(English) Loud and PROUD: Young Women Lead Community-developed Climate Change Responses

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. YOUNG women in a land-locked, remote area of Madagascar are taking the lead in their communities’ response to climate change. A Money for Madagascar programme in Maintirano, capital of the Melaky region in western Madagascar, has helped 16 women aged 20-45 lead a series of initiatives…

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(English) Malagasy women: sisters doing it for us all

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. On International Women’s Day, Saturday 8 March 2025, we note that gender equality benefits everyone, and stress that equality is not only worthwhile because it helps everyone economically, but because we are all equally worthy and deserving of fundamental rights, equal opportunities, and equal outcomes from…

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(English) MfM and the Wildlife Connection

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Today (3 March 2025) is World Wildlife Day, a moment in which we celebrate the world’s wildlife and conservation work done to protect it and the ecosystems of which animals, plants and we are part, and upon which we all rely. At Money for Madagascar, wildlife…

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(English) Environment and Development Must Complement, Not Harm, One Another

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Money for Madagascar welcomes and joins new calls for reassurances that the Malagasy rainforests will not be damaged by two proposed new roads in Madagascar. Members of the European parliament have called on the IMF to pause the payment of fund for two road-building projects in…

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(English) Community loans: protecting forests, improving lives

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. An innovative community loan scheme run by Money for Madagascar has empowered Malagasy people to generate income in new ways, developing and enacting environmentally-friendly farming and other activities. The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) created a pool of cash for Malagasy people, including women, vulnerable minority…

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(English) Lives, livelihoods and lifestyles: the world’s wealthiest have a responsibility to Malagasy people

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. The World Bank reminds us that Malagasy people are among the world’s poorest, and that development need not threaten the environment on which we all rely. Our work follows this vital and accurate mantra. We join the Bank in calling on the world’s richest nations help…

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(English) Malagasy medicines saving lives at the expense of planet, Malagasy people – report

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Illicit and unfair trade in Madagascar’s unique plants is threatening entire species, as well as exploiting Malagasy working men and women. The international wild species trade expert organisation TRAFFIC reports that trade in Malagasy plants – prized for their unique medicinal properties including for skincare and…

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(English) Cyclone Chido the latest warning of climate catastrophe

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. From 8th to 16th December, Cyclone Chido developed in the Western Indian Ocean and struck several islands in its path. One of those was Madagascar, which was, fortunately, spared the worst of the cyclone’s devastation. But Mauritian island Agalega, and Mayotte, which lie either side of…

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