In order to minimize waste� we turn to local businesses and organizations � such as the Cultural and Social Centre �CCS� � to recycle and transform them into useful products they can sell� The CCS is an independent educational organization that runs a training centre for disadvantaged youth from Toamasina� teaching them practical skills to find jobs or start their own small businesses� Through the Ambatovy Local Business Initiative �ALBI�� we provide the CCS with up to ��� m� of used wood per month� as well as skills training� monitoring� mentoring and general business advice� The CCS has a workshop that recycles and transforms the wood not only into furniture and other daily�life objects� but also into fuel in the form of chip briquettes� helping to reduce the use of charcoal� “We have one of the best�equipped workshops in Toamasina�” said the CCS’s director� Mr� Ratovonera� “So far� we have noted that our trainees can easily find jobs once they complete their training� and our best students are regularly sought after by several companies�” Over the long run� CCS expects that the wood�recycling initiative will be of significant benefit to the region in the areas of employment creation� entrepreneurship development and pollution reduction� The Tsaratanana (Good Governance) Project is a demonstration of the role that Ambatovy plays in helping catalyze discussions on transparency, and the distribution and use of funds generated by our business.