Category: Teaching

volunteers holding turtle eggs

Volunteer conservation efforts during wet season challenges

Our volunteer conservation efforts during Madagascar’s wet season faced major setbacks this past week. A tropical storm passed over, which made way for an unusual week. Due to poor visibility and high swells our marine volunteers were unable to...

Maradoka School Opening Ceremony

MRCI Volunteers Helped Rebuild Maradoka School With an air of excitement, the villages, dignitaries, volunteers, learners and staff gathered for the opening of the new school classroom in Maradoka village. To emphasize importance that this small...
Volunteer English Teaching Experience

Experience English Teaching in Madagascar

The time I spent in Madagascar were three incredible weeks. Why? In short, to experience English teaching in Madagascar is to change your perspective by stepping out of your bubble, you begin to see things you never noticed before. And that’s not...
Mamoudou – painting new classroom

Teacher Helps Community Development Volunteers Rebuild School

We are all Volunteers Life in the village means living as part of a very inter-connected community. Everyone helps everyone; that is just part of life here. Volunteers rebuild schools with teachers’ help when needed, as was the case recently in...

English Classes in Banana Village

On the island of Nosy Komba, just a half-hour hike from the main village of Ampang sits Antitorona, where English classes bring opportunity to local artisans. A mix of wood and concrete buildings nestled right on the beach make up this picturesque...
Community Development

Community Development is the Heart of MRCI

2 February 2018 MRCI’s progress in environmental conservation and community development, including the establishment of a Marine Protected area and Agroforestry project, would not be possible without the hard work and cooperation of the people...
Madagascar Volunteer: Volunteers in Ankarana Forest Reserve

Volunteers Journey to an Exotic World

As part of both our Forest Conservation and Teaching English volunteer programs, volunteers enjoy a five day adventure tour through the Ankarana Forest Reserve.  Natalia shares her experience with us… “My friend, you are late, the boat...
Madagascar Volunteers: Environmental Day

Madagascar Volunteers Saving the Environment, One Battery at a Time

Every couple of months we hold an Environmental Day in the classes our volunteers teach. We always pick an appropriate topic and this time around we decided to talk about flat batteries and how they can negatively influence the ocean and forest....