An important day and big news

This Sunday, July 24 to 17h GMT was held a meeting between Mr Boubacar MANÉ, representative of the organisation « COUNTRY HOPE 87 SENEGAL » and the population of Baraka. The meeting took place at BARAKA football field. 

The history of the old Baraka health center

Baraka does not have any acces to health structure to promote health and improve the living conditions of its population. This is what leads us today to meet Fatoumata SY, former community health worker from the old Baraka health center, to make the history of the defunct box .

The most important night of Ramadan

The month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. During this one any good Muslim must fast all day until sunset. Towards the end of this blessed month, a special night called the Night of Destiny among Muslims is celebrated by the whole community. Baraka was no exception to the rule.

The education of children in Baraka

The world made a promise to the children 25 ago at the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: « We would do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow. » But despite these overall advances to respect the children’s right to education, many children still do not really have access to it. This is also the case for some children in Baraka. Is poverty a reason to deprive children of their right to go to school? We will show you the real facts on the education of children living in Baraka.

The water situation in Baraka

Every day, the water situation in Baraka is an annoying and tiring matter. Is it possible to live without water? We will show you the harsh reality we live with every day, and how we deal with the water situation in Baraka.

Our first steps in taking photos

After a few days of training in our blog, yesterday Katharina taught us the techniques to make successful pictures. We took a stroll through our quarter to practice. Look at the results!