To mark Ecobank Day, Ecobank Senegal's Transaction Banking Management, led by Seckou Yaya Ndiaye, visited the Ensemble Demain school complex. The aim was to demonstrate the bank's social commitment through concrete support for inclusive education by providing the school with a fully equipped computer room.

Created thirteen years ago, Ecobank Day is an annual event of solidarity and citizenship instituted by the pan-African banking group. Each edition is dedicated to a theme of social or community interest. This year, the chosen theme focuses on inclusion in education, an area the bank has been promoting for the past three years.

"We chose to support the Ensemble Demain school group, impressed by the remarkable work carried out by Mr. Deh and his team. Our contribution, through the installation of a computer room, aims to provide able-bodied and disabled students with modern tools to thrive in the digital world," explained Seckou Yaya Ndiaye, Director of Transactional Banking at Ecobank Senegal. According to him, this initiative is part of the group's desire to participate in the development of digital technology and the reduction of inequalities in access to technology.

"With digital technology, the highways of knowledge are open to all. We want these children, from an early age, to be able to take advantage of these opportunities and be at the same level as their peers," he added.

A model school for inclusive education

The Ensemble Demain school group is a local benchmark in the field of inclusive education. The school welcomes able-bodied children and others with visual, hearing, or intellectual disabilities, offering them a shared and adapted learning environment. "At first, it was very difficult. People didn't believe it was possible. We had to convince parents and authorities that children with disabilities could learn and succeed just as well as others," says Mr. Deh, the school's founder.

With perseverance, the teaching staff has finally proven itself: several classes have achieved 100% success rates in exams, including students with disabilities. This year, for the first time in Mbour, children with visual and hearing disabilities took and passed their CFEE on site, a source of great pride for the school and the community.

A plea for national inclusive education

Mr. Deh took advantage of the ceremony to call for collective mobilization around inclusive education. "This battle cannot be the responsibility of a single school. All public institutions must open their doors to children with disabilities. The state must be fully involved," he argued.

Ensemble Demain has nearly 300 students, from preschool to middle school, and plans to open an inclusive secondary school soon. The school already benefits from a free cafeteria and the support of several partners, including Ecobank, who see it as a powerful symbol of equity and social progress.

"This partnership is a contribution to the social transformation of our society. It proves that with will, there are no more excuses: everyone has the right to knowledge," said Seckou Yaya Ndiaye, visibly moved by the determination of the children and their supervisors.