The island of Madagascar is sinking more and more into extreme poverty. This mainly affects women, who are poorly equipped to cope, and their children.
The Miara association was founded by a team of particularly motivated volunteers, led by an enterprising president who devotes a lot of time on site. It aims to help these women by offering them vocational training, sewing to begin with because it has good potential outlets.
For this, a workshop is under construction (the work is progressing well) and the selection of young women candidates has begun. At first, 6 of them will be chosen, plus 6 others for a lighter formation.
This dynamic and above all very concrete program in relation to the immediate needs deserves to be supported.
As part of her training in general medicine, Onja had the opportunity to take French classes offered by the Miara association. Today, she cares for her patients with professionalism, attentiveness, and kindness. Passionate about public health, she is deeply committed to improving the health and well-being of every one of her patients.
Medical school was demanding and rigorous. Progression to the second year was determined by a competitive examination. From the second through the sixth year, I balanced morning hospital rotations, afternoon classes, and scheduled night shifts. During my seventh and eighth years, I completed my internship, providing patient care in hospitals and health centers. I then prepared and wrote my thesis while simultaneously taking several exams. After successfully completing all rotations and assessments, I successfully defended my doctoral thesis in medicine. In the period leading up to my defense, I also took French classes with the MIARA association, which helped me strengthen my communication skills.
Today we’d like to tell you about one of our French course students who touches us in the depths of our hearts. Her name is Aimée.
Aimée is a young woman of 32, mother of two children, one of whom has unfortunately already reached the stars. She lives in a village near Fianarantsoa. Like many, she lives in poverty and misery, even though her husband works. She, on the other hand, has no job to speak of, but is highly motivated to find one. To do this, Aimée walks more than 7 hours a day to attend the Association Miara’s French classes. She’s very resilient, and that commands our respect. In Switzerland, we sometimes take our car to go to the local supermarket, which is 10 minutes away, because it seems so far away… Everything is relative, of course, but it’s also important to question our “European” methods, and this project reminds us of that every day.
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