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'''''Akany Avoko Faravohitra'' is a children's home for girls and young Malagasy females located in Antananarivo. It The home was founded in 1963 after extensive flooding in Madagascar's capital. Over the last years, the big house sitting high on a hill has fallen into disrepair. But since September 2015, Mrs Ivelohanta Randrianarimalala is leading a project to re-establish the home for the girls.'''
[[File:Akany Avoko Faravohitra 001.jpg|600px]] The name for the home ''Akany Avoko Faravohitra'' can be translated with ''Akany'' meaning centre, ''Avoko'' is the name of a flower from Madagascar flower and ''Faravohitra'' is a suburb of Antananarivo.
After a lot of work and effort by Mrs Randrianarimalala and her team and supporters, the home officially opened its doors on 15th March 2016. However, the children's home still faces further renovation works and running costs. Therefore [http://avoko.weebly.com/donate.html donations] are very much appreciated. It costs about EUR 40 a month to sponsor a child for care, food, shelter and education.
