{"id":15725,"date":"2016-05-03T19:31:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T19:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15725"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:38:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:38:15","slug":"cross-dakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/cross-dakar","title":{"rendered":"This Addictive Mobile Game Turns A Senegalese Child Beggar Into A Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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It is a free app that allows users to play as\u00a0child beggars in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Saving a child beggar from misery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game centers on a young boy named Mamadou, who has been forced into begging. The objective is to lead Mamadou across Dakar City so he can find the house of his biological parents. The player must try to help Mamadou safely cross the road while avoiding traffic, crossing rivers, and cross rails without being hit by the trains. There are other obstacles along the way, as well as bonuses to collect. The game\u2019s graphics are intended to mirror Dakar, including the car rapide buses, local taxis, the little blue train, canoes, carts, and the Pink Lake. There is also an option to connect with friends and challenge them. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15733\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/528d85e50b29b2853d846f38192ec410.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"711\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/528d85e50b29b2853d846f38192ec410.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/528d85e50b29b2853d846f38192ec410-600x261.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/528d85e50b29b2853d846f38192ec410-85x37.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/736x\/52\/8d\/85\/528d85e50b29b2853d846f38192ec410.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A powerful message<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The controls are simple: the player taps to move forward and swipes down, left or right to move in those directions. The gameplay is designed to be simple and easy. The app is intended to show how difficult these children have it. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cPlayers have to ensure that Mamadou crosses the streets of Dakar with their iconic local taxis safely. Many child beggars (enfants talib\u00e9s), who are as young as seven, become accident victims, they are also subject to kidnappings and abuse,\u201d B\u00e8ye said. \u201cAvoiding traffic is just one of many difficulties that [they] face. As in reality, Mamadou\u2019s \u201cchances of surviving such a journey aren\u2019t quite in his favor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15732\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/ce5_shqviae95x1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"712\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/ce5_shqviae95x1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/ce5_shqviae95x1-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Ce5_SHQVIAE95X1.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Raising awareness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mamadou is described as \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a talib\u00e9 forced begging on the streets<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d A talib\u00e9 is a student learning at a daara, a Quranic school. Many parents living in poverty will send their sons to a daara in hopes that they will have a better life. Sadly, the opposite is usually true. There are issues of forced labor, abuse, inadequate care, and even torture in certain\u00a0daaras. The leaders of the daaras will often force the talib\u00e9s to beg on the streets and refuse to care for them properly if they do not meet their quotas. The vast majority of child beggars in Dakar are talib\u00e9s.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/socialpolicy\/files\/2008_Senegal_Enfants_Mendiants_Dakar.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a 2007 UNICEF report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 90% of the street beggars were talib\u00e9s. Though forcing children to beg is technically illegal, enforcement of the law is weak. A 2010 study by Human Rights Watch estimated that there are 50,000 talib\u00e9s in Senegal. B\u00e8ye hopes that his game will help raise international awareness and put pressure on NGOs and the Senegalese government to take action. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI wanted to make something that had a positive impact on Senegal, and to reach the widest public as possible with this game and highlight the issue of child begging in Senegal,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15734\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/2008_senegal_talibeport.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"703\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/2008_senegal_talibeport.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/2008_senegal_talibeport-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/2008_senegal_talibeport-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oR-cru0Hlt0\/U4zHNr-6uHI\/AAAAAAAACGw\/BgfHmRw2I80\/s1600\/2008_Senegal_TalibePORT.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/tech-africa\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0These 10 Companies Are Disrupting The Tech Scene In Africa.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegalese engineer Ousseynou Khadim B\u00e8ye works at an energy firm in Paris. 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