Families of Twins Supporting Families of Twins

When you have twins or triplets your world is turned upside down. And seeing this report last night has just shifted my world once again. Two or more babies is hard work in well resourced rich countries like ours, so I can understand why they are not considered a blessing in developing countries such as Madagascar. There is an international family that could be tapped into here - the Multiple Birth Clubs around the world. Our community can support this community and charity. Let's start now!

Madagascar: Taboo Twins

That was very impressive that you managed to get an interview regarding those twins in Mananjary. I'm from Madagascar, from the north part (Diego). My parents told me stories about this when we were kids but I just could not believe it until I actually spent a few weeks in Mananjary, where I talked to a chief of a village and talked to some people from there. It is sad, really sad and thank god the government finally decided to step in to stop these very weird beliefs.

Twins 2

This is the translated link: http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&langpair=fr|en&u=http://fanatenane.assos.free.fr/web/FANA-MADA.php&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DMarie%2BChristelle%2Bmananjary%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr

Twins Pt 1

For anyone wanting to help the orphanage they only have a French website. I have included a google translated link below. The full name of centre is the Marie Christelle Fanatenane Centre. I am sure adoption enquiries would be futile but undoubtedly they would be grateful for any other assistance. Long link in next message.

a bit of anthropology

ecological determinism- the idea that culture is an adaptive system atuned to environmental constraints. the guiding principals of this adaptation are the biological need for sufficient protein and population regulation. Demonstrated in the different values, taboos and customs of people- examples include multiple wives, cannibalism in its various forms & infanticide of babies (such as twins in madagascar or female babies in some inuit tribes). see Harris, Douglas, Rappaport, Geertz, Sahlins

SO SAD

Iv just watch this story in tears. look at those beautiful big brown eyes. How sad , how could they be so cruel to little babies & kids. Being a mum of 3 boys ( no twins ) i was gob smacked at how the kids are so un loved. I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT ADOPTING TWIN GIRLS, surely they would be better of in my loving house rather than that compound. I want to help - let me know how.

australian native twins

hello...i watched the story...and found it little different to that which has been practiced by some of our Australian native tribes. The second delivered could be considered "The Devil Child" and disposed of in many horrible ways. From just being abandoned to filling the nostrils and mouth with sand and others. This practice is well documented in observations of learned people from the early days of settlement, and it seems to be one of the unsavory traits of some Australasian native culture.

Children children everywhere but no twins to be seen

Here in Madagascar there is no shortage of children but I must admit that I have not seen any twins. Then again, in many cases the children are born so close to each other that they can look like twins. One of the reasons for the superstitian can be economic. I suppose in a poor country like Madagascar having a pair of twins can be an economic burden.