A small and developing country, the Gambia is known as "The Smiling Coast of Africa." We sit down with Yankuba Senghore and Wayne Young to discuss the Gambia's people, culture, and education system. EDGE is traveling to the Gambia for TARGET 2015.

 

Episode Highlights:

* Interview with Yankuba Senghore from Side by Side Organization (http://www.sidebyside.gm/) and Wayne Young from Port of Harlem Gambian Education Partnership (http://www.pohgep.net/) discussion about education and culture of the Gambia and the needs and opportunities that exist
* TARGET: 2015 (http://www.edgeinstitutedc.com/current-projects/target-trips/target-2015/) trip to Gambia
* EDGE Educational Director, Kylie Barker (https://twitter.com/klizbarker), published in UYD Mag: Making Ripples in West and North Africa (http://www.uydmag.com/blog/kylie-barker)

The second episode of LINK'd by EDGE (http://www.edgeinstitutedc.com/linkd-by-edge/): a conversation on global education and education in conflict. Follow along with us as we discuss education around the world. We will look at some of the ways that you can make a difference, talk with others who are trying to make a difference, and share our stories as well.

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