Minister of Urban Planning, Housing, and Construction Oumar Sarr of Senegal

Home » Ashoka FellowsOumar SarrCountry: SenegalRegion: AfricaField Of Work: Civic EngagementSubsectors: Citizen/Community Participation,Waste Management/SanitationTarget Population: CommunitiesOrganization: Project Puuru Jambar/Forum CivilYear Elected: 1996This profile was prepared when Oumar Sarr was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 1996.

Sarr said the main objective of FAPED is to get more resources allocated to education programmes in Africa.

Oumar Sarr is Remwi party president.

Sarr says his party will wait for an official ruling by the interior ministry and then decide whether to file a court challenge.