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Crossing Sectors
Volunteers from all 4 sectors are teaming up to prevent malaria in their communities in Madagascar. With no health volunteer around, education PCV Stephanie Edwards and Environment PCV David Illgen, took it upon themselves to talk to various groups about malaria prevention.
Photos: Chalkboard brainstorming at the Girls’ Club session before the malaria song was created. David Illgen, a volunteer whose main assignment is with marine conservation taking a night to teach the local English club in Maroantsetra about malaria.
Crossing Sectors
Volunteers from all 4 sectors are teaming up to prevent malaria in their communities in Madagascar. With no health volunteer around, education PCV Stephanie Edwards and Environment PCV David Illgen, took it upon themselves to talk to various groups about malaria prevention.
The video featured here is their girls’ club song. The Girls Club that Stephanie works with singing the song about malaria prevention and treatment.
As part of World Malaria Day celebrations, english language Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Edwards and her girls club wrote a malaria song. Another environment PCV, David Illgen also participated and filmed the event. Song performed in Malagasy.
Hira tazomoka
malaria song
Call: Tsy tiako moka,
I don’t like mosquitos
Answer: Yeahhh?
C: Masiaka zareo.
They’re mean.
A: Yeahhh?
C: Ino raha atao zaha
What should I do
A: Yeahhh?
C: Mba salama tsara?
In order to be healthy?
A: Ohhh yeahhh!
C: Yeahhh?
A: Mila fiarovana
You must use protection
C: Yeahhh?
A: Tsy mety rano eto
Shouldn’t have standing water
C: Yeahhh?
A: Matory anaty Iay,
Sleep under a mosquito net
C: Ohh yeahhh!
A: Dia, anao salama tsare!
So you’ll be healthy!
C: Misy problemme:
There is a problem:
A: Yeahhh?
C: Mangidihidy zaha,
I’m itchy
A: Yeahhh?
C: Sy mangovitra,
And shivering
A: Yeahhh?
C: Ary mivalana!
And sick!
A: Ohhh yeahhh?
C: Yeahhh?
A: Mandeha aminy dokotera,
Go to the doctor,
C: Yeahhh?
A: Mihinana fanafody,
Take medicine
C: Yeahhh?
A: Mihinana jiaby,
All the medicine,
C: Ohhh yeahhh!
A: Dia, anao sitrana!
And you’ll get better!
