July 1, 2022 – Smile Gala

Sup’ Perform Offices
501 Avenue d’Occitanie, 34090 Montpellier

Montpellier, June 10 , 2022 – Five third-year dental surgery students, in collaboration with the Tsiky association, are organizing a humanitarian trip this summer of 2022

For several months now, Fitiavana RAKOTOVAO, the solidarity coordinator at CECDM, has been working with four colleagues on a humanitarian project in Madagascar to implement various prevention initiatives for Malagasy children during a trip scheduled for July 2022.

Goals of the trip: To screen for and treat oral diseases through fluoride treatments and fissure sealants, as well as to conduct a prevention campaign among Malagasy children at two schools in Majunga.

This project is carried out in partnership with the TSIKY association, which is dedicated to children’s health and education. For the past 10 years, TSIKY has ensured that every child in its care has access to a healthcare system that provides rapid and free medical care. In total, nearly 4,500 children across 6 public elementary schools benefit from this program. The goals for 2025 are to expand the program to 10 schools, serving 8,000 children.

The fundraising effort began with the creation of an online fundraising page and really took off during a pin sale at the gala organized by ADDAM on June 4 at the Domaine de Grandmont. This initiative raised nearly 200 €, a significant amount toward covering the cost of the equipment needed for the mission scheduled to take place in one month.

On July 1, the students are organizing a gala to continue their mission and reach their goal of raising €2,000. The event will take place at Villa Sup’Perform, run by Antony JULIA, one of the project’s main sponsors.

A Malagasy group will perform to showcase the culture, and traditional dishes will be served to provide the most authentic cultural experience possible.

The gala will help promote this project of mutual aid and solidarity by helping to reach the fundraising goal. “We hope to see many of you there to join our project. You, too, can help us keep the smiles on the faces of Malagasy children!” says Fitiavana Rakotovao.

Scan the QR code to join in the Gala!