INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING IN SENEGAL:
Making a Difference
Globally & Locally
As a core part of REDES Ecovillages’ mission and vision, our academic international service learning programs (ISLPs) touch the heart of how we’re making a difference together.
These programs bring international and Senegalese students together to work on service projects in rural ecovillages (e.g., digging wells, planting trees, building a community center). In our students’ daily interactions with their host families, service learning supervisors and community leaders, they develop a deep understanding of local socio-economic realities and sustainability practices. These open pathways to life-changing experiences.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING IN SENEGAL:
Faculty Perspective
Faculty-designed modules before and after field experiences – e.g., setting the broader historical, political and cultural context – enable students to tap into knowledge and understanding not often otherwise available. Whether embedded in a broader, longer in-country program or as a self-contained 3-week module, service learning fosters new leadership skills as well as insights into local realities, global interdependence and shared responsibilities.
The video at right is from Marie C. Nazon, PhD, LMSW
Faculty Counselor, The City College of New York,
Faculty for the International Service Learning in Senegal:
Sustainable Development and the Ecovillage Movement
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING IN SENEGAL:
Resources
Whether you’re a university faculty member, a study abroad officer or a student, have a look at
A presentation on the International Service Learning Program in Senegal here;
Photo gallery related to service learning here; and
ISLP-related newsletters Summer 2020, April 2020, January 2019
Questions?
Get them answered and find out about next steps by contacting: redes.ecovillages@gmail.com
Contact us
+221 77 471 29 27
Dr. Pame, REDES Headquarters
Dakar, Senegal