by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Water
In addition to cooking, gathering firewood, and caring for children, a group of 35 women in Ouarkhokh also gather at their 4-acre cooperative garden twice daily to water their vegetable crops. During Senegal’s 8-month dry season, these women are only able to plant and...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 30, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Testimonials
CREATE! Board Member Ron Taylor reflects that the future cooperative garden site in Ouarkhokh was a “barren wasteland” during his first visit to the community in 2007. Now, Ron says that Ouarkhokh’s lush, shaded garden is “like a park.” Ron and his wife Pam recently...
by Louise Ruhr | Jan 23, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Testimonials
Ramatoulaye Top is 41 years old and lives in Ouarkhokh with her husband, her seven children, and her four grandchildren. She is thrilled that she has had the opportunity to participate in CREATE! training programs in sustainable agriculture and improved cookstove...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 16, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, Tree Nurseries
Walo is one of CREATE!’s three new partner communities in Guinguineo District, Senegal. Walo is a small, rural farming community, surrounded by baobabs. This week, we would like to introduce you to two women who call Walo home. Both Fatou Seck and Aram Nguirane are...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 8, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Poultry, Tree Nurseries, VSLA
2015 looks to be an exciting year for CREATE!’s programs in rural Senegal! CREATE! field technicians are already working with community members in our new partner villages of Walo, Gagnick Mack, and Darou Diadji. Community residents have cleared and prepared land for...
by CREATE Field Staff | Dec 31, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Poultry, Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Tree Nurseries, VSLA, Water
As 2014 ends, we reflect back on the accomplishments of CREATE!’s field staff and partner communities in rural Senegal. During the past year, these villages have transformed their lives through their hard work and their continued collaboration and partnership with...
