‘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 Ambohidatrimo is set to open officially tomorrow (Saturday 1 March 2025). It has already been offering services to young people…
Babies and very young children at our partner’s centre in Antananarivo are growing and healthy thanks to an intervention from another of our partners in Madagascar. Babies and very young children who have been rescued from danger or desperate situations are being helped to grow and thrive by a partner of Money for Madagascar. The Akany Avoko Ambohidratrimo Centre…
Work to reconstruct a dormitory for boys in need of care and protection is nearing completion. The Akany Avoko Bevalala (AAB) Boys’ Centre’s new dormitory, on which work began on 13th December 2024, is developing on schedule and should be completed next month, March 2025. The previous dormitory was destroyed by a fire which ripped through the building on…
‘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 has become part of the Global Schools Forum, with which we will work sharing information, experiences, plans and policies to help improve education in Madagascar, and in low- and middle-income countries across the world. We are delighted to announce we have joined an international community of organisations working to improve education for children in low- and…
On the International Day of Education, we restate our commitment, through our Education for Life programme, to working with Malagasy people to improve health, welfare and education to benefit entire communities now and into the future. The UN-led International Day of Education is held on 24th January every year, to support actions to deliver ‘inclusive, equitable and quality education…
Youngsters at a reception centre for vulnerable children in Madagascar are no longer at risk of being forced to choose between eating and learning, thanks in part to work MfM is carrying out alongside the centre’s operators. Young boys are referred to the Akany Avoko Ambohidratrimo-Bevalala (AAA) centre when the Malagasy state judges their needs greater than their families…
A study suggests that an agro-forestry project…
YOUNG women in a land-locked, remote area…
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