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Ed Kashi

  • Women often walk several hours a day to reach health centres where they are able to access complimentary food and obtain growth monitoring for their... Women often walk several hours a day to reach health centres where they are able to access complimentary food and obtain growth monitoring for their...

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    Women often walk several hours a day to...

  • Workers saw giant logs down to size before burning them in earthen mounds to form charcoal, the primary source of fuel and an important source of... Workers saw giant logs down to size before burning them in earthen mounds to form charcoal, the primary source of fuel and an important source of...

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    Workers saw giant logs down to size...

  • The rice fields demanding huge quantities of water that is increasingly scarce. Zebu are used to churn the mud, ensuring a saturation that will... The rice fields demanding huge quantities of water that is increasingly scarce. Zebu are used to churn the mud, ensuring a saturation that will...

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    The rice fields demanding huge...

  • Mangosy Ritual Mangosy Ritual

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    Mangosy Ritual

  • Herdsmen plastered in mud drive their zebu in an ancient ritual dance called mangosy. Together man and beast churn the fields to ensure they are... Herdsmen plastered in mud drive their zebu in an ancient ritual dance called mangosy. Together man and beast churn the fields to ensure they are...

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    Herdsmen plastered in mud drive their...

  • The men of the family commemorate the death of an older woman in the ceremony of tsangambato, in which they parade a giant granite stone from their... The men of the family commemorate the death of an older woman in the ceremony of tsangambato, in which they parade a giant granite stone from their...

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    The men of the family commemorate the...

  • In Fort Dauphin people live in overcrowded residential quarters with little or no access to sanitation or fresh water. The recent arrival of Rio... In Fort Dauphin people live in overcrowded residential quarters with little or no access to sanitation or fresh water. The recent arrival of Rio...

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    In Fort Dauphin people live in...

  • When the land fails to provide, people turn to the ocean. The men fish with mosquito nets, donated by international governments, that let nothing... When the land fails to provide, people turn to the ocean. The men fish with mosquito nets, donated by international governments, that let nothing...

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    When the land fails to provide, people...

  • Breaking rocks for the construction business is a recent example of the land once again constituting a critical resource for the local population. Breaking rocks for the construction business is a recent example of the land once again constituting a critical resource for the local population.

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    Breaking rocks for the construction...

  • A boy crosses the Mandrare Bridge. The waters of the Mandrare, the principal river in Southern Madagascar, have diminished to a trickle. A boy crosses the Mandrare Bridge. The waters of the Mandrare, the principal river in Southern Madagascar, have diminished to a trickle.

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    A boy crosses the Mandrare Bridge. The...

  • Zebu are a traditional asset for the Malagasy, providing agricultural labour and acting as an insurance against misfortune. Zebu are a traditional asset for the Malagasy, providing agricultural labour and acting as an insurance against misfortune.

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    Zebu are a traditional asset for the...

  • In the ritual literally translated as ‘I don’t want to show you’, young girls cover their faces with the yellow paste of the tsiambara root.... In the ritual literally translated as ‘I don’t want to show you’, young girls cover their faces with the yellow paste of the tsiambara root....

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    In the ritual literally translated as...

  • Women from drought-hit villages use small cups to gather silt-water lying in glutinous pools of mud – their drinking water for the day. Women from drought-hit villages use small cups to gather silt-water lying in glutinous pools of mud – their drinking water for the day.

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    Women from drought-hit villages use...

  • The land fails. The crops fail. The people’s ancient connection with the land is collapsing The land fails. The crops fail. The people’s ancient connection with the land is collapsing

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    The land fails. The crops fail. The...

  • Giant brick kilns are another common, and inefficient, use of the forest; smoke-shrouded workers bake clay into bricks, their faces obscured by... Giant brick kilns are another common, and inefficient, use of the forest; smoke-shrouded workers bake clay into bricks, their faces obscured by...

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    Giant brick kilns are another common,...

  • White hands covered in the clay that dries and hardens the mahampy reeds used for weaving fencing and the manufacture of baskets and mats. White hands covered in the clay that dries and hardens the mahampy reeds used for weaving fencing and the manufacture of baskets and mats.

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    White hands covered in the clay that...

  • Breaking rocks for the construction business is a recent example of the land once again constituting a critical resource for the local population. Breaking rocks for the construction business is a recent example of the land once again constituting a critical resource for the local population.

    Ed Kashi
    Breaking rocks for the construction...

  • 1 Local people plant rice in flooded fields. For the Malagasy, rice represents life, an essential and sacred part of daily nutrition. 1 Local people plant rice in flooded fields. For the Malagasy, rice represents life, an essential and sacred part of daily nutrition.

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    1 Local people plant rice in flooded...

  • Women bathe and brush their teeth in a local swamp near the village of Ambandrika. Accepting the constant health risks, they trust and use nature’s... Women bathe and brush their teeth in a local swamp near the village of Ambandrika. Accepting the constant health risks, they trust and use nature’s...

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    Women bathe and brush their teeth in a...

  • The illegal practice of tavy, or slash and burn agriculture, is one of the most urgent threats to Madagascar’s people and forests. As farmers... The illegal practice of tavy, or slash and burn agriculture, is one of the most urgent threats to Madagascar’s people and forests. As farmers...

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    The illegal practice of tavy, or slash...

  • Women gather the mahampy swamp reeds that are a vital component of village industry. Women gather the mahampy swamp reeds that are a vital component of village industry.

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    Women gather the mahampy swamp reeds...

  • The dependence upon wood is universal, touching everyone from these charcoal burners to children who are required to bring three pieces of wood with... The dependence upon wood is universal, touching everyone from these charcoal burners to children who are required to bring three pieces of wood with...

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    The dependence upon wood is universal,...

  • Madagascar suffers from systemic lack of access to fresh, safe water. Water collection points have become vital for poor Malagasy communities. Madagascar suffers from systemic lack of access to fresh, safe water. Water collection points have become vital for poor Malagasy communities.

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    Madagascar suffers from systemic lack...

  • Rituals surrounding death, both of man and beast, remain an important part of the culture in southeast Madagascar. These burial grounds – once... Rituals surrounding death, both of man and beast, remain an important part of the culture in southeast Madagascar. These burial grounds – once...

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    Rituals surrounding death, both of man...

  • Fishermen from the village of Sainte Luce return with their early morning catch which will include pregnant lobsters whose eggs will be illegally... Fishermen from the village of Sainte Luce return with their early morning catch which will include pregnant lobsters whose eggs will be illegally...

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    Fishermen from the village of Sainte...

  • The illegal practice of tavy, or slash and burn agriculture, is one of the most urgent threats to Madagascar’s people and forests. As farmers... The illegal practice of tavy, or slash and burn agriculture, is one of the most urgent threats to Madagascar’s people and forests. As farmers...

    Ed Kashi
    The illegal practice of tavy, or slash...

  • In the midst of the forest a crew of independent charcoal producers prepare another mound of freshly cut trees for burning and firing wood into... In the midst of the forest a crew of independent charcoal producers prepare another mound of freshly cut trees for burning and firing wood into...

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    In the midst of the forest a crew of...