GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie
GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie
GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie
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education system. On the first sight this is not very obvious<br />
because the extended families feed a lot of hungry mouths<br />
and there is always a place to sleep for everyone, the main<br />
reason why homelessness in Sédhiou is inexistent. Still many<br />
young people dream about going to Europe because they<br />
hope to find work there and come back as rich people,<br />
impressing the whole village. “ Look, I’m almost 30 years, I<br />
would like to marry soon; but how should I start a family<br />
without a job?”, a local villager complains. Sometimes he<br />
works in the construction field for a couple of days, sometimes<br />
he drives a motortaxi or plays drums during a baptism- but<br />
that makes his day, not his life. And as there is no social<br />
insurance you lose your income when you get sick or have an<br />
accident. The manager of an NGO has found the perfect<br />
conclusion: “Life in Africa means dealing with the<br />
unpredictable every day”.<br />
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