Bringing Books to Senegal

So I am posting this real quick and asking that you please take the time to read about this project.

As you know, I am currently serving in Kedougou, Senegal as a Sustainable Agriculture Extension Volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps. In between watering the garden in the mornings and evenings I have taken to the schools in my Communtiy Rurale to learn French and Pulaar as well as teach English. A typical afternoon is filled with questions about what this and that object are in English, Pulaar, and French along with the ever-popular topics of girls and soccer. The kids and teachers are adamant about learning, teaching, and succeeding but struggle to do so because of a lack of materials, mainly books. In short, due to the lack of books in Senegal teachers and students are hugely obstructed from being able to do their job and gaing knowledge on their own. Following the lead of a second-year volunteer, Jessie Seiler, who has teamed up with Peace Corps and Books for Africa. I have jumped on board the Bringing Books to Senegal Peace Corps Partnership Project in an attempt to bring a shipping container full of books (roughly 22,000) to Senegal for distribution through out the country. I hope that this project will help motivated members of my community by providing an opportunity to learn--both on their own and in the classroom.

For more information on the general overview of the Books for Africa Project please go to this link:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=685-164

For more informatin about the Peace Corps please follow this link:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm

For more information about the doings and success of Books for Africa please follow this link:
http://www.booksforafrica.org/

Thank you and there will be an update coming shortly.