Jurgen and Katja Hofmann
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann work among the Tanala in Madagascar. They are grateful that they were able
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 work among the Tanala in Madagascar. They are grateful that they were able
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann work among the Tanala in Madagascar. On their last visit to the capital
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann work among the Tanala in Madagascar. The Tanala translation of Luke’s gospel
Among the Tanala, mothers do not breastfeed orphaned children because it is not allowed by the
Praise God that the Antanala translation of Luke’s gospel is finished! Jurgen and Katja Hofmann work among the Tanala, and
Pray for the Tanala of Madagascar. They are skilled woodsmen, food gatherers, and hunters, trading