FINAL REPORT – MINI ME

- Date : 21st- 30th DECEMBER 2017

- Country: Dakar / Senegal- Venue : Goree Island

1. VENUE – GOREE ISLAND

Gorée is a tiny, car-free island off the coast ofDakar, in Senegal. It’s known for its role in the15th- to 19th-century Atlantic slave trade. Onthe narrow streets, colonial buildings includethe House of Slaves, now a museum. The19th-century Fort d’Estrées houses the IFANHistorical Museum, with exhibits on Senegal’spast. The Henriette Bathily Women’s Museumconsiders the role of women in West Africansociety.Area: 50 haPopulation: 1,680 (2013)UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription: 1978

ABOUT GOREE ISLAND

2. MAIN LOCATION – MARIAMA BÂ Boarding School

The Mariama Bâ Boarding School is a top boarding school onGorée island in Senegal. It was founded in 1977 by LeopoldSedar Senghor, first president of Senegal. The school wasnamed after Mariama Bâ because of what she stood for, spokeand wrote about. It admits young women who obtained thehighest scores during the national secondary school entryexam. Each year, about 25 female students from the 11regions of Senegal, are given the opportunity to attendMariama Bâ boarding school for the rest of their high schoolyears. The curriculum is similar to secondary education inFrance in that it has seven levels, and students finish withtheir baccalaureat. Also, students get to school on Sundayevening, and spend the whole week there until Fridayevening. To get to Gorée, students take a ferry ride that lastsabout 25 minutes. Family and friends are allowed to visitstudents on Wednesday afternoons only.

ABOUT MARIAMA BA SCHOOL

3. PURPOSE of Mini Me Bootcamp

Key elements Strategy

Period 21st of December to 22nd of December 2017

i) Mentors Identify Alumni of US Grants and involve them in mentorship Program

Connect other US alumni among them (YALI, RLC, IVLP, FULLBRIGHT, SUSI, PAYLP etc.)

ii) MenteesIdentify Best students / Girls and deliver mentorship program to them Map 14 regions across Senegal in order to have Ambassadors in the country – 40 CandidatesUse Criteria of Excellence to identify part. (done with the Ministry of Education in Senegal

iii) Careers

Identification of 5 Jobs / Sessions in which Participants had to learn new skills

• Agribusiness, Energy & Environment (GREEN) • Food & Catering (ORANGE) • Art, Culture, citizenship & History (YELLOW) • Sciences & Technology (BLUE) • Health & Social Care (RED)

iv) Platform Building a platform : www.juniorentrepreneurs.org for mentorship

Partnering with CONCREE created by a former YALI Fellow 2016 (Babacar Birane)

4. BRANDING ELEMENTS (1/2)

2 Standing Banners2 Long Banners

2 Wall banners

2 Banners

3 sets of T Shrits ( Qty=180) Badge (Speakers / Mentees

4. BRANDING ELEMENTS (2/2)

Mentor Certificates

Participant Certificates

Speaker’s Kit Bootcamp TV – Journal

5. PARTNERS

Late sponsors who offered Materials / Products

M. Pierre Ndiaye – MD Mamellles Jaboot Ministry of Health _ Couverture Maladie Universelle

6. ORGANIZING TEAM

Ndeye Absa Gningue (YALI)Initiator

Anthioumane LyTeam Lead/ Pedagogy

Boubacar MbengueMonitor/ RED TEAM Lead

Adama MbengueMonitor/ ORANGE TEAM Lead

Françoise NdeyeMonitor/ YELLOW TEAM Lead

Amadou B. DiopIntendant

Aissatou G. NdourDoctor

Mame Gor SeckCoach/ Swimmer

Assane D. DiengMonitor/BLUE Team Lead

Ndiawar DialloExecutive Director

Aboubacar Sidibe(IRC) Photographer

Hawa N. GueyeSpeakers Lead

Sidy Ahmed DiopLogistics Lead

Fatou Bintou Seck (IRC) Reception Lead

Alassane Dia (YALI)

Papa Cheikh FallBranding Lead

Aicha BarrySupport Function

Aminaty M. FallSocial Media

Coumba S. CisseMonitor/GREEN Team

Lead

Dakar

In the Ferry

Goree Island

• Handover of the Speaker’s kit • Welcoming guests

• Support to guests on FAQ

• Reception of tickets for the Ferry

Agrobusiness, Energy, Environment

Food & Catering

• Transfer to Sessions x1 • Transfer to Sessions x2

Sciences & Technology

Art, Culture & Litteracy

Health & Social Care

• Conversation (Guide?)• FREESTYLE

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Leadership Development Session

DISPATCHING OF TEAMS

7. CANDIDATES ACCROSS 14 REGIONS (1/4)Khadidiatou DOUCOURE 11/10/2001 18.44 4e Dakar Maison d'Education Mariama BâPenda Hamadou DIALLO 24/12/2004 18.23 5e Dakar CEM HLM Grand YoffFama SEYE 2/9/2005 18.02 5e Dakar MikadoBinetou SYLLA 27/02/2001 17.85 2nde S Dakar Maison d'Education Mariama BâSokhna Diarra BOUSSO 15/05/2003 18.07 4e Diourbel CEM Kere MbayeNdeye Fatou SONKO 25/03/2001 16.45 2nde S Diourbel Lycée Scientifique d'Excellence Awa DIOUF 28/12/2003 18.97 5e Fatick CEM Boff Mbalème Amissatou THIAM 19/01/2000 15.97 2nde S Fatick Lycée de Dioffior Fatou LAM 1/10/2002 18.55 5e Kaffrine CEM Babacar Cobar NdaoEmma Khady CHAMPAGNE 20/03/2004 18.36 6e Kaffrine CEM Babacar Cobar NdaoTabara Christiane NDIAYE 18/10/2004 18.73 5e Kaolack Lycée D'excellence Babacar BâAwa DIALLO 21/03/2003 18.3 5e Kaolack CEM 1 GANDIAYEAida FAYE 15/09/2001 18.16 4e Kaolack CEM Serigne Bassirou Mbacké Diogope NIANE 14/4/2001 17.94 4e Kaolack CEM MBOUDAYE SEREREFatou SAW 22/04/2001 15.62 3e Kedougou Lycée Maciré BâHalimatou DIALLO 3/5/2002 14.24 5e Kedougou Lycée Maciré BâMariama Segui BA 1/1/2001 16.54 2nde S Kolda Lycée Cherif Samsidine AidaraHawa MASSE 23/08/2000 16.34 2nde S Kolda Lycée Cherif Samsidine AidaraFatou GUEYE 10/10/2003 18.31 5e Louga Lycée de NdandeAnta GUEYE 4/9/2002 17.85 4e Louga CEM Massamba Siga Diouf Fatimata Ibrahima SY 26/01/2002 18.23 4e Matam CEM DiandiolyHawa AW 17/12/2000 18.61 3e Matam CEM RanerouAwa DIAW 15/11/2003 18.37 5e Pikine / Guediawaye CEM Momar Mareme Diop Binetou DIALLO 8/3/2004 18.24 5e Pikine / Guediawaye CEM Darou Salam Diabou DIOP 20/09/2001 17.87 4e Pikine / Guediawaye CEM Keur MassarNdeye Amy LO 26/01/2003 17.56 4e Pikine / Guediawaye CEM Djeedah Thiaroye Kaw Aichatou DRAME 29/05/2004 18.53 5e Rufisque CEM Abdoulaye SADJIFatou Ndiaye KARE 31/08/1999 15.17 2nde S Rufisque Lycée Camp Marchand Rougui SARRE 17/09/2003 18.02 5e Saint Louis CEM NgalleleFatou WADE 25/11/2000 17.71 4e Saint Louis CEM PikineRouguiatou BA 14/11/2001 18.41 4e Sedhiou CEM Fode Kaba Doumbouya Ramatoulaye DIEDHIOU 17/06/2003 18.24 5e Sedhiou CEM Amadou Mapathe DiagneFatou NDIAYE 2/4/2003 19.35 5e Tambacounda CEM Gourel Diadie Tiguida KABA 1/1/2005 19.05 6e Tambacounda College Jean XXIIIAminata NDIAYE 16/09/2003 16.91 4e Thies Collège John Huffman Jr Ndeye Ngone SARR 15/01/2000 15.66 2nde S Thies Lycée Medina FallPenda COLY 25/05/2004 18.13 5e Ziguinchor CEM Kabiline 2Mame Diarra SEYDI 23/03/2001 15.56 2nde S Ziguinchor Lycée Djignabo

Aichatou DraméDAKAR

Aida FayeKAOLACK

Aminata NdiayeTHIES

Amissatou ThiamFATICK

Anta GueyeLOUGA

Awa DioufFATICK

Awa DialloKAOLACK

Awa DiawDAKAR

Binetou DialloDAKAR

Binetou SyllaDAKAR

Diabou DiopDAKAR

Diogope NianeKAOLACK

Emma K. ChampagneKAFFRINE

Fama SeyeDAKAR

Fatimata I. SyMATAM

Fatou GueyeLOUGA

Fatou LAMKAFFRINE

Fatou SawKEDOUGOU

Fatou NdiayeTAMBACOUNDA

Hawa AwMATAM

Hawa MasseKOLDA

Halimatou DialloKEDOUGOU

Fatou WadeSAINT LOUIS

Fatou Ndiaye KareDAKAR

Khadidiatou Doucoure

DAKARM. Diarra Seydi

ZIGUINCHORMariama S. Bâ

KOLDA

Ndeye Amy Lô

DAKAR

Ndeye Fatou Sonko

DIOURBELNdeye Ngone Sarr

THIESPenda H. Diallo

DAKAR

Penda Coly

ZIGUINCHOR

Ramatoulaye Diedhiou

SEDHIOURouguiatou Bâ

SEDHIOURougui Sarre

SAINT LOUISSokhna Diarra Bousso

DIOURBEL

Tabara C.Ndiaye

KAOLACKTiguida Kaba

TAMBACOUNDAKhady M. Lô

DIOURBELDiary Sow

DIOURBEL

SICK SICK SICK

7. CANDIDATES ACCROSS 14 REGIONS (3/4)

Remarks:

- Even though 2 candidates were missing (both were fromDiourbel), we were able to have a representation of 14 regions accross Senegal.

- We did not accept them as we were not confident withtheir Health check up, wethen decided to move on with38 candidates.

7. CANDIDATES ACCROSS 14 REGIONS (4/4)

Remarks:

- Age range is between 12 to 18 years old and classes are between 5e to 1ere S.

- Among candidates 30% did already travel out of their regions, for the rest, this is the first time that they meet people from otherregions

- Among candidates, 16% did visit Goree Island while 84% never visited Goree before

- 100% of candidates did dream of joiningMariama Bâ institution one day, with no luckto be received ( Apart from the 2 candidates from Mariama Bâ)

8. SESSIONS & TOPICS (1/5)

Sessions

UNBELIEVABLE

But yes, we did !

8. SESSIONS & TOPICS (2/5)

8. SESSIONS & TOPICS (3/5)

8. SESSIONS & TOPICS (4/5)

8. SESSIONS & TOPICS (5/5)

- Remarks :

- Sessions were between 30 – 45 minutes - We had 5 BEST IN CLASS MENTORS who did receive signature from the entire participants + Staff + Other Speakers

9. SPEAKERS – Rankings (1/4)

46 people did grab the attention of participants

– In response to the question « Which of the speaker did impress you the most? »– If not part of the Staff, all speakers are known Entrepreneurs / Business Owners.

Adama Mbengue (Staff)

Alassane Dia (YALI)

Alioune Badara Mbengue

Aminata Diop

Aminata Sow

Anthioumane Ly (Staff)

Astou Manel Fall (Alumni)

Boubacar Mbengue (staff)

Christine Djafa (YALI RLC)

Coura Fall

Dr Mamadou Sy (YALI)

El Hadj Bâ (YALI)

Elimane Kane

Eva Marie Coll Seck

Fanta Diallo (Alumni)

Fatou Bintou Thiam

Fatou Samake Thiam

Seynabou Thiam

Sidy Ndao

Tata Docteur (Staff)

Thierno Niang

Thierno Souleymane Agne

Francine PipienIbrahima Bâ (YALI RLC) Ibrahima Mikael Thiaw (YALI RLC)Jaly BadianeKorka DiawLanding Biaye (YALI RLC) Leonie Diouf (YALI RLC)MainaMamadou Bâ (YALI)Mame Bineta Gaye (PAYLP)Mame Mbayame DioneMandiaye GningueMarieme Diop (YALI)

Mouhamadou Lamine Diakhate(Leuz)

Nathalie Diagne (YALI)

Ndeye Absa Gningue (YALI)

Ndioro Ndiaye

Oumar Faye (PAYLP)

Pape Maha Sarr (Leuz Melody)

Penda Diouck (PAYLP)

Pr Penda Mbow

Ras Maha Diop

Selly Raby Kane (YALI)

Seydou Niaré (YALI RLC)

9. SPEAKERS – Rankings (2/4)

Most Ranked as #1 speaker

* Ndeye Absa Gningue was not part of the Speakers

Ranking Speaker

#1 Astou Manel Fall

#1 Astou Manel Fall

#1 Boubacar Mbengue

#1 Christine Djafa

#1 Dr Mamadou Sy

#1 El Hadj Bâ

#1 El Hadj Bâ

#1 El Hadj Bâ

#1 El Hadj Bâ

#1 Fatou Samaké Thiam

#1 Fatou Samaké Thiam

#1 Fatou Samaké Thiam

#1 Fatou Samaké Thiam

#1 Fatou Samaké Thiam#1 Ibrahima Bâ

#1 Ibrahima Bâ

#1 Ibrahima Bâ

#1 Jaly Badiane

Ranking Speaker

#1 Jaly Badiane

#1 Korka Diaw

#1 Korka Diaw

#1 Korka Diaw

#1 Landing Biaye

#1 Landing Biaye

#1 Leonie Diouf

#1 Maina

#1 Marieme Diop

#1 Marieme Diop

#1 Ndeye Absa Gningue

#1 Ndeye Absa Gningue

#1 Ndeye Absa Gningue

#1 Ndeye Absa Gningue

#1 Ndeye Absa Gningue

#1 Ndeye Absa Gningue

Ranking Speaker

#1 Pr Penda Mbow

#1 Seydou Niaré

#1 Tata Docteur

#1 Thierno Souleymane Agne

- Fatou Samake Thiam ismost ranked #1 as aspeaker then El Hadj Bâ(YALI), followed byIbrahima Bâ (YALI RLC) &Korka Diaw (Owner ofKorka Rice)…

COMMENTS

9. SPEAKERS – Rankings (3/4)

Top 10 Most Ranked speakers

* Ndeye Absa Gningue was not part of the Speakers

Ranking Speakers Points

1 Ndeye Absa Gningue (YALI) * 54

2 Eva Marie Coll Seck 43

3 Marieme Diop (YALI) 43

4 Selly Raby Kane (YALI) 385 Astou Manel Fall (Alumni) 37

6 Ibrahima Bâ (YALI RLC) 34

7 Maina (Singer/ Musician) 33

8 El Hadj Bâ (YALI) 31

9 Thierno Niang 27

10 Francine Pipien 27

Ndeye Absa GningueFounder of JEADER

Pr Eva Marie Coll SeckFor. Minister of Health, Act. Conseler of

the President of RepublicMarieme Diop

Former Consultant PSE

Selly Raby KaneStylist

Astou M. FallCo Founder of Consulting Ibrahima Bâ

Chef in a Restaurant

MAINASinger

El Hadj Bâ Owner of SUITE Thierno S. D. Niang

Writer

Francine Ndiaye Blogger/Influencer

9. SPEAKERS – Rankings (4/4)

Top 10 Most popular speakers

Ranking Speakers#People who

mentioned them

1 Eva Marie Coll Seck 14

2 Marieme Diop (YALI) 14

3 Astou Manel Fall (Alumni) 13

4 Ndeye Absa Gningue (YALI) * 10

5 El Hadj Bah (YALI) 8

6 Sidy Ndao 8

7 Dr Mamadou Sy (YALI) 7

8 Fatou Samake Thiam 7

9 Ibrahima Bâ (YALI RLC) 7

10 Thierno Niang 7

* Ndeye Absa Gningue was not part of the Speakers Fatou Samake Thiam Owner DYNAPHARM Thierno S. D. Niang

Writer

Ibrahima Bâ Chef in a Restaurant

Dr Mamadou SyDoctor

Sidy NdaoFounder of DAUST Robotics

El Hadj Bah Owner of SUITE

Ndeye Absa GningueFounder of JEADERAstou M. Fall

Co Founder of Consulting

Marieme Diop Former Consultant PSE

Pr Eva Marie Coll SeckForm. Minister of Health, Act. Conseler of

the President of Republic

9. SPEAKERS – IMPACT (US Alumni)

US Alumni 33%

Speakers from Goree11%Staff

17%

VIP Entrepreneurs

39%

Split of Speakers accross 90 sessions

- Remarks

- 33 % of the sessions were run by US Alumni

- Sharing expertise & « giving back to the community »

- 5 Countries represented : Senegal, Seychelles,

Republic of Tchad, Cameroon & Benin

- 50% of Speakers among US Alumni were

Male

- 50% of Speakers among US Alumni were

Female

9. SPEAKERS – IMPACT (US Alumni)

YALI – Young AfricanLeadership Initiative

(2014/2015/2016/2017)

YALI – Regional Leadership Center (5/6/7)

Pan Africa Youth Leadership Program

(PAYLP 2017)

Information Research Center (IRC)

International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) |

Exchange Programs

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

2

1

412

10

1

African Women Entrepreneurship Program

(AWEP) - 2011

1

10. IMPACT

Key elements Strategy

GOREE ISLAND- + 120 people did take the ferry to Goree Island - We drove affluence at the Trade Fair held @Goree Island (More sales for Exhibitors)

PARTICIPANTS- Personal Development & Leadership skills - Identification of Personality Types & career path - Internship opportunities offered by the partners

SPEAKERS

- Self assessment on their capacity to inspire / coach young leaders - Community Service / They are the main actors in the Mini ME process. Duplicating themselves in couple of

minutes was impossible, but few were able to be top of Mind and inspire those girls to an extent that they consider them now as Models.

- US Alumni did have a networking platform, allowing YALI RLC & YALI fellows, or PAYLP, to meet with each other. During briefing session with Speakers, they had couple of minutes to share business cards.

MARIAMA BÂ- With the Budget we spent on renting the Amphitheater and the IT room, the school will be able to renovate one part of the rooms in the dorm and build new classes - A donation was made by the delegation of the Ministry of Health and that is thanks to this activity

PARTNERS Building a platform : www.juniorentrepreneurs.org for mentorship will allow all partners and participants to be connected

11.HIGHLIGHTS

For one week, we’ve had Mouhamed Sy, the famous guide of Goree Island as a guest. He even learnt how to write his

name with SCRABBLE quizz.. YALI RLC Ibrahim Bâ, glad to meet with YALI FELLOW SellyRaby Kane #networking

Donation from the Ministry of Health in regard to the activity

11.HIGHLIGHTS

The Agribusiness Session was hosted in the house of MahaDiop. Bread from Goree is made in this house and particularfact is that almost all species of plants from Senegal areavailable here.

Sponsorship of an entire day consuming cereals and products harvested in Senegal with M. Pierre Ndiaye

Sidy Ndao from the Dakar American University for Sciences & Technology was here. Kids did learn robotics!

BOOTCAMP TV- Every evening after Dinner, kids would view News – unique moment where they wouldwatch TV during the camp, wih journalists interviewing speakers. RESTITUTION Sessions will happen the dayafter, right after Breakfast with each Session nominating 2 members who will share the story of the speaker

who visited them the day before, and share what they’ve learnt with other teams.

11.HIGHLIGHTS

Mrs Korka Diaw (23 Dec.) Mrs Ndioro Ndiaye (26 Dec.) Mrs Penda Mbow (27 Dec.) Mrs Eva M. Coll Seck (28 Dec.)

- 4 amazing women did take the ferry to share their work/life experience with the girls _ Amazing moments of mentorship.

11.HIGHLIGHTS

We did receive a visit from Hanan Al Hroub who won the GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE 2016. She is from Palestine.

11.HIGHLIGHTS

12. PICTURES

Date ALBUMS HIGHLIGHTS

20th of Dec. Click HERE Press Conference at Musee de la Femme

23rd of Dec. Click HERE Visit of Mrs Korka Diaw among other speakers

24th of Dec. Click HERE Birthday Party Celebration + Visit of Mister Elmina H. Kane

25th of Dec. Click HERE OLYMPIADES Competitions starting + Ethnic & Cultural Projects

26th of Dec. Click HERE Visit of Mrs Ndioro Ndiaye among other Speakers

27th of Dec Click HERE Visit of Pr Penda Mbow among other speakers + «BAYDUNDEE » Day

28th of Dec. Click HERE Visit or Mrs Eva Marie Coll Seck among other speakers

29th of Dec. Click HERE Visit of Mrs Hanan el Hroub from Palestine among other speakers

30th of Dec. Click HERE Farewell _ End of Bootcamp

11. NEXT STEPS