Community Partnership News From Rural Senegal
At CREATE, we believe that sustainable change is possible through community partnership. We partner with communities in rural Senegal to promote self-sufficiency in 4 key areas: water, energy, agriculture, and income generation. To learn more about the latest news and successes happening in our partner communities, explore the blogs below.
Arbor Day in Senegal
Arbor Day in Senegal (“la journée nationale de l’arbre”) has taken place on the first Sunday of August every year since 1984.
Eating Local in Fass Koffe
Anyone who’s been to a farmer’s market in their community knows the value of being able to buy fresh, locally grown produce from a nearby farm or garden.
Well Rehabilitation in Santhie
Water means life for people who live in desert regions of Senegal, and well rehabilitation projects are becoming a viable means to make water more available.
Making a Difference at Home in Walo
“I'm passionate about this project and I decided to join the CREATE! team because there were no jobs in the village, and women used to stay in their houses without anything to do,” says Aminata Diack, age 28, of Walo. In small villages like Walo, it is not unusual for...
Taking the Initiative in Fass Koffe
Since graduating from CREATE!’s program in March 2016, community members of Fass Koffe have kept up the momentum that they gained from five years of working closely with CREATE!. Using the skills they’ve gained in self-development and social mobilization, they...
Photo Highlights from Spring 2017
Every month, we receive dozens of fabulous photos from the CREATE! field team in Senegal – more than we can usually fit into our blog each week. So to celebrate the end of our busy spring season, and welcome in the new summer season, we wanted to share some photo...
Fresh Vegetables Improving Health
Living in a household of 15 people, having fresh vegetables now makes all the difference for Fatou Khoule, her husband, her children, and her daughters-in-law.
Clay-Sand Improved Cookstoves: An Appropriate Technology
During his recent visit to Senegal, CREATE! Founder Barry Wheeler traveled to the village of Diabel with CREATE! Country Director Omar Ndiaye Seck and Field Technician Amadou Diouf to meet community members and to lead a training session in the construction of...
I Now Have a Good Life
“I’ve meet people from many NGOs but CREATE! is my favorite! I now have a good life and I will be able to use the skills that I have learned to support myself forever.” Ndeye Kane, 50, enjoys working in the Fass Kane cooperative garden with her daughters, neighbors,...
Senegal’s Minister of Women, Family, and Children Visits CREATE! Partner Communities
In late May, CREATE! Founder Barry Wheeler joined the Senegal field team in welcoming Mariama Sarr – the Senegal Minister of Women, Family, and Children – to the communities of Walo and Diender.
Ramadan Mubarak
It is the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Senegal. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from drinking and eating from sunrise to sunset.
“Improving my Children’s Health”
Diarra Ndour, 41, loves working in the Gagnick Mack cooperative garden. She believes that participating in CREATE! training programs has changed her life. She says, “I have noticed an improvement in my family’s health because we now have clean water, fresh vegetables,...