
Lost – The Senegal Chronicles
One sunny afternoon, I decided to go for a walk. It was a straight walk from where I stayed, I had become quite familiar with the...


Homocysteine and Our Brains
Homocysteine Homocysteine is a common amino acid found in our blood, and a homologue to cysteine. First discovered in 1932 by Butz and...


The Senegal Chronicles
Some highlights of my trips to Senegal by Shakuwra Dabre, board member, Cisse Niass Project. An afternoon rain in Kaolack is so...


The Children’s Hut
UNICEF’s latest data on Senegalese’s early childhood education indicates that attendance in early education is at 22%, gross enrollment...


Investing in Health Security
What is health security? “Health security is the awareness of being secure that health is good and if not there are ways to obtain care...


Climate Smart Healthcare
Climate change is not only affecting the weather but also planet earth, plants, animals, and humans’ health. When there is an economic...


Proving a Woman’s Worth: Saving Mothers’ Lives in Senegal
As of June, 5th 2017 the CDC states that about 700 women in the United States die each year at delivery or soon after delivery due to...


Malaria in Senegal
Malaria in Senegal Kaolack is a town in Medina Baye, Senegal with about 170,000 people on the North Bank of the Saloum River. It is the...


Food Pantry in Senegal
Food Insecurity in Senegal Senegal has a population of 15 million people of which 46.7% live in poverty, and 50% are food insecure (World...


Cisse Niass Project’s History, Mission and Vision
Whenever I speak about the Cisse Niass Project people are curious to know how we began. In 2013 I was asked by a community leader in...