Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Malagasy counterpart Andry Nirina Rajoelina have agreed and announced a series of agreements on education, agriculture and energy, as well as one promising a joint study of a massacre in which some believe 200,000 Malagasy people were killed by French soldiers and politicians. We welcome the development initiatives – and hope the ‘commission of historians’ helps the families of the massacre’s victims learn more about what happened and how, and to gain some resolution in their fight for justice – but...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Antananarivo this afternoon (Wednesday 23rd April) for the first bilateral visit to Madagascar since 2005. But alongside talks on trade, defence, climate change and pollution, disagreement over ownership of Indian Ocean islands is likely to be expressed.   French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Madagascar today to meet with Malagasy president Andry Nirina Rajoelina, and bring to an end a foreshortened visit to the Indian Ocean. Macron was in Mayotte on Monday, where he announced a €3.2bn five year ‘rebuilding’ plan to...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. In the previous RFL post, we met Joséphine, a shop-owner and farmer in the PK7 village in Moramanga, part of the Moramanga district in Madagascar’s Toamasina province. In that post we learnt about how Joséphine changed her and her family’s life by taking part in savings and loans projects run by Money for Madagascar and our Malagasy partner Mitsinjo Association. In this second part, we meet her again, and consider how Dynamic Agro-Forestry is helping Malagasy farmers improve their yields, incomes and lives, while also preserving, protecting...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Despite working two jobs, Joséphine Rasoanantenaina was only able to earn half the money she and her family required to cover their daily needs. Her story – including the efforts and decisions she made – shows how our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods (RFL) programme enables Malagasy people to lift themselves from poverty and food shortage, without resorting to damaging and removing sections of the rainforest they live alongside. Our savings and loans projects – one of which Joséphine joined – are one way we help people improve...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. 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 each for eight boys), an increase of 14 places on the 34 in the previous centre. As we have previously reported, the AAB centre provides protection, care and...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. ‘The GSC has allowed me to escape poverty. Today, I can dream bigger.’ The Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme, to which all your DOUBLED donations made through the Green Match Fund from 12pm GMT Tuesday 22 April to 12pm GMT Tuesday 29 April, will go, works to protect the unique Malagasy environment, for the benefit of us all, while also improving lives and livelihoods, helping Malagasy people lift themselves from poverty and escape food shortage. We’d like to introduce you to Noeline, a mother of three who...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. 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 children do not complete even primary school, and we work to ensure parents can afford school fees, children have the equipment they need, and teachers and parents receive...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. A new study in Madagascar reveals that young Malagasy people are suffering not only physical, but also serious mental health challenges as a result of climate catastrophe. And yet, even as these impacts are being uncovered and better understood, and even within a context in which the world is agreed that action must be taken to protect the environment for the benefit of every man, woman and child on Earth, the world’s wealthiest states are slashing environment and development funding. We work, and will continue to work,...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. With the start of this year’s Green Match Fund just 17 days away, we take a brief look at one of the strands of our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme: ECCLiM. Green Match Fund: 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025 – 12pm Tuesday 29 April 2025 WHAT’s in a name? Some names are created for beauty, others to distract or deceive. Others still are chosen because they simply describe the thing to which they are attached. One of the latter is the Green Match Fund, which starts at...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. THE MALAGASY government has said it will continue the construction of a road in the country’s east, without delay, despite its negative impact on communities in its path. The government’s Minister of Communication and Culture, Volamiranty Donna Mara described anyone with concerns about the road and its impact on Malagasy men, women and children as ‘politically-motivated’ and ‘undermining development’, adding: ‘This strategic project is essential, not only for economic development but also to ensure sustainable connectivity for the country.‘ As we have noted previously, the Malagasy government...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. ‘As a result of this project, we’ve noticed remarkable changes… We’re planting new trees and we look after the forests, reporting when people come to chop down trees… we’re learning new techniques and raising awareness about the importance of the environment.‘ The Big Give Green Match Fund is coming, and will last from 12pm on Tuesday 22 April to 12pm on Tuesday 29 April. The campaign, which starts in just three weeks’ time, will – thanks to backing from our Champion Funder the Reed Foundation and two other pledgers –...

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English a Malagasy. The traditional Malagasy New Year – Alahamady Be – is a reminder that every human society has always shared the common values of life, light, food, music, celebration and community. Every society is unique in some way, but we share an enormous amount of our history, culture, heritage and values across all borders and times. Though Madagascar now marks New Year’s Day on 1st January along with much of the rest of the world, its historical New Year Alahamady Be (also the first day of...