gianluca

The aim was to purchase land in Beheloka and construct three new buildings for the private elementary school “Ranomasina” (‘sea’ in Malagasy), along with essential sanitation facilities and a well. The school complex was officially opened in October 2024. Founded in September 2023 and officially recognized in November, “Ranomasina” offers primary education (years 11-7) and … Read more

In October 2023, MITIA volunteers visited the primary and secondary school run by the Sisters of the Congregation of Saint Paul of Chartres in Madiorano. The 340 current students come from villages located 4 to 6 km from the school. The journey often takes more than an hour, and it is impossible for them to … Read more

Completion and furnishing of the canteen and construction of the kitchen of the “Paul Luke Stefano” primary school for children from the stone-splitters’ villages. Creation of the freshwater well and construction of the water tower. Since September 2023, the school complex has had a canteen service for the approximately 300 students attending the school who … Read more

The school complex, composed of six classrooms (including two financed in 2020), a library, and a teachers’ room, was built in collaboration with the French association “Mitsiky Anakao”. A major project and a brighter future for the children of Anakao, carried out to prevent children from leaving their village to study in Toliara (the region’s … Read more

At the end of 2021, a new project was launched focusing on adult literacy. The demand came from the community and this fills us with pride, as it means that the children have set a successful example! The course is already operational and currently has a large number of participants, which we are sure will … Read more

The first and only school in Marofijery, built between 2016 and 2017, had just three classrooms which only allowed attendance until the 3rd year of primary school (a 6-year cycle), after which students were forced to stop going to school. We financed the construction and furnishing of three additional classrooms to allow students to complete … Read more

Food distribution at Sainte Thérèse School in Marofijery. 110 students received rice and mofogasy (a rice flour soufflé cooked on a hotplate) for lunch. The rice is cooked in turns by the mothers who bring water and use their own pots. The men search for and bring wood for the fire. Each student brings their … Read more

Construction of two classrooms in Anakao, in collaboration with the French association ‘Mitsiky Anakao’. Work on the construction of two classrooms began in April 2020 and they will be ready for the 2020-2021 school year. Children from Anakao will be able to continue their secondary education within the village without having to travel to Toliara. … Read more

We funded the equipment of six classrooms, an office, and a library for the “Paul Luke Stephano” school in Ankoronga, 15 kilometers east of Toliara. As the sole school serving nearby stone quarry villages, it caters to over 100 children in two introductory classes of 40-50 students each. Additional classrooms will support an adult literacy … Read more

Sainte Thérèse School, with an enrolment that grew from 135 in 2017 to 187 today, faced a severe water shortage. Students had no access to clean drinking water during school hours and were forced to bring salty, potentially contaminated water from their village. To address this issue, we constructed a well on the school premises. … Read more