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Water Guardians in Senegal: Blog Entry 7
When we arrived to the village, we got greeted with a welcoming ceremony that was fit for kings! Music, colors, flair, rhythm, dancing, and smiles bigger than the sun. We were introduced to the elders...
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Water Guardians in Senegal: Blog Entry 8
After the ceremony, everyone continued to celebrate our arrival with music and dance, good food and laughs. The kids almost tore my dress off in an effort to grab a lollipop from the jar I was holding...
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Senegal Diaries: Entry #9
ANAMBE 25/01/2012 08h00 Today we taught the locals how to extract the oils from eucalyptus leaves and use it for medicinal purposes. This was done with a giant alembic. 30 kilograms of leaves makes...
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Water Guardians in Senegal: Blog Entry 10
Time to get in the field and really get to work. The sun is extremely hot during the middle of the day so we had to wait for the later afternoon before we could really get our hands in the field....
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Water Guardians in Senegal: Blog Entry 11
With an exciting buzz of energy throughout the group, we all headed out to the field to do some tree planting. Everyone partook in each stage of the planting. Alain was doing a great job as the water...
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Water Guardians in Senegal: Blog Entry 12
Our last afternoon in the village was a trip down to the local hospital (if you can even call it that). The place was in desperate need of even the most basic tools and medicinal instruments if there...
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Water Guardians in Senegal: Blog Entry 13
Coming away from the trip with new friends and a special village to return to like a new family, we all headed back to Dakar, brainstorming along the drive. To raise funds that go to re-building the...
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