Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
WNN MDG Stories (WNN) Ambinanibe, MADAGASCAR: Rosette, aged 54, brought up her children as a single parent and they now support her. “Elderly parents like me rely greatly on our children to supply food because we are too old to fish,” she says. She has seen many changes over the years. Describing the impact of [...]
WNN MDG Stories (WNN) St. Luce, MADAGASCAR, AFRICA: Having had little education, 22-year-old Fanja – like her mother and most women in St Luce – makes tsihy (woven mats) for her living. She describes the “demanding”, “painful” and sometimes dangerous process: from collecting materials, to preparation and weaving, to selling the tsihy in Mahatalaky – [...]
WNN MDG Stories (WNN) Faux Cap, MADAGASCAR, AFRICA: Vola moved to Faux Cap as a young woman. She is a widow with nine children. She despairs at the difficulties of farming alone. “Men with cattle, and ploughs and a large field, we don’t have. We are left to suffer and wander.” She sees the strong [...]
WNN MDG Stories (WNN) MADAGASCAR: A 38-year-old woman named Say Louise from Ilafitsignana, Madacascar has happy memories of childhood, when her father’s job with the port management authority in Fort Dauphin (and later his farming and fishing) provided for all the family’s needs. Harvests and fish were plentiful. Her difficulties came as an adult when [...]
