Local initiatives and poverty reduction in urban areas: the example of Yeumbeul in Senegal

Most urban areas have today reached a stage where the essential need is to come up with lasting remedies for their dilapidated facilities, intra–urban disparities, and the spread of urban poverty. This article offers a brief analysis of the particular approach to poverty reduction adopted by several civil society organisations in Yeumbeul, a deprived neighbourhood on the outskirts of Dakar in Senegal.