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Street Children in Senegal | 
 enlarge | Creators: John Balonze, Shannon Delaney
Publisher: GYAN France
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1215914
Media: Paperback
Pages: 56
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.3
ISBN: 1411667840
EAN: 9781411667846
ASIN: 1411667840
Publication Date: February 11, 2006
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Product Description
Black & White Edition. Discover the heart-wrenching story of these children, abandoned, left to marabouts who have exploited them in the name of religion for too long. Where local traditions clash with universal human rights, these children are left in the middle of a struggle to reclaim the human dignity that is properly theirs . . .
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Though a short publication, it is useful in further understanding the reality of street children in Senegal January 8, 2008
Philippa J. (United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
IMPRESSIONS:
There is not much literature or information available on street children and so I was very excited to find this publication; though short (56 pages in all), "Street Children in Senegal" provides interesting information and 18 beautiful (if that word can really be used, considering what some of them depict) black-and-white photographs. Most of Senegal's street children, like in much of Western Africa, are children who were sent by their parents to Islamic teachers ("marabouts") in order to gain a Koranic education. In Senegal, they are commonly referred to in local dialect as "talibe," an Arabic word meaning "one who seeks and asks." Though this short book is by no means comprehensive - either on street children in general or street children in Senegal - it is most definitely enlightening, with useful information and wonderful photos.
BASICS:
Part I: Introduction (pages 11-17)
- "The Street Children and African Development," by Ousmane Ndiaye
Part II: The Talibe (pages 19-43)
- "Lodging"
- "Health"
- "Their Daily Routines"
- "The Marabouts"
Part II: Conclusion (pages 45-56)
- "Approaching the Talibe Phenomenon," by Aurelie Frex
- "About GYAN France"
- "Our Project"
- "Notes on Contributors"
SUMMARY (from the back cover):
"Discover the heart-wrenching story of Senegal's street children, abandoned, left to marabouts who have exploited them in the name of religion for too long. Where local traditions clash with universal human rights, these children are left in the middle of a struggle to reclaim the human dignity that is properly theirs ..."
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