These 17 student-made videos are the product of one of CyberSmart Africa’s three-week digital storytelling initiatives. We use digital storytelling to gain the initial confidence and support of parents and community leaders. Extending traditional storytelling customs through the process of digital storytelling is a way of introducing 21st century learning to them. The students worked in pairs, with one student in front of the camera and the other acting as director. Each pair was given their own camera and a two-day period to shoot their films. The result is a fascinatingly candid look into village life, a perspective that could only be filmed by a local. The students’ narrations are in French, Senegal’s official national language. English subtitles are provided.
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*Video:aldiouma dia shares how her mother takes milk from the cows and prepares it to be sold in the nearby town.
Aldiouma Dia shares how her mother takes milk from the cows and prepares it to be sold in the nearby town.
*Video:amady ba shares his daily ritual of taking cows out to graze.
Amady Ba shares his daily ritual of taking cows out to graze.
*Video:cheikh dia creates a montage of his typical sunday.
Cheikh Dia creates a montage of his typical Sunday.
*Video:coumba dia shares a behind-the-scenes look at her family's meal preparation.
Coumba Dia shares a behind-the-scenes look at her family’s meal preparation.
*Video:daly dia shows some of the ways she helps her family.
Daly Dia shows some of the ways she helps her family.
*Video:debo deme shares the jobs she does in the mornings before she goes to school.
Debo Deme shares the jobs she does in the mornings before she goes to school.
*Video:watch some of the ways that dior ba helps her family throughout the day.
Watch some of the ways that Dior Ba helps her family throughout the day.
*Video:dior ka shows the importance of her everyday task of fetching water from the nearby well.
Dior Ka shows the importance of her everyday task of fetching water from the nearby well.
*Video:follow fatimata sow as she does various tasks to help her family.
Follow Fatimata Sow as she does various tasks to help her family.
*Video:after school's over, khardiata dia takes us with her to see her work and play.
After school’s over, Khardiata Dia takes us with her to see her work and play.
*Video:mame diarra shows us the proper way to prepare couscous, one of her favorite foods.
Mame Diarra shows us the proper way to prepare couscous, one of her favorite foods.
*Video:watch marie faye get ready for school in the morning.
Watch Marie Faye get ready for school in the morning.
*Video:oumar sow shares a montage of activities that he and other boys do in their spare time.
Oumar Sow shares a montage of activities that he and other boys do in their spare time.
*Video:ousman yade provides an in-depth look, from the fields to the kitchen, of the cultivation and preparation of millet, a common food.
Ousman Yade provides an in-depth look, from the fields to the kitchen, of the cultivation and preparation of millet, a common food.
*Video:sileye sall walks us through the process of praying, an activity that most senegalese muslims do five times a day.
Sileye Sall walks us through the process of praying, an activity that most Senegalese Muslims do five times a day.
*Video:waly yade provides an insider's look at the village grand place, the central social area of his village.
Waly Yade provides an insider’s look at the village “grand place,” the central social area of his village.
*Video:yacine ngom shares a look at her morning routine before school.
Yacine Ngom shares a look at her morning routine before school.
