Senegal - Keur Yakaar

Training center and training hotel-restaurant

Our partner in the field: Vivre Yakaar

Location: Djilor Djidiack, Siné Saloum, Senegal

Project duration: Phase 1- 2014 - 2022 / Phase 2- 2022-2025

Indicate “Keur Yakaar” in the name of your transfer.

Our mission

The Keur Yakaar project began in 2014 with a training hotel located in Somone, 80 kilometers from Dakar. Open to the public and featuring several rooms and a restaurant, this facility provided young Senegalese people with the opportunity to gain practical training in real-world conditions. In 2017, a second facility of the same type was opened in Siné Saloum (La Source aux Lamentins). Since 2022, Tereo has initiated the "Field to Plate" project to complete the application hotel. This project extends the scope of training to agro-ecology. The aim is to deepen learners' knowledge by providing them with general knowledge (production, processing, marketing), while reinforcing the social and environmental sustainability of this sector.

Training

Each year, the center's team selects 30 unemployed school drop-outs for a 10-month training course in the food value chain. The program includes theoretical courses, practical workshops and a work placement. On completion of their training, learners are employed by local companies or receive technical and financial support to set up their own micro-enterprises.