 My name is Anjian, I am Malagasy American and I am working as a volunteer here in the commune of Manjikandjin. I studied international business and development and so the Luaran program was a perfect opportunity for me to reconnect with Madagascar and use my skills to support the community. Together with other volunteers, we are teaching language courses in business management to university students and other community members. My name is Anais, I was born in France to Malagasy parents and now live in Sweden where I specialize in business management and marketing. It was important for me to return to the district from which my mother is from, Manjagadrian, and give back to the community. We were welcomed by our host family, they showed us around and introduced us to the local culture. Returning home to a homemade meal made all the difference, especially during the cold Malagasy winter. We had no expectations or idea of how the project would work out, but we had the ground running, organizing with the mayor and community leaders on how and where we could roll out our project and spreading the word for youth to enroll in our courses. One of the commune's priorities was to teach students and local associations how to start a business. As we taught the course, I realized our success was in exposing our students to a new set of tools and a new mindset. One of the main challenges we faced here was the lack of resources. Here you have to make do with what's available, but if you're resourceful, you can get a lot done. Together with local youth and our students, we took part in volunteer renovation activities in the community. We helped repaint the market, which was a fun way to engage with youth associations. The young people we met had left Manjaka Drian to go to the capital, but now come back regularly to give back to their community. Engaging with the local volunteer youth reinforced my belief that as a DS4 member, it is also my responsibility to stay connected to where I came from, and that by simply taking the time to work together on a common goal, we can have an impact on a whole town. We may only be nine volunteers in the Lohalan program. We alone will not change the country, but by working together, we have motivated one another to continue growing and to give back each one of us as best we can.