News & Media

The following are blogs published by people who have worked with Tandana as volunteers or interns in Ecuador and Mali, and others we just think are cool. We hope that by reading about their adventures, you'll get some ideas for your own!

Anna Study Abroad - Teaching volunteer in Ecuador

Craig and Steph's Vacations - Service project in Mali

The Arts Foundry - Mali Volunteer Vacation

Lauren in Ecuador - Internship in Ecuador

Our Ecuador Adventure - Family volunteering long-term in Ecuador

Leflers in Ecuador - Family volunteering long-term in Ecuador

Carpe Diem Education - Health care service work and homestays in Ecuador

Lizzie Falconer Writes - Internship in Ecuador

Resisting the Yawn - Internship in Ecuador

Unus Medicus Foris - MD on a Health Care Volunteer Vacation

My Life in a Shoebox - Volunteer on a year-long quest to see school gardens around the world

REACHing Ecuador - The REACH program with homestays and service work in Ecuador.

News from Tandana

May

Up close: In Kansongo and Dani, it’s much more than just a school

Once only the communities’ dreams, the new schools in Kansongo and Dani have created a positive and welcoming environment for hundreds of students since they opened in recent years. Built by local villages in partnership with The Tandana Foundation, the schools are receiving high praise from local leaders, residents, and the children who attend class … Continue reading "Up close: In Kansongo and Dani, it’s much more than just a school"

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May

No worries: The women’s associations’ income-generating activities are thriving

Finding employment opportunities is not easy in rural Mali, and many residents have created their own businesses to provide for themselves and their families while also filling the needs of their communities. Some of the women entrepreneurs have joined together in associations and have requested support from The Tandana Foundation to start or expand their … Continue reading "No worries: The women’s associations’ income-generating activities are thriving"

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May

A new chapter: Women are empowering themselves by learning to read and write

After thousands of women have successfully learned to read and write, word continues to spread about The Tandana Foundation’s Literacy, Leadership, and Enterprise program – and more villages in rural Mali are requesting literacy centers of their own. The program teaches women to read and write letters and numbers in the region’s native language of … Continue reading "A new chapter: Women are empowering themselves by learning to read and write"

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May

Scholar stories: Hear from two beneficiaries of the Dr. Ash B. Varma M.D. Scholarship Program

Each year, The Tandana Foundation supports students in rural Mali to learn professions that are in great demand in the rural communities, such as health professions and tailoring through the organization’s Dr. Ash B. Varma M.D. Scholarship Program. Not only do these students obtain needed skills in their villages, the recipients also engage in community … Continue reading "Scholar stories: Hear from two beneficiaries of the Dr. Ash B. Varma M.D. Scholarship Program"

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May

Rising higher: Women are speaking up and stepping up after being trained in leadership

Women continue to face gender barriers in many parts of Mali, but in rural villages those perceptions are changing with the help of Tandana’s Literacy, Leadership, and Enterprise program. Through the program, women are learning how to speak in front of groups among other skills that are supporting them in becoming leaders in their communities … Continue reading "Rising higher: Women are speaking up and stepping up after being trained in leadership"

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