Julie is the first high school graduate that Madaworks supported. Because of our assistance , she was able to finish high school and is now a university student studying nursing.

Against all odds she achieved her baccalaureate on her fist attempt, which is almost unheard of. Out of 2000 children who enter kindergarten, only one will graduate 12th grade. We are finding solutions to change that number.

Olga is from the village of Ambalakira, about a 15-minute walk to her high school in Ambalakindresy. She thinks high school is important because the BEPC diploma (after middle school) is not enough to progress to further study. She wants to study at the Pedagogy Institute and become a teacher. Her parents are both farmers and her mother is a weaver. Her family consists of 12 siblings, 8 boyus and 4 giurls so in her free time she helps her mom with her small weaving business. She also enjoys soccer.

Sarah attends the high school in Ambalakindresy and is second in her class. She lives with her mother in the small village of Namorona, which is a 40-minute walk to school. Her father passed away last year. Her mother is a weaver and makes hats and bags.

She thinks it is important to go to high school to succeed at passing the BAC (national diploma exam). She also enjoys soccer and helping her mom. She aspires to become a nurse-midwife.

Her name, ‘Avotriniaina’ means “saved life” because her mother had a difficult pregnancy and she was a miracle baby!

Jeannine is from the town of Amboditanimena and comes from a family of 9 childrenl 5 boys and 4 girls. She wants to become a pastor and study at the Faculty of Theology in Fianarantsoa after High School. Her parents are both farmers. She thinks high school is important because the Faculty where she wants to study requires a baccalaureate diploma and she cannot become what she wants to become without the baccalaureate diploma. During her free time she helps her poarents and enjoys soccer. The high school she attends is in Ambalakindresy and because the walk is over an hour each way, she is renting a lodgings near the school.

Bernadette is from the town of Ranomafana and is attending Ranomafana High School. She is one of the students supported by a grant from the US Embassy in Madagascar. She has one younger sister and her father works at the Thermal pool in Ranomafana; her mother is a farmer. Tourism is of great interest to her and she wants to attend Fianarantsoa University to become a tourist specialist. In her free time she enjoys swimming.

Paquerette lives on the outskirts of Ranomafana, about an hour walk to school. She lives at home with her family who are fruit tree farmers. In her free time, she enjoys soccer and reading. She thinks it is important to go to high school to contribute to her familyb and her community. She wants to become a judge.

Her name means “daisy” like the flower.

Lucia is from the town of Kelilalina and is attending the Kelilalina High School. She has two older brothers and her mom works as a weaver; her dad is a farmer. She is one of the students supported by a grant from the US Embassy in Madagascar. She will study eco-tourism at the university and hopes one day to be a tour guide. In her spare time her favorite thing to do is help her mother with weaving.

Yalida is from the town of Kelilalina and attends the Kelilalina High School. In 2016 she was one of the girls featured in our debut video for Madaworks! She has three older siblings and is being raised by a single mother who is a farmer. In her family, she is the first one to continue to high school. Tourism interests her and she wants to become a tourist guide after attending university. Her favorite pastimes are reading and practicing languages.

Ranama is from the town of Ambalakindresy and she is attending the high school of Ambalakindresy. Her parents are both farmers and she has one brother and one sister. She hopes to become a teacher one day and attend Fianarantsoa University for her studies. In her spare time she enjoys helping her parents with farming.

Viviane is from the village of Ankialo, about a 15-minute walk to her high school in Ambalakindresy. She wants to bbecome a doctor and study at the Medical UNiversity. Her parents are both farmers and she has 8 siblings: 6 boyus and 3 girls. Her studies are very important to her because she wants to achieve the baccalaureate to be able to attend University. In her spare time she visits the library to take books to read and she helps her parents with farming.

Hanta is from the town of Ranomafana and has 5 older siblings who help raise her. Her big sister, who cares for her, is employed as a maid at a local hotel. Her father left the family when she was 10 and her mom passed away in 2008. She is one of the students supported by a grant from the US Embassy in Madagascar. Research and biodiversity studies interest her and she wants to study environmental science at university. In her spare time she enjoys basketball and swimming.

Haja is from the village of Ambatofinandrahana and has been living in the town of Ranomafana with her aunt for the last seven years so that she can attend the Ranomafana high school. She is one of 7 children in her family and she is 20 years old. She enjoys scientific subjects and wants to become a doctor after her university studies. Animal documentaries are her favorite pastime and she watches them whenever she has the opportunity.

Elisabeth comes from the village of Ambodihazo, 15 kilometers from the town of Ifanadiana, where her high school is located.  She walks one hour each way to go to school. She is one of 4 children in her family and she is 19 years old. 

Her favorite subjects are science, history and geography. She wants to become a doctor in her village, after university studies. In her free time she enjoys reading books. 

Estelle comes from Androy, from the village of Tsianady. She is 15 years old and has 4 brothers. She walks 30 minutes each way to her high school Ilaipary in Alakamisy Ambohimaha. She was the top student in her elementary school. Her best subject is physics and she wants to become a nurse after graduation because many people in her region need the help of nurses. She helps her mom in her free time and likes to play soccer.

Elianie is an elite student from her elementary school in Kelilalina. She will continue her studies at the high school in Kelilalina. She lives with her family close to the school and has a short walk of 10 minutes to get to school. She wants to become a doctor after her studies at the university and her favorite subject is English. She is one of 7 children in her family. She enjoys playing basketball in her free time.

Ortencia lives in the village of Masomanga with her family. She walks one hour each way to go to school at Ranomafana high school. She is one of 8 children and is 16 years old. One day she wants to become a midwife and matron of the village, to help the village women during childbirth. English is her best subject at school and she likes to draw and sing in her free time.