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D.C.-Dakar
Background Information
In
1980, Washington, D.C. officially twinned with Dakar, Senegal. A
Protocol of Exchange was signed in Dakar in December 1984. To
facilitate relations with Dakar, a D.C.- Dakar Capital Cities
Friendship Council, Inc. was established as the District's
official sister city linkage. Incorporated in 1985, the Council
is a private voluntary organization which fosters peace,
development, and international understanding through the
people-to-people contacts provided by our sister city
affiliation.
Generally,
the purpose of our sister city relationship is to promote
friendship and mutual understanding between the two cities and
their citizens, based upon the principal of mutual respect,
mutual benefit, and cooperation. Through the D.C.- Dakar Capital
Cities Friendship Council, people in the Washington Metropolitan
area can participate in a variety of cultural, educational, and
economic development activities which help to foster a bond with
the people of Dakar.
Significant
activities of the Council includes:
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Trade fair with Senegalese
craftpersons.
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Solid Waste Advisement Project in Dakar.
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Youth Ambassadors Exchange Program.
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Help provide medical supplies, equipment, medicine and an ambulance.
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Provide educational supplies, computers and supplies, and books
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Participates in the Goree Island Project.
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Organizes, host and coordinates the U.S. African Sister Cities Conferences.
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Participates in and arrange on going educational and cultural events.
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Celebrates D.C.-Dakar Week with a host of activities.
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Participated in the implementation of the first expatriate election for Senegalese in the United States.
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DCPS Pen pals with a Senegalese English Club.
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Participates in orientation for persons or groups traveling to Senegal.
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Support PADEC summer enrichment program for
120 children.
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Women
empowerment program.
D.
C.’s
only African Sister City Council
Support
a new born and infant ward |
