This Update to the USAID/Senegal CDCS documents changes in the Senegalese administration following 2012 presidential elections and aligns with Mission project design efforts. While fundamental development conditions and priorities in Senegal have not changed, Senegal has seen an improved enabling environment, evidenced by broader commitment to private sector-led growth, improved transparency and accountability, and quality Senegalese leadership in key sectors of USAID intervention.

In addition, this Update incorporates new Agency initiatives and strategies, such as YALI, Global Health Security, Education, and Global Climate Change. The CDCS Update describes how USAID/Senegal programs focus on the poorest, highest need regions of Senegal, such as the marginalized southern Casamance region and the remote eastern corridor of the country. USAID/Senegal has increased its efforts to promote synergy across its sectors of intervention in targeted regions, in addition to integrated good governance principles across the entire foreign assistance portfolio. Finally, this Update reflects lessons learned by USAID/Senegal in recent years in strengthening and using local systems, including the use of government-to-government assistance and direct funding to local organizations.