Hope
For Madagascar plans to provide school facility approximatively every 2 years
for a village in need.
On
October 3, 2009, Georges Raelisaona was sent to the rural village of Ambalona
in the South East part of Madagascar to lead the construction of a cyclone resistant
school building. This project was funded by Hope For Madagascar members and donors.
The villagers of Ambalona contributed by providing building materials such as
sand, gravel and lumber.
Former
School Building
New
School underconstruction
Villagers
were helping
New
School almost finished
New
School open
Every
year, Hope For Madagascar sends a team of volunteers to distribute school supplies
to needy school children in Madagascar. Villages benefiting from the program were
Kelilalina, Ambodipaiso and Ambalona (Vatovavy Fitovinany region).
Provide
funds necessary for students to attend school ($50.00 per student)
Hope
for Madagascar volunteers offer their experiences to children, adults and teachers
through the introduction of basic English.
On
March 17th, 2010, Harry Deal, a volunteer from the United Kingdom arrived
in Ambalona village to teach basic English to primary school teachers and school
children in the surrounding area. Read more
about his experience in the village...
Providing
youth with an opportunity to experience another way of life can impact how they
contribute to society for the rest of their lives. With this in mind, Hope For
Madagascar has developped a "Life Experience Exchange Program" for children
ages 8-12 who are brought together from the rainforest, desert and city to learn
about various cultures within the country. They are taught about resource renewal,
sustainability, play games, sing songs and plant trees.
One
van load at a time, 12 children and two teachers would travel approximately for
8 hours to get from one region of the country to the other. Upon arriving, children
would be hosted by local families for two days. These future leaders would be
expected to share their experiences with their classmates/village upon their return.
On
November 18, 2008, Nathan
Lazarus, a 6th grader from Dawson
School in Lafayette, Colorado (USA) went to Madagascar to participate in the
L.E.E.P 2008.
Best
students from each grade level at Kelilalina Public Primary School in Ranomafana-Ifanadiana
visited the remote village of Ambalona in the Vatovavy Fitovinany region with
Fanja Rakotonirina.
Golder
Denver engineers are volunteering with Engineers Without Borders - USA and Hope
For Madagascar to develop a sustainable safe water supply for the rural village
of Ambalona. Read
more...
