SENEGAL/The Maiden ship comes to Dakar to raise awareness about girls' schooling
The ship Maiden is making a stopover in Dakar for several days, during which the nine members of its crew will carry out a campaign to promote girls' schooling.
A welcoming ceremony for the crew members was held at the Dubai Ports World (DPW) container terminal in the port of Dakar, in the presence of Senegal's Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Papa Sagna Mbaye.
DPW, a port company of the United Arab Emirates, is sponsoring the world tour of the Maiden.
The work of these ladies is noble, they are setting an example (...) of perseverance (...) They have their own way of participating in the transformation of human capital," said Mr. Mbaye at the ceremony. They have their own way of participating in the transformation of human capital," Mbaye said at the welcoming ceremony of the Maiden.
Its crew came to help "improve the living conditions of girls" in Senegal, according to the Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy.
The nine women of the ship's crew also came to encourage the girls to go into science and technology, he said.
''These courses of study will allow girls to embrace courses of study that are very rare in Africa and give them the opportunity to participate in the development of their country,'' Mr. Mbaye added.
According to the leader of the crew, Sharon Ferris-Choat from New Zealand, the Maiden is sailing around the world to raise awareness about the education of young girls and encourage them to take up science courses.
In Dakar, the crew will meet with young girls and visit schools. It will also meet with charities that support girls' education," she explained.
The school visits will start on Monday. Students will go to the port of Dakar to visit the ship, according to the head of communication of Dubai Ports World, Mame Yacine Diop Cissé.
After Dakar, the crew will go to Maputo and Cape Town.
The Maiden is scheduled to spend ninety thousand minutes at sea in three years. Departing from Dubai, its crew passed through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea, Boston, Miami, Antigua, then Dakar.
Source: aps.sn