Spring Photos Highlights

Spring Photos Highlights

The cool season has come to an end in rural Senegal, and daily high temperatures now hover in the low 100s Fahrenheit. Nonetheless, the CREATE! field team continues to work hard with the beneficiaries in all thirteen partner communities so that they can continue to...
Women and Climate Change in Senegal

Women and Climate Change in Senegal

In recent years, the topic of women and climate change has been gaining momentum across global discourse. But for the women in our partner communities in rural Senegal, it’s a very real issue that has been impacting their lives for decades. Of the 13 million people in...
Crossing Cultures

Crossing Cultures

Every day, CREATE!’s field team in Senegal works with partner communities to help them manage their community gardens, VSLA groups, poultry sheds, and tree planting campaigns, as well as facilitating improved cookstove trainings. On top of this, over the last couple...
Thienaba Graduates to Sustainability

Thienaba Graduates to Sustainability

Congratulations to the community of Thienaba for graduating from CREATE!’s sustainable self-development program! Last month, cooperative members celebrated reaching sustainability and self-sufficiency with a grand graduation ceremony. Guests included CREATE!...
A Visit of Appreciation

A Visit of Appreciation

Above: CREATE! Executive Director Louise Ruhr chats with Diender cooperative president Ndaga in the community garden. CREATE! Executive Director Louise Ruhr has been in Senegal traveling through CREATE!’s partner communities between January and March this year. In...