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Local manufacture of protective visors for health personnel: UNICEF and the Israeli embassy get involved

Published by lequotidien.snThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Israeli Embassy in Senegal are committed to supporting the local manufacture of visors. In a joint statement, it is explained that these visors are “intended to protect health workers involved in the implementation of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic.”...

Overview of the 2018 Leaders Africa program

By Obama.org The Leaders: Africa program brought together 200 emerging leaders from across the continent to explore new ways to take on the biggest challenges in their communities. Explore the event below and stay up-to-date with what the Leaders are doing now. MEET THE 2018 LEADERS: AFRICA Hailing from 44 countries across the continent, these...

Fund what in Africa? The outdated westernized education system

By Khadidiatou Sall in medium The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) conference took place in Dakar, Senegal on February 2–3, 2018. The conference, themed “Financing the future,” was co-chaired by Senegalese President Macky Sall and French President Emmanuel Macron. More than 2 billion dollars were raised to fund education in the GPE’s...

Promoting STEM at the heart of the 3rd edition of the Ubbil Science Festival

Published by Etudiant.sn / Campus-teranga.comThe Dakar Open Digital Space (Espace Numérique Ouvert - ENO) of the Université virtuelle du Sénégal (UVS), based in Mermoz, hosted the 3rd edition of the Ubbil Sciences Festival on December 18, 2021. In this context, students members of the Network of Mathematicians and Computer Scientists (Réseau des...