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How you can get involved/Donate to Zahana DoanteNow to Zahana with a credit card A little money goes a long way in Madagascar Basic information about Madagascar Newsletters and PDF file LINKS to interesting organizations SunNight the BoGo Solar Flashlight Via email: Info Back to www.zahana.org |
What has been Achieved since October 2005 - An Abbreviated Summary For this web page with pictures please click here (there are photos with each sections of texts on the page with photos and it looks much better) March 2008: We got the following feedback about Cyclone Ivan in Fiadanana: The woman’s group will start the first microcredit project, with Zahana providing the seed money to kick-start the project. We tested the improved cookstove design Two teachers for the new school have been trained
and hired The school for the village has been built by the villagers. The grainery building has been built by the villagers. Vegetable gardens have sprung up next to houses all over the village. For the report from May 2007 please click here October 2005: 2 communal water holes and a river are the only source of water for the village. October 2006: A permanent water supply is providing
water in the center of the village for the first time ever. Building the permanent water system: From building a water reservoir on the mountain to putting in 2.5 km (1.5 miles) long pipe system, the villagers contributed to getting water into their village. Building the School: Fiadanana never had a school for its children. With bricks made by the villagers they built their own school building. Building the communal rice storage facility: A save place to store rice after the harvest is being built by the villagers. Making the bricks: As a corner stone of Zahana’s approach villagers contribute their labor and locally available materials to all the projects. The bricks for the school and the communal rice storage facility were made by the villagers on site. Planting for the future: Fruit trees were panted as past of the living fence of the schoolyard. Reforestation is the next logical step, since firewood for cooking is in high demand. Improving overall health: A two-day village wide clean up was organized
to eliminate diseases like Tungaiasis (transmitted by fleas living in
the dust). For detailed information please visit News and Updates and the rest of this web site
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