September is synonymous with returning to activities after the summer break. And at FUNDACIÓN KASSUMAY we start the course with an online round table on Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m. through our YouTube channel, with a luxury speaker: Chema Caballero. To go for a taste and put a little in...
20 junio, Senegal Independence Day. My friend Mérie Diatta, religious and director of the Diembering school during many years, has shared with us her sentimiento in the celebration of the independence of Senegal on the day of hoy. Senegal is a totally independent country since 20 July 1960, as a result of the...
We read with sadness renewed the data offered on June 18, 2021 in the annual report of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) where we are struck by the fact that 2020 has been the ninth consecutive year in which the number of refugees and displaced has increased. So much so that there are currently more than double...
On May 25th we celebrate the international day of Africa, honoring a 25 May 1963 when the OUA (Organization for African Unity) was established, and since 2002 replaced by the UA (African Union). A day in Africa. A day where we will release this name, AFRICA, blogs, articles, tweets, photos, posters, and even...
April 16 is the day that commemorates the murder of Iqbal Masih, a 14-year-old boy who at the age of 4 was sold to a carpet factory in Punjab, India. The price he was paid to settle a family debt was €1 a day (€1 = €152.77) and said otherwise: Iqbal...
Senegal is a former French colony that achieved independence in 1960. Its first president was Leopold Sedar Senghor (Socialist Party of Senegal). The constitution enshned the country as a democratic republic with separation of powers. Source: El País. A demonstrators raises a Senegalese flag during protests against the Government, last 5th in...
World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22 as a means to focus attention on the importance of water and the defense of sustainable management of water resources. The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day, after its celebration...
In Africa, the history of oral tradition has maintained the richness of the story, of the spoken tale, of the poetic recital to give voice to the existential mysteries, of life and of death. When talking about Senegalese poetry it is called Léopold Sédar Senghor, the poet who sang blackness. His poetry, symbolist, was based on singing...
The reality of Senegalese women, as in most African countries, plays a distinctly secondary role. In rural communities this fact is much more accentuated and organized in associations, they are dedicated to the harvesting of vegetables and legumes in order to provide financial aid to their families, as well as improve their diet. In addition, they take care of...
In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed February 20 as World Social Justice Day. They based this decision on the assertion that global justice is a fundamental principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence, and that it constitutes the core of their own mission to promote development and...
