www.awomi.org Cité Sagef Zac Mbao Villa N°15 Dakar – SENEGAL PO BOX 5409 Dakar-Fann SENEGAL - Email : [email protected] Phone : + 221 338366487 AWOMITaskForce: VisittoFloodAffectedAreasintheSamNotaireMunicipality September14,2010,Dakar,Senegal FloodedRegionsinSamNotaireMunicipality With theonsetoftherainyseason inSenegalfromlateJulytoOctober ,manyinhab itantsin floodliableareasliketheSamNotaireMunicipalityoftheGuediawayeDepartmentofDakar brace themselves for many flood related problems like hi gher incidence of diseases, disru ptedservi cesandinaccess ibleameni ties,lossofproper ty,andsometimesdeaths.This year, therainshavebeenpar ticula rlyheavy asa result ofclimatechang eandconsequently, havebeenequallydisruptive. AWOMI received noti ce from Sam Notaire’s mayor Mrs. Dieynaba Fall about the flood sit uat ion in her mun ici pal ity fol lowing a ser ies of bac k‐ to‐ bac k storms in Dak ar in ear ly August.Mrs.FallandtheSamNotairemunicipalityhavebeenAWOMIpartnersunderthe thirdphaseoftheWomen’sEmpowermentFund(WEFU)programsinceSeptember2009. WithsimilarreportsofhighlevelsofdestructioninandaroundtheDakarmetropolisthis year, AWOMI decided to schedule a field vi si t to the flood af fected areas to assess the damag edonebytherains,findouthowtheinhab itant saredealingwith theaftermath ,and todeterminewhat,ifany,kindofassistanceAWOMIcouldlendtotheaffectedpopulation.
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Cité Sagef Zac Mbao Villa N°15 Dakar – SENEGALPO BOX 5409 Dakar-Fann SENEGAL - Email : [email protected]
Phone : + 221 338366487
AWOMITaskForce:
VisittoFloodAffectedAreasintheSamNotaireMunicipality
September14,2010,Dakar,Senegal
FloodedRegionsinSamNotaireMunicipality
WiththeonsetoftherainyseasoninSenegalfromlateJulytoOctober,manyinhabitantsin
floodliableareasliketheSamNotaireMunicipalityoftheGuediawayeDepartmentofDakar
brace themselves for many flood related problems like higher incidence of diseases,disruptedservicesandinaccessibleamenities,lossofproperty,andsometimesdeaths.This
year,therainshavebeenparticularlyheavyasaresultofclimatechangeandconsequently,havebeenequallydisruptive.
AWOMI received notice from Sam Notaire’s mayor Mrs. Dieynaba Fall about the floodsituation inher municipality following a series of back‐to‐back storms inDakar in early
August.Mrs.FallandtheSamNotairemunicipalityhavebeenAWOMIpartnersunderthethirdphaseoftheWomen’sEmpowermentFund(WEFU)programsinceSeptember2009.
WithsimilarreportsofhighlevelsofdestructioninandaroundtheDakarmetropolisthis
year, AWOMI decided to schedule a field visit to the flood affected areas to assess the
damagedonebytherains,findouthowtheinhabitantsaredealingwiththeaftermath,and
todeterminewhat,ifany,kindofassistanceAWOMIcouldlendtotheaffectedpopulation.
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thepurposeofAWOMI’svisitandencouragedthepeoplepresenttosharetheirexperiences
andconcernswithAWOMI.
AsectionofthelocalwomenmobilizedtosharetheirstorieswithAWOMI
Mrs.Fallbeinggreetedbywomenfromthefloodedareas
The community Imam, president of the sports and cultural association, and some other
communityleadersattestedtothegoodleadershipofMrs.Fall,particularlywithregardtoherimmediateactionfollowingtheflooding.Thewomenalsoexpressedtheirappreciation
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tothemayorandAWOMIforcomingforthtolistentotheirgrievances,notingthattheyhave
beenvictimstofloodsforthepastthreeyears.
WomenaffectedbyfloodingintheSamNotairemunicipalityexpressingtheirconcerns
DisruptedLife
SincetheworstoftherainsandthefloodsinearlySeptember,thecommunitymosqueand
itsadjoinedIslamicschoolhavebeeninaccessible,saidtheImam.Itshouldbenotedthatthe
flooding took place during Ramadan when Muslims – who make up the majority ofSenegalesesociety–fast.Theuseofmosquesduringthistimeisparticularlyimportant.
AdjaratouPendaNdiaye,PresidentoftheParentsAssociationspokeonbehalfofthewomenandelaborated someoftheproblemstheyare facing.Whilethecommunityhas generally
lived in the midst of stagnant water for the past three years, the situation this year is
particularly aggravatingbecause the community’swaterpump station brokedown somemonthsago.
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Mrs.Ndiayeelaboratingonsomeofthechallengesbroughtonbythefloods
Accordingtoher,manychildrenhavegottendiphtheriaasaresultof insanitaryconditions
andmalariaduetotheincreasedbreedingofmosquitoesinthestagnantwaters.Thereare
somefamilieswhohadtoabandontheirfloodedhouses,whilethetwoprimaryschoolsand
themosque are inaccessible. Due to the heavy rainsand flooding, all the classrooms are
destroyedandthemainschoolwallhasfallendown.Withnomoney,thewomenhadtorely
onsmallbowlsandkitchenbasinstoscoopoutthewaterfromtheirhomes.Whiletheschool
year resumes in a couple of weeks, it is unlikely that the children will be able to attendschoolfortherestoftheyear,shesaid.Shepointedoutthatthecommunityneedsfundinginorder toundertake some general work, and to buymosquito nets toprotect against the
spread of malaria, particularly where the children and pregnant women are concerned.Additionally,thereisnotenoughfoodinthecommunity.
TouroftheAffectedAreasandTestimonies
Afterthegeneralmeetingwithwomenandcommunityleaders,AWOMIwastakenonatour
oftheaffectedareasbyMrs.Fall.Duringthetourwesawthebrokenwaterpumpstation,the
floodedanddamagedclassroomblocksandmosque,somedestroyedhousesofSamNotaire
inhabitants,aswellaslargepoolsofstagnant,dirtywater.
Wealsospoketosomeoftheinhabitantsincludingayoung20‐yearoldboywhoseparents
died shortly after the flooding, a handicapped woman who has been living in the
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neighborhoodforalmost20years,andamotheroffivewhosebelongingsweredestroyedby
thefloods,andthewifeofasecurityguardofoneoftheprimaryschools.
Below are the testimonies of these individuals (translated from French to English) and
photostakenduringthetourofthearea.
MaguetteSakhoHandicappedWomanandResidentLivinginSamNotaireforAlmost20Years(Middle)
Ilivewithmyin-lawshere,andnow,whencooking,wehaveto
place the coalpot ona basin. Iknow it’sahuge risk,butwe
don’thaveachoicebecausetheentirehouseisflooded.Ihada
small shop,but everything isdisrupted because of the water.
The roadsare inaccessible.We really need help.My children
(threegirlsandtwoboys)aresickbecauseofthemosquitoes.
Someofthechildrenareevenplayinginthedirtywater.Thisis
ariskforgettingmalaria.
SokhnaAminataBocoumEntireHouseDestroyedandLostAllHerBelongingsTotheFloods
Myentirehousewasflooded.Mymattress,clothes andeverythingwere destroyed. I
didn’t haveanybody tohelpmetakemy
belongings out. My bedroom was full I
don’thave anywhereelse to live. I sleep
withmy family and I cook on the septic
tank.Ihavesixchildren–2boysandfour
girls.Theeldestwasbornin1978andthe
youngestissixyears.
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RackyDia
WifeoftheSecurityGuardofOneofthePrimarySchools
Weliveinthisschool.Iamthewifeofthesecurityguard.Youcan
seeforyourself,wedon’tevenhaveanywheretostand.Duringthe
EidfestivalattheendofRamadan,wehadtoputourcoalpotonbricksinordertocook.It’sveryhardforpoorpeoplelikeus.
PapeMorToure20‐YearOldBoyWhoLostHisParentstoMalaria
MynameisPaperMorToure.Iamtheoldestinmyfamilyat20 years old. My father and my mother died from malaria two
weeks ago. Now, I’m responsible for my three sisters andmythreebrothers.Mybabysisteristhreemonthsoldandsheiswith
myaunt.Iamjustanapprenticeattheblacksmiths.
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GeneralPhotosofAffectedAreas
Thecommunity’sbrokenwaterpumpandstationmadethisyear’sfloodingtheworstinrecent
years.
Childrenplayingindirtystagnantwaterfromthefloods.Thestagnantwatershaveledto
anincreaseincasesanddeathsfrommalaria.
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Dugoutholesanddrenchestodrainthearea
Destroyedschoolwall(farright)anddamagedschoolbuilding.
Thewaterlevelisevidentbythelinenearthewindows.
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CommunityMosquewhichwasflooded
Destroyedandabandonedhome
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Familyrecoveringfromthefloods
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