✨ Sunshine in Nosy Komba 2025 Newsletter #3 ✨

Dear Kombas supporters,

We’re excited to share with you a new edition of our Sunshine in Nosy Komba newsletter! 🌞

In this newsletter we want to share with you:

• New website

• New Activity and Financial Report published!

• Update from the field

  • CEPE exam: 100%

  • BEPC exam!

• Trip preparation

• Sunshine Festival

  • Thanks sponsors for the event

  • Summary of the event

🌐✨ Our New Website Is Live! ✨🌐

We’re thrilled to welcome you to the brand new Sunshine in Nosy Komba website!

Now it’s easier than ever to:

🔍 Explore our education, healthcare, and sustainable development projects

📸 See what’s happening in the community through photos and updates

🎉 Discover events like the Sunshine Festival 

💛 Learn how to get involved or support our mission

📄 Read our latest reports and stories from the field

🖱️ Take a look: www.sunshineinnosykomba.org

We hope this new space helps you feel even closer to the island, the projects, and the people behind the work. Merci for being part of the journey! 🌴🌞

📊✨ Our 2024 Activity & Financial Report is Out! ✨📊

What a year it’s been! In 2024, your support helped us grow across education, healthcare, sustainable development, and more on Nosy Komba.

From building classrooms to funding scholarships, launching hygiene programs, supporting local businesses, and organizing community events—every number tells a story of impact.

📄 Dive into the full report to see:

✅ Key achievements across all our projects

💛 How funds were used transparently and responsibly

📸 Moments that made a difference in 2024

🔗 Read it here: sunshineinnosykomba.org-reports-2024

Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Let’s keep building together in 2025 🌴🌞

🎒✨ École Banana students CEPE exam: 100% success ! ✨🎒

In Madagascar, the CEPE exam (Certificat d'Études Primaires Élémentaires) is taken by students in CM2 (Cours Moyen 2ème année) — the final year of primary school. It’s a national exam that students must pass to move on to secondary school.

On June 17th, our students travelled from École Banana to Ampangorina, a village close to ours to take their CEPE 2025 exam. 

It was a big day — We’re very proud of them for all their hard work this year. Now we have to wait for the results. We cross fingers and send them all our support and encouragement.

After the exams students from École Banana finally relaxed and shared a meal. No more pencils or papers, just food, friendship, and a little relief after a long and important day in Ampangorina.

After some days, Ecole Banana shared the results and it was 100% success rate for 2025, following the great trend from previous years for the students of our school.

🎓📚 BEPC 2025 – A Big Step for Our Students! 📚🎓

This week, our students in 3ème (the final year of secondary school) are sitting for the BEPC exam (Brevet d'Études du Premier Cycle)—a major national milestone in Madagascar that opens the door to lycée (high school).

From June 30 to July 3, they’re joining thousands of students across the country in tackling subjects like French, Maths, Science, and History, after months of hard work and revision.

💪 We’re so proud of their focus, courage, and determination. Each day of the exam is a challenge—and they’re rising to it with strength and resilience.

Once it’s all over, there will be time to rest, celebrate, and enjoy a well-deserved break together. 🌴🍽️

In the meantime, let’s send them all our support and encouragement as they take this important step forward! 🤞📖

✈️🌞 Sunshine in Nosy Komba Trip 2025 – It’s Almost Time! 🌴💼

The countdown is on! Our annual Sunshine in Nosy Komba Trip is just around the corner, and preparations are in full swing.

💛 Volunteers are getting ready to travel to Nosy Komba at the end of July.

This trip is the chance to see the incredible results of a full year’s work from afar, come face-to-face with the students and teachers we work and support, and connect deeply with the community.

We will share the progress of the ongoing projects, activities and work alongside locals and other NGO once volunteers arrive. Stay tuned on our social media for more details, and get ready to make a meaningful difference in Nosy Komba!

📍 Want to see what happened last year? Read more about the 2024 trip here:👉 sunshineinnosykomba.org/news/sunshine-in-nosy-komba-trip-2024

 Sunshine Festival 2025: A heartfelt thank you from all of us.  We did it—together.

The 2025 Nosy Komba Festival was a beautiful celebration of community, and it wouldn’t have been possible without so many of you. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made the 2025 Nosy Komba Festival such a vibrant success!

• From our sponsors and volunteers to every participant, performer, and visitor—you brought this event to life.

• To everyone who organized tournaments, activities and cheered from the sidelines—thank you for bringing energy to all games and incredible activities for kids and grown ups.

• To the dancers, instructors, and performers—thank you for filling the space with movement, rhythm, and joy. From zumba and yoga to salsa, bachata, and dance performance—you made us feel alive.

• To the musicians, EMC, and everyone who helped with Fête de la Musique—thank you for the soundtrack of the week. 

• To the volunteers who help set up everything,  who helped with the Sunshine Lottery preparation and more—your work brought people together.

• And those who shared stories at the Sunshine in Nosy Komba Booth—thank you for your time, your smiles, and your dedication.

• To everyone who cooked, donated, and served food in the World Gastronomy Area—thank you for nourishing us and sharing your culture through every bite.

• And to all who supported us—by showing up, spreading the word, donating, or simply being present—thank you for standing with us.

Together, we raised 20500 euro, reaching the amount needed to keep the school running! 

Together, we made a difference.

You can find more information and pictures/videos on our social media.

A special thank to our sponsors that keep supporting us for events and especially to continue the projects in Nosy Komba:

See you all next year and keep posted for more updates on all projects.

Stay Connected with Sunshine in Nosy Komba!   

Sunshine in Nosy Komba is dedicated to improving education, healthcare, and sustainable development on Nosy Komba island. Every euro raised is directly invested in these vital projects, ensuring transparency and impact.  

Help us create awareness and increase visibility by following us on social media! Share our posts, spread the word, and invite your friends to be part of this meaningful journey.  

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- Facebook:·         facebook.com/SunshineinNosyKomba

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- Linkedin:·         linkedin.com/company/sunshine-in-nosy-komba-foundation

 Support Us:  

• Donations https://donorbox.org/sunshine-in-nosy-komba-general 

• Donations (for Dutch banks only): https://tikkie.me/pay/SunNosyKomb/am9cnbaJmY3aMEsGwNaw6k

Together, we can make a difference. Join us, help us, become a volunteer and be part of it!