Tetikasa Antoky NY Tontolo salama Ambanivohitra Sy Ny Harena Ampy (TANTSAHA)

$13.04M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
Country	Madagascar
Start Date	Jan 01, 2003
End Date	Jul 13, 2007
Duration	1,654 days
Number of Grantees	50
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`165653-76`

Grant Description

ADRA Madagascar began implementation of a Title II Food Security Program named TANTASAHA an acronym for (Tetikasa Antoky NY Tontolo salama Ambanivohitra Sy Ny Harena Ampy which in Malagasy means " the healthy and prosperous farmers' project" in October 2003.

The project which was running from FY 2004-FY2009, was being implemented in the Mangoro Region comprising the Districts of Moramanga and Anosibe An'Ala, in the Toamasina Province in Madagascar.

The interventions covered in this grant include: Agricultural, infrastructure, natural resource management and health & nutrition.

In the 22 originally entered Communes, the project has been able to reach 27,262 households totaling about 129,380 individuals and in the three new Communes, the project has started activities for some link persons as ASBCs.

The goal of the Madagascar food security Project was to increase household food security for 18,000 house-holds (Approx. 144,000 people) in at least 25 of the 30 communes of the Mangoro Region.