by CREATE! | Dec 7, 2018 | Photo Highlights
As we shift into our rainy and cold months, Senegal shifts into its dry season. Senegal’s dry season runs from mid-October to mid-June, and not a drop of rain will fall in the coming months. But this doesn’t stop our partner communities from continuing to garden and...
by CREATE! | Nov 30, 2018 | Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, Tree Nurseries
Every year, cooperative members in CREATE!’s partner communities will plant a total of 19,000 tree seedlings, supporting reforestation in Senegal. The trees are planted during the rainy season which runs from late June to early October. The village of Santhie first...
by CREATE! | Nov 21, 2018 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Culture & Recipes
As we gather around the table tomorrow to give thanks with our loved ones, members of CREATE!’s partner communities also gather together to celebrate their harvest. Since the start of CREATE!’s Cooperative Garden Program, over 40 cooperative groups have formed across...
by CREATE! | Nov 16, 2018 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Testimonials, Water
There is not a cloud in sight. Blue sky stretches from horizon to horizon as the sun scorches the parched Earth. Daily temperatures are rising as Senegal enters its dry season. It will be another nine-months until the rains come again. Rural communities often depend...
by CREATE! | Nov 9, 2018 | Testimonials, Tree Nurseries
Meet Arame Diop, the president of the Garden Cooperative Group in Wereyane. Arame encourages her group to overcome the obstacles of climate change while developing her community’s self-sufficiency in Senegal. The village of Wereyane is located in the Louga Region of...