Partnership with the hospital of Nosy-Be in Madagascar for renovation of the pediatric and maternity services.

During the month of February 1997, the idea was conceived within the Association (the manager of the project) to form a partnership with the hospital of Nosy-Be in Madagascar and render them aid over the course of five years.

Your support and your donations contribute to the improvement of the conditions and lives of the children of the Nosy-Be hospital. Contact the Association. « SOLIDARITY - MADAGASCAR » THE HOSPITAL OF NOSY-BE VOIX D'ELLES REBELLES and young youth from 93 to Madagascar 1999 VIDEO Windows Media  56k     adsl     Real Player    56k     adsl Young youth mobilization and the Nosy-Be hospital renovation 1997 - 2003

      We are between the ages of 18 and 25. Living in the Parisian area, we come from very different backgrounds and circumstances: students of all ages, the unemployed, salaried employees, young graduates, etc. Our paths have crossed at the Association "Voix d’Elles Rebelles." This feminist (but not sexist) organization welcomes and orients people in difficulty. It supports equal access for all people to education, health care, and citizenship. During the month of February 1997, the idea was conceived within the Association (the manager of the project) to form a partnership with the hospital of Nosy-Bé in Madagascar and render them aid over the course of five years.

      The first stage of this partnership commenced in December of 1998 with the rehabilitation of the pediatric and maternity services. Children are the first victims of the insufficient medical supplies and the lack of hygiene. The equipment that they have is obsolete or defective. The hospital has only one source of water, constructed thanks to a grant left by a Sister of the Congregation of Divine Providence (one of our partners in Madagascar). They and their colleagues (doctors, nurses, etc;) work tirelessly for the sick people of the hospital of Nosy-Bé.

This project is equally for the goal of promoting (subtly) exchanges between the North and South, as well as for developing the sense of responsibility and the solidarity of all the participants in this project—a collective task towards a humanitarian end.

      Our project is the godchild of the "French Federation of Houses of Youth and Culture" and has received funding from the Secretary of state for the Peace Corps, of the prefecture of the Seine St. Denis, but also from private donors such as Cartier International. We participate in different block garage sales and neighborhood festivals to spread the word about the project and sell postcards for the hospital. Nevertheless, the funds we have gathered by this time are still insufficient.

      Your support and your donations contribute to the improvement of the conditions and lives of the children of the Nosy-Be hospital.