(English) Environment and development – more than carbon capture (but that too!)

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. A study suggests that an agro-forestry project in Panama collects less carbon than it had originally hoped to. Though it should not be the responsibility of people – like those of Panama and Madagascar – who live in carbon sinks to collect carbon for the rest of…

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(English) Loud and PROUD: Young Women Lead Community-developed Climate Change Responses

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. YOUNG women in a land-locked, remote area of Madagascar are taking the lead in their communities’ response to climate change. A Money for Madagascar programme in Maintirano, capital of the Melaky region in western Madagascar, has helped 16 women aged 20-45 lead a series of initiatives which…

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(English) Malagasy women: sisters doing it for us all

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

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(English) Books – opening gateways to creation, innovation and enjoyment

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

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(English) Mentoring and care for a flourishing community

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…

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(English) On the front-line of disaster, we must do more to help

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. In the wake of floods killing at least 11 people following extreme rains in Madagascar, we call once again for the country and its people to receive proper assistance to deal with and help reduce the impacts of climate catastrophe. Severe flooding, including of the Sisaony and…

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

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…

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(English) Milk and kindness: partnership pays dividends

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Babies and very young children at our partner’s centre in Antananarivo are growing and healthy thanks to an intervention from another of our partners in Madagascar. Babies and very young children who have been rescued from danger or desperate situations are being helped to grow and thrive…

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

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

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(English) Environment and Development Must Complement, Not Harm, One Another

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

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