(English) Reading for the Future: books change lives

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. ‘Thanks to books, I have weaved a better future.’ Elina Miorantsoa An MfM-sponsored school library programme is helping adults improve their incomes, and transform their lives. Money for Madagascar’s Education for Life programme works, through local organisations in Madagascar, to help young people access and gain the…

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(English) Education IS for life: literacy and skills for adults

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. ‘I encourage my grandchildren to continue their education, because I lived for many years in ignorance, without knowing how to read or write. Now, at 68 years old, I finally had the chance to learn, and it has changed my life.’ Andry Rakotoarinaivo Money for Madagascar’s Education…

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(English) Ranoro, the Daughter of the Water

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. A Malagasy folk tale, like many told around the world, hints at a deal made between people and nature. We share the tale of Ranoro, the Daughter of the Water, here, in part to share a piece of Madagascar’s rich cultural tradition (we will try to do…

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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) 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) Dynamic Agro-Forestry: Malagasy people changing practices, changing lives, and benefitting the world

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. In the previous RFL post, we met Joséphine, a shop-owner and farmer in the PK7 village in Moramanga, part of the Moramanga district in Madagascar’s Toamasina province. In that post we learnt about how Joséphine changed her and her family’s life by taking part in savings and…

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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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(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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