Mid March brought life in Senegal and at The Diapalante Community Education Centre to a sudden halt! The schools are closed, travel between regions is stopped and within regions is restricted. There is a strict curfew, no-one is allowed out at night.
Tom and Nathan, the Project Trust volunteers decided to stay and see out the virus in Senegal but the next day were recalled to the UK as Project Trust recalled all of its volunteers worldwide! The Centre’s members appreciated their solidarity, but perhaps it was wise that they caught one of the last planes to leave as the lockdown hit. It was a long journey home via Kenya! You are missed and thanked for your contribution to the Centre.
So far, there have been more cases in the UK than in Senegal but people are waiting in trepidation dreading the effect the virus may have when it meets with African poverty.