Hope For Madagascar generally plans to provide a
school facility every 2 years for a village in
need in Madagascar.
On October 23, 2011, Georges
Raelisaona was sent to the rural village of
Tsaratanana (a.k.a Croisement Sahasinaka) in the
South East Coast of Madagascar to lead the construction
of a modern and cyclone resistant school building. This
project was funded primarily by Subsaharischer Afrika, a
German Non Profit organization based in Kreuztal,
Germany and Hope For Madagascar in Boulder, Colorado,
USA. The villagers of Tsaratanana contributed by
providing building materials such as sand, gravel and
lumber.
Former
School Building
New
School Building
School
Children
Classroom
Parents
helping out
EPP
Tsaratanana School Sign
41
Km from Manakara
Parents
helping out
EPP
Tsaratanana
Public
Primary School
Tsaratanana
Village
Jean Marie, Future leader
On October 3, 2009, Georges Raelisaona
was sent to the rural village of Ambalona in the
South East part of Madagascar to lead the construction
of a cyclone resistant school building. This project was
funded by Hope For Madagascar members and donors. The
villagers of Ambalona contributed by providing building
materials such as sand, gravel and lumber.
Former School Building
New School underconstruction
Villagers were helping
New School almost finished
New School open
Every year, Hope For Madagascar sends a team of
volunteers to distribute school supplies to needy school
children in Madagascar. Villages benefiting from the
program were Kelilalina, Ambodipaiso and Ambalona
(Vatovavy Fitovinany region).
Provide funds necessary for students to
attend school ($50.00 per student)
Hope for Madagascar volunteers offer their
experiences to children, adults and teachers through the
introduction of basic English.
On March 17th, 2010, Harry Deal, a
volunteer from the United Kingdom arrived in Ambalona
village to teach basic English to primary school
teachers and school children in the surrounding area. Read more about his
experience in the village...
Providing youth with an opportunity to
experience another way of life can impact how they
contribute to society for the rest of their lives.
With this in mind, Hope For Madagascar has developped
a "Life Experience Exchange Program" for children ages
8-12 who are brought together from the rainforest,
desert and city to learn about various cultures within
the country. They are taught about resource renewal,
sustainability, play games, sing songs and plant
trees.
One van load at a time, 12 children and two
teachers would travel approximately for 8 hours to get
from one region of the country to the other. Upon
arriving, children would be hosted by local families
for two days. These future leaders would be expected
to share their experiences with their
classmates/village upon their return.
On November 18, 2008, Nathan
Lazarus, a 6th grader from Dawson
School in Lafayette, Colorado (USA) went to
Madagascar to participate in the L.E.E.P 2008.
Best students from each grade level at
Kelilalina Public Primary School in
Ranomafana-Ifanadiana visited the remote village of
Ambalona in the Vatovavy Fitovinany region with Fanja
Rakotonirina.
Golder Denver engineers are volunteering with
Engineers Without Borders - USA and Hope For Madagascar
to develop a sustainable safe water supply for the rural
village of Ambalona. Read
more...
