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		<title>Results of an Academic Year in Fatick, Senegal</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=319</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My year of service for IFESH is about to come to an end. I will be returning to the United States on 14 June 2010. I have had an amazing and life-changing experience working here in the Fatick Region of Senegal, and so before I return, I want to share a review of all the [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bousso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike, thanks for what you did for us in fatick. We&#8217;ll never forget you&#8230;you love what you&#8217;re doing and you do it very well. I am impressed!!! We&#8217;ll try to follow in your steps, though it&#8217;s not easy. Thanks also for the documents you sent. We&#8217;ll take good care of it and you&#8217;ll hear from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literacy Empowers Youth to Improve Livelihoods</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=312</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rosedonatien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Cocoa Foundation’s rural education project, ECHOES, has been working to improve the lives of youth and young adults in Côte d’Ivoire through an integrated approach that links basic education and livelihoods. Two components of the program that embody this approach are the functional literacy classes and the agricultural livelihoods training for out-of-school youth. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Training Workshop Series (Senegal)</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=255</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelleaser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been some time since I have been able to sit down and write a blog post.  I have been extremely busy working with teachers, conducting English courses, building relationships with local organizations, and meeting reporting requirements.  I finally found a little free time today, and so I thought I share a bit about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Vacataire&#8221; Teacher Training Seminar (Senegal)</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=202</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelleaser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education in Senegal is expanding.  A publicly funded basic education is (to some extent) guaranteed, and there are more and more students enrolling every year.  Hundreds of new schools are being built, with many more in the years to come.  Beyond that, a good education is highly valued; people want to learn, and they want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRAINING TEACHERS IN SENEGAL</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=159</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yanickdouyon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yanick Douyon, an IFESH Volunteer Educator, speaking to Senegalese teachers.
January 28 - 30, 2010 I had the privilege of participating in a teacher-training workshop. Hectic preparation began with less than a week to do. With some of those who were to present previously committed, it came mostly to one other person and myself to outline the work. The details were filled by all five over 3 days. Our hardest-working member stayed up into wee hours of the morning in his work.

My teaching experience now spans nearly 40 years. (I was amazed when I calculated and came to that number). I have taught in the United States, Haïti, El Salvador, and China. Nowhere is there a more capable and dedicated group of teachers than those here in Kaolack who are charged with teacher-training. They are Master Teachers, second to none. Their professional knowledge, concern for their work, and enthusiasm made it a joy to work with them.

The preparation for this workshop was intense; having accepted the responsibility they worked tirelessly. Long hours and different personalities caused brief moments of friction, but those quickly dissolved into laughter and the larger concern for the task at hand. (I was the only woman and only one who did not


Teacher Trainees listen as Abdoul Aziz FAYE, an English teacher and facilitator, lectures.speak  Wolof so they reverted to that for some heated words). These patriotic men love their country and its people deeply. They sincerely want to do all within their power to help advance education for posterity.
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		<title>Shaping the Way We Teach English (Senegal)</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=143</link>
		<comments>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=143#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelleaser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I conducted my first series of teacher training seminars entitled “Departmental Seminar Series: Shaping the Way We Teach English (SWWTE)” in collaboration with Ms. Susan Strand, a Senior Regional English Language Fellow stationed in Dakar, who works at the Ministry of Education in the Bureau d’Anglais.  Working with Susan was just fantastic (she is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cours de Formation en Anglais (Senegal)</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=127</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelleaser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have started a “Cours de Formation en Anglais” (Training Course in English) here in Fatick. So far it has been a huge success, and so I thought I would share a little bit about it.
The Structure
“Cours de Formation en Anglais” is open to nonprofit professionals, educators, civil servants (including workers in the sectors of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pôle Régional de Formation à Fatick</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=92</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelleaser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting things off and thanks; what I am doing in Senegal; where I live; where I work; the work that I will be doing while I am here; the basics.]]></description>
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		<title>WELCOME!</title>
		<link>http://www.ifesh.org/blog/?p=85</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the IFESH blog, a place where our volunteer educators working in sub-Saharan African countries share their extraordinary journey with the world.  We have just launched, so please bookmark this page and come back soon when more blogs are posted. 
Thank You
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