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...
by CREATE! | Mar 5, 2020 | Solar Power Projects, Testimonials
For communities in rural Senegal, the sun is a reliable source of energy. Nine months out of the year, villages are exposed to clear skies without a drop of rain. Once the rainy season comes, it lasts for a fleeting three months before the sky clears again, leaving...
by CREATE! | Feb 7, 2020 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Testimonials, VSLA, Water
Communities in rural Senegal bear an enormous brunt of global climate change. This includes everything from desert encroachment, decreasing rainfall, to shorter growing seasons. In fact, the growing season is only 3-4 months out of the year! Because rural communities...
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...
by CREATE! | Nov 28, 2019 | Culture & Recipes, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials
This week, families and friends will gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US. What do your holiday traditions look like? Across cultures, many traditions begin and center around cooking and food. And, as the holiday season is upon us, many people will...
by CREATE! | Nov 22, 2019 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Senegal, Testimonials
Binta Diop is a mother supporting a family of five in Keur Daouda. Traditionally, women in Senegal are in charge of childcare, housekeeping, and cooking. “Before CREATE!, I did not have an occupation,” she tells us. However, through CREATE!’s training programs, Binta,...
