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School committees as the foundation of the program

On the outskirts of Antananarivo, parents, teachers, and local community members regularly gather to discuss education priorities, financial matters, and budget allocation. This was reported by Euronews in a piece about the Japaneseprogram

School for All

, developed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Marie Harivola Malala Razanandrasoa, chairwoman of the school management committee, named the main advantage of this model:

transparency of management and of the committee's work itself

. What children gain and what schools say In addition to the committees, the program includes school meals organized by the local community and pre-school sessions based on Japanese storytelling methods. Tinasoa Helimalala Rabezandry, head teacher of a primary school, noted: