a dedication and the president

on monday i attended a dedication for a new center in dakar that will employ disabled people to work with computers and also to recycle old computers. the president even came! funny how in the two african nations ive been to in the last three months, i have seen both presidents in person by accident! the banner below says "Wade (the president) thanks to you, a handicap is no longer a fatality in senegal"

the whole ceremony was a big deal and televised, it was good to see the government actually support something like this. the people who work here will be official government employees. they brought in kids to dance and clap from the local school. the woman below walking down the red carpet is the minister of women's affairs.

and this is the best shot i got of the good old president abdoulaye wade-- he's a good 82 years old. but he talked for 20 minutes.