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Agriculture, Food Security, Environment and Development

Program Description:
The Senegalese took it the streets to show their disapproval for the rising cost of food, electricity, and water. The inland delta region of the Sene-Gambia has been referred to as the bread-basket of West Africa; students will have the opportunity to see for themselves if and how that can be achieved. This service-learning program offers students the opportunity to work on a sustainable farm in an eco-village in Senegal while studying food crisis, food security, global inequity, trade policies, and alternative energy.

Program Design:
Intensive Language Study: French and Bambara, Academic Seminar, Field Study Seminar, four-week Independent Study Project; Six-week homestay in Bamako and a one-week village stay. Cultural and educational excursions to Djénné, Mopti, Ségou, Dogon cliff villages, Timbuktu, Mandé, Kayes, and Sikasso.

Subject Areas:
Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Agri-business, Gender/Women Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, African Studies, French, Interdisciplinary, Sustainable Development, Early Childhoood Education.