Jurgen and Katja Hofmann
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve among the Tanala in Madagascar. Now that they live in
The Tanala people, also called Antanala, live in the inland forests of southeastern Madagascar. Their name actually means ‘people of the forest’. With a population of 1,200,000 the Tanala represent 6% of the population of Madagascar. They are skilled woodsmen, food gatherers, and hunters. They trade beeswax, honey, and other forest products and grow rice as a staple food. Their traditional ‘slash-and-burn’ agricultural methods are being discouraged by the central Madagascan government, instead they’re being encouraged to use more modern methods to grow corn, yams and coffee. Living conditions in the smaller villages can be very difficult. Many of these small villages are hard to reach and often people are suspicious and afraid of foreigners, as well as of Malagasy from other people groups.
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve among the Tanala in Madagascar. Now that they live in
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve among the Tanala in Madagascar. In recent weeks Jurgen has
The unreached Tanala people live in the inland forests of south-eastern Madagascar. Missionaries working among
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve among the Tanala in Madagascar. They have now moved to
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve among the Tanala in Madagascar. Recent months of busy ministry
Cyclone Batsirai is due to make landfall on the east coast of Madagascar this weekend,