The project is named “Voiala” and is a microcosm of community actions aimed at recreating and protecting natural resources that are being heavily exploited. The main goal of the project is to take advantage of the experience at Sahavondria to develop a model for the other local communities to follow, while underscoring the benefits that can be obtained from the land and its resources simply through more conscious, respectful conduct

At present, the inhabitants of this village, located on the eastern coast of Madagascar, are engaged in protecting 2040 ha of virgin forest and in reforestation efforts for the land surrounding the village, which has been stripped bare by decades of exploitation.  

The project runs since 2009 and for the first three years, Project Voiala focused on protecting 2,000 ha of virgin forest from further destruction, exploitation and poaching, as well as on related education efforts. At the same time, infrastructures were created in order to help with reforestation.  This created the foundation for the next step of reforestation.

Quarterly reports will be posted to the Favini web site (www.favini.com) to show the project as it develops – sowing seeds, land preparation and tree planting – with before and after images.  Favini is proud to be supporting such a project of such great social importance.