, the leader of the Senegalese Democractic Party (PDS) and leader of the opposition for more than 25 years, won the presidency. Under the terms of the 2001 constitution, future presidents will serve for 5 years and be limited to two terms. Wade was the last President to be elected to a 7-year term.
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Extractions: Click for details. Click here for info Small group, self-contained bicycle tour through Cape Vert, Saloum estuary, featuring rural culture (Woolof, Serra and Dioula), historic sites (Goree Island), incredible bird watching, some wildlife, markets, unique architectural forms, art and beaches. Arrive in Dakar, settle into the hotel and take an evening walk to explore the capital,its history and culture in preparation for heading into the interior B D We cycle 10 miles into town to catch the 10 am ferry to Goree Island. Points of interest: Corniche West, Luba fisherman, University, history museum and slave prison. B D A chance to do banking, post office, airlines and other business, and then leave town for a 25 mile bike ride to Niaga. Points of interest: markets, urban occupations, division of labor by age and sex.
Extractions: Click for details. Click here for info After approximately 7 hours flight from New York City, Dakar, a modern metropolis and capital city of Senegal opens wide the gateway to Africa. After you have checked into your hotel, whether the luxuries 5-star deluxe Meridien Presidente or the more relaxed 3-star Ganale, go see Senegal where you won't escape being charmed by the craftsmen and their work. From the beautiful women in their multicolored dresses and warm smiles to the cheerful exuberance of the typical African market life to the bustling daily routine in the busy streets, the welcome is always warm A few minutes away from Dakar by boat lies the charming island of Goree where the sandy streets lined with pastel colored houses, contrasts dramatically with the somber memory of Goree's past brought to life by the door of no return, a lasting remembrance of some of the darkest pages in the history of the slave trade. Experience Saly Resort a haven of relaxation and pleasure with a carpet of Golden Sands stretching as far as the eye will allow.
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Extractions: Once a singer in the innovative '70s band Xalam, Souleymane Faye now has a strong solo career, and in a departure from the customary standoffishness among competing stars, Souleymane has collaborated with star singers Cheikh Lô and Coumba Gawlo Seck. Ex-Super Etoile drummer Pape Dieng has joined the growing ranks of Dakar producers, turning out superior mbalax releases for Thione Seck and relative newcomer Khar M'Baye Maddiaaga, a female griot singer whose melismatic voice recalls gravel-throated flamenco singers. But despite competition from Khar and Coumba, the grand lady of Senegalese pop remains Kine Lam, a booster of traditional culture who roared onto the pop scene in the '80s and now records both acoustic traditional records and state-of-the-art mbalax.
Wolof Culture site with good information on the culture and customs of by NiiCA The Wolof Briefinformation from senegal Online The on the Wolof from Art Life in africa. http://www.bcconline.org/wolof/Culture.htm
Extractions: So you would like to know more about the Wolof people! In this annotated guide are links that will inform you about the lifestyles, customs, culture and history of the Wolof people. An excellent site with good information on the culture and customs of the people of Senegal, prepared as an orientation aide for those preparing to go to Senegal as part of the Universities overseas study program.
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