Situation
Tampina is situated on the East coast of Madagascar, where lowland rainforests are hosting a huge variety of wildlife and endemic flora. However, since tavy (the Malagasy term for 'slash and burn') cultivation is very common, large areas have already been degraded and destroyed causing an impoverishment in biodiversity (e.g., primary forest has been replaced by secondary forest).
In 2005, 116 families lived in Tampina with a total 162 scholars but only one school building and only one teacher.

Goal
The aim of the project is to give all children the possibility to receive a primary school education. In the longterm, MWC wants to assure a base of knowledge concerning the sustainable utilisation of natural resources such as firewood, land for cultivation and water.

Approach
The old school building has already been reconditioned and furnished, a second building has been built at the beginning of 2007 and was inaugurated in May. Furthermore, MWC plans to implement an environmental education program into primary school. For this project MWC is collaborating with the Jane Goodall Institute of Switzerland.

For more information, please download MWC's project description (PDF). It is also available in German.
For more pictures of Tampina and the project, visit the MWC picture gallery.