Saturday



Women of the microcredit group listen to
their president speak to the visitors

On Saturday, some of the group went to Goree Island while others remained in Dakar for beading, shopping, and resting.  In the late afternoon, everyone went to visit a microcredit program group run under the program started by Sebastian Ujereh in 2006.  Four groups of 25 women each were represented.  All four groups were involved with agriculture – growing produce for markets in Dakar.  They have been successful and are looking to rent more land.  Microcredit has been extraordinarily successful in these cultures as a means to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and thus increase the odds that their children will attend school and thrive.

In the late evening, we had a wonderful meal at the Gibson’s home, prepared by the head of the women’s culinary arts program.  Beautiful salads, local fish and spicy chicken dishes were enjoyed by everyone.  We returned to the guest house at midnight and were quickly in bed.