Madagascar School Project Initiatives

Feeding Program
feeding program People work hard but if you depend on the land, then the months from November to April are always going to be difficult. Most people do not have land to grow enough rice to feed the family for the year, yet rice bought in March is twice the price of rice bought after the harvest in May. Before Lova Soa and the feeding programme there were perhaps two deaths per year caused by malnutrition in Ambatoharanana and others in the surrounding villages.
Feeding Program Factsheet (PDF)

Tree Nursery Program
planting trees Goals of the Program:

  • Cultivation of respect for the environment. The students are involved in the care of the trees so that not only will they learn at a young age concepts in agriculture but they will just as importantly learn about the ecology of the flora and fauna of their island.
  • Reforest the area surrounding Loavasoa and Tenaquip with 5 species of Malagasy trees.
  • Have fruit trees to eventually supply fruit for the feeding program.
  • Have pine trees for an eventual supply of firewood.
  • Beautify the school grounds and provide a refuge for wildlife and birds.

Tree Nursery Program Factsheet (PDF)

One Laptop Per Child
OLPC As with organizations such as the United Nations Commission for Africa, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, and Develop Africa to name a few, the Madagascar School Project views technology as a tool to help the Malagasy improve the quality of their lives and fight against poverty.
One Laptop Per Child Program Factsheet (PDF)

Two Coincidences and a Vision for the Future
Imagine being the mayor of 3 villages. You love your people and despair about their future. There is no school. If the children get enough food and are thus strong enough, they have to walk for over an hour to get to the closest school. You've tried for years to finde a sponsor to build a school for your community but without success. It is so discouraging. But then you hear of a Canadian who has built a school in Ambatoharanana.
Mayor of 3 Villages Factsheet (PDF)

Natalie
Natalie How you are changing the life of Natalie and her family for the better.
MSP & Natalie's Family Factsheet (PDF)