Todisoa is a 12 years old girl living in the rain forest in the east of Madagascar together with her family. After a terrible storm that destroys their house and fields, the family moves to the capital Antananarivo. The parents don’t find work, so they end on the street begging and searching for usable things on the dump. Todisoa has to be a strong girl helping her parents and encouraging her younger brothers. She is the one who makes the family endure the difficulties so that they finally can head back to the rain forest.
The story of Todisoa is a youth novel written by the German author Nasrin Siege who lived in Madagascar for a long time. It is written in German, but Vakoka Vakiteny has already started the translation into Malagasy.
This novel shows the life of people who often are forgotten in the Malagasy society. It opens people’s hearts and eyes for the difficulties they face, and Todisoa can also be a role model for girls in a similar situation.
This book should absolutely be read by the Malagasy youth! Therefore we hope that many people will help us to get funds for translating and printing it. This can be done through the Association for Schools and Children’s books in Madagascar.
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