Annual Report E L P S I M 2015 U Annual Report S © F

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2 contents2015 01 The President’s message ANNUAL PageREPORT 5

02 Helpsimus Page 7 Key dates The greater bamboo lemur The Bamboo Lemur Programme The fokontany The villagers The lemurs

03 The Environmental Component Page 13 The guides Collaborations with the GERP The dog problem The snare problem

04 3rd International Technical Workshop Page 16 on the greater bamboo lemur

05 The Education Component Page 18 Help with education Development of educational tools Partnership with the school at Mervent World Environment Day School sport Raising awareness in the villages Creation of a team of educators

06 3rd Simus Festival Page 22

07 The Economic Component Page 24 Creation of the VOI The community granary Protection of crops Help from the agronomist Construction of the Vohitrarivo bridge

08 Helpsimus on Tour Page 27

09 Partners Page 28

10 Financial statement Page 29

Cover: © Florence Perroux 193 THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

“The Bamboo Lemur Programme is an exponential project: increase in the number of greater bamboo lemurs, integration of new villages, support to new schools and to new teachers, development of new activities contributing to an increase and improvement in the level and quality of life of the local communities. A challenge our association will have to face in 2016!”

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The Population of Greater greater bamboo lemur, bamboo of the NGO “Impact”. Bamboo Lemurs is Growing forests and biodiversity. The Bamboo Lemur Programme With over 50 births recorded dur- Another highlight: a new species is an exponential project: growing the most recent reproductive of lemur has been discovered on ing numbers of greater bamboo season in the 10 identified groups, our site, the red-bellied lemur! lemurs, integration of new villages, the population of greater bamboo The villages close to which the support to new schools and new lemurs under the protection of new groups have been discovered teachers, development of new ac- Helpsimus has passed the point of have been integrated into the tivities contributing to an increase 300 individuals. This result is very project, bringing the number of and improvement in the living con- encouraging since this population fokontany with which Helpsimus ditions of the local communities. A was comprised of only about forty collaborates to 5. challenge our association will have individuals when the project be- to face in 2016! gan. The 3rd International Techni- The eco-ethological monitoring cal Workshop for the conservation of the greater bamboo lemurs None of this work would not of the greater bamboo lemur that has continued. New guides have have been possible without the we organised in August 2015 al- been recruited and the work of help of our partners (NGOs, lowed us to estimate the numbers the GERP has been broadened to zoological parks, associations...) in the wild population at 1000 groups VIII and IX with the aim of and our members, who are more individuals, distributed around participating in the identification numerous each year. Thank you. about fifteen sites. This is 10 times and resolution of conflicts be- more than in 2008, when the tween lemurs and villagers. species was announced as being on the verge of extinction by con- Education and Awareness servationists! Helpsimus therefore protects 1/4 of the wild population Helpsimus has created its own on the site of the Bamboo Lemur team of educators that comprised Programme, as well as the largest six members at the end of 2015. groups ever to have been ob- We are working with new schools served. The workshop closed with and will bear the cost of several Delphine Roullet the 3rd “Simus Festival”, which has additional teachers this year. now become an essential event We are also strengthening our col- recalling our common commit- laborations with the local commu- ment to the protection of the nities, helped by the agronomists

Helpsimus organises the 3rd International Technical Workshop on the 2015 | Greater Bamboo Lemur. On this occasion, numbers of the species were re-evaluated at 1000 individuals in the wild, of which ¼ are protected by Helpsimus!

Helpsimus celebrates its first five years. 2014 | Start of the collaboration with the NGO “Man&Nature” on the issue of resolving conflicts between humans and animals.

Greater bamboo lemur removed from the World’s 25 Most Endangered 2012 | Primates. This year also marks the start of the environmental component.

Funding of the Bamboo Lemur Programme in Vohitrarivo started. 2010 | Identification of the various groups of greater bamboo lemurs is begun as well as the recording of births.

Foundation of French Association for the Protection of the Greater 2009 | Bamboo Lemur, called “Helpsimus”. Partners sought to finance the first activities in the field.

The (future) president meets the local stakeholders involved in 2008 | conserving the greater bamboo lemur in Madagascar. They inform her of the critical situation of the species and ask for her help in preventing the disappearance of the greater bamboo lemur, which was recently rediscovered.

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Distribution humid forests of eastern Madagascar

Global population in the wild a little over 1000 individuals

Diet folivorous (bamboo)

Social system fission-fusion (but little existing data)

IUCN1 status Critically Endangered

1 International Union for the Conservation of Nature

HELPSIMUS supports the in situ protection of 1/4 of the global population of greater bamboo the greater bamboo lemur through projects lemurs is protected thanks to actions undertaken integrating local communities. by the association.

Its actions in the field allow several dozens of HELPSIMUS also organizes projects promoting people to be employed in Madagascar and have a awareness about the protection of this species in direct impact on the improvement of education in Madagascar and in Europe. the areas of activity of the supported projects.

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Location 390km south-east of Antananarivo, 4km from Ranomafana National Park, in the rural commune of Tsaratanana in the province of Fianarantsoa.

The site The conservation activities are concentrated on the land of 5 “fokontany” (= the smallest Bamboo lemur administrative subdivision in Madagascar that Programme includes several villages): Vohitrarivo, Sahofika, Ambodimanga, Ambodigoavy and Ambohipo.

The Bamboo Lemur programme is tripartite. It brings together local Malagasy stakeholders (villagers, Ra- nomafana National Park officials) andHelpsimus who define together the list of priority actions.

Ranomafana National Park

Bamboo forests in which lemurs live and located on the farming land of several villages.

Paddy fields

The Bamboo Lemur Programme now works with 5 fokontany. This is the smallest administrative subdivision in Madagascar that generally groups together several villages.

Fokontany of Vohitrarivo Fokontany of Ambodigoavy Fokontany of Sahofika

The Bamboo Lemur project camp is about Territory of the groups I, I’, III, VII and IX. This is the most isolated village. 20 minutes’ walk from the village. Territory of groups V, VI and VII. This is the territory of group II.

Fokontany of Ambodimanga Fokontany of Ambohipo

Territory of Group VI. Territory of Group II.

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Farmers essentially growing rice, sugar cane, potatoes, manioc, coffee and beans. Extremely poor and entirely dependent on their land, on which the greater bamboo lemurs live. Villagers use bamboo as a construction material on a daily basis.

In December 2015, the site of the Bamboo Lemur Programme hosted over 300 individuals!

The population is distributed in 10 groups comprising 14 to 48 individuals.

In 2015, 57 babies were observed!

GROUP LOCATION NUMBER GROUP I Vohimarina - Ambodigoavy 1 group of 43 (of which 10 babies) GROUP I’ 1 group of 14 (of which 3 babies) GROUP II Sahampaly 48 (of which 8 babies) Vohitrarivo + 2 isolated males (1 youth and 1 old male) GROUP III Vohimarina 17 (of which 4 babies) Ambodigoavy GROUP IV Ambodimanga 27 (of which 6 babies) GROUP V Ankolona 37 (of which 4 babies) Sahofika GROUP VI Anjorofo 29 (of which 4 babies) Sahofika GROUP VII Vohimanombo 36 (of which 6 babies) Sahofika GROUP VIII Volotara 21 (of which 3 babies) Ambodigoavy GROUP IX Sahavelombary 17 (of which 4 babies) Sahatsofa Ambodigoavy GROUP X On the roadside between 18 (of which 5 babies) Vohitrarivo and Tsaratanana (Ankasoampasina) TOTAL 309 (of which 57 babies)

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Reminder of the aims of the Ambodimanga (2nd guide was the project was created and the environmental component: hired in August 2015), 5 from discovery of new groups. • assess the needs of the Sahofika (a new guide was recently animals and prepare hired) and 4 from Volotora The fission-fusion system projections of population (recruited to monitor groups VIII The table opposite shows again development based on the and IX as well as for the golden clearly an almost permanent availability of bamboo; bamboo lemurs). variation in the composition of • compare the results with the the groups that shows the fission- needs of the villagers whose The guides’ duties are defined fusion social system adopted by survival depends on farming as follows: monitoring groups this species but also reveals a the lands on which the lemurs (GPS localisation and recording certain amount of behavioural live; behaviours) and helping flexibility allowing the animals to • identify priority conservation researchers. adapt to the frequent changes areas; in their environment: human • resolve conflicts between the presence, fragmentation of the lemurs and the villagers whose habitat (with the regular moving crops are regularly damaged of the limits of the territories as by the animals. clearing takes place), disturbance from dogs. Ultimately, the challenge is to find a balance between lemurs The division of group I into two and the humans who live sub-groups without any major alongside them. outside event being its cause (as Collaboration with the GERP in the past) has been confirmed, The Guides suggesting a maximum size of In 2015, 57 births were recorded about sixty individuals for a group New guides were recruited in on the project’s site (compared to on the site of our project. 2015. 52 in 2014).

It should be noted that two Over 300 individuals distributed males have isolated themselves in 10 groups are monitored by separately from Group II, which Helpsimus. This exceptional has again been stable since result (as a reminder, in 2008, we May 2015 (the group had been thought the species was on the dispersed in 2014 following verge of extinction with less than intensive hunting of tenrecs): they 100 individuals surviving in its are an old male, probably near entire area of distribution!) is the the end of his life and a young Seventeen are now paid by combination of protection mea- one who is possibly seeking to join Helpsimus: 6 are from the villages sures implemented as soon as of Vohitrarivo/Vohimarina, 2 from another group (to be confirmed

© F. Perroux 13 THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT if we succeed in following his Ambodigoavy where the habitat is of our best and earliest hires) was movements, which would give us better preserved and less subject assigned to monitor the golden preliminary information on the to anthropogenic pressures. bamboo lemurs for 3 months. dynamics of the groups). It is also on the Volotora site Unfortunately, it was not possible that a group of golden bamboo to observe the group directly. Miangaly lemurs has been observed (1st However, two groups of red- This female with glaucoma in her observation of this species outside bellied lemurs were discovered. left eye and who the members the Ranomafana National Park). of Helpsimus could sponsor Due to a lack of sufficient funding unfortunately still cannot be Monitoring of Groups I & II (and considering the results of found. between June and September 2015 the last monitoring), the study of From a total of 315 hours golden bamboo lemurs has been of observation for Group I suspended for now. (comprising at the time 43 individuals) and 234 hours The problem with dogs of observation of Group II (comprising 42 individuals), 5 In 2015, we organised meetings “raids” by lemurs on sugar cane at Vohitrarivo and Ambodimanga fields were recorded (of which to discuss the problem of dogs 4 by Group II) and 1 “raid” in a whose presence in the territory But monitoring of the other paddy field (Group II). The animals of the animals seems regularly individuals (recognizable by were chased by our team after 15 to be at the origin of the lemurs’ unusual physical characteristics) minutes of feeding in the crops. It dispersion (especially for Groups II has continued. Additional should be noted that the rain and and IV). individuals have also been the presence of dogs sometimes identified (especially in Group II). prevented observations. A report In fact, it is not a question of stray The identification of individuals is being prepared. dogs since they all have an owner. is essential for a better The villagers are used to going to understanding of the dynamics Monitoring of Group VIII (June to their fields accompanied by their of the groups: reproduction September 2015) dogs. But while they are working and migration of individuals in Monitoring of group VIII required their lands, the dogs are free to particular. the prior habituation of the roam wherever they want and very animals. The report of the GERP is often they cross the paths of the The environmental component being prepared. greater bamboo lemurs (whose which until now had concentrated territory adjoins agricultural lands). on the study of Groups I and II Monitoring of Golden Bamboo whose habitat has been badly Lemurs (June to September 2015) At Ambodimanga, our guide Dédé damaged, has broadened to A biologist from the GERP helped took the initiative of setting up the groups at Volotora and by 2 guides (including Jacky, one a sign prohibiting dogs on the

14 © S. Meys 2015 THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTANNUAL REPORT territory of Group IV which seems greater bamboo lemurs. to be working well.

At Vohitrarivo, the participants in the meeting agreed to attach the dogs close to their owner while he works in the fields. Helpsimus has undertaken to provide collars and leashes so that the dogs can be attached under good conditions. About thirty dogs are apparently affected according to an inventory completed in September 2015 by our coordinator Nary. This step (which will be effective next year, allowing time to find a possible partnership and to buy the equipment) must be accompanied by increasing the awareness of the owners.

The problem of snares

A young individual from Group II was observed with a snare around a foot (a trap intended for wild fowl). This case shows that laying snares continues and so it will be necessary to promote specific awareness in the villages using this practice which is dangerous for

Assessment of the species’ Centr’est hotel. About thirty over 400 in 2011). This is ten situation in its entire range of representatives from associations times more than in 2008 when distribution. and NGOs as well as the Ministry the species was announced as for the Environment, Ecology, the being on the verge of extinction. Thanks to the support of the Sea and the Forests (MEEMF) were It is an important plateau for Cotswold Wildlife Park and the present. greater bamboo lemurs and all the SECAS, Helpsimus was able to organizations present and would organise the 3rd International They all shared their experience in not have been possible without Technical Workshop for the detailed and extremely interesting their devotion to the protection conservation of the greater presentations. Much information of this species. Helpsimus, which bamboo lemur. An important on the species was thus updated protects ¼ of the wild population meeting for the conservation of and compiled. as well as the largest groups the species that had not taken observed, is proud to be among place since 2011. New estimation of numbers them!

The Workshop took place from 5 The wild population is now The workshop also allowed to 7 August 2015 at Ranomafana, estimated at one thousand the conservation strategy for in the meeting room of the individuals (compared to a little the species to be updated. All

16 © F. Perroux 2015 ANNUAL REPORT the partners have in particular reached agreement for carrying out new surveys. Even if the results are encouraging, threats are still very present and the balance remains fragile!

The workshop closed with a visit to the Ranomafana National Park organized by Madagascar National Parks.

Helpsimus wishes to acknowledge the MEEMF and all the participants, especially our local partners who facilitated the organization of the meeting: Madagascar National Parks, GERP, The Aspinall Foundation, Mitsinjo Association and the Centre’est and Manja hotels.

Help for Education protecting the environment. It Development of Teaching Tools is also possible to read many We are now working with 5 extracts from these poems on the A poster in French and in Malgasy schools (at Sahofika, Vohitrarivo, classroom walls. about the greater bamboo lemur Ambodigoavy, Ambodimanga and has been created by Helpsimus Ambohipo) which represents 3 and widely distributed among additional schools compared to the schools and villages of the last year. programme.

This year, we distributed over 600 school kits for the new school year Partnership with the School of of 2015. Mervent

The school at Ambodimanga Since 2014, a partnership with A new teacher was recruited. His the school of Mervent in the salary is paid for by Helpsimus. Vendée and BMC (Boissière- We are planning to build two new Mervent Conservation), the classrooms. conservation association for the Zoo of Boissière du Doré and the The school at Ambohipo Natur’Zoo of Mervent has been It has just been integrated into established. The school at Sahofika the project and Helpsimus has It has the most complete decided to pay the salaries of Exchanges of letters were begun environmental education two of its teachers. They will now between the children in the school programme, largely thanks to be part of Helpsimus’s team of in Mervent and those in the school the implication and dynamism educators. of Sahofika. The school of Mervent, of its director. 137 students which is particularly invested are registered for it, distributed in this project, also organized a over 5 classes from CP to CM2 collection of supplies and school (equivalent to US. 1st grade to 5th texts for the children of Sahofika, grade). When the “Simus Festival” some of which have already been took place at Ranomanafa on 8 brought by our President. August, the teachers and children had prepared a show on the As for the children of Mervent, theme of the greater bamboo It is the director of the school who they regularly work on Madagascar lemur as well as traditional asked for their salaries to be paid, in the context of their curriculum dances. At the school, the children since the State and the parents and are very highly motivated by wrote poems and songs about had not been paying them for the project. A big thank you to the greater bamboo lemur and several months. them!

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World Environment Day of the district of Ifanadiana for crisscrossed several villages the second year running. It took located on the site of the Bamboo place from 27 to 30 May 2015 at Lemur Project to hold awareness Ranomafana. We again sponsored sessions on the protection of the the football competition and greater bamboo lemur. were warmly thanked by the local authorities present not only for our commitment to the conservation of the greater bamboo lemur, but also in the World Environment Day (WED) has education of children. now become an essential event for Helpsimus. These awareness days allow the greater bamboo lemur to become It took place from 4 to 7 June 2015 better known as well as the The assignment, spread over two at Manakara in the presence of actions we are implementing to weeks, allowed several hundred the Minister for the Environment, protect it. This is the occasion to people to be informed in the Ecology, the Sea and the Forests reach a broad public and to meet villages of Vohitrarivo, Volotara (MEEMF). Its main theme was the representatives of local and and Sahofika. reducing our consumption: “7 national authorities. Finally, they billion dreams, one planet, let us are among the association’s global The meetings took place in the consume reasonably!” Helpsimus missions, including the education presence of the local traditional shared its booth with the National of future generations. authorities and teachers from Park of Ranomafana. the various villages. There was a double aim: to lead them to We were also present at the understand why it is important regional WED at Ranomafana from to protect the greater bamboo 22 to 23 June 2015. For some lemurs and to make them years, Helpsimus has sponsored ambassadors for the conservation this event. In 2015, we joined and development programme so the organization committee of that they can then convince the this manifestation by becoming entire village. an official partner of the WED at Information Sessions in the Ranomafana. Villages After a short history of the rediscovery of the greater bamboo School Sports A team from the GERP composed lemur in the area and a reminder of Rojo, an environmental of the conservation status of the Helpsimus participated in the educator, Sitraka, a botanist species classified as in “critical regional school championship and Toky, a primatologist, has danger of extinction”, the GERP

team familiarized the villagers teachers (2 at the Sahofika school, with the animals’ way of life and 1 at the Ambodimanga school especially the importance of hired in August 2015 and 2 at bamboo for their diet. It then the Ambohipo school who will be offered fun quizzes to the children hired in 2016). so as to assess whether the message given during the meeting had been fully understood.

The teachers whose salary is paid by Helpsimus automatically join The villagers benefitted from the the team of educators in order occasion to find out about the to contribute to the promotion project but also to express some of awareness among the local expectations and questions, in populations. particular regarding support for agriculture (development The Sahofika teachers attended of irrigation canals, donations information sessions organized in of seeds and training in better the various villages. production techniques). Haja is our team leader. He has Lastly, the awareness team already led this type of activity is planning to implement an and accompanied the GERP team environmental education during its tour which allowed him programme in the project’s to be trained on this occasion schools, including amongst others, the creation of an Environment Club.

Creation of a Team of Educators

We have begun to create a team of educators comprising 6 members: a team leader and 5

This year the Simus Festival including a show prepared The schedule included: took place on 8 August 2015 at especially for this occasion by the • a women’s football match won Ranofamana. children of the school of Sahofika by the Black Stars team; following a request • a Pétanque tournament, won by our President. by the team of the gendarmes (the MNP team came second); Helpsimus was • a swimming competition in the warmly thanked thermal pool of Ranomafana by the parliament won by three talented member for its swimmers. implication in the protection of the Prizes were presented to the greater bamboo winners in a festive atmosphere by lemur but also for its the president of Helpsimus. Many inhabitants, representatives commitment to local communities. of the authorities (including A carnival during which the the parliament member for the associations present paraded, District of Ifanadiana) as well as including the Helpsimus guides local associations participated and the representatives of the in the various events organised GERP, closed the speeches. during the day which yet again allowed a broad public to be The festival continued with the sensitized to the protection of the inauguration and visits to the All day, the youngest children greater bamboo lemur and its stands of several associations could also have fun on the rides habitat. including that of our partner set up on the lawn adjoining the Madagascar National Parks and football pitch. A few games of Helpsimus. chance were also present for the older people. About fifty people then went to the Manja hotel (also a partner Songs on the protection of of Helpsimus) for an official biodiversity and traditional dances lunch and a moment of convivial closed this magnificent day. The exchanges around a traditional children of Sahofika gave a new Malagasy meal. performance of their show on The day began at 10 a.m. with the theme of the greater bamboo speeches by the various officials Sporting competitions then lemur to the greatest delight of present, interspersed with provided a rhythm to the the Helpsimus team and all those traditional songs and dances afternoon. present.

When night fell, videos and environmental films were projected on a giant screen to the great surprise of some tourists who were thrilled to attend such an occasion!

Finally, around 10 p.m., the entire Helpsimus team opened the party that continued until the early hours.

Since 2013 and the first edition of the Simus Festival, this moment of sharing has become essential. By consolidating existing friendships (and creating new ones every time), it is a reminder of our common commitment to the protection of the greater bamboo lemur, bamboo forests and biodiversity.

Support for the creation of a Park to become the support the contract they signed with VOI: towards a development organization for the creation Helpsimus and have not cleared plan for the site of the VOI of Vohitrarivo and any new land this year. In addition, consequently the co-ordinator they have expressed their A VOI – village association – is a of this project, on the condition satisfaction during Helpsimus’s grouping of villages to which the that our association can bear the most recent visits. State transfers the management activities inherent in the transfer of the forest areas where the of management. members of this grouping (the villagers) live. Then the creation of the VOIs of Sahofika and of Ambodigoavy should follow.

The liaison office was inaugurated in 2015 and now hosts the meetings relating to the transfer Participation in the Protection of of management as well as the Crops Against the Lemurs various training programmes in which the villagers participate. We are still in discussions to avail The transfer of management in of the usufruct of some paddy which our association participates, fields that cross the animals’ without being the co-ordinator territories. We hope to use them of the project, began a few years for tests in protecting crops (water ago: initial discussions began as barriers and/or a fish basin). long ago as 2012 on the site of the Other solutions have also been Bamboo Lemur Programme with considered: guarding the most the project for a liaison office that affected fields, changing the was intended to mark the launch crops grown close to the animals’ of the process. Unfortunately The Community Granary territory... this was delayed due to several setbacks. The inhabitants of the village of Vohimarina have been trained Help from the IMPACT The transfer of management will in management of the granary agronomists allow, in particular, a development stocks. It was delivered by the plan to be implemented for the agronomists of the NGO “Impact” As a reminder, the first entire site. It is also essential for at Helpsimus’s request. Visits to assignment of an agronomist from controlling clearing of the forests. monitor, or following requests the NGO “Impact” carried out in This is why Helpsimus has officially by the villagers are planned. 2014 had shown that the villagers asked the Ranomafana National The villagers have complied with wanted to invest in the following

activities: the SRA (“Système de Rizière distributed. The villagers will • fish production (which could Améliorée”[Improved Paddyfield no longer need to hire external also allow paddy fields to be System]). labour and can maintain their protected with the presence of fields quicker and alone. water barriers that cannot be A tree nursery installed on the crossed by the animals); land of one of the participants in Training on composting has also • rice growing with the the programme has shown that been given. A sample of coffee development of modern with the correct technique, more beans has also been brought back techniques; seedlings can be obtained with to France to be assessed. • stockbreeding. less seeds. Lastly the cultivation of lentils will In June 2015, a new team of be encouraged. The effect will agronomists from the NGO be to enrich the land on which “Impact” was tasked by Helpsimus it is done. Thus, alternating with to implement the identified rice, lentils will allow perennial activities. use of the paddy fields. This will contribute to lessening clearing and therefore to the protection of the greater bamboo lemurs.

After an information session on the improvement of production systems for rice and beans, 20 The irrigation system of some households from Vohitrarivo paddy fields is being improved. joined the programme. The In all, 40 families will benefit from agronomist has been given this very soon over an area close responsibility for accompanying to 11 ha. 1ha. of rice has already the villagers during the stages in been planted using the SRA, which order to guarantee the project’s represents 10 beneficiary families, success. The president of the of which 3 were suffering directly fokontany also gave the Impact from “raids” by greater bamboo team the use of part of one lemurs. of its paddy fields allowing a conclusive demonstration of Weeding tools have been

Construction of a Bridge Below and thus to get to the market at the Village of Vohitrarivo Tsaratanana throughout the year.

This bridge will allow all the school The building work began going children as well as the in December 2014 but has teachers, some of whom live at experienced a number of delays Tsaratanana (located 4km from due to bad weather, the collapse the village) to get to the school of a pillar and a lack of labour. during the rainy season.

The positive impact of this bridge will not be limited to the school as it will also allow the villagers from several communities to cross the river during the rainy season

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Thoiry Zoological Park La Palmyre Zoo June 2015 July 2015

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And the members 28 of Helpsimus! 2015 BALANCE SHEET ANNUAL REPORT

Year Income Expenditure Operating Total (donations, expenses expenses membership (banking fees, subscriptions purchase of and Bamboo Ramaimbangy Others Awareness Ex situ office supplies, sponsorship, Lemur Project (Zahamena, Education (transport of insurance) derivatives Programme Southern Europe and greater bam- Midongy) Madagascar boo lemur)

2010 3950.20 1500 66 1566 2011 21075.97 8824.46 5250 2300 584.44 500 803.87 18262.77 2012 34338.78 11202.51 8600 500 972.14 513.80 21788.45 2013 25694.52 18562.90 7000 2000 1880 724.78 30167.68 2014 36567.48 35640 3000 1886.56 714.25 41240.81 2015 49064.19 45816.9 300 498 840.77 47455.67 TOTAL 170691.14 121546.77 24150 4800 5821.14 500 3663.47

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