Malagasy conservationist scoops ‘Nobel Prize for Animal Conservation’

Malagasy conservationist Lily-Arison René de Roland has won the world’s most prestigious international conservation award: we congratulate him and hope he, and we, can register many more successes in our work to protect and expand the Malagasy rainforests, help the flora and fauna within them to thrive, and help Malagasy people lift themselves from hunger and poverty. A Malagasy…

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Madagascar, you, and us

The people, the plants, and the animals of Madagascar are fighting a battle for survival, against problems which are almost all not of their making. Our work is inclusive, it is fair, and it is necessary. Join us.    At Money for Madagascar, we work with and for Malagasy organisations, communities and individuals, offering people a platform from which their…

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Reaching children, improving lives

Money for Madagascar and our partners helped almost 800 Malagasy children who cannot live with their families, in the last year. In the last full year, Money for Madagascar and its Malagasy partners provided care, shelter, education, food, clean water and education to almost 800 Malagasy children unable to live with their families. Our Protecting and Empowering Vulnerable Children/Children…

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Resilient Forests and Livelihoods: 30 months report

With just six months remaining of the Resilient Forests and Livelihoods pilot period, we are delighted to report our programme’s progress to date. Money for Madagascar has helped restore and reforest hundreds of acres of Malagasy rainforest, and empowered thousands of Malagasy people to lift themselves from poverty and hunger, while protecting the vibrant, vital forests which surround them….

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EfL and SUM: setting an example for Malagasy energy

‘In this school we have seen a model of energy and connectivity which the World Bank team and the ministerial team can draw inspiration from to expand it across Madagascar.’ Two MfM programmes’ innovative approaches to education and energy provision, have been declared a model to be used across Madagascar by the World Bank. Energy specialists and World Bank…

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Steps towards the future – but more must be done

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…

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Macron in first French bilateral visit to Madagascar in 20 years

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,…

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Dynamic Agro-Forestry: Malagasy people changing practices, changing lives, and benefitting the world

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…

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Savings and loans – a way to make ‘dreams come true’

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…

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AAB Dormitory rebuild progresses

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…

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