Teacher Amanda Janae McCracken explains some journalism concepts to first-time students in Senegal.

When board members of SPJ Colorado   Pro learned in 2018 about a remarkable   effort by a suburban Denver group to   bring education and an online   newspaper to young women on the edge   of the Sahara Desert, they saw   opportunity.

In the end, the chapter granted $2,000 toward the 2018 initiative in Senegal. The project there was led Judy Beggs, a lawyer from Denver, whose organization, Friends of Geuoul, has worked tirelessly to establish a school and more for the young women.

SPJ Colorado Pro Board Member Fred Brown, a former SPJ national president, explained the details for Quill, the SPJ magazine. SPJ Colorado Pro Board Member Bob Burdick offered more information in the original SPJ SenegalPitch (1)