Money for Madagascar

Money for Madagascar is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1001420).

Money for Madagascar is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, which invests in Malagasy-led solutions and people to reduce poverty and protect the environment. Its strategy rests on four pillars: Direct Delivery, Partnering with Local Organisations, Advocacy, and Capacity building. Its annual giving was £504,875, according to the annual report.

Priority Areas

Money for Madagascar funds Malagasy-led initiatives to reduce poverty and protect the environment. It makes grants to local organisations and community groups in Madagascar, from grassroots community-based associations and children’s centres to established national NGOs. Its work includes support for vulnerable children and young people, education, health, water and sanitation, sustainable livelihoods, food security and forest protection. Projects are planned and initiated by Malagasy people, with local communities defining their priorities and approaches. It favours resourceful, sustainable ideas and community participation. Funding is flexible, covering programme activities and essential organisational costs, while monitoring is proportionate to each partner’s capacity and risk. The foundation agrees monitoring and evaluation frameworks with partners and focuses on learning, outcomes, public benefit and financial accountability.

Themes

• Child welfare
• Education
• Health
• Environment
• Livelihoods
• Water
• Sanitation

Geographic Focus

The Red Island.

Projects must be planned and initiated by Malagasy people. Once trustees accept a project proposal, funding is sent to one of the foundation’s Malagasy partners, who manage the project through to completion.

What the charity says:

• The foundation favours ideas that make the best possible use of available resources, with an emphasis on recycling and sustainable technologies.
• The foundation works with partners who involve and empower beneficiaries; where possible, local communities contribute land, labour and gathered materials to construction or repair projects.
• Monitoring and reporting requirements are tailored to each grant’s size, capacity and risk, and evaluation frameworks are agreed jointly with partners.