MANAKAMBAHINY ATSINANANA, Madagascar To make a simple phone call here requires walking for at least an hour, over deforested foothills, through a small village and across a river to reach a mountain peak where cell service is available. This trek is among the duties of a dozen teenagers working on a farm in this […]
ANDILANA AVARATRA, Madagascar “With a little luck, you can find a stone as big as your fist and become a billionaire,” says Naina, a miner who traveled 750 kilometers, or 470 miles, from his hometown to seek his fortune at a gem deposit recently discovered in the remote Madagascan commune of Andilana Avaratra. “Billions […]
Executive Director Julie Razafimanahaka tells us about her work with Madagasikara Voakajy, without which the Mangabe rainforest might look very different t