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Early Aug
700$ + Airfare
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EMI is honored to partner with the Malagasy Baptist Union and the Deichmann Foundation in designing a comprehensive master plan for the Morondava Baptist Agriculture School.

Madagascar is currently confronted with a prolonged period of food scarcity, exacerbated by various challenges including limited training and employment opportunities, and a rapidly expanding population. Existing local training facilities are either operating at full capacity or have inadequate infrastructure, often exhibiting both shortcomings simultaneously. Many Malagasy individuals, including those employed in professions such as teaching, mechanics, and driving, resort to subsistence farming due to insufficient remuneration.

The primary objective of this training facility is to provide local communities with the skills to achieve self-sufficiency, all while imparting the message of hope inherent in the gospel.

Situated approximately 30 minutes from Morondava, a small town along Madagascar's western coastline, the project site represents a greenfield location requiring comprehensive infrastructure planning from the ground up.

Project Scope

 

Our team's scope will include development of a long-term masterplan, conceptual building design, and site infrastructure planning. 

  • Programming: Starting with the list of facilities provided by the ministry, EMI will conduct further meetings with the client to draw out requirements of different spaces and conclude this task with a program listing all facilities on the site and associated space needed for each.
  • Site Masterplan: Develop a phased master site plan that incorporates findings, recommendations, and conceptual plans to support and further the mission and vision of the Ministry’s training programs;
  • Conceptual Building Design: providing building concepts that include floor plans, elevations, and basic 3D images for identified Phase 1 infrastructure and buildings. 
  • Site Infrastructure Planning: Assess site conditions (including potential flood planes) and typical practices, and provide recommendations for water, wastewater, drainage, and electrical systems.

 

Would you consider joining us in partnering with the Malagasy Baptist Union for this exciting work in Madagascar?

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