by CREATE Field Staff | Mar 4, 2016 | Testimonials
After many years in the city, Djiby Top, 35, recently returned to Ouarkhokh with his family. The possibility of earning money through CREATE!’s cooperative gardening program was one of his primary motivations for returning to his hometown. Djiby had gardened...
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 19, 2016 | Cooperative Community Gardens
Thanks to mild temperatures, access to abundant water, and the hard work of members of village agricultural cooperatives, the gardens in all of CREATE!’s partner communities are thriving! Each day, cooperative members gather at their garden site to transplant...
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 12, 2016 | Testimonials
“We now have the means to change our community for the better. Because we now have employment, we can stay in the village and work together. Community unity is strength.” Awa Dieng, 20, has been a member of the Darou Diadji agricultural cooperative for the past year....
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 29, 2016 | Testimonials
“Thanks to CREATE! training programs, I have seen many changes in my life. Years ago, I didn’t have the opportunity to work and support my family. Now, I do.” Fatou Ndiaye, 37, lives in Diender with her extended family. Her husband works in the city and sends money to...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Water
In addition to cooking, gathering firewood, and caring for children, a group of 35 women in Ouarkhokh also gather at their 4-acre cooperative garden twice daily to water their crops. During Senegal’s 8-month dry season, these women are only able to plant and...
