​​ "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela Like many underdeveloped rural areas in Madagascar, achieving higher education is difficult in Androy. When it is pursued, it can be a game-changing gift. There are several key constraints that prevent everybody from accessing this gift, even in an age where the UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to provide quality education for all. According to a survey done at Nofy i Androy,

Between December 7th and December 11th, 88 girls from all twenty-two regions in Madagascar gathered in Antananarivo for Youth First’s annual National Girls Leadership Summit. I attended as an advisor for the students. Words cannot express the way I felt and how grateful I was to be present with all Malagasy cultures mixed colorfully while collaborating together. I felt overjoyed, heartbroken, outraged and proud all at once. You’ll understand why after you read this. Hopefully

I arrived in Madagascar last week and I am traveling home to Ambovombe, to spend the next ten months helping the students of Nofy i Androy as they complete their final year of high school. I am not only thrilled but also honored to have the opportunity to promote young women’s education in my hometown. I cannot wait see these amazing and ambitious young women transition from high school to university. I’ve lived most of my life in Madagascar and am extremely fortunate to have