GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie

More than 1 child out of 5 is involved in child labour
throughout Senegal (UNICEF 2009). In Sédhiou you hardly see
children working, only pupils of Koranic schools are
concerned. They are given to a Marabu’s Daraa to learn the
Koran and are sent out on the streets to beg money and to do
services for their spiritual guides. This prevents them from
having a proper education. “My parents wanted me to do this.
I’d rather go to school”, one begging boy admits.
There is a local hospital where you can get medical treatment
and there is even a veterinarian who is dealing with all the
sheep, goats and chickens in Sédhiou. Don’t be surprised if he
has not even once in his life vaccinated a cat- animals are
widespread, as long as they are useful for human being.
Fishing is a very common job in Sédhiou. Often in couples, the
fishermen take their canoes early in the morning and return
home only in the evening. As the Casamance river is close to
the village, they developed this activity in order to create a
real economy. In Sédhiou, there is a National Office of Fishing,
because this activity feeds a lot of families. As soon as you get
to the market, you will find many women selling fish.
Unfortunately, fish of a better quality is sent to Dakar,
because it allows to get more income.
Money is a big issue in Sédhiou- especially the lack of it! One
person out of 2 in Senegal lives under the poverty line (UNICEF
2009). In Sédhiou unemployment is quite widespread,
especially among young people who dropped out of the
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