by CREATE Field Staff | Nov 4, 2016 | News, Senegal
Last week’s blog post discussed National Geographic Channel’s Years of Living Dangerously and its upcoming episode about climate change and rural Senegal human migrations. The show’s second season is garnering much media attention, including a radio interview with...
by CREATE Field Staff | Sep 23, 2016 | News, Senegal
Pictured above: In the community of Bac Sambadior, CREATE! Founder Barry Wheeler, Country Director Omar Ndiaye Seck (plaid shirt), and the cooperative group president sign a memorandum of understanding to formalize our new partnerships. In August, CREATE!’s Senegal...
by CREATE Field Staff | Sep 16, 2016 | Senegal, VSLA
Tabaski Mubarak! This past Sunday, September 11th, marked the beginning of Eid al-Adha, an important religious celebration called Tabaski in Senegalese Wolof. On Tabaski, following dawn prayers at their local mosque, Senegalese families slaughter a ram in ritual...
by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 26, 2016 | Senegal
CREATE! Founder and Program Director Barry Wheeler has recently completed a supervisory and training visit to our staff and communities in Senegal. He shares some of his updates with CREATE! supporters in this Senegal field report: My recent trip to Senegal has given...
by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 7, 2016 | Senegal
Pictured above, Gorée was once the center of the French colonial slave trade. Now, tourists can visit museums and walk around the island, located off the coast of Dakar. On Monday, April 4, the people of Senegal celebrated the 56th Senegalese Independence Day!...
by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 21, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Testimonials
CREATE! is building new opportunities for men in Senegal. In CREATE!’s three new partner communities in Guinguineo District, men are excited to contribute to cooperative agriculture programs! Currently, 24 men and 35 women are participating in agricultural training...
