by CREATE! | Oct 11, 2019 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Testimonials
Climate change has taken a toll on life in rural Senegal. Families become separated as men look for work in places even as far as Europe. Women will stay in the communities to take care of their children, occasionally working during the short rainy season, or working...
by CREATE! | Sep 20, 2019 | Senegal, Testimonials, VSLA
How can microlending make a difference in someone’s life? In rural Senegal, access to money-lending associations is limited for remote communities. The external money lenders that do visit the communities often have high-interest rates. This makes it difficult for...
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! | Sep 6, 2019 | Improved Cookstoves, Senegal, Testimonials
Renewable and appropriate technology is at the heart of CREATE!’s work. We strive to develop sustainable solutions that benefit communities and preserve the environment. Our solutions range from solar-powered water pumps to organic agriculture methods, improved...
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 25, 2019 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Culture & Recipes, News, Senegal, Testimonials
CREATE! is about self-development and participation. Communities use the knowledge that our technicians teach as a foundation to develop self-sufficiency on their own. In fact, communities often go above and beyond utilizing their new knowledge. Meet Fama Fall, a...
