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…
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…
A Malagasy folk tale, like many told around the world, hints at a deal made between people and nature. We share the tale of Ranoro, the Daughter of the Water, here, in part to share a piece of Madagascar’s rich cultural tradition (we will try to do this again, too) and in part to highlight the relationship we –…
‘What I appreciate most at the centre is the character of the director and the educators who all know how to relieve and comfort me, who filled the hole left by lack of affection from my family.‘ Maminirina Randrianarison, 14 ‘The girls are in danger. The building is at risk of collapse.‘ Hery Fanomezantsoa Faraniaina, AAF centre director …
On UK and Ireland Word Book Day, we take the opportunity to share how our work is helping Malagasy people – children and adults – access and engage with books and reading. Today, the UK and Ireland mark Word Book Day (globally, the World Book and Copyright Day is 23rd April). It’s celebrated by children and young people dressing…
THOUSANDS of children, young people and adults in a growing but underserved Malagasy town are set to benefit from a facility providing education advice, training, healthcare, access to books and technology, and food. The Ankizy Gasy Mentoring Centre, in Ambohidratrimo is set to open officially tomorrow (Saturday 1 March 2025). It has already been offering services to young people…
‘During my two years studying the Women’s Promotion course at the Centre, I gained invaluable skills and knowledge. With the confidence and expertise I’ve developed, I am now ready to seek employment, which will provide the start-up funds for my personal life project: opening a hairdressing salon. My heartfelt thanks also go out to everyone who supported me along…
Money for Madagascar welcomes and joins new calls for reassurances that the Malagasy rainforests will not be damaged by two proposed new roads in Madagascar. Members of the European parliament have called on the IMF to pause the payment of fund for two road-building projects in Madagascar, until forest-protection guarantees are made by the Malagasy government. The 35 MEPs…
The world’s ‘developing states’ – primarily nations…
‘Thanks to books, I have weaved a…
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