(English) Storm strikes children’s centre

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Heavy rains in and around Madagascar’s capital city Antananarivo have caused extensive damage to a children’s centre with which we work. On Tuesday (11 November 2025) evening at about 7.15pm Malagasy-time, a storm including heavy rain, strong winds and hail, struck the Akany Avoko Ambohidatrimo (AAA) centre, home to 105 children;…

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(English) Summer sessions prove positive for Malagasy youngsters

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A summertime pilot scheme run by a centre we helped create, and which is run by a Money for Madagascar partner, has celebrated the success of its first summer activity programme. From 7 July to 30 August, 140 children – 80 aged 4-11 and 60 aged 12-18 – took part in…

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(English) Children’s centre reaching even more young people

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A Money for Madagascar partner’s services are so popular it is having to hold activities outdoors because its inside spaces would be overfull. The Akany Hasina centre is a day centre in Ambohitrabiby, a rural area 25km from Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo. Every Saturday, it opens its doors to young people who…

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(English) 90 per cent of Malagasy people living in poverty

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. On Thursday 5th June 2025, the World Bank updated its – and the world’s – poverty metric. Up to that date, the international poverty baseline – the line below which anyone is defined as living in poverty – had been an income of US$2.15 (£1.59 at 8th September 2025) or less…

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(English) The World Must Listen: the mental and physical impacts of climate catastrophe on Madagascar

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Two reports in recent days have addressed the severity of climate catastrophe’s impact on Malagasy men, women and children. Amnesty International has issued an extremely critical report regarding the treatment of more than 90,000 Antandroy men, women and children who have been forced to flee the Androy region in Southern Madagascar…

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(English) Akany Avoko Bevalala appoints new director

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘Your well-being, your education and your future are at the heart of our mission. It is you who give full meaning to our commitment.’ The AAB children’s centre has taken a new step, by appointing as its new director Ratsimanirimanana Tiana Tsanta. Known as ‘Zoky Henjy’ – big brother – to…

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

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en 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 Child, include the right to…

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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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Triste nouvelle de la grande famille du centre AAA-B

Toute l’équipe de Money for Madagascar présente ses condoléances à toute la famille de Bebe Ravao, membre distinguée, dévouée et appréciée des centres d’accueil pour enfants AAA-B, décédée à l’âge de 59 ans, le dimanche 8 juin. Elle était une éducatrice et une soignante extraordinaire qui a changé la vie de centaines d’enfants et de jeunes. RAVAONIRINA Helisoa, dit Bebe…

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(English) Mayor Praises Children’s Meals Initiative

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A Money for Madagascar partnership initiative which gives nutritious meals to youngsters has won praise for its positive impact on education. A MALAGASY Mayor has praised the effects and impact of a Money for Madagascar-led project in schools and childcare centres, which he says have helped children in his area achieve…

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