Double Your Impact in 2023- Matching Challenge!
It has been a banner year for Andando and our partner communities in Senegal! Thank you for walking with us along this journey and helping us accomplish more than even we thought was possible.
As 2023 winds down, it’s not too late for you to make a difference. Now through the end of the year your gift will be MATCHED - doubling your impact!
Greetings from Seno Bowal!
We strive to make the biggest impact possible by working in remote areas where few, if any, other organizations operate. We believe that no matter the challenges this is where we need to be because this is where our resources can make a real difference in people’s lives. At our newest health post in Seno Bowal, near Senegal’s northern border with Mauritania, we recently got a firsthand testimonial of just how meaningful that impact is in our partner communities.
“Before the health post, we used to travel very far by donkey cart. Sometimes when you go, before you reach the hospital, the woman would deliver on the cart and the baby passed away. There are many, many, babies who died this way.”
Mane Fall, mother from Seno Bowal and life-long women’s health advocate.
Thanks to Andando’s new health post the women of Seno Bowal and 12 surrounding villages now have a safe and sanitary facility for births, pre & post-natal care, malnutrition screenings, and a host of other primary care medical needs that will aid them in their fight against infant and child mortality.
Penda Dieng (right) and her baby, the first born in the new Seno Bowal Health Post!
“Talking to the mothers abroad, we too are mothers like them, but our conditions were difficult. With the help of Andando, with the health post, we think that things will be better.”
The original health post in Seno Bowal (left) and the newly completed building (right).
Today, I ask for your support so that we can continue bringing these life-changing programs to the people of Senegal.
Each Andando project is a piece of the puzzle helping communities to break intergenerational cycles of poverty. By walking together with each village over the long term we are able to create lasting change which will be felt for generations to come. From women’s gardens, to microloans, schools, reforestation, and health posts, our work is built on the incredible generosity of our supporters. Your contributions, now more than at any other time of the year, help us to say YES to more projects and more new communities in 2024.
From now until December 31st all contributions will be
MATCHED up to $40,000!
For the first time ever, students at Andando’s Donnaye Taredji High School were able to take the highest level S1 Science course this year!
The president of the Ndiawara women’s garden in Podor giving a thumbs up to Andando!
$100 creates permanent 0% interest microloans for TWO farmers, which are reloaned in perpetuity, providing financial security for dozens of families in the years to come.
$250 provides TWO students with a place in a brand new fully equipped classroom, along with proper sanitation facilities at their school to ensure their health and success.
$500 gives FOUR women and their families a place in a new cooperative garden, providing a permanent source of income and nutrition for more than 20 people.
$1,000 covers the startup cost of a new health post for 40 families, creating lifesaving access to healthcare for over 200 people.
On behalf of all of our staff and partner communities, thank you for supporting Andando. We are so grateful and excited to continue walking together with you to help the people of rural Senegal.
With gratitude,
Garrison Harward
Executive Director