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…
Cher Joey Bonne et heureuse année 2015. a l’occasion je profite de vous adresser par le présent mail mes vifs et sincères remerciements pour les actions d’appui dont vous portez sur Antalaha et autour de notre territoire. Vous avez contribué non seulement pour combattre la pauvreté mais pour une dignité humaine. Au nom de la…
I was called “Mère Noel” this year at the C.A.L.A. villages. Marie-Hélène and I distributed candies and cookies to all the kids at the same time as they were handed their end of term report cards. Thank you to JHA FUND supporters for helping make all this happen!!!
I have known Romina for over a year. She was born crossed eyed. Last year, Odile, a volunteer nurse from France helped her to strengthen her eyes by doing daily exercises with her. Today, Romina is able to use one almost perfectly but the other one doesn’t seem to be strong enough to change. This…
It’s official. Macolline has been accepted to the Charter of Sustainable Tourism in Madagascar. Today, those that were accepted were invited to Sambava by Richard Bohan, head of tourism marketing and sustainable tourism in Madagascar, for the signing of our certificate. Seeing as we have contributed to cleaning up the commune of Antalaha as well…
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…
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