People have been reduced to eating toxic locusts as a result of the food shortages affecting Madagascar, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The Anglican mission agency USPG, which is supporting local Anglican churches to respond to the crisis, say that the extensive hunger has been caused by a combination of drought and erratic rains across the region. Read more here
Locusts are collected for sale in the village of Betioky, southern Madagascar.
The Days for Girls Enterprise we established in Toliara is now able to sell online via the main Days for Girls website: Kit Request Form
This means that overseas visitors to Madagascar can buy kits in advance ready to distribute to local women and girls, and local people can order directly in ariary.
We are one of very few micro-enterprises to reach this stage! Only 4 out of 167 so far! Thanks be to God for enabling us to achieve this so quickly!
Libby Daghlian, (Program Director, Africa & Middle East, Days for Girls International) has written an interesting article on trying to attain the impossible – striving to provide kits for every girl and woman everywhere. Click here to read it.
And 10 years ago…
