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

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

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

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

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(English) Forgive debts which cannot be paid

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

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(English) Reading for the Future: books change lives

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

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(English) Scattered Islands Talks Begin

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

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

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

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(English) Independence Day: history and what comes after

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

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(English) AAB Centre Dormitory Inauguration

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English a Français. A huge thank you from us to everyone who helped to create the new dormitory at the AAB Centre, for boys unable to live with their families. A dormitory for boys unable to live with their families has been officially opened at a centre…

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(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) Whatever your reason, unite to change the world

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Madagascar’s Catholic bishops have discussed US aid withdrawal, and care for both the poor and the island’s vital and vibrant environment, in a meeting with the Pope. The Malagasy bishops travelled to the Vatican in a ‘pilgrimage of hope’ to meet Pope Leo XIV – the…

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