CREATES
Research-action for ecological and social transformations
The Research-Action Centre for Ecological and Social Transformations (CREATES) is a transdisciplinary centre based in Thiafoura, Mbour department, Senegal.
Our conviction: lasting change must emerge from the territories themselves. CREATES combines collaborative research - natural sciences, social sciences, local knowledge and innovation - to design solutions rooted in communities.
Impact areas
Food systems
Resilient and healthy food systems
Land governance
Land tenure and natural resource governance
Solidarity economy
Social and solidarity economy
Energy & infrastructure
Renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure
Knowledge & arts
Knowledge policies and arts
Ongoing projects
Bey Diiwaan
2025–2027 - Territorial culture initiative
NICE
2026–2029 - Urban nutrition and ecosystem
AgroVoiceS
2024–2026 - Documenting the agroecological transition
Atlas of agroecological initiatives
Interactive mapping platform to document and visualise agroecological initiatives in the Sahel.
atlas.creates.ngo