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THE ‘GOLL’ OF FANDANE VILLAGE SENEGAL

THE‘GOLL’

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FANDANE

VILLAGE

SENEGAL

GROUP MEMBERS

THE‘GOLL’

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FANDANE

VILLAGE

SENEGAL

CONTENTS

Introduction

conflicts between the communities

Conflict due to external influence

Rules of Governance

External Threat

Conflict resolution and setting of co management system

Strategies of Alliance

Governing rules for the alliance

Conclusion

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SENEGAL is a country in western Africa. Senegal is externally

bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the

north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the

south. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square

kilometres , and has an estimated population of about 13 million. The

climate is tropical with two seasons: the dry season and the rainy

season.

FANDANE is a small village in Senegal about 7 km from Thiès. It is

inhabited by the Serer people. The population of the village is 5000.

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INTRODUCTION

Fandene is situated in the western groundnut growing basin of Senegal.

There is a pastoral enclave called “Goll” within the lands of Fandene

village.

The land ownership was with serere community (Farmers) but they

abandoned that place because of harsh climatic condition, and

unfertile soil.

The Herders moved in about 30 years ago into this enclave. Having

been left uncultivated for decades, it was gradually taken over by

herders for pastoral purposes.

There were two Peuhl settlements , Mbayene Peuhl and Fouta Goll in

this Zone.

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Peuhl were encouraged to settle by the Serere community.

Peuhl stayed only during the rainy season, moving on to richer areas of

pasture in the dry season.

Later a few families settled down permanently

Peuhl became involved in small scale market gardening through the well.

There was a problem of physical demarcation of the pastural area.

However the longterm occupation by the herders gave them a sense of

belonging to the area

There was no formal contract.

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Map of fandane village

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Map of goll

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CONFLICT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES

Some low intensity conflicts:

1. Conflict between the farmer and the herder due to straying of livestock into

the fields of wolof.

Conflict resolution

*To avoid this kind of conflict during the onset of rainy season, the animals are

driven towards a large forest “ Kagne”, and allowed to return to Goll only after

harvest.

2. Commercial exploitation of the Kinkeliba shrub by Serere and Wolof women

often causes conflict with Peuhl.

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CONFLICT DUE TO EXTERNAL INFLUENCE

A proposal of the Government for the construction of

the canal through middle of the Goll changed the

situation.

This arose interest of among the people regarding the

ownership and use of land, as it creates the prospect of

irrigation means market gardening.

Both serere and peuhl would like to assert their rights

now. And this created conflict among them.

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RULES OF GOVERNANCE

Serere can lose their lands , as under the law the

fact of non cultivation for decades would cast

doubts on the validity of their claims

Peuhl can also be evicted from the Goll because it

was doubtful that the law may not support their

claims of “active pastoral exploitation”.

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EXTERNAL THEREAT

Rural councils ( it administers 20 -30

villages and have the power to allocate or

withdraw the lands.

The rural council have not always acted in

the interest of the local people, and may

favour outside who seek land

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION & SETTING OF

MANAGEMENT

• Serere and Wolofs, and Peuhls, have put together an

allaince for the management of the Goll.

• They had an assumption that it is more important to

oppose expropriation of Goll by outside interests.

• This leads to settling of internal conflicts through

Dialogue.

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STRATEGIES OF ALLIANCE

Gaining entry to and control over the rural council

Alliances with influential people (the strategy has been

followed by Peuhl who look after the animals of

important people and officials based in the cities)

Staying ahead by law by demonstrating occupation for

instance through planting a belt of trees around the goal

to signify a physical boundary

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Governing principles foR the alliance

Clearly defined Boundaries- Through planting a belt of

trees around the goal to signify a physical boundary.

Alliance was designed by the local communities. The

various aims was designed through a proposed informal

Goll management committee.

Conflict resolution mechanism-The internal Alliance

aims at keeping out the Rural council and seeking a sort

out differences between the herders and farmers.

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conclusion

THE EXPERIENCE OF FANDENE HAS SHOWS THAT THE RATIONAL

AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS

POSSIBLEWITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF COMMUNITY

OWNERSHIP OF THE RESOURCES.

ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS THAT THE RIGHTS OF THE LOCAL

PEOPLE IN RESPECT OF THOSE RESOURCES SHOULD BE

EXPLICITIY RECOGNISED AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE

RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFINING MANAGEMENT MECHANISIM AND

RULES.