by One of many friends of Guéoul | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Malala and Friends of Guéoul share a passion – educating women – to ensure not only their own future, but that of communities and cultures throughout the world. Friends of Guéoul focuses on girls in Sénégal. It’s 5,443 miles from here to Sénégal. Their...
by One of many friends of Guéoul | Oct 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
I remember Judy Beggs sitting in my styling chair at my Salon some 25 years ago, telling me she had joined the Peace Corps and she was going to Africa! Sénégal, Africa. Her life was changing from lawyer to social worker. I knew she would make a positive impact where...
by One of many friends of Guéoul | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
IMPACT STATEMENT Friends of Guéoul, Inc. July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 Our scholarships have been given to 145 students over 11 years, of whom 117 remain in public school. Our core mission is to select each year 12 of the poorest girls in Guéoul ready to enter first...
by One of many friends of Guéoul | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
A volunteer team is being formed to work in the Denver area to upgrade a summer school in Guéoul, Sénégal (teaching French, Math) and create two new programs (English intensive and computer skills) all using eLearning as a teaching tool. We are gathering a team of...
by One of many friends of Guéoul | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Traveling to a third-world country is an adventure! Guéoul, Sénégal—a world where transportation is by donkey or by foot. Where the day’s meal is slow-cooked on an open fire. Where vivid people move slowly and savor time with their friends and relatives. Where there’s...
