Senegad

A girl dances during the "Tour des Femmes"



	International Women's Day Skits International Womens' Day Skit.doc IWD english.doc International Womens Day Francais.doc Women of Africa Coloring Pages.doc Theatre pur bes bi u jigeen ji.doc Start Date: October 5, 2007 Peace Only Productions Presents... "Women in the Workplace" by Barry Pousman, PCV Senegal "Women in the Workplace" is a documentary focusing on several success stories of women from all over Senegal. Each of these women come from different backgrounds and have taken different paths to get where they are today. Some of them come from small villages while others come from relatively more urban environments, some from supportive families and others from less supportive families. But each of these women realized at some point in their lives that they could do more. All too often, many women are pressured into lives that limit their potential, negatively affecting both their individual selves and greater society. This documentary looks at the histories of these women, the steps they have taken in pursuit of their goals, the feelings they now have about their work, and their hopes for the future. "Women in the Workplace" will be distributed to High Schools throughout Senegal to facilitate discussions on the role of women in Senegalese society. There will also be public screenings in Dakar at the French Cultural Institute and copies will be given to various national NGO's for their outreach reference libraries. The goal of this project is to continue the dialogue already in progress in Senegal on women in the workplace. And through SeneGAD (Senegal Gender and Development), a secondary project for many Peace Corps Senegal Volunteers, this film will hopefully be able to permeate local communities encouraging sustainable change in gender perspectives for Senegalese society at large. There are millions of women in Senegal; lets help them reach their full potential. Note from Kim Rusnak: Barry and Annie are here in Dakar working on a SeneGAD Video Project. They will be interviewing Senegalese women, and putting together a video - the idea behind it being that we will have a video resource of interesting, career-minded women, who have come from villages and done something interesting and unique with their lives. This will be translated, inchallah, into local languages and available for volunteers to use for youth clubs, youth camps, etc. One of the ideas to go along with this was, to have some pictures, that are drawn by youth throughout Senegal, about women. They could potentially be used in the introduction of the film, or the credits. We would like the children is draw about women, how they view women, what they think of when you say "women" or "gender". They can be color or black & white. They could be more from anything, paint, crayons, charcoal, recycled products, etc. Be Creative!!!



	SeneGAD began in the early 1980?s as a secondary project of Peace Corps volunteers, under the name WID (Women in Development). The original mission and philosophy have changed slightly. The current GAD approach focuses on the social, economic, political and culturalforces that determine how men and women participate in, benefit from and control project resources and activities differently. Read our Annual Report Update (.doc)



	To empower Senegalese women, men and youth to effectively integrate gender equality into their daily lives, with the support of Peace Corps Volunteers. Our three main goals are to: Educate and provide resources to volunteers on how to incorporate gender and development into their work. Implement programs that motivate, educate, and inspire Senegalese women and girls to reach their full potential. Encourage sustainable change in gender perspectives through collaboration with local communities.



	Adult literacy rate: men 51%, females 29% Primary school enrollment ratio: male 78%, females 74% Primary school attendance ratio: male 71%; females 67% Secondary school enrollment ratio: male 22%, females 16% - UNICEF Enrollment rates for boys were 84.4% versus 80.6% for girls. However, the dropout rate is higher for girls. The school dropout rate among 7-14 year olds is 7.2% for boys and 9.7% for girls - 2005, IMF Only 28.2% of the female population is literate, although for female youth aged 15-24, it has increased to 41% - 2005, World Bank Statistics Primary completion rates (for percentage of relevant age group) 49% for boys, 42% for girls - 2004, WB 77% of Senegalese women are illiterate 55% of elementary school age girls are enrolled in school 23.8% of technical training school students are girl - 1995, IMF 73.3% of adult women are illiterate (15+) 53.6% of adult men are illiterate (15+) 27% of women 15-24 are illiterate 18% of men 15-4 are illiterate 54% of elementary-age girls are enrolled in school 64% of elementary-age boys are enrolled in school 13% of secondary-age girls are enrolled in school 21% of secondary-age boys are enrolled in school 4: expected years of schooling for girls 6: expected years of schooling for boys - 1999, World Bank 55% of school age girls attend school (national) 52.9% of school-age girls attend school (Kolda & Tambacounda) - 2001, SCOFI