Support for the Rehabilitation of Priority Schools

This mission aims to improve learning conditions in public schools in Touba, the holy city of Mouridism, supporting the efforts of the State and the community. The government has announced a plan to construct 332 schools and establishments for 111.2 billion FCFA, custom-designed to meet Touba's cultural and religious realities, with an emergency phase providing for 9 new schools and the rehabilitation or extension of 4 existing schools (5.4 billion FCFA). The needs are immediate. Serigne Abdourahmane Mbacké Elementary School in Darou Marnane, Touba's first public French school (1983), is the largest public elementary school in Senegal with 2,253 students. It operates on a double-shift system (28 teaching classes in 14 rooms, expanded to 18 rooms after the construction of four additional classes) and saw its courtyard flooded two weeks before the start of the school year, making its classrooms almost inaccessible; at least five schools were affected. Parents know that without a place in Touba, they will have to rely on more distant schools, such as those in Mbacké. Nationally, the Ministry of Education reported for the 2024-2025 school year over 7,000 temporary shelters, 5,862 unfenced schools, 2,256 without water points, and 7,033 without electricity. This mission mobilizes the diaspora to complement the State's plan: rehabilitation of roofs and walls, drainage against flooding, additional classrooms, desks and benches, sanitation facilities, water points, electricity, and fencing, starting with a limited number of priority schools.