Good location, weak economy
The Casamance region is an area of Senegal finds to the south of The Gambia, in Africa. It has got a rich cultural variety and outstanding natural, but unfortunately, some places remain geographically isolated. This is the case of the island Hitu. It is a place in the mouth of the Casamance Stream, opposite the island of Carabane. Access is difficult due to its geographical location; the only way of transport for the local population are rowboats.
Regional issuesissues
The main Problems Hitu folk are on the schooling and health of the population: Lack of colleges and educators and Lack of socio-educational center, youth insulated from the rest of the world ignore important activities and dangers such as sexually spread sicknesses, AIDS and, especially, malaria
Favored by climate and a fruitful soil, the economy depends essentially on Hitu agriculture: 99% of the population is engaged in rural activities. Rice is the staple crop of the islanders. The lowering in rainfall in recent times has increased the salinity in some of their territory.
No communications
Telecoms are a very big issue. Phone, new technologies and even electric light are not common words. It would be important a Digital Marketing Plan for showing the world the absence of important products in this area, where non profit associations are working daily for its development.
Oil production
Despite the anti-salt dikes a considerable number of rice fields became unexploitable. After the rice crop to the inhabitants carried rewarding type activities: Some men fish, others collect palm wine (about 500,000 liters of ethanol produced annually) is also engaged in the preparation of palm oil. Hitu has a solid reputation for its famous palm wine called "bunuk." This conventional drink of the Diola is obtained from the fermentation of the sap of palm oil.
Some women grow gardens, other marisquean (oysters clams, etc..) or are engaged in fish processing (dried fish). Given the high quality of live, joined with rising prices of essential items impacting on East Africa and particularly to Senegal, one must admit that these activities carried out in the locality can in no way meet the requirements of those villagers who also have to send money to their youngsters pupils and students to support their studies.
The Casamance region is an area of Senegal finds to the south of The Gambia, in Africa. It has got a rich cultural variety and outstanding natural, but unfortunately, some places remain geographically isolated. This is the case of the island Hitu. It is a place in the mouth of the Casamance Stream, opposite the island of Carabane. Access is difficult due to its geographical location; the only way of transport for the local population are rowboats.
Regional issuesissues
The main Problems Hitu folk are on the schooling and health of the population: Lack of colleges and educators and Lack of socio-educational center, youth insulated from the rest of the world ignore important activities and dangers such as sexually spread sicknesses, AIDS and, especially, malaria
Favored by climate and a fruitful soil, the economy depends essentially on Hitu agriculture: 99% of the population is engaged in rural activities. Rice is the staple crop of the islanders. The lowering in rainfall in recent times has increased the salinity in some of their territory.
No communications
Telecoms are a very big issue. Phone, new technologies and even electric light are not common words. It would be important a Digital Marketing Plan for showing the world the absence of important products in this area, where non profit associations are working daily for its development.
Oil production
Despite the anti-salt dikes a considerable number of rice fields became unexploitable. After the rice crop to the inhabitants carried rewarding type activities: Some men fish, others collect palm wine (about 500,000 liters of ethanol produced annually) is also engaged in the preparation of palm oil. Hitu has a solid reputation for its famous palm wine called "bunuk." This conventional drink of the Diola is obtained from the fermentation of the sap of palm oil.
Some women grow gardens, other marisquean (oysters clams, etc..) or are engaged in fish processing (dried fish). Given the high quality of live, joined with rising prices of essential items impacting on East Africa and particularly to Senegal, one must admit that these activities carried out in the locality can in no way meet the requirements of those villagers who also have to send money to their youngsters pupils and students to support their studies.
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