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Notes from the Field
February 2009
Tuesday February 17, 2009
Posted by: CARE at 11:43AM EST on February 17, 2009
And it’s not over yet. A ravishing island nation of intense contrasts – immense poverty embedded in luscious landscapes, people who are gentle and smiling, in spite of the deadly cyclones they face year after year – Madagascar is now embroiled in a new disaster, but this time it's man made. And largely due to poverty.
In late January, Andry Rajoelina, the former mayor of the country's capitol called for the removal of President Marc Ravalomanana, proclaiming himself as the country’s new leader. Tapping into a nation where more than three quarters of its inhabitants live on less than two dollars a day, opposition rallies have shook the country, and you don’t have to be standing in the "red zones" to feel it. Given the speed of these developments, I anxiously look forward to Skype updates by my friends at CARE Madagascar. This morning, Laureat Mandresilahatra, CARE's bureau chief in Manantenina, shared the following: ... (more) |
