by Stuart Martin | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
This is the biggest project we have ever undertaken and it is going better than we could have hoped. A total of 46 hectares (100 acres) of land has now been bought and planted with a total of 85,000 trees. They are growing well and year ten (we are now in year four)...
by Stuart Martin | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
This is where it all started. Stuart Martin, Pat and Jim O’Brien and Chris Swinburn, four of the six TASC trustees, visited the leprosy village on a LEPRA bike ride in 2001. They were so horrified at what they saw that they resolved to do something about it. To...
by Stuart Martin | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
The majestic Matitanana River is a valuable source of water but can flood and destroy crops during the rainy season. Significant protection can be provided by planting reed beds along the river banks and this is now in place over 4 kilometres of the river, thanks to...
by Stuart Martin | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
Nohona and Tanantsara are two “outcast” villages we support. The inhabitants were outcast hundreds of years ago when a dispute led to them being classified as dogs and, until recent years, they have been completely ostracised from normal society, unable to shop in the...
by Stuart Martin | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
Following a shocking visit to the mental hospital during the bike ride in 2012 we agreed to fund a major refurbishment of the hospital – a major project. One of our guiding principles is only to involve ourselves in projects which will continue once our work is...
by Stuart Martin | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
We are delighted to show you the finished product after a full refurbishment of the Girls’ dorm bathrooms. They were in a dreadful state before refurbishment was funded by a gen erous donor and we hear that the girls are delighted with and very proud of their...
