(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) Madagascar: A song of ice and water

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. Every year on 22 March, World Water Day is an opportunity for us to focus on water, its vital importance to everything on Earth, its quality and accessibility to people all over the world. This year, the global theme is glaciers, which store 70 per cent…

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(English) Girls’ centre at risk

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

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(English) Appeal to suspend road construction – 109 CSOs/NGOs

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. MONEY for Madagascar has joined 108 other civic and non-governmental organisations calling on the President of the Malagasy Republic to suspend work on an ambitious, but so far destructive, road-building project in the country’s east. The Antananarivo-Taomasina highway project – funded by the IMF – has…

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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) Books – opening gateways to creation, innovation and enjoyment

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

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(English) The US, aid, and Money for Madagascar

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. We are aware that our supporters and partners have understandable concerns about our position and situation in the light of developments in the US and now the Netherlands. At present, we are not directly affected by the measures taken by the US government. We do not…

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(English) New boys’ dormitory on target for March completion

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

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(English) Meet the Students – a short introduction to the Fihavanana Centre

Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English. ‘During my two years studying the Women’s Promotion course at the Centre, I gained invaluable skills and knowledge. With the confidence and expertise I’ve developed, I am now ready to seek employment, which will provide the start-up funds for my personal life project: opening a hairdressing…

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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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