Stéphane Ramananarivo has been the  coordinator based in Madagascar in charge of the very successful Blog Club project and the Green Foko environmental initiatives project. His efforts and commitment to development were often reported on GlobalVoices Online funded community, the Rising Voices’. Stéphane himself started blogging 2 years ago when... [view entry]

A joint project between Zebu Nation and Foko focusing on reforestation in Madagascar had its first two outings in Antananarivo (Ambohitrarahaba) and Mahajanga (Vohitsoa). Zebu Nation is a group led by NY-based Malagasy singer Razia Said that dedicate a portion of each sale from their album entitled “Zebu Nation” to... [view entry]

With internet penetration at less than 1%, the true democratic reach of internet is still a long way from becoming reality in Madagascar. One way to bridge this gap is proposed by Christi Turner, digital outreach extraordinaire and Affick Gassard, journalist for Radio Ciel new Foko member from Antalaha. The... [view entry]

The Malagasy blogging community is coming together with professional journalists and people curious about new media to discuss how citizen media can contribute to a more complete coverage of the crisis in Madagascar. We will exchange ideas, lesson learned and shortcomings of digital media to inform and warn during crisis... [view entry]

The direst circumstances sometimes bring people together in unexpected ways. It is fair to say that were it not for the act of vandalism in the National Park of the Sava region in Madagascar, Foko and Singer Razia Said and her group Zebu Nation may not have found out about... [view entry]

Foko bloggers provided updates on issues not directly pertaining to the current crisis in Madagascar. Lomelle and Koloina wrote at length about the need to protect Malagasy National Parks. Lomelle explains the name change and the new objectives. The Malagasy National Park “a pour défi de tripler l’étendu des aires... [view entry]