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Virtual Ventures

Join us for a series of interactive Virtual Ventures to Ecuador! None of us can travel right now, but we can still stay connected with each other. Join members of the Tandana team and community partners on our series of Zoom video conferences to learn, ask questions, and connect.

December 6, 2020

3:00 pm ET
Suggested Donation: $20

Make Your Own Makiwatanas - Traditional Kichwa Otavalo Bracelets!
Join Margarita Fuerez to make your own makiwatanas!

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Past Virtual Ventures

Thanks for joining this past series of Virtual Ventures to Mali and Ecuador! Even though none of us could travel, we still stayed connected with each other. Members of the Tandana team and community partners held a series of free one-hour Zoom video conferences to learn, ask questions, and connect. Watch the recordings below!

April 2, 2020, 4:15 pm ET	Update on Projects in Mali Hear about recent and current programs and projects that Tandana is supporting in Mali, including COVID-19 prevention, women's literacy and leadership programs, and environmental work. Talk with Anna Taft, Hope Taft, and Bruce Magnusson. Successfully Completed!	Missed it? You can watch the recording here.
April 9, 2020, 4:15 pm ET	A Malian Cultural Experience Get to know Dogon culture from central Mali, seeing and hearing about cultural experiences you might have on a real Tandana Volunteer Venture to Mali. Talk with Anna Taft, Shannon Ongaro, and Hope Taft. Successfully Completed!	Missed it? You can watch the recording here.
April 16, 2020, 4:15 pm ET	An Ecuadorian Cultural Experience Get to know Kichwa culture from highland Ecuador, seeing and hearing about cultural experiences you might have on a real Tandana Volunteer Venture to Ecuador. Talk with Margarita Fuerez, Segundo Moreta, Nicole Melendez, and Charlotte Ford. Successfully Completed!	Missed it? You can watch the recording here.
April 23, 2020, 4:15 pm ET	Update on Community Projects in Ecuador Learn about recent community projects that Tandana has supported in Ecuador, including several water systems. Talk with Ricardo Saransig, Maria José Arellano, Charlotte Ford, Nicole Melendez, and Kuri Moreta. Successfully Completed!	Missed it? You can watch the recording here.
April 30, 2020, 4:15 pm ET	Update on Health Care and Scholarships in Ecuador Hear from scholars and patients as well as the staff members in charge of these programs about recent developments and experiences. Talk with Virginia Sanchez, Verónica Pazmiño, Zamayra Yamberla, Dayana Velasquez, and Cristina Fuerez. Successfully Completed!	Missed it? You can watch the recording here.
September 16, 2020 6:00 PM ET Cost: $25	Kichwa cooking class with Claudia - Make quinoa tortillas! Join Claudia Fuerez, owner of Kawsaymi cooking school, in Otavalo Ecuador, as she teaches you how to make traditional quinoa tortillas! Successfully Completed!
September 23, 2020 6:00 pm ET Cost: $25	Kichwa Garden Tour and Medicinal Plant Lesson Join Alexandra Aguilar, leader of Pakarinka Learning Center in Otavalo, Ecuador for an interactive presentation about medicinal plants! Successfully Completed!
September 30, 2020 6:00 pm ET Suggested Donation: $20	Otavalango - Living Kichwa Museum Virtual Tour Take a virtual guided tour of the Kichwa Living Culture Museum in Otavalo, Ecuador with museum curator Luzmila Zambrano Maldonado. Successfully Completed!
October 7, 2020 6:00 pm ET Suggested Donation: $20	History of Indigenous Kichwa Otavalo Dress & Embroidery Join Margarita Fuerez to learn about the history of Kichwa Otavalo dress, jewelry, and the significance of embroidery in the region. Successfully Completed!
November 1, 2020 3:00 pm ET Suggested Donation: $20	Colada Morada and Wawas de Pan - An Ecuadorian All Souls Day Tradition! Learn to make Colada Morada while hearing about Ecuadorian and indigenous Kichwa All Souls Day traditions! Successfully Completed!
November 15, 2020 3:00 pm ET Suggested Donation: $20	Storytelling and Local Kichwa Legends from Otavalo, Ecuador Join Segundo Moreta, author from Otavalo, Ecuador, for a live reading of his book and sharing of local legends from the province of Imbabura! Successfully Completed!