Guet Ndar

Guet Ndar is a district of fishermen of Saint-Louis of the Senegal.

Description

Here a description of this district obtained using testimonys of children who live there.

It is a very populated and very alive district whose whole life is attached to the Djehn , the fish. The men there living are almost all fishing and often leave several days continuation to fish on the level of the Gambia because water sénégalaises is from now on low in fish. The children share their time between the beach, the Koranic school, the elementary school and the various tasks which they can fill at the house. The women for much sell the fish which their husband recovers. One can all the same find cattle, often in semi-freedom on the roads where common cars, transport, barouches and pedestrians circulate. This place also lives at the rate/rhythm of the songs of Muezzin which, if they were not saturated by sound equipment, can appear very appreciable.

But it is not all as opposed to what will be able to tell certain guides. In the district where reign one of the greatest population densities in the world and an obvious poverty, you will see to rise the elementary school Sheik Toure. Under the impulse of its director for ten years Oumar and of the president of the committee of the parents of Arona pupils, the school has been laughed at the image which one has of his environment and has, four years ago for example, obtained the best results of Senegal to the examination of end of elementary school. These two courageous men succeeded in integrating the parents in the life of the school and giving again to them hope in the success of their children by another skew that fishing. Moreover, using association FIDEI, the school could be equipped gradually in data processing and now has according to the ministry concerned the most beautiful room of this type of Senegal, in particular thanks to the care which its director took there.

In conclusion, this district is very alive and the white will have the joy of seeing the children continuing them in their shouting of the " toubabs" - white in wolof - of their small adorable acute voices. A visit of this district, in the barouche or with foot, is not to forget if one is in this idyllic recess of the Africa.

Warning statement

The inhabitants of the district regard the photographers as robbers. Do not take especially photographs in this district without to be authorized beforehand there by an inhabitant. Why present Guet Ndariens like people of another age. They is completely charming people and if they are being wary towards the foreigners it is precisely because one regards them as animals of fair. Where have considering the photographers were regarded as robbers? It is not a question there of children or of ignards, if you behave normally with them they return it well to you.

See too

Saint-Louis

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