Our team
Our team
The TAMANA team is fully committed to the implementation of humanitarian projects designed to support the most vulnerable populations.
In France as in Madagascar, the team is made up of people who have several years of field experience in humanitarian aid and development aid on the Big Island.
The desk
The board, as the organization’s governing body, assumes key responsibilities such as strategic planning, resource management, and activity coordination. Its role is crucial to ensuring the consistency and effectiveness of TAMANA’s actions. The board is elected annually at a General Assembly.
Our members
Members, for their part, bring a diversity of skills and expertise, collaborating in complementary ways to achieve the association’s objectives. Their field experience, for some, and/or their commitment, for others, constitute the fundamental pillars of the implementation of TAMANA’s projects.
Volunteers
What unites us at TAMANA is a shared vision: to offer a better future to Madagascar. Join us in this human adventure, where every action contributes to building a daily life filled with hope by opening new horizons. Everyone is free to commit to one or more initiatives!
Together, through their complementarity and the strong ties that unite them, the TAMANA team shares a common goal: to reach out for a new daily life in Madagascar.
In France
Isabelle LACROIX
Laura LALIÈVE
Cassandra DUMAS
Adélina PULOC'H
In Madagascar
Lisa LACROIX
Solo CHRISTIAN
Herizo RANDRIA
Rivo RATSIHAROVALA
Inspiring Testimonies
In every project and at the heart of our work, there are faces, voices, and stories. The testimonials section offers a unique space where our members and volunteers share their experiences, motivations, and the moments that have marked their journey with TAMANA.
William
TAMANA's humanitarian values deeply touched me, which motivated me to get involved in its projects. After my first mission to Madagascar in 2019, I felt the need to return to the field to continue contributing to the country's development, particularly by participating in the rehabilitation of the CSB II dispensary in Alakamisy Ambohimaha.
Due to the country's unique culture and the limited resources available, a right that seems self-evident in Europe remains a distant goal in Madagascar. This reality has confronted us with people suffering from health problems who cannot access the necessary care. It is with the aim of contributing in our own way to alleviating this situation that I decided to get involved in the TAMANA project.
Aurélien
TAMANA is an association created by a close friend with whom I have carried out numerous humanitarian missions in Madagascar. With an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by Malagasy communities, TAMANA represents for me a wonderful organization that combines concrete actions with a positive impact. My past experience in the humanitarian field is also a valuable resource that I bring to the association.
It is fundamental that every person on this planet have access to adequate food and healthcare. Unfortunately, some countries, like Madagascar, still face dire needs, while others enjoy an abundance that we should not ignore. It is high time we offered them the help they deserve.
Adélina
Madagascar is facing a complex humanitarian situation in terms of access to healthcare, access to education, access to clean water, and access to healthy, nutritious, and affordable food. TAMANA aims to support the country in all these areas.
I've always wanted to get involved in a humanitarian organization. TAMANA's project immediately motivated me, both from a health perspective and in terms of menstrual hygiene. I was fortunate to take part in TAMANA's very first mission and thus participate in the rehabilitation of the CSB II dispensary in Alakamisy Ambohimaha. Since that day, I have been fully invested in the organization's life and in the future project being planned for the Big Island. Mutual aid is something that concerns us all, and everyone can contribute in their own way.
Axelle
I've always wanted to get involved and help others. At first, this was done on a small scale, then I decided to join a larger organization working in Paris. That's when the TAMANA project presented itself to me, seeming like the perfect way to expand my work beyond our borders.
All the themes covered are essential! However, meeting the street children in the capital had a profound impact on me. It was a moving moment in our mission. The conditions of hygiene, safety, access to education, and the lack of food security deeply affected me and will remain etched in my memory forever. This experience was both full of joy and exchange, but it also confronted us with a harsh reality of life.
Thomas
Joining TAMANA was a natural fit for me. I was familiar with the challenges facing the Big Island because I had already had the opportunity to participate in a humanitarian mission there. Returning to the field allowed me to become aware once again of the living conditions of the local population. In rural areas, access to healthcare is difficult, access to quality education is sometimes exceptional, and access to sufficient, healthy food is often non-existent.
TAMANA works on each of these areas by offering programs that address the daily challenges faced by populations. Over the years, I have realized that every contribution is valuable, and that together we can contribute to a revival in the service of humanity.
Olivier
Since I was a child, I've enjoyed participating in collective projects, convinced that collaboration is essential to success. During my first year in office, I participated in the construction of the CSB II dispensary rehabilitation project in Alakamisy Ambohimaha. Once again, I realized that the power of the collective can create great things: donors, members, volunteers, partner companies, and project coordinators all contributed to the project in their own way, and together we succeeded.
For me, access to healthcare is an essential right for every human being.
What attracts me to TAMANA is the comprehensive approach to its actions, combining construction, resource management, and raising awareness about hygiene and education to improve people's lives.