TLDR: We got to see first-hand some of the amazing work UNFPA Madagascar is doing to help some of the country’s (and world’s) most vulnerable women and children. Please donate to help serve some of their most critical needs! Link to donate here and thanks in advance! (More detail below as to where your money…
After spending an amazing few days in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, we were ready to be off to our next stop – Tulear (aka Toliara). We had planned to spend a day and a half there with the UNFPA, and then to launch into our driving tour (for fun!) from Tulear back to Antananarivo. But, we hit a slight hiccup…
Like I wrote about in our last post, our first stop in Madagascar was the capital city of Antananarivo, nicknamed “Tana”. Tana is a city of ~1.5 million people, but is quickly growing because more and more people are moving from the countryside to Tana in search of safer living conditions. The city itself is in the center of…
Ooh boy, this is going to be one of my most favorite posts to write. As Damian and I were planning this trip we knew that one thing we wanted to make sure we had as part of it was volunteering. Selfishly, it’s something we really enjoy doing and get a lot of fulfillment from, and less selfishly…