In this blog, I'll explain how Malagasy people generally perceive illness and why AiNA soa exists. In general, people decide to train because they don't know. This is confirmed by the knowledge assessment we carry out before each training course. In 2024, when participants give you answers that date back to the beginning of
It is with great joy and gratitude that I write this blog, in which I would like to share my journey with AiNA soa. From first aid training to managing AiNA soa My journey with AiNA soa began in 2014 as a first aid instructor. The task corresponded to my burning desire to help
I am honored to announce that with 2024 a new chapter in my professional career started. Since the beginning of January, I’m not only working as Planning Manager at AiNA soa but although assigned the role of Administrative Team Leader. I work 70% (see photo above: Jimmy, Daniella, Rado, Mamitiana, Mirana and Maro). So
Helping to help ...this has been our motto for many years and defines our mission at AiNA soa. Indeed, in our country where basic medical knowledge is very low, we feel obliged to pass on our knowledge of first aid to help our compatriots. For this reason, we do our utmost to keep them
My name is Rado and I have many responsibilities at AiNA soa. I am pleased to share in this blog about my work as an assistant. As such, I’m involved in trainings locally in Antananarivo as well in other regions. Before joining AiNA soa I worked as a teacher at several schools. Hence, I
Looking back on the ten years working for AiNA soa, I realized anew what a privilege I had to be able to learn so much. An unforgettable experience for me was writing a few chapters for our book "Vonjy Aina" ("First Aid"). It was one of my biggest challenges because I didn't know how to
The most enjoyable and encouraging thing in our work at AiNA soa is hearing about the impact of our first aid training on the participants. Mostly their minds have changed from being afraid to feeling empowered, from panicking to being thoughtful and thinking. These changes are a benefit for the participants and for their
My name is Mamitiana. Since 2018 I've been in charge of maintenance, cleaning and cooking at AiNA soa. After training as a first aid instructor through Flying Instructor, I’m also an assistant trainer in AiNA soa. I'm proud of my job, the place and situation I currently find myself in. However I have to
A happy child One evening, around sunset, I had to accompany my mother home. In the street, 3 boys were sitting, playing with nothing. Seeing my mother with 3 balloons in her hands, balloons she had brought for her grandsons, they couldn't help begging for them. But my mother, imagining the joy of her
We had the opportunity to go on a mission to the port city Tamatave during our voluntary serviceAdventure in our hearts, the streets of Madagascar under our wheels, and a mission to change not only the country but us as well - this is how our exciting journey towards Tamatave began.With the first light of
