1.0Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation bloghttps://blog.blueventures.org/en/Feno Hanitrinialahttps://blog.blueventures.org/en/author/feno/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2F7LmjTBKb"><a href="https://blog.blueventures.org/en/realising-potential-scholars-profile-stephan/">Realising our potential: scholars in profile – Stephan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.blueventures.org/en/realising-potential-scholars-profile-stephan/embed/#?secret=2F7LmjTBKb" width="600" height="338" title="“Realising our potential: scholars in profile – Stephan” — Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog" data-secret="2F7LmjTBKb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://bvblog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://blog.blueventures.org/media/2017/04/Stephan-at-School2.jpg1600900Stephan Maheny Denis has such a positive outlook on life that you would never guess the hardships he and his family have endured. His story perfectly exemplifies the thirst for knowledge, against all the odds, of many young people in the Velondriake area.