I wanted to share some texts and messages from all over Madagascar, from friends and students and people living through the cyclone, before, during and after ENAWO. Just to clarify, I had left Antalaha 2 weeks before the storm hit to return to Canada . When I left Madagascar on February 20th, ENAWO was not yet on…
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION (CAF): It is my pleasure to announce that CAF America/Canada’s Eligibility Committee has determined that Macolline/CALA-Leprosy Relief Committee of Antalaha is now eligible to receive grants! Click on the link below to see our CAF website!https://cafa.iphiview.com/cafa/Organizations/OrganizationView/tabid/437/dispatch/byorganization_id$182437_hash$c1059cec791b54d17864bfedc73c34f92439d3ff/Default.aspx For those that have been following my blog, know that a couple of my goals here in Antalaha, Madagascar include: Giving…
Please click on this link for a spreadsheet of JHA’s activities and costs to date. Sept 2014 – Feb 2015 JHA activity report Thank you to all my supporters for making all of this possible!! Three months left in Antalaha. A special misaotra (merci) to Marie-Hélène Kam Hyo, Bernd Zschocke and David van der Walde…
A morning of planting flamboyant trees at the C.A.L.A. Belfort village. An activity chosen by the children, to help celebrate “Journées des écoles” last week. Thank you to all the students and teachers for their participation!! Well done! Keep on planting Antalaha!!!
WHAT IS MACOLLINE AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO C.A.L.A. AND THE LEPROSY VILLAGES? The botanical garden Macolline was created by Marie-Helene Kam Hyo as an extension of C.A.L.A.-Comité d’Aide aux Lépreux d’Antalaha (Leprosy Relief Committee of Antalaha). C.A.L.A. is a committee that aids former leprosy patients as well as their families. People affected by…
Yola did not do very well this semester in school due to a late start, so I have hired two of my English students to be her tutors for the next two semesters. They split the work according to the subjects that they are good at. She now gets help for 4 hours a week…
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…
“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…
