The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education visits Senegal

Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Mr. Kishore Singh, visited Senegal from 10 to 14 January 2011.  Mr. Singh met with various Government authorities in the education sector, international organizations and NGOs. During his visit, he also went to see the Senegalese schools and daaras (Quranic schools) both in the capital and in the rural areas.Mr. Singh drew special attention to issues such as access to  quality education as specified in the programme “Education for All”; access to quality technical schooling; strategies to face great challenges involving marginalized groups (girls, disadvantaged children, families living...