by CREATE Field Staff | Jun 5, 2015 | Senegal, Testimonials
CREATE! joyfully welcomes two new technicians to our field team in Senegal! Ousmane Ismaêl Diallo is CREATE!’s new horticultural technician for the communities of Fass Kane and Fass Koffe. Ousmane enjoys the technical responsibilities of his position and loves...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 15, 2015 | Senegal, Testimonials
CREATE! Executive Director Barry Wheeler is currently visiting our partner communities in rural Senegal. Last week, Barry met with traditional leaders and beneficiaries in our three new communities – Walo, Gagnick Mack, and Darou Diadji. The cooperative group...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 8, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Water
It’s hot and sunny in Ouarkhokh, Senegal. Very hot. The average temperature over the past week has been 113 degrees F and the community has not seen rain in months! Even in these difficult conditions, agricultural cooperative members in Ouarkhokh have continued to...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 1, 2015 | Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Water
The Walo garden site now has a fully installed solar water pumping system! Members of the new agricultural cooperative in Walo are thrilled to have access to clean water and are very appreciative of CREATE!’s role in this effort. Omar Ndiaye Seck, CREATE!’s Country...
by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 17, 2015 | Improved Cookstoves, Senegal
In November, a Peace Corps volunteer in Ndorong-Sereer, Senegal contacted CREATE! with a request. He had heard about our improved cookstove training program and thought that women in his community might be interested. A delegation fromNdorong-Sereer then traveled to...
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | Improved Cookstoves, Senegal
CREATE! sometimes collaborates with other nonprofits working in rural Senegal. Andando, a nonprofit also based in Oregon, is working in the community of Keur Soce to address issues of water and food insecurity and childhood education. Andando’s mission is to alleviate...
