Stories of Change
Introducing Resilient Cashew Farming: A Sustainable Future with Shelter For Life International
SFL has introduced high-yield cashew varieties from Vietnam to the SeGaBi region, promising 2 tons per hectare while cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Just eight months after planting, the first cashew nuts have already appeared.
Building Hope
For over three decades, conflict has displaced families across Senegal's Casamance region. SFL's Returnee Reintegration Program is helping them return home, building transitional shelters and 15 new wells to bring safe water back to resettled communities.
Empowering Cashew Farmers for a Sustainable Future
Across Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau, SFL is mentoring small shareholder cashew farmers in Climate Smart Agriculture through model farms and cooperative meetings, helping the industry become more resilient to climate change while boosting farmer income.
Shelter For Life’s Remarkable Milestone: Planting a Million Trees and Beyond
SFL has planted over one million fruit and non-fruit trees across Afghanistan, and extended the effort to Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau through cashew orchards, boosting food security, stabilizing soil, and building more resilient communities.
Help support SFL’s initiatives in West Africa. Every tree planted makes a difference
Since 2018, SFL and USDA have partnered to revitalize the West African cashew industry, replanting thousands of acres and establishing community-run nurseries, many led by women, across Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau.
An Afternoon with the U.S. Ambassador to Senegal
A lengthy low-level conflict in the Casamance region of southern Senegal disrupted local communities and displaced thousands of local people. […]
Providing Opportunities to Restore Lives
The Baconding Bindada road in Senegal is bordered by four abandoned villages which were abandoned in 1981 due to sustained conflict in the Casamance region. After an attempt to return […]
Rebuilding Casamance, A Win-Win
As the number of people affected by conflict grows worldwide, the need to address mass displacement also grows. Last month our CEO traveled to Senegal to […]
After Two Decades, Families Return Home
The Casamance region of Senegal has suffered substantial internal conflict over the years, forcing hundreds of families to flee. In 1996, Boubkar Sane and his family […]