Jiji the French clown from the NGO “Les enfants d’abord” was in the area for three weeks and he was a hit all around the commune of Antalaha! He had given me a few days notice that he was coming so I was able to organize his schedule with six (6) different schools in the…
JHA FUND would like to propose the adoption of a tree from wherever you are in the world!! For $20, the tree will be planted for you at the botanical sight of “Macolline” in Antalaha, Madagascar. The act of planting and adopting a tree is an opportunity to raise awareness and build relationships between people…
Well in to the second month of my stay. Time is flying by, as I knew it would. There is so much to do and the time passes by so quickly. I wish that I could blog more often but I find myself so tired at the end of the day that even if I do have…
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/travel/charting-change-in-madagascar.html -NY Times article from September 26, 2014 “A Glance at Madagascar.” That was the title of the pamphlet that Hilary Bradt, a British guidebook publisher and tour operator, wrote about the island nation in 1984. And what an ambitious task she took on: to glance at a country that split from mainland Africa, then…
“Assist people with leprosy” -made by a CALA villager cured of leprosy and handicapped as a result of not catching the disease in time. This is all made from the raffia palm tree leaves. Some of the woman in the village are very creative and spend most of their day creating jewelry, placemats, hats and…
I arrived in Antalaha last week, very warm greetings and lots of smiles, great to be back. I went by one of the CALA villages briefly on my first day but not many people around as it is still holiday time, school starts beginning of October. This gives us some time to prepare for an…
The name Telotrano means “three houses”. He was given this name due to that fact that the first two homes that he lived in as a fetus, were destroyed by cyclones. He was born in the “third house” -Telotrano Telotrano will rest in the small forest lulled by the sounds of the Indian Ocean. To…
Can Madagascar cope with deforestation? Madagascar has lost over 90% of its original forest, which has negative effects on the country’s growing population. Watch this CNN clip for more information.
Jambo. I’m in Nairobi airport waiting for my flight to Tana (Antananarivo). The first time I heard a guy say “hakuna matata” I did a double take. I was almost ashamed for being so callow… The long haul of this journey is something that I was dreading from the day I decided to do this.…
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