About us

Tahina Has Rasoanantenaina

My name is Tahina, I am 29 years old and I am a tour guide in Madagascar. I was born in Madagascar, was able to go to school and then studied German language and literature.

Every day, I travel to the poorest villages in Madagascar and see children who can neither read nor write. Many are orphaned at an early age or cannot be cared for by their parents and are left to fend for themselves too soon. I don't have children myself, but three children live with me and my husband. They come from particularly poor families and I took them in to give them an education.

In addition, there are two operation days every year in Madagascar, for which I provide water so that dirty river water is not used. My dream is to found my own orphanage with a library. This is to ensure that the children receive an education and have sufficient materials at their disposal.

Grit Henrichmann

My name is Grit Henrichmann, I am 48 years old and Maren's mother.

I am very grateful to my daughter for choosing Madagascar as her travel destination. This country, with its unique flora and fauna, is absolutely worth seeing and must be preserved and protected.

Unfortunately, there is more to it than just these beautiful aspects. There are so many areas in Madagascar that need improvement (school education, road networks, medical care, poverty, etc.), which we saw and gained even more insight into thanks to our tour guide Tahina. We find her commitment so fascinating that we can only support her projects.

So, after three weeks in Madagascar, we arrived home and are now in the process of founding an association to support Tahina and her association.

Today, I am the chairwoman of our association, “Friends of Ny Kintana.”

Maren Henrichmann

Frank Henrichmann

My name is Frank Henrichmann, I am 56 years old and Maren's father.

Our stay in Madagascar also left a lasting impression on me.
It is a beautiful and fascinating country, but also a very poor one. So we made it our project to support Tahina in her efforts.
And every new activity and every new picture confirms that we are making an important contribution.

Today, I am not only a founding member of “Friends of Ny Kintana,” but also its vice-chairman and treasurer.

Caitlyn Seiffert

My name is Caitlyn Seiffert, I am 22 years old and I study cyber security. 
I have been friends with Maren for several years. When she returned from Madagascar in 2023, she told me enthusiastically about her vacation, but also about the difficult living conditions there. When she told me about her idea of starting an association to help the people there, I wanted to support this project as much as possible.

Today, I am a founding member of the association “Friends of Ny Kintana.” I am convinced that with this association, we can help many children and thus make Madagascar a better place to live

Patrick Lengler

My name is Patrick Lengler and I am 50 years old.
I visited Madagascar for the first time in October 2024. I was very fortunate to have Tahina as my tour guide.
She told me about Ny Kintana and we have stayed in touch ever since. We quickly decided to meet again, and so it came to pass that I returned to Madagascar for two weeks in May 2025, where I was able to experience the project firsthand and, to my great delight, visit my sponsored child at home and get to know him personally.

I am very happy to actively support “Friends of Ny Kintana.