(English) MfM Trustee Theresa Awarded for Lifetime of Dedication to Madagascar

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Our colleague, trustee and friend Theresa Haine, alongside another vital and valued ally Ony Rakotoarivelo, have been justly honoured with the Sir Mervyn Brown Award 2025. The award has been given for their outstanding work with and for Malagasy people and in protection of the country’s…

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(English) Madagascar, you, and us

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. The people, the plants, and the animals of Madagascar are fighting a battle for survival, against problems which are almost all not of their making. Our work is inclusive, it is fair, and it is necessary. Join us.    At Money for Madagascar, we work with and…

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(English) Resilient Forests and Livelihoods: 30 months report

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. With just six months remaining of the Resilient Forests and Livelihoods pilot period, we are delighted to report our programme’s progress to date. Money for Madagascar has helped restore and reforest hundreds of acres of Malagasy rainforest, and empowered thousands of Malagasy people to lift themselves…

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(English) Steps towards the future – but more must be done

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…

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(English) Dynamic Agro-Forestry: Malagasy people changing practices, changing lives, and benefitting the world

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…

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(English) Savings and loans – a way to make ‘dreams come true’

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…

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(English) Dream home – savings and loans for permanent homes

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…

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(English) ‘Green Give’ – forests, farms and lemurs

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,…

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(English) A Malagasy update

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. 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…

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(English) Plantlife: protecting forests, improving lives

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Today, 21 March 2025, is the International Day of Forests, a moment where the world can take a moment to appreciate – and hopefully commit to protecting – the environment of which we are all a part and upon which we all rely. The theme of…

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