I spent my first weekend in senegal in a little village about 2 hours away from dakar...the village happened to be right on the beach. It was unbelievably beautiful. After an intense week of jet lag, climate adjustment and work it felt like paradise (and yes, mama, I wore spf 70 the whole time).
One of the women I was with is a consultant for UNAIDS and had written up a small hospital in the village in her book on best practices for the organization. She took me to visit this small hospital that treats HIV+/AIDS patients. Compared to some of the hospitals I saw in India I was so moved to see such a high level of rural healthcare. I also visited a branch of a large NGO in Senegal called "Enda-Santé". I had read a lot about the NGO and seeing it's teaching center in Mbour was very exciting. I was incredibly impressed with both the organizations.
One of the coworkers I was with had a friend in the village who was getting married. We were invited to tag along to the wedding. Of course, as luck would have it, my camera battery died when we got there - but it was an absolutely beautiful event. Although trying to learn Senegalese dance moves was pretty rough.
It was an amazing weekend - I've posted photos that describe it better than I ever could!
hugs to all,
c
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wow claire-- what amazing photos! Can you believe all you have seen in just a week? thanks for posting these== it helps so much to get a sense of what you are doing and experiencing..... keep it coming. xo mom
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