Partners & Supporters:

JHA’s impact would not be possible without the generous support of donors. Their contributions have made a difference in the lives of hundreds of people affected by leprosy and otherwise. As part of our commitment to transparency, we publicly disclose those who support our efforts. This list is comprised of those who have made contributions to advance the work of any part of the JHA Fund, cumulative through 2013 to present.

Your generosity makes our mission possible. The people of Antalaha thank you for your contribution. There are many people who are eager to learn and improve their country’s situation, they just need opportunities. If you can help me to help them, then we’re all making a difference together.

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CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 2013-TODAY

$10 000+

Aust & Hachmann Canada JHA’s #1 donor, supplies the airline tickets and financial support for all Madagascar missions +++
SENTREX Ingredients of New Jersey for environmental education with GIZ using Kit Mad’ere, Macolline park field trips and the building of three (3) new cyclone proof elementary schools + major rehabilitation for two (2) existing schools in Antalaha
Aust & Hachmann of Hamburg, Germany for Kit Mad’ERE environmental training for teachers with GIZ using Kit Mad’ere
Doctor Vanilla Artisanal of Missouri for environmental education with Kit Mad’ere + a newly built elementary school
Manon De Ladurantaye & David van der Walde contributed in building a cyclone proof home for our Managing Director in a village near Antalaha
Manon De Ladurantaye & David van der Walde for Kit Mad’ERE environmental training for teachers with GIZ using Kit Mad’ere

$5000+

Duke University Lemur Center “DLC” of North Carolina for environmental education with Kit Mad’ere and ongoing support and grants for environmental education school trips with Macolline
Takeo Hama of Japan ongoing support for environmental education with GIZ using Kit Mad’ere
HÄAGEN-DAZS® Japan retailers for environmental education in partnership with GIZ using Kit Mad’ere
Tripper Inc of Bali, Indonesia

$1000+

Debbie & Laurie Bultz for school maintenance
Lawrence Abrams of Toronto
Lemur Conservation Foundation of Myakka City, Florida partnered with JHA Fund to train 4 schools in the Andapa area using GIZ’s Kit Mad’ERE
Bruce & Lori Burnett (LSB Art Gallery) contributed in building cyclone proof home and for environmental education with GIZ
U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program in Madagascar provided grant from the to help improve the botanical site Macolline and to reach our goals for environmental education
Seacology of Berkeley, California provided grant and on-going support to build a cyclone proof welcome center at Macolline and to reach our goals for environmental education school field trips
Lemur Conservation Foundation of Myakka City, Florida provided disaster relief and rice for the local people as well as rebuilding the welcome center at Macolline after a devastating cyclone
William Uy Ta Gia RIP
Sonja Nyenhuis of Hamburg ongoing support
Laurie, Debbie and Enid Bultz ז”ל RIP
Anonymous to repair a school at the CALA village after cyclone ENAWO -V&B F
Adventnorth Canada donates t-shirts, tank tops and hats featuring the JHA, Aust & Hachmann and Macolline logos

$300+

Eric and Barbara of Montreal
Paul & Barb of Montreal
Paul Atkinson of USA on-going support
Carole Rocklin of Montreal
Sonja Nyenhuis of Hamburg ongoing support for environmental education
Debbi Adler of Ottawa
Howard Abrams of Morin-Heights
Shahid Hadi of Mississauga
Freedom’s Fund of Montréal for school fees for Gracia (Victoire’s daughter)
Staples/Bureau En Gros Canada; a second hand laptop computer to C.A.L.A. school
Margaretha & Heinz Köpfer of Zürich
Anonymous -GAG ongoing support
Anonymous -LF
Anonymous -F for environmental education at Macolline
Anonymous -K x2 contributions

$100+

Gerry Nichols of Montreal
Serge Nolin of Laval on-going support
Carole Rocklin of Montreal in memory of Enid Bultz + clothes and school supplies for Yola
Jean-François L’archevêque Montpetit of Repentigny for tree planting
Leslie Villatoro of Montreal for environmental education
Ronit Yarosky of Montreal digital camera for a colleague and the kids at Macolline
Eric Kouri of UNION COFFEE in Montreal
Bobby & Elaine Moscovitch of Montreal a bicycle for Yola to get to and from school +++
Richard & Melissa of RFP in Montreal
Margaretha und Heinz Köpfer of Zürich school fees for Olivier & Theodose

$25-$100

Michael Moscovitch
Bobby & Elaine Moscovitch
Earl Arthur Love of Montreal
Anonymous dentist in Montreal donated 30 tubes of toothpaste
K. David Brody of the U.K./Montreal
Penni Kolb of Montreal
Angie’s Vanilla of Miami Florida
ALF of Burlington
Patricia Raymond
Julia and Ohad David of Israel
Joel Moscoe of Toronto a pair of crutches for Francois of the CALA village
Lewis Family of Israel/Montreal
Dominique Leonard & John Macfarlane of Toronto
Terry Roth ז”ל RIP of Magog
Bonnie Eskelson of Brampton
Anonymous of Belgium
Neetal Chhana of Toronto

Gifts to Grow! is a success story about a container full of donations arriving from Montreal, Canada to Antalaha, Madagascar! Thank you to AUST & HACHMANN (CANADA) LTD. and all their staff for covering the costs of the shipment, helping with the loading and contributing so many needed items. Thank you as well to all the other incredibly generous people that participated in helping me collect, store and transport items.

Team of people that helped fill the container:

The van der Walde family & the Aust&Hachmann Canada team: David van der Walde, Manon De Ladurantaye, Mina Fargnoli, Philip Bertrand, Christopher Richard, George Sutherland & Patricia Raymond, Mina Fargnoli’s family & friends: Sonia, Carlos, Victor, Sofia, Patty, Patrick, Annick, Audrey, Noah, Liana, Carlos, Jan Carlos, Anthony, Kayla, Anna Corso & family, Corso/Masone family. Incredible Mina, thank you! Carole Rocklin, David Moscovitch ז”ל, Shawna Adler, Jean-Michel Lebrun, Jonathan Adler, Debbi Adler, Karen Rocklin-Weare, Bobby and Elaine Moscovitch, Gerry Nichols, Howard Abrams & Suzanne Gosselin, Eric Nichols, Dan Leger, Matt Caille, Rhoda Gordon ז”ל, Carol Abramson, Pauline Rajabian, Maria Carriero, ALF, Sandy W, Jack and Kay W, Debbie & Laurie Bultz, Darren Quenneville, Dawn Gordon and many, many more wishing to remain anonymous. A special thanks to Terry Roth ז”ל RIP and his friends for gathering a huge chunk of the items donated and for helping me with the transport to get everything together.

Canadian communities and businesses: *Parasuco Jeans Montreal Quebec, *AdventNorth Apparel Burlington Ontario, *St. Leonard Quebec community, *Cote-St.-Luc Quebec community, *St. Lazare and Hudson Quebec communities, *Constance Bay Ontario community, *Anonymous– medical supplies

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Collaborating Schools in Madagascar:

-FJKM, CURSA (Centre Universitaire Régional de la SAVA), LYCEE Horace Francois, LYCEE Catholique Vohemar, LYCEE Sambava, ZAP SAVA public elementary schools, EPP Espoir, EPP Rue de Marseille, EPP Andampisoa, EPP Ambatomitraka, EPP Ambondrona, EPP Ankolabe, EPP Taratra Tanambao etc…

Passionate teachers and schools are the foundation for every successful project. Thank you to our dedicated educational professionals and collaborating institutions in Antalaha and surrounding areas!

We are always in need of funding for our ongoing and future projects.

Flora, fauna and folks through my lens…

FACTS:

Madagascar ranks among the world’s poorest countries, with over two-thirds of its population living below the poverty line. Since the forced resignation of the president in 2009, the country has experienced ongoing political instability, which has worsened its economy. Unemployment, food shortages, crime, and corruption have risen, while over 2 million children under 15 are engaged in child labor.

Natural disasters, particularly cyclones, frequently devastate the island, making Madagascar the third most vulnerable country to such events, after Bangladesh and India. These challenges, along with severe deforestation that affects 94% of the country’s previously productive land, have contributed to widespread poverty, with 90% of the population living on less than $2 a day. In 2024, Madagascar’s population reached over 31 million.

Healthcare remains limited, with only 0.2 doctors, 1.4 nurses, and 0.03 pharmacists per 1,000 people. Hospital beds are similarly scarce, at 0.2 per 1,000 people.

-Photos of the results of cyclone ENAWO in March 2017: