by CREATE! | Dec 14, 2017 | Testimonials
In the past, many women in Darou Diadji, including Awa Gueye, 55, didn’t have much of a choice: She could leave her village for weeks, months, or years at a time to try to make a living in the city or abroad, or stay and care for her family with the limited resources...
by CREATE! | Nov 22, 2017 | Photo Highlights
You may have heard the old adage, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Here at CREATE!, we believe that it takes a global village to raise up communities that have been negatively impacted by the effects of climate change. And indeed, we have seen the amazing...
by CREATE! | Nov 9, 2017 | Senegal
This month, CREATE! Founder Barry Wheeler is in Senegal, traveling through CREATE! partner communities to see the progress that community members have made. His first stop last week was the village of Mboss, which officially joined CREATE! in May this year. When Barry...
by CREATE! | Oct 26, 2017 | Testimonials
It is nearing the end of the rainy season in Senegal, and Ndeye Diop, 25, of Walo is out harvesting her watermelon crops. The big, sweet, juicy fruit, along with the rich harvest of vegetables coming from the community garden, will be more than enough to feed her...
by CREATE Field Staff | Nov 4, 2016 | News, Senegal
Last week’s blog post discussed National Geographic Channel’s Years of Living Dangerously and its upcoming episode about climate change and rural Senegal human migrations. The show’s second season is garnering much media attention, including a radio interview with...
