The project is located in the “Ranomafana-Ivohibe-Vondrozo-Midongy” forest corridor, one of eastern Madagascar’s humid forest ecosystems, very rich in endemic species and in good conservation condition, despite severe deforestation threats (slash-and-burn agriculture and illegal logging). As part of its Environmental Education Programme, WWF Madagascar has, since 1992, developed a network of 650 environmental clubs established in primary schools, secondary schools and universities, bringing together more than 42,000 young people (aged 5 to 25).
The project’s overall objective is the legal establishment of the Vintsy Club Network within and around the Corridor, in order to empower young people and ensure their representation within civil society, and to implement environmental activities in schools (strengthening knowledge of ecology, threats, conservation strategies, running educational workshops, etc.), to strengthen conservation of this ecosystem at local and regional level.
WWF concentrates its activities on an area of 487,000 ha spanning 6 Districts, comprising 22 rural communes with 55 grassroots communities (COBA). 31 Vintsy clubs will be involved, made up of 17,500 pupils from lower secondary schools (23 clubs) and upper secondary schools (6 clubs), as well as university students (2 clubs).
Network all Vintsy clubs across the south-eastern forest corridor, to create a space for sharing, engagement and collective learning for the region’s 17,500 young people from lower secondary, upper secondary and university level;
Empower member clubs of the Network to contribute to the corridor’s conservation and preservation activities carried out by the local community;
Support the Network’s initiatives to strengthen its role within civil society on environmental issues.
