Start of Arbor Day Celebration

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Blog by MBP Reforestation Supervisor, Samantha Ambler Here at KAFS we have started collecting the seedlings needed for the Arbor Day planting on Friday 29th April. We are collecting 2500 seedlings from Monday to Thursday to transport them to the planting sites, as well as organizing the delivery of compost. We are busy preparing and organizing with labor and our reforestation team the seedlings needed. Here are some photographs of the team collecting the seedlings … Read More

Arbor Day Celebration in Madagascar 2016

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We are excited to announce our Arbor Day Tree Planting Celebration this Friday! The MBP has teamed up with the Arbor Day Foundation this year with the goal of planting over 10,000 trees in Madagascar on Arbor Day. This will be the FIRST TIME that Arbor Day has ever been celebrated in Madagascar. We are involving the whole community and have also teamed up Conservation Fusion with to include the children! We will keep you all updated … Read More

Life After Madagascar

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Blog by MBP Prolemur simus Team Alumni 2013, Victoria … noticeably lacking in lemurs. I mean seriously, I go on a bush walk and all I’m seeing is kangaroos, echidnas and snakes! To say that returning home from Madagascar was bittersweet is a colossal understatement. It was amazing to see my family and friends and to go about my day with such ease (no language barriers!), but as the days turned to months, and I … Read More

Malagasy Street Food!

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 Blog by MBP Volunteer, Olivia Malagasy Street Food!!!     Greetings from the winner of the KAFS AACC (that’s the All American Cribbage Championship if you’re wondering).The two other volunteers from the U.S. and I completed our month long cribbage tournament a few weeks ago and I came out on top. Sweet, sweet victory! My prize was all the snacks and drinks I could possible consume at Sunday market, and I don’t know if I’ve … Read More

My Biggest Challenge in Madagascar…

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Blog from MBP Volunteer, Hilary     With so many different jobs requiring workers from different villages around KAFS, there have been a lot of new faces to remember. One of the biggest challenges I’ve met is communication with the people we work with. Thanks to some more seasoned volunteers and the permanent Malagasy reforestation team at KAFS, I’ve started to learn a few necessary phrases, but to say my Malagasy leaves something to be … Read More

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