All Posts by Narda Natioranomena

A school in a remote area in Madagascar. Photo credit - Author's Own Picture

Save teachers, save education, solve remote areas

Introduction Remote areas in several African countries have disadvantaged schools. Their remoteness is due to insecurity from ethnic and border wars, as well as ethnic racism. Such areas are further exacerbated by cattle theft, organ trafficking, illegal mining, poor roads, and lack of electricity, telecommunication, and healthcare services. Therefore, they

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The older generation teaching the younger generation. Photo credit - Getty Images

From generation conflict to compromise: The duty of education

Introduction Mentoring through generations. If they were present, our ancestors would find the world changed and perished. Each generation builds its conveniences. The concept of a “generation gap” raises questions about the preparation of the next generation. Among three or four generations coexisting, the one with more responsibility and socio-economic

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Cattle herding next to a baobab tree in the Menabe region of Madagascar. Photo credit - Getty Images

Bushfires: the end of endemicity in Madagascar?

Introduction A paradoxical context at best. At the heart of the environment, generations are destroying themselves “strangely” through pollution, deforestation, extraction of natural resources and bushfires. Despite the regular participation of many African countries in flagship environmental conferences since 1972 (Stockholm), the results in terms of conservation often result in

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