TANDANA FOUNDATION INC
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Geographic areas served: Otavalo Canton, Ecuador and Bandiagara Circle, Mali
Mission:
To empower individuals of various cultural backgrounds with an increased awareness of the world, other cultures, themselves, and an expanded sense of their possibilities;
To promote positive, caring interactions between people of different backgrounds and encourage consideration and lessening of global inequalities;
To promote respect and responsibility toward one's self, all people, and the Earth.
To promote positive, caring interactions between people of different backgrounds and encourage consideration and lessening of global inequalities;
To promote respect and responsibility toward one's self, all people, and the Earth.
Results:
We received 501c3 status in late 2006 and since then have coordinated thirteen volunteer programs in Ecuador and two in Mali, which have allowed approximately 140 North Americans to volunteer their services to help 17 rural communities in Ecuador and 2 villages in Mali, while learning about the local cultures and forming cross-cultural friendships. Ten of these programs were focused on health care and allowed our volunteer healthcare providers to treat over 2,000 patients in 17 communities. One program was focused on education and allowed us to provide free English courses for approximately 50 local students. Other programs have allowed us to support community projects such as the paving of a patio for a community center, the construction of a bathroom for a kindergarten, the planting of fruit trees in a school garden, and the building of a storehouse for a village grain bank. Through our grants program, we have provided funding for four community initiatives in Mali, including the creation of a grain bank, the beginning of two school gardens, and the restoration of a well; and one community initiative in Ecuador: the creation of a school computer lab. We have also supported 30 rural Ecuadorian students by covering the various costs necessary for them to attend secondary school. This summer we offered free English classes, attended by 80 students, and math classes, attended by 30 students, for our scholarship students and others in their communities.
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KM44
01/26/12
Crossing paths with The Tandana Foundation truly has been life changing. I volunteered as a healthcare provider four years ago in highland Ecuador and never would have imagined prior to my first trip, that this will be my fifth year returning to Ecuador to volunteer and continue to provide care to ...
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Sophie S.
05/17/11
I went with my 8th grade class to Ecuador and it was the most eye opening experience I have ever had so far! We did community service with a small Andean community called Padre Chupa and so much more. The kids and people are amazing, Tandana was so much more than helpful. Natalie is amazing! She ...
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katiejerdee
04/11/10
My experience with Tandana was awesome! The accommodations were great and there was a great mix between tradition Ecuadorian food and other more "familiar" types to our US group. We travelled to Ecuador on an Alternative Spring Break trip from Northeastern University in Boston for a one week service...
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