MADAGASCAR
OUR MADAGASCAR Projects protect the basic human rights to Health, Education, Culture & Community. LED BY INDIGENOUS leaders, our woRk preserves the culture of communities in REMOTE AREAs IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND WHILE improVING ACCESS TO health services, education, and food security.
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Nutrition & Community Food Support
We deliver food and essential supplies to communities experiencing scarcity to help maintain household stability and wellbeing. These efforts support continuity during periods of environmental and economic stress while reinforcing community-led care systems.
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Women’s Health & Community Wellbeing
We provide essential women’s health and hygiene supplies that support dignity, safety, and continuity in daily life. This strengthens household wellbeing and helps communities maintain stability under challenging conditions.
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Cultural Preservation & Elder Knowledge
We support the preservation of knowledge held by elders through storytelling, documentation, and everyday community practices that sustain cultural continuity. This work strengthens intergenerational learning and protects living knowledge systems rooted in local land and community life.
How the Sky and the Earth Made People
HOW THE SKY AND THE EARTH MADE PEOPLE: From the Oral Stories of Malagasy Elders
Written by Stephanie Zabriskie
How the Sky and the Earth Made People is a traditional Malagasy creation story, shared through oral tradition for generations.
In this story, the sky and the earth work together to create people, giving them both body and life. It explains the relationship between land and sky, and why people belong to both.
This book is a written retelling of an ancient Malagasy origin story, recorded and adapted for children with respect for its original meaning. The story has been shared orally for thousands of years and is written here to help preserve and share Indigenous knowledge.
Written in French and Malagasy, this book supports language learning while centering Indigenous stories and representation. It is used as part of Humanculture's Indigenous education programs and is intended for children, families, and educators.
Book details
Publication year: 2025
Format: Paperback
Language: English, French
ISBN-13: 9798994322703
ASIN: B0GFQ81YQK
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