About Wings of Change
The Wings of Change Association is a non-profit organization established in Nosy Be, Madagascar. Our organization was established in partnership with FONDATION SUISSE MADAGASCAR, a vocational hotel school that aims to provide financially challenged students with practical and theoretical knowledge about the hotel industry, tourism development and selected languages.
Our objective is to create access to work opportunities for unemployed youth facing financial challenges having no access to education and uplift their families and communities by breaking the vicious cycle of poverty.
Mission
To educate students facing financial challenges in the hospitality and tourism industry, to prepare them for a better future.
Vision
To create access to employment opportunities for young people, while uplifting their families and communities by breaking the vicious cycle of poverty.
The Program
The Wings of Change Hotel School campus in Nosy Be is open to local youth between 18-26 years of age who are facing financial challenges. The program is fully funded, consisting of in-person and online sessions. Students are granted a certificate upon completion of a one-year program and supported in their professional endeavors thereafter.
18-26 years old candidates
2 online and in-person program
1 a 1-year fully funded program
2769 students qualified for English online courses
635 students qualified for Hospitality Program
WINGS Hotel
is a HOTEL WITH PURPOSE. We custom-tailor packages which include activities benefiting local communities we operate in, by way of exclusive excursions, schools, clinics, and digital programs delivered by global volunteers.
Our mission is to educate underprivileged students and provide them with jobs in the hospitality industry, as well as to support their families.
Wings of Change Initiatives ______________
WINGS E-CADEMY
Uplifting tomorrow’s generation by providing a free interactive English course to financially challenged students, to expand their language skills and confidence to move forward in life.
SAADRI PROGRAM
Teaches English to children aged 3-17 in Ambatozavavy village, aiming for full bilingual proficiency by age 17.
ATELIER DE COUTURE
Atelier de couture is specifically designed to teach young village girls to become professional dressmakers.
FEMME ET CARRIÈRE
Empowers women in impoverished communities by teaching them English language, computers and providing micro-loans for small start-up projects.
