Sometimes, simple and easy changes can be very effective. In #Madagascar, traditional houses are built with horizontal poles that are not resistant to cyclones. Reinforcing the huts with diagonal poles creates new pressure points that absorb the force of the winds. This is what the carpenters who attended our training course in the construction of cyclone-resistant huts a few days ago in Mananjary were able to discover. This technique makes houses more solid and safer in the face of storms, and