Madagascar
MADAGASCAR
 "none of the more than 100 children of sambaindefo had yet learned to read and write."


'sainte marie de la misericorde - rosa rossa'

elementary school


a school to literature an entire district of children and adults 

90+

Primary school that welcomes more than 90 children

2

2 teaching shifts,  to optimize the use of the structure

40

Even 40 parents and grandparents are learning to read and write in the evening school course.

1

1 school garden that also produces oranges and lemons to give vitamins to children

The project is located in the Toliara region (southern Madagascar), which is the poorest in the country. The importance of the schooling project in the area is undeniable: the closest school was more than 15km from the village, and it was impossible for the children to walk more than 30km every day to go to school. For this reason, none of the more than 90 children in the village had learned to read and write. 

After starting school in a temporary location, Rosa Rossa financed the construction of the first brick school building:  the “Sainte Marie de la Misericorde – Rosa Rossa” Primary School. 

Rosa Rossa also donated the land to build 2 sports fields for children, namely the soccer field and the volleyball field. Among the objectives of the sports program is that of contributing to the good socialization of the children, and to the prevention of various social problems typical of areas where there are no TVs, mobile phones or bicycles. In fact, these are the first football/volleyball fields not only in the village, but in the entire district.  The football field (sponsored by an English donor) especially caught the attention of the village, and the first football match was played in July 2019.

before our intervention

construction phases

Rosa Rossa financed the purchase of the building materials and specialised manpower.   The local villagers also contributed with manpower and material handling.  Thanks to the good will of all of them, in four months the school was built and ready to be used.

school inauguration

After four months of work, the school was opened in October 2019 and thanks to its two classrooms, it can accommodate up to 140 students including children aged 6 to 13 and 40 seniors. 
The two teachers drew up a well-thought-out alphabetisation program. 

Thanks to their lessons, adults and children learned how to count, read and write.  This school complex has become a center of interest and an example for the other surrounding communities.

Statistics:

  • 975 hours of lessons per year 
  • 140 children and adults have learned to read and write since the school opened

sports area

  • 2 youth soccer teams
  • volleyball team
  • good socialization
  • helps prevention of social problems

...a model school garden was then added to the project

model school garden

  • Purpose: to fight malnutrition and ensure vitamins A and C and fresh fruit for children to help them grow. 
  • Additional land was purchased by the Foundation for further expansion of the school in the future.

sustainable development goals of the project

What they say about us 
"Dear Rosa Rossa, when I grow up I want to be a teacher too, like our new principal!"
Sabine, new pupil, 8 years old
"Today we played football in the new sports field. But first we finished all the homework as the teacher told us."
Rakoto and Sadada, new students, 11 and 12 years old
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