Five students from the Casamance Region of Senegal reflect on the importance of leadership, with Vincent Mendy offering to lead efforts to solve institutional problems, Moutsapha Badiane believing he could help resolve violence, and Ouneissima Alice Noelli Manga stating that leaders are indispensable for development. Awa Ba notes that leaders must motivate and inspire others, and Fatou Badiane Kaken says leadership training has created a spirit of negotiation.

1. Student Reflections
Senegal
Students from the Casamance Region
reflect on the importance of leadership

2. “I am ready, if you
agree with me, to lead a
fight together to solve
all the problems we
encounter in our
institution.”
-Vincent Mendy

3. “As a leader I would be
able to confront and
help resolve many
problems that can
create terrible violence
in our society.”
-Moutsapha Badiane

4. “We must remember that a
leader is an indispensable
person for the development
of a country or region as he
occupies a very important
place in the country or
region.”
-Ouneissima Alice Noelli Manga

5. “The leader must have
the ability to motivate,
involve, boost, guide,
inspire, and influence
those around him.”
-Awa Ba

6. “Leadership training in
my school has created
hope to now have a spirit
of negotiation and
dialogue.”
-Fatou Badiane Kaken

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