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Beginning with Senegal Myth of Africa Slide 2 Sngal Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Common Stupid Questions & Assumptions Your parents must be in the military if youve traveled outside the United States. If youre a tall male you must basketball players? What!?! Youve never been arrested? Are you a rapper ? All Black teenagers have children. Youre pretty, are you mixed? Dont you live in the projects? Slide 6 Awful things said about Africa Africans live in trees. Do people in Africa wear clothes? Are lions roaming free in the streets? Everyone has HIV/AIDS in Africa. All of these are stupid, rude, and highly offensive. Slide 7 Lets erase these ideas by educating ourselves about Senegal. Slide 8 The purpose of this presentation Show Senegal location A Give you a different picture Share pictures with you of everyday life Jewelry Senegalese Clothes Show you some famous places Slide 9 By the end of the presentation, you should know: 1. The number of countries in Africa 2. The capital of Senegal 3. The color of the Senegalese flag 4. A national dish 5. The Senegalese handshake 6. How to greet in Woolof Slide 10 Facts about Senegal Dakar is the capital. National dish is Ceebe Jin. National sports are football and Senegalese wrestling Slide 11 Facts about Senegal The national languages are Woolof, Arabic, and French. Dakar is the fashion capital of West Africa. 98% of the population are Muslim. Slide 12 Senegalese Culture Remove your shoes at someones house. Always acknowledge and respect the eldest person in company. Women are protected and educated. Slide 13 Senegalese Culture Senegalese ceremonies Children go to Qur'an and regular schools. Men are allowed to have as many wives they can afford. Slide 14 Communal Dining Slide 15 CFA-Senegal Currency Slide 16 A Mosque: A mosque is like a church where Muslims go worship. Slide 17 Dekh Rebha aka The Pink Lake Slide 18 Slide 19 An University Slide 20 School Trip to Goree Island Slide 21 The Last Slave House -Goree Island Slide 22 Goree Island Museum Slide 23 The Door of No Return -Goree Island Slide 24 The Balboa Tree Slide 25 Sobo Bad Slide 26 Slide 27 Apartments in Senegal Slide 28 Homes in Senegal Slide 29 Slide 30 Inside a friends house Slide 31 The Bus Slide 32 Famous Senegalese Slide 33 Visuals Senegalese dresses Waist beads & Gold CFA (paper money & coins) Artwork-the bus and fishing boat Slide 34 Question & Answer Session Slide 35 Want to know more. Send an e-mail to Ms. Audrey Gardner audrey@youthawb.org audrey@youthawb.org Slide 36 Jrjf