Basic Skills Youth Training Centers
Even though over 50% of Madagascar's population is under the age of 25, and 50% of that number is under the age of 15, only a small percentage of Madagascar's youth finish high school.
They are several reason's for this:
-Madagascar's schools have not changed much in their pedagogical methods since colonial days.
-The remoteness between the financial resources for schools and school locations.
-The appropriateness of educational materials for life in Madagascar.
Therefore, since so many young are without high school diplomas, PFM seeks to provide these young people with marketable skills.
To teach Malagasy young people a marketable trade
Amboditanana SewingTraining Center
Roger Rabendrainibe, Director, is part of PFM's rural development team. He has lived in Amboditanana all his life.
The Tanjona Youth Sewing Training center holds 3 two-month training sessions each year. For each session Tanjona/PFM gives 6 young people a way out of poverty and a skill for life.
Current Needs:
| ITEM | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| 18 sewing machine | $1,237.50 |
| 36 scissors | $ 67.50 |
| 1300 meters of material | $ 375.00 |
| 18 tables | $ 250.00 |
| 16 chairs | $ 300.00 |
| Teacher's salary 1 year | $ 750.00 |
| Sewing supplies | $ 255.00 |
| Transportation | $ 250.00 |
| Director's Displacement 1 year | $ 750.00 |
| TOTAL FOR ONE YEAR | $ 4,235.00 |
Youth Training Center in Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa is in south central Madagascar and has a population of 250,000. The Fanantenana*/PFM Youth Training center here teaches computer skills and English as a second language.
Even without a high school diploma, with computer and English skills many students find jobs immediately.
Local people are constructing center for training their youth.
Raised in the rain forest, Euloge Guy Matana has adapted to urban life and now directs the Hope Youth Center.
Current Needs:
| ITEM | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| 5 computers |
$4,687.50 |
| 7 tables |
$ 218.75 |
| 14 chairs | $ 262.50 |
| Computer teacher's displacement |
$1,250.00 |
| Director's displacement |
$1,250.00 |
| English teacher's displacement |
$1,250.00 |
| Transportation | $ 50.00 |
| TOTAL FOR ONE YEAR | $ 8,968.75 |
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF PFM YOUTH TRAINING
i. AIDS awareness
ii. Promoting the role women in community leadership
iii. Moral guidance
