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

Feb

Tandana’s Founding Director shares lessons learned in new book

The Tandana Foundation’s mission is to support the achievement of community goals and address global inequalities through caring intercultural relationships that embody mutual respect and responsibility. But what does Tandana – the global nonprofit I launched 18 years ago – really do? Or, perhaps more importantly, how does the organization do what it does? Español … Continue reading "Tandana’s Founding Director shares lessons learned in new book"

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Jan

Tandana book events showcase indigenous culture and language

In November, members of The Tandana Foundation engaged audiences at several multilingual book readings and conversations around Ohio. The events were centered around two storybooks based on indigenous folklore – Juanita, the Colorful Butterfly and The Hyena, the Hare and the Baobab – that Tandana recently helped to publish and are now available for purchase. … Continue reading "Tandana book events showcase indigenous culture and language"

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Jan

The latest from Tandana scholarship recipients in Mali

The Tandana Foundation has supported dozens of aspiring health professionals and tailors in Mali to attend professional school through the Dr. Ash B. Varma M.D. Scholarship Program. The recipients have gone on to obtain degrees and certifications in fields most-needed in their rural communities. English Español Les dernières nouvelles des boursiers Tandana au Mali La … Continue reading "The latest from Tandana scholarship recipients in Mali"

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Jan

Tandana makes a world of difference with a novel approach

The following story was written by University of Dayton students who attended the roundtable event featuring members of Tandana. As a nonprofit, The Tandana Foundation isn’t putting all of its successes on structures built or money raised. Collaboration and relationships are what powers the organization, and that approach has paid off in Ecuador and Mali. … Continue reading "Tandana makes a world of difference with a novel approach"

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Jan

Hundreds of Miami University students engage with Tandana during campus events

On Nov. 13, more than 300 students of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, filled the large Heritage Room in the Shriver Center. These were students enrolled in classes offered by the department of Global and Intercultural Studies and they were gathered to attend a talk titled “Transforming Gender Norms: Opening Small Spaces for Big Change … Continue reading "Hundreds of Miami University students engage with Tandana during campus events"

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