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Re-Planting the Trees We Use: Restoring the Environment in Senegal

Re-Planting the Trees We Use: Restoring the Environment in Senegal

by CREATE! | Aug 21, 2020 | Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials

Heat rises off the land and gusts of wind from the Sahara stir up the dry sand in these areas, scattering the grains amongst brittle grass and against scraggly trees. Desertification has been encroaching into rural Senegal year after year. With few trees in site,...
Improving Living Conditions with Improved Cookstoves

Improving Living Conditions with Improved Cookstoves

by CREATE! | May 8, 2020 | Improved Cookstoves, Senegal, Testimonials

The rich smell of Ceebu Jen wafts through the hot afternoon air as Bassine Fall prepares lunch for her family over one of the improved cookstoves. Ceebu Jen delicious traditional Senegalese dish of rice, fish, and vegetables in a tomato-based sauce. “My children like...
Building a Sustainable Future Together: The Role of Men in CREATE!’s Programs

Building a Sustainable Future Together: The Role of Men in CREATE!’s Programs

by CREATE! | May 1, 2020 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Water

You’ve heard many testimonials and stories from the women in CREATE!’s partner communities, but what about the men? Although the majority of CREATE!’s work in Senegal focuses on women, men are also an important part of our program activities and the effort to build a...
Expanding Our Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Expanding Our Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

by CREATE! | Jan 24, 2020 | Improved Cookstoves, News

For ten years, CREATE! has worked with rural communities across Senegal on sustainable development projects. CREATE! has hosted numerous improved cookstove trainings to show people how they can create a healthier, safer, and more sustainable environment in their...
A Participatory Approach to Sustainable Development

A Participatory Approach to Sustainable Development

by CREATE! | Dec 27, 2019 | Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, Tree Nurseries

Here at CREATE!, we value a participatory approach to our projects so that community members can take the power of change into their own hands. We believe that to truly create sustainable development, the change needs to come from within the village at the grassroots...
Warm Up this Winter with a Traditional Senegalese Drink

Warm Up this Winter with a Traditional Senegalese Drink

by CREATE! | Dec 20, 2019 | Improved Cookstoves, News, Senegal

Teranga, or hospitality, is at the heart of Senegalese culture. From the larger cities to smaller rural villages, you’ll find Teranga across every household and community. Chef Pierre Thiam said in a New York Times article, “Teranga is about the way we treat our...
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