By Kaitlyn Grigsby-Hall | CREATE! Grants Coordinator and Project Leader
Friends,
“We are very excited about the long-term benefits of sustainable development!” Kiné is president of the CREATE! agricultural cooperative in the community of Darou Diadji. She believes that CREATE! training programs offer opportunity for everyone in her village. “Together,” she adds, “we can build businesses, create jobs, and ensure economic independence for all.”
Thanks to your generosity, the communities of Darou Diadji and Walo now have access to abundant clean water and have started growing vegetables in cooperative garden sites. In August, the agricultural cooperative in Walo harvested tomatoes, peppers, okra, watermelon, and almost 100 pounds of eggplant! Now that access to water is secure in these communities, cooperative members are able to grow fresh fruit and vegetables for their families and to sell in local markets. Cooperative members are also working with CREATE! staff to plant thousands of tree seedlings within the garden sites and throughout their communities. Trees provide shade, moderate temperatures, and produce fruit and nuts. They also serve as windbreaks and living fences in community garden sites.
While these communities continue to thrive, there are other villages that still need your help. With your support, we can expand this project and help other rural Senegalese communities gain access to clean, abundant water. This week, make an ongoing commitment to women like Kiné. For this week only, GlobalGiving is matching new recurring donations at 100%! To make a recurring donation, click here: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/clean-water-for-senegalese-families/?show=recurring. To thank you for your commitment, every new recurring donation of $25 or more to this project will receive a screen-printed CREATE! tote bag! After you donate, send us an email with your mailing address to claim your free gift.
CREATE!’s beneficiaries truly appreciate your donation to help them on their way to self-sufficiency! So what’s next? We would love to have you get more involved with CREATE! Send an email to kaitlyn@createaction.org and I will let you know all the different ways that you can help out! Be sure to stay updated with what’s going on with CREATE! by signing up for our email list, becoming our friend on Facebook, following us on Twitter, and checking out our blog!
Best wishes,
Kaitlyn
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