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The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Government of Senegal’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the run-up to Tabaski, or Feast of the Sacrifice, Senegal’s largest festival. USAID and the Dakar Medical Region have initiated an awareness caravan at 200 sheep sales points in four Dakar departments, targeting 10,000 brokers, sellers, and buyers. Five thousand masks will also be distributed and 3,000 posters promoting barrier gestures will be displayed at points of sale.
![[left to right] Mr Niokhobaye Diouf, Director of Child Protection at the ministry; Mr Mame Ngor Diouf, General Secretary of the Ministry; Issa Saka UNODC officer and project manager of the USAID ending forced child begging project and Mr Diakhate Director of Equipment and Materials of the Ministry.](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/liv_11.jpg?itok=qT0KzJa3 "[left to right] Mr Niokhobaye Diouf, Director of Child Protection at the ministry; Mr Mame Ngor Diouf, General Secretary of the Ministry; Issa Saka UNODC officer and project manager of the USAID ending forced child begging project and Mr Diakhate Director of Equipment and Materials of the Ministry.")
he U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is continuing its support for vulnerable children in Dakar during the COVID-19 pandemic. USAID is donating much-needed food, sanitation, and hygiene supplies to children sheltering in daaras and the Government of Senegal-sponsored "Welcome Centers" and is helping to reunite young people ages 4 to 16 years old with their families. The support is part of the Ministry of Women, Family, Gender and Child Protection’s plan to reduce the risks facing unaccompanied children in the capital.
Senegal has made considerable efforts to improve its education system, which have led to some increases in primary school enrollment and strategies to improve quality. However, it still faces challenges in improving student performance. In response, the Ministère de l’Education nationale (MEN), or the Ministry of National Education, has made reading one of its priorities for boosting learning outcomes.
USAID is helping the Government of Senegal (GoS) meet its own development targets to decentralize management and fiscal authority by delegating decision-making to regional and local governments, improve transparency and accountability at the national level, and consolidate and improve the quality of democracy in Senegal. Since 2012, USAID has supported GOS commitments to strengthen the independence of key political institutions, improve service delivery and accountability, and protect human rights.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is working to increase inclusive economic growth by boosting growth in the agriculture and fisheries sectors, increasing private sector trade and investment, bolstering the resilience of communities, supporting Senegal’s power sector, and improving the nutritional status of the Senegalese people, especially women and children.
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