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V O I C E S O F C H A N G EV O I C E S O F C H A N G E
MADAGASCA
Voices o
chang
Oral testimony
o the Antanosy
people
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edtrl ttadrw L Trut & P Ld, 2009
Ptrpy: adrw L Trut, at Krmr
all rt rrvd
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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO
ANDREW LEES
(1949 1994)
HE FOUGHT FOR NATURE
AND INSPIRED OTHERS
TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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our rtt tk t ll t vllr w
tr tm ruly, d d t ur
r tr l tr d xpr. Mu
mut l b v t t vll trvwr
rrdd tr ttm: Rd RktvJp adrrmll, Zbty, M
Lmb, l Mj, Brld Rzrvl,
Mbl, L Mty.
W r rtul t t rl d ll ut
w prmttd u t wrk t mmu
kty, d r tr upprt ur
d pr utr Mdr.
T publt uld t v b wtut t tr, dtrl d prdu
upprt t P Ld tm, lud
gt, sb Wrrt, olv Btt
Wdy Dv; d l t prjt m
ld mplmtt, d publt wrk b
adrw L Trut tm, lud: Yv or
clr Blb, Lub ndrk, ald nmj
adrml Rzdrmk, c
Rzdrm, clud Rktvvy, gr
Ll d hmd Mdj.
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by vlutr, prtulr by at Kr
d l amy gl d Lud Brd; d w
l dbtd t t r/Mly tr
t bk: Juy Rbmzk, Kt ad
Rkl mzt, ny hj Rktz
b tk yu l t ny hj Rktzdr
al hu r t d d lyut, d t J
d P smt P t Ryl Bt grd K
t atl t vtt Mdr (200
Wtut t upprt itrtl u
arulturl Dvlpmt (iaD), d t pr
eurp cmm udd aLT Prjt R
t prjt wuld t v b pbl.
Acknowledgements
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
T llt rl ttm m rm t
ay r utr Mdr. it t rt
publd ut t lv t aty ppl
tr w wrd d mprtt pprtuty
r ll ppl t pk drtly t d mkrbut tr dult t lmt ,
d urty, d rpd dvlpmt du t
m.
T ttm r prt Prjt hePa (Hett
Ambr- Proclaim what is in your heart), tb
by adrw L Trut (aLT) llbrt wt
Ld, t bl vllr tl mmu
t adry d ay r t r xpr d kwld but pvrty
vrmt, d t v v t tr vw.
It is a huge challenge for people to d
a letter and send it to the authoritie
Most of us are illiterate...
Constand (male), St Luce
cmmut vtl prt t dvlp
pr. it prtulrly mprtt vrmt wr t mt pr, typ
rurl prdur d wm, rm ltd
drd; wr vr m
r wk, d wr lw ltry kll x
l pwrl d xlu.
a rt tudy udrtk by t UnDP
cmmut r empwrmt Md
(2008) lud tt pprtut r ll p
t xpr tr vw r xtrmly lmtd
vrbly t d t tr t publ dtru tl r ll md.
Ll dbt d rmt r u
d t vll mt wr trd
rr r prvlt, d wm prt
r xludd r dmd ukwldbl
d tb l ply prt rtrt t
dbt, plly wr p r d
t ttu qu.
Dpt t t brut b
ay 2005 tru trtl m
prjt d mpy vtmt t
r, prmt dpdt rum
wr ll ppl l dt t pk ut
w ty r ftd by t rpd , r r
Introduction
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t k utrl rbtrt d lut r prblm
r.
T m t publt r t: p up t dbt
t ll lvl; wd t ud t atyppl by mply dfrt md; dmtrt
t mprt mmut t rpdly
dvlpmt r; d prmt t
rmt t mt vulrbl wt ll
d mk pr.
T ttm r b publd llly,
tlly d trtlly; ty wll l b rd
prt v rd, twrk, d pr vr.
T dmt pr m t ur ttdr, d mkr, d dvlpmt tr
r rmd but t rlty r ll mmut,
d rtr udrtd d wr
t ll t ll dvlpmt txt.
it l ur p tt t publt wll
ur ll t w ld t pwr, rur
d kll, to listen d t t llvt t ufr
d mprv t lv t aty ppl.
Yvonne Orengo, Director, Andrew Lees Trust
The Partners
Prjt hePa b w adrw L Trut (aLT)
rqutd t t P Ld t lp
dvlp d dp prtptry tqu r t
Prjt Rd w b dlvr rml
dut d rmt v rd twrk t
rurl mmut r utr Mdr r
t lt t yr.
P Ld brut t xprt t tr t
mmbr t ay mmuty, ur m d
ur wm, d aLT ll tf rm t adry, t
bm rurl trvwr d llt rl ttm
rm wt tr w mmut.
The Approach
T bt rl ttmy
Mdr r multpl: t wrk t r
lvl; t ur tt ll lu d mud d rdly udrtd; wm r
t r pr; tr b
rry w dr mr rdm p
t trvwr r kw by tr mmu
frd rtr trut t x; pp
t pk r tmlv d t tru trp
r lttr; d rr r t pr
u utm.
all t ay ttm wr udrtkrrdd by ll vll trvwr.
trvwr wr trd d upprtd
wk l wrkp wt ld prt. T
d qut r t mmuty wr dv
by t prtpt tru lttd dl
Tqu r ur tt qut wr
d trvw ud prmrly vr
d pvrty, wr prtd d mtrd.
T trvwr wr prvdd wt Dtp
d wr rmurtd r t ur ty pt trvw. Ty rturd t tr mmu
d btw tm lltd 58 ttm r
tl kty (vll mmut) adr
ay vr tw mt. T wr pr rv
by t aLT Mly ld tm w l t
t P tr, d w udrtk t
lt pr. 41 t ay ttm
t trrbd d trltd. T l l
d dt wr md by P Ld wt
l rt t mt rurr tm.
pr trvwd rprtd t publ
d ll trvw v rd t v tr
publd r brdt. all t vll prt
v rvd p tr ttm.
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Related Activities
a ll ulturl t w lud ay
2009 llw t tum tt dvlpd rm t
tl ttmy llt xr. T prtptddd tr w rl d t prrv t dtty
t aty ppl v t rpd d
dvlpmt tr r d t ay culturl
at m t tu llt d r
rl ttm t rrd d lbrt tr ultur.
s: ttp://www.drwltrut.r/.tm
ur ttm rm t adry prtpt wr
publd t wrldwd wb auut 2008
t Dy r idu Ppl, ld lm ttwr md by vllr but tr vrmtl
d dvlpmt ll. T lm v
b brdt rlly d t trtl
r lmt . extrt t
lm d t adry ttm b vwd t
ttp://www.p.r.uk/urvvltrt
The Andrew Lees Trust
T adrw L Trut w t up 1995 llw
t udd dtl dt adrw L utr Mdr. T Trut dvlp d
mplmt l d vrmtl dut
prjt w m t mpwr ll mmut t
mprv tr l uy d rdu t ft
xtrm pvrty. T Trut l mmttd t
buld t pty Mly prl
t udrtk t ll d
d mplmt pprprt dvlpmt
trt d prjt t ll d rl lvl.
s: www.drwltrut.r
Andrew Lees w t cmp Drtr r
t vrmtl ngo rd t ert. h
mpd r tl d trtl
u lud wtr pllut, lll wt dump
d rdm rmt. i Dmbr 1994
ullld ll mbt t vt Mdr, d
mt wt vll mmut t ay r
lr wt ty d t y but prpd lm
m tt wuld rmv tr tl rt.
o nw Yr ev, adrw wt t Ptrky
rry vy lm qupmt b
pld t t m lt m t u
lttrl r d u br wt m llpd d dd, prbbly rm t
h dt rtd uprdtd md
Mdr, d t m. h mly d r
lud t adrw L Trut (aLT) m
s 1995, aLT wrk utr Md
rtd adrw p r t vrm
bl mpwr ll mmut t
tr w lut r l d vrm
ll.
a trdtl aty mmrl t w r Ptrky rt wr adrw ll, prm
rmdr ur d mmtmt
vllr Lr v md t pl
tr rd t. r mr adrw L
www.drwltrut.r/drw.tm
Editorial note
T trvw prtd t bk v
ut dw by mr t l d m r-rd
tk pl. squr brkt dt
txt r lrt; rud brkt r trl
d dt dt ut t txt. T prmr
b t rm tru t t prt t t
wl l qut, rptt, d u
vrlpp t.
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Madagascar t wrld urt lrt ld. it
t prt utr ar, rk 143
ut 177 utr t 2007/8 Utd nt
hum Dvlpmt idx.
ovr tr-qurtr Mdr ppult rdpdt rultur r tr lvld, lv
tm prtulrly vulrbl t vrmtl
k. cyl rulrly t t rt t
utry d lmt d l drut
vrly ft t ut.
i Mr 2009 Mdr udrwt pltl
up w utd t vrmt Mr
Rvlm. attmpt by saDc (sutr ar
Dvlpmt cmmuty), t ar U d
tr trtl v yt t rlv
drd btw t pltl prt.
a hut autrt d Trt (haT) urrtly
m t utry pd t xt rl
lt tmtd r otbr 2010.
Context
The Anosy Region
hm t pprxmtly l mll b
t Anosy r tutd t ut
rr Mdr. it tmtd tt t75% t rurl ppult lv blw t p
l (insTaT2005) d lmt t m umb
lltrt d d t v t l wtr.
Ltd t r dw t mut, a
wt r wt vrd rulturl pr
w mp r rw, mrkt rd
rut ultvt, wll tpl u m
rll dm wt drt mpt
yld d drk wtr.
T tl r ay r lrly ppult
rm d tr ml. Lbtr d prw
rvtd r ll d trtl mrkt
ll ppl l rvr d lk r dm
umpt.
Bdvrty vrd r r lttrl,
d trt rt t mrld d w
bu. Tr l rpd t lw ly r
b t mut wr tmbr ut r mtly r rl prdut.
T m ty, Tolagnaro mmly kw
Dauphin (rm t ll dy r r
rprt tt rulrly rv turt trv
t rby Brty, lmur tury brdr
adry r. Tr wd t
vtr ttrt t ay r d tur
r m tm b mprtt prt t
my.
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Mining
s 2005 t Dup b t trt
l vtmt udr Wrld Bk rwt pl
prrmm w pld m t t r t rl dvlpmt trty. T m
prvtly wd by QiT Mrl Mdr (QMM),
ubdry R Tt. ovr t xt xty yr t
wll xtrt d xprt pprxmtly 750,000 t
lmt t cd r pr.
ilmt lt mrl w trrm t
ttum dxd, dutrl wtr ud pt,
ttpt t. it b ud qutty l
t ut t tl ay t blk dtt l udr t lttrl rt.
M tvt w dmt t ll my
d r lrdy mpt t vrmt wll
t l br t r. Pllut rm
qurry d dplmt vll ppult
rtd w ll d vllr mut m
t trm wt t l tr ld d trdtl
wy l, wll tr ldp.
ard t ll ppl, t t lv trbld t r t m trt up p
(2005) d turm dld. T tw
ux r wrkr r prt d rd
trut, u r tr, d prur
ll utlty rv (wtr d ltrty). o
p d u v vtbly bm r
r vrprd, d ll jb r t prmum
wrkr mrt rm tr r r
mplymt.
Forest
T m br drmt t t lv
vllr w lv djt t, d w dpd
t ll rt tutd t m trjtryt xt x dd.
T vrmt, w w 20% tk
m mpy, mplmtd mp
pur t rtd tl wr t m
t r ltd. apprxmtly 6000 tr
tl ldp udr QMM prjt u
r xtrt. a tmtd 1097 tr w
dtd rvt z wt rt
.
Ll ppl rrd t rt rd t
t t prt tr tr. Ty rly
prdut r u buld, wld rt d
turl md, prdut r wv, d
l ty t tm rdp.
T wly dtd rvt z,
by QMM d t rt srv, mply
(mmuty mmt) ytm t rtrt
t t rt. T m tt my vllr prvuly rld tr w trdtl m
mm - mut w py (r b d) t
d tk prdut rm t rt. Mt r
trppd mrkt rdr d rm
l t dllr pr dy w w d tm
xludd rm t vtl rur
Land
sm mmut v lrdy b dp
rm tr ld t llw r trut
prt, qurry, rd d u r m w
otr v b rtrtd rm t
trdtl t. a mpt pr
b ppld r t ftd by dpl
but tr r dput but t l
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mpt dlvrd. Mt dr t ut
t bl t l t rmld r
r tt v upprtd tr ml vr my
rt
T mjrty ll ppl lv rm t ld (86%)
ubt rmr. Ty dt wrp
tr ld by trdtl m w r rd
t mmuty lvl. Ll tur dult d
tly d tmtd 90% Mly rmr
w w ld, ly 8% v rml ld ttl.
cmpt pr vtbly vur t
w tbl ll ttl.
New challengesi t rtrtd r l rt, wtr
d ld, ll w upprt trdtl wy l,
ll ppl mut w dvlp w lvld. a
lmt mpt ll rvt d d
urty, d wt w m pprtut d
lttl ptl t tr dpl, pt r vllr r
lmtd
T m mpy lm t v lrdy pt 38
mll Us dllr t r, w pprxmtly17 mll t ll mmut (rprtd
by t Lexpr wppr). But t prt t
r r trul t mk d mt d d t
dult t prtpt t w my du t
ut jb, kll dt d lltry. r my
vllr t vtmt t yt mtd
wy ty drtly mprv t l trm
utur r tr ml
Money: Malagasy Ariary (Mga) xd t t
urrt rt 1000 Mly arry (Mga) = 0.51
dllr (od, 10/09/09).
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Note on Inormation and gures provided
T ttm wr lltd Dmbr 2007 d
Jury 2008. Ul trw ttd, irmt
d ur t dumt wr rrt 14t
sptmbr 09 but my b ubjt t rpd .
T pr dtr d tr ll lt
l d l my vry ll rrmt
. ur rprtd ld mpt
r b rvwd lk ty
rd qut mt vllr d mtr
. cmpy ltrtur lm tt QMM
md pymt ttll 4 mll dllr t
m 492 rdt ftd by prt d qurry
trut, but ll vllr rprt mpt
rt vry rm lttl 100 Mga/qur mtrt 400 Mga/qur mtr (pprx 21 t pr
qur mtr), dpd t ttu t ld
(llw, ultvtd, umbr rut tr t.). n
rmt w vlbl t r t lry
r urtr dtrm t ttu d rlty ld
mpt.
irmt rrd QMM mmtmt t
r tk rm t R Tt wbt, QMM
pr rl d/ tru rr t t ll
mmuty lvl. n tt ur uld b
ud rrd t vrll rt rvt r
st Lu.
ur r t umbr ppl dpld by t
m prjt v b tk rm t Wrld
Bk Pic wbt. ur prvdd by ll c
kty, u t umbr ppl mp
t vll by t m mpy, r ur
mpbl t vry d rrdd tm
ly. T m ppl t ppult ut. b u ay rt yr
ttr wt mrt, w rd d
t pr t m, t mpbl t pr
urt umbr.
it uld b td tt m t yt b
Ptrky d st Lu ltu QMM l
lmd rt r t tr utdy d dl
rvt z wt rtrtd . M
bu Md, r 2,000 tr rt ld, d trr utd t rmt t
prjt, w ud tl mmu
t adry d ay r.
M-rltd qurry, prt d rd tru
v mt dplmt d l ld
ppult ilt d ambb. T
ty r t yt drtly mptd by m
r mmdtly ftd by l t
rwd d t r wtr .
i rl, t lr, trprt rm
d p mmut t r p
dult, t lt t txt t r
v t dv t m prt
mpy dvlpmt tvty.
Ltly, t ttm v ll udr tr
t tr lu rdr t ltt ll
d mk tm bl t t wdt p
ud. Tr my b m mr dfr
btw lu vr rult
trlt pr.
Background
on sites
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Ambinanibe
ambb okontany (prmry dmtrtv
mmuty rt rup mlt) t
t, 7 klmtr ut rt Dup. Md up v mlt, t m t pprxmtly 3,000
ppl. T t wt lt rm t , w
prttd by t tl ldp d w
prvd rmp pprtut t vllr.
T t t prmtry wr QMM v
trutd tr prt. Prt d rd trut,
ttr wt w qurry, drtly ftd t
lv ppl ambb.
nw rtrt m tt rm lr
ly ld tr bt t smtr w wtr
dt r bd. Bvv, ltrtv ld
trp, t xpd t t wv, d t rm
ru t u t bult by QMM xt t t prt,
ty dr t t dru. T mttr udr
rvw wt t w rl dmtrt.
t prpl lvld d vlv ll
mmbr t mmuty, lud t wm,
w r rpbl r ll ut by tm. sm l rt m tru wv d
t rmp d mll . apprxmtly 150
vllr wr mplyd by t QMM m but v
b md rdudt w tt t prt trut
p mplt. a w rd tt t t
qurry t t tw m tt vllr w
bu trprt t rt Dup mr ly t
ll tr prdut.
ar rud ambb v b pprprtd by
t m mpy r rd d prt trut,
w rdud t rmld, t llt
rub r ul d prvy r prl tt.
My vllr v lt tr ld d mpt
rprtd 100 Mga/qur mtr, ltu
m y 400 Mga/qur mtr. T mpt
pr d mpy u r b rvwd
wt w rl vrmt.
QMM pd prmry l t yr d
bult lt tr Llvky mlt. hw
t tr wt w dtr d ly murrtly upprt t mmuty lt
mll umbr trtl d ll
mplmt lt prjt ambb, l
wtr d rprdutv lt ttv, d
upprt vru l prrmm r
ltry.
it ppr tt t Wrld Bk prm
umbr rtrutur upprt t amb
but t v yt t mtrl, Wrld ud b ltd du t t urrt p
urt Mdr.
T vll d b r vtd by turt
r wrkr, m wm d t rp
ll ady(utmry tb) r t vrm
Petriky
Ptrky r lttrl rt tutd 32 klm
ut rt Dup, m t pprxmtlppl. it lud rl wtr ytm
l.
T ttm wr lltd Lr,
t t rt-wt d Ptrky. hr t vl
lv mtly rm , mll rulturl pr
d rt prdut.
T rt mwt drdd, plly
Lr wr vllr r rw m
tmt t wtr d. a lr wt
rt b ut rm t t wt t prvd
r QMM vl.
T rt du t b md r lmt d
pprprtd 1,320 tr ld, 120 w
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v b dtd rvt z by QMM
d t ll rt rv 2008. a mmt
trr t ll mmut prpd tru
iMPiaMP (kmb Mpr-mtt y
aly Ptrky) r m t rt rvt
z, d coBa (cmt d B) r m trt ur z. i t pt ll ppl ppld tr
w trdtl rt mmt ytm.
apprxmtly 324 ppl wr mplyd by QMM
t buld rd ( pd 2,000 Mga pr dy) but
t wrk ly ltd w dy bu my
ppl prtptd. sm vtbl ultvt,
y ultvt, tr dl d tr m-
rt prjt wt ll t v b
t up by QMM l prrmm.
Tr ly wll t ur drk wtr. T
rt lt tr srmb, dy wlk
wy, wr trtl v t up
rprdutv lt dut prjt d tv
d dtrbut t trt mlurd ldr. a
prrmm t prmt vtbl ultvt
ru t dulty t vlvd mr- rdr
t pur qupmt, d ppl wr rd
tt t dbt. a mjr r r vllr t
dulty tt prdu t mrkt du t trrmt lt d pr t rd.
a prmry l w bult by QMM 1998 wd,
d rbult brk 2008. it tr vrmt
pd tr d upply tr. hwvr,
ldr ldr mut trvl t t dry l
Mmbr r tr l d ty wt
rltv. T vllr rqutd dry l
r tr mmuty but r tll wt rp.
St Luce
stutd 46 klmtr t t rt-t rt
Dup, st Lu m t pprxmtly 1,400
ppl lv tr mlt: ambdrky,
amptmbky d My. it prmrly
lbtr vll, w ll prdu
t pr t by mddlm t tw llly b
r prtr, Mdp d Mrt P
T rt vr r prt lttrl rt d
umd rt, w wd by t d hmly d ud r turm (prvt )
rt r wll b md r lmt d
tr r prjt utdy. 274 tr
prttd (al try) d mpltly f
Tr urtr r ru by coBa (cmt d
r u by vllr udr dina rrm
xmpl, tr rwd, utt rt
d llt mahampy rd, but t z
r ulr.
cl drk wtr mr wdly v
st Lu, wt tr wll bult by iD (
itrtl pur l Dvlppmt W
Bk prjt) 2000 (tw w r tll wr
QMM bult wll 1999 d tw d pu
r t prmry l ambdrky, d
r t lt tr My.
T lt tr w bult by QMM 2003 w
mdw pd r by t vrmt, but t
prblm wt upply d t t mdptt. ad t prmry l tt QMM
r ambdrky 2004, tr jut t
185 pupl. a d tr b rqut
vrmt lvl but vllr wt rp.
ldr v t trvl t Mtlky, 15 klm
wy, t tk tr dry lvl tr
Tr l prmry l My bu
iD 1986.
sm mrkt rd prjt v b
by ll d trtl , wll
QMM, but tr r dult trprt
mrkt rt Dup rd dt r
pr, plly t ry .
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Ilatsignana
ilt ltd 6 klmtr t t ut-
wt rt Dup, r t t QMM qurry tt
prvd t r prt d rd trut. Tll mut t t wt rt Dup t
ur t rk d t rpd dppr
t ldp byd rt.
o t 1,500 ppl lv ilt, t lt
124 uld v b dpld by t qurry
d rd buld (Pic ttt) d my tr
v lt tr ld. T ppl r kw
Pr aft pr l Prjt (Pr aftd
by t Prjt) r PaP.
i 2005/6, QMM b mpt prrmm
t PaP r l ld. Ty wr frd
ld r my but, vllr prvd t
w ld frd t b dy d t d r
ultvt, ty ptd r my. Rprtd mut
r mpt t vllr w lt ld vry
rd t wtr t w llw, ultvtd r
ttld, but r rm 100 Mga/qur mtr t 400
Mga/qur mtr.
T mpt pr urrtly udr rvw
Wrld Bk udl r lr t 2,000 Mga/
qur mtr r uttld ultvtd ld.
i ddt t ld mpt, vllr l
rvd w u. T rt u w bult
by QMM d t mdl lrly ptd, but
ubqut buld trt wr v t ll
trpr, w md u lwr qulty wt
wll tt lk w t r.
T rtt ll r t mmuty
lk lvld. T trut p
m w v mplymt t pprxmt
ppl t qurry w vr. T ppl
ilt r urrtly rd rt ut QMM ulyptu pltt.
QMM udrtk t ud vrty
prrmm r PaP tru ll
lp prmt vtbl ultvt d lv
prjt, w, wv, rtl prdut
r rm, d tr m-rt pr
wll ltry r ldr xludd rm p
prmry l.
T rt lt tr Llv
ambb) ltu t urrtly wt
dtr. Drk wtr vlbl tru
d pump d v tp but t r rqu
brk d wt t trut
edut vlbl rm publ l, bu
QMM 2005, w dut pprxmtl
tudt udr v vrmt pd tr.
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My mly lwy b vlv
mk ty (mt). W i w
rmmbr my mtr mk tm... i l ll
r ttp it wdr ty uld
r my l bu ty dd t mk
my... Ltr , t pr ty r
t u t llw t ty mkr t ddr
d d mt tr blt.
i tppd [tudy] jut tr p
my cePe xm (lmtry rtt).
rm tt tm , i v b vlvd
Fanjaemale, 22, St Luce
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wv. Uully, ty tk tr
dy t wk t mk. it ll r 2,000 t
3,000 ariary. T mut v tt i buy r
tt ly lt but ur dy.
A demanding and painul jobWv vry dmd jb but w dt v
y ...
svrl tp mut b llwd. W lv vry rly
t mr t llt t v. evry rt mut
b xtrtd by ... T w d m wt
t v rud 5pm. atr tt, tr brk,
w v t llt taniotsy(wt d) t t
t v...
W d r [t d] t dpt but 5 mtr,
w wr d r ppr. T wt d
lp t d t brt r lur t mahampy
(typ rd ud r wv) d t t m tm,
prtt t rm dmpt...
it rky t t d, bu w v t dw
t rt v t t t d. it pbl tt
t r t v wll ll dw u. W dt
v y m r tl t xtrt t d; wv t dw tr urlv... atr t, w
wlk m r 7 klmtr, rry ld
but 20 kl. o w t m, w [tll] d t
t brk. W v t trt prpr t mmpy
trt wy, t prvt t rm rtt...
W prpr du rm t taniotsy, jut lk
mk du r brd. W mx t tty wt
wtr...[t] w p t wt ur d d pt t
mmpy. T mmpy bm wt, l t
r lur...
it tk ur dy t dry ut... T xt tp bru
d pud t t t mahampy, t wll b
y t mpult... r tr dy tr t pr,
w wv t tsihy. i ll, t tk wk t mk
tsihy... a tsihy md up tw d. W mk
t rt br tt tmby trd...
it vry dult pr. i ddt, t
tr. i w i d m t lp m
t umbr tsihy i uld mk rtrMk t mully pul.
Selling the tsihy[T mrkt] 15 klmtr rm r. W
rud 4m d w rrv t Mtlky ru
10m. T tr ll ur tsihyd ru
rrd, w rtur t st Lu rud 5pm. W
wlk bu tr publ trprt. i dd
w ly t lu ur rtur t t vll...
ev tu t pr tsihywt up t 1,200 a
t urrt pr d t rrpd t t
t t lv... [w] 400 ariary t
r 1 kapoaka (1 kapoaka qul -trd
r...
i ly t 2 kpk r bu t rm
ud t pur kr d f. i t
w tsihyld r 200 ariary, kapoaka r
t 10 ariary.
[i ll t mddlm, w] r Tdry wm. T
rll t tsihy tr r [ adry]. s
mp v xprd trt b
ur prdut. i w rr wuld buy ur
bu tt wuld urt tt t pr w
b rd ur rdp wuld b l
[our buyr]...drv t pr dw d ty
w mk mr my...
Uses o tsihyW mk d rt my t... T
mt w lrd rm rt t
d tll prt tdy. W u tsihy
[r ] wllppr. T mt ppulr u t
bkt, plt mt, d truk wr w
tr ur vlubl d d lt.
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W u tsihy ur dly l t rpl mttr.
W t frd m mttr trr tsihy
ut r u... Tsihyrpl r t m. s
yu tt mahampy mprtt pl ur
l...
The desire or trainingi w d l r tr w tr prrmm
r u t prtpt , ty mkr wuld mprv
t qulty tr prdut... it wuld t tk y
tm r m t tr my rd ttr u
pprtuty r. i kw ty r ll trtd
u mprvmt...
Pttl buyr r d up wt t tyl, lur dqulty ur prdut... Ppl l trt du t
t mty wt w mk Tsihymkr v
t mk trmdu frt t v buyr t
pur ur prdut. i t d, ty r, but t
vry lw pr.
i w t mprv ur prdut, i r tt t
buyr wll drv dw t urrt pr.
Lack o leadership
W v t trd t tbl t. L t xpv d ppl d t v tm t vt
tbl u rup... W wuld v lkd t
v t wm t ltt d k
bt r ll mmbr. W wuld l lk t v
rvd m qupmt d my t llw u
t wrk t. Bu w dt v
ldr, ppl tu t wrk tr w.
ev w d wm t, w dt kw
wr t t pur d r rm...
rm dry tvty r m. i v rd
tm d my t pur r vtbl
d. ay tm i mk m my i dt wt t
pd t d, bu i d t buy d r t
mly...
Bd, i lk t ry qupmt u
wlbrrw, prklr d rtlr. i ly u
wt rtlr. a r wtr my vtbl
t mully. a rult, i t plt my...
Now the orest is a orbidden place T wuld v b dfrt i d m
w uld lp m; i m l. i v t llt
rm t rt t t vtbl rd
tp] dmt ml rz r t t
But llt tk bm prblm b
t rt bl t t rr (QMM
Mdr Mrl ubdry R Tt m
r lmt).
it mz w rt rw
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ur r bm t prprty
rr. Rt w, ll ppl d
utrt t ut dw tr. T wrt t
tt w v t py t t t prmt. ..
W dd t v t pur rwd [br]... M
wt t llt trut wd d brut bk
t mut ty dd t buld u. Wm
tk dvt r rwd d md mll
bu ll t t tr ppl... i ddt,
ppl dd t buy md. Mdl plt wr
vlbl t u rm t rt...
i tll rly t rt t upply my d, plly
t llt mahampy r my upt i [tpt], i uld t llt mahampy, i uld wt t
llt rwd d mk lttl bt my...
nw, vryt d. T rt
rbdd pl... i u rtrt tu w wll
ll t r rdp.
W wr kd t plt ulyptu. s i wdr wy
QMM dt tk vr t ulyptu rt? itd
ty tk vr ur d rt, ull rur.
eulyptu tr r t utbl r trutbu mt tr ulyptu pt pltd
t t d, t trt rtt...
Ppl v xprd tr vw but uld t
prvt QMM pl t wrk ur r. T t
w d t kw wt t d, wr t r w t
tlk t.
Lost benets o biodiversityWvr r turt m r t vw ml
u lmur, ty pd m my t t ll
mmuty, try ... our rt t
my bdvrty p tt ttrt lt turt;
urtutly, tr vt r prbtd by QMM.
QMM d t pt turt py drtly t
t ll mmuty...
all w wt r t rt t b ud t
m r ur mmuty, bu t rt
ur mmuty. Bu ur r, tt
t rt tll lv... W lv t rt, tt
w v rd r t utl w...
T m, t wuld b bttr t bury ll u b
tk t rur wy rm u m
u. it wll b d t l t lry st Lu
turt vll, ltd btw t lttrl r
butul b... T bdvrty uqu
r, t d t rt.
Going to the health centre is not r
[QMM] bult wll r t ll mmuty...lt tr Br, prt wm...
t Mtlky t dlvr tr bb. Br
wm trtr [ t] t Mtlky
t y... nw, prt wm t
lt tr t vll. [s] i m rtu
tr lt tr vlbl t u w...
[But] i ru t rdp w my ldr r
dt v my t buy md. Br, i
t t rt t llt mdl plt t
my ldr. nw, i v t br tm t t tr. QMM rt tt t t lt
t r d tt md r xpv.
Fishing in declinei t pt, ll lbtr w prpru t
Ppl uld pur w, buld u d
tr ldr tru lbtr-t. a
uld t up t 15 kl lbtr pr dy. T
t rr tt rm t w u
rm; mt t tm t but 100 r
vr udrtd wy t vlum tr t
drd drmtlly...
i ddt t t, t pr lw. Wt t d
upply, i tk kp t pr
mpt r t l m... Urtu
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vryt wrk [t buyr] wy d tu
rm d tr ml ufr.
The buyers strategy T prblm tt rm d t v buyrw py r pr r t lbtr...
mp rt Dup pur tm tru
tr mddlm. Ppl try t br wt t
mddlm t br up t pr lbtr but t
mddlm xu t t ptrl d r
prt... W dt u mtrbt, w v d
[ t t] w ty u ptrl pr tr
u t pr lbtr.
T trty t lbtr-buy mp lt d jut buyr t t vll d trr
t lw upply d dmd tk ft. wr
buyr d my upplr drv t pr dw...
T mddlm l rt tt t .
hw my tm d dt t pp? i tk
ty jut dt r...
Ll mmut r r w tr
dt. T vrmt d t v yt t
d wt t. W v dtt rltv mddlm.W dt pp, mk trbut
t l t burd t ll mmut, r
xmpl dt m r.
Little hope o positive changei dt wt st Lu, w w m t rt
vll try t dvlp, ultmtly t bm
m t lt t d ...
nw, ll wm kw t but wv, d
ll m kw t but . i t mry
l d tud, ppl wuld v d
my kll d ur lv wuld v b dfrt.
Ty tut el d r, wll k
d wv, d mu mr. i u tr d
tud, my ur ldr wuld v
pprtuty t mprv tr lv...
[But] ur ldr r bm lltrt T
upt tt ur ldr d tr ty dr l : rl llw tr mtr tt
mk tsihy; by lk tr tr d.
ttr, ty rm... Tr r tr jb...
i ly mry. Wt t xpt? n
Mk tsihyd r t t kd j
br ptv ... Ul ppl rv
kd tr, t lmt mpbl t m
tt t lv utur rt wll vr mp
i v tk ty wll ufr mrbu t rur ty d wll b
.
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Olinaemale, 83, St Luce
i m ol, 80 yr ld... i t mrrd
w i w ly 16. i d my rt ld
w i w 18, d w i rd 21 i d my
d... My mrr dd t lt... atr my dvr,
i d t tk r myl. Lukly, l w p
100 ariaryw u t lv r wk...
s i w dvrd t u yu , i d
tr rltp d tr ld. i w l
mtr try t prvd r my ldr, lud
tr dut, my l w trul...
Ppl...kd m t w dr tt ty uld
ll tm t mrkt... oly mt tr v
brt, i wt bk t my jb, d v my bby t
ud t t ud my w m d ll
lp my lp wl i wd... i lkd
lp bu i d t wrk dy d
t.
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I did everything I could tomake money
su rytm wrk d mpt my lt.
i lt ll... [T dtr] kd wt my upt
w. i d i w tlr i [l] bkd k dmd brd. h prbtd m rm tu wt
bt my tvt. i rpld: Wt wuld w t i
tppd w, d mk brd?...
h utd tt i d t w, i dd t d
m t pu t manivelle (w m
pdl) d my jb w jut t djut t lt t
mk tm rt... i rptd dv. [But] tr
ur t v yr, i lt mpltly urd, i uld
t rt w my w.
i rw ldr but my wrk td. i dd vryt
i uld t mk my... i drd d brut d
ld tm rmt vll. i l ld r
Mtlky t mk quk my d pur d
r my ldr...[d] pl, p d pybk,
r yt tt ty dd r l.
I am grateul my parents sent me toschool
i myl wt t l d tt wr i lrd td, ut, mbl d w lt. i l lrd
w t mk brd, bk dfrt typ k,
d i m bl t k ll rt ml. r xmpl
vtr r turt m r, i m kd t k
r tm...
i i d t t l, i wuld t b bl t
mk lv. i m rtul t my prt r d
m t l bu ty d t d t d,
i t m w my l wuld b. i lrd
r, k d w...
My ldr ttdd ll t prmry rd, utl
ty rvd tr rt rtt [ lmtry
dut]. T ty tppd bu i dd t v
u my t py r tr dut byd
tt. i t pt, t cePe rtt w u
t rud, but w t m t... My
dd up wrk ur rmld d
Forced to give up tailoringev tu i m tll pbl wrk, i
tp du t t ml lur my
m... i uld t buy tr. T pr w
wll, vryt wrkd ttr t
i i d m d pr l, i ul
d t...
Wt i m d w t mk lv prt
wrk, wd m rmld d ll
rwd. T r t t kd jb tt
u m t lv; but i m tll lv
d t t, i m rd t d tm.
The entire amily had plenty o shi t pt, My w mu r , p
lbtr... nw, t lmt kp
mpt t t rud r.
rd d my tr ud t b bud
tr b dl tr prdut.
i t pt, dur t t , t vll bu tr wr t tm... T
mly d plty d vry w t
Price xing and other strategiesWt mz ppl rud r tt
r t t w dtrm t pr
t... W dt kw t vazaha (r
t wt ur lbtr, r wt rlly pp
Ppl wt t d ut t trut. it rd t b
tt rr wuld t wt ur lbtr, b
rm tm t tm ty vt My d t
t ty k : ar tr lbtr, d w
d kl t? s w x pr d ty py
But mzly, w t buyr
(mddlm) pur lbtr t
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vll, t pr [ty fr] dfrt
d rm t x tr w
pr... cqutly, rm r rd t ll
tr t, uwllly... t pr pr bu
lbtr d t lt l t bttr t tur tmt m my t t t t...
T rm t r rm 100 rm t 2
kl pr pr. currtly, t mddlm mp
mmum murmt t lbtr ty wt
t pur. i tk t mur ud t rdu
t my tt rm rt... T
mddlm rut t lbtr d t
t mllr ...td v tm bk t t
rm. i ty dt wt t pur tm, tyuld rtur t mllr lbtr t t tt
ty t br.
Mddlm dv my tt ppl
pur lbtr trp, lr bkt d d.
Bu ppl r pr, ty r tmptd by
t fr bu trw tr ldr wll
ury. Ppl dvd t my dtd r
qupmt d llt m t t d.
a rult, ppl d up wt wr trpd t mddlm t ry wt t rm,
bu t my w pt mt l. o
ur ty t ry! Ty lrdy v my
d lvld .
Fishermen have no choicePpl u wd bt, wtut y ;
d t bt wd r t vitagno (lr rdwd
tr); t vry lt d d t k utl t
wllwd by u wv. ev t wllwd by
t w tm, bt md ut vitagno wll
t t t tp .
hwvr, [w] w r rbdd t tk tr rm
t rt. eulyptu tr r vlbl but t
r t utbl r mk bt t b ud t .
Ty r vy; ly d r rvr..
rm v but t pt
t, bt prw d by rk dt
... My d wl ... Tr v bmur tk t prtt t lv rm
r but tm.
Issues o government: it is sodisappointingi t pr pwr d, t m
pp, but t pr pwr t
t t pp d ppl v l
mplt
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it t rly t vrmt tt rpbl
r ur tut but mtly t ppl w r put
r t vrmt m. r xmpl,
t vrmt prvdd my t ud prjt,
but t prjt r t d. aumtv b md but t pp. it
dppt...
W tr dtrbut d d r tr rt
lp t vll, ppl v rd tm d
t rt pr t b r. T r r t
tt ptm tk pl. itd lp
t uly pr, d d ut t t mly
mmbr t pr w dtrbut t.
T vrmt uld lk lly t t d
rm d rmr bu tr r ppl
w lv f upt tr t . d
pr r xrbtt, lt r xpv. i dt
r mu but lt bu dd
rm t b bl t buy lt, but d rtl
r urvvl. d d t ur mly vry
rd t t d w.
Poor diets and scarce supplies
Tdy [ i d yu ldr]...i m ur i wuld tb bl t ty tr d bu l xpv.
Wt my m, i my b bl t pur jut 10
kapoaka (3.3 kl) r. Ppl r td tr
ldr t r prrd.
supply r t t mly b ll r
ppl rud r. it t m tpl r ldr.
it tru tt tr v, wt ptt, tr d
bemako (dbl rt, mlr t tr), but ldr
uully v rd tm dt tm. ev dult
prr r but t xpv, d tr t
u r, ppl r rd t um tr
tpl.
cldr udr tr d t udrtd t
dult tt tr prt ; vry tm ty r
ury, ty ry utl ty t d... Ppl
v but ty d t jy t; ty l w
Our health has improvednwdy, ppl v xtv kwldty kw w t m tr lt. s p
u drp t pury t wtr t wll d
y btr tt my rm tr lt...
i ddt, t ll mmuty dtd
ppl t m t tr. it rbdd
ludry rud t tr, bu t drty
my ru f t t... i tk t u tr
btd u bu ur ldr r
w...
our lt mprvd tr
r... Br, ppl wuld put tr k rlt
trtr d wlk t t ptl Mt
smtm, t k pr dd l t w
t m r prt wm... smtm
dlvrd t bb br ty rd t
bu ty d t wlk r 15 klmtr.
nw, ppl t t mdw t v
s k qut d v k-up. s trd ut t u ll br pr
md But ppl d t pur md
ty lk my. ad m , w t
t md, ppl ll t t mk m
Family planning welcomed T vll lt ldr, but tk
vrmt, w ttd mly pl
ppult rwt lwd dw bt.
tt mr d mr xpv d wt
ldr t r, t vry dult...prt r
bl t ut t lv [ my ldr] d
ll tr d: d, l, lt d lt
mtr r buy r r tm d
tu lk tm t wrk.
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Lukly, ppl t vll rvd
t d [ mly pl] wll,
d w mtr wt utl r ld x br
v tr. i m rlly td wt wt
t vrmt dd.
Only someone who has money can beheard[QMM] (QiT Mdr Mrl ubdry R
Tt m r lmt)w vryt, t ld,
t rt, vryt bl t tm. ev ur
trl ld bl t tm. amz!.. i u
[t myr] t t y rprt r mplt t
r utrt, d tt wy QMM kp d
wt t wt t d.
i m, r wm lk m, tr t mpl
d tlk t t myr, my y, Wt d
wm kw but t prblm? i my b trtd
lk m w t mu t y; wm d
ldr kw t but prblm d uld
t t vlvd. ev m mpl, t myr
wll t rly lt... oly m w
rr, r my, b rd t
vll.
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L t pt d tdy uld
mprd... i t pt ppl d p
d d my t pur tr t...u
lt d ttl. T pr d w
ldr uld t l... My prt d
ldr d ty wr bl t upply tr
[Tdy] ppl trul t mk my d...
t pd t d t w lt...
nw tt i v my w mly, t tt mr
mr dult t t d t d mk
T mut i t t dy r l
my tr ud t t...
My prt dd t v t u lt
trp t mk d t... [Tdy] rm
r tr prdutvty; ty u dfrt
d vt mr tm . ev ,
tr t [ mll].
Constandmale, 31, St Luce
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A population explosioni v l td tt my ppl t
vlvd w. T du t t t
lv d t t tt rt quk
my, prvdd yu mk t...
[al] tr b ...ppult xpl rud
r. i v vr t vll ull ldr!
T prblm tt t ldr...d t ttd
l r vrty r, d ty b
t yu ...
Tdy lt ppl llw mly pl t rdu
t umbr tr ldr, but tll t d t
lp mu my prt [tll] t mt trldr d u lt d l ...
s t umbr rm rd but
t rur , lbtr d rmp v
drd.
Poverty increases risksrm...tll u wd bt, dty r t
bl t dpr wr rur mt b
budt... [Ty d] br bt r mtrbt...
t t tr wv d urrt ut tr...
T tr r rm d tr bt tt
ty d t b bl t wdy dy. arud
r, w t wd blw rm t ut w ll
t haranalaotsy ll rm ty ld bu
t dru t t dt. rm
blv tt ty v mtrbt ty uld
wtut rk dt...
T bt [w u] r jut wd rm tr truk,
rvd ut t mddl t llw w ppl t
t. W t typ bt k tr wy
rtrv t. i ddt, rm d t v l
jkt. T t urpr bu rm
lrdy trul t mk lv...[d] l jkt
t rtu.
nt ly [ tr ] ur, but l
mddlm d tr r b d t
t m r d prt dl w
rm dt d d. ard
Mly trdt, ppl lutr wurtutly mddlm r tr b
dt w...
rm jut wrk t ut tmlv, tk
w ty rtur m wtut dt.
At the mercy o middlemeni v rd tt lbtr d pr
Dup mrkt r vry d. s wy r p
prpd u lw pr r? [rm] t mry mddlm...[w] dtt t pr
mz w mddlm trl vryt
r... rm uld b llwd t t t
tr t, jut lk tr llr, r x
id p wr r v rmr
i blv tt t t tt rm d t v
buyr r tr lbtr mk tm vulrbl
pr trl mddlm [w] dv
t ur m... i v tlkd t tr rm
w r t m tut: t mddlm ud t tt t mt rtlly lw
r lbtr...
rm rt wrk r mddlm...
mddlm prp pur bt r tm
t dt tt t rm mut ll
t t t mddlm w pur t b
rm t x t pr tr t b
ty r td by t vu trt.
Savings are the only way outa r u r t
rd, wll, tr but t
tr u t lm t rm rt
pp wt mddlm r d. Tr
vrmtl rt (ngo) w tr t
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rm qur w bt...[but t] t lp
t 400 rm rud r...
T ly t tt mt lp u t bm
r rm t trl mddlm [d buy bt] t rt v rm t l lbtr it wll
tk tm but i tk t pbl, dpt t t tt
bt t rtu t dy 400,000 ariary
o i v u, i pl t t w bt
d wrk my w tt i x t pr
my t... My ly r... tt my t
t b d r t lt t mt [ t
p t lbtr My 1t].
i t pt, rm dd buy tr w
bt [d] uld x t pr tr t... [i]
rm dd t v u my t pur
bt, uld wrk ut dl wt m w
uld lp m... T ltr , w d vd
u my, wuld py bk dbt. T
w pbl bu ppl vlud rdp lt
d m ppl d xtr my. rm [l]
trdd tr ttl r bt.
The benets o soccerrm v tr rm [rm rw] but v
ky t d l. s i tk ty d t ply
r t buld trr l d trt lttl tr
tt ll dy l . currtly, yu ppl
t vll r bl t rm tr tm but w t
durd bu w lk r , bll d
jry...
evry tm w ply t tm rm utd w
r mprd by tr qupmt, d mtm
w urt urlv ply wt ur br t t
tm tt wr r ... T ly tm yu
ppl t vll xpt t rv dt
[r u t] dur lt mp,
vry v yr, w ddt dt t t
ttrt vtr...
W v tr vll ldr w dvt t
tm t u. Ty dt v m
bu ty t lv t prt, ty mk
t lp u. Wvr w trvl utd t vll
ply mt, ty m l wt u.
W v yut t tt prmt
e tm t ll tm t trvl t ply m
vry l pr t vll dt m
lp vr tr xp. T mmuty
tr ldrty wvr t plyr lt
l lp... [T] mly r d b
my plyr d t v jb r [y tr]
m. a r bu r r rd, p
uully wlk t mt.
Traditional midwives are moreexperienced[i t pt m wm] wt t t p
Mtlky. Ty wlkd ll t wy b
klmtr. otr rmd t vll d
t reni-jaza (trdtl mdw)... T ren
dd t u y qupmt bd rzr bl
ut t umbll rd d p trd...
[My mtr] w reni-jaza. Ty uld tll pt bby wuld b rk dur d
i ty tmtd tt t bby pt w
rml, ty uld m t prt wm
wuld t v y mplt wl
brt. i ddt, t reni-jaza uld dt
mdl plt t bl r wm w d
brt.
i [wuld] prr t rly t reni-jaza rv
d ll t ry qupmt d md
t y i dt d t rv [pr
mdw, d rt jb r plly
m t k d lp by pr
md but i tk reni-jaza mr
xprd...
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T prblm wt t [prl]
mdw mt tk m vt
tm bu vl rvt but reni-jaza wll
ty t vll; t t ywr
l. s i tk t d d t lp reni-jaza tt ty mprv tr wrk.
The orest becomes a protected areaBu t ppult xpdd qukly,
ppl r rty rpld. s mt u
v ddd t lr rt... Ppl t dvrd
tt rtd ld mr rtl t tl ld,
ty tu t lr rt.
Ltly, QMM (QiT Mdr Mrl ubdry R Tt m r lmt)m t t vll...
Ty d tt ty dd t rt t b prttd...
QMM lltd tur rm dvdul
t vll t t pprvl r t trr rt
mmt t tm...
T ll mmuty, l wt t ll ngo,
rtrd tr ppt t QMM pl t m
t rt. But t uld t prvt QMM rm
pprprt t rt rud st Lu... [Ty d]
drtt trtd st Lu rt t w tmt tk t...
Ppl st Lu blvd...ty wuld tll v
t t rt... s ty dd t pp t pl
vmtly u.
So many resources taken awayUrtutly, [ur] rdp v b tutd,
bu QMM d t llw t t rt y
mr... it tk wy my t rur
tt ppl d t ut tr lv...
Bu ppl r pr, ty d t rt...
itd buld u brk, ppl u
rt rur... sd, rtd ld rtl d
prvd d yld v, wt ptt d
r. Trr my rmr lr rt r
xpd tr rpld. Trd, t rt pr
my d t u mdl plt...
T ly t tt ppl r tll llwd llt rwd, but QMM rt urd
uprv y w wt t d tt...
s QMM rtrtd t t
ty v trutd ppl t vll t
ulyptu tr... T prblm wt ulyp
tt t t utbl r u trut.
pt md ut ulyptu r uk t t
ty lt mr t tr mt bu
d r t mptbl wt ulyptu; tt mu lty.
Another loss o incomei t pt, t ll mmuty md t
drtly; ty lltd rm turt vt
rt d t bdvrty. T umbr tur
rd vry yr, d w my r tu
m t dut t rr. su
mprv ppl m.
T bt v [w] dpprd... nwtf v td mt t ml lv
rt. s QMM wll lm tt ll t t
ml r tr...
i m t t lu tt ly t vrm
wrk ut dl t lm bk t ll mmu
rt it u ll r ppl t d
lttr d d t t t rptv utrt. M
u r lltrt... T ly pprtuty r t p
st Lu t xpr tr mplt
tru trvw lk t.
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i wt t l bt lt, d v r x.
i tk l lpd m t tk lrly.
i pt my ldd tudy, wt t p
u. i rd grd 9... T my prtuld
lr py r my dut, i d t drp ut.
i rturd m t my prt vll wr i wrkd
t lp tm. i rmd dur t dy d i wt
t t... W i rw up, i d t trt wrk d
tk r myl. hwvr, i tud t lp my
prt...
atr w yr, i bult u wl i trd t vmy t my ttl dpd... i mvd ut
my prt u. i trtd t py r my lt
d vryt i dd, lud d d mdl
xp. T, w i w but 20, i tld my tr
my tt t mrry. i tld m i w rdy t tk
r myl.
i t mrrd... W rd ur ldr, d ur lv
wr d. [My w] lpd m wrk t rm
d i tud t t...w wr
r t wrk rd t mprv ur lv.
Bruno
male, 43, Ilaftsignana
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bktbut urtutly tr pr w t
nw t pr rd but vrly t
t ll bkt. i yu r luky, yu my d 15
dy...
stll, w r urd u by t r pr
tu... i u tt wtut t rvr d
rur, w wuld b dd by w.
Our river does not appreciate visitoMyb t dr [ ] l lkd t t
t rvr b vltd...bu t
vtr t ur vll. i blv tt ur rvr d
pprt vtr, bu t rbdd r v
t r t rvr r t t wr rd lt
i ddt, t rbdd t l lutrd
b, d plly prk t rvr. it
rbdd t w d...but vtr r
d t rpt t ady (utmry tb)
tk tt lmt mt t d
t dr ur prdut, but i tr
blv tt t t vlt t rul wll
T dl... l b prtly ud b
ltrty brut by QMM (QiT Mdr M ubdry R Tt m r lmt) t
vll, w rultd lt t
w r t ty prr drk r
rlly d but t mpt QMM wrkb
t tt ud t lk lv t rvr r r
t lt d v wum wyut t t
t dlt. it w dult t d ur rv
It is not surprising our cows diei r tt QMM wll rtrt t t rvr... i
kw wt wll pp t u... u rtrt
put pl. wt t wll b prbtd
wll b lt r u t d?
Wt pp tt QMM d t
ll mmut u t m rvr...
It was getting hotter andhotter
But ltr...i td tt t wtr d d
rm ur uul prdt, d t ry
wr trt vry lt... nt ly w r prdutftd, but l wt ptt d v. it
w tt ttr d ttr, w md plt
v ll... W i rvtd t, i dvrd
tt t rt d bm mllr, mprd t my
prvu rvt.
i trm r, i ud t llt tr t ur lr
bkt d w i rvt ly mll bkt.
T bvu tt t mk m k
t qut, Wt pp t t lmt?... [it ] d mpt ur l, bu ur
prdut dr d tu ur uld m
ftd...
i tk t r r u dr [l] lk
rll. oly r ld ltd t lw-ly pl
r r t ur mut trm tll rv
m wtr... ld d rmld upld r...
r dprvd wtr d trr t mpbl t
plt r tr...
W ud t v lt r t pt. nw w brly
rv u t rrt ur rmld. i m wrrd
but t : i prdt tt tr wll b d
rt d tt pvrty wll wr.
Without the river and ocean, we wouldbe deadour lv dpd t rvr ilt. s
rulturl prdut t u t ut u,
w tur t t rvr t d rur t ll, t mk
lttl bt my t urvv... But tk v
drd drtlly wll. stll, w trv t
ltrtv t rultur. Wtut , w mt b
b t trt.
Br...w uld t lt d ll lr
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QMM u t rvr t pump wtr r t
trut wrk d rmr u t
rvr t d tr lvtk d t t ...
Yu w t dut rm tr trutwrk vr ur vrmt. Tr dut
vrywr; t r d t rvr r ll vrd by
t. Urtutly ur lvtk rz t r...
[d] drk rm t pllutd rvr. Trr t t
urpr w ur w d tr t tr...
hr ilt, ttl, tr ud t b 200
w but w i tk tr r but 60 lt...
W wt t v ur r ur lvtk, bu
t mpt QMM trut wrk [ wt]u tm t d Wr yt, w r rd
w d t vt tm r t trtmt r k
ml...
s tr tr ur wtr r bd t
rvr, w r rd t drk t. T ud ll
m t vllr wll.
The children go hungryi t rut tr, t rut tmtd r
pllutd by t dut, d mtm w t rut tt t l, w u ldr d dult t t
k...
al ur rut tr lr rw wll ty dd...
Prp t du t t mu u d lk r,
r prp t t dut d pllutd r wr w
urrtly lv. T w r ubl t prdu
rut u r d m... W uld t
mk y my tr w rut t ll...
[Bu ] t lk d ur vll...w r
rd t t rt Dup t buy t... W tk ur
t t ll tr... smtm w ly t m
lt wt t d tt uppd t b lu r
t mly; mtm w r tuk rt Dup,
bu w uld t ll ur prdut qukly...
dur t dy ur ldr, w rm t v
ury. Ty jut t udr t dy tr, w
r tr prt t br tm d.
We have to go elsewhere and nd j[QMM] tk t ld j d Pp [b
ty r t l t t qurry]. Ty dd
tm. Ty d tt t ld wuld rm
u, but i m urprd t t xtt t w
ld kp mv twrd ur r. W wt
t tm but t, d ty d tt ty wuld
bk t r utur t wrk t u. s
v t m.
W r d bu w v t rvd y m rtur r tt ld [r t qurry] b q
by QMM but [ly my r lt rp]... QMM
d u mvd t mr rwdd lt... B
t ppult rd...
W v t lwr d d prt-tm
t lp ur ml T pl wr i
prt-tm wrk r lmtd: i t d jb
Dup r y tr ty bu i d t kw
t rd d wrt. s i wll try t d wrk
t bur vll... Wrvr i d jbbu i v ltrtv...
T d p prblm...bu w w
prtd. My mly wll b d, d ty
vry dy, i m d t mly, t
m tr lv dly b. al, i...w
my mly.
hwvr, wt i d? i v t lv t
But t qu tt i t tk dr
my mly. a d t mly, i uld ty
vll.
Losing access to orest resourcesi t pt, tr w tk rt, but QM
tk vr t mmt, t t r
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dmd... T md t dult r u t urvv,
ur lv dpd drtly rt prdut...
our ldr r t v dulty d
trut wd d ty lk my t buy t
lwr...
atr prblm t rtrt llt
rwd, dpt t b t prmry m by
w w k ur ml. [nw] ppl r bld t
t rt Dup t buy rl...
i i v vtr my u, ur utm t v
tm mt t t... nw i d t v upply
rwd, i t rpdly prpr ml... i m
bld t f t lk r t... [My vtr] mt lvwtut v t, w my ultur br
m m.
Benets rom new roadPpl r td tt QMM bult t rd
[Ty] trvl ly, d br tr rulturl
prdu, tr prdut d tr vy
mrd t rt Dup.
T rd v tm rm v t rry tr prdut
tr uldr d wlk t tw. al, vl w drv t ur vll t llt mrd d
ppl buy ur prdut, w bt t ll
ppult.
Cost o living changes customscr mrr utm... t pt...tr w
t sazozaza (w yu rl mmttd t mrry
r u). at t t, v tu t lttl rl tll
lv wt r prt, d yt [u
md], t t utur rm w py...
atr m tm, t rm pk t r prt
y tt tk tt t rl mtur u r
mrr... i t prt dtrm tt tr dutr
t yt rdy, ty tll m... uld tu t
wt... atr m tm, wll...ppr t prt
t rl , k r tr dutr
W t rqut ptd, ty prd t
mrr rmy. T rm prt br
3 ltr toaka gasy (llly brwd rum) pludrk, wll w r t brd prt
brd mly prpr ml r vrybdy. T
u r mrr rmy t pt.
nw, wvr, t ttlly dfrt. it
t prt w dd w wll b t pu
ldr dd w ty wll mrry... Bu
t lv...w w lbrt t m
utdr rtr t dr. T r t
t pbl umbr ut tt t qur t mxmum umbr t.
Tr pr xt t t upl w p
ut t t d tmt tr vlu. sm
r xmpl, upl llt 10 t 20 pt, 50 p
30 p d v w. T rprttv
mly [l] ut t my d...u
publly... T tr mly r wt jy b
t.
T l t t ur t upl ttr w l ttr wt mmum
dult. i t pt t w ly t upl p
w pd.
My children will ace a challenging Prt [lwy] lk r wy t lp tr ld
lv bttr l t ty dd, t tr ppu
t vll, kw w rd l , prtp
mrr rmy Ty tk t t
lp tr ut.
But i tk my ldr wll ll
bu...tr mr vt ld w
buld u r rm. i my ldr r t bl t
jb utd ur vll, ty wll
tur tm [try] t urvv.
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W my tr w tll lv d
ld, i rmmbr vry wll t
w d... My mly ud t lv
Dup, bu my tr d jb...wt t
mmt mpy... W d t pprtu
t l tr utl rtrd, w my
rturd t t vll r ilt... My
t u t t l r, w w vry
dfrt rm t prvt ctl l
rt Dup.
Say Louiseemale, 38,
Ilaftsignana
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My tr rmd trl ld r.
rm w prpru t pt
bu ld w budt d rtl, wtr r
rrt w budt... s [my tr] w vry
rdwrk, rmd vt rtd r wr pltd v d r. h rw t rp v
ur mly uld t um tm ll!...
My tr w klul [rm]. ay tm d,
mly w xtd bu w kw wuld
br m lt . h md pl t
r my brtr d m... Tr wr my p
ut tr d my brtr d i ltd t w
lkd d lt t tr ...
T m p wr sro, fambazaha d mazy
(typ rwtr ). W dd t d t ll
ty wr r ur w umpt... My dd...
uld buy lt r u w rvd mtly
p.
Making money while at schoolLtr ...my tr t m t akrm t tudy,
t jur l... o my rdprt ud
t v m r b rd i t ld t r
t mk my. Bu l w p ppluld v mt wy r t
i tll rmmbr tt i md 10 ariary... T pr
rdulu w tk but w xpv r tdy...
Bd ll t r, vry wkd i lltd t
rt t ry prwkl. i drd tm ut d ld
tm t lltr [r prmutl u].
A time o abundancei drppd ut l t grd 8. My mly ddd
t tt t w tm r m t t mrrd. i t pt,
prt t tr ldr t mrry t vry yu
...
atr w yr my mrr dd t wrk w
w ddd t t dvrd. i rturd t lv w
prt. Wl i w tr, m l kd
mrry m.
My d ubd wrkd r t sioR
mpyrm 6m utl 2pm. a
m, wrkd rmld. h w rdw
d bt u wr uul ultvt r
wt ptt... our l w rlly d...
our v pltt w uul wll. W
t plt [t v] rud t r wr
(QiT Mdr Mrl ubdry R
m r lmt)w dymt rk... Tru r t pt. o tubr v w
b pr t. R rp wr bud
t t vlblty rrt. W dd t v t
rtlr t prdu r.
My hardships startedT, w my tr pd wy, ur l
n w tr t lp u [t rm]... at
burl, mt t rp wr ud r u
xp.
i t prt. Urtutly, my ubd d
rumt. ard t trdt, t w t p
rpblty t tk r tr dutr w
v brt, t r ubd... [My mtr] w
rd t upply d r u... My ubd dd
r m t ll... s ll t d mpt m
d my rdp trtd tr.
Tr w d r t tt tm d i rm
ppl d r via rt ( typ plt) r
Ty d t trt t rt t mk tm
d t pu... Lukly, tt d rt
rt-lvd, t lk tdy w tr
tt lk d.
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Our lie depended on shingLtr my ubd lt m d i
mrrd tr m... h d i wrkd ttr t
mk ur l uul. W md trp [rm r
d tk]... cllt t w t ll tbu tr w bud rur d
tr wr rtrt...
W k ur trp t rvr... erly t mr w
wuld k up ur t. i w wr luky, w wt
t rt Dup t ll t. T my...w ud t buy
d. our l dpdd vry mu . W trd
t rm but t ld wr w lvd w t rtl...
smtm t trp wr t uul; rultt mly uld ury... Ppl t dptd
trty: ty md t v dy, ty...
[vd m t] my t u t dy w
ty ut t.
Men are hard to satisy T, i t prt wt my d ld wt my
trd ubd. amzly, i d rumt wt
m... h ddd t bd m d wt bk t
x-w...
i trtd t wdr w ppl wuld lk t d
jud m; bu ty wuld tk...tt i ddt
kw w t dl my mrrd l. But i myl w
td tt vry tm i t prt, my ubd
bdd m. i tut i dd wll [ l ]
mrrd upl, but m r rd t ty...
i rturd t my prt m wt my ldr... i w
w l mtr; my rmr ubd vr rd
but u.
Success with a small businessi kw i d t mk t my w... i tut but
ll rut rt Dup, but rt i d t llt
t rut d i w brk. lly, i tlkd t my
rltv t vll, bu ty v rut
pltt. Lukly ty wr vry upprtv
i tld tm i wuld rmbur tm i
prt...
T i wtd t v my w ud tt iw t ptl d t trt rm my l. a
tlkd t my mly but my d t brrw m
i prpd t r t prt...wt t pr
wm i brrwd my. i trtd t llt
d t b ld t mrkt t ty... My
bu wt wll d i w ppy wt t
turd ut.
Wt my v, i ddd t buy bt t
trprt my d t mrkt. i t mtmprt , but t dd t tp m rm pd
my bt, d llt d ll my d
mrkt t vll rud r.
OvershingPpl ilt r w dprvd
rmld... a rult, tr r my mr p
lv f , d rur r lr
Ambatsyd sro r lmt -xtt. famb
r tll rud but t my...angora lo dva
wr y t t t pt but r lmxtt w... tookyr l rd t d...
[wr ut l] t r t pt
ppl v t r r tm dp lt
ty v ru wy...
cldr wll t kw wt kd p
tr rvr mu. i t, tu, tt mena ha
bm mr vlbl... ad tsikilibokyd
r t tt ppl tll t, but t v
t t dl t.
Traditions disappear with naturalresources
Trdtlly, ppl ud y w
rumd tr ldr; t [p ] r
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t b vary hsy (drd t trl p)
d d t b kd u vandagnira ( ulwd).
But urtutly, t ld utm r lr
prtd... hw ppl plt vary hsyw tr
wtr t rrt tr r pdd?
Ppl t d t ry rur y mr...
hw wll ppl b bl t d y w
t t rt rtrtd, d [t rt tl]
dppr?...
coLas ( r trut mpy) tr dw
ur mut wr t rt rw... Tt wr
ty qurry t rk t upply tr trut
wrk... it mz t w ty tt tmut. our ldr wll dy t vry xt
t mut m dy...
nw, ppl jut k dtr t rum tr
ldr wtut b rmy. nt ly d t
rur dd r u rmy lr xt,
but [ppl] l lk t my t prvd d d
drk [r tr ut].
What we have let is unproductive
landour ld, plly t ld tt w rtl, w
pprprtd by QMM. r xmpl, my mly d
r pddy tt d tuu wtr upply. it vr
drd ut, v dur vr drut. Urtu
t w tk rm u.
T m t ppd wt ur v rm
Tt ld w rtl d my mly uld lwy t dpt lk r bu t w lt
l r rtd ld. Wt w v lt, r
t mt uprdutv ld dy wt
utrt...
Ppl r uppd t plt r tr tm
but du t t lk r d lmt p
v t b bl t plt r r lmt y
it rt t tk wt wll pp.
Water pollutionW l v u rrd ur dr
wtr... rt, bu t drut t upp
dmd. sd, t tmtd bu
tm t dymt xpld, t d dut
t... our drk wtr [m] rm wll d t
vrd...
oly ppl w lt tr m bu
trut wrk wr v wtr tdpp
pl wr ty wr mvd. ev t pmpl but t ut upply, du t
drut. Ty y wll tt t wtr t
t wll md, bu lt ppl u
smtm t tp brk ly w mt
t tlld.
Air pollutionDymt xpld tw dy, t 12pm d 5pm
rd r t qulty t r w brt
r r ur lt...
My ldr lwy u lt... Ty t
t. My bby ly x wk ld but
u ev dult ur vll l w
k ll t tm... W v t d
lt r lk t br...
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Ppl dt v t my t py r
mdl trtmt. T rt ptl
rt Dup d tt r wy. i p tt
ptl wll b bult ur vll... i l tk tt
ppl uld t wt utl ty t k br ty t dtr. Ppl my vll d prvt
prrmm, r xmpl prttd drk wtr...
T vrmt d QMM mut b ld utbl
t mk ur tt t lt ppl lt tk r .
Positive and negative change Tr r ptv u mprvmt
t u Rd v b rprd d wdd.
Trvl t ur m r y mr. Tr v prjt t buld w rd t akr w wll
mprv ur vll d rt w ppl d
d.
But trm t dtrbut my rtur r
ur ld, myb m ppl my vll wuld y
t w ptv, but i wuld t y ... W my mly
rvd t my, t ld w ur trl
ld, vry mly mmbr d t r t...
our ld w l udrvlud bu tvrmt d tt w dd t v rp t
w ty tk t. Ty lmd tt ur ld w t
prdutv d tu w t wrt mu. hwvr
ur ld w vt d rtl W rvtd lt
rp u r, wt ptt d v, d
t rp d t mly truut t yr.
Tr w qulty t dtrbut my
wll... Ppl w d rut tr tr ld rvd
lt mr my.
hw i y i v btd by rv t my,
my tt dd t v lt yr, but ly mt?...
Wt tt my, i d t buy d, py r my ldr
mdl xp, mt dly d u lt, l,
rwd d w tt rwd t vlbl y
mr, i d t buy rl rm rt Dup.
Too many people doing the sameactivitiesW i rvd my r [ t mpt] pl t mk d u t...t p mll
r r my ldr d u t rt r d
tr wr t my ppl d t m t
tu t l wr bd. i t d, i d t
my w d by t d t dy bu
but tm; i uld t mk prt...my p
t rw but td dmd.
Ppl w rvd my rm QMM
r tr ld, d t w dd t rv mbu tr ld w t ludd t
pprprtd by QMM t d ll r xpr
rdp... Wt t rt rup, t my
pt qukly. Wt t d rup, tr l
uprdutv du t t lk r nw v
rl .
I our children are illiterate their utwill be darki i v u my, i p my ldr
ud tr dut tt ty urlvld.
But i t d my t d tm t
l bd bu t i m putt my l
utur jprdy... Myb w wll trv t mk
tt t lt tw my ldr wll ud, t
ur mly utur.
i ur ldr r lltrt, rtly tr utur w
drk, bu ty wll t b bl t d jb
dt v yt l lt bu ur tr
b pprprtd by QMM. T utur
wll v...wr pprtut tr
lv.
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My m srly. i v x ldr d tw dutr
W w wr yur, l w d d
rm w uul bu tr w
r. crp wr budt d m wr lt
bu ppl uld t um tm ll.
rm prdut pr du t t lk r
ppl ury
My tr t u t ctl l,
ilt Ltr , ur l w trt ambb
i tk t rtt lmtry dut
d ld. lly, i tld my tr tt i wt
tp bu i w lt t trt wrk. My
wtd m t tu my tud
i t d, my tr ptd my pl.
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Building up resourcesi w rd by ldr t vll t
r ttl. i tld m i wtd my lry t b
w pr yr atr yr, tr pr rd m.
i wrkd tr r tw yr [t] i t trjb... atr my urt yr, i d lltd ur w
r my tr...
i t trtd t rm. i d t l t rt t lr
m ld Ppl kpt k m wt i wuld d
wt my rp, bu i d pltd my v...
i brut tm t ambb t ll i utd
t my tr tt i pur w wt t my
d [ttr] w purd temboay(yu w)
r 4,000 ariary.
Marriage and responsibilityW i w rud 18, i w trtd ringa (
ll m) i w tll yu i jut dd wtvr i
wtdd my tr ddd t d w r
m. i tld my tr tt i w tll t yu.
h dd t r. Wt uld i d? Ppl t pt
rptd wt tr prt d, i mrrd, but
bu i w tll yu, 20 yr ld, i w ly
mrrd r wk t i lt t d mltry rv.
My w rmd t vll wt my prt.
Dur my mltry rv, i w pud vry
t bu...i wt m my tm, lp
utd t mpud. My tr tk pty m d
ddd t t m ut tr tr t mt
W i rturd m, i d t my rpblty
t lk tr my w.
W dd t v ld utl tr yr lv
ttr. i rmd d d t rt m t
upprt my mly. My t rm t rvr w
budt
i blvd i w tr u t t wll.
s i kd m my rltv ambb,
bu ty lrdy d xpr
ty wuld pt m tm-mt
wlmd m wrmly d w ll trtd
rd ttr.
i td tt t m i md rm
ll rd w r t rm
rvr. [T] my u utd tt w x
lbtr t wll. atr t lbt
ly tr dy, i uld pur w... i t
t lbtr d t r tr y
Rewards bring dangero dy, w d dtd rly drw
i dd t wrk r m tm utl i d rv T i wt bk t t lbtr: i w d
[o] i w trd, i lppd d ll dw
t rk. i lt ll my t d my tl.
i ddd t k ut t pl wr i ud t
t rvr. i w lt ppl d vry wll
s i d t myl, Myb i uld bk t w
i w , bu t vry d
Tt w i m bk t ilt...
Say otsy (p ud t t rvr mwr t w ut Wm d rd
lt tr bkt bu ty wr lwy
nw my ppl kw w t t tm,
umbr drd lt. i ddt...t z
typ t [v d], w m
utblty.
Working togetherT w d ; wt tw ldr i d t
my m i d d i tud t rm. a
p lld mazy m t r. P
wr xtd but t tm.
i v my t my w t pur mazy t
uld ll tm. i ddd t dd ur [tr]
t t d ll tm rt Dup, r
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prt. i tld my w tt t w mprtt tt
d i wrkd ttrt mprv t qulty ur
lv...
i wuld t rt Dup rly t mrt ll ur . i w trd, but i trv t mk t
u. a rult, w d my but w wr
rt lp i uld t kp up wt my rm
tvt my w d i d t r m ppl t
wrk ur ld d w d t k ur rltv r
lp wt plt r.
Tw trtd t rmpd w ll d
u.
Fathers death brings hardshipT wrk p i mpd my ltk tll
my bdy... smtm i d t tp wrk r
tw wk t trt myl d rvr.
My rdp td w my prt wr ldr
d my tr pd wy. Truut t tm i
w wrk, my prt rd my ldr. i lt my
ldr wt tm, d my w d i wrkd. But
w my tr t wt m y mr, d my l
d.
i d t dut rtul r t url my tr
i d t lutr vrl w rdr t rpt
ur trdt evryt w d bult up w
wt m. Wt w dd vd w tv mmt
rm ur bur, w uld v rtd wt
w dd r t url ur prt.
Overcoming setbacksW d t wrk rd br my mly t bk
trk... i d u t. it wt wll utl i w
dd wt yt... lly, my w ddd t
tk m t t ptl [r] urry d i rmd
t m t rvr r x mt.
Lukly, i d tut my w w t llt
t d tr tvt i w d rld
tvt l, w wuld v ufrd lt,
i w pbl wrk. T w d ur
ld. i tll lt t wk t , i tld my wtu wt r wrk.
Dur tt tm, w rd tt QMM (QiT Md
Mrl ubdry R Tt m r lm
d tlkd t ur vll , y tt
dd mply i d t myl, Myb
wuld b pprtuty r m i
y mr. Urtutly, t ptly
tr mt
atr [] r t rt tm l w
i w rurd tt my urry dd t v
y wrr i tld my w tt ur lv wu
bk trk srmp [wr tll] bud
prdut d trtd t dr [d
vry w d w uul.
Now I work or a oreignernw ur ld b tk rm u, v b
vrmt t QMM. [at rt]
t b rwrd u bu t mjrrm t rd by QMM, tr wr
ppl t d tt w w i uld m
mk qut d t
Ltr, QMM trtd t buld t prt. Ty dy
t mut rby d coLas (
trut mpy) trtd t rd bu
T tvt v d mpt ur lv
nw i wrk r rr i w [d t v
ur mly ufr, bu tr my t
m t t d t mt t
v ppl mr xbl tm t wrk rud
u [wr] i mut wrk vry dy, t
i wt rv ull lry...but t
prblm wt tt t t
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uprdtbl, d dpd rt dl
dtd w v
rd tm ur t mly.
People have to be pushed to the limitto risk anythingMy w lltd r d l d t
u t vr tr d. Ppl d t v
v u my t pur ll t d ty
d
[i t pt] t my rtd rm d
rm w vd, d w t ud t pur
d r md... ad y w k, w wuld
llt mdl plt t trt tm. T lrpbl bu t plt wr pprprtd
l wt t rt...
nw vryt t my... it vry ll t
d my t py r t dtr d t trtmt
Ppl t brrw my rm tr rltv r
bur y mr bu ty dt v ld
r rp t u lltrl
i t d, ppl wt tll t lt d, utl t
ptt dy, br ty dd t br [tmt] dtr Ppl v t b pud t t lmt
t d r rk yt, bu t lk my.
i t d t trtmt t mr, bu t
ll tk tm t l td b trtd t
t b.
Our land lost its sanctityRvr v mprtt rl ur lv. r u
ilt, ppl v t Vtvdr rvr,
wr ty prrm tr trl trdt
Ppl l v pl pl, lld Mlt,
wr ty dut rtul rm [r k]
lp r xmpl, m w d k ld
wt tr t pry
Ppl md pt tt y tm tr pryr
tru, ty wuld m bk d dt my
togny ( trdtl tl, wr ppl py r
t tr tr). Ppl wuld dt u
tud [ ariary] t w tr rtr mtm br p d lutr
But rtly, t tl w dtryd, by uk
ppl; qu, ur pryr pl l
vlu. i tk tt wy rr uld t
r, bu ur ld lt t tty.
Proound consequencesPpl dd rv my rm QMM r
r tr ld but t my w t u
vry. My rdprt v my ldrt ld tt w tk bld t ur
t t l pr, y ddd
tt tr d t rv m t m
s w r Mly w v t rpt t
v lr mly
Ppl rdp wuld v b l t m
frd by QMM w mpd by tr m
[ mk lv] u p ld, w
ppl uld rm t bk up t my rm Q
Urtutly, t my b t ly rppl v t d, i m rd t w
ud up.
Wt mk ur tut wr t lk r
dt tk t pr t rr r
t t lk r. i tk t gd d w
t r m r t. But i tk t
qu ld pprprt by r
ft ppl lv mr dply t ty
vr m...
T ur ur drk wtr, wll, p
dw rm rt t rt, w f
by t dut rm dymt xpl... [P
mpldt QMM. T QMM bult
tdpp vll But v kd jut p
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Our children seem not to have abright utureMy ldr wll ufr mr, bu [t l
rvd bt my rm QMM but ty w
tur tm. Ppl ilt r t p t pr. s ur utur rt wll d
t. i tk ty wll d m rmld
prt wdy d tr ldr t
ty lk u my t py r tr du
ll t wy t t r rd
sm ppl tll v my rm QMM py
d m tr wr rd t wrk r
hwvr, QMM tp r m dy, t
rdp wll b xpd our ldr
m t t v brt utur.
wt t tdpp brk tmd
x tm
r t bt ur utur rt, QMM l
bult mll l t vll.
Relocation brings new tensionssm t urrd w ppl rm dfrt
pl wr rd t lv ttr lt.
Br, ly rltd mly mmbr lvd ttr
mlt, but w t ppl v t lv
ttr d t ud t tr pr
bur.
R lvtk vry ll wll bu
tr t u p... a lt ppl purd
ttl tr ty rvd tr mymy w
d bu ty ury irlly, r
rw wt t ld pprprtd by QMM yt t
prbtd r ll ppl t lt tr lvtk rz
tr.
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Ambinanibe
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Br, i uld y tt my l w
d. arultur d wr my
upt... i ud t rm my ld tr tm
yr d rvtd lt rp; wvr, t t
pbl y mr bu t vrmt tk ur
ld. Tu, ppl r dprvd tr ld t rm,
rult d urty... i ddt...smtr,
mprtt ur r u vllr, w
prbtd r ...
ev tu i rvd my rtur r my ld,
i tut t w t u. T my w pt
buld u d buy m tm tt i
dd r my dly l. Wr tll, t my dd
t lt [y tm]... ev w t wrk r r
mp, t wuld t b utbl tvty
tt wuld lp u rvr. Yu uld t rd y
tm, yur mr wtd.
I lost the real value o my land
T wy my ld w murd w t r, buty ly tmtd my ld ur td
tully mur t T tmt w bd
ut t umbr tp l t wdt d
lt. Wy ddt ty u prpr rulr? r m, i
wt trpry... i lt t rl vlu my ld...
i mpld v dfrt . But r
tr b wr. rt, typrmd
tt ty wuld v my mut tt w
pprprt t t rtur my ld; but my
ppl wr t td wt t my ty
rvd. i ddt, m my ld w t
rtrd udr my m w ty md tr
tmt. i w dpptd by t. itd ty
wd m tlv; ty lmd m my
rmld. nw, i tk tt tt lm w
jut ud publty r tm, td
bt m.
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W rtd ld rm ur tr...
s t ld uld bl t ur xt
rt but v t urrt tut, i dt
tk my ldr d rdldr wll jy t.
Food security at risk[i t pt] ddt t my wt ptt, i
rvtd my r rp. T rp uld lt x t
v mt. i rvtd r tr tm yr. i
m ttlly vd tt t my i rvd
rtur r my rmld w t lttl. i tk ty
tk dvt my lltry...
i m t try t blk QMM (QiT Mdr
Mrl ubdry R Tt m r lmt)prjt but t d urty my ldr t
mt mprtt t t m. i m rdy t t
[t lw] t prtt my ld... but i m bt rd
t xut my pl du t lk kwld. i
ptd t x [ my r ld] bu
i ddt kw xtly wt w .
Loss o shing areassmtr b l t u... smtr d lt
rur. W ud t t 20 rk wt ur
t. ev ppl w jut vtd smtrr rt tm uld t but 1 kl lbtr. a
r u, w ut 3 t 4 kl pr dy. i tk tt
t rur uld v b rtd by ur
ldr d ur xt rt...
Br t rr (QMM) m r, smtr
w ur m ur m. Dur t wtr,
rm My t auut, w d smtr r
tr t ur mt, t w wtd bk t
Bvv... T wt w bd
t wd drt, w ftd dt.
smtr d Bvv wr lk r d r d
v. i w t v tdy t w t r
t xt dy, d r t dy tr...
W d but 30 mtr-wd r. But
tk vr t pl [t trut t prt], t
rdly ywr t mr ur bt bu t
v r du t QMM wrk. our bt m
Bvv ufrd rm t mpt wv, rk tt jprd tr utur prrm
Tr ud t b but 400 bt Bvv, bu
tr r ly 20...
our frt r uprdutv v w buy
bt bu t wd tt blw rm t
d t t r rlly tr, w mk t w
v trr d urtr brk up ur bt
r bm dd du t r
w mk lv bt tr mpbl.rult, ppl mut lt tr bt rm t
t r rud.
Our government underestimates usmtr t ly ur trdtl
but l ur rmld. ard t mt
myr rt Dup, w w br
TV, ty d ty wuld buld mllr
r u rm t u smtr, w
trtd rtrt t smtr. nw,
t t bu w r t llwd y t ll.
i d rd tm blv tt ty wuld bul
rbur r u, bu ty d lrdy rtrt
rm llt rwd smtr... Bd
xpdd tr pprprt ld twrd
rm rmld, tt lr t ur
tmb...
currtly, ty r prd wt t ly
budry mrkr. i kd [tm but t]
i w tm mur t ld rud r.
rp w tt ty wr mur t r
t ld. But t ty mrkd t bud
t ld]. i tk ur vrmt udrtm
vllr.
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We are not livestocki wll b trul i dt v t smtr.
Tt my ur m. i ur vll wt
t l. ev tr r ppl wt dut,
ty my t b bl t d jb. nwdy, vppl w v dr t d jb, lt l
t w r lltrt... W r t lk lvtk t
b rtrtd t tbl; w r um b w
v rt t lv rmlly... Wll l ur rur
t vrmt rtrt Bvv t. Wr t ?
Yu vr kw wt t vrmt d t
rr r pl... at t b ty
trtd buld rd; trwrd ty bult tr
rd tt ld t smtr. W tut ty mr r m rulturl tvt, but w wr
wr. o w d t lttr, ur rmld
bm tr prprty.
Most o the money was used to payback our debts
T rt t i dd w t buld u bu i
kw tt t mpt my wuld t lt
l... s t lt i v u r my mly. i l
bult tr u, 6 mtr l, rm t my
i rvd...
i tbl bt rm my my... But i
l d t py bk my l wt trt
rt. s tt wy i ly bult u 6 mtr l.
My m rm w but 10,000 t 30,000
ariary vry tm i d t . s i mpr
t m wt t my i rvd rtur r
v up my ld, i tk i lt ut b wy...Mt
t my w ud t py bk ur dbt...
My m drd rmuly [wt t l
rud]. Trr, i d t tk ut l t
vd m r my mly. i d ... nw tt
t tvt r rtrtd d w dt
v ld t rm, w r xpd t l rk.
Empty promisesi wuld v lkd t [my ldr] rv
dut. i m lltrt i dt wt t t
t m tut i m...but i wt my
t tudy, i mut d tm t rt Dup. Tmpbl r m bu i dt v m
d tm t tudy tr. i t vrmt w
lp u, ty uld buld l ur vll
i wuld vry mu lk t vrmt t tk
t lp u... W, t ll mmuty, v l
v up t mpty prm l
tm. cddt prmd t rbltt ur r
Wt ty dd w tt ty trtd t rd d
r m r ty uld t t. itdlld t p l wt d, mk d
wr...
W wr v prm tt ty wuld
ltrty t ur r, l wt trt lt
r t mpty prm. T
t prm v by ddt [td
lt.
The bus service enlightens our live
i m rlly ppy [but t bu rv]. i ivy b t rry d i v my, i tk
bu. r xmpl, tdy my w t r b
v by bu. s wlkd bu dd t
u my t rd rl. But t lp
rmuly bu td wlk wt
ld, w uld d r b by bu.
W lwy tk t bu wvr w v
my. i tk t xt t bu
lt ur lv ambb bu
lk w lvd drk z urrud lmp
Tr r rmt vll u srmb
alpty tt v ptl vlbl t
rdt; i tk t tm r ambb t
t bu rv t w tt w t r
try t mprv ur lv.
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My l ud t b d, jut lk
vry l t vll. i lvd f
tvt...
b trdt rm rt t
rt t vll. i ddt t ,
ppl rmd. am t my rp tt rw
wr wt ptt, pumpk, b d mz.
Ppl wr uul w ty rmd, but
w t prpl ur m r my...
T prpl pl r smtr...
ay tm t dt Bvv wr bd,
rm wt t smtr. T prblm
Bvv tt dt r uprdtbl. Ty
ttly: wt l ur
t dt uld rm d
t bd, r v vr...
Sambomale, 46, Ambinanibe
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ev tu rm wrk rd t t
d t, ty t mt wt
ty wr bl t d smtr. rm
ly mk 5,000 ariary rm dy ; rrly
ty mk up t 20,000 ariary. it m t b lt my but rm t vry dy
Bvv, tu ty r ubl t urt tuty
m.
Boats damaged or swept awayi w yu uld ppl wrk smtr
ll dy l tt yu uld ttt tt dd
smtr w t pl r rm.
s rm lt tr t smtr, tyd but t u Bvv dk... My
bt v b dmd by tr wv d m
tm v t wpt wy. am udrd
bt Bvv, but 20 bt r lt w. T
tut rlly dvtt r rm d tr
ml.
nw, t ly r ppl t llwd t
smtr, but ty r l t llwd t rm
d llt rwd vr tr... [Wt t l
t ] pvrty wll b tutd d lt ppl wll trv t dt.
Underpayment or landi kw wt tr tk w ty r tt ppl
ambb rvd my rm QMM (QiT
Mdr Mrl ubdry R Tt m
r lmt). Ty tk tt ppl ambb
r w r. Lt m v yu xmpl w
t xtly Ppl dd t rv wt ty
xptd.
My tr lt u, my tr bl d m, mll
p ld... atr QMM pymt t u 500,000
ariary, w d t plt t my t v prt,
bu w d t v 100,000 ariaryt ur mtr.
s u t rvd 100,000 ariary...
i dd t wt t rt t m u,
i rvd t my i d t rm my
w mu my my tr ld w vlud
d t rv ly 500,000 ariary r 3.5 t
ld, plly w tt ld w rtrd tr m.
i tk lk kwld ddvt, b
my bl d i uld t ru t dmtr
rl vlu my tr ld. s rt w, w
d but wt ppd.
Euphoria was short-livedaywy, vrybdy t vll dd mprv
u; tt wy t lk t vll dfw. i uld y tt t vll
Dur t trut t, yu uld p
ppy . Ty wr ll wll t mprv
lv. Rt w, lmt vry lv rru
t u...
hwvr, t upr w rt-lvd bu
buld u ppl wr bk t rlty:
t t tmrrw? it uy t tk tt
u, but trv t dt. smt
ppl tr mprvd m, yw tm bu ty r udrurd.
Newspaper slurs the communityi m ld t v t pprtuty t xpr
d d r, wll t prblm m
i mut lt tm ut my d tt i wt
d. i i kp ll my r my tm
i my rk v br blly [ laughs]. i m t
drkr i mut lt tm ut. i tk t
xpr d td kp tm d...
Ppl t vll wr d w ty l
tt wppr publd w rrd t
ppl ambb pt t my r
rm QMM... it d tt ppl pt
tr my br. n, t w wr.
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Ppl pt tr my mt
tt uld lp tm tr
rdp... i ddt [t buld u], my
ppl lld tr mrr d m tr
rtrd t brt tr ldr
urtrmr, ppl l d t rw tr bt
bu ty d lmt lt. i my , i
wtd t pur tw w bt. i d lrdy
bult u d tr u r my
ldr, i purd lt r my ldr, d
d uld urtur...
i w ppl w y bd t but u uld
t trul w d t wrk w mut d tmt ur lv. nw, i l lk ld lt bd
by mtr, l rt.
No one thinks about migratingT prblm tt ppl t vll v wr
pprtut...w t m t rt m...
i tk lk kwld m ppl t vll
trbutd t t rdp tt ppl r
v. Wm t vll r t bl t ut
tw d trd. Ty jut rly tr ubd
t t m tt ty ll tm tmrkt.
cldr t vll trt tr lv by ut
t t vry yu . T b prblm:
ty dt wt t rtur t l tr wkd
bu ty wr mk bt my.
i tk t t tt ppl r t ud t mrt
d d pprtut utd t vll p
prblm w...
i m t bl t t ilkk ( ppr-m tw
t rd t Tulr). i t lt w i utd t
vll bu i w t brut up t ywr
xpt t vll. rud r b my
l
n tk but mrt, dpt t rd
tt w ll dur r. T t vll w
tr ud t lv d w td t rm
r bttr r wr... i u t l t d wt
lvld prt... n rdy t lv b
t pprtuty t t .
The doctor does not live in thevillagei tk t prblm [ d] m rm
lk tlt d t t tt ppl u
p t ty tr d. l br m
vrywr
QMM lpd wt t trut [
tr] Ppl wr ppy but ty wuldb ppr QMM d bult t lt tr
r ambb... ad t dtr d t
t vll. h lv rt Dup, t t
t dy m... Ppl r wrrd
ty v t wt utl t xt dy t b bl t
t dtr t vt mry t
ev t, t dtr d t rrv tm.
s i tk t bttr ambb lt
wt dtr wll t lv r... i l tk
dtr w wrk r uld b bllkbl. Bu mtm dtr r t
vllr.
The road will bring developmentT rd ud t b dy, d t m r
xd t... i t pt, wvr t rd, t w d
r vl t m r, drvr vd
vll... Ppl wuld v lkd t v rd
t m dt QMM rd, but wl
Ppl r kw tt ty t x t
bu ty lk qupmt, ty r tk
t t rr w lpd t vllr
bttr t v t mprvd t t t ll. i
ppl r vry ppy bu t rd wll
br dvlpmt t t vll.
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Obstacles to education T l w t bult rt r t vll
uld mtr t wrk y tr.
i ddt, tr ty rvd my rm QMM,
my prt t tr ldr t tudy t bttr
l u t Mrll l, ru by... u, rt prvt l rt Dup. su mrt
lt t l t vll wt wr tudt.
urtrmr...t tr w t mmttd. i dt
tk w ru u t t ldr rm
t r... s, du t t lk mt, t
wdr t l trtd t brk dw. i w
t l w bult ambb tt t ll
mmuty uld mtr prr...
T ll mmuty pl t tlk t t d t
dut rv rt Dup (cisco) t rqut
ddtl tr. But wt ppl rlly wt lp
wt uttl bu t br ldr rm t vll t
t l rt Dup r t t l Mrll.
i kw lt wm w wk up rud 4m
t prpr brkt r tr ldr d t
wlk tm t l. T rd tm d tm-
um... sm prt v ddd t rt
u rt Dup tt tr ldr tytr t wk.
Sacricial rites Tr r my r wy ppl dut
r rmy. r xmpl, w rul
vr tvt r vltd, r w
m d x wt wm w l t
mly, u u, r w mbdy wt
bl rm r r tr.
Ppl l dut r rmy w ty
v rltv w l dr du t ll.
T mm t m t rm tt
w mut b lutrd d m t w
bld ud dur t rtul.
Ppl l dut r rmy
ty jud tt tr prdut dr
rm kw t prd w p
bud. i tt d t pp,
um tt rul vr tr r
b vltd... i tk tt m lt rr r ru r vl prt wvr
prt l trtd ty d wtvr t
tt mr rur wll t b vlb
rm.
rm d mpisorona (ldr t v
d prr) t dut t rmy r
T l t rtr t vlu t
lt tt v b vltd, tt pp
t my rur rm t u d lbtr.
Lie goes ons smtr t pbl y
i pd mt my tm wdr l
r. smtm, w i d my ur
m rd t llt ut rut d ll tm
T ld ambb t utbl r my
Ly d m d t rw r p
v but t plt ut. hwvl ut lp ppl t mk m m
tr t bd. Tr r lamoty, vontak
nato rut tr rw t r wll, but
r jut r ll umpt...
My ut l lp t br d t my u
My ldr jy prpr t ml d w
t pl v r r, vrybdy my
ppy t r m ml ttr, tt
mprtt. T wt i d wl wt
dt Bvv t mprv. Wt gd
i wll tmrrw d br
m t r t mly d r l;
t l .
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i m l prt. i v w mly
mmbr d my ldr lp m
my l. i v x ldr: ur d tw
dutr...
W r ll lltrt r. s wt w d
d w ll ur t rt Dup; w pur
d r ur mly rtur, u v d
wt ptt. W dt v y ur mxpt t , r xmpl Bvv...
[tu] w dt mk mt ur t tr.
Ulk smtr tt wr w t lr t
lbtr, , deda ( typ ll) d ll.
our lv dpd t rur...
T v Bvv tt w t wd
blw rm t ut lk tdy, t tsiokatsimo
(wdy ), ur ldr [w ] rm
r bu t dt r rlly bd.
eldrly prt lk m rly rtly ur ldr t
upply d bu w r t ld t
.
Rosetteemale, 54, Ambinanibe
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Ppl ambb r wll t wrk; t
rdwrk... our ldr w wdr
wtut jb...tw m r umplyd.
The story o changeat t b, m wrk r QMM m
t tlk t ur vll ... rqutd
[ld] wr ty uld buld rd, d t l
smtr wr ty r w buld t
h xpld tt t ppl w wuld rv
bt rqut wr tr t
ldr. Kw tt, ppl rd. Ty wr
xtd tt rqut wuld br dvlpmur vll d...[tt] ur ldr wuld w
pprtuty t tudy d t jb...
T m tud t mk rqut vt t
vll. suddly, ud tt upr
pld t buld u d wuld fr [bu
jb t ur ldr. Ppl trtd t wd
rmdd m tt rlly m r t
r rd d pl t buld prt d
tt rqut d td t u trut
el wr ur rmld .
T rpdd tt ty wuld t ppr
t ld el r r. Ppl wuld t
wt m my, d, u t mk
ppy.
Negotiations and regretssm u wr ptl d dd t wt t
tr rmld r my... m wr v
tt rr wr vlvd tk ur
tr w wy t pp tm, t w bt
pt tr fr [ my]...
i ddt pt t d tm tk el
u. i kd my llw rmr wr ty
wuld llt tr vtbl tr
rmld w ?
We have no way out nowsmtr w t rm wt r
pdd r t rmr, d t utd tr lv...
L t smtr w trrbl t. Wv wy ut w. i ddt...w t mk
d t u t [typ ] t mpd
u bu [t l r t b]. urtrmr,
tk v drd trmduly...
W ud t dk ur bt aktktky; but
ty bult rd rm ilt, wr t QMM
(QiT Mdr Mrl ubdry R Tt
m r lmt) qurry , t smtr, wr
ty r w buld prt, w t dktr y mr... our bt wr lwy ur w
mrd tr [but w] ppl r rd t dk
tr bt Bvv. a rult, but 400 bt
wr dmd du t t vlt wv tr.
ev ty tk smtr, ty uld lt ppl
tu t rm t rm ld rud tr
tt t rr dd t u r tr u
trut... But QMM urty urd tt
prvt ppl rm t ld, lud
t rtd r tt ll wt QMM dlt...nw ppl ambb r rd t wlk t
rt t llt rut d rwd.
We were not ofered jobs T rr (QMM)...uld v t lt v
rm t aktktky. itd, ty
pvd vr wt tr m pl tt w dd t
t rmld d r; d tr rd
trut tu up t tdy
it wuld v b dfrt ppl ur vll
wr frd jb t wrk t prt trut
smtr, rtur r ur rt; td,
ty rd ppl rm adrmk, Try, Tlr
d atrv, dtt vll d t. Ppl
ambb lt tr rmld, but wr t
frd jb...
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W ddt kw tt t wuld d lk t...
tr wt ppd, ty d frd jb t
ldr, t wuld v b dfrt. sm
m, i uld l wdw d wp r, j
v ur m.
Unsustainable shing driven bypovertyUlk t pt, w w lltd rmp
, ur rvr dt prdu u r
t lp u. nw w brly t u
w umpt. U lr t u
t... a lr t t ly t b
but l t mllr tt uld b llw
rw d rprdu ppd t t pt, ppl ud t ly tr r z...
Ppl l u t wt ttr wv w,
t mqut t, t t my p
T typ t t l wt tr
Ppl l dtry t btt by tk l
t rvr. Ppl d t t wrp tr t
r tr t... sm lk m w
t v t, i ly u trp t upp
mly wt d.
i l d but t, but yu kw, t rd t
m t tp u t bu tt t
wy upply d r mly T p
w u lr t [dy d t]
Myb t rm wll lt t vr
l, but ly t ppl ur vll try t
tm, ty wll vr lt. Tt udrt
bu tt tr jb: t d tr m
t vrmt fr tm jb, t uld b
ltrtv.
Further threats to sh stocksi m ld tt ppl my r (t lwr p
t vll) d t u t kd t d
ppl r t bd qu
Dpt ppt rm m u,
tr pl t pprprt ur ld mvd
rwrd. Ppl wr kd t rmt. s
tr t ty m t mur t ld. amzly,
ty murd ur ld u tr w p, [tpby tp], w i tk w pprprt v t
z ur ld...
lly, t tmt w d. Ty ud
tlv T d Tlr d rt Dup tt
t pymt w but 40,000,000 ariary. s w
w rd t, ppl d, oK, 40,000,000 ariary but t
w t t d yt, but tll TV... [W] rvd
mu l t wt d b ud...
sm t ppl wr ppy wt t my, d
m tr mmdtly rrttd t, rl tt
t mut ty d rvd wuld t lt l
u t d tr rdldr t wy tr
rmld wuld v d.
We didnt know that it would end likethisW t tmt ur ld w d, ppl
rm ur vll mpld lt but t rult.
Ppl wt t t Prt d R d tmyr rt Dup, d QMM. Ty d t
pr ur ld t 100 ariarypr qur mtr. Tr
xu w tt r llw ld, t pr w lt
pr. But i kw tt el ddt v llw
ld bu ppl rmd xtvly tr... i
tk t w wy t rdu t vlu ur ld...
r m, l prt, i dd t t u rtur
r my ld. i rtd mu ld rm my prt...
yt wt v p ld, i uld t v buld
u wt t pymt i rvd r tm... i tk
t uld v b vlud rbu t rp
tt i prdud t pt w wrt mr t t
my i w pd.
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The river was sacredi t pt, my tr, my tr rd
md Rmdr, d ltr Mrty, v
bl t ur rvr d t rud ur vl
My tr wr t rt t m r. Ty tlr rtd ld d t ppl rrvd
tm, bu ty dvrd tt tr
budt rur rby. T vll xp
lttl by lttl.
evr i rmmbr, t w rbdd
dp rubb t rvr it tb t
mt d w pt t rvrv m
t prk mut l ml br tu
t rvr. i dt udrtd wy ppl
vlt t rul. i tk ppl jut d
t wt t lt.
tm... i t pt, w ly trppd d w uld
ty t d ur mly, u d d
lt. But w, t u mqut t...
trr lyr t, ur prdut
ufrd drt dl...
T dtr mzd t w ppl u mqut
t t t . ev t xpl tt
t t r ly r dmt u, t prtt t
mqut bt, ppl dt rlly lt t m. Ty
tu t u tm t t mllr ...
i ddt t t u lr t, t
d rvr lvl v r, w mk vry
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