Legacy of Hope Celebration

Grain Bank in Mali ($8,000 - Total Project Cost)

In Mali's Bandiagara District, food security is a major concern. Community members work hard, farming millet, peanuts, sorghum, cowpeas, and other crops, and yet decreasing rainfall and increasing pest problems have caused harvests to diminish. In most years, most families cannot harvest enough food to last them through the year until the next harvest. Cash income is very difficult to come by in the villages, so young people must then go to the cities to look for work and send money home so their families can purchase food. Villages in the area have proposed several solutions to the problem of food insecurity, including grain banks which allow them to purchase a large stock of grain at the time of year that the price is lowest, and then store it to use during the entire year, especially when prices are the highest.

$15 – A sack of cement for construction of the storehouse

$35 – A sack of rice

$50 – A sack of millet

$100 – A door for the storehouse

$250 – A desk and chair

$4,500 – Complete construction costs for the storehouse

Read this blog about grain banks in Mali!

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Natividad Water in Ecuador ($16,000 - Total Project Cost)

Water is life. The Natividad community of Ecuador needs a system to bring clean water to families’ homes. Safe, potable, piped water will mean better health, less worry, and more time to devote to other pursuits. It's as simple as that.

$75 - 10 on/off valves

$100 - 32 meters worth of pipe

$250 - 80 meters of pipe

$500 - 160 meters worth of pipe

$1,000 - Machinery for excavation to install pipes

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Kansongho School in Mali ($77,000 - Total Project Cost)

Residents of Kansongho, Mali have long dreamed of having a school for their children. The government created a school on paper but provided no infrastructure, so the village plans to partner with Tandana to construct a school building. With your help, students will have a dedicated school space that protects them from the weather, and it will be a place where teachers can teach without being frustrated by poor conditions.

$90 – A desk for 3 students

$150 – A window for a classroom

$200 – A teacher’s desk

$250 – A door for a classroom

$300 – A cabinet for storing supplies

$1,750 – Electrical for the classrooms

$5,500 – All painting for the classrooms

$8,000 – Set of latrines for the school

$19,000 – One entire classroom

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Scholarships ($105,000 - Total Annual Cost)

Our scholarship programs in Ecuador and Mali open doors for young scholars that may not have been possible otherwise. Education allows them to earn a degree and then find a job and serve their communities with their knowledge. It’s a great way for students to follow their passion and achieve their dreams while also sharing needed skills with their communities!

$65 – School supplies for one Malian student for one year

$100 – Summer school for one student in Ecuador

$300 – Secondary scholarship for one year for a student in Ecuador

$750 – Professional school scholarship for one year for a student in Mali

$1,500 – Post-secondary scholarship for one year for a student in Ecuador

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