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Working together to improve life in Senegal

Who We Are

Le Korsa is a 501(c)(3) American nonprofit organization, founded in 2005, devoted to improving life in Senegal. In Pulaar, a predominant language in the Tambacounda region where we mostly work, “korsa” means “love from respect.”

We succeed because of the wonderful participation of doctors, teachers, students and community leaders who work tirelessly on behalf of their country.

We are an officially registered NGO in Senegal. We have an affiliate organization in France that accepts tax-deductible donations, and we are also accredited in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Education

We build schools, distribute academic supplies, and ensure more young women attend college by running a dormitory and educational campus in the city of Tambacounda.

Agriculture and Environment

We dig wells, plant trees, and help women develop income-generating community farms.

Health

We run a free healthcare clinic for women in Dakar, provide hospitals and rural medical centers with access to equipment and medicine, and offer subsidies to patients in need.

Art and Culture

We host artists from around the world at Thread, an artists' residency and cultural center in Sinthian, and support local artists and arts education.

Minimal Means, Maximum Effect

Donations to Le Korsa go directly to our projects in Senegal, from digging wells to buying academic supplies to helping patients receive medical care.

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News

  • Jun 2024

    Partnership with AJS brings women's rights to the fore

    Foyer students are learning about women's rights through a partnership with the all-female legal group, Association des Juristes Senegalaises.

  • Mar 2024

    Looking for Laptops

    Students at the Foyer are in need of laptops.

  • Mar 2024

    "I can say that each girl who passes through the Foyer has the chance to succeed."

    On International Women's Day, we celebrate Les Foyers de Tambacounda.

  • Feb 2024

    Thank You

    The support for our new HIV awareness program has been incredible.

  • Dec 2023

    A letter from Dr. Magueye Ba

    I am writing to you today with a sense of urgency and excitement, as we embark on a new journey to combat HIV/AIDS and bolster public health in Senegal.

  • Nov 2023

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    We're grateful for all that you do for Le Korsa.

  • Oct 2023

    Improving Women's Healthcare

    Through the Women's Center of Dakar and partnerships with Go Doc Go, Le Korsa is doing more than ever before to improve women's healthcare in Senegal.

  • Jul 2023

    Welcome to the new Le Korsa Web site

    We're thrilled to have a new web site that makes it easier for you to learn about our work. Take a look around!

  • Mar 2023

    Author Alan Riding returns to the Foyer

    Former New York Times journalist Alan Riding returned to the Foyer des Jeunes Filles last month to offer another series of creative writing workshops for students there.

  • Jan 2023

    Fass Turns Four

    Ever since the Fass School opened, officially, in 2019, it has been helping over 200 girls and boys receive an elementary education alongside traditional Quranic instruction.

  • Jan 2023

    Better Care for Expectant Mothers

    An OBGYN now has the equipment he needs thanks to Le Korsa.

  • Dec 2022

    Promoting Street Art in Tambacounda

    A local artist is painting new murals throughout the city of Tambacounda with our support.

  • Dec 2022

    Full Court Press

    Hundreds of children local villages participated in our annual sports camp.

  • Jan 2023

    Fass Turns Four

    Ever since the Fass School opened, officially, in 2019, it has been helping over 200 girls and boys receive an elementary education alongside traditional Quranic instruction.

Projects

Le Korsa and the Albers Foundation

Anni and Josef Albers believed that the pleasures of seeing are universal and timeless. The many voices of color, the palpable thrill of geometric form, have helped offset the difficulties of earthly existence for all people in all time periods.

The enhancement of life, for everyone, mattered more to Anni and Josef than did their own individual pasts, issues of nationalism or race, or artistic doctrine. When the Albers Foundation created Le Korsa, it was because we knew that the real legacy of Anni and Josef was their wish for people everywhere to savor existence. The Alberses felt themselves to be the spiritual heirs of all people with the capacity to know the miracle of life, whether the women with back strap looms weaving vibrant textiles in ninth century Peru, or the men who piled stones and constructed the soaring vaults of Gothic cathedrals. By working directly with doctors and teachers and our other partners in some of the most isolated villages of rural Senegal as well as some of the poorest communities in Dakar, we are doing our best to fulfill the Alberses’ dream of opening eyes.