| Our mission | The expressed mission of The Tandana Foundation is: 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. |
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The Tandana Foundation
| Ways to help | Health Care Volunteer VacationYou can experience life in the highlands of Ecuador while sharing your valuable skills with villagers.Gardening Volunteer VacationGardening Volunteer Vacation in the beautiful Andean highlands outside the city of Otavalo, Ecuador. |
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| How you help | The Tandana Foundation is not about "helping the poor" or imposing a developmentalist worldview or any particular religion. Rather, our goal is to create and nurture real and responsible relationships among people of different cultures. Giving and receiving are inherent parts of those relationships, and contributing to community initiatives is a great way to make friends. We come to learn and to share. |
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| About us | The Tandana Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers intercultural volunteer experiences, scholarships, and support for community initiatives in highland Ecuador and Mali's Dogon Country. Its volunteer programs provide visitors to Ecuador or Mali the unique opportunity to be guests rather than tourists, to form intercultural friendships, to participate in a rich indigenous culture, and to make a difference in the lives of new friends. |
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In a new blog, read about Saline High School's volunteer and cultural immersion trip to Ecuador. The students enjoyed their experience, which included painting a school mural, even without speaking Spanish.
All about Saline High School’s intercultural volunteer trip to Ecuador
Saline High School (SHS) senior Michael Moore stood by and smiled as a group of enthusiastic kindergarten students ...
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A new blog provides an inside look at the Seniors' Club at the Quichinche Health Center. As lifestyle choices play a large role chronic conditions, the club seeks to show seniors how small changes in exercise, diet, and attitude can make a difference.
Healthier together: The Quichinche Health Center’s Seniors’ Club
Before the meeting began, none of the gathered assembly were inclined to talk. They formed a circle in front of ...
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In a new blog, Allie Leach, who recently served as Tandana’s Environmental and Horticultural Intern, shares her experience in Ecuador. She writes: "My work with Tandana was incredibly joyful and educational." And that the hardest part was saying goodbye.
Community, Friendship, and Gardening in Ecuador
For eleven short weeks in 2023, I had the incredible opportunity and honor to serve as Tandana’s Environmental a...
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In a new blog, literacy instructor Fatouma Kouriba shares an inspiring anecdote about meeting Tandana’s Founding Director. Read it now!
Following in the footsteps of Tandana’s Founding Director
In the following, literacy instructor Fatouma Kouriba shares an inspiring anecdote about meeting Tandana’s Founding Director.
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The 14th video in Tandana's 15th-anniversary series is live on the blog. In this video, we hear about cotton and indigo banks that help women generate income and grain banks as a food security initiative. Watch it now!
Celebrating 15 Years of Intercultural Friendship: Cotton, Indigo, and Grain Banks – How They Work
In recognition of The Tandana Foundation’s 15th anniversary, we are creating 15 videos featuring cherished members o...
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