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What has been Achieved since October 2005

               - An Abbreviated Summary

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March 2008:

We got the following feedback about Cyclone Ivan in Fiadanana:

" The impact of cyclone in Fiadanana was a little bitter, it destroyed the Maïs plants (corn).”

The roads to the village are impassable in the cyclone season (nobody is willing to risk their car and drive there). It is hard to assess the damage fully, besides the information that travels by word of mouth. Corn is the second most important crop for Fiadanana for food and cash after rice. In 2005 almost 20% of the cultivated land was planted with corn.

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 was inaugurated in July 2007 and classes began

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.

Before October 2006:

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).

Improving overall health: Children and adults have been examined by volunteer doctors joining Zahana on a special visit.

Improving overall health:
mosquito nets have been distributed in the village to prevent Malaria.

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