Emergency Phone Numbers

D.C. Madagascar Desk: 

1-800-424-8580, ext. 2326 or ext. 2366

Madagascar Office:

TBA

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Snail Mail!

Mail Tips:

From what I’ve gathered, the Madagascar post is notoriously slow and unreliable. Here are a few tips to expedite the process and keep thievery to a minimum:

  • Use padded envelopes when possible
  • Write “Airmail” and “Par Avion” on all envelopes and packages
  • People steal expensive things. If you are asked to record the value of the items in the package, keep the value low—very low
  • Rumor has it that writing religious things on the envelope or package can deter mail raiders, i.e., “Father Jacob Morrin” or “God be with you”

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Letters & Packages (Address good until 21 Sept. 2010):

Jacob Morrin, PCV

Bureau du Corps de la Paix

B.P. 12091

Poste Zoom Ankorondrano

Antananarivo 101

Madagascar

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DHL (Best for lightweight, time-senstive items):

Jacob Morrin

c/o U.S. Peace Corps Madagascar

Villa les Lierres

Lot Ilk76, Bonnet Invandry

Antananarivo

Madagascar

(You will also need the phone number for the Madagascar office listed above: +261 20-24-224-3820)

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If you write me a letter, you will make my day. Further, you will get one back! Won’t this be fun?