RADIO

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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Voice of America

Senegal Child Help Hotline Offers Safety for Victims of Abuse

June 2011

A child-help hotline in Senegal provides around-the-clock counseling and protection for young people suffering physical or emotional harm. The free phone service is working to help vulnerable children from across West Africa.

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Voice of America

Cell Phone Text Technology Helps Promote Health in Senegal

May 2011

A pilot project in rural Senegal uses text messaging to remind women of upcoming doctor’s appointments and local health meetings.

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Voice of America

Graffiti Coming of Age in Senegal

May 2011

Graffiti art in Senegal’s capital city is fast becoming a popular and socially accepted way for a young generation eager to speak out.  Graffiti in Dakar can be considered a tool for development, rather than a pointless form of vandalism.

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Voice of America

Senegal Quranic School Puts Children First

May 2011

Quranic schools in Senegal gained much unwanted attention last year with a damning report by Human Rights Watch that said many schools were enslaving their students to beg for money. One Quranic school that is putting its students first.

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CBC’s Dispatches

Trouble in a Paradise of Corruption

March 2011

One of Cameroon’s best-known musicians, Lapiro de Mbanga, was thrown into jail for mocking its “constipated constitution.” I reached Lapiro by phone as he was heading back to prison after a court hearing in late February and after having spent nearly three years behind bars.

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Voice of America

Traditional, Western Medicine Treat Cancer in Senegal

February 2011

With cancer rates in Senegal rising, traditional healers and medical doctors hope to collaborate for better treatment.

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Voice of America

Radio Network in Southern Senegal Tries to Restore Peace

February 2011

A community radio project in Senegal’s troubled Casamance region is trying to help the peace process there by encouraging dialogue in an atmosphere of ongoing tension and violence.

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CBC’s Dispatches

Taxi Sisters

November 2010

A radio documentary on a day-in-the-life of a Taxi Sister, a Senegalese government-funded project that tries to encourage women into the driving profession.

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Voice of America

Musician Uses Power of Music to Help Senegal Fight Malaria

June 2010

Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour has brought his own version of the talent show “American Idol” to the capital Dakar. But this contest is helping to fight one of the country’s biggest killers – Malaria.

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Voice of America

Baaba Maal Music Festival
January 2010

Senegalese musician Baaba Maal is using an annual music festival to focus on education in the country’s remote northern regions.