care that includes education, health and nutrition programmes. While participation is not free, fees are lower than in other early childhood care structures within the formal sector. The financial participation is symbolic and allows families to work in synergy around a common good that belongs to the community and that the community is expected to preserve. Sources References External links APIX - Living in Senegal - Education Senegal's Poor Hurt By Begging Ban Meant To Help - audio report by NPR Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada - Initiative to Support the Ten-Year Education Program in Senegal Boston College Centre For International Higher Education - International Network for Higher Education in Africa Rébuplique du Sénégal – Ministère de L’Education nationale International Bureau of Education - Senegal WES Regional Education Links - Africa Mamadou Cissé: "Langues, Etat et société au Sénégal", in Sudlangues, December 2005. (in French)