Grand opening ceremony for the new Baraka housing project on December 5 The pilot project Baraka, a very large commitment of the YOU Foundation together with its partners in Senegal will be ceremoniously opened in the presence of the Senegalese President Macky Sall, members of the Ministry, and the German Ambassador. Sönke Siemon, Dr. h.c. […]
To improve the quality of life and ensure a sustainable future for the families in BARAKA many different projects and programs are realised: homes and infrastructure, quality education, vocational trainings, woman empowerment, health care, microcredits and income-generating activities such as social micro-businesses. The best way to reduce poverty-related refugee flows! The video shows once again […]
Progress continues, and we are happy for the inhabitants of Baraka that work has started on paving the first real streets in the area that used to be a slum. This development is being done by the public works authorities and Promoville-Dakar together with the construction ministry of Senegal. They have committed to execute this […]
On October 29, 2020, Ute-Henriette Ohoven, UNESCO Special Envoy and Founder of the YOU Foundation, travelled along with her daughter Claudia Jerger, Vice President of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, to Senegal to accompany the residents as they moved into the new apartments. 60% of the units are complete.
Mithilfe der Weihnachtsspenden des vergangenen Jahrs konnte schon für viele Frauen ein selbstbestimmtes Leben ermöglicht werden. Dank dieser Unterstützung führen einige von ihnen bereits ihre eigene Aktivität.
