Hamedine Kane, Environmental Director, has a Bachelors in Geography and a Masters in Geography with an Environmental concentration from Gaston Berger University (Senegal). He also specializes in the implementation, planning, training, and facilitation of development programs through community governance bodies, interfacing between policymakers and grassroots actors in the development of the field. He has ten years of experience in management, consulting, facilitation, and advocacy from grassroots community to policy-levels. Hamedine's working languages are Poular, Wolof, and French. A favorite quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead