Putney: Madagascar Global Awareness in Action: The group has arrived

We've received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Tana.

MAYA MOORE

Georgetown University, B.S. Biology. Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, M.A., Sustainable International Development. During Maya’s junior year in college, she studied in Niamey, Niger, for a semester where she studied West African language, literature and philosophy, djembe drumming, as well as jewelry making with a Toureg nomad. She also worked on an independent project to produce a rap album about AIDS in native languages. Upon graduation, she joined the Peace Corps and served as an environment volunteer for 2 years in northeastern Madagascar. She worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society and their project to conserve the remaining Makira rainforest by teaching sustainable agricultural techniques. After Peace Corps, Maya pursued her interest in sustainable development and conservation at the Heller School at Brandeis. During her second year of study, she worked with the Sustainable Development Foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on a community forestry project. Maya is fluent in French and Malagasy.

JOSEPH BLOCK

North Carolina State University, B.A. Parks Recreation and Tourism Management. After graduation Joseph worked as an assistant manager at a white water rafting company in Copper Hill, Tennessee working with many school groups and managing the staff. He also spent time teaching at Murphy High School in Murphy, North Carolina. In 2006 Joseph joined the Peace Corps in Ambondro, Madagascar. He spent two years working as a volunteer there in the environmental sector. Joseph focused on improving the conservation of Madagascar’s protected areas by reducing natural resource degradation, increasing agricultural Saveproduction and food security, establishing locally run, sustainable income generating activities, and enhancing the capacity of the Malagasy to effectively manage their land, water, forests, and other natural resources. He worked with relief agencies, NGOs, and coordinated with many locals. Joseph is fluent in Malagasy.

Putney: Madagascar Global Awareness in Action

Sunday, July 6, 2008

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