February 2017
DAKAR, Senegal — Bagoré Bathily opened Senegal’s only fresh milk production company in 2007, capitalizing on the fact that 30 percent of the population lives off cattle rearing. Hundreds of cowherds have earned more income.
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Eco-Farming Fosters Better Relations in Senegal
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Local Aid Groups Improve Life in Senegal’s Only Youth Prison
January 2012
Across many countries in Africa, thousands of young people are imprisoned without access to proper nutrition, education or healthcare, and once released, there is often little, if any, support to help them reform and reintegrate. Aid groups are making headway to improve one youth detention center in Senegal, though the problems faced by administrators have not g
one away.
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Art Therapy Helps Mentally Ill Patients in Dakar
December 2011
In Dakar, psychiatric patients attend regular art therapy classes to help treat mental disorders ranging from addiction to schizophrenia. The therapy can be a useful technique to complement traditional forms of psychotherapy. Psychiatrists in the Senegalese capital’s main hospital see it as an essential part of the healing process.
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Eco-Kids in Senegal Adopt Earth-Friendly Fuel Project
December 2011
In the semi-desert region of Diourbel, a few hours northeast of Senegal’s capital city Dakar, a group of young students are making a positive environmental contribution by adopting a recycling project that provides a cost-effective, alternative fuel source for cooking.
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UN Helps Refugee Children Stay in School in Senegal
November 2011
In Senegal’s northern Fouta region, the United Nations is helping thousands of Mauritanian refugee children continue their education. There are many economic and cultural challenges to staying in school while one is a refugee.
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Why Senegalese Young Want Change, Not Revolution
July 2011
A group of young artists and musicians, known as Y’en a Marre (“I’ve had enough”), formed in January 2011 and were at the helm of anti-government rallies across urban centers throughout Senegal. 
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