Skip to content

Tag: madagascar2012

The beach, the fosa, and the flight that almost wasn’t

The last episode of my trip to Madagascar in April/May this year, volunteering on a charity project with Azafady. If you missed part 1 or part 2, catch up first! On the 27th of April, we went down to the site of the new secondary school in Mahatalaky for it’s opening ceremony. Built by Azafady […]

Continue reading…

Maki-Maki-Akoho!

Part 2 of my trip to Madagascar in April – May 2012 with Azafady. If you missed part 1, catch up here. During work hours over the next week, we dug holes for the veranda supports and foundations, and positioned hundreds of rocks around the edges of the school which would form the hardcore of the foundations. […]

Continue reading…

Lemurs, chameleons and construction

The first of a few posts about my time in Madagascar, April – May 2012. I’ll also be posting photos from the trip on Flickr and Facebook. Arrived at the Azafady camp in Fort Dauphin, Lanirano, with the other short-term construction volunteers (Bex, James and Lloyd) on a hot day a few weeks ago. We […]

Continue reading…