French President Emmanuel Macron and his Malagasy counterpart Andry Nirina Rajoelina have agreed and announced a series of agreements on education, agriculture and energy, as well as one promising a joint study of a massacre in which some believe 200,000 Malagasy people were killed by French soldiers and politicians. We welcome the development initiatives – and hope the ‘commission…
French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Antananarivo this afternoon (Wednesday 23rd April) for the first bilateral visit to Madagascar since 2005. But alongside talks on trade, defence, climate change and pollution, disagreement over ownership of Indian Ocean islands is likely to be expressed. French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Madagascar today to meet with Malagasy president Andry Nirina Rajoelina,…
In the previous RFL post, we met Joséphine, a shop-owner and farmer in the PK7 village in Moramanga, part of the Moramanga district in Madagascar’s Toamasina province. In that post we learnt about how Joséphine changed her and her family’s life by taking part in savings and loans projects run by Money for Madagascar and our Malagasy partner Mitsinjo…
Despite working two jobs, Joséphine Rasoanantenaina was only able to earn half the money she and her family required to cover their daily needs. Her story – including the efforts and decisions she made – shows how our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods (RFL) programme enables Malagasy people to lift themselves from poverty and food shortage, without resorting to damaging…
We are delighted to share photos of the excellent progress on the building of the new Akany Avoko Bevalala AAB Boys’ Centre Dormitory. As the images show, the building’s structure is complete and its cladding is ready to be installed. Work on the interior will progress next. The new dormitory will have sleeping space for 48 boys (six bedrooms…
‘The GSC has allowed me to escape poverty. Today, I can dream bigger.’ The Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme, to which all your DOUBLED donations made through the Green Match Fund from 12pm GMT Tuesday 22 April to 12pm GMT Tuesday 29 April, will go, works to protect the unique Malagasy environment, for the benefit of us all, while…
A Money for Madagascar project has helped children pass their primary school exams in record numbers. Our Education for Life programme sets out to ensure that children – and parents – are able to access and benefit from high-quality education in Madagascar, and have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, benefiting themselves and their communities. Four in ten Malagasy…
A new study in Madagascar reveals that young Malagasy people are suffering not only physical, but also serious mental health challenges as a result of climate catastrophe. And yet, even as these impacts are being uncovered and better understood, and even within a context in which the world is agreed that action must be taken to protect the environment…
With the start of this year’s Green Match Fund just 17 days away, we take a brief look at one of the strands of our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme: ECCLiM. Green Match Fund: 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025 – 12pm Tuesday 29 April 2025 WHAT’s in a name? Some names are created for beauty, others to distract or…
THE MALAGASY government has said it will continue the construction of a road in the country’s east, without delay, despite its negative impact on communities in its path. The government’s Minister of Communication and Culture, Volamiranty Donna Mara described anyone with concerns about the road and its impact on Malagasy men, women and children as ‘politically-motivated’ and ‘undermining development’,…
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