Andando

06/19/2026

What an incredible evening! Thank you to everyone who came out last night for our Evening of Gratitude! We loved connecting, laughing, and sharing the incredible impact you are making possible in Senegal ❤️🇸🇳. Special thank you to Third Block Wines and our incredible founders, Fiona and Kevin, for hosting the party! If you missed it, we will be posting some of the videos we shared here, so check back soon.

🎉 Congratulations to our Quilt Raffle winner, and a huge thank you to everyone who bought a ticket to support our mission! Jerejef, merci, thank you!

06/16/2026

We can't wait to see you THIS Thursday, June 18th!! Join us for an Evening of Gratitude as we say Thank You 🙏🏽 to our donors and celebrate ✨what we have accomplished in Senegal together. 💗🇸🇳

Bring a friend and introduce someone new to Andando! RSVP and details at www.andando.org/thankyou

-Family-Friendly
-Wine tastings
-Light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages provided

06/12/2026

Looking for a way to escape the heat this weekend? ☀️🌡️🫠 Join our friends at Third Block Wines (they have air conditioning 🧊❄️💨) and get your limited edition Andando labeled wine!! All proceeds support our agroforestry, education, health, and financial security programs in Senegal. 💗 🇸🇳

Third Block Wines is located in Jefferson at 15192 Jefferson Hwy 99E and open on Fri & Sat from 1-6. Bring a friend!

Third Block Wines is a partner/supporter of Andando, a non-profit that is making a real difference. To that end, we are featuring two terrific wines at a very special price, and 100% of the proceeds go to Andando. There is a 2024 Pinot Gris for only $15 a bottle, and a 2022 Pinot Noir for only $22. These won't last long! In Jefferson at 15192 Jefferson Hwy 99E and open on Fri & Sat from 1-6.

06/11/2026

And just like that, 81 students at Kawe Elementary School🏫 now have freshly renovated classrooms and brand-new bathrooms! ✨

Kawe is a remote village in northern Senegal.🇸🇳 Its school, the only one for dozens of surrounding villages, was falling apart. The community reached out for help, and you answered. Fast forward a few short months, and the renovations are complete!

This is the power of your support. 🫶 By working together, we can respond to urgent needs exactly when and where they matter most. Learn more about Kawe Elementary School at https://www.andando.org/news/tag/Kawe

06/05/2026

Our two newest gardens to add aquaculture 🐟 are celebrating double successes: harvesting fresh fish and boosting overall crop production!✨

“Before, all our production was weak. But when we use the [fish] water, we see all the production is increasing. It’s very excellent! When we got the fish, they were small, but now we harvest and cook them!” --Ramata Diallo, President of Sare Diouma Garden

Integrating fish farming into gardens is a game-changer for rural communities. It improves access to high-quality food and boosts economic opportunities for women.

“If we didn’t have this fish pond, we would have gone elsewhere to buy fish. But now we raise fish ourselves, and we also eat and sell. And all our friends and family often come to buy them.” — Dickel Sow, Mbantou Croissement Garden Member

Thank you to Tomberg Family Philanthropies for supporting dry-land fish farming in rural Senegal.

Learn more and support our aquaculture program at: https://www.andando.org/news/category/Fish

06/03/2026

We are thrilled to be a Tomberg Family Philanthropies 2026 Grant Recipient! For the last 3 years, Tomberg Family Philanthropies has helped bring dry-land fish farming to more communities in rural Senegal.

By integrating fish basins in established gardens, the same water does double duty, first passing through the fish basins before being used to water garden crops. This improves access to fish and increases garden yields, having a transformative impact on nutrition for the entire village:

“We used to have up to 35 children suffering from malnutrition... But now it is a part of our past, here in Mboyo. “— Aminata Elhadj Diagne, Member of the Mboyo Walo Fish Farming Committee

Learn more about our integrated fish farming at https://www.andando.org/news/category/Fish

Congratulations to the 2026 Tomberg Family Philanthropies grant recipients.

We are grateful to support organizations working across education, environment, health, and poverty alleviation to improve lives and strengthen communities.

Read more about these impactful programs at: https://www.tombergphilanthropies.org/causes-category/current-projects/.

05/28/2026

Our partner health clinics 🩺 💝 are reaching more villages to address public health issues like malnutrition!

"Thanks to Andando, we are now able to serve six villages. Previously, in each screening, we would identify 7 to 9 children suffering from Moderate Acute Malnutrition; now, that number has dropped to just 4 children!" — Ngoné Ndiaye, a healthcare worker in Mbantou Croissement

Around 500 children are screened for malnutrition in Andando clinics each month. Moderate cases are treated locally, while more severe ones are referred to hospitals. By helping partner clinics to stay well-stocked and deliver services consistently, more people are seeking care.

See more at https://www.andando.org/news/helping-clinics-do-more

05/22/2026

Do you have your 🎫raffle ticket? Just ONE ticket ($10) provides clean, safe drinking water for two people!!!!

With each ticket you buy, you are changing someone’s life.

Get your tickets today: https://quilt-raffle.auctria.events or see the quilt in-person and buy tickets at Third Block Wines (15192 Jefferson Hwy 99E SE, Jefferson, OR 97352) during their tasting room hours Fridays and Saturdays 1p-6p.

The drawing will take place on June 18th in the evening at Third Block Wines. Come spend the evening with us and celebrate the meaningful impact we’ve made together.

05/18/2026

Water 💧 for Wouro Kelle: On the bank of the Senegal River, the village of Wouro Kelle supports more than 700 people. While the floodplain here is fertile for agricultural opportunities, the water is unsafe to drink. Few families have the money to purchase bottled water, and when the floods cut off access, even that costly option disappears, leaving the people here no choice but to drink directly from the river.

With the need so urgent, we were thrilled to find a new partner in Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group, who stepped forward to help us pursue a lasting solution for Wouro Kelle. See the rest of the story at https://www.andando.org/news/unlocking-abundance