Madagascar Life 2017
Having a bicycle for transportation is like an American owning a car.
These women were walking to the market.
About 25 million people live in Madagascar.
Look closely. Not only is the vehicle packed with people, those are live chickens and turkeys hanging from the side and top.
A closer view of the turkeys.
Madagascar gained its independence from the French in 1960.
This woman was breaking up rocks into small pieces using the homemade hammer while her child watches.
Rice is the prevailing crop planted on a rotational basis.
We saw almost no mechanized vehicles used in farming.
Women perform the backbreaking work of planting rice seedlings.
A few are fortunate to have oxen to help with the work.
Kids at school playing a game.
Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. 69% of the population live below the national poverty line of $1 per day.
This girl is practicing a game using small stones, much like our game called "jacks."
Formal soccer game for which much of the community attended.
This is the major grocery store in a small village that we walked through.
