(English) Mentoring and care for a flourishing community

28th February 2025

| agriculture, Aid, Ambohidatrimo, Ankizy Gasy, Antananarivo, Children, community, education, Education for Life, environment, farming, food, girls, health, livelihoods, Madagascar, Malagasy, poverty, Protecting and Enabling Vulnerable Children, rainforest, school, Vulnerable children, young women

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. THOUSANDS of children, young people and adults in a growing but underserved Malagasy town are set to benefit from a facility providing education advice, training, healthcare, access to books and technology, and food. The Ankizy Gasy Mentoring Centre, in Ambohidratrimo is set to open officially tomorrow (Saturday…

(English) Community power: proving sustainable development works in Madagascar

24th February 2025

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| agriculture, Aid, CEPF, climate, climate catastrophe, climate change, community, conservation, development, environment, farming, finance, food, forest, livelihoods, loans, Madagascar, Malagasy, Partnerships, poverty, rainforest, RFL, wildlife

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Money for Madagascar and Malagasy people have shown sustainable development can build a better future for Madagascar, in a project which has empowered communities to protect their environment while improving their incomes and living standards. Our Empowering Communities for Conservation and Livelihoods in Madagascar initiative (ECCLiM), supported…

(English) Climate Catastrophe: those most able, must act now

4th February 2025

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| agriculture, climate catastrophe, conservation, development, environment, Environmental News, forest, Madagascar, Malagasy, rainforest, wildlife

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Madagascar is bracing for the next in a series of intense cyclones, as the UK Met Office warns that such weather events will increase in intensity and frequency due to climate change. Cyclone Faida is scheduled to make landfall in Madagascar today (Tuesday 4 February 2025). Its…

(English) Community loans: protecting forests, improving lives

24th January 2025

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| agriculture, CEPF, conservation, finance, forest, Funding initiative, Madagascar, Malagasy, rainforest, RFL, wildlife

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. 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 groups…

(English) DAF: helping Malagasy people protect rainforest, the planet, and their lives and livelihoods

3rd January 2025

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| agriculture, conservation, DAF, Environmental News, farming, Madagascar, Malagasy, rainforest, RFL, wildlife

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. An accident of birth means Malagasy communities, including some living in severe poverty, find themselves charged not only with somehow keeping themselves and their families alive, but also with protecting some of the planet’s fertile and dynamic rainforest. These two imperatives could clash with and contradict one…

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