Official opening of the new Ambohitrakongona Clinic donation by AUST&HACHMANN CANADA LTD. Click below for more information and full articles. http://www.austhachcanada.com/health-centre-at-ambohitrakongona/ http://madagascar-actualites.com/ambohitrakongona-sambava-un-nouveau-csb-operationnel/ http://www.newsmada.com/2016/12/06/ambohitrakongona-sambava-un-nouveau-csb-operationnel/
Click on the link below Gifts to Grow! for an excerpt on the distribution of the contents of the JHA/AUST&HACHMANN container! A very special thanks to Marie-Helene Kam-Hyo, Bernd Zschocke, ETS Germain, GIDA English Club, Victoire, Luca, Rado and Ertice! Without your help on this side of the globe, the distribution of the container would…
About a year ago, I sent out a mass email about the idea to send a container full of donations to Antalaha, Madagascar. Within three months, the container was full!! Thanks to AUST & HACHMANN CANADA, the container is now on its way by boat from Halifax, Canada to Vohemar, Madagascar, and if all goes…
Below is Serge’s channel for more videos about Madagascar and the surrounding islands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1F6mbQfL0C8g1F0u9lhp3Q
My months in Antalaha, Madagascar feel like a natural fit. It is inspiring working with people that are so eager and appreciative to have opportunities, however meager they may be. Waking up every morning knowing there is more to life than you, realizing that fulfillment comes from doing your best and doing what is right, being in…
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…
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!!!
I spent last Saturday with the English Club. We walked the mountain of Macolline together, talked about plant and tree species, saw lots of wild life and ate fruit right off the trees. The guides (also my students) did the tour in English. This group is so motivated and dynamic, I am beginning to see…
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…
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