Taken in a village on the west of Madagascar, July 13th, 2011. Fetching water is an important part of daily life and it takes time. Thus, from the youngest age, the children are asked to help to carry a bottle of water.
This photo was taken in a village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 1st, 2011, at the Classe de CM1 at the EPP, the Public Primary School. It’s hard to teach and to learn with a class of almost one hundred students. 94, to be precise, were...
A village on the West coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. It’s about 8:30-9:00. Right off the main road, when you enter the village coming from the north is A….’s “hotely kely,” a small wooden stand in front of her house where she...
It’s Saturday morning, it’s market day in the village. Market day is a busy day. Saleswomen and men come a long (or not) way to sell their produce or products. It’s especially busy between June and September; especially busy in July. That is...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 2nd, 2011. It’s Saturday morning, it’s market day in the village. The only day when we can find vegetables apart from “feliki”(a green), and tomatoes, thanks to the saleswomen from Ambanja,...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 29th, 2011. “Loko!!” (fish!!). A children’s play. The children are playing “loko!!”. They are reenacting what they see their mother and/or sisters do. As for the little one in the...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. Pounding coffee. A family matter. It’s about 10:30am. I just finished interviewing a women owner of a small stand where she sells “mofo vary” (rice bread), every morning. On my way...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. Pounding coffee. A family matter. It’s about 10:30am. I just finished interviewing a women owner of a small stand where she sells “mofo vary” (rice bread) every morning. On my way...
Environment; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Women in Peace Corps
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up...
Environment; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up...
Environment; Water and sanitation; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)
A village on the west Coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up...
Environment; Terrain; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)
West Coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers…10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up at 5:00am; asked...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up...
Environment; Food security; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)
A village on the west coast of Madagascar. It’s July 15th, 2011. I want to fetch water at the fountain. But, once again, the flow is slow and it’s taking forever. I had brought the Economist to read. But, J… is sorting the coffee, taking out...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive.
I had gotten up...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 1st, 2011. It’s Friday, it’s about 10:30am. The break should soon be over at the EPP, the Public Primary School. It usually starts at 10:00am and last 20 minutes to half an hour. Some children are...
A village on the west coast of Madagascar. It’s July 7th, 2011. It’s a Friday, around 10:30am. Not a time when there is usually a lot of people at the fountain, and yet, the dry season has started, but there should still be water. Once again,...
A village on the West coast of Madagascar, July 30th, 2011. It’s Sunday morning. It’s a long weekend at the protestant church, a fun weekend. The party went on Saturday evening, all night, and is still going on. The people are celebrating the...