“We arrived in Anatarrivo, the capital, as street demonstrations broke out and we had an eventful time  getting to our hotel. We spent three days under curfew before being able to fly south to Port Dauphin to start the project.  We eventually reached the school in Ambovombe where we found quite extreme poverty. The classes were very large, around 100 students, toilets clearly a health hazard and other facilities really poor.