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Agnafiafy Canteen: Feeding 240 Students

Agnafiafy Canteen: Feeding 240 Students

In April 2026, NORA-Madagascar launched the Nutrition Programme at Agnafiafy Public School.
Like many communities on the East Coast of Île Sainte Marie, economic hardship is a daily reality. This struggle often means families cannot provide adequate nutrition, which directly impacts children’s health and concentration. When children arrive at school hungry, they cannot focus. Their education suffers, hindering not only their individual progress but also the long-term prospects for the entire community.

This project provides a vital foundation for 240 students and eight teachers, ensuring that no child is forced to learn on an empty stomach.

Operational Logistics & Sustainability

To ensure both financial and logistical stability, we are implementing a phased rollout:

  • Phased Service: Launching two days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays), with a strategic goal to scale to three days as local resources and volunteer bases grow.
  • Professional Oversight: Our community liaison, Alain, coordinates daily operations with a NORA-Madagascar team member visiting weekly to ensure deliveries, quality control and support.
  • Family Contribution: In a proven model for sustainability, each student contributes a small amount of firewood on meal days. This shared contribution ensures every family has a direct stake in the programme’s success.
  • Local Resources. Local Solutions: By procuring high-quality, sustainable fishnets and formalizing a 50/50 partnership with local fishermen, we’ve created a self-sustaining supply chain. It is a sustainable cycle of trade that respects the sea and local traditions while putting food on the table. The result: empowered local fishersmen and a consistent source of protein for the children of Agnafiafy.

Community Engagement & Ownership

The Agnafiafy Nutrition Programme is truly community-driven. The School’s Parent Association organizes volunteers to handle food preparation in our newly constructed kitchen. Following local custom, the cooks also share the meal – a practice that strengthens communal bonds and ensures the programme is woven into the fabric of village life.

Madagascar a woman smiling, mother at a school, voluenteering for the canteen, other people in the background
School children carrying firwood for the school canteen Madagascar
Two girls walking to school carrying a piece of firewood for the canteen
School children carrying a piece of firewood for the canteen Madagascar East Coast
A girl carrying a piece of firewood for the canteen Madagascar east coast
Madagascar older woman portrait. She is voluenteering for the canteen. Ile Sainte Marie

Your Support: The Catalyst for Change

Your support directly funds the ingredients, logistics, and equipment needed to turn this launch into a permanent success. Help us turn this model into a movement. The success in the village of Agnafiafy will serve as the foundation for scaling our efforts, allowing us to expand this vital nutrition and education program to other vulnerable villages across Île Sainte Marie.Your support truly makes a difference!

Want to know more? Read about our focus area Fueling Futures – Nutrition Programmes here.

Do you have questions, or would you like to delve deeper into the specifics of our program and its impact? Reach out to us! We are always happy to share more information and discuss how contributions can help nourish minds and build futures on Madagascar’s East Coast.

Have a look here if you want to read more about the impact of school meals:

World Food Programme
School Meals Coalition