GREEN Senegal

 


Country

Senegal

Organization

GREEN Senegal

GREEN Senegal was founded in 1999 to alleviate poverty in rural areas of Senegal by promoting sustainable agriculture. The organization offers training, research and community-building activities with grassroots communities in conjunction with environmental initiatives for reforestation and land reclamations.

Project

Techno-Agriculture Innovation for Poverty Alleviation

To set up a pilot farming school to train rural youth in innovative farming techinques that include market gardening, natural crop protection, cattle fattening and low-pressure irrigation.

Project Grant Amount $30,000
Total Grants Received $176,000
Years Supported 8
Theme Natural Resource Rights and Economic Justice
Population Served Farmers and fisherfolk, Men, Women, Youth
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