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Contests sponsored by private entities : singing, “Pazzapa” with RTA, slam with Alliance
française, etc.
Educational/training events
Training of 150 youth reporters aged 13 to 18 recruited from secondary schools and
religious, sports or artistic associations, clubs, scouts federation.
Distance learning through radio broadcasts aimed at children in preparatory schools in
partnership with UNICEF.
Activities by radio and television: religious education programmes.
Opening of schools or centres for sports training: National sports academy, AJESAIA and
Académie Ny Antsika, which organize school sports programmes for children and youth;
National youth institute, which trains youth monitors and leaders; two sports training
centres.
Growth and development activities
Establishment of youth councils at different levels:
Community youth councils: 88 communities
Regional youth councils: 8 regions
National youth council: 1
Establishment of the Children’s Parliament, a joint initiative of the National Assembly and
UNICEF
Granting of approvals to youth associations: 51 associations of nationwide scope, and 228
local associations, of which 214 are secular and 14 are faith-based
Artistic training at the National centre for teaching of music
Development of local libraries: village libraries, CLIC and CLAC
Creation of clubs within schools: journalism club, anti-AIDS club, environmental club,
science club, artistic and cultural club, UN, UNESCO clubs
Organization of science fairs, book weeks, open house days, exhibitions
Study and discovery trips, vacation camps, exchange student programmes, outdoor classes.
Leisure and sports for persons living with a disability
Specialized associations and centres are seeking to promote sports among disabled persons,
particularly among disabled children. Sports competitions are often organized both to
encourage self-esteem in the disabled child by giving him an opportunity for self-fulfilment
and to give the public and the population a chance to see disabled persons in a different
light.
Handisport, a very active sports federation, is approved by the Ministry of youth and sports.
Handisport brings together several sports, including wheelchair basketball, athletics for the
blind or visually impaired, pétanque, torball, etc. At the 2007 Indian Ocean Games, which
took place in Madagascar, Malagasy disabled persons won several medals.
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