 My name is Ari. I am a computer technician born in France to Malagasy parents. I was selected to volunteer in Talata where computer technicians were needed. Here I trained administrative staff how to digitalize civil records, such as birth and death certificates. In developed countries everything seems to be at your fingertips, especially technology. I also taught computer and IT classes in the community. I focused on the basics so my students could understand a little bit about how computers work. And I asked them questions about what they would like to work on to see how I could help them use IT to improve their projects. My name is Ari Nyan. I am an agribusiness engineer from Madagascar and I live in France. Here in Talat I helped train the administrative staff working in the community how to automate some of their everyday tasks. At the same time within the town I worked with Koba street vendors. Koba is a Malagasy delicacy originally from Talat. I worked with the vendors to enhance the visibility of their products and to find bigger markets in which to sell their products across the country. I first taught producers the importance of meeting hygiene standards in their production process. I also explained to them the importance of increasing the visibility of their businesses in order to attract more customers to buy their products. The vendors had many ideas and were very motivated. They just didn't know the steps to take to make it all happen. Together we created the Koba vendors association called Koba and Sausage of Talat Volendry. All we need to do now is to finalize the logo and image. In total I supported 25 Koba vendors. All members of the association who will now have the potential to help more than 60 Koba vendors in Talat who have yet to join the association. My name is Lovah and I come from Lyon in France. My project aims to strengthen the link between the council and local entrepreneurs in order to boost the development of Talata markets. I propose to the mayor to create an exhibition space at the entrance to the town so that local producers can increase the visibility of their products and increase their sales. This event I hope will support local production in Talata and serve as a source of pride for the community. The highlight of my experience was meeting the different council officials and the many local entrepreneurs. It also allowed me to build relationships and create a network for future projects. Currently there are many diaspora organizations that support and catalyze the creation of startup companies in Madagascar. Honestly when we first arrived here I questioned whether the community would be receptive to my suggestions. But once here it was their high motivation which helped us push the projects forward. It was not my goal to change Madagascar on my own. I am doing my part in Talata and the other volunteers are doing theirs in their assigned communities. Each of us little by little contribute to the country's development. And all together I believe we have the power and potential to make a difference.