HoverAid

We return to Ambatolahy for our third visit of 2024. During our last visit here in June, the MMS team saw and treated 515 people. This venue is one of the most difficult to reach, taking over 2 days across the high plateau, and there are always many waiting for us, some having walked over 100km to get to the clinic.

Our lovely volunteer Emily is currently out in Madagascar. Great to see she is 'on board' and visiting our most recent MMS in Ankavadra.

One 44 hour journey (incl. a 15 hour canoe ride with no facilities), load shedding issues, a 3 day journey home, a total of 741 patients and a true miracle event!
Just a snippet of what happened during our team's latest Medical Safari to Nosy Varika in August.

Click below for the full report to find out more on the amazing work carried out!

https://uk.hoveraid.org/mms-mms-nosy-varika-12th-to-16th-august/

Our new friends, Hans and Betty from Belgium 🇧🇪. Was a pleasure to host them at the base and they have committed to supporting our work with a monthly contribution 🙏🏽

The latest Medical Safari report is now up on our website!
This was a new site for our team, a village only accessible by river ferry and approx 3,000 patients travelled (some from very far) for the mission.

Click the link below to go through to the report to see how they got on.

https://uk.hoveraid.org/mms-belo-sur-tsiribihina-30th-july-to-3rd-august/

The year is simply flying by! Both the UK and Madagascan teams have been working incredibly hard to support those most in need out in the Madagascan communities.

The story of 2024 so far is now up on the news feed of our website...

https://uk.hoveraid.org/the-story-of-2024-part-1/

Welcome to the team Jess!

Jess is the newest member to our UK team and will be taking over our socials, website updates and generally helping with a bit of admin (there's plenty of it!)

Jess has recently returned to work after having her baby boy, Oliver, earlier this year and is excited to get stuck in and shout about the life changing work we do over in Madagascar.

Jess likes to get out for adventures with Oliver and her dog, enjoys cooking for the family and loves to crochet whenever she gets a quiet moment.

You'll see Jess around at some of our future HoverAid fundraiser events so make sure to say hi!

Have you seen the latest Medical Safari report for the trip to Mungabe during July 2024? The village can be completely inaccessible during poor weather and the team had quite the journey getting there!

Read how our team got on by following the link to our website. 👇

https://uk.hoveraid.org/mms-mangabe-15th-to-20th-july/

Exciting News!! 🗞️ Vanillabazaar x

HoverAid is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Vanillabazaar whereby our vanilla products will show the HoverAid name, and a percentage of the revenues made will be donated to Hoveraid’s work. Both entities will seek to grow awareness of Madagascar and its needs, and the work we are each doing to address them.

The picture above shows Sakina and husband Hatim with HoverAid CEO John Greaves and Chairman Gwyn Davies-Scourfield at Vanillabazaar’s UK headquarters.

Sakina has said: “I am very pleased to see a UK based charity working with my birth country and I am sure that the help provided is more than precious to these very vulnerable people greatly in need. I hope we can work both ways in spreading the world to raise awareness”

More info to come! ✨

Have you read the MMS report from the mission to AMPASINAMBO?

The recent Madagascar Medical Safari (MMS) was an eventful one, impacted by rainy and muddy conditions. Despite poor weather, many patients arrived to meet HoverAid’s medical team who had initiated communication ahead of time to spread the word.
The most common medical conditions treated with surgeries were malaria and high blood pressure.

Read the full report to see how the plane got stuck in the mud, and part of the team picked up by helicopter! - https://uk.hoveraid.org/mms-ampasinambo-3/?mc_cid=84f509509f&mc_eid=bbc10e84da

Madagascar Medical Safari to Sahakevo – Read the full report here: https://uk.hoveraid.org/mms-sahakevo-2024/?mc_cid=84f509509f&mc_eid=bbc10e84da

Near the East coast of Madagascar, HoverAid’s MMS team and pastor completed a challenging MMS mission this May accompanied by MAF’s film crew.

The medical team’s dentist had to return to Marolambo after contracting Malaria and torrential rain hit the tents. Despite the difficult circumstances the week’s Hoveraid team completed 273 medical consultations, 63 ultrasound scans, 19 major surgeries and 3 minor surgeries.

Many children were found to have Malaria and a number of patients had secondary conditions caused by the disease, therefore anti-malarial drugs ran low.

Please help support our upcoming medical missions to ensure we reach more people with life-saving treatment – £1,100 will cover all the medicines needed for a one-week clinic - https://uk.hoveraid.org/donate-2/

Redbull Soapbox Race 2024 - 2ND PLACE FOR THE HOVERKART

It took only 40 seconds for the HoverKart to whizz down the slope at Alexandra Palace on Saturday, easily traversing jumps, water, foam jets, bumps, and chicanes.

See how masterful pilot Ollie managed to avoid the straw bales and speed to the finish, as shown on TV, by clicking here:
https://photos.onedrive.com/share/5FF02FF7A9BF6C20!34998?cid=5FF02FF7A9BF6C20&resId=5FF02FF7A9BF6C20!34998&authkey=!AH6BrbtsazRnGQs&ithint=video&e=W73tdf&mc_cid=822de8cd71&mc_eid=bbc10e84da
..and not just finish, but reach the podium in SECOND place overall out of nearly 60 competing teams. More importantly HoverAid and our mission was shared with thousands spectating and meeting us there as well as many more via the broadcast event TV show and on social media.

We still need your help to get the new hovercraft tested, shipped, and deployed in Madagascar to enable us to reach even more of the unreachable!
DONATION LINK - https://wonderful.org/fundraisers/7Evdq

Thank you to our almost unbeatable team of volunteer engineers James, Jamie, Jack, and in front of them Ollie and Laura

Ready to go

6 pm on Red Bull TV.....come and watch the soapbox madness!!

"Red Bull Soapbox challenge" (Alexandra Palace, Saturday 22nd June)

Our fantastic engineering volunteers at our Sussex workshop are designing and building a "HoverKart" for the event. It doesn't actually hover, but it will be raising funds to help get our new hovercraft tested, shipped, and deployed in Madagascar to enable us to reach even more of the unreachable.

Please give via:
https://wonderful.org/fundraisers/2086

Thank you all!

Please support our valiant graduate HoverVolunteers who are once again challenging themselves on behalf of HoverAid. This year they are doing an indoor Cyclothon, with two competing bikes aiming to race the distance across Madagascar on May 23rd. Donations will go towards the completion, shipping and commissioning of our new RiverRover hovercraft which will enable us to reach more of those otherwise unreachable communities there.
https://wonderful.org/fundraisers/7BzzY
Thank you

On Saturday Andy, John, and Richard (one of our brilliant HoverBuild volunteers) ran an event at the Cambridge University Engineering Department called "What are you working for?", in conjunction with CICCU, the university Christian Union, introducing HoverAid and our mission. Teams of the students were challenged to design and build a hovercraft in 35 minutes. The winning team (pictured) created this wonder, which lifted over 8kg!

CEO John also did a Q&A, sharing his experience of being a Christian, why he made the switch from senior business roles to the Charity sector, and what motivates us to "love our neighbour" even though our Madagascan neighbours are 6000 miles away

Wanted !
Garage Manager
To join our dynamic NGO in Madagascar to lead the garage team at our base in Antananarivo

Qualifications and Experience:
Proven experience as a Garage Manager or similar role in an automotive repair facility
Strong understanding of vehicle mechanics, including engine systems, transmissions, and electrical components
Good knowledge of vehicle diagnostics, and repair procedures

Profile:
Commitment to HoverAid’s Christian mission and motivated by our objectives to reach the unreachable
Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a team effectively to deliver quality work to promised timescales.
Ability to communicate in French and/or English languages
Exceptional customer service skills, with the ability to communicate technical information in an understandable manner.
Detail-oriented and organized, capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities.

Email Ony: [email protected] to find out more

Application Deadline: Friday May 17th 16:00

Send your CV and a cover letter to L’ONG HoverAid Madagascar. Lot 08 bis 12 Ilaivola Ivato
Tel: 03407100 14 indicating “Garage Manager”.

We look forward to welcoming you into our team

A full job description is available on request

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Recherché! Gérant de garage Rejoindre notre ONG dynamique à Madagascar pour diriger l’équipe du garage de notre base à Antananarivo

Qualifications et expérience :
Expérience avérée en tant que chef de garage ou dans un rôle similaire dans un atelier de réparation automobile
Excellente compréhension de la mécanique automobile, y compris les systèmes moteurs, les transmissions et les composants électriques
Bonne connaissance des procédures de diagnostic et de réparation des véhicules

Profil:
Engagement envers la mission chrétienne de HoverAid et motivé par nos objectifs d’atteindre l’inaccessible
Excellentes compétences en leadership et en gestion des personnes, avec la capacité de motiver et de guider efficacement une équipe pour fournir un travail de qualité dans les délais promis.
Capacité à communiquer en français et/ou en anglais
Compétences exceptionnelles en matière de service à la clientèle, avec la capacité de communiquer des informations techniques de manière compréhensible.
Souci du détail et organisé, capable de gérer de multiples tâches et priorités.

EMail à: [email protected]

Date limite d’inscription : vendredi 17 mai 16h00

Envoyez votre CV et une lettre de motivation à L’ONG HoverAid Madagascar.
Lot 08 bis 12 Ilaivola Ivato tél : 03407100 14 en indiquant « Garage Manager ».

Nous nous réjouissons de vous accueillir au sein de notre équipe

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