Category Archives: Dakar

Traffic Lights in Dakar

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Rebecca Chaster is one of our CIDA / IYIP interns who is just finishing up a 6-month placement in Dakar, Senegal, where her work focused on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). ~  ~ As a fully licensed, (almost) accident free, nine-years-experienced Canadian driver, … Continue reading →

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Growing Food in Close Quarters: microgardening, urban vegetable harvests, and space issues in Dakar

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Eileen Jones is one of our current interns based Dakar, Senegal. A plant scientist, Eileen is working with our partner IAGU (l’Institute de Gestion Urbaine) as a local initiatives project officer. ~  ~ Nestled beside the dusty autoroute that connects Dakar to the suburbs … Continue reading →

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SCI Youth Intern Profile #4 : Maude Gilbert-Vanasse

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

In the lead up to the United Nations International Youth Day on August 12th, we will be profiling 5 of our interns and the work they have done to support youth-led development around the world. ~  ~ Name : Maude … Continue reading →

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Pépinière B

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Michael Von Buttlar, our CIDA IYIP intern based in Dakar, made a great video below (in French) regarding their municipal nursery project. Check it out!

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Dakar public transit: choose your way

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

François Séguin in one of our current CIDA IYIP interns based in Dakar, Senegal.  His work focuses on geographic information systems. ~~ In Dakar, owning a car is a privilege reserved only for the wealthiest. A taxi ride is also too pricy … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Cities is recruiting our next round of interns!

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

Are you under 30, a Canadian citizen, and interested in doing an international internship? Look no further! Sustainable Cities is recruiting new interns for our CIDA / IYIP Program. The program is intended to address multiple goals: Provide high-quality experiences in … Continue reading →

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Sport in Senegal

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Michael von Buttlar is one of our interns currently based in Dakar, where his work is focused on Local Initiatives. ~  ~ Sports in Senegal can truly be described as movements of the masses. Both football (real football, not hand egg as in … Continue reading →

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Le Forum social mondial / The World Social Forum

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Two posts from our Sustainable Cities CIDA IYIP interns based in Dakar! François Séguin, who reports to us in French, focuses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Michael Von Buttlar (who provides the blog post that follows in English) focuses on Local Initiatives. ~   ~ Nous … Continue reading →

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L’éducation environnementale en action!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Maude est une stagiaire du réseau PLUS a Dakar, Sénégal. Projet pilote d’éducation environnementale en milieu scolaire afin de promouvoir la protection de l’environnement auprès des élèves du primaire: création du jardin à l’École Mariama Niass, Dakar (Sénégal).  Cliquez la … Continue reading →

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See you in Mexico City!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Sustainable Cities will be in Mexico City to attend the UCLG Congress this week, along with Member City Representatives from San Jose, Metro Vancouver, Colima, Durban, Dakar and Dar es Salaam. We’ll be having a special meeting with representatives from … Continue reading →

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