by CREATE! | Nov 30, 2018 | Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, Tree Nurseries
Every year, cooperative members in CREATE!’s partner communities will plant a total of 19,000 tree seedlings, supporting reforestation in Senegal. The trees are planted during the rainy season which runs from late June to early October. The village of Santhie first...
by CREATE! | Nov 2, 2018 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials
Supporting a family in rural Senegal has become increasingly difficult with the effects of climate change. Environmental issues are damaging village resources, and families are losing the means to support themselves. By engaging rural villages in environmental...
by CREATE! | Sep 28, 2018 | Culture & Recipes, Improved Cookstoves, Senegal
In all of CREATE!’s communities, women prepare a variety of dishes in their favorite cook pot using their fuel-efficient cookstoves. These fuel-efficient cookstoves allow women to prepare meals using their customary methods and pots in a safer and more efficient way...
by CREATE! | Sep 20, 2018 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, VSLA
Meet Seynabou Konte, a community member in Mboss who is living sustainably in her rural village. From her improved cookstove to her year-round garden, Seynabou has been learning vital skills from CREATE!’s technicians so that she can live and work both...
by CREATE! | Dec 21, 2017 | Improved Cookstoves
What do your holiday traditions look like? Across cultures, many traditions begin and center around cooking and food. In just a few days, families and friends will be gathering to celebrate Christmas here in the US and in many other parts of the world, cooking up...
by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 17, 2017 | Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials
“My participation in CREATE! programs has changed my life,” says Ndeye Diouf, 45, of Gagnick Mack. “I have noticed a great improvement in my family’s living conditions, because I now have the ability to better support them.” In particular, Ndeye notes the difference...
