Testimonies from 2 Malagasy sexual workers at the AIDS 2008 conference about the project Fimizore.
The association was one of the recipient of the UNAIDS RED RIBBON Award at the Mexico 2008 AIDS conference:
http://www.redribbonaward.org/content.php?lg=en&pg=winners_2008
To learn more about the project: http://www.aidsalliance.org/sw33475.asp
Stéphane headed to Tamatave on June 26th very early on the morning (FBC will load Madagascar's Independance day fireworks pictures when the connection allow us to do so...). He then met Patrick (wearing a blue shirt), the head of the English Club association in Tamatave who opened his blog during FBC 6. He brought us more of his friends and we will have the pleasure to introduce them to you during this 3 days long Foko Blog Club live from Toamasina!
http://club.foko-madagascar.org
Kamba Antefindrazana's story, the Majunga 1 year-old baby born with a malformation. It was Diana Chamia a future journalist in Madagascar member of FOKO-Majunga who wrote about this story first back in April when she launched this call for help :"Help me help them" when she promised the family to do whatever it takes to help them and baby Kamba.
http://malagasymiray.net/2008/05/02/help-diana-help-them-bloggers-committe-on-the-way/
http://www.zaza-vavy.org/
Along with Karenichia, Patricia were taking care of new bloggers in Antananarivo this Saturday April 26th. When all the world was wamaxed by their activism at such young age (they are only high-school students) Joan from Foko had the opportunity to learn more from her and her motivations.
Reportage on a street kid in Madagascar by Nombana a young Citizen Journalist blogging from Madagascar. Nombana wants to raise awareness on poverty that make kids to leave school to provide for their families. http://club.foko-madagascar.org
Patricia is exposing the lake located downtown Antananarivo which materialize the intensity of Pollution. Behoririka is place for gatherings, leisure and shopping. She blogs with her friends from Madagascar at http://club.foko-madagascar.org
Mandialaza is one of the rural districts where Fanamby is involved in the implementation of the “Forrest road Project in Anjozorobe - Angavo.
Twenty kilometers before arriving at Mandialaza lies the rural community of Ambohidronono, one of the village surrounding the protected area of Anjozorobe-Angavo where more than 500 students from two Public Primary Schools (EPP) planted 1500 tangerine tree roots. This was one of the end of the year event for their schools. This is a partnership between the associations Madagascar and FANAMBY, for a “green outing ” which goal is to sensitize the schoolchildren from both EPP about the problems of deforestation and at the same time, enable them to experience the joy of planting a tree.
FOKO with partner NGO Fanamby went on a tree planting expedition in Anjozorobe Madagascar. Antsahabe Miray Association and the Commune of Antsahabe were the main actors of this campaign to evelop their region by planting a ecologic corridor and sustain eco-tourism
For UNIC (UN Informational Center) High School Club, called CPO (United Nations Club), the students prepared an exposition on UN's many activities and Causes.
All the pictures and videos were taken by the students themselves with the technical help of Hery and Stéphane from FOKO.