Senegal - Ndeye

Ndeye
Sénégal
Born in Dakar in 1983, Fatou Ndour decided to leave her home on a Thursday night to try to reach Spain by pirogue in 2009.
Born in Dakar in 1983, Fatou Ndour decided to leave her home on a Thursday night to try to reach Spain by pirogue in 2009. Before her departure, she noticed in her neighborhood in Yarakh, neighbors who left by pirogue and managed to enter the destination country and sent money to their families in Dakar. After a few days at sea, the dugout on which Fatou embarked cracked. Fortunately, help arrived in time, but Fatou still bears the scars of this painful experience.


Back in Dakar, Fatou is now more determined to live her life with her family. She has finally joined the Migrants As Messengers project's group o and is contributing to awareness activities around the dangers and risks of irregular migration.

Returned migrants play a central role as Volunteers in the development, planning and implementation of the Migrants as Messengers campaign.

Through their stories, the learnings from their migratory experiences and their creativity, MaM Volunteers are the principal authors and actors of the campaign. From 2019-2022, a community of more than 300 volunteers across 7 countries will develop and grow. This community will also have access to diversified training and capacity-building opportunities and be invited to regular activities to support the development of an organic and sustainable community. Female engagement plays an important role within the MaM Volunteer community as they will take the lead in shaping women-to-women dialogue sessions and engaging female audiences more generally.