On September 15 several members of the delegation appeared on "Ali's Corner," a local access TV channel, to discuss the trip.

Here's a fast overview: One of the four pillars of the Sister City tie is education. The delegation focused on elementary education in the commune and then discussed its needs with commune officials. Watch the video! One evening the delegation got to hear a concert by Papa Mbaye at our favorite restaurant, Sarafina Gold.

Here's the Burlington City Council resolution endorsing a sister city relationship with Thiès-Est

by Janet Biehl The partnership between these two small cities may at first glance seem unlikely: Burlington, located in northern Vermont, home to long, cold snowy winters and brief humid summers; and Thiès-Est (pronounce it CHESS-EHST), located in semiarid central Senegal, home to a long dry season and a short rainy season. Separated by an ocean, Vermont is mountainous, while central Senegal is mostly flat. Vermont’s tree cover is northern hardwoods, especially maple and beec

by Janet Biehl Burlington celebrates its Sister City tie with its Honfleur, France and maintains ties of friendship between the Burlington-Honfleur Sister Cities Committee  and Honfleur’s Comité de Jumelages. But Honfleur is no longer Burlington's only Francophone Sister city. Just over a year ago, on March 25, 2024, the Burlington City Council voted  unanimously to establish a sister city relationship with Thiès-Est, Senegal. The Vermont National Guard’s Medical Missions

Since 2008 the Vermont National Guard has partnered with Sengal as part of its U.S. State Partnership Program. Over the years, it has conducted numerous Medical Readiness Exercises (MEDREX) in Senegal. In these exercises, Army and Air National Guard members collaborate with Senegalese military and civilian medical professionals  to increase the medical readiness and capabilities of all participating forces by experiencing hands-on training, exchanging knowledge, and providing