by Louise Ruhr | Jul 25, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Water
July typically marks the beginning of the three-month rainy season in Senegal. This region of West Africa usually receives most of the year’s precipitation during this period. This year, however, CREATE!’s partner communities in Senegal have only had two light...
by Louise Ruhr | Jul 18, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Culture & Recipes
In CREATE!’s cooperative gardens, women grow a variety of fruits and vegetables to meet their household needs and to sell at local markets. In addition to common vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, cooperative members also grow bissap...
by Louise Ruhr | Jul 11, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Solar Power Projects, Tree Nurseries
CREATE! community gardens remain lush and green even in July, at the end of the dry season in Senegal. In Thieneba, cooperative members and CREATE! field technicians work to ensure that the community’s garden remains an oasis in the desert. In late June, residents...
by Louise Ruhr | Jul 3, 2014 | VSLA
On June 20th, the women’s Voluntary Savings and Lending Association (VSLA) in Fass Koffe met to wrap up their first savings and lending cycle. Members received payouts ranging between $25 and $120, based on their individual share ownership. In this community, where...
by Louise Ruhr | Jun 27, 2014 | Improved Cookstoves, Senegal
In May and June, CREATE! Field Technicians held trainings on the construction of improved cookstoves in the communities of Darou Diadji, Mboss, Keur Sarra, and the Ndiayenne neighborhood of Gossas. Hundreds of women participated in these trainings. In the three...
