Students without Borders: Afrique 2007 is a program undertaken and run by the graduating class of 2007 at Collège Jeanne-Sauvé in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The program was started in 2004 based on an idea presented by guidance counselor Diane Plamondon.
Since then, the students have partnered themselves with the community of M'Bour, Thiès Senegal in Western Africa and are currently working on a variety of programs there related to the three pillars of the project: Health, Education and Microeconomy. The project's main sponsored groups in M'Bour include: PAFPEC, a UNESCO-affiliated organization promoting literacy and training teachers; Clinique Tout-Couleurs, a medical clinic; an optometrist; Collège Saint-Esprit, a high school; and a group of women in Warang, Senegal who wish to become actively and financially involved in the fishing industry in their region among other groups.
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