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Fr3H – CULTURE Unité 3C

2. Les HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modéré) p.182
Established in 1894, Les HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modéré = subsidized housing) is a system of public apartment buildings with cheap rent apartments.
The construction of these apartment buildings is limited and only 1 French person in 5 can benefit from this type of lodging. It is the most undeprivileged folks, often immigrants or people with large families, who live here.
Students can also benefit from the advantages of living in HLM.
Previously only found in the suburbs, since 1981 HLM have been built in downtown areas among other apartment buildings where a different population lives in order to integrate the residents to the neighborhood population.
Today there is greater pressure on the government to build more HLM apartment buildings

3. Les Allocations Familiales (= Welfare system) p.182
Any person residing in France who is parent to two children, whether they are French or not, can benefit from family welfare.
The family receives a sum of money from the State to help with expenses linked to food, clothing and lodging.
Fanily welfare is a supplementary revenue given to all “large families” whatever their income.
In the same way, French families benefit from a tax reduction which increases with each child. After the 3rd child, the mother or father can take advantage of parental time off work, without loss of salary, for a year.
As for women who have raised at least three children with officially working, they have access to a retirement income because raising kids is also considered a full-time job.

4. La Francophonie: Le Sénégal p.183 #1
Sénégal is a west African nation.
It owes its name to the river that runs through it.
The inhabitants are called “Sénégalais”.
There are SIX different national languages, of which the most important is : Wolof.
This multilingualism explains why French is the official national language.
There are 16 million inhabitants, the capital city is Dakar, another important city is Saint-Louis, the former capital.
A former French colony that has been independent since 1960, Sénégal is a semi- presidential republic.
Sénégal is one of the most industrialized nations with numerous multinational French and American companies based here.
The sSenegalese economy is dominated by tourism and fishing.
Tourism development can be seen in nature reserves and natural parks that cover 8% of the country. Sénégal has 6 national parks and about 30 nature reserves.
Sénégal grants culture a major position in its development

5. La Francophonie: Le Sénégal p.183 #2
Here is a list of famous Sengalese who have contributed to the global spreading of their culture and that of the French speaking world:
Writers: Léopold Sédar Senghor, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Boubacar Boris Diop, Birago Diop, Aminata Sow Fall, Mariama Bâ
Artists: Ousman Sow, Babacar Touré
Movie Directors: ousman Sembène, Safi Faye
Musicians: Youssou N’Dour, Viviane Ndour, Ismael Lô
Fashion designers: Oumou Sy

6. Le Sénégal

7. La Francophonie: Le Sénégal p.184 #3
Traditional houses in Sénégal:
Traditionally, the Senegalese live in small communes made up a group of huts or houses.
The style of these huts differs sometimes according to the ethnicity but especially due to the geography of the area.
The “bambara” hut is the most typical, not only in Sénégal but in all Africa, it is a circular structure with a thatch roof