The 9th of November saw me once again on the road and out of Greytown promoting LETCEE's work far and wide. I had the opportunity of attending the 4th International African ECD Conference in Dakar, Senegal from the 10th to 14th of November. Together with two of the researchers commissioned by UNICEF to study both LETCEE and Lesedi's models I presented a poster on the research at the conference. What amazed me is how many people from various countries in Africa are attempting to implement strategies with a similar ethos to LETCEE and Lesedi but again in each community the interventions play out in their own unique way. People were very keen to engage with us to see how we implement our approach because even though most people see working with community leaders as essential many had given up as they had encountered so many difficulties along the way. Personally, we had the awesome opp
ortunity of visiting Goree Island situated just off the coast of Senegal. This island was one of the hubs of the slave trade in Africa and it was sobering to stand there and ponder what had gone on in that place. It confirmed for me that whatever we do in life and whatever programmes we attempt,it must be from a human rights approach where all people's rights are upheld and where one individuals rights do not infringe on the rights of others.
ortunity of visiting Goree Island situated just off the coast of Senegal. This island was one of the hubs of the slave trade in Africa and it was sobering to stand there and ponder what had gone on in that place. It confirmed for me that whatever we do in life and whatever programmes we attempt,it must be from a human rights approach where all people's rights are upheld and where one individuals rights do not infringe on the rights of others.
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