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1 - THE BIRTH PROJECT

In February 2007 a group of young reillanne (04) left in Tambacounda (Senegal), to participate in the construction of a classroom and a toilet block. Genesis of a project:

In 1999, the trip to Reillanne Senegal has created the desire to create exchange between school Aillaud Reillanne Georges (04) and school Adja Aida Mbaye Tambacounda, in order to educate young children to other cultures as well as the concept of sharing and exchange.

In 2002, the school receives two Reillanne Senegalese school teacher Adja Aida Mbaye, including the director of the kindergarten, in Tambacounda, a large mural is painted on the school wall , representing the association's logo, a symbol of our trade.

Since kindergarten Tambacounda lacked furniture, Reillanne raises funds by organizing theme nights and had made some thirty chairs and tables by a local cabinetmaker. The furniture will be delivered on the occasion of the arrival of Didier and his family.

Lack of water requires the creation of a well: 70 000 CFA are presented to the school to allow the sprinkler package from the well that the Senegalese had previously dug.

In 2005, it is proposed to restore a former classroom to house a library. To finance this project, the school realizes Reillanne a CD of songs led by a teacher, Isabelle Roux, and whose texts are created by students themselves.

The musical arrangements and recording are done with the help of many parents who make themselves available for the occasion, including Helmut Nünning, bassist, who also perform the recordings. Three songs recorded in Senegal in Tambacounda school are included in the disc. It is presented at an evening of songs and sold in support of the project library.

In 2006, the idea of organizing a trip reillanne youth to participate in the construction of the library is discussed and enthusiastically received in both countries. Spontaneously, a group of young reillanne and nearby villages to present candidate for adventure.

Meanwhile, Senegal, political events cause the release of funds for schools: in this context, the room to house the library is the subject of restoration work and students are temporarily installed .

intervention youth will be redirected to another request from the director of the kindergarten, chairman of the Senegalese Association, Tidiane Balde:

"Since the beginning of its partnership with the north, the municipal kindergarten Tamba continues to see its workforce grow. Premises and health become insufficient and require an extension. That's why we ask our friends to kindly help us build a temporary shelter to accommodate 25 children from 3 years who are recruited and who have not yet class and the extension of the toilet (adding another to the two existing). We count on you. Thank you in advance. "

We enjoy the stay for us closer to a local neighborhood association called" The Way ", whose objectives are to strengthen the solidarity of understanding, dialogue and civic spirit among the people; help the promotion of any activity related to economic and social participation in sanitation and environmental protection. These exchanges will prove fruitful.

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2 - INSTALLATION PROJECT

A Once the group established and the project clearly identified the major issue remains that of funding. For that, it was decided that the bulk of the budget would be the result of an auto financing based primarily on the organization of cultural events, especially concerts. In addition, there were numerous bake sales and craft markets Reillanne, Manosque and Apt, organizing a raffle in December 2007, and steps to finding sponsors and grants.

From June 2006 to February 2007, young people spent their free time these actions and gathered at a rate of once per week. In eight months, more than 13,000 euros have been collected, 60% in cash flow, 20% in grants and donations, and 20% in personal contributions, each participant putting his hand on his wallet.

Besides the financial aspect, this involvement has enabled the group to grow together, each one to find his place within it, to get ownership and strengthen the already strong motivation, even if the moments doubt then crossed the minds ... On departure day, everyone knew why he was there!

Market Manosque - Nov. 2006

"The preparation has allowed the group to have a first contact and at the same time to test the motivation of each how far we were prepared to invest in the project. Moreover, these various events have allowed us to earn money to travel. The organization was a very rewarding experience. Markets for example, we had to reach out to others, to overcome our timidity in order to promote our project. "Celia

Basket With the raffle - December 2006

"I think it was very important for us to create the trip of any room. We all loved organizing concerts. I was very proud. My mother and Helmut have invested too much, and it made me very pleased, especially as my family did not support me. I think it was important to capture all that this trip meant to us. I'm not sure we understood when it came to the markets but if I had to redo it without hesitation! " Lea

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"The advance preparation was as important as the journey itself, not least for the relationship between young people who went very well advanced and the fact that each has found its place within the group. "Valentine

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3 - ROAD TO

February 25, 2007

Tambacounda is located east of The Gambia, the Senegalese inland, over 500 kilometers from Dakar. The city is large and airy. It has about 80,000 inhabitants. The temperatures are very high from March. Unlike most tourist towns of the sea, "Tamba" is a quiet town, punctuated by the pitch of the carriages. Nearby, the Niokolo Koba is a reserve listed as a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve.

120 km of Tamba, south west, in Upper Casamance village Thianfara was the object of our single output, half of the stay. Here, far from the city, Africa truer than ever greeted us with great emotion for them as for us.

"It's still far Tamba? Yes, it is still far away. Especially when the road is full of craters, it takes an hour to 30 km, and it must stop three times due to failures ... Everyone is tired but nobody loses his good humor: "It Tamba wins ... "and finally, at midnight, after 11 H of road, there it is, here we are! " Sylviane

" I had never been to Africa and I left with a slight apprehension ... (and if they did not like me ... etc.).. Everything happened better than I could dare to hope. "Leah

" One thing is certain: this trip, they waited and enthusiasm is to go. Except for Celia, is their first contact with Africa. Fancy discoveries, encounters and a project our 7 kids know why they are there and in their luggage, there's a healthy dose of motivation!

The yard is essential, but for me, is what they will, together, learn about themselves, about others and about another culture that concern me. The encounter with Africa never leaves indifferent is this meeting and it will cause that I feel partly responsible. "Sylviane

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TAMBA 4 - KINDERGARTEN - OUR ARRIVAL

On our arrival, a grand reception was organized: hospitality, music, refreshments ... children, teachers and parents were gathered in the courtyard.


The kindergarten and its director of Tamba Tidiane Balde

"The kids were all gathered in the court and shouted "adjacent, adjacent! I mounted a smile from ear to ear and I felt very happy. "Valentine

" Building a classroom was necessary, even urgent. They are sometimes up to 80 crammed into a class. In my class we are 37 and c ' is almost impossible to work. So imagine 80! " Lea

"To say hello example, it is customary to shake hands with everyone we said hello, even the children not even 4 years! . Celia

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5 - 6

The project involved the creation of a new kindergarten classroom. Its location was decided on the location of an old courtyard that was threatening to collapse, taking advantage of the existing slab. He was asked to cover it with a roof supported by brick pillars and surrounded by a wall from a height of 50-70 cm. This project was the fruit of collective work between young French and Senegalese youth. As the days have been forged genuine friendships that continue today.

STEP BY STEP

Foundations - Cleaning

Foundations - digging
"To meet this challenge crazy enough to build the classroom in 12 days, we had to work all day, so from 7 am to 13 pm and 16 pm to 19 pm Our organization has been shaken but envy the success of this project group was ahead of construction problems. This effort seemed very impressive, I want to emphasize, because everything was not easy, but working in groups, having a constructive discussion and without misunderstanding, we together we have decided to give priority to the site. "Mathias

Foundations - digging
" Africans were very close to us, they loved us touch your hair (especially girls, because you have to say they are not the same thing and that this impressed them!), we hold, we talk ... " Laetitia

Foundations - digging
" At the site, let alone in Senegal, I learned a lot, we took on that down the only interesting things that we could bring: your head and our hands. The fact provide not only hardware but also with physical and mental health, provide technical knowledge, while exercising and performing with them, it seemed to me to be a different approach to humanitarian least related differences in society, but more to do with cultural differences. Initially, that's why I agreed to participate in this project, and finally, this approach seemed appropriate to respond to local demands ". Mathias

Foundations - the reinforcement

Foundations - the pouring of concrete bricks
- mixing

"At first, the Senegalese boys were struggling to let us work, they always wanted to help us and do our" job ", but to force them to repeat that we wanted and could do so, they have accepted it. " Laetitia

Bricks - sieving

bricks - the baling
" The site was a forum and a good way to fit in the African environment " Nils

Bricks - drying
"Our activities on the site were recognized in the neighborhood and we were quickly treated and viewed in a different way than when we arrived, which allowed us to return to their daily lives and that's when our relationship have become clearer, when the myths are gone, when we were accepted as we are (and it was fast) we could initiate these exchanges truths. Our discussions were many and I found new perspectives on the world, about life, about humanity. " Mathias

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SITE - THE SITE (continued)

"Little by little, progress; despite the uncertainties. It has the" mouth ", a wall of mud bricks, color and texture, we want to touch, gently." Sylviane

"There will of course, expectations of material deliveries, young Senegalese who have come to work with the group and still can not, the problems of transportation to on site (a few kilometers from our place of accommodation), Didier activated in all directions, and time is running, the scrolls ... heat becomes every day more overwhelming, surprise: no mosquitoes! "Sylviane

" On site, you must learn to manage their efforts, learn technical moves, move the brick press force of arms, wielding the shovel, forget that we are tired, it's really hot and the dust sticks to the skin. "Here, I even feel like my makeup in the end is not important," said Lea. Yes, here, there are other priorities. And they all quickly realized, they say, each with his words here, most not in appearance. " Sylviane

" On seeing the site back, I guess if the morning was good or not: the faces expressed satisfaction, dissatisfaction or fear of not achieving the goal. Despite all these difficulties, I've never seen any sign of neglect, the motivation of each of them was real and the determination to succeed, I believe, the group maintained a positive momentum. While keeping their respective personalities, each has ignored itself to support the project and the quality of the atmosphere: no aggressive or derogatory word was pronounced. Ladies, Gentlemen, hats off! I've known others who have fallen for less than that, especially since the second week, you agreed to return to the site in late afternoon ... " Sylviane

"After all the difficulties and suffering, we finally did what we were preparing for months for children from kindergarten. "Guilhem

" Every second was a life lesson. There, I discovered another world, a new way of living, thinking, working. " Mathias

" This kind of trip is an educational tool box. In 15 days I learned more than a long time in high school. This trip was a shock, and it helped me find myself as I really am. "Mathias

Today, the quality of construction has prompted the desire to continue building the wall to the roof. This will be a second phase of work, probably in November 2007, which will be financed by the association ADJA, Didier to travel to Senegal at that time.

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7 - SHIPYARD / sanitary

The other part of the site involved the extension of health. An empty room adjacent to the existing sanitary hosted a third latrine.

"Our intervention was useful in that it created a link between two cultures, two ways of life ... In the quarter we met many people our age and it was interesting to compare our methods thinking. At school we have built a health and classroom, if only for that our passage was not useless. "Laetitia

" I'm super careful with the water now (although I did before) because there, we saw that it was not to get water or drink when desired, the tap ... " Laetitia

" I thought we would have running water, actually I don ' were not even asked the question but finally I found that taking a shower with only a bucket is cheaper and it does not prevent us from being clean. (...) We're used to things that seem natural and easy to obtain but which are not such as water and electricity. "Celia

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8 - IN SCHOOL

Part of the teaching staff Senegalese

"At school, when a child was crying, I would take him in my arms. Celia was the same. They were very intimidated, but stopped crying pronto. After the children were all close and cried all (which is to say that I was crying Valentin children) so that the console. "Leah

"In a school there are children ... and they hang in clusters at the hands of girls, delighted:" how they say in Wolof: you name? ". They walk in the yard recreation, they play, they console, they have in the eyes a glimmer: "Did you see how beautiful they are!?"

Sylviane

"Feeling useful even if it was small we have done is already significant, and experience a different culture, there is nothing more rewarding " Laetitia

Delivery of 11 packages at school, with toys, clothing, school supplies (pens, paints, paper ...), books.

Receipt of construction