by CREATE! | Dec 20, 2019 | Improved Cookstoves, News, Senegal
Teranga, or hospitality, is at the heart of Senegalese culture. From the larger cities to smaller rural villages, you’ll find Teranga across every household and community. Chef Pierre Thiam said in a New York Times article, “Teranga is about the way we treat our...
by CREATE! | Dec 28, 2018 | News
What a year it has been! As 2018 comes to a close, we hope that everyone is having a wonderful and relaxing holiday season with their loved ones. We’d like to take this time to reflect upon our 2018 highlights and to thank our supporters who have helped fund our...
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! | Oct 26, 2018 | Culture & Recipes, News
This week, many families in our partner communities will be preparing to make a journey to the holy city of Touba. Women prepare large meals in their favorite cooking pots, while men begin loading mattresses and some belongings onto their donkey-carts. Soon they will...
by CREATE! | Jun 14, 2018 | News
(Image from senenews.com) Football (or soccer, here in the US) is one of the most popular sports in the world, including in Senegal. This year CREATE! staff and field technicians will be watching on the edge of their seats, because for the second time in world...