by CREATE! | Apr 12, 2018 | 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...
by CREATE! | Apr 5, 2018 | News
Yesterday, April 4th, CREATE!’s field team in Senegal had the day off to celebrate Senegalese Independence Day. The annual holiday marks the historic day in 1960 that the nation finally became independent from France after three centuries under colonial rule. Gaining...
by CREATE! | Mar 29, 2018 | Photo Highlights
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...
by CREATE! | Mar 22, 2018 | Culture & Recipes
It’s 4:30pm and the hot desert sun is finally starting to sink lower into the sky, casting long shadows and golden light across the cooperative community garden in the village of Walo. The temperature still hovers around 100 degrees F. Women chat and laugh with one...
by CREATE! | Mar 15, 2018 | News
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!...