Education – ensuring the door never closes

One impact of Malagasy youngsters no longer being able to live with their families, alongside poverty, living on the streets and exposure to significant risk, can be the disruption and potential end of their education. Rano Soloniaina, a resident at the AAB centre, explains how he and the Money for Madagascar partner organisation have worked to make sure he…

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Akany Avoko Bevalala appoints new director

‘Your well-being, your education and your future are at the heart of our mission. It is you who give full meaning to our commitment.’ The AAB children’s centre has taken a new step, by appointing as its new director Ratsimanirimanana Tiana Tsanta. Known as ‘Zoky Henjy’ – big brother – to children at the AAB and its sister AAA…

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Children’s Month celebrations at AAA-B

More than 200 people, including more than 190 children, gathered last Saturday to celebrate Malagasy children’s rights, talents and care. Madagascar’s Children’s Month, held every June, is dedicated to highlighting and promoting children’s rights. Those rights, enshrined in the UN’s Declaration of the Rights of the Child, include the right to education, to heath, to protection, to a name…

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AAB Centre Dormitory Inauguration

A huge thank you from us to everyone who helped to create the new dormitory at the AAB Centre, for boys unable to live with their families. A dormitory for boys unable to live with their families has been officially opened at a centre we support. The new dormitory at the AAB Centre, a service on the outskirts of…

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MfM Trustee Theresa Awarded for Lifetime of Dedication to Madagascar

Our colleague, trustee and friend Theresa Haine, alongside another vital and valued ally Ony Rakotoarivelo, have been justly honoured with the Sir Mervyn Brown Award 2025. The award has been given for their outstanding work with and for Malagasy people and in protection of the country’s culture, its vital wilderness and the promotion and development of partnership between Madagascar…

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AAB centre’s dormitory opening approaches

A NEW dormitory for boys who are unable to live with their families is set to be officially opened next Wednesday, 18 June. The construction of the new boys’ dormitory at the AAB centre began on 27 December 2024, and last Friday, 6 June, received technical pre-acceptance following an inspection by officials from the Federation of Protestant Churches in…

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Sad news from the AAA-B Centre family

We all at Money for Madagascar extend our condolences to the entire family of Bebe Ravao, a distinguished, dedicated and loved member of the AAA-B children’s centres, who died aged 59, on Sunday 8 June. She was an extraordinary educator and carer who changed the lives of hundreds of children and young people. Bebe Ravao, full name Helisoa Ravaonirina,…

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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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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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Madagascar: A song of ice and water

Every year on 22 March, World Water Day is an opportunity for us to focus on water, its vital importance to everything on Earth, its quality and accessibility to people all over the world. This year, the global theme is glaciers, which store 70 per cent of the world’s fresh water. As well as noting the role Malagasy communities…

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