by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 21, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Senegal, Tree Nurseries
Last week, an important delegation toured the cooperative garden and other program sites in CREATE!’s partner community of Diender. The Préfet (the chief civil administrative officer) of the Préfecture of Gossas, the Sous-Préfet (the Sub-Prefect) of Ouadiour, the...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 16, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, Tree Nurseries
Walo is one of CREATE!’s three new partner communities in Guinguineo District, Senegal. Walo is a small, rural farming community, surrounded by baobabs. This week, we would like to introduce you to two women who call Walo home. Both Fatou Seck and Aram Nguirane are...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 8, 2015 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Poultry, Tree Nurseries, VSLA
2015 looks to be an exciting year for CREATE!’s programs in rural Senegal! CREATE! field technicians are already working with community members in our new partner villages of Walo, Gagnick Mack, and Darou Diadji. Community residents have cleared and prepared land for...
by CREATE Field Staff | Dec 31, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Poultry, Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Tree Nurseries, VSLA, Water
As 2014 ends, we reflect back on the accomplishments of CREATE!’s field staff and partner communities in rural Senegal. During the past year, these villages have transformed their lives through their hard work and their continued collaboration and partnership with...
by CREATE Field Staff | Dec 12, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Improved Cookstoves, Poultry, Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Tree Nurseries, VSLA, Water
This week, CREATE! staff met with leaders from the communities of Walo, Gagnick Mack, and Darou Diadji and pledged to strengthen their mutual financial and technical partnerships. With support from Vibrant Village Foundation, CREATE! is now working with these villages...
by CREATE Field Staff | Dec 5, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Tree Nurseries
In Fass Koffe, cooperative members have planted melifera, a type of thorny acacia bush, on the edges of their garden site. The melifera grew rapidly during the recent rainy season and is now providing significant protection for the Fass Koffe garden. Melifera forms...
