by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 24, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials
Maguette Diop, 30, lives in the community of Diender with her husband, son, and in-laws. She has been an active participant in CREATE! program activities in Diender for the past four years. Of all of the knowledge she has gained through participating in CREATE!...
by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 10, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Testimonials
In the five years she has worked with CREATE! field technicians in Fass Kane, Mane Kebe has developed amazing agricultural skills. She has even started her own small garden at her home using the knowledge she gained through her participation in CREATE! programs. Mane...
by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Poultry, Testimonials, VSLA
In the community of Thieneba, CREATE! programs are thriving. The Thieneba cooperative, which boasts nearly 200 participants, produces tomatoes, eggplant, pepper, African eggplant, okra, cucumber, carrot, watermelon, onion, and lettuce. Women have sold about...
by CREATE Field Staff | Mar 20, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, VSLA
Korka Diouf, 46, recently moved to Ouarkhokh and joined her sister as a member of the village’s agricultural cooperative. Korka lives with her sister and her sister’s family in their compound. Korka has learned much through her training from CREATE! field technicians....
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 21, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Tree Nurseries
Last week, an important delegation toured the cooperative garden and other program sites in CREATE!’s partner community of Diender. The Préfet (the chief civil administrative officer) of the Préfecture of Gossas, the Sous-Préfet (the Sub-Prefect) of Ouadiour, the...
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 13, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Testimonials
Thanks to the dedication and hard work of cooperative members, the garden site in Diender has undergone an amazing transformation over the past five years. Currently, Diender cooperative members are growing carrots, tomatoes, mint, and onions in their garden site,...
