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2024
Living Values Workshops in Dakar, Senegal - May 2024
René Alemawo, who sadly passed away in December 2023, was an active member of Living Values Education and travelled to Cameroon, Ghana and Togo as a facilitator, working with street children. This creative, interactive workshop was organized by the Swiss Association for Living Values Education (SALVE) and the Senegalese Association for LVE, together with some of René Alemawo’s close friends - in order to ensure that his memory and legacy will remain a source of inspiration for future generations. It was attended by members of the consulate of Togo (his home country) and people who had been touched by his unique personality, his art and his humanitarian activities.
Below is just a snapshot of the workshops. You can download the full report here: English or French
Members of LVE Senegal and LVE Switzerland, Citoyen des Rues, Kid’s Kingdom, guest facilitators from Ghana and France, friends of René, and the Consul of Togo
Marie Diop (Citoyen des Rues) showing concentration. Each group won a prize according to their way of working:
1. UNITY 2. SHARING 3. HARMONY 4. COOPERATION 5. TEAM-WORK
A healthy meal, prepared by Pascaline Manga and her team
Values ballons: ‘Think of a value you’d like to give the world. Blow it into your ballon and write the value on the surface. Toss the balloon into the air, play together with all the balloons and after a few minutes, catch one that’s near you. Which value have you received? Life is like that - first we give, then we receive!
Young artists express their visions of a better world
Active listening: The students are given a topic to discuss in pairs. A secret instruction is given to one person: ‘Ignore’ After a minute, a new topic is given, and a new instruction is given to the second person: ‘Interrupt’ etc. Other instructions include ‘Criticise’ ‘Give far too much advice’ and finally ‘Speak and listen with respect.’ After much laughter, the students draw their own conclusions about communication skills. Mamour added advice based on his experience.
Express values through a dance and song: In this case the value was Harmony.
Thanks to the cooperation of Mamour Sylla, Queen Absa, Éric Alapini, Laurence Thomas, Pascaline Manga, Cheikh Sall and Philo, and of course our young students, the workshop was a great success. Huge thanks to the Collège de Thiaroye and our partners from the Association Citoyen des Rues. We also appreciate Madame Fatimatou Ndiaye, LVE trainer and Director of Biodiversity for Peace, Senegal, who dedicated her precious time to deliver an inspiring session on the relationship between the environment and our values. Thank you Fatimatou.