This document provides information about Global Citizen Year, a bridge year program that places students in countries like Ecuador, Brazil, or Senegal after high school graduation and before starting college. The program focuses on apprenticeships in areas like health, environment, women's empowerment, and education. The document then shares the story of Mamadou Diop, who participated in the program in Senegal, describing his host family, community, and apprenticeship experiences there over the course of a year before attending college. It highlights both challenges and growth that can come from such a cross-cultural immersion experience.

1. Senegal
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2. Senegal
2012-2013
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3. What is Global Citizen Year?
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“If we are to ensure that today’s
youth become the
compassionate and committed
global leaders of tomorrow, it is
imperative that young
Americans have direct
experiences with the conditions
in which the majority of the
world’s people live.”
-John Wood
Founder & CEO, Room to Read

4. Global Citizen Year
 “Bridge Year” program between high school and college
 Countries include: Ecuador, Brazil, or Senegal
 Apprenticeships in either Health, Environment,
Women’s Empowerment, Microfinance, Human Rights,
Education, or Agriculture
 One third pay full tuition, one third pay a supplement,
and one third pay little to nothing
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6. THE LIFE
OF
MAMADOU
DIOP
What was I doing?
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Where was I?
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Welcome to Joal

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9. Joal
 Economic Activities: Fishing, Tourism, Textiles, and
Transportation
 Ethnic Majority is Sereer: 50% Muslim, 50% Catholic
 3 Churches and 19 Mosques
 Top Main Issues:
 Pollution (especially regarding trash)
 Over-Fishing
 Power Outages
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10. My Host Family:
Becaye (Father)
NDioba (Mother)
Merieme NDiaye
Papa Diop
Modou NDeye
Pape Fall
Layelaye
THE
DIOPS
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11. “The
Shack”
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12. January 2013 October 2012
The Grand Magal
Religious Holidays in Senegal12

13. My Apprenticeship
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15. J U S T M O R E T H A N M Y L I F E
What about other fellows?
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16. Claire
Amsden
in
Ndianda
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“My journey didn’t end up taking me
where I originally expected, but that’s
what I asked for – to travel on an
unknown (and therefore scary) road
until it became something that I was able
to understand and follow, even with my
eyes closed. I found that it’s
uncomfortable to stand outside my
comfort-zone, but that if I stay outside of
it for long enough it will stretch. And all
of it, the good and the bad, the beautiful
and the ugly, was exactly what I needed.”

17. My Best Friend’s Shower
in Kédougou
My Shower
Differences within Senegal
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18. Emily
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“I will never
forget the day
that we stabbed
a wild lizard
and boiled it for
our lunch.”
“I will never forget the day I
watched multiple goats fall to their
death from the top of an auto after
they soaked me with their hot,
smelly urine…”
Adventure is out there…
Ariel

19. I G U E S S T H I S M I G H T B E
C O O L A N D A L L , B U T I
T H I N K I ’ M J U S T G O I N G
T O G O T O C O L L E G E .
But Why?
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20. What is the importance of taking a year before college?
“By taking this year, I have
come to understand myself and
my role in this world. I came to
change the lives of those
around me to only find that
they would change me.”
-Personal Communication 2013
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21. If you are you’re saying to yourself,
I have no idea
what I want to
major in college.
Where do I go to college?!
I’m just not ready.
I wish
that I
could
do
some
good.
I want to learn a
language before
it’s too late.
Consider taking a bridge year!
I want a
hands on
learning
experience!
I want adventure,
challenge, and personal
growth.
I want to
work on a
language
that I’ve
been
learning in
school.
I want to live in another culture.
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F I N D M E O N F A C E B O O K
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Please Contact Me For Any
Questions You May Have…

24. Fin
Merci
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