Not far from Joal is the town of Fadiouth, home of Senegal's first president Sedar Senghor.  The town is actually on a small island.  The island is accessible by a narrow wood bridge which is only accessible to pedestrians.   The town was predominantly Catholic but now also has a small Muslim community.  

The major economic activities for the villagers of Fadiouth are fishing and rice cultivation.  Since the town is located in a large river delta, farmers have taken advantage of the shallow flood plain caused by the river to grow rice in the area.

The streets are covered by the small white seashells that have accumulated on the island from centuries of deposit.  The streets are very narrow.   There are arts and crafts markets on the island.    A health center does some advertising on the way into Fadiouth.    One of several wall paintings reads : "In the case of STD come to the Health Center."