By Justina Poskeviciute | Individual Giving Associate
You have provided funding and other support that have enabled our team and the rainforest communities in Madagascar to implement and continue a range of climate solutions, breaking the silos between human health and the health of our ecosystems. Here are some examples of what we were able to achieve together in the last months.
Our Joint efforts have moved the needle on the progress that we made in the health programs in the first half of the year, with the successful operationalization of four diagnostic centers in Manambondro, Anilobe, Vondrozo, and Midongy Atsimo. Our health team has conducted extensive training for Community Health Workers and Community Health Guardians, focusing on TB and schistosomiasis prevention. HIH Madagascar has also expanded its mobile clinic operations to five days a week to enhance healthcare accessibility. In the past months, we have been able to continue cervical cancer screenings and install latrines in more households, among other healthcare and sanitation initiatives. Together with you, we were able to build up both the physical infrastructure and human resources needed to better address the health needs that communities themselves have indicated.
We also saw progress in our livelihood initiatives. Training in rice cultivation, harvesting for yam and cassava, and other agroforestry activities continued during this period. We have had a steady continuation of HIH’s collaborative efforts to establish farm schools and improve agricultural productivity, aiming to provide sustainable livelihoods for local communities. Communities have also designed farming cooperatives across the region, and the HIH conservation team is running them.
On new frontiers, we have launched a rainwater harvesting project, continued reforestation site monitoring, and engaged in fire monitoring. All of these activities—this diverse spectrum of community-designed climate solutions—that you have supported contribute to the intersectional and holistic paradigm shift toward advancing our planetary health mission.
Thank you for believing in our team and supporting community-designed climate solutions that come in so many shapes and forms. Planetary health, by default, requires an interdisciplinary approach that Local Communities and Indigenous People have been so generously providing. Thank you for listening to them and investing in our planet.
By Justina Poskeviciute | Individual Giving Associate
By Justina Poskeviciute | Individual Giving Associate
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