by CREATE! | Aug 23, 2019 | Solar Power Projects, Testimonials, Water
CREATE!’s partner communities reside within the Fatick, Kaolack, and Louga regions of Senegal. These areas are no strangers to desertification and unpredictable rainfall- the results of climate change. Looking out into the landscape, you would never know that...
by CREATE! | Aug 2, 2019 | News, Senegal
Women in rural Senegal are working together to develop sustainable livelihoods and support an innovative, worldwide movement that helps others do the same. Through CREATE!’s participatory programs, Senegalese women are supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals...
by CREATE! | Jul 12, 2019 | Improved Cookstoves, Testimonials, Tree Nurseries
The impacts of climate change, such as increasing desertification and decreasing annual rainfall, have taken a toll both socially and environmentally on rural communities in rural Senegal. However, people are fighting back by developing sustainable practices in their...
by CREATE! | Jul 5, 2019 | News, Senegal, Tree Nurseries
Tree-planting season in Senegal is upon us! Every year during the rainy season, CREATE!’s partner communities participate in an annual tree-planting campaign. Each community plants an average of 3,000 trees for food, windbreak, shade, and firewood. One of these...
by CREATE! | Jun 21, 2019 | Cooperative Community Gardens, Testimonials
Boury Thiam supports a family of eight in the community of Yougouré. In the past, it was difficult for her to find work without leaving her children and the village. She explains that she could only work during the rainy season since that is when she could grow crops...
