Interested in moving to Senegal

Last activity 21 August 2012 by Marimba

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malaikaoMember14 July 2012 22:15:17

Hello Everyone,

I am interested in moving to Senegal. I am an African-American Muslim woman who currently lives in Austin, Texas, USA with my husband and 2 1/2 year old twins. I spent my formative years in Nigeria while my mother worked for the World Bank and my father worked for Heinkel. I have such fond memories and it has always been my dream to return to Africa someday with my own family. I have been doing research on Senegal and it really strikes me as a very beautiful and peaceful place to live. I currently work as a Project Manager for a large hospital network and my husband works at Dell but we are open to exploring new employment opportunities. I would appreciate any advice that would ease our transition. Thank you in advance for your help.

Sincerely,

Malaika

AurélieViP16 July 2012 05:25:02

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Hello Malaika.

Welcome to Expat.com!

Hope other members will be able to advise you.

Thank you,
Aurélie

manoudiMember30 July 2012 11:30:51

Welcome to Senegal, the land of eternal sun!

I'm so glad to read your post to see how foreigners can appreciate my home country.
For employment, I would suggest to get in touch with the USAID office in Dakar
http://senegal.usaid.gov/node/31

West African research Center:
http://www.bu.edu/wara/warc/

The US Embassy, Dakar:
http://dakar.usembassy.gov/about_the_em … ities.html

For learning local languages and meeting fellows:
Africa Consultants International:
http://www.acibaobab.org/

One of the best ways for you and your husband to get a good job there is in my eyes by getting hired by US Consulting Groups implementing USAID financed projects in Senegal. In a private email, I can introduce you to some former American colleagues...

Hope this would be of a help!

Best regards

Manel Diallo
Riyadh, KSA

MarimbaMember21 August 2012 12:53:05

Welcome sister

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