Admin Istrator 7/12/23 Admin Istrator 7/12/23

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.

Jes Alexander-Rowe 6/25/19 Jes Alexander-Rowe 6/25/19

Growing hope in Afghanistan

Jawar Bibi shares her story in a matter-of-fact tone that belies the tragedy she is describing. Perhaps because in a country that has gone through four decades of conflict, her story is not unlike many […]

Jes Alexander-Rowe 5/16/19 Jes Alexander-Rowe 5/16/19

More than just a box

A group of young boys and girls each gather to open their bright red boxes. They are excited as this is the first gift that many have received in some time […]

Jes Alexander-Rowe 4/3/19 Jes Alexander-Rowe 4/3/19

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. […]

Jes Alexander-Rowe 1/17/19 Jes Alexander-Rowe 1/17/19

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 […]

Jes Alexander-Rowe 1/3/19 Jes Alexander-Rowe 1/3/19

Vocational Training Brings Renewed Optimism to Women in Taloqan

Education is said to be the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom. While women in Afghanistan increasingly move further towards this freedom […]