by CREATE! | Oct 12, 2018 | Testimonials, Water
Agriculture is a way of life in rural Senegalese communities. Since farmers depend on agriculture for their income and water to grow their crops, water becomes the source a sustainable future in Senegal. This is the driving force of our sustainable water projects....
by CREATE! | Oct 5, 2018 | News, Senegal, Solar Power Projects, Water
We are thrilled to announce that One Day’s Wages has once again chosen CREATE! as the recipient of a matching grant to increase water access in Senegal. But we need YOUR help to raise 50% of the grant ($29,480) by October 31. If we do, One Day’s Wages will match us...
by CREATE! | Jul 26, 2018 | Photo Highlights
Many of CREATE!’s partner communities are located in Senegal’s “peanut basin”. This area of the country is renowned for its seasonal groundnut cultivation. Each year, over one million metric tons of peanuts are harvested from the region. The majority of the...
by CREATE! | Jun 28, 2018 | Tree Nurseries
“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” It’s getting stiflingly hot and humid this time of year in Senegal. You can smell dampness in the air as rain clouds swell far in the distance. Soon, the rains will make their way to the...
by CREATE! | Jun 7, 2018 | Tree Nurseries
For about nine months out of the year, the desert of rural Senegal bakes under the hot sun. Scraggly trees wither and bow against dusty winds blowing off the Sahara, and the grass becomes brittle and dry. Cattle and goat herders migrate south in search of better...
