Blog by MBP Reforestation Volunteer, Hilary   Planting with Students in the Kianjavato commune     Everyone loves a field trip. That’s a fact. But the excitement we’ve been met with the past month when planting with children from local schools, you’d think they were on their way to Disney World. Once a year MBP’s Reforestation Team organizes planting events for each school in the Kianjavato commune. In total, there are nine schools which span … Read More

Blog by MBP Volunteer, Annie On the way out of Seattle   In the whirl wind of packing, repacking, and making last minute purchases (I have been to the same outdoor store three times in the same week), I feel that I am finally ready to leave the Pacific Northwest, once again, to discover yet another amazing and unique part of the world. After working for the Department of Parks and Wildlife in Western Australia, … Read More

  So, now that you know a little bit about Kianjavato’s women’s Day celebration, We want to share about a little bit about Andavakoera’s celebration. Andavakoera is in the far north of Madagascar near Montagne de Francais, not far from Antsiranana. The forest and the toothy mountains here are stunning, and at the MBP research site you can see chameleons, mouse lemurs, crowned lemurs, and in a short walk, the most endangered primate in the world – … Read More

  March 8 was International Women’s Day. A day devoted to all the hard work and sacrifice women do for the families, friends, and community. In Kianjavato, the day is celebrated with many festivites like parades, singing and dancing. The local ladies group invited out MBP Volunteers to participate. Here are some fun photos shared from the field! Photos courtesy of Hilary    

  Blog by MBP Volunteer, Hilary   It shouldn’t be surprising to me that there are so many uses for the plants that grow naturally in the forests and fields here in Kianjavato, but the knowledge that some members of the have about the plants is astounding. We’ve recently started working on a project where the previous volunteers left off, which involves interviewing members of the community about the medicinal uses of the plants found … Read More