On March 14, 2009, 40 students from all over British Columbia embarked on a two week humanitarian journey to Senegal, Africa.
The project, called Yaakaar 2009 (Yaakaar meaning hope in the Senegalese Wolof language) represented the final component of a Global Perspective course.
This course enabled the students to explore the concept of “development”, while expanding their knowledge of countries in the world and grappling with global issues and the problems of unequal development. These 40 neo-humanitarians were high school students from School District #93 (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique).
Yaakaar 2009 was a resounding success in all respects. Our students were and will always be the core of Yaakaar. Their Global Perspective course provided them with the opportunity to develop awareness of the world and its complex issues. It also gave them the opportunity to travel to and participate in a hands-on project in a developing country.
