Madagascar: the home of thousands of endemic species of flora and fauna, flourishing in the island that has been isolated for over 70 million years. As one of the largest islands in the world, Madagascar homes about 5% of our
Helping a school, one desk at a time
Stepping onto the cracked cement courtyard, dust swirling through the air, I couldn’t help smiling at the cheeky schoolchildren yelling, “Mbola tsara!” in our direction. Greeting the headmaster in a series of French and English quips (aided by a volunteer Malagasy translator), we set to work touring the mammoth 1,043 student facility located just blocks
7 facts you need to know about taxi rides in Madagascar
Once you’re tired of walking around a city, as a tourist, you may be tempted to have a taxi-ride… So let’s try to give you some tips in order to make it a memorable and funny ride The following isn’t about the”agreed” taxis parking outside big hotels and at the airport , we’re talking here
Write for madafan.com, free publicity for your Madagascar tourism activity while getting published on different networks
Madafan always wanted to be a platform where anyone who travelled or lived in Madagascar can share their experience, their recommendations (as well as the “avoid it” places/activities) that Madafan readers ought to know, though setting-up a vibrant community of Madagascar-fans. We definitely aim to have everybody fom every corner of Madagascar write articles about
Two spots for catching a wave or hitting the surf in Madagascar
So I’ve visited the “Destination Vacances” expo that was held at “La Résidence” last week-end. The idea was to get some inspiration for this coming holidays, and I dare say I wasn’t disappointed. I guess I’ll have more post inspired by the event but here are few options you can consider. For now, let’s focus
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November 29, 2010 by madafan
Bienvenu Rajaonson: Mainstreaming bio ethanol energy generation
The good thing when attending a presentation from a World Bank representative is that you get to know a lot of macroeconomic figures that help you “appreciate” the environment you’re living in. The TEDxTana wasn’t disappointed on this part, and
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Jean Emilien:seeking for help for having attendees plant trees as entry fees to his concert
How come such a Malagasy artist who has received a worldwide recognition is barely known by Malagasy? This guy a toured the world with his music, played with the big guys (opend Carlos Santana’s concert in Paris), is a world
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Erik Hersman: own the africa narrative
“ingenuity born of necessity” Erik came up with a long list of different examples of ingenuity coming from Africa: a mobile phone charging system made by a bicycle dynamo, a biogaz system, or a mobile-security system, to name a few.
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Audrey de Fondaumière
Audrey has presented the youtaa.com project. So it’s presented a facebook-like web platform but designed specifically for businesses. My understanding is that it intends to be an alibaba.com – like but targeting Africa businesses. This platform will be a place
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Miora Rajaonary: a call for paper providers
Miora has made a point during her presentation: PAPMAD, the only paper manufacturing specialized on recycling is calling for every unit to provide them with raw material to work with. So far this plant is only working 6 month per
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Alice Plane from Ashoka: on preimplementation mode for Madagascar
The difficult part about presenting people who work for entities is to find the fine line between the person and what the organisation do. Alice Plane first: Born in Lille in 1984, she has a lot of interest for Russia
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Saving the Sokeka tortoises
“60 000 tortoises are consumed by local and international market every year in Madagascar. This endemic specie will disappear in 20 years if nothing is done about it. ” Sadly, this kind of alert is “common” for a lot of
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Adriaan Mol: less charity, more business
The interesting point with Adriaan is that he's been working inside donor-funded projects too (and for a long time), however, he is convinced that aid doesn't work, that it ends as soon as the donors' money is other and that
November 27, 2010 by madafan
Rabary Désiré – I stand before you begging the world to do more than write about our problems in Madagascar
We must be strong and fearless in the face of continued corruption and habitat disturbance inside of Madagascar's precious National Parks. I have been warned before many times that it is dangerous to reveal the truth. But I believe very
