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In 2011, Gwen Rakotovao, an international dancer and choreographer initiated the humanitarian and cultural project called “Masimihanta”. For the second edition of the project this year, Eau Vive and Bekoto joined Gwen Rakotovao to organize and support the “Masimihanta 2012”. This year the project was specially targeted to the disadvantaged children and orphans living in orphanage, and it consisted in ... Lire la suite »

Local craftsmen get frustrated by the scarcity and the expensiveness of the raw materials they use to produce their products. Raw materials such as raffia and rawhide are the ones that are so scarce and expensive for the time being. The main cause of this situation is the over-exportation of those materials in country like China. Regarding this, Rakotondrabe Bakonirina, ... Lire la suite »

The United Nations World Food Program purchased 460 tonnes of maize from twelve associations of farmers in the Districts of Amoboasary and of Ambovombe in the south of Madagascar. The WFP representative in Madagascar reported that “the WFP increased the purchase of foodstuffs from small farmers in order to assist their community to tackle food insecurity, especially those in the ... Lire la suite »

The United Nations World Food Program purchased 460 tonnes of maize from twelve associations of farmers in the Districts of Amoboasary and of Ambovombe in the south of Madagascar. The WFP representative in Madagascar reported that “the WFP increased the purchase of foodstuffs from small farmers in order to assist their community to tackle food insecurity, especially those in the ... Lire la suite »

The damages caused by the Cyclone Giovanna in February 2012 were so devastating that even until now the most vulnerable people living in the Eastern coast of Madagascar continue to be exposed to food insecurity. To this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture, on behalf of the Malagasy government, requested the assistance and support of FAO regarding the implementation of a ... Lire la suite »

People living on the East Coast of Madagascar are very dependent on the railroad transportation network, known as FCE (Fianarantsoa Côte-Est), on their daily activities. The railroad network FCE connects the city of Fianarantsoa with that of Manakara. Unfortunately in recent time, the only FCE operational locomotive has broken down, and thus both localities are now facing difficulties regarding the ... Lire la suite »

For the first time, a Malagasy student is granted a scholarship to study in one of the most prestigious physics laboratory in the world. Laza Rakotondravohitra will pursue his Doctorate study in Parrticle Physics at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). Fermilab is a specialized research laboratory in particle physics, located in Batavia, in the State of Illinois, USA. Before ... Lire la suite »

During the IT fair destined for professionals, It-B, Telma, being the fair’s official sponsor, provides local companies with the latest innovation in terms of new technology, allowing the latter to be more competitive both on the national and international level. In fact, during the fair, Telma released its latest and best offer called “ADSL Pro”. This new offer consists of ... Lire la suite »

Like every year during the « Global Volunteer Day », the big family of DHL did not forget to dedicate the celebration of that special day to perform social works and community services. For Madagascar’s team, it chose to distribute school stationery, clothes, shoes and toys for the children of the Primary Public School of Isahafa last Saturday. Such initiative is very laudable ... Lire la suite »

After being subjected to an enduring strike for almost half a year, students at the Faculty of Science and Polytechnic School of Antananarivo will now be able to join classrooms. Actually, classes in those two schools started yesterday and freshman students will be able to study peacefully. As for the students of higher levels, including second, third and fourth year, ... Lire la suite »