As part of their lessons at Diapalante the members made an advent calendar. It was part of the lessons on electricity and electronics so the members made simple circuits to put inside the paper trees to make them light up when wanted.

The younger members of the centre have really enjoyed in the build up to Christmas the chance to do some arts and crafts! They have made baubles to decorate the reading tree – including a sentence on what they are thankful for from the year –  reindeer masks, snowflakes, the Diapalante paper chain – with

Combining language learning and technology learning is a key part of what we do at Diapalante so celebrating Computer Science Education week, with a focus on getting the members coding was great fun. We had lessons on what coding actually is and why it is useful, on following instructions and the cardinal points – using

During the evening sessions, the teenage and adult members sometimes have singing sessions. Salut je m’appelle Aissatou ; je suis membres du centre Diapalante de Kaolack et j’ai 15 ans. Je tiens vraiment de ces deux meilleurs chansons qui sont : Lean On Me et Stand By Me. Ce sont des chansons  qui me plaisent

Bonfire Night Chez Diapalante! On the fifth of november Diapalante learnt about and celebrated bonfire night along with the UK! The day started with a lesson on powerpoint and the history of bonfire night. The members then made posters about it – with great excitement about Toffee Apples! In the afternoon members designed their own

On the 30th we had our first maker day at the Diapalante centre! The children had great fun learning about electricity and then making light-up halloween lanterns to put in the library. The older children and adults had a great session led by a fellow member, who is a stylist, making jewelry and bracelets.

Hello! we are learning to use the computers. I made an introduction PowerPoint today. I hope you like! Fatou

The Diapalante community eduction centre is a unique learning centre, especially here in Senegal. The students range from age 6 to the over 50s but what is amazing is that there is something for everyone here! The centre is open morning and afternoon 5 days a week (Saturday – Wednesday to allow members to come

Kaolack is a large market town in the Kaolack region of Senegal.  Kaolack has a population of 172,305 people (2002 census)  on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south, and is located 95 miles