Hello Family!
Today Gabby and I met with our translators for the first time, so the research will be starting very soon. I couldn’t be more excited! For those of you that don’t know the research that I’m working on I’ll post a blurb below for those interested.
Research Proposal: The World Bank found that female headed households in Senegal are less likely to experience poverty. This finding in itself is VERY peculiar (if not completely unique to Senegal) especially for a developing country. This information paired with statistics saying Senegalese women experience widespread work discrimination with overall lower employment opportunities makes the statistics on female headed households much more interesting and overall baffling. So, Gabby (my friend and research partner) will be conducting qualitative interviews around Senegal in hopes of determining 1) Is the statistic regarding female headed households accurate and 2) If the static is correct, then why are female headed households less likely to experience poverty?
ANYWAY after lunch, our host family took us to a very crowded market to buy dresses for the BIG party on Wednesday, which marks the end of Ramadan!
After selecting the “best” dress in the shop, we tried on our new clothes for our host dad, Sarah, and host grandmother, Mami. They seemed to get a big kick out of seeing us all dressed up! Hahaha Bill you do not have permission to post this next photo on facebook no matter how hilarious you find it!
Until next time everyone! I miss you all!
Grace in Senegal 