NGOs and charities:
There are a number of charities and Non-governmental organisations based in the UK and active in Madagascar. We have included here a brief summary of them; for a more detailed profile for each please use the link to their website, where available.
Please contact Yvonne Orengo if you have any questions or if you work for an organisation that might usefully be added to the list; her e-mail address is yorengo@andrewleestrust.org.
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Akany Avoko
Akany Avoko is a children’s home that offers a wide range of educational and cultural activities to some 130 children.
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Andrew Lees Trust
The ALT runs social and environmental education projects empowering local communities to improve their self -sufficiency and to reduce the effects of extreme poverty.
www.andrewleestrust.org
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Azafady
Azafady runs community-based conservation and development projects in south-east Madagascar, and has a volunteer programme.
www.madagascar.co.uk
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Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures runs an award-winning conservation and community volunteer project in the south-west of Madagascar.
www.blueventures.org
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The Dodwell Trust
The Dodwell Trust works with Mitondrasoa, a Malagasy NGO, in the fields of education, family health, and sustainable development, using radio, and volunteer schemes.
www.dodwell-trust.org
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The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has had as its mission for fifty years to save species from extinction, and protects a number of endangered species in Madagascar.
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Feedback Madagascar
Feedback works in the field of development, healthcare, the environment and conservation using a sustainable and integrated approach.
www.feedbackmadagascar.org
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Madagascar Development Fund
The Fund evolved from the British Embassy’s Small Grants Scheme and finances projects in primary education, healthcare, revenue-generating schemes and the environment.
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Madagasikara Voakajy
Madagasikara Voakajy is a Malagasy organisation with strong British links (it is Fauna and Flora International’s partner on the island) that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of Madagascar ’s biodiversity.
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Madagascar Wildlife Conservation
MWC promotes long-term onnservation and in particular produces an online journal Madagascar Conservation and Development on issues in Madagascar.
www.mwc-info.net/en
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Mangarivotra.org
Mangarivotra.org supports the Mangarivotra primary and Vohimarina Laminosa secondary schools near the town of Mahasoabe in the countryside about 30 kilometers from Fianarantsoa in the central southern plateau of Madagascar. The site documents the history of the schools and the development activities to bring much needed facilities to enable sustainable education.
Mangarivotra.org
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Money for Madagascar
MfM has as its overall aim to alleviate poverty amongst the Malagasy people, working with Malagasy NGOs who emphasise sustainable development and the empowerment of their beneficiaries.
www.moneyformadagascar.org
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MOSS
MOSS works to prevent and relieve blindness in Madagascar. It has in particular a link with Leeds University Hospital to improve the training of ophthalmologists, cataract surgeons and eye nurses.
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Stuffyourrucksack.com
This is a charity set up by Kate Humble asking people visiting countries to stuff their rucksacks and bags with items needed by charities and NGOs; it has several beneficiaries in Madagascar.
www.stuffyourrucksack.com
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WaterAid
WaterAid supports five main partner organisations in Madagascar that work with communities in setting up and operating their own water and sanitation facilities using low cost technologies.