Along with Karenichia, Patricia were taking care of new bloggers in Antananarivo this Saturday April 26th. When all the world was wamaxed by their activism at such young age (they are only high-school students) Joan from Foko had the opportunity to learn more from her and her motivations.
Please hear her voice who speaks for the many who can’t !
on Dot sub : http://dotsub.com/films/patriciafrom
on Blip TV : http://blip.tv/file/860671
Patrick is a member of Toamasina English Club a group we had the chance to make contact with thanks to our partnership with Spotlight Madagascar (http://spotlightmadagascar.org/). You can find more about their project in Toamasina region on Lindsay’s Redifer (who has nothing to do with us meeting the Spotlight girls but we discovered on the way that they were already close friends!!) article : American have a blod vision of Madagascar. We’ve already mentioned the utility to bring more attention to Toamasina region which is the richest economically but has very few media coverage. Spotlight will start their educational program later this year and FOKO of course will be there supporting them with their English Center !
But first, let’s read what Toamasina have to say!
http://Layshiyuu.wordpress.com
Les vidéos sont les outils de prédilection de nos bloggueurs. Nous avons observé même que la plupart maîtrisent les outils de prises et d’édition de façon très innée et professionnelle sans avoir eu antérieurement une formation à ce sujet. Ce collectif de videobloggers iranien a pris pour challenge de promouvoir leur pays par cet outil et de pousser les jeunes et les producteurs locaux à se développer sur internet. Ils sont commencé par demander au public nos attentes et questionnement sur leur pays , donnex votre avis ici : http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/iraninsideout
Leur trailer annonce la couleur :
Video of Iran from the inside out
Leur site : http://iraninsideout.com/
Thanks to everyone’s enthousiasm and Malagasy blogosphere intense activity, Foko may now start the next move to support Diana in her personal initiave to help this poor family. More than a dizain of Malagasy bloggers have teamed up to start a fundraising project and are patiently waiting for Diana’s news. We are also looking for a local organization which can give her their full support in Mahajanga. If you’re involved in a heatlh related NGO working in Boeny Region, please contact us at Foko [info@foko-madagascar.org].
Foko Chatroom will be open on April 3rd at 12 am (in France) where the committee (composed by Ikalamako, Joan, Lova, Mialy, Stéphane, Maintikely, Miangaly, Namana Serasera, will answer to the visitors questions and organize the helping process in total transparency) http://club.foko-madagascar.org/?page_id=50
Please read more on :
Diana’s action : http://dianachamia.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/la-photo-de-lenfant/
August 2007, Philomène Georgine gave birth to wonderful twins : a little girl who was perefectly healthy and a little boy. He was born with a very difficult condition (please take a look at his picture) a flesh lump on his forehead between his eyes and on the top of his little nose. It masks his eyeshight and gives him respiratory problems. ” During a month and a half, my kids and I had to stay at the hospital because of this disease. But during this time, nobody cared for us and you are the first who really shows interest in my children’s well-being. And the first one to smile at them. You know, everybody hate us.” I I couldn’t believe what I saw before my eyes and couldn’t keep myself for expressing my surprise with a “My Godness”. Of course the mother turned back to protect her child and started to walk very fast. But you can’t escape this easily from Diana chamia. I followed her and told her to rest a little away from the heavy sun. She stared at her child and accepted to get under the City Hall centenial Flamboyant tree. It was there when she told me about her story and asked me to help.