Noumbé Sarr, Rufisque (Senegal)
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Syarra, this is the nickname of Noumbé Sarr, was born on 16.1.99 in Saint-Louis. She lives in Rufisque, she holds the bachelor in 2018 and studied with great commitment Economic and Social Administration, at the 'virtual' University of Mermoz. That is, you are attending a distance university course, in the absence of alternatives. In Senegal, the conditions of study are indeed difficult for her as for other disabled people, due to the inaccessibility of school buildings and transport.
'It is not easy to live with your handicap here in Senegal with mentalities and conditions that are very difficult. ' (Syarra)
The disability Syarra's occurred at 2 years of age, with loss of motor function and impaired upper limb capacity, as well as a limitation to physical development. The lack of qualified medical assistance led his family to believe that there was no treatment that was thus not provided.
To study abroad - in a university where you can attend classmates, teachers and other students without barriers tutor - is Syarra's greatest dream. She could thus best express her determination to study and her intellectual gifts. But also to constitute an example and a hope for the many young Senegalese who still suffer from school exclusion due to their disadvantaged situations.
On hold that the dream can come true, Noumbé Sarr needs to have an indispensable aid for daily autonomy. A motorized wheelchair, which allows you to move around indoors and outdoors without needing to receive assistance from others at all times. In fact, the girl has only an old manual wheelchair, of excessive size, which she is not able to push even for a few meters.
Dario Dongo, lawyer and journalist, PhD in international food law, founder of WIISE (FARE - GIFT - Food Times) and Égalité.
