The partnership between Photography Inspiring Children in Conservation (PICC) and Teach For Madagascar helps create new opportunities by strengthening education, conservation, and community leadership—empowering the next generation to protect Masoala’s extraordinary natural heritage.
Author: Kathy
The Masoala Forest Villages– Marofototra
April 19 was a beautiful, clear day to hop in local conservationist Be Noel‘s boat to our next teaching village, Marofototra. We loaded up supplies for the Marofototra students and took the beautiful scenic boat ride an hour down the coast. Even though it was a Sunday, the children eagerly came to school, some even skipping church so they could…
The Masoala Forest Villages – Ambanizana
Our last village for this PICC session was Ambanizana, about an hour north of Ambodiforaha by boat. Gorgeous forested mountains rise right from the ocean beaches of the village as far as one can see. Over 60 children took part in a day of sketching and conservation discussions. Each child received a sketching notebook and PICC Conservation coloring book. The…
The Masoala Forest Villages, Ambodiforaha
After 2 days of traveling to Madagascar, the US-based PICC Team rested up for their next leg, an in-country flight to Maroantsetra. They were greeted at the airport by the PICC Madagascar team leader, Pascal Elison, and did some shopping in the local marketplace for pencils and snacks. The next morning they loaded up all of their luggage and took…
Masoala, Fall 2025
In late September, the PICC team had prepared resources for over 200 Malagasy children and was ready to travel to Madagascar for October sessions in the Masoala forest. Just days before we were to fly out of the US, political disruptions began in cities across Madagascar and the airlines canceled their flights into Antananarivo. We were disappointed for the children…