Feeding and caring for bodies, educating minds, solidarity for the children of Miary, a small village near Tuléar, in the southwest of the Big Island, known for its sacred banyan tree, is the strength of the Baobab association. Founded more than twenty years ago, it uses all the resources collected to achieve a dual mission:

• Educating through a nursery and primary school (6 levels), in a country where public nursery school does not exist, and where public primary school is more expensive for parents than our structure; with thirty students per class, we differ from the Malagasy approach where the number of students often borders on a hundred; for Baobab this means attracting teachers far from the big city and improving the quality of their teaching through educational assistance or continuing training
• Providing care and nourishment, in particular through a school canteen and garden in an area affected by famine and malnutrition: five days a week, children are assured of at least one meal. And our educational garden allows them to learn sustainable farming techniques, to have classes outside the school walls and to diversify their food by self-consuming the production; a morning snack, eye and dental care, protection against sexual violence complete our commitment to children.