April 2007, Bethany, CT - From March 23 to April 1st, 2007 a group of American Friends of Le Kinkeliba supporters visited Senegal to see Le Kinkeliba’s work firsthand. Arriving in Dakar on the 23rd of March, the group was accompanied by Le Kinkeliba Founder Dr. Gilles Degois and American Friends of Le Kinkeliba President, Nicholas Fox Weber.

From Dakar, the group traveled to the Eastern region of Senegal and the regional capital of Tambacounda, around which many of the Le Kinkeliba projects are based. Over the course of the week, the group visited several Le Kinkeliba sites, gaining a broad understanding of Le Kinkeliba’s multi-faceted activities and strong partnerships throughout the region. These site visited on this trip included:

• Le Kinkeliba Medical Village at Wassadou
• Le Kinkeliba Kindergartens at Niéménéké, Koar, Saal
• The Tambacounda Girls Dormitory Project
• Maternal Clinic Carole in Goumbayel
• Le Kinkeliba Medical Village in Sinthian
• Le Kinkeliba supported school in Thies

American Friends of Le Kinkeliba was delighted by the scope and breadth of this trip and enjoyed the opportunity to share Le Kinkeliba’s work directly with a group of its supporters.