by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 19, 2016 | Tree Nurseries
Each rainy season, CREATE! field technicians work with cooperative members to plant thousands of trees in the communities where CREATE! works through our annual tree planting campaign in Senegal. These trees help mitigate the impact of climate change in numerous ways....
by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 4, 2016 | News
Last month, Celles de la Terre (Women of the Earth) visited CREATE!’s partner communities in rural Senegal. Formed by three students at HEC Paris, Celles de la Terre is a global, year-long project to “meet outstanding and exceptional women who can inspire a younger...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jun 10, 2016 | Testimonials
Aissatou Faye, 55, lives happily in Gagnick Mack with her children and grandchildren. She says, “I may be old, but I never wanted to stay home without an occupation. Now, I work in the garden every day.” CREATE! has been a huge part of making a better life in Senegal...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 13, 2016 | Testimonials
Rokhe Sarr, 50, says that her life has changed since CREATE! began training programs in her community 1 ½ years ago. “Before CREATE! the village was like a desert, but now thanks to the garden and the tree planting campaign, we have green space and many trees around...
by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 22, 2016 | News
In his column, “Out of Africa, Part II,” Thomas Friedman vividly describes his recent visit to the village of Ndiamaguene in northwestern Senegal, along with a team working on a National Geographic documentary called “Years of Living Dangerously.” Rapid...
