Our partnership with CREATE!

More than 80% of households in rural Senegal rely on seasonal agriculture as their mode of income, with 75% of the farming families relying solely on rain to irrigate their crops. Unpredictable rainfall patterns brought about by climate change have led to decreased access to water and limited agricultural production all over rural Senegal.

In order to provide access to clean water and target issues of hunger and food security in the region of Senegal, we partnered with CREATE! to rehabilitate existing wells and install solar pumps, making clean water available 2,500 people in to the communities year round for household and agricultural needs. This allowed the communities to be able to grow vegetables year-round where previously, production would only happen during rainy seasons. Now, the community members now average a harvest of over 600 pounds of vegetables per month!

Through this partnerships reforestation campaign paired with the improved cook-stove training program, the community was also able to reduce firewood used by 79%. These programs have not only provided reforestation and clean water, but also have relieved the women in the community from the four hours of cooking and firewood time previously spend, which they can now use for new opportunities!