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School children learn environmental lessons, Madagascar
13 September 2007
Here is a recent progress report from our project in Madagascar.
"In total there were 110 school children for the cleanup and in addition, their parents and the mpanazava (girls' scout) gave us a hand.
To begin, the parents cut the branches which were overhanging the fence of the school.
The children were given the necessary material for the cleanup such as brooms, rags and other items. They cleaned the tables, benches, swept the classrooms and waxed the floors. The mpanazava helped supervise the cleanup of each classroom with the teachers.
Before starting the drawing competition, we first refreshed the minds of the pupils by organizing a film session and environmental activities. Each pupil thought up their ideas on the basis of what they saw and/or heard during these activities. The school children were very enthusiastic about drawing and we, Mpanazava, were equally pleased because through the drawings, we saw that the children had been very attentive during the film and that the messages we had tried to transmit were absorbed. In fact, their drawings reflected this."
"Being school children and liking to play games, we ran them with an aim of getting the best out of the children. They were more attentive during the games and we received a better response from them."
- Ari Ramilimanitra
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