(English) Funding cuts hit Malagasy communities

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘Bordeaux (who only wished to give his first name), a farmer with sharp features, does not know who Donald Trump is, but he knows that everything stopped for him in February. Suddenly, gone were the promises of a permanent house, enough seed for five years, fertilizers, farming equipment and technical support…

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

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en 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 culture, its vital wilderness and…

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(English) Whatever your reason, unite to change the world

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en 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 first such meeting since the…

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(English) Chameleon resilience is a reminder of what we stand to lose

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. An astonishingly rare chameleon species has been discovered in a new location in Madagascar – both a cause for celebration and a reminder of the precarious nature of the world in which we live, and the creatures we share it with. A biological research team working in an area of spiny…

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(English) Peak Performance: Gregg’s Fundraising Challenge

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A supporter of Money for Madagascar is set to walk 100km (62 miles) through the Peak District later this month, to raise money for our work providing Malagasy men, women and children a platform from which to overcome poverty and food shortage, and protect their vibrant, vital, natural environment. Gregg Smith…

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(English) Ranoro, the Daughter of the Water

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A Malagasy folk tale, like many told around the world, hints at a deal made between people and nature. We share the tale of Ranoro, the Daughter of the Water, here, in part to share a piece of Madagascar’s rich cultural tradition (we will try to do this again, too) and…

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(English) EU and AU Meetings – ‘a profound shift’ decried

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Two days of meetings involving Foreign Ministers from European and African Union states have done little to reduce fears that Europe may be turning its back on the continent to its South. Since the rise of Donald Trump to the US presidency, many EU and other European states have announced significant…

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(English) Biodiversity and Development, hand in hand

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. This year’s International Day for Biodiversity – which falls today, Thursday 22 May 2025 – is being held under the theme: ‘Harmony with nature and sustainable development.’ The phrase could be our slogan, and at Money for Madagascar we work specifically with men, women and children in arguable the world’s biodiversity…

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(English) MfM CEO on Development, Madagascar and being ‘Malagasy-led’: Lova Rasoalinoro

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘Malagasy-led does not mean a Malagasy person has to be the CEO or something like that, but a solidarity model, a global team, and ensuring that the Malagasy community we serve has the power to determine their development course. ‘…we have expertise and ideas. We can make a difference to our…

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(English) Malagasy conservationist scoops ‘Nobel Prize for Animal Conservation’

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Malagasy conservationist Lily-Arison René de Roland has won the world’s most prestigious international conservation award: we congratulate him and hope he, and we, can register many more successes in our work to protect and expand the Malagasy rainforests, help the flora and fauna within them to thrive, and help Malagasy people…

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