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    Talibes Senegal.

    The nightround patrol.  Stuff from "La Mason de la Gare" walking the streets of San Louis looking for children sleeping. They  know the place and speak to the people asking for information. Children who escapes from the coranic schools live in the streets.
    Night time in Cheikh Amadou Bamba's daara. it's in Pikine neighbourhood in Saint Louis. Children crowd up together to sleep under a piece of fabric. It's January and it's cold in Saint Louis.
There are about 50 talibes, most of them come from the village of Dhara Yolof in the region of Louga.
    Night time in Cheikh Amadou Bamba's daara. it's in Pikine neighbourhood in Saint Louis. Children crowd up together to sleep under a piece of fabric. It's January and it's cold in Saint Louis.
There are about 50 talibes, most of them come from the village of Dhara Yolof in the region of Louga.
    Very early in the morning the Talibe children leave the schools and pour out on the streets to ask for money. They walk around the shops looking for food.
The Marabus (teachers of the Koran) demand they bring back to the Daara (Koranic school) a certain amount of money every day, which varies depending on the age of the children. Marabus demand the money every day, and if the correct sum of money isn't brought back the children are punished.
    Very early in the morning the Talibe children leave the schools and pour out on the streets to ask for money. They walk around the shops looking for food.
The Marabus (teachers of the Koran) demand they bring back to the Daara (Koranic school) a certain amount of money every day, which varies depending on the age of the children. Marabus demand the money every day, and if the correct sum of money isn't brought back the children are punished.
    Very early in the morning the Talibe children leave the schools and pour out on the streets to ask for money. They walk around the shops looking for food.
The Marabus (teachers of the Koran) demand they bring back to the Daara (Koranic school) a certain amount of money every day, which varies depending on the age of the children. Marabus demand the money every day, and if the correct sum of money isn't brought back the children are punished.
    Very early in the morning the Talibe children leave the schools and pour out on the streets to ask for money. They walk around the shops looking for food.
The Marabus (teachers of the Koran) demand they bring back to the Daara (Koranic school) a certain amount of money every day, which varies depending on the age of the children. Marabus demand the money every day, and if the correct sum of money isn't brought back the children are punished.
    Very early in the morning the Talibe children leave the schools and pour out on the streets to ask for money. They walk around the shops looking for food.
The Marabus (teachers of the Koran) demand they bring back to the Daara (Koranic school) a certain amount of money every day, which varies depending on the age of the children. Marabus demand the money every day, and if the correct sum of money isn't brought back the children are punished.
    The night round (patrol) team, formed by Samba Ndong and Modu Samb find litlle Omar Sow in Saint-Louis central bus station. He is sleeping in the street next to a shop.
They go up to him and ask him if he wants to go back to the House of the Station where he can sleep in a bed.
    The night round (patrol) team, formed by Samba Ndong and Modu Samb find litlle Omar Sow in Saint-Louis central bus station. He is sleeping in the street next to a shop.
    The night round (patrol) team, formed by Samba Ndong and Modu Samb find litlle Omar Sow in Saint-Louis central bus station. He is sleeping in the street next to a shop.
Along the way he has doubts, but finally decides to go with them.
    The night round (patrol) team, formed by Samba Ndong and Modu Samb find litlle Omar Sow in Saint-Louis central bus station. He is sleeping in the street next to a shop.
They take a taxi to the House of the Station. It-s february, probably one of the coldest months in Senegal. Temperature is about 15 degrees and Omar is only wearing a t-shirt.
    The night round (patrol) team, formed by Samba Ndong and Modu Samb find litlle Omar Sow in Saint-Louis central bus station. He is sleeping in the street next to a shop.
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    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
Sport time in Maison de la Gare.
    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.

playtime in Maison de la Gare.
    Abdourahmane Soumaré, teacher and animator, plays with the children in the Maison de la Gare.

playtime in Maison de la Gare.


Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.

playtime in Maison de la Gare.
    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
A break for a sanwich in Maison de la Gare.
    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
A break for a sanwich in Maison de la Gare.
    American volunteer Charleshorner cares for a child in the Maison de la Gare

Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
    American volunteer Charleshorner teaches French in the Maison de la Gare.

Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
Talibé children rarely have the chance to go to school or to play organized sports. The literacy classes and sports programs offered by Maison de la Gare, along with participation in cultural and artistic activities, give the children a sense of self-worth and help them to not feel inferior to other children.
    Maison de la Gare is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-political organization, founded in 2007 by a group of ten young Senegalese men and women driven by a determination to improve the lives of the begging talibé street children of Senegal.
Maison de la Gare's team works to help the talibé children integrate into Senegalese society, through education, professional training, and sports and arts activities. Maison de la Gare provides complete and balanced support for the talibé children.
The talibés often suffer from psychological problems related to their separation from their parents and family. They desperately need a place where they are listened to, and can reclaim their identities as children.
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