{"id":24555,"date":"2026-03-23T16:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/?page_id=24555"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:51:48","slug":"earth-raise-2026-what-we-will-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/earth-raise-2026-what-we-will-do\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) Earth Raise 2026: what we will do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-mg\">Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin'ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity.<\/p><p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #646839;\"><strong>Restore Forests, Renew Futures in Madagascar<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #646839;\"><strong>Double Your Impact with\u00a0Earth Raise 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #646839;\"><strong>Wednesday 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 Wednesday 29<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #646839;\">THANK YOU<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21951\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CEPF-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CEPF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CEPF-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CEPF-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CEPF-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CEPF.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>The Earth Raise campaign ran for one week, from 12pm UK time on Wednesday 22nd April, until 12pm UK time on Wednesday 29<sup>th<\/sup> April.<\/h4>\n<h4>During that week, everything you donated through the Earth Raise website was <strong>doubled in value: every \u00a320 you donate will deliver \u00a340 to men, women and children in communities in Madagascar<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<h4>Our Earth Raise target is \u00a360,000, and you ensured we reached and surpassed it, bringing us \u00a361,016 in total. THANK YOU!<\/h4>\n<h4>We will use what you have generously and kindly donated to Malagasy communities, so they can improve their livelihoods and protect their country&#8217;s unique, vibrant and vital wild spaces, flora and fauna.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22410\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250402-WA0013-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250402-WA0013-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250402-WA0013-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250402-WA0013-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250402-WA0013-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250402-WA0013-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>We will do this by working with our partners in Madagascar, and with Malagasy communities, to train Malagasy people in <strong>dynamic agro-forestry and climate smart agriculture<\/strong>, <strong>restoring<\/strong> degraded <strong>land<\/strong>, and start initiatives to <strong>increase food security and incomes<\/strong>, and <strong>reduce forest clearance<\/strong>; <strong>restore land and reforest<\/strong> to recreate spaces for Malagasy plants and animals to thrive; and <strong>strengthen community conservation leadership<\/strong>, with savings and loans groups and conservation and environmental stewardship training.<\/h4>\n<h4>We know \u2013 with your help \u2013 we can achieve this, and provide opportunities for Malagasy men, women and children to make real improvements to their lives and livelihoods, as well as protecting and growing the extraordinary environment in which they live and upon which we all rely. We know it because we are already doing it.<\/h4>\n<h4>In Andasibe, North East Madagascar, we are halfway through our <span style=\"color: #646839;\"><em>Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Livelihood Development for Local Communities<\/em><\/span> project.<\/h4>\n<h4>Working with our partners Mitsinjo, we have already:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Set up a forest restoration nursery<\/em>:<\/strong> <strong>5,198 native tree seedlings<\/strong> have been grown. Most have been planted to restore five hectares of degraded forest in and around Mitsinjo Park<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24557\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6623-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Engaged households in improved farming practices<\/em>:<\/strong> <strong>128 households<\/strong> have been trained in soil improvement, composting, crop rotation, agroforestry and vegetable production. Almost all are already using these practices<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24561\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo-600x398.png 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Provided livelihood support<\/em>:<\/strong> we have provided vegetable seeds and coffee seedlings for planting on family plots. Early vegetable harvests are improving food availability and providing income for some families<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24562\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo2-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo2-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo2-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo2-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo2-600x397.png 600w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mitsinjo2.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Set up Village Savings and Loans Associations to strengthen resilience<\/em>:<\/strong> Eight Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs), with 128 members, are now active. Members use small loans to invest in farming, inputs, and cover essential family costs such as school expenses<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21917\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reunion-du-GEC-de-lassociation-Mahasoa-Tanambao-SPM-Maintirano-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Increased conservation and farming employment and skills<\/em>:<\/strong> We have engaged and trained 17 local nursery workers and community facilitators, ensuring skills and income remain in the community, farmers are supported and the environment is protected<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24560\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6632-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>This year\u2019s Earth Raise is a chance us to unite to preserve and restore the vital, vibrant Malagasy ecosystems we all depend on, while supporting people as they develop and deliver solutions to the challenges they face.<\/h4>\n<h4>We are <em>already<\/em> doing this. But there is so much more which, with your help, we can do.<\/h4>\n<h4>Thanks to you, we reached and surpassed our \u00a360,000 target<strong>, and your donation will have a double impact, uniting<\/strong> <strong>conservation and development, livelihoods and the environment<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<h4>We are celebrating our 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary under the slogan \u2018<span style=\"color: #646839;\"><em>Hazo tokana tsy mba ala, Ny firaisakina no hery:\u00a0One tree does not make a forest\u00a0\u2013 Together we are stronger.<\/em><\/span>\u2019<\/h4>\n<h4>With Earth Raise 2026, we have united, stood together, and we will literally build stronger forests.<\/h4>\n<h4>Thank you for your donation, and your support for us!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24666\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-300x38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-1024x128.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-1536x192.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-2048x256.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/donate-bar-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #646839;\">Earth Raise 2026<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #646839;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #646839;\" href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/reaping-the-fruits-of-the-forest-daf-with-mfm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reaping the fruits of the forest \u2013 DAF with MfM<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #646839;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #646839;\" href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/land-lives-and-livelihoods-daf-and-mfm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Land, Lives and Livelihoods: DAF and MfM<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/forests-and-food-earth-raise-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forests and Food<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Earth-Raise-FAQs-and-how-to-donate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Raise 2026: FAQs and how to donate<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/daf-and-defending-the-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAF and Defending the Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/savings-and-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Savings and Loans, Improving Lives, Saving Forests<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/forests-and-farming-development-and-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forests and Farming: Development and Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/get-involved\/earth-raise-2026\/one-tree-does-not-make-a-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Tree Does Not Make a Forest<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/online-donation-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24542\" src=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-300x88.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-1536x448.png 1536w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-2048x597.png 2048w, https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ER2-logos-600x175.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin&#8217;ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. Restore Forests, Renew Futures in Madagascar Double Your Impact with\u00a0Earth Raise 2026 Wednesday 22nd\u00a0\u2013 Wednesday 29th\u00a0April 2026 THANK YOU The Earth Raise campaign ran for one week, from 12pm UK time on Wednesday 22nd April, until 12pm UK time on Wednesday 29th April. During that week, everything you donated through the Earth Raise website was doubled in value: every \u00a320 you donate will deliver \u00a340 to men, women and children in communities in Madagascar. Our Earth Raise target is \u00a360,000, and you ensured we reached and surpassed it,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":24542,"parent":24539,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-no-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24555","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24555"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24806,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24555\/revisions\/24806"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/mg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}