by CREATE! | May 31, 2018 | Testimonials
It’s hot and windy in the village of Keur Daouda. Faty Gueye, 45, is out with the rest of the women in her community cooperative garden, tending to the crops in the late afternoon. Although it’s hard work, Faty is motivated and happy to be training with CREATE!’s...
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! | Mar 5, 2018 | Testimonials
“Every day, people across Senegal are cutting trees for firewood. This is why reforestation is very important for our future generations. Our parents planted trees that we are now using for shade and firewood. We must also plant trees for our children.” – Rokhaya Sene...
by CREATE! | Nov 16, 2017 | Testimonials
Mitou Diouf, 45, of Gagnick Mack, has been a part of CREATE!’s programs in her village for the last three years, and has participated in all four of the primary project sectors. Her favorite activity? Vegetable cultivation, particularly because of all the lettuce she...
by CREATE! | Oct 26, 2017 | Testimonials
It is nearing the end of the rainy season in Senegal, and Ndeye Diop, 25, of Walo is out harvesting her watermelon crops. The big, sweet, juicy fruit, along with the rich harvest of vegetables coming from the community garden, will be more than enough to feed her...
