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The United States continues to work closely with the Government of Senegal to ensure a comprehensive COVID-19 response fostering both public and private sector involvement. The U.S. Agency for International Development recently donated nearly $100,000 (55 million FCFA) worth of materials to support Senegal’s fight against COVID-19, including masks, gloves, and other essential protective equipment, as well as antiseptic products. This donation, specifically destined for 250 private sector service delivery points, is being distributed in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Private Health Sector Alliance, or ASPS (Alliance du Secteur Privé de la Santé).
The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), continues supporting the Government of Senegal’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. USAID’s Democracy and Governance program is working with civil society organizations to launch “Xeex Corona” (“fight coronavirus” in Wolof), a new, youth-led COVID-19 community engagement campaign targeting marketplaces, mosques, and households in Dakar, the epicentre of the pandemic in Senegal.
The U.S. Government is supporting the Government of Senegal’s efforts to resettle people returning to their villages after being displaced by the Casamance conflict. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Democracy, Rights and Governance program is providing 7 million FCFA of essential items to ensure the health and safety of residents returning to Bissine, and citizens of Singhere Diola relocating to Kaour for security reasons. The distributed items include food kits and basic materials for the construction of temporary shelters.
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.
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