(English) Funding cuts hit Malagasy communities

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

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(English) Development for all – church project engages Muslim women

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

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(English) Savings and loans – a way to make ‘dreams come true’

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Despite working two jobs, Joséphine Rasoanantenaina was only able to earn half the money she and her family required to cover their daily needs. Her story – including the efforts and decisions she made – shows how our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods (RFL) programme enables Malagasy people…

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(English) Dream home – savings and loans for permanent homes

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. ‘The GSC has allowed me to escape poverty. Today, I can dream bigger.’ The Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme, to which all your DOUBLED donations made through the Green Match Fund from 12pm GMT Tuesday 22 April to 12pm GMT Tuesday 29 April, will go, works to…

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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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