by CREATE! | Oct 1, 2019 | News, Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Tree Nurseries, Water
Climate change is a global challenge that affects communities around the world. Many people are working to develop sustainable lifestyles locally in an effort to alleviate this challenge. How can local environmental changes have global effects? Part of the solution to...
by CREATE! | Sep 27, 2019 | Solar Power Projects, Water
Water is CREATE!’s keystone program! This is the foundation for economic success in rural Senegal. CREATE!’s solar water pumps bring year-round water to communities. With year-round access to water, communities can engage in projects such as tree-planting...
by CREATE! | Sep 13, 2019 | Improved Cookstoves, Solar Power Projects, Testimonials
Across rural Senegal, many people use fossil fuels, coal and wood-burning open fires, as well as other harmful energies in their communities. CREATE! is addressing these issues through an integrated approach to energy conservation. What is an advantage to alternative...
by CREATE! | Aug 23, 2019 | Solar Power Projects, Testimonials, Water
CREATE!’s partner communities reside within the Fatick, Kaolack, and Louga regions of Senegal. These areas are no strangers to desertification and unpredictable rainfall- the results of climate change. Looking out into the landscape, you would never know that...
by CREATE! | Jul 19, 2019 | Cooperative Community Gardens, News, Senegal, Solar Power Projects
CREATE!’s Executive Director, Michael Carson, recently visited Senegal this July. In this week’s blog post, Michael shares his experiences with our partner communities and team as well as CREATE!’s plans for the future with appropriate technology. Thriving Community...
by CREATE! | Oct 19, 2018 | Solar Power Projects, Water
Often when people think of the desert, they think of a hot, dry climate – a place where water is scarce, and sunshine is plentiful. And indeed, this is what it’s like across much of rural Senegal. As part of our renewable energy projects, however, CREATE! works to...
