Our Network
The People Who Carry the Ecosystem
A backbone organization is only as strong as the people and institutions inside it. Seven groups make up the SENEGEL network — from the core team coordinating the agenda to the trainees the whole system exists to serve.
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Core Team
The backbone staff who hold the common agenda, shared measurement, and continuous communication between all partners.
Alioune Badara Pape Samb
General Administrator
Mariame Diouldé Guindo
Executive Director
ElHadji Mathiam Thiam
Director General
Ousmane Diop
Secretary General
Adja Bineta Sylla Faye
Administrative and Financial Operations Manager
Oumar Gningue
Head of Training and Partner Coordination
Awa Diagne
Audiovisual Production Manager
Marieme Badiane
Journalist and Presenter
Cheikh Tidiane Samb
Journalist and Fundraising Manager
Amy Diagne
Facilitator and Digital Platforms Manager
Rokhyatou Kebe
Audiovisual Assistant and Studio Manager
El Hadji Diouf
Camera Operator and Editor
Alice Yakar Nyafouna
Audiovisual Production Assistant
Mingué Ndiaye
Facilitator and Local Partnerships Officer
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Advisory Board
Senior figures from government, industry, finance, and academia who guide strategy and hold the coalition to its commitments.
Chair of the Advisory Council
Board Memebers Coming Soon
Our advisory board is growing. More members will be announced soon.
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Facilitators, Trainers, and Master Trainers
A three-tier corps that delivers modular certified programs and grows its own capacity from within.
Tier 1
Facilitators
Run workshops, cohort sessions, and community outreach in the regions.
Tier 2
Trainers
Deliver certified technical curricula validated by the Sector Skills Councils.
Tier 3
Master Trainers
Certify and supervise the corps, and keep curricula aligned with real industry technologies.
Roster
MICHEL SAMB
Project Manager, Trainer, Social Entrepreneur
COUMBA GUEYE
Executive assistant by training (her primary profession), Youth coordinator for the Saint-Louis Humanist Movement, BudgIT focal point in Saint-Louis (budget transparency and citizen participation), Ambassador for COMDEV Africa’s Agi-Re Youth Lab program.
SERIGNE CHEIKH BEYE
Senegalese student pursuing a dual Master 1 degree in private law and economic business law.
NINI NDOUR
Employment Counselor, Entrepreneurship Trainer
FATOU DIOUF
Senegalese student pursuing a dual first-year Master's degree in private law and economic business law.
DEGUENE SENE
Social worker and preschool instructor, specializing in community action and social development.
CHEIKH TIDIANE SENE
Community actor, association leader, and advocate for youth and child protection.
SIDY DIOP
Junior business creation consultant and circular economy coach.
OUSMANE GUEYE
Logistics specialist and certified personal development and leadership coach.
M. BAMBA DIONE
Third-year English student at Cheikh Hamidou Kane Virtual University in Mbour.
IBRAHIMA AW
Audiovisual entrepreneur, TV technician, and peer educator.
FATMA DIOUF
Member of the Kaolack Municipal Youth Council, Chair of the ASBEP Sports and Cultural Committee
AMATH THIAM
Teacher, civil society actor, and NGO focal point.
YANDÈ MAYÉ DIOUF
Trained mechanic, instructor, community facilitator, and advocate for children's rights and gender equality.
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Our Partners
We work with national and international partners to create opportunities and create lasting impact.
International Partners
Multilateral bodies, funders, and technical organizations that bring capital, methodology, and global standards.
National Implementing Partners
Senegalese institutions, universities, TVET centers, and enterprises that deliver the four pillars on the ground.
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Mentors and Coaches
The National Mentorship Program pairs youth with practitioners through intelligent matching — securing the step from training to first employment.
Name
Mentor · Enterprise growth
Name
Mentor · Access to finance
Name
Coach · Career readiness
Name
Coach · Women-led ventures
Name
Mentor · Digital economy
Name
Mentor · Public sector careers
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Trainees
Youth are co-designers, not beneficiaries. Trainees sit on the Youth Council and shape the programs they pass through.
Cohort profile
Run workshops, cohort sessions, and community outreach in the regions.
Program
8
Region
12
Cohort size
15
Placement outcome
7
In their words
The network grows with every partner who joins.
Institution, trainer, mentor, or funder — tell us where you sit and what you can commit.
