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<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\nSince the days when the first missionaries set up schools on the island, Madagascar has always placed great emphasis on education as a means of escaping from poverty.\u00a0 FJKM (Fiangonan\u2019i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara), which stands for the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, has several schools, a training college for teachers and colleges where young men and women are trained for the ministry.<\/h5>\nAs well as studying the Bible and Theology, the theological students receive practical training, e.g. first aid, basic health care, legal knowledge etc.\u00a0 Very often ministers have to fulfil a variety of roles, especially in far-flung communities!\u00a0 One exciting development recently, therefore, is the environmental education provided at Ivato Theological College, in the city suburbs.\u00a0 It costs around \u00a333,500 a year to run the college.<\/h5>\nThe Environmental Education Programme is part of the FJKM Development Section, but it was the vision of Juliette Narijaona, director of the college, to create this innovative course at Ivato.\u00a0 She explained a little of the background.\u00a0 \u2018I was fortunate enough to study in Taiwan, and I was inspired by what was happening there to protect the environment, in particular the planting of fruit trees.\u00a0 I was determined to do something similar in Madagascar\u2019.<\/h5>\nThe prospective ministers and their families come to the college for their final year.\u00a0 There are around 50 there at present.\u00a0 The college has vegetable gardens, an extensive orchard, and a plantation.\u00a0 There is also a palm tree garden, containing several varieties which are under threat.<\/h5>\nPractical education in the plantation takes place one morning a week.\u00a0 Students are taught how to use the wormery and natural fertiliser on the land, as well as how to sow seed and care for the plants throughout the various stages of growth.\u00a0 They are also trained in the techniques of transplanting and grafting.\u00a0 Apparently there are over 20 different varieties of grafted mango trees growing in the orchard!<\/h5>\nThe college grows its own vegetables and is self-sufficient, with the long-term aim of growing enough vegetables to sell, thereby creating additional funds for the college.\u00a0 Students are expected to work in the vegetable garden every day, and at harvest time all the families come to help.\u00a0 They are allowed to take what they need, but according to Juliette, this happens under the eagle eye of the head gardener, who ensures that nobody takes too much!<\/h5>\nOnce a week they work in the orchard, which contains all kinds of fruit trees, e.g. apple, guava, mango, avocado, orange and peach.\u00a0 They also experiment by growing non-native fruit such as lime, lemon, grapes, blackberries, bilberries, kiwi and canistel.\u00a0 Any additional fruit is sold once the college\u2019s requirements have been met.<\/h5>\nIn February, during the rainy season, the College\u2019s Green Day is held, when everyone from the college, as well as additional volunteers, spends time preparing the land and sowing new seeds and plants.\u00a0 Several of the young trees from the plantation were sent to a Fruit Tree Centre recently established by FJKM at the town of Mahatsinjo, north of the capital.\u00a0 With the help of the local church 270 trees were planted there, on a site which covers more than 30 acres, and the long-term plan is to plant 4,000 trees.\u00a0 The centre will be able to provide fruit trees of the highest quality to all parts of the island.<\/h5>\nThe centre is seen as a valuable addition to the work of the college, and students go there to work and further their learning.\u00a0 It will also be open to visitors, and offer training on how to care for trees.\u00a0 FJKM have plans to take members of their churches there, as well as pupils and teachers from their schools.\u00a0 Nurturing environmental awareness amongst their people is a key element of FJKM plans.\u00a0 Several regional school supervisors have already started their training, and new teachers in 35 schools are part of a trial programme.
\nWhen their time at Ivato College comes to an end, each student is allowed to choose 10 trees and young plants to take with them and plant wherever they minister.\u00a0 They become a source of income for the new minister, and an inspiration for church members to do something similar and learn from their expertise.<\/h5>\nThe college is carrying out groundbreaking work as regards theological education in Madagascar, as a result of Juliette\u2019s vision, enthusiasm and leadership, and she has exciting plans for the future, such as more workers becoming part of the project, more farming equipment, and extending the plantation.\u00a0 But additional funding is needed to do so.<\/h5>\nIvato Theological College will receive a grant of approx. \u00a332k from the appeal.\u00a0 To find out more about how this will be spent click here {to follow}<\/h5>\nClick here for a short video about Ivato Theological College<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Ivato Theological College: Environmental Education … I was inspired to protect the environment, and to plant fruit trees in particular.\u2019 Since the days when the first missionaries set up schools on the island, Madagascar has always placed great emphasis on education as a means of escaping from poverty.\u00a0 FJKM (Fiangonan\u2019i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara), which stands for the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, has several schools, a training college for teachers and colleges where young men and women are trained for the ministry. As well as studying… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13354","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13354"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13715,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13354\/revisions\/13715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Since the days when the first missionaries set up schools on the island, Madagascar has always placed great emphasis on education as a means of escaping from poverty.\u00a0 FJKM (Fiangonan\u2019i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara), which stands for the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, has several schools, a training college for teachers and colleges where young men and women are trained for the ministry.<\/h5>\n
As well as studying the Bible and Theology, the theological students receive practical training, e.g. first aid, basic health care, legal knowledge etc.\u00a0 Very often ministers have to fulfil a variety of roles, especially in far-flung communities!\u00a0 One exciting development recently, therefore, is the environmental education provided at Ivato Theological College, in the city suburbs.\u00a0 It costs around \u00a333,500 a year to run the college.<\/h5>\n
The Environmental Education Programme is part of the FJKM Development Section, but it was the vision of Juliette Narijaona, director of the college, to create this innovative course at Ivato.\u00a0 She explained a little of the background.\u00a0 \u2018I was fortunate enough to study in Taiwan, and I was inspired by what was happening there to protect the environment, in particular the planting of fruit trees.\u00a0 I was determined to do something similar in Madagascar\u2019.<\/h5>\n
The prospective ministers and their families come to the college for their final year.\u00a0 There are around 50 there at present.\u00a0 The college has vegetable gardens, an extensive orchard, and a plantation.\u00a0 There is also a palm tree garden, containing several varieties which are under threat.<\/h5>\n
Practical education in the plantation takes place one morning a week.\u00a0 Students are taught how to use the wormery and natural fertiliser on the land, as well as how to sow seed and care for the plants throughout the various stages of growth.\u00a0 They are also trained in the techniques of transplanting and grafting.\u00a0 Apparently there are over 20 different varieties of grafted mango trees growing in the orchard!<\/h5>\n
The college grows its own vegetables and is self-sufficient, with the long-term aim of growing enough vegetables to sell, thereby creating additional funds for the college.\u00a0 Students are expected to work in the vegetable garden every day, and at harvest time all the families come to help.\u00a0 They are allowed to take what they need, but according to Juliette, this happens under the eagle eye of the head gardener, who ensures that nobody takes too much!<\/h5>\n
Once a week they work in the orchard, which contains all kinds of fruit trees, e.g. apple, guava, mango, avocado, orange and peach.\u00a0 They also experiment by growing non-native fruit such as lime, lemon, grapes, blackberries, bilberries, kiwi and canistel.\u00a0 Any additional fruit is sold once the college\u2019s requirements have been met.<\/h5>\n
In February, during the rainy season, the College\u2019s Green Day is held, when everyone from the college, as well as additional volunteers, spends time preparing the land and sowing new seeds and plants.\u00a0 Several of the young trees from the plantation were sent to a Fruit Tree Centre recently established by FJKM at the town of Mahatsinjo, north of the capital.\u00a0 With the help of the local church 270 trees were planted there, on a site which covers more than 30 acres, and the long-term plan is to plant 4,000 trees.\u00a0 The centre will be able to provide fruit trees of the highest quality to all parts of the island.<\/h5>\n
The centre is seen as a valuable addition to the work of the college, and students go there to work and further their learning.\u00a0 It will also be open to visitors, and offer training on how to care for trees.\u00a0 FJKM have plans to take members of their churches there, as well as pupils and teachers from their schools.\u00a0 Nurturing environmental awareness amongst their people is a key element of FJKM plans.\u00a0 Several regional school supervisors have already started their training, and new teachers in 35 schools are part of a trial programme.
\nWhen their time at Ivato College comes to an end, each student is allowed to choose 10 trees and young plants to take with them and plant wherever they minister.\u00a0 They become a source of income for the new minister, and an inspiration for church members to do something similar and learn from their expertise.<\/h5>\nThe college is carrying out groundbreaking work as regards theological education in Madagascar, as a result of Juliette\u2019s vision, enthusiasm and leadership, and she has exciting plans for the future, such as more workers becoming part of the project, more farming equipment, and extending the plantation.\u00a0 But additional funding is needed to do so.<\/h5>\n
Ivato Theological College will receive a grant of approx. \u00a332k from the appeal.\u00a0 To find out more about how this will be spent click here {to follow}<\/h5>\n
Click here for a short video about Ivato Theological College<\/a><\/h5>\n
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