As the sun's heat increased in intensity, the rain from the previous night began to evaporate and low-lying mist formed over the village

It was really interesting watching the Malagasy people wake up to start their day. Most seemed to be putting washing out to dry and, from what I could tell, cooking breakfast from the small plumes of smoke rising from chimneys of each house. Children came out to play with just about anything they could find - old bike tyres and sticks seemed to be the favourite.

It sounds odd to mention but one thing that stood out to me was that there was very few lights from houses and street lights were non-existent. Malagasy people had to work with what daylight they were given. I admired their resourcefulness and positivity. I'm not entirely sure how people in the UK, or anywhere in the 'western world' for that matter, would take to living in a house with no electricity or running water.