Solar plant
The Hopitaly Zoara in Fotadrevo uses the public electricity network, which is supplied by two large diesel generators on the nearby town square. Yet the power supply is unstable.
The Hopitaly Zoara in Fotadrevo uses the public electricity network, which is supplied by two large diesel generators on the nearby town square. Yet the power supply is unstable.
Many talented musicians have helped us raise money for Madagascar by running charity concerts.
Without PAUL there is little or no clean water. Developed for use in disaster areas, PAUL is a kind of water rucksack with a built-in filtering system.
Launched in 2016, we now operate 6 all-terrain ambulances in the rural south of the island. The journeys take them over dirt roads, through rivers and across country. Drivers and vehicles are often pushed to their limits.
A 9-hour drive over 237km, mostly on dirt roads, brings us from the coastal city of Tulear to Fotadrevo. The last time we were here was in 2012.
The south of Madagascar suffered the worst drought since 1981 last year. Drought and sandstorms inflicted devastating damage to the fields. Livestock died of starvation and thirst. People ate cacti, locusts or indigestible plant remains. Several thousand people were threatened with starvation.
The lack of network coverage in rural regions of Madagascar often prevents life-saving emergency calls from being made – but if the emergency call is received, every second counts. In order to be able to prepare for emergency missions in the best possible way despite precarious medical equipment, our teams in the south have been reinforced:
Dr. med. Caroline Ferse is a specialist in neurology and has been driving emergency medical services in Berlin for 5 years.
It’s the beginning of the rainy season, but we are lucky: it only takes us nine hours to cover the 250 km from Tulear to Fotadrevo.