by CREATE! | May 22, 2020 | News, Senegal
This Friday marks one of the last days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Senegal. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from drinking and eating from sunrise to sunset. In addition, individuals spend this month reflecting on and enacting Islamic tenets,...
by CREATE! | May 11, 2020 | News, Senegal
In the face of COVID-19, CREATE! is not only supporting our partner communities but are also helping numerous neighboring villages and towns in the same region. Recently, the Department of Gossas reached out to CREATE! to ask for assistance in purchasing and...
by CREATE! | May 8, 2020 | Improved Cookstoves, Senegal, Testimonials
The rich smell of Ceebu Jen wafts through the hot afternoon air as Bassine Fall prepares lunch for her family over one of the improved cookstoves. Ceebu Jen delicious traditional Senegalese dish of rice, fish, and vegetables in a tomato-based sauce. “My children like...
by CREATE! | May 1, 2020 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Water
You’ve heard many testimonials and stories from the women in CREATE!’s partner communities, but what about the men? Although the majority of CREATE!’s work in Senegal focuses on women, men are also an important part of our program activities and the effort to build a...
by CREATE! | Apr 24, 2020 | News
Pictured above are CREATE! staff Charlotte Odille Diedhiou, Papa Mayoro Diop, and Nogaye Loum in the front row with the women of Ndiagne Kahone after an improved cookstove training. Ndiagne Kahone is one of the two partner communities that Addax & Oryx will be...