Interview with Cherie Robin Lockett, January 27, 2022

Interview Summary

Cherie Lockett served in Senegal, 1979-1981. Her assignment was called Rural Animation. The work included organizing, health and nutrition education, and creating a community garden to support nutrition. She also worked on a mud/clay closed oven project. Cherie trained in Thies before going to her permanent site of N’gogom. There she worked with her host mother (in whose family compound Cherie resided), who was the President of a five-village women’s group, on gardening and health education projects. Cherie worked closely with the villagers and helped to create a team that galvanized the energies of all five villages, integrating community organizing with culturally appropriate approaches. Cherie comes from a family committed to social justice. She described her volunteer experience as coming together in a dialog--building relationship. She recognizes the importance of travel as a way to interface with the rest of the human community.

Interview Keyword

Peace Corps (U.S.) Senegal (Country of service) 1979-1981 (Date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Community Economic Development Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Health Senegal Peace Corps (U.S.)--1970-1980 Peace Corps (U.S.)--1980-1990 French (Language) Wolof (Language)

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