The Casa Pasquale Centre is a home that aims to protect and educate vulnerable young girls at risk of exclusion in the rural commune of Maherivaratra, Ambanja District, with a population of 16,719. Built nearly 10 years ago, Casa Pasquale now welcomes 72 girls aged 8 to 18 all year round and takes care of their education and daily needs, while providing training on children’s and women’s rights to both students and their parents. Awareness-raising sessions on the environment and the importance of reforestation in rural areas are also conducted regularly, with a vegetable garden available to the educational team and the boarders.