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Tag Archives: Family Planning

The choice is yours: Safidy reproductive rights training

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Blue Ventures

By Brian Jones, Conservation Coordinator, Toliara, Madagascar While in Andavadoaka a few months ago for the Velondriake Association’s election and … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged community based distributors, Family Planning, hygiene, maternal and child health, reproductive rights, sanitation |

A Trip to the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Blue Ventures
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by Samantha Cockburn, Medical Elective Student with the Safidy programme, Madagascar I’m Sam, a final year medical student currently studying … Continue reading →

Posted in UK | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, community health, conservation, environment, Family Planning, maternal health, safidy, volunteer |

My visit to the Safidy programme in Andavadoaka

Posted on 25 March 2013 by admin
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by Samantha Cockburn, Medical Elective with Safidy, Madagascar Three years ago I received an email from my medical school advertising … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, community health, conservation, environment, Family Planning, maternal health, safidy, sustainable, Velondriake |

Ravao’s Story: From 12 Children to Community Health Worker

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Blue Ventures
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By Dr Vik Mohan, Medical Director, UK I recently spent a hectic and intense couple of weeks in the village of Andavadoaka, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged conservation, contraception, environment, Family Planning, maternal health, PHE, sexual heat, Velondriake, Vezo |

BV Lovin’

Posted on 30 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Taylor Mayol, Communications and Programme Development Officer, Madagascar August is a particularly special month for Blue Ventures’ (BV) Madagascar … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, conservation, Education, environment, Family Planning, fishing, sustainable, Velondriake, Vezo |

Conserving biodiversity in an ever expanding world

Posted on 3 April 2012 by Blue Ventures

by Jo Hudson, Science Intern, London Dr Vik Mohan, Director of the Blue Ventures Sexual & Reproductive Health programme, joined … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences, UK | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, conservation, Education, environment, Family Planning, fishing, sustainable |

The Girl Effect

Posted on 8 October 2010 by Blue Ventures

This compelling video premiered at the Clinton Global Initiative Summit in New York in Sept 2010, as part of talks … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, Family Planning |

A 1,293 mile hike, 54 consecutive days, 2 sore feet, 1 determined woman and a very worthy cause..

Posted on 26 May 2010 by Blue Ventures
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Tess would walk 500 miles and she would walk 500 more (…plus an additional 293) Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged blue ventures, Family Planning, Family planning |

A Medical Elective in Andavadoaka

Posted on 30 December 2009 by Blue Ventures

By Ariane Waran

Liz and I arrived at Coco Beach at the beginning of September, ready to undertake our medical elective and join up with Blue Ventures FISA project. Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake | Tagged blue ventures, children, Family Planning, medical electives, volunteer |

Andavadoaka Theatre

Posted on 16 October 2009 by Blue Ventures

By Liz

So Ariane and I have one day left here in Andavadoaka, I can’t really believe it. Time here is a bizarre phenomenon, it goes quickly but you feel like you have been here for ages! Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged blue ventures, Family Planning, play, volunteer |

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