(English) King’s Posthumous Return Postive – But Madagascar Needs More Than Bones

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. The French government has returned three skulls – one believed to be of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops – to Madagascar in the latest step towards a rapprochement between the two states. The skulls were officially handed over to Malagasy government representatives in a ceremony…

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(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) Forgive debts which cannot be paid

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. The world’s ‘developing states’ – primarily nations in the global South – should have their debt written off, according to an economic report commissioned by the Vatican. The Jubilee Report also recommends the restructuring of the global economic system to enable countries experiencing emergencies to access commonly…

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(English) Biodiversity and Development, hand in hand

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. This year’s International Day for Biodiversity – which falls today, Thursday 22 May 2025 – is being held under the theme: ‘Harmony with nature and sustainable development.’ The phrase could be our slogan, and at Money for Madagascar we work specifically with men, women and children in…

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(English) Resilient Forests and Livelihoods: 30 months report

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. With just six months remaining of the Resilient Forests and Livelihoods pilot period, we are delighted to report our programme’s progress to date. Money for Madagascar has helped restore and reforest hundreds of acres of Malagasy rainforest, and empowered thousands of Malagasy people to lift themselves from…

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(English) Steps towards the future – but more must be done

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Malagasy counterpart Andry Nirina Rajoelina have agreed and announced a series of agreements on education, agriculture and energy, as well as one promising a joint study of a massacre in which some believe 200,000 Malagasy people were killed by French soldiers…

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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) The Green Match Fund: it’s in the name

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. With the start of this year’s Green Match Fund just 17 days away, we take a brief look at one of the strands of our Resilient Forests and Livelihoods programme: ECCLiM. Green Match Fund: 12pm Tuesday 22 April 2025 – 12pm Tuesday 29 April 2025 WHAT’s in…

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