Senegal

Human Experience Linking Project

Discover the diverse rhythms of Senegal. The pulse of life is driven by a myriad of influences which honors tradition in the midst of a rapidly changing world. To the intrepid tourist, embedding oneself in the layers of society and environment, H.E.L.P. offers a well researched tour for world travelers wishing to experience Senegalese culture in a mutually beneficial and respectful manner.

Your choice of tours begins in the Casamance area. Located on the river, Ziguinchor, the capital of the Casamance region, is a blend of the many diverse ethnic groups populating Senegal.

Get Ready!        This is no ordinary travel experience!

• You may be invited to dinner with a local family, and with help from your tour guide, you know what to wear, what to bring as a gift, as well as a head’s up about proper etiquette. When it’s time to go, something has changed internally, for each of you.

• As a musician, you know that it dos not take words to communicate. Working together with local musicians who endeavor to empower children with music, you see that your donation of a few used instruments and music books brings joy to a child and their family. And be ready to jam! Take a look at Hands of the Child: the Diola Drummers of Casamance. 

• As a proponent of non-profit agencies, the opportunity to work side by side with local development agencies produces immediate results without all the red tape.

• As an entrepreneur yourself, you see the potential for the seamstress, (who designed your stylish shirt), to turn a profit, if given some tools about how to manage a small business. Soon her children will have funds to purchase their school books and supplies - all for the price of a shirt!

• As an avid leisure fisherman with never enough time to fish, share your supplies, stories, and techniques with local fishermen, while floating on the waters of the Casamance.

• Your years providing rehabilitation to children and adults, has led you to wishing you could touch the hearts of persons with disabilities worldwide - and you can, right here in Casamance or Dakar by bringing rehabilitation equipment, textbooks, and knowledge, to clinics and special schools.

• For the teenager who doesn’t quite know how to break the ice, bring along a few soccer balls or other sports equipment and let the game begin!

H.E.L.P. has the insight and ability to plan a travel experience, incorporating your interests and skills, that impacts the world traveler and those visited along the way.

Visit H.E.L.P. and begin your journey!