2011
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In addition to CPRS, Ambatovy actively promoted education
through three other key channels:
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Student Merit Awards: This program aims to
encourage the students to greater achievement. The
top student in each grade level from the schools in
our local communities receives a prize. In 2011, 1,230
students received prizes.
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Librarian Training: A capacity building program was
offered to support the creation of libraries in schools.
Librarians were trained in financial management as
well as how to promote books in order to encourage
children to read. This training was given to 23
librarians.
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Moramanga Technical High School Improvement:
We financed the construction of two new classrooms
at the Technical High School in Moramanga. This
targeted program will improve the access to education
for approximately 120 students. Construction will be
complete in 2012. Support was also given for teacher
training in computer programs and technical topics.
Ambatovy has been able to reinforce support for education
in our local communities in partnership with joint venture
partners. These programs are not run solely by Ambatovy, but
in collaboration with the educational communities and leaders,
including the Regional Department of Education, the school
district authorities, the school district superintendents and
UNICEF. We are pleased to work alongside these partners in
order to support the communities in our area of operations to
have a strong educational foundation for success.
Livelihood Security
In 2011, we officially established our livelihood program
and formed a group to manage it. Their goal is to improve
living conditions for people living in our intervention zones
and affected by our construction activities by improving food
security and increasing household income. The group now
oversees the Agricultural Training Centres (ATCs) in Toamasina
and Moramanga. In our first year of targeted programming, we
saw several exciting milestones:
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1,540 people from the districts of Brickaville,
Moramanga and Toamasina trained in improved
agricultural production. We were able to exceed our
target number of students thanks to the opening of
the Moramanga ATC in October.
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The signature of a collaboration agreement between
Ambatovy and the Ministry of Agriculture to rehabilitate
a property in Brickaville in order to run a third ATC there.
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The formation of a producers’ association made up of
graduates of the ATC to manage proceeds from the
ATC product sales. The funds will be used to support
former students in need of agricultural financing. Last
year, the Toamasina ATC brought in nearly $5,000 in
farm product sales.
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An agricultural extension network of farmer-leaders
formed with an agronomy advisor to support the
farmers beyond the ATC. By December, 20 former
students had been integrated into the network.
We also conducted a needs assessment of the target
student population, which resulted in the creation of two new
initiatives for 2012:
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Providing credit for income-generation activities for
rural women.
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Creating and supporting small and medium agricultural
enterprises to undertake value-adding activities to
increase income and jobs from farm products.
We are pleased to report that our 2011 goals for the
livelihoods program were all either met or exceeded. We look
forward to consolidating these results and implementing the
newly identified activities to further support the rural people in
our zones of impact.
Social Performance
