Program Overview

The African Organization for Academic and Athletic Development (AOAAD), in collaboration with Charity Anywhere Foundation http://www.charityanywhere.org/ , will travel to Senegal for a humanitarian trip under the program called MalariAttack. 
“MALARIATTACK” is a humanitarian project in Senegal that consists of raising more awareness about the disease of malaria and other social issues in Africa. The group fundraised in order to buy insecticide-treated bed nets, and to donate medicines and medical supplies in hospitals, and orphanages in Senegal http://www.vivre-ensemble-madesahel.org/06c.html. Volunteers will travel in June 2009 to Senegal where they will be operating on the ground, donating, and distributing mosquito nets and malaria medicines to local people in need. The villages targeted are Mbour, Joal-Fadiouth, and Nianing (Petite Cote) in the Southwest of the Capital Dakar, Kaolack and Fatick.                                

The points of interest:                                                                                                                      

Orphanage « Vivre Ensemble »  http://www.vivre-ensemble-madesahel.org/pouponniere.html

Volunteers are going to help finish the orphan babies’ new facility in the center, and put up the new roof, donate equipments and medical supplies. Days of training classes will also be offered by volunteers professional in the medical field to local nurses and caregivers.                                                                                                                                       

Handicap Center of Mbour http://www.chm-khady-gueye.org/index.php?n=Sport.Sport :     

Some members of the group, professional therapists, will perform a therapy clinic at the Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble” and at the Handicap Center in Mbour http://www.chm-khady-gueye.org/index.php?n=Sport.Sport Cal Berkeley Women Basketball Head Coach Joanne Boyle, and Princeton, TX High School Coach Raymond Scott will also hold Basketball clinics for the Center’s Handibasket team and also for the village of Nianing kids. (Boys & Girls under 15). Basketballs, gears, shoes, and sports equipments will be donated to the team.

Village of Nianing http://nianingbasket.skyrock.com :

The group will stay at the lodge “Le Bentenier” http://www.lebentenier.org/liens.html located 5 kms from the orphanage. Coaches Boyle and Scott will hold Basketball clinics for 200 boys and girls between the age of 8 and 15. Themes about the importance of Sports and Education will be discussed with the kids, local coaches, and parents.

Village of Joal-Fadiouth http://www.congo-pages.org/senegal/fadiouth.htm :

Volunteers will visit the village of Joal-Fadiouth, and its medical center. Medical supplies will be donated. The group will also have the opportunity to visit the Center of composting household waste of Joal-Fadiouth inaugurated on June 12, 2009 by the U.S Ambassador in Senegal.

Fatick & Kaolack:

The Group will be visiting the Hospitals and Handicap Center in Kaolack and Fatick. Both cities are located in the Center.      

Goree Island and Dakar City Tour http://www.congo-pages.org/senegal/Goree.htm :

Volunteers will have a day tour in the historic island of Goree (85 kms from the orphanage in Mbour) http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/11/goree-island.html and the Capital Dakar http://www.galenfrysinger.com/senegal_dakar.htm

 
      African Organization for Academic and Athletic Development (AOAAD) is a community-based non for-profit organization 501c 3 headquartered in Michigan, and involved in the State of Utah and its community. Their members will help facilitate opportunities, partnership and contacts, projects implementation, and on-the ground programs’ operations in Senegal, and in different other African countries. 
    Many other issues are challenging the African countries- education, poverty, health, environment, economy etc... AOAAD and its partners will promote Senegal enhancing Studies abroad, cross-cultural exchange, researches, and volunteering programs in all fields of studies. Our goal is to promote Education thru Sports, enhancing Community Development in Senegal.

   “We might not have it all, but together we have it all”. 
 

  Program Details

Sunday June 21, 2009:

                                    6:00 AM              Arrival Dakar-Yoff-Airport*

                                     7:30 AM              Transportation from Airport to Lodge *

                                  10:00 AM               Checking at “Bentenier” lodge in Nianing

                                   12:00 PM                         Lunch at lodge

                                   14:00 PM                Orientation meeting with Orphanage Director

                                  19:00 PM                           Back to lodge

                                   20:30 PM                          Dinner at lodge

Monday June 22, 2009: 

                                      7: 30 AM                      Breakfast at lodge            

                                     9:00 AM              Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble” in Mbour

                                      13:00 PM             Lunch Break at lodge

                                      18:00 PM                     Back to lodge

                                       20:00 PM                    Dinner at lodge

Tuesday June 23, 2009:

                                        7:30 AM                      Breakfast at lodge

                                      9:00 AM                 Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble”

                                      13:00 PM                 Lunch Break at Orphanage

                                      18:00 PM                      Back to lodge

                                     20:00 PM                     Dinner at lodge

Ousmane Diatta http://www.progress4africa.org , Gordon Carter http://www.charityanywhere.org ; Sydney Scott (London), Ray and Sandy Scott from Princeton, Texas will visit Fatick and Kaolack’s hospital, and Handicap center.  

Fatick is 1 hour and Kaolack 2 hours driving away from the Orphanage in Mbour.

Wednesday June 24, 2009:                       

                                           7:30 AM                  Breakfast at lodge

                                          9:00 AM               Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble”

                                                                                (1st Evaluation)

                                        12 :00 PM               Lunch Break at lodge

                                        13:00 PM               Excursion to Joal-Fadiouth *

                                         17:00 PM                      Back to lodge

                                           20:30 PM                   Dinner at lodge

Thursday June 25, 2009:

                                         7:30 AM                     Breakfast at lodge

                                        9:00 AM                Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble”

                                        12:30 AM                     Lunch at lodge

                                       15:00 PM          Handicap Basketball Clinic at Handicap Center

                                        19:00 PM                    Back to Orphanage

                                         20:00 PM                      Back to lodge

                                          20:30 PM                   Dinner at lodge 

Friday June 26, 2009:

                                             7:30 AM                      Breakfast at lodge

                                             9:00 AM               Orphanage “Vivre ensemble”

                                            12:30 PM                Lunch Break at lodge

                                           18:30 PM                    Back to lodge

                                           20:30 AM                    Dinner at lodge

P.S:
The University of California-Berkeley, represented by Joanne Boyle Women Basketball Head Coach, have raised funds in their 2009 program “We assist, You assist”. On behalf of the Calbears Women Basketball Team, Joanne Boyle will be donating the well-needed Ambulance and Medical supplies to the Orphanage. 

Thank you to the Calbears.          

Get to know them at http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/cal-w-baskbl-mtt.html

Saturday June 27, 2009:

                                             7:30 AM                  Breakfast at lodge

                                              9:00 AM             Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble”

                                           11:00 AM                 Visit Hospital at Mbour

                                          12:00 AM                    Lunch at lodge

                                           15:00 AM             Orphanage Vivre Ensemble

                                           16:30 AM              Visit Art & Craft Village in Saly Portudal *

                                           20:30 PM                    Dinner at lodge

Sunday June 28, 2009  

                                          7:00 AM                     Breakfast at lodge

                                         11:00 AM                Visit Goree Island in Dakar ( Ferry) *

                                         14:00 PM                    Lunch at Goree Island

                                         17:00 PM                 Traditional Wrestling in Dakar *

                                         22:00 PM                       Back to lodge 

                                         22:30 PM                        Dinner at lodge

Monday June 29, 2009:

                                           9:00 AM                      Breakfast at lodge

                                          10:00 AM                 Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble”

                                          13:00 PM                     Lunch Break at lodge

                                          15:30 PM                 Welcome Meeting w/ Nianing Village’s Chief

                                          16:30 PM             Basketball Clinic w/ Coaches Boyle & Scott

                                            19:00 PM                         Back to lodge

                                           20:00 PM                        Dinner at lodge

Tuesday June 30, 2009:          

  LAST DAY OF THE PROGRAM

                                              8:00 AM                  Breakfast at lodge

                                             9:00 AM             Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble”

                                                                             (2nd Evaluation Meeting)

                                             12:00 PM                      Back to lodge

                                             12:30 PM                     Lunch at lodge

                                             16:30 PM             Farewell Ceremony at Orphanage

                                           (Handicap Center Ballet & Mbour Village Master Drummer)

                                             18 :00 PM                    Back to lodge

                                             18:30 PM                     Dinner  at lodge

                      20:00 PM             Departure to Dakar-Yoff- Airport

                                                   Back Home in the U.S 

MALARIATTACK ARCHIVES
SENEGAL 2009

         MalariAttack was a humanitarian, and medical  expedition in Senegal, West Africa organized by African Organization for Academic and Athletic Development (AOAAD) in partnership with the Charity Anywhere Foundation, and volunteers from all differents States in the US, and also from the UK.
         It was also a sport team trip for Coaches to run basketball clinics for hundreds of kids, emphasizing Sport for socio-economical development. Shoes, basketballs, sports gears were distributed to hundreds of kids in Senegal.
         Hospitals, small medical centers, schools, orphanages were visited, and medicines, clothes, toys, hygiene and baby kits were distributed to needy people. Materials- babies and orphan kits, hygiene and school kits- were donated by the LDS Students Association at Utah State University (Special thanks to Laura Cheney). Funds to buy medicines and mosquito nets were raised with the help of Utah State University Women Basketball team, and Public Relation Students at USU Journalism Department.
          An Ambulance was donated specifically to the Orphanage “Vivre Ensemble” (Living together) in Mbour, Senegal (80 kms Southwest of the Capital Dakar) by the Calbears Women Basketball team in Berkeley, CA and its supporters under the leadership of Head Coach Joanne Boyle. We wish them a great 2010 NCAA season. The Cal team raised funds during the 2008-2009 season, after visiting and volunteering at the Orphanage in the previous year. http://www.calbears.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cal/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/nov2008-we-assist