Senegal has a history as the center of the West African slave trade. Today, Dakar is the capital and center of international black culture. Senegalese culture is characterized by family-centered kinship structures and mystical Sufi Islam being the dominant religion. A research project in a northern Senegalese village focused on identifying sustainable development needs through topics like agriculture, fishing, gender, and sociocultural issues. The research results suggested strengthening youth leadership, combining Franco-Islamic education models, and revitalizing traditions through a cultural center.