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 Louise Ruhr | Aug 14, 2014 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Testimonials, VSLA
One year after partnering with Dining for Women in Thieneba, CREATE!’s programs in this community are thriving. The cooperative garden in Thieneba is bearing hundreds of kilograms of eggplant and tomatoes. This spring, women mobilized to form VSLA groups, which now...
by Louise Ruhr | Aug 1, 2014 | Culture & Recipes, Senegal, VSLA
This past Tuesday marked the beginning of Korité, an important holiday in Senegal and across West Africa. Korité, known as Eid al-Fitr in Arabic, celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from drinking and...
by Louise Ruhr | Jul 3, 2014 | VSLA
On June 20th, the women’s Voluntary Savings and Lending Association (VSLA) in Fass Koffe met to wrap up their first savings and lending cycle. Members received payouts ranging between $25 and $120, based on their individual share ownership. In this community, where...
