Girls Education in Senegal

Illiteracy is considered to be one of the main factors for intergenerational poverty in Senegal, and this is more serious in the rural areas of the country. Households with a high number of illiterates are found to be among the poorest and most vulnerable population groups4. Poverty in the Senegalese context is manifested not only in terms of lack of financial …

Teaching Young Children

The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional qualifications or credentials from a university or college. These professional qualifications may include the study of pedagogy, the science of teaching. Teachers, like other …

Educating Slum Children

A secondary school, often referred to as a high school or a senior high school, is a school which provides secondary education, between the ages of 11 to 19 depending on location, after primary school and before higher education.