Banana Co-op Brought Back To Life By New Roads
The Sathioum Banana Cooperative was founded in 1987 after the construction of the RN6, a local highway in the Casamance Region of Senegal […]
Helping Communities Survive the Harsh Winter
Taka Timooz is one of many rural villages that is now warmer over the winter season. In 2006, our team worked to winterizes homes for 1,800 families […]
Farm-to-Market Roads in Southern Senegal
Shelter For Life International has recently completed its project of building farm-to-market roads in southern Senegal. With the help of local laborers and contractors […]
Strengthening Communities in Flood Risk Reduction
Most of the hillsides in northern Afghanistan are not forested or covered with grass, and when heavy rains come the land is susceptible to erosion. […]
Linking Rich Agricultural Areas in Senegal
Shelter For Life’s project in southern Senegal is building and rehabilitating 130 kilometers (81 miles) of durable roads between rich agricultural areas and a major national highway. […]
New Road Leads to Market Access, Helps Promote Peace
Bala Sadio lives in Djibanar, a community affected by a decades-long conflict between the separatist rebel group Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de la Casamance (MFDC), and the Senegal governmet […]
Irrigation Leads to Income in Tahkar Province Community
I am Abdul Bashir; a resident of Norther Afghanistan. We have 8 people in our family and I am a farmer. Sometimes my wife and my children are helping me in the field. […]
Rehabilitated Road Fosters Community Peacebuilding and Safety
Diara Mané lives in Samick, in a household of eleven people, four of them children (two attending school). She helped build the Camaracounda-Laty road, participating in […]
Optimism for the Future for Women in Taloqan District
Undeniably, women play a significant role in society. For women in Afghanistan, however, there are many cultural and countless traditional barriers that restrict women from […]
Better Prices for Cashew Farmer Thanks To New Road
Mamadou is the head of a household of ten. He has four children, one of whom is in school. He makes his money by growing peanuts, maize, potatoes, and cashews. He brings […]
