by CREATE! | Mar 15, 2019 | News, Senegal, VSLA
In Senegal, there’s a Wolof proverb: Jangal nit ki napp moo gën di ko may xaalis. Translated, the proverb essentially says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Here at CREATE!, we believe in long-lasting...
by CREATE! | Feb 15, 2019 | News, Senegal
With the start of 2019, CREATE! is beginning a new phase in its development! At the end of 2018, co-founders Barry Wheeler and Louise Ruhr both retired from CREATE! to explore new avenues for the next phases of their lives. The Board of Directors and the CREATE! team...
by CREATE! | Jan 11, 2019 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Poultry, Senegal, Testimonials
Let’s check in with Thienaba! A community that graduated from CREATE!’s self-development program one year ago. CREATE!’s team of technicians check in with graduated communities once a week to make sure the solar-powered technology and other activities are running...
by CREATE! | Dec 21, 2018 | Cooperative Community Gardens, News, Senegal
Diabel and Yougouré are our most recent partner communities in 2018. They have just taken their first steps towards village self-sufficiency! Over the last couple of months, community members in Diabel and Yougouré have been working hard to prepare their village for...
by CREATE! | Oct 5, 2018 | News, Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Water
We are thrilled to announce that One Day’s Wages has once again chosen CREATE! as the recipient of a matching grant to increase water access in Senegal. But we need YOUR help to raise 50% of the grant ($29,480) by October 31. If we do, One Day’s Wages will match us...
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...
