A couple of weeks back we looked at the history of Madagascar, the country’s independence and how the SEED Madagascar projects bring independence to individuals and communities in the South East. As Stitch progresses through it’s fourth phase, independence is on the horizon for the cooperative. Last week both the embroiderers and the SEED project staff spent the week planning and developing a visual roadmap to guide the women towards an independent future. The women have pick

Last month we celebrated 58 years of Independence for Madagascar, a monumental day in the history of the country and its people. Madagascar’s history takes twists and turns, a nation that was continually and reluctantly ruled by outside nations willing to fight for it. Over the past two thousand years the island has received waves of settlers of diverse origins including Austronesian, Bantu, Arab, South Asian, Chinese and European populations with various leaders staking clai