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.
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Senegal
Women in rural Senegal are working together to develop sustainable livelihoods and support an innovative, worldwide movement that helps others do the same. Through CREATE!’s participatory programs, Senegalese women are supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals...
Creating a Home Garden Project
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...
The Benefits of Appropriate Technology
CREATE!’s Executive Director, Michael Carson, recently visited Senegal this July. In this week’s blog post, Michael shares his experiences with our partner communities and team as well as CREATE!’s plans for the future with appropriate technology. Thriving Community...
Tree-Planting Campaigns in Senegal Help Mitigate Climate Change
The impacts of climate change, such as increasing desertification and decreasing annual rainfall, have taken a toll both socially and environmentally on rural communities in rural Senegal. However, people are fighting back by developing sustainable practices in their...
Moringa Improves Nutrition & Health in Senegal
Tree-planting season in Senegal is upon us! Every year during the rainy season, CREATE!'s partner communities participate in an annual tree-planting campaign. Each community plants an average of 3,000 trees for food, windbreak, shade, and firewood. One of these is...
Meet Yougouré’s First Community Garden President
Boury Thiam supports a family of eight in the community of Yougouré. In the past, it was difficult for her to find work without leaving her children and the village. She explains that she could only work during the rainy season since that is when she could grow crops...
Clean Water Supports Health and Economic Growth
Let’s visit the community of Thienaba in the Fatick region of Senegal. Five years ago, community members agreed to partner with CREATE! and collaborate on sustainable projects to develop self-sufficiency. Today, the village is independently thriving through water,...
Building Her Own Improved Cookstove
Meet Mame (Grandmother) Nogaye Diop, one of the oldest participating members of CREATE!’s programs in Fass Koffe. Mame Nogaye spent most of her life cooking over a traditional open fire for her family. This meant long hours collecting wood in the forest and the rest...
Do Poultry Raising Projects Increase Income?
Recently, five of our partners communities started building their poultry sheds in the first quarter of 2019. In our 5-year development model, poultry raising is one of the later projects. This is a big milestone for the communities of Wereyane, Santhie, Mboss, Back...
Creating a Year-Round Garden in the Desert
Back in November, we shared stories from our two new partner communities in 2018. Yougouré was one of these communities and had just started to clear a plot of land where they would cultivate a sustainable year-round garden. Fast-forward about four months and Yougouré...
First Impressions of Senegal NGO CREATE!
CREATE!’s New Executive Director, Michael Carson (second from right), recently visited Senegal to meet the team and visit CREATE!'s partner communities. In this week’s blog post, Michael reflects on his first impressions of Senegal NGO CREATE!’s programs and returning...
Supporting Her Family through Sustainability Projects
As a widow and a mother of six living in rural Senegal, Penda Kane has multiple responsibilities weighing on her shoulders. “Before CREATE!, I was only working in the rainy season,” Penda tells us. The rainy season runs for 2-3 months in Senegal and is the prime...