As we close the books on another year, we want to reflect on what we have accomplished together with our partner communities in 2025. One thing we have learned through this work is that, together, we can make a substantial difference in a very short amount of time.
Members of the Haffé Women’s Cooperative showcasing some of the vegetables grown in the garden.
A prime example is the women’s garden in Haffé. It was launched at the beginning of 2025, and in less than nine months, the cooperative reached its savings goal and grew over 20,000 pounds of produce! For 220 women there, and more than 1,000 family members, life changed for the better this year with more food on the table, more income, more stability, and more confidence about what the future can hold. And that is just one small example of the impact you helped create.
Here are a few more highlights your support helped make possible this year:
41 women’s gardens and 1 school garden supported, including new gardens in Haffé and Senobowal
Over 33,000 trees planted, bringing Andando’s total to more than 95,000 trees established in gardens, schools, health clinics, and farms
Aquaculture added to 4 gardens, improving nutrition and income for over 600 families
4 new classrooms built, two at Ndiédieng Primary School and two at Guédé Village High School, with bathrooms and clean running water at each
190 microloans disbursed in Keur Socé, paired with trees and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration training
1 new health clinic added in Ndiaguene, extending vital services to over 1,000 people, plus renovations at our Paymar clinic after a brutal rainy season damaged their roof
The Senobowal borehole completed, bringing reliable, clean water to over 5,000 Indigenous pastoralists and helping them remain rooted on their ancestral lands with dignity
We are incredibly grateful for your support of Andando and our partner communities. Together in 2025, we reached more than 55,000 people, and the benefits of that support will continue for years, and in many cases decades, to come.
Monthly donors help make this possible. You can too! Start (or increase) a monthly donation today (click here for details).
