Location Antsakoana, Amparafaravola District, Madagascar Community Description Antsakoana is a small town north of the town Amparafaravola located in the Eastern part of Madagascar. Antsakoana is one of 20 communes in District Amparafaravola. Rice fields make up most of the land in this region where there are 120,000 hectares of rice fields, with 15 hectares […]
Location Morarano, Foulpointe Commune, Tamatave II region, Madagascar Community Description Morarano is a rural village located 12 km southwest of the beach town of Foulpointe on the east coast of Madagascar. About 150 people live in the village center. However, the presence of an elementary school means 270 students come in from the surrounding hills […]
This project is to build three wells in different communities in northern Madgascar. The project will be carried out under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rowan Braybrook. The project will benefit three towns in the commune of Anjangoveratra, district of Sambava: Antanandava, Anamboafo, and Marolamba, with a total population of 3,419, and no wells. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rowan Braybrook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve 5 wells in Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra. Rowan reports: The well improvement projects have been finished in accordance with the project description. The first picture below shows […]
Under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Felicia Tobias, this project is to build 4 wells in the Amboromana district of Vohemar, Madagascar. There are currently 360 families living in the area, with a population of 1,836 people. There is only one public tap serving all the families and it often runs dry. People have […]
Location Anjangoveratra and Ambodisambalahy, Anjangoveratra commune, SAVA region, northern Madagascar Community Description Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra are two towns located in the northeast of Madagascar. Virtually everyone in the area is a subsistence rice farmer. Some also grow vanilla. About 80% of the population has an elementary school education or less, and there are few job […]
The rural village of Antsikory is located in the commune of Antsirabe Nord, about a two hours walk from town, or an hour walk from the main road. The village is comprised of roughly 2,200 people, about 600 of them children under 5. There is a local primary public school and a local Antsikory Women’s […]