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On a day-to-day basis, the main language of communication in Senegal is French. Most Senegalese people in Saint Louis also speak the tribal language of Wolof as their mother tongue, and they will teach you a few words, but to buy items in a shop, chat with your placement supervisor, joke with your host's son - you will need some French.
If you are not confident to start a volunteer placement before improving your French, a month long intensive language course could be a great option. We provide 60 hours of one-on-one instruction with fully qualified French language teachers. During your first lesson your teacher will assess your ability, so the classes will be tailored to your level.
The lessons take place at the French Cultural Centre on Saint Louis Island and you will receive free membership to the library and gain free admission to concerts and film nights which are regularly held at the centre.
To supplement your studies you will live with a local host family, where you can put your new vocabulary into practice. Once you have completed a month's study, you could go on to spend some time on a Teaching, Care & Community or Sports project.
If your French is good enough, you could also spend time working at one of our radio journalism placements.
Highlights: Saint Louis, where Projects Abroad is based is on the coast in the North of the country, close to the border with Mauritania. Dakar, the capital is about 4 hours journey south down the 600km coastline. Senegal possesses many tropical palm fringed beaches and several national parks including Parc National de Niokolo- Koba where you can view wildlife like hippos, monkeys, chimpanzees, warthog, crocodile and if you're lucky the elusive lion and leopard.
In terms of accommodation, all our volunteers in Senegal stay in a home stay which is a great way to get totally immersed in the culture, and practice speaking French too! There will be a community of volunteers there for you to get to know and socialize with.
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Help, Learn, Explore. You can do all of these with Projects Abroad. We organise volunteering programmes in the developing world. We have sent 20,000 volunteers away to 23 different countries since 1992. We offer projects such as teaching, care, conservation, medicine, journalism, business, law and human rights amongst others. There are no set dates. You can be part of our local communities overseas and help out. Find out more...
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