January Photo Highlights

January Photo Highlights

Above: CREATE! field technicians run periodic refresher training sessions across all 13 partner villages to remind women how to construct and repair their improved cookstoves, as seen here in Walo. January was a busy month for CREATE!’s field technicians in Senegal,...
Improving Living Conditions

Improving Living Conditions

Daba Séne, 45, of Keur Daouda, remembers a time when cooking the daily meal for her family of eight was a lengthy process. “When I used to cook with the traditional three-stone fire, the wood would burn up quickly and I’d have to keep adding more,” she says. She’d use...
Enjoying the Cool Season in Senegal

Enjoying the Cool Season in Senegal

Above: Women enjoy an abundance of fresh papaya from their garden in Darou Diadji during the cool season in Senegal. What is winter like where you live? For many of us in the US, January is a month of chilly temperatures, short daylight hours, and long, cozy nights!...
Earning a Living at Home

Earning a Living at Home

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...
The Power of Giving

The Power of Giving

Gratitude. It’s the first word that comes to mind when we think of all the donors who have contributed so far to our 2017 Fall Fundraising Campaign. Because of you, we have already raised over $8,000 to support CREATE! programs in rural Senegal. We are now...