(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) MfM Trustee Theresa Awarded for Lifetime of Dedication to Madagascar

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Our colleague, trustee and friend Theresa Haine, alongside another vital and valued ally Ony Rakotoarivelo, have been justly honoured with the Sir Mervyn Brown Award 2025. The award has been given for their outstanding work with and for Malagasy people and in protection of the country’s culture,…

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(English) Whatever your reason, unite to change the world

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Madagascar’s Catholic bishops have discussed US aid withdrawal, and care for both the poor and the island’s vital and vibrant environment, in a meeting with the Pope. The Malagasy bishops travelled to the Vatican in a ‘pilgrimage of hope’ to meet Pope Leo XIV – the first…

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(English) Money Over Birth Order: Equality and Opportunity

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

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(English) EU and AU Meetings – ‘a profound shift’ decried

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Two days of meetings involving Foreign Ministers from European and African Union states have done little to reduce fears that Europe may be turning its back on the continent to its South. Since the rise of Donald Trump to the US presidency, many EU and other European…

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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) MfM CEO on Development, Madagascar and being ‘Malagasy-led’: Lova Rasoalinoro

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. ‘Malagasy-led does not mean a Malagasy person has to be the CEO or something like that, but a solidarity model, a global team, and ensuring that the Malagasy community we serve has the power to determine their development course. ‘…we have expertise and ideas. We can make…

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(English) Malagasy conservationist scoops ‘Nobel Prize for Animal Conservation’

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Malagasy conservationist Lily-Arison René de Roland has won the world’s most prestigious international conservation award: we congratulate him and hope he, and we, can register many more successes in our work to protect and expand the Malagasy rainforests, help the flora and fauna within them to thrive,…

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(English) Madagascar, you, and us

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. The people, the plants, and the animals of Madagascar are fighting a battle for survival, against problems which are almost all not of their making. Our work is inclusive, it is fair, and it is necessary. Join us.    At Money for Madagascar, we work with and for…

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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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