Attaya: Senegalese Tea Culture

Attaya: Senegalese Tea Culture

It’s 4:30pm and the hot desert sun is finally starting to sink lower into the sky, casting long shadows and golden light across the cooperative community garden in the village of Walo. The temperature still hovers around 100 degrees F.  Women chat and laugh with one...
Thienaba Graduates to Sustainability

Thienaba Graduates to Sustainability

Congratulations to the community of Thienaba for graduating from CREATE!’s sustainable self-development program! Last month, cooperative members celebrated reaching sustainability and self-sufficiency with a grand graduation ceremony. Guests included CREATE!...
Celebrate International Women’s Day

Celebrate International Women’s Day

This Thursday, March 8 is International Women’s Day, and here at CREATE! we’re celebrating the powerful women in our international community who are working together to make our world a better place from the village level. The United Nations’ theme for this...
Planting Trees for Our Children

Planting Trees for Our Children

“Every day, people across Senegal are cutting trees for firewood. This is why reforestation is very important for our future generations. Our parents planted trees that we are now using for shade and firewood. We must also plant trees for our children.” – Rokhaya Sene...
A Visit of Appreciation

A Visit of Appreciation

Above: CREATE! Executive Director Louise Ruhr chats with Diender cooperative president Ndaga in the community garden. CREATE! Executive Director Louise Ruhr has been in Senegal traveling through CREATE!’s partner communities between January and March this year. In...