The Madagascar 2012 Expedition will follow 14 years of world travel and community projects organised by The Coopers' Company and Coborn School. In 2012 a group of 34 year 12 and 13 students will spend one month in Madagascar, with the aim of completing the building of a secondary school block in the Merina village of Andranosoa. Pupils will also spend time experiencing the vulnerable wildlife, people and landscapes of what is a unique country by travelling to the west coast via a 3 day canoe journey along the Tsiribihina river, visiting the Tsingy de Bemaraha, Kirindy Forest and the Avenue de Baobab. As a team, we are hoping to raise £20,000 to cover costs for the charity project. The aim of this blog is to provide information about Madagascar, the team and the fund-raising project. Please visit the pages shown on the right to learn more about the expedition.

Monday 2 July 2012

Speaking Malagasy


While we are in Madagascar i would like everyone to have a go at speaking the local language. Malagasy has its origins 4000 years ago on a tiny island in Indonesia. Together with influences from English, french and arabic, it is its own distinct language. Here is a great guide produced by the American Peace Corps giving you the basics: http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/madagascar/MG_Malagasy_Language_Lessons.pdf
Watch this video about the lives of some people in the Capital Antananarivo to hear how the language is spoken.
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  1. Cheap Flights to Lilongwe6 October 2012 at 11:15

    Absolutely the worst thing about this job is the travel and being away from family. I have a wife and three wonderful children, the kids are all active in sports and it's very difficult to up and leave and miss them growing up.

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