(English) ‘Green Give’ – forests, farms and lemurs

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. ‘As a result of this project, we’ve noticed remarkable changes… We’re planting new trees and we look after the forests, reporting when people come to chop down trees… we’re learning new techniques and raising awareness about the importance of the environment.‘ The Big Give Green Match Fund is coming, and…

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(English) A Malagasy update

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Almost 11,000 men, women and children have been displaced by Tropical Storm Jude, which made two landfalls in Madagascar this month – a situation made even worse by extreme food insecurity, and risk of disease associated with lack of food, and storm-related chaos. The World Health Organisation…

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(English) Plantlife: protecting forests, improving lives

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Today, 21 March 2025, is the International Day of Forests, a moment where the world can take a moment to appreciate – and hopefully commit to protecting – the environment of which we are all a part and upon which we all rely. The theme of this…

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(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) 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) 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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(English) Community loans: protecting forests, improving lives

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…

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

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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