OUR MISSION

Djoloff is the name of a former kingdom called Djoloff. The stronghold of farmers and cattle breeders, Djoloff is deprived of healthcare facilities and education infrastructures. Located about 200 kilometers from the capital city of Dakar, Djoloff is a rural area inhabited by 215,000 people. It is composed of several tiny villages and low-level towns with just one hospital, in Dahra, serving the surrounding rural villages.

There are:  one (1) kindergarten; fifteen (15) public elementary schools; three (3) junior high schools and two (2) high schools serving the town.

The only public hospital in Dahra lacks all basic infrastructure needed to properly render healthcare to their patients. Currently, the surgery room is closed due to lack of an anesthesiologist, which the town nor the hospital can afford to pay. Additionally, the hospital does not have a comfortable ambulance (refer to photo below) to evacuate the patients to the regional hospital located about 75 miles away. Nor does it have enough and/or good beds (refer to photo below) for patients.

The Djoloff Humanity Foundation assists many indigent families as they head to an uncertain future because of the high dropout rates. 

We believe that people everywhere need more opportunities known to many of us in wealthier countries. No one should be denied good quality healthcare and education.

Recognizing we cannot provide all the solutions, we have some very specific projects that may make a tremendous difference in the areas of medical care, education and social enrichment in Djoloff.