Living Routes Sustainable Community Development and French (Semester)

  Senegal

Yoff

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: Spring: January 29 - May 11 & Fall: September 4- December 13

Description: Be Part of the Solution! With expert training and coaching, work with villagers in the bread-basket of Senegal's Green Revolution, the Senegal River Valley. Study and participate with villagers in discovering and promoting life-giving projects to produce the food and support the management skills needed by the citizens of this ancient civilization.

Explore theories in Service Learning (Participatory Action Research and Appreciative Inquiry methods) and get hands-on experience in ecological technologies and community dynamics in in two very different rural villages. As members of Senegal's ecovillage network, these villages are working to improve their quality of life while preserving their ancient culture, restoring their environments and improving their economies and social services.

Highlights:
* Become a part of community life, in colourful Muslim and nature spirit celebrations, attending concerts, taking dance or drum lessons, playing soccer at sunset, and working with CB0s (community-based organizations such as village development committees) in local health, clean-up and tree-planting campaigns.

* Explore our own development NGO, GEN Senegal. The EcoYoff Living & Learning Center is part of GENSEN, and has welcomed more than 300 students, interns and volunteers .

* With a Senegalese student partner, examine the simple living practices that make it possible, today as in ages past, to live lightly and joyously in pre-industrial conditions.

* Experience the harmony of spacious non-linear village layouts and building structures that evolved in synchrony across the centuries with the flow of life in community.

* Discover traditional healing practices that protect and reintegrate individuals with their families and communities through trance dancing, shrine offerings, amulets and ritual giving to the poor.

Cost in US$: 14,700

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Senegal in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - need-based scholarships are available

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network