In 2008, Tandana was able to provide the funds needed to restore and deepen a well in Kansongho, Mali.  This project is of utmost importance to the village's 800 inhabitants, since their other two wells both dry up towards the end of the dry season.  The well had collapsed and was unusable; often women had to walk great distances in search of water or use dirty sources, and shepherds had to refrain from watering their livestock.  The village contributed cash to this project in addition to the unskilled labor and local materials and is thrilled to have completed the project.  Now, villagers have a nearby water source that they can count on year-round.  The well also now has a clean, raised opening to keep pollutants out of the water and a basin for watering animals.  In 2010, Tandana provided funds to repair and restore a second well in the village.  An internal collapse had made it too dangerous to use, putting extra pressure on the other two wells.  Now it is stabilized and strong.  Kansongho men took turns assisting the skilled masons with the work.

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