CNN reveals Top 10 Heroes of 2008 Oct 12, 2008
Viola Vaughn, Kaolack, Senegal -- The Detroit, Michigan, native moved to Senegal to retire. Instead, a group of failing schoolchildren asked her to help them pass their classes. (CNN)
Senegal students' Dickensian punishment Aug 25, 2008
(08-24) 04:00 PDT Kaolack, Senegal ... Biteye's village is a 30-mile drive from Kaolack on a potholed road, past herds of skinny cattle ... The marabout in a town an hour away from Kaolack was given probation after leaving scars on the backs of five children. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Child Beggar's Father Fights Abusive Teacher Aug 17, 2008
KAOLACK, Senegal, Aug. 16, 2008 ... The marabout in a town an hour away from Kaolack was given probation after leaving scars on the backs of five children. (CBS News -- World)
'The best job I have ever had in my life' Apr 15, 2008
KAOLACK, Senegal (CNN) -- After the sudden death of her 26-year-old daughter left five grandchildren in her care, Viola Vaughn searched for peace ... Soon after their move to rural Kaolack, Senegal, in 2000, Vaughn's husband -- jazz musician Sam Sanders -- died of black lung ... "We hope that if we get 10,000 girls out there, 1,000 girls will come back to Kaolack and work. It would revolutionize the whole region. "Here I am, retired, and this is the best job I have ever had in my life. (CNN -- US)
SENEGAL: Calls for more prevention as cholera cases rise Oct 23, 2007
It will also distribute disinfectant, anti-microbial soap, bowls, buckets and measuring cups to families in Diourbel, Dakar, Louga, Saint Louis, Fatick and Kaolack, where cases have emerged. Floods and movement. (AlertNet)
