Rajoelina leaves Madagascar amid unrest – reports

Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina is strongly believed to have left Madagascar, following 18 days of protest against his rule and living standards in the island republic. Rajoelina has engaged in no presidential business since Friday (10th October 2025) but made a statement earlier today, issued by his office, in which he said a coup d’etat was being carried out…

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Antananarivo calm following protests, unrest

The situation in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo is calm at present, following widespread protests across the city and in other areas of Madagascar yesterday (Thursday 25 September). Five people have been confirmed killed in disturbances developing from the protests. Thousands of people defied a national ban on ‘large gatherings’ to unite in the capital city on Thursday in a pre-planned…

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Water point: changing the education and lives of youngsters and school staff

Almost 200 children and staff at a Malagasy primary school now have reliable access to safe, clean water, thanks to Money for Madagascar, its partner and funders. The 191 children, and seven staff, at the EPP Ambohipeno, five km from the centre of Antsirabe, had previously had to walk more than two km round trip to collect water from…

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Reaching children, improving lives

Money for Madagascar and our partners helped almost 800 Malagasy children who cannot live with their families, in the last year. In the last full year, Money for Madagascar and its Malagasy partners provided care, shelter, education, food, clean water and education to almost 800 Malagasy children unable to live with their families. Our Protecting and Empowering Vulnerable Children/Children…

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A Malagasy update

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 reported that as of Tuesday 18 March, 10,587 people have been displaced…

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Madagascar: A song of ice and water

Every year on 22 March, World Water Day is an opportunity for us to focus on water, its vital importance to everything on Earth, its quality and accessibility to people all over the world. This year, the global theme is glaciers, which store 70 per cent of the world’s fresh water. As well as noting the role Malagasy communities…

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Education for All: Building Better Lives in Madagascar

On the International Day of Education, we restate our commitment, through our Education for Life programme, to working with Malagasy people to improve health, welfare and education to benefit entire communities now and into the future. The UN-led International Day of Education is held on 24th January every year, to support actions to deliver ‘inclusive, equitable and quality education…

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