Our help for the Mananjary region devastated by several cyclones.
We loaded containers from Los Angeles that arrived in January 2024 at the Malagasy port of Tamatave (Toamasina):
More than thirty days later our containers were still in port. The port authorities made themselves “unavailable” to sign our release authorizations.
Thanks to the intervention of the Malagasy Presidency, we were able to stop this reprehensible maneuver by the customs authorities.
We had to pay heavy financial penalties to the port authorities and to the shipping company (SMS CGM) for the prolonged immobilization of our containers at the port.
All our requests for exemption from these costs have gone unanswered, even though our actions are purely humanitarian.
Hundreds of women and children in need could not be rescued in time.
We wanted to underline this sense of irresponsibility and non-cooperation by customs authorities with our humanitarian actions, which are aimed solely at relieving the suffering of the Malagasy population.
We were finally able to deliver our consignments of food to Monsignor José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, who himself, together with the priests of the remote regions, took care of distributing the food as best he could to meet the needs of the communities concerned.
It took some time for the reports on the distribution of the donations to reach us, as well as a few photos that we wanted to share with you.
Some distribution examples:
Distribution of Vitamin Rice in MANANJARY in the various sites and districts of the diocese until April 5, 2024:
- Marie Parish Manjaka-ville 20 boxes
- Tsarazaza orphan children – City 30 boxes
- Sahavato distric t 30 boxes
- Small seminar 40 boxes
- Benedictines 20 boxes
- Soavina district 30 boxes
- Ampasinambo district 25 boxes
- Fanatenane institution for children Gemini 40 boxes
- Cluny School – city 30 boxes
- Victory school Rasomanarivo city 30 boxes
- St Famille Sahavato School and dispensary 60 boxes
- Notre Dame du Bon Secours School 25 boxes
- Tanambao Dispensary 10 boxes
- House of Charity 25 boxes
- Tsarazaza Center – malnourished children 30 boxes
- Marovahy Medical Center: Leprosy-Tuberculosis 25 boxes
- Girls training center Marofinaritra 10 boxes
- St Paul College – Ifanadiana 10 boxes
- Cœur College – Ranomafana 10 boxes
- Therese School of Avila Tsaratanana 10 boxes
- Ifanadiana District and youth center 20 boxes
- Ambodilafa district and St Antoine College 30 boxes
- Nosy Varika district 40 boxes
- Namorona canteen St Ignatius of Loyola College 45 boxes
- Kianjavato – St Dominique Savio college canteen 30 Boxes
- Vohilva district 25 boxes
- St Gabriel Vohilva College 25 boxes
- Parish of St Augustin city 30 boxes
- Tsaitosika district (P. Alexandre) 100 boxes
- St Michel Mahavoky College 40 boxes
- Mahavoky district 30 boxes
- SVD youth center 6 boxes
- Mananjary Prison 30 boxes
- Antsenavolo District 20 boxes
- Collège Ste Thérèse de L’Enfant Jésus 20 boxes
- For the poor manas of the city Mananjary 20 boxes
- Holiday camps 10 boxes
Keep your donations!
We need you more than ever
