Money for Madagascar

Money for Madagascar is a UK charity (registration number 1001420) founded in Wales in 1986.[1] The charity now has offices in Lancaster, Llangadog and Antananarivo, Madagascar.

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Money for Madagascar invests in Malagasy-led solutions to reduce poverty and protect the environment in Madagascar. MfM works with 15 Malagasy NGO partners, who support local conservation and development in over 100 communities.

Money for Madagascar typically funds projects in the following areas: conservation, education, disaster relief and sustainable development. MfM backs ‘Malagasy Solutions to Malagasy Challenges’ : supporting and strengthening Malagasy organisations and communities to build their own resilience. Taking an integrated WHEELS approach MfM Programmes strengthen Water, Health, Education, Environment, Livelihoods and Sanitation, which all work together to build a Rim of Resilience.

Programme activities typically tackle issues such as poverty, deforestation, food security, preventable illnesses, illiteracy and innumeracy and access to clean water.[2]

History and beginnings

Money for Madagascar was founded in 1986 to invest in Malagasy-led development and conservation solutions.

Work

Money for Madagascar operates by funding programmes devised and managed by development partners in Madagascar.

Areas of activity

Projects that Money for Madagascar funds typically focus on one or more of the following areas:

  • Conservation
  • Sustainable development
  • Public health
  • Supporting vulnerable children and young people
  • Disaster Relief & Resilience for Famine, Cyclones etc
  • Education

Money for Madagascar has funded projects in both rural and urban communities and in locations across Madagascar.

Beneficiaries

Money for Madagascar's principal beneficiaries are:

  • Destitute children
  • Vulnerable young women and girls
  • Young people with physical or learning disabilities
  • Impoverished families
  • Communities living in or around ecological hotspots

Partners

Money for Madagascar employs no expatriate staff in Madagascar but instead operates by funding projects managed by local development partners. These include:

  • Association Miarintsoa
  • Akany Avoko Ambohidratrimo & Bevalala Children's Centre (FFPM)
  • Akany Hasina
  • Akany TsinjoHasina
  • Association Voary Maitso
  • Association Mitsinjo
  • Madagasikara Voakajy
  • Ankizy Gasy
  • SAF/FJKM
  • Centre Fihavanana -Sisters of the Good Shepherd
  • Topaza FJKM Children's Centre
  • ALT - Famine Relief in Southern Madagascar
  • MDI
  • Association WtdM
  • ONG Sadabe
  • Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership

Money for Madagascar's strategic Partners and Funding Partners include:

  • The Adsum Foundation
  • Mary's Meals
  • Nature Fund
  • Rainforest Trust
  • The Darwin Initiative
  • Solar Aid
  • Solar United
  • Feedback Madagascar
  • SEED
  • MDF
  • Kuanza MIA
  • Anglo-Malagasy Society
  • Friends of Madagascar
  • Association of Malagasy Residents in Britain
  • FANC
  • Alliance Voary Gasy
  • Bird Life International -ASITY
  • ESSA Forests
  • Bangor University Researchers including Prof Julia Jones
  • Lancaster University - Lancaster Environment Centre
  • Madagascar Education Authorities (MEN, DREN, CISCO, ZAP)
  • Madagascar National Office for Nutrition ONN
  • Madagascar National Parks (MNP)
  • HUB Cymru Africa https://hubcymruafrica.wales.
  • INTRAC
  • FSI
  • Chatham House
  • GLF
  • UWI
  • Caplor Horizons
  • Better World Books

Secure Funding Platforms that take Donations for Money for Madagascar include:

Follow Money for Madagascar's News on the MfM official website https://moneyformadagascar.org and on MfM socials on facebook, twitter @MfMadagascar.org and instagram

Organisation

Staff

Money for Madagascar is a UK charity which has been raising funds for over 36 years. In the UK we have a small team based in Lancaster and Llangadog, backed by a board of Malagasy and British trustees and volunteers across the UK, Madagascar and beyond. In 2016 we opened a MfM office in Madagascar, which is run by our dynamic Malagasy team ‘AMI’. Our AMI team provide support, training and monitoring to MfM’s 15 Malagasy NGO partners, who support over 100 communities.

Patrons

Our patrons include experts in international development, Malagasy wildlife and Malagasy history – including the conservationist Dr Lee Durrell, the travel guide Hilary Bradt and the former Ambassador & Anglo-Malagasy Society President Sir Mervyn Brown.

References
  1. "Register Home Page". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk.
  2. "Money for Madagascar Official Website".
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