🎨⚽ Activités culturelles et sportives avec des enfants talibés | Saint-Louis, Senegal

---

The experience

Maison des Talibés recherche un·e bénévole pour concevoir et animer des activités culturelles, sportives et récréatives auprès d’enfants talibés (5–18 ans) à Darou, Saint-Louis. Le ou la bénévole favorisera le bien-être, la socialisation et l’expression de soi à travers des activités adaptées, en collaboration avec l’équipe locale. Créativité, sensibilité culturelle et esprit collaboratif requis.

---

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

---

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

---

Requirements

Intermediate English or Fluent French

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

---

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

---

Program Details

General Overview
Located in the Darou neighborhood of Saint-Louis, Senegal, Maison des Talibés is a community-based educational center dedicated to supporting talibé children living in situations of severe vulnerability. Through a collaborative and locally grounded approach, the center works to improve their living conditions and support their social reintegration.
________________________________________
Understanding the Phenomenon of Begging Talibé Children
Talibés are children who receive Qur’anic education in informal daaras, under the authority of a serin daara (Qur’anic teachers). In many cases, these children are required to beg for long hours each day and hand over the money collected to their teacher. These funds are only minimally—if at all—used to meet the children’s basic needs such as food, hygiene, healthcare, or shelter.
As a result, many talibé children live in conditions of extreme precarity, marked by insecurity, poor health, and social vulnerability.
________________________________________
Mission of Maison des Talibés
The mission of Maison des Talibés is to provide, within its center, the conditions necessary for the development of essential skills that support the social reintegration of talibé children from Darou.
This mission is carried out through close collaboration between local actors, international volunteers, and serin daara, fostering dialogue, mutual respect, and shared responsibility.