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Adaptation – Key to successful programming
14:52 on June 6th 2012 Adaptation is key to sucessful programming It’s been a while since I updated the blog. Although the Vodafone WOD phase has ended (Mar-Apr 2012) , I continue to work with ALT Mg on … Continue reading
Looking to the Future
10:19 on April 20th 2012 Looking to the Future for the Village Voices for Development Project pagivolt (visual aids) used to explain rights to villagers While I have been busy over the last week bringing the Trust’s finances and paperwork up to … Continue reading
Trees and Training
19:09 on April 10th 2012 Our efforts to secure UN involvement in the proejct are paying off and yesterday a Msr Axel from UNDP training the ALT MG team specialist trainer from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) arrived in Ft Dauphin … Continue reading
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Good News
11:50 on March 30th 2012 News of New Funding for VVD Project ! Good news this week – I have been able to secure some new, additional funding for the Village Voices for Development (VVD) project. Media Support Partnership (MSP), experts in … Continue reading
Talking Needs
13:52 on March 16th 2012 Talking needs This week the ALT VVD field team reported back from ten focus groups with Village listening groups. It seems a key issue for many communities right now is the problem of healthcare. There … Continue reading
Communications! Communications! Communications!
14:53 on March 9th 2012 LETS TALK !!! Baseline survey VVD This week there have been many international phone calls to Madagascar, emails, skype calls and messages flying back and forth. Communications! Its all about communications! I’ve been talking to the team … Continue reading
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Imagine a World
17:44 on March 8th 2012 IMAGINE A WORLD when all you know is how to hoe your field, the only way you find out anything important is to ask the oldest man in your community for news, and if you want to … Continue reading
From Gok to Governance
11:45 on March 2nd 2012 From Gok to Governance What an interesting week – it began with the WOD induction day at Newbury Racecourse and I was minded, whilst listening to the refreshingly frank and open way that Gok Wan … Continue reading
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My Madagascar Mission
20:30 on February 24th 2012 For over sixteen years I have been involved in designing, implementing and developing the work of theAndrew Lees Trust (ALT), helping it respond to the needs and development challenges of the local people in the south of … Continue reading
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