In Dawady, eastern Senegal, the community garden installed by The Ivory Foundation next to the health center is coming back to life after the well was overburdened.As the water level had dropped, the well had to be deepened by a … Read More
The rainy season began 1 month ago in the Tambacounda region, and the landscape has undergone a metamorphosis…. The arid expanses have given way to cultivated fields, to produce cereals for 3 months that will be stored for the following … Read More
Designing Hope has provided educational games based around vegetables, which are particularly popular with the children at the Rufisque school. Joseph is in charge of these classroom activities, as well as working directly on the school roof to water and … Read More
Several times a week, children from the Handiscole school in Rufisque help to maintain the vegetable garden installed by Designing Hope on the school’s roof terrace. Joseph, the gardener, accompanies the children along with their teachers.
A series of manuals on nutrition, published by The Ivory Foundation, has been distributed to the gardens funded by The Ivory Foundation in Senegal. The manuals stress the importance of a balanced diet, and encourage women to grow a variety … Read More
Ndioum is one of the 20 villages visited by Bala’s mobile team in eastern Senegal. The Ivory Foundation financed the creation of a shared vegetable garden for the women of the village. This plot has been fenced off to protect … Read More
Every day, the children of the inclusive school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque, accompanied by their teachers and Joseph, the person in charge of the garden, take part in the watering and maintenance of the planters.
Sentiou Maka is one of the community vegetable gardens set up on the outskirts of Bala. The solar pump has allowed good irrigation of the garden and within three months, it has been fully cultivated. Thanks to the expertise of … Read More
The Dawady garden, located next to the medical center, provides 150 women with three plots of land each, with access to water. 25% of the surface is reserved to produce vegetables for the pregnant women looked after at the health … Read More
A training session has been organized by The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemens to train the women of Dawady in the use of organic fertilizers and seed production. Natural ingredients such as Neem oil and Neem cake (organic residue after pressing … Read More
