(English) Building better lives through trust

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘MfM is our trust, and we are MfM’s trust’ Jean Pierre Ratsimbazafy, director, SAF FJKM Melaky A celebration of a Malagasy organisation’s 35th birthday – and the 20th anniversary of its ongoing partnership with Money for Madagascar – has highlighted the ways in which trust is building better lives across a…

Read more

(English) Funding cuts hit Malagasy communities

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘Bordeaux (who only wished to give his first name), a farmer with sharp features, does not know who Donald Trump is, but he knows that everything stopped for him in February. Suddenly, gone were the promises of a permanent house, enough seed for five years, fertilizers, farming equipment and technical support…

Read more

(English) Development for all – church project engages Muslim women

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A project run by a Malagasy church organisation in partnership with Money for Madagascar is helping women lift themselves from poverty and in some cases, helping them feel included in their community for the first time. Forty-eight Muslim women in Melaky, Madagascar, have worked together to build a business with assistance…

Read more

(English) Initiative and unity: Polio lab handover signifies strength in partnership and alone

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. The Malagasy state has commissioned a polio laboratory in Antananarivo. It took formal control of the laboratory, which had been used by WHO, on Monday (14 July 2025) and will use it to observe and respond to polio outbreaks if and when they arise. Nely Alphonse José, head of the plague,…

Read more

(English) Forgive debts which cannot be paid

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. The world’s ‘developing states’ – primarily nations in the global South – should have their debt written off, according to an economic report commissioned by the Vatican. The Jubilee Report also recommends the restructuring of the global economic system to enable countries experiencing emergencies to access commonly held assets interest- and…

Read more

(English) Reading for the Future: books change lives

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘Thanks to books, I have weaved a better future.’ Elina Miorantsoa An MfM-sponsored school library programme is helping adults improve their incomes, and transform their lives. Money for Madagascar’s Education for Life programme works, through local organisations in Madagascar, to help young people access and gain the most from their education:…

Read more

(English) Scattered Islands Talks Begin

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Malagasy representatives are today (Monday 30 June 2025) in Paris to meet French representatives, and begin talks regarding the status of the Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses). The five islets surround Madagascar, and were a part of the country during the French colonial period, 1897-1960. But they were broken away in advance…

Read more

(English) Children’s Month celebrations at AAA-B

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. 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…

Read more

(English) Independence Day: history and what comes after

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Today marks the start of the 66th year of the modern state of Madagascar. Malagasy people gained their full independence from France, officially, on 26 June 1960. Celebrations usually begin the night before, with celebrations including harendrina and tsipoapoaka (paper lanterns and firecrackers), to banish the ‘darkness of the past’ and welcome…

Read more

Inauguration du dortoir du centre AAB

Nous remercions chaleureusement tous ceux qui ont contribué à la création du nouveau dortoir du centre AAB, destiné aux garçons qui ne peuvent pas vivre avec leur famille. Un dortoir pour les garçons qui ne peuvent pas vivre avec leur famille a été officiellement ouvert dans un centre que nous soutenons. Le nouveau dortoir du centre AAB, un service…

Read more

Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial
Instagram