(English) COP30: What we need

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. World leaders have gathered in Belem, Brasil under the ongoing shadow of the climate catastrophe, for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30). The summit has begun with the world in an unprecedented level of risk from – and in the case of Madagascar experience of the impacts of – climate…

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(English) Manga – Blue

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. We are delighted to share a short poem by our Trustee Vaonarivo – Vao – Brown. Vao is a poet and artist, and has created the poem ‘Manga’ (‘blue’) – a meditation on and celebration of the colour blue – for performance and competition. Manga has powerful symbolism in Malagasy culture,…

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(English) Warnings for Malagasy Economy and People

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded an in-country review of Madagascar’s economic situation with a warning that ‘outside shocks’ ‘cloud’ the country’s economic outlook. While the international financial body, which last year stepped in to provide Madagascar with and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF),…

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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) Development for all – church project engages Muslim women

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en 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 build a business with assistance…

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(English) Reading for the Future: books change lives

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en 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 the most from their education:…

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(English) Education IS for life: literacy and skills for adults

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. ‘I encourage my grandchildren to continue their education, because I lived for many years in ignorance, without knowing how to read or write. Now, at 68 years old, I finally had the chance to learn, and it has changed my life.’ Andry Rakotoarinaivo Money for Madagascar’s Education for Life lives up…

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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) Money Over Birth Order: Equality and Opportunity

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. A study suggests that money and opportunity, rather than ‘hierarchy of birth’ – plays the greatest role in people’s life outcomes. A study carried out in Madagascar investigating the effects of ‘eldest daughter syndrome’ appears to show that wealth and opportunity, rather than ‘hierarchy of birth’, have the greatest impact on…

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