Les Pecheurs Madagascar Micro-Enterprise Training Program

Visits to the businesses of Candidates who have graduated from the Les Pêcheurs

Training Program.

Visit to Alice Alice is a yogurt producer. With the money she has received from LPM, she bought an aluminum pot to prepare the milk, some plastics pots and glasses for the yogurt

and some spoons and of course, the raw materials.

Here are some samples of her yogurt products.

When we visited her business there were only 6 pots of yoghurt left because she had just delivered her orders. She is a little bit shy but she is very happy. Here are some

more pictures:

The milk in the pot. Alice and her little milk factory

Visit to BODO Bodo is a cake producer. Here are the pictures of her at her business.

Here is the oven and some moulds she bought with the funds from LPM.

At the moment, she is facing a challenge because she had to move her business to another location. The new location is quite a distance from the main road and the main village. So, she has some trouble at the moment finding new costumers.

Visit to ENIKAZARA This lady is a pillow manufacturer. She purchased a sewing machine with the money

she received form LPM. She always has a big smile.

Some samples of her products.

ENIKAZARA is using all of the knowledge and skills she gained from our program and her business is doing extremely well. She is doing a wonderful job.

Visit to FANJA .

We can see from these pictures that the

money we have given her has enabled

her to add more variety of vegetables to

her shelves and so increased her

turnover.

Fanja is a vegetable reseller. As can

be seen in these pictures she sells

produce such as potatoes,

cucumbers, salads, leeks, tomatoes,

carrots, green peppers, green beans, garlic, lemon…

In general, she said that by around 4

pm each day all these vegetables are

sold. So, she is very confident about the future.

Visit to LALATIANA This lady is dealing with silk manufacturer. She produces different kinds of silk products. When we arrived at her business, she was busy weaving and it was

amazing to see her skill.

On the day we visited her business she was making scarves and these pictures show some examples of her work. She also makes tablecloths.

She is running her business well, so, in general, she is not facing any challenges. However, the challenge for us was to find her business. Fortunately we finally found

it.

Visit to LOUISETTE Louisette’s business is pig farming. At the moment, has used all of the funds we gave

her to buy one pig. The reason why we planned the visit for this day was that she was going to sell the pig the following week.

As we can see, this pig is very big and it weighs more than 100 Kg

Visit to MAMISOA Mamisoa’s business is Taxi Phone. It consists of giving a service to people who

don’t have a cell phone or don’t have enough money to buy a credit card but need to make a call. In other words, these people come to her to make a call. In general,

the rule is that a 40 second all costs 100 Ariary (AUD $0.05).

The table, the umbrella, the little shelf, the phones…have been

bought with the money that she has received from LPM.

It is a modest business but she is really happy because of our help. Previously she did not have any

money to start a business.

The challenge she is currently facing is to find a more crowded place where there is less competition than in her current location.

Visit to MARIETTE This lady is a fruit reseller. Before she attended the LPM course she sold only lemons. Now she sells different kinds of fruit and also bread and has started up a second stall

using the money which she received from LPM.

Here is the new stall which she has

established.

Visit to VOAHIRANA Voahirana is a cake producer. She was cooking when we arrived at her business.

In general, all the cakes that she produces are totally sold, which is very good as she receives many orders and her business is now growing.

Visit to Rija’s Workshop Rija recovers second hand timber and uses it to manufacture furniture. Here he is in his workshop with the machine he purchased with the funds provided by LPM. He can sell everything he produces.

Visit to Fara Fara is a women’s and children’s clothing manufacturer. She has used the funds from LPM to purchase sewing machines and she now employs two people from her Village to help produce the garments.

Fara’s comment to me was “This has changed my life.”

Les Pecheurs Madagascar Micro-Enterprise Training Program

Attending the Training of Candidates in the Third Intake

(this is currently in process)

Training Candidates on how to deal with Bank Managers and other officials

Candidates are required to explain their business concept to their colleagues.

This Candidate plans to set up an English Speaking Primary School.

There is a good cross section of Madagascan society amongst the Candidates.

Two of our leaders interviewing a Candidate and answering her questions.

This was hilarious !!! One of the Candidates acting as the Bank Manager and he did it so well !!!!

Les Pecheurs Madagascar Micro-Enterprise Training Program

A visit to the Training Centre by two policemen who provided emergency transport to the airport for Mr Fuller on his previous visit.

One of the policemen plays Rugby Union and he asked if Mr Fuller could get him a Wallabies shirt !! Here he is receiving it.

Les Pecheurs Madagascar Andriampamaky Village Project

Update on the

November – December 2014

An Overview of the Project The decision to become involved in the project evolved from a series of visits to Andriampamaky by representatives of Les Pêcheurs Internationale and Les Pêcheurs Madagascar and meetings with the leaders and other representatives of the Andriampamaky community.

Why Andriampamaky?

We chose to work with this village for a number of reasons but primarily because:

It is at the crossroads of many other villages in the region.

It is a microcosm of life and circumstances in Madagascar.

The people, and the village leaders, are keen to break free from the current desperate circumstances they have in their village.

We have met with the leaders of the Village and they are excited about the project.

The Objective

The objective for this project is to make Andriampamaky a “model village” in Madagascar.

We believe that if we can achieve this then other villages across Madagascar will be inspired to emulate what has been done in Andriampamaky.

An Overview of the Project The Elements of the Project

This Project now consists of 6 elements as follows:

• Medical Clinic Project

• Health Education Project

• Water Supply Project

• Economic Development Project

• Education Facilities and Services Project

• Community Welfare Project

Progress to Date

• The Medical Clinic Funding has been received from a generous sponsor for this facility and we are in the process of calling for tenders for the construction of it.

• Health Education Project Sadly, this community, like virtually every other community in Madagascar is suffering from severe food and water-borne diseases as well as many sociological ills. We believe that it is important that our program focuses on preventative measures as well as providing cures and treatment through the Medical Clinic. This Project is in progress in consultation with the Community Leaders and School Principals.

An Overview of the Project • Water Supply Project

A very generous and experienced sponsor is assisting us with the funding and the technical expertise needed to provide the Community with a sustainable supply of clean water.

• Economic Development Project Some farm land has been made available for us to show local farmers how they can benefit from larger scale farming and the introduction of new varieties of crops and produce. We are seeking appropriately skilled farmers in Australia or other countries who are willing to assist us in this undertaking.

• Education Facilities and Services Project We have a Program to provide the existing schools with a range of equipment and learning resources which can assist teachers and students to achieve better educational outcomes. We have also found a generous sponsor to assist with this Project. We also have commenced a Careers Guidance Program for all youth in the Village and this is being done in consultation in the schools.

• Community Welfare Project This Project consists of a variety of elements all of which are designed to develop greater cohesion amongst the Community and to enrich their lives through greater opportunities for recreational and community activities. We are currently preparing plans ,and have the funding, for a Sports Field.

An Aerial View of the Andriampamaky Village.