Biodiversity and Development, hand in hand

This year’s International Day for Biodiversity – which falls today, Thursday 22 May 2025 – is being held under the theme: ‘Harmony with nature and sustainable development.’ The phrase could be our slogan, and at Money for Madagascar we work specifically with men, women and children in arguable the world’s biodiversity hotbed to help Malagasy people achieve development and…

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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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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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Food for thought: beating hunger brings better learning

A Money for Madagascar project has helped children pass their primary school exams in record numbers. Our Education for Life programme sets out to ensure that children – and parents – are able to access and benefit from high-quality education in Madagascar, and have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, benefiting themselves and their communities. Four in ten Malagasy…

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A Malagasy update

Almost 11,000 men, women and children have been displaced by Tropical Storm Jude, which made two landfalls in Madagascar this month – a situation made even worse by extreme food insecurity, and risk of disease associated with lack of food, and storm-related chaos. The World Health Organisation reported that as of Tuesday 18 March, 10,587 people have been displaced…

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Girls’ centre at risk

‘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  …

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Books – opening gateways to creation, innovation and enjoyment

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…

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Mentoring and care for a flourishing community

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…

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Milk and kindness: partnership pays dividends

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…

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New boys’ dormitory on target for March completion

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…

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