by CREATE Field Staff | Mar 24, 2017 | Culture & Recipes
As Senegal begins to enter the hottest part of the year, cooperative members in CREATE! partner communities continue to work diligently in their gardens. In March, women are harvesting many different types of vegetables, including cool weather crops such as lettuce,...
by CREATE Field Staff | Oct 14, 2016 | Culture & Recipes
On October 12th, families in Senegal gathered to celebrate the holiday of Tamkharit. Also called Achoura, Tamkharit is the Islamic New Year. Food is an important part of the festivities. Women prepare a traditional meal of thiéré, couscous with spicy lamb stew, that...
by CREATE Field Staff | Oct 22, 2015 | Culture & Recipes
Cooperative members in CREATE!’s partner communities continue to work diligently in their gardens. In September, women harvested many different vegetables, including hundreds of pounds of eggplants, peppers, and okra. They are now setting out new vegetable seedlings...
by CREATE Field Staff | Sep 25, 2015 | Culture & Recipes
This Wednesday, September 23rd, marked the beginning of Eid al-Adha, a four-day celebration that is one of the most important holidays for Muslims worldwide. In Senegal, where approximately 90% of the population is Muslim, Eid al-Adha is called Tabaski in rural...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jun 19, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Culture & Recipes, Poultry
This week marked the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. 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, including empathy for...
by CREATE Field Staff | Mar 27, 2015 | Culture & Recipes, Testimonials, Water
Although the majority of CREATE!’s work in Senegal focuses on women, men are also an important part of our program activities. Like their wives and sisters, men participate in CREATE! programs to gain financial and agricultural skills to improve their lives. Many men...
