by CREATE Field Staff | Jun 1, 2016 | Cooperative Community Gardens
In March, Dr. Susan Briggs visited CREATE!’s partner communities in Senegal and met several cooperative members and their children. Dr. Briggs is pictured above with CREATE! Communications Assistant Ndeye Fatou Thiam. Dr. Susan Briggs, CREATE! Board Member, visited...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 20, 2016 | Cooperative Community Gardens
It’s the hottest part of the dry season in rural Senegal. Temperatures regularly top 110 degrees F and rain hasn’t fallen in months. As a result of climate change in Senegal, the annual dry season has become increasingly harsh. Vegetable cultivation is impossible...
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 19, 2016 | Cooperative Community Gardens
Thanks to mild temperatures, access to abundant water, and the hard work of members of village agricultural cooperatives, the gardens in all of CREATE!’s partner communities are thriving! Each day, cooperative members gather at their garden site to transplant...
by CREATE Field Staff | Nov 20, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, VSLA
In October, CREATE! field technicians began building savings and lending skills in rural Senegal by training cooperative members in Walo, Gagnick Mack, and Darou Diadji in Voluntary Savings and Lending Association (VSLA) techniques. About 180 people participated in...
by CREATE Field Staff | Nov 12, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Water
The community of Gagnick Mack now has a fully installed solar water pumping system! Members of the new agricultural cooperative in the village are thrilled to have access to clean water and are very appreciative of CREATE!’s role in this effort to provide water for...
by CREATE Field Staff | Sep 11, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens
Throughout Senegal, families are increasingly interested in purchasing organic vegetables from village markets. In response to this growing trend, CREATE!’s field technicians are using their extensive agricultural skills and knowledge to help free CREATE! cooperative...
