Madagascar
Ilena Project – The Ilena project is the first plan concerning
social and environment items that FpS has started in partnership with
the Association “Una vita per te”. The main aim is to rebuild the
existing ex-loprosary and to build a dam which is needed for watering
supplies and regenerating a forest.
Other reforestation projects
are underway in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and
Forests of Madagascar Regional Departments (DREF) and the Don Bosco,
Fides and Trinitarian Sisters missions. Among them:
-Mahajanga Antsanitia reforestation of 189 hectares; -SaKalalina,
reforestation of 130 hectares to protect the aquifer of the hospital,
project of training of environmental educators and professional
guides; -Mahasoa Manamby, reforestation of 280 hectares,
construction of Ambaramino school and reconstruction of the road and
connecting bridges