Collaboration: Guede Chantier (Senegal) + Damanhur (Italy)

Katrin Hasselwander
  • July 30, 2020
  • Economics & Law
Senegal & Italy: Guede Chantier is the Senegalese ecovillage who twinned with the Italian ecovillage Damanhur, and their collaboration brought beautiful results for several communities in Senegal as well for community members of Damanhur. Thanks to the fundraising done in Damanhur and the willingness and cooperation within REDES, 1400 fruit trees were planted, and more than 100 women from 15 villages were trained in food transformation. This has brought a tangible positive change in the community’s economy and health, which can be felt particularly during the warmer seasons when very few crops can be grown. These villages now have strategies to face the more challenging seasons, all while addressing socio-environmental issues such as desertification and immigration. Quotes from people involved:
It was a great exchange between the communities, it moved the North and the South closer.” “We were coming from different cultures and learning from each other. We took common action to face the challenges of climate change.
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