TestimonialsChristophe Nusbaumer - Resume of stay at Village Pilote
Many young people like me give their time to help those in difficult situations. However, I doubt that many have had an experience as intense as mine…
Geraldine - Volunteer at The Refuge - April to August 2011
One month after returning to France… I can’t stop thinking about the 8 months I spent in Senegal which brought me so much on a personal, professional, but above all on a human level… Far from the Western World, my « European » eyes witnessed numerous scenes depicting the reality of Africa but one in particular awakened my curiosity: Street Children.
Hortense - Volunteer at Tremplin - August 2011
Letter to her friends after leaving Village Pilote and Senegal…
Dear All
Please excuse my silence. It was impossible for me to connect with Senegal and now returning home has come with its own preoccupations….
Johanne - Impressions of the street
This entry is the longest I've ever written. But I feel a great need to write...
Marie-Cécile - Intern at Tremplin - August 2011
During my Internship at Village Pilote during July and August 2011, I had the opportunity to spend time both at Tremplin and at the Head Office in Yoff.
Martha - Volunteer at The Refuge - Jan/Aug 09 - July/Aug 10 - Juil/Aout 11
Hi Marion
Here I am getting ready for the new accademic year. Once again it went very well at The Refuge. Even if it’s hard, I get so much from you all, from the facilitators as well as from the children.
Mélanie - Volunteer at Tremplin - August 2011
Letter to her friends at Grain Drome Ardeche while staying in Dakar, at Village Pilote, Lake Rose to be precise….
Dear All
Hi from Dakar!
Everything is going fantastically well, pleasant surprise after pleasant surprise.
I’ve had a great welcome which is warmer still as soon as I say I’ve come from Grain… it’s like a magic word!!!
Oulimata Diop - Resumé of Internship - March 2011
I participated in a literacy class at The Refuge. This is a time when the children want to show what they know. When the literacy teacher walks round the class, they apply themselves; they show their motivation and their willingness to learn. They want to succeed at what they’re asked to do. This gave me the impression that although they have lived on the street, it didn’t mean that they had given up. They had not lost hope. Which made me ask myself; how had the teachers managed to reactivate this hope, this desire to do the right thing, to succeed? In fact, this is what happens when they take part in the gardening activity.
