In mid-April, I set out with three colleagues on one of our regular training missions, this time heading to Miandrivazo, in southwestern Madagascar. I didn’t expect this trip to leave such a lasting mark on me — but by the end, I understood exactly why we do this work. A Journey Into the Heart
The past three months have been eventful for AiNA Soa: the FAWAY project continues its rollout in central-western Madagascar, our Swiss and Malagasy team ran for a good cause at the Wings for Life World Run, and a new piece of equipment is finally protecting our missions in the field. Here’s a look back
A discouraging start As part of the FAWAY project (First Aid for Women and Youth), carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, our team continued its activities this year in southwestern Madagascar along the National route 34. In March, our first stop was Mandoto, about 267 kilometers south of the
Every new year comes with its share of challenges—but also new opportunities. At AiNA soa, the first few months are rarely the most visible but often the most decisive. It is during these quieter moments, away from the intensity of fieldwork, that the foundations for the year ahead are built. When the rainy season
At the beginning of this year, our AiNA soa team in Madagascar got visited from our founder Nicole, who traveled from Switzerland. For me this was a very meaningful encounter. Nicole reminded us, the team, of AiNA soa’s core vision: "to see the Malagasy people take responsibility for their own development and make our
At the beginning of this new year, one quality keeps coming back to me insistently: perseverance. Not the kind that looks good in speeches, but the kind that is lived in real life, when everything seems to say that it would be easier to stop. The kind that quietly whispers: try one more time.
When Trust Turns into Recognition Training UNICEF staff last year was already a great source of pride for our team. This year, the emotion was even stronger when the UN Clinic contacted us for a new collaboration involving several United Nations agencies, without any prior outreach on our part. This renewed trust is
Where Caesar conquered territories, we open minds. Our battle is not fought with swords or borders, but with gestures and humanity. Our victory is to transform each participant into a confident, clear-headed, and effective first responder — and to meet their expectations, for it is these expectations that give true meaning to our mission.
As part of a partnership with the United Nations Clinics, we trained their staff in southern Madagascar, spread across four sites : Ampanihy, Ambovombe, Fort-Dauphin, and Betroka. Crossing southern Madagascar During this trip, we took three different national roads from Antananarivo. The experience was both tiring and surprising, but very rich in discoveries. RN7 :
When AiNA soa was born in Madagascar in 2013, one principle stood out from the very beginning: the commitment to live and work with a thrifty mindset. This discipline has been a cornerstone of our longevity and growth up to today. For me personally, one of the greatest lessons I have learned through this
