Banana Co-op Brought Back To Life By New Roads
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]