PROJECT UPDATE
MARCH TO JUNE 2024
One real. One plate of food. A day without hunger!
We opened our first school in Madagascar on March 27th. The school is located in the “Cidade da Fraternidade”, in Ambovombe. The place is called Horova, which in Malagasy means “a good place in the future”. It has 12 classrooms to serve about 1000 children from Kindergarten to Elementary School. The space is open in both periods, morning and afternoon.
In addition, a volunteer initiative was launched to raise funds to build a playground on the site for students from 3 to 6 years old and receive more equipment for the school. It will be a groundbreaking construction, as there are no public spaces for children to play in the region.
If you can, and want to donate, the campaign is still active on PIX: umreal@fraternidadesemfronteiras.org.br
HOROVA SCHOOL GRADUATION
The Act Madagascar Project was proud to announce the first graduation of the Horova School! The class of 36 children, aged 5, who were in pre-school, went on to primary school. The celebration was held in conjunction with the General Caravan, which helped with the preparations and joyfully celebrated the transformation of love in the lives of these children. Currently, 420 students are enrolled and for the second semester, which will be the start of the school year there, 600 children are expected at the Horova School, which has completed one year of operation.
IMPROVEMENTS SCHOOL
The Horova school has been improved with the installation of gutters to collect rainwater, four cisterns and a vegetable garden, which was planted by the students.
DELIVERY OF FOOD
Every month, Fraternity Without Borders delivers food to the families living in the City of Fraternity. Each family receives 25 kg of rice, 3 kg of beans, 300 g of salt and 1 liter of oil.
WARM CLOTHES
FWB volunteer seamstresses produced 141 cold-weather outfits and more than 250 wool caps for babies and children up to the age of 8 who are treated at the project's Medical Clinic in Madagascar. The items were delivered during the General Caravan in June, a period of low temperatures in the area.
MAMA’S DO VILLAGE
The Village Mama's project held workshops, such as soap making, given by Sister Emy to 20 mothers from the group. The workshops were divided into three segments: liquid soap, powdered soap and bar soap. Another 22 Mama's are involved in agriculture and others in handicrafts and sewing. Currently, all the Mama's in the Village receive training and, through this work, become entrepreneurs.
HOROVA SCHOOL TURNS 1!
In March of this year, Horova School celebrated its first anniversary. It has been a year of transformation and hope for our students and their families. Thank you, godparents, for making this possible! The name "Horova" means "a good place in the future", and this is what we hope to provide in the lives of all the children who are welcomed by Fraternity Without Borders..
“You know that search for meaning, that emptiness
you feel and want to make sense of it all? I came here to find those answers. Many testimonials said that the people here are different, their joy. So that's what I was hoping to find, and I found a lot more!”
Daniela Baldocch - sponsor and caravaner, who took part in the last Health Caravan in Madagascar.
