Monthly Archives: May 2009

Youssou Sightings

May 27, 2009 – 10:54 pm

Short of being here, it’s difficult to convey just how large Youssou looms in the cultural landscape in Senegal. His songs are a soundtrack to daily life, constantly blaring out of taxi cab windows and open-air restaurants. You turn on the television, and there he is on the nightly news brokering talks between President [...]

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A Place Called Hope

May 22, 2009 – 10:03 am

The good people of the Clinton Foundation West Africa team have kindly let me to squat at their pad while my own apartment is being set up. You’ll be glad to know that here at Chez Clinton they practice what they preach: Below is a pic of the expertly jerry-rigged bed net that I’ve [...]

By Martin Edlund | Posted in Accomodations, Partners | Comments (1)

Prayer Call

May 22, 2009 – 9:40 am

From Thies, we headed out to Linguere, five hours away by bumpy roads. We stopped off in Touba, the spiritual center of Senegal, for our driver to pray and for us to tour the grounds. Each year, millions of Senegalese Muslims make a pilgrimage to Touba by car, bus, horse-drawn cart…anything on wheels.
Engaging [...]

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All Prevention is Local

May 18, 2009 – 2:38 pm

Reflections on visiting a case de santé or “health hut” here in Senegal. This one, in Thiès, is a model for village-level health care in the country. As a part of the visit, we witnessed a fascinating grandmother’s malaria education session. See below for video of grandmothers dancing against malaria!

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Feel The Beat

May 16, 2009 – 9:32 pm

This June, Senegal will distribute ~2 million bed nets, covering all children between 6 months and 5 years of age in the country. Senegal’s National Malaria Control Program (PNLP is the French acronym) has asked Malaria No More and Youssou NDour to support the campaign through media, education, and events that will capture the country’s [...]

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Trip to Thies

May 15, 2009 – 1:36 pm

On our third day in Senegal, Martin and Bouba visit Thies, an hour outside of Dakar, to meet with the Christian Children’s Fund Consortium, a group of health partners who run Senegal’s 1,300 Case de Santé (Health Huts), the most local level of health care. We’re working with them to ensure the message reaches every [...]

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We Have Liftoff!

May 15, 2009 – 1:24 pm

Malaria No More’s Martin Edlund and Boubacar N’Dour, Youssou’s brother and chief marketing strategist, fly from New York to Dakar, Senegal’s capital, to get to work on the Senegal Surround Sound campaign.

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