Queen Letizia will visit Senegal from December 11 until December 14
Queen Letizia will be received by the First Lady of the Republic of Senegal, Mareme Faya
Meeting in the Technical Cooperation Office (OTC) of the AECID with representatives of decentralized cooperation, representatives of NGOs and representatives of international organizations
Visit to the Aula Cervantes on the campus of the University of Dakar, where she will have a meeting with teachers and Senegalese students of Spanish.
Meeting with a representation of the Spanish community linked to cooperation at the Spanish Embassy
Visit to the Naatangué farm project, where she will meet with the head of the National Agency for Agricultural Insertion and Development (ANIDA) and with a group of farmers who are beneficiaries of the project
Visit to a reception, training and reintegration center, where she will be received by the general coordinator of the OTC, a representative of the NGO EDUCO and a representative of the Andalusian Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AACID)
Specifically, on gender issues:
Visit the Senegal Red Cross, where women's rights will be discussed
Visit a training project for health agents on female genital mutilation in Casamance
Breakfast in Dakar with women researchers and defenders of women's rights, collaborators and supported by the Women for Africa Foundation.
Mutilación Genital Femenina y Violencia de Género, dos ejes fundamentales del viaje de la Reina Letizia a Senegal
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España - Actividades y Agenda - Viaje de Cooperación a Senegal
Monday 11
The queen arrives in Dakar. She will be received by the First Lady of the country, Mareme Faye.
Tuesday 12
Visit to the Technical Cooperation Office of the AECID, where she will hold a meeting with the actors of Spanish and international cooperation, whose objective is to know firsthand the work of the Spanish Cooperation in Senegal
Visit to the "Aula Cervantes" located in the Campus of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD). Meeting with the rector of the UCAD and other academic authorities, as well as teachers and students of Spanish.
Meeting with members of the Spanish community linked to cooperation at the Embassy of Spain in Senegal
Visit to the headquarters of the Red Cross of Senegal, where the "Contribution Project for the dissemination and protection of the rights of women in Dakar and Thiès, Senegal" will be presented.
Wednesday 13
Visit to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Assane Seck in Ziguinchor and launch of the Training Project of health agents on female genital mutilation in Casamance
Visit to the agroecological farms of Naatangué in Casamance
Thursday 14
Meeting with women investigators and defenders of Human Rights in Dakar
Visit to the Tremplin du Lac Rose Welcome Center, where she will learn about the Project of family, social and professional integration of street children in the suburbs of Dakar