HELPING MADAGASCAR 

   

DONATIONS:

NOVEMBER 2019 – $403.80

AUGUST 2020 – $230

FAMINE DURING COVID – $21,033.58.

MAY 2024 – $810.21

CHARITY UPDATE 2024: $41.06

A new report from the World Bank just landed!!!
Madagascar (77.6%) is the epicenter of global extreme poverty. being the poorest country on the planet despite its biological and cultural richness!!!!

Our earth is on its journey which has lasted approximately 4.5 billion years and who knows when it will reach its final destination.

Right now we are witnessing its progress and perhaps not even realizing that all of us are sharing the same story – we are part of it.

Everything has its own unique role in the course of earth’s story. Even if our lives are just a split second in the enormity of time we still possess the power to make a change in our lives and the people around us.

In the western world, we take it for granted that we have access to clean water, food, and education. These are the essential basics which allow us to create the future we desire.
Malagasy are some of the poorest people on earth, more than 70 percent of them are living on less than a dollar a day.

Nearly half of Madagascar’s children under five years of age are malnourished.

Children leaving school to work, just to stay alive, is an increasing problem in Madagascar.

An estimated two million children are working instead of receiving an education.

Child labor is illegal in Madagascar but biting poverty makes it a survival necessity.

Sometimes a little support and sharing knowledge is all that is needed in order to give people in need the opportunity that everyone deserves to create their own better future.
Mada collective would like to raise awareness of challenges that ordinary Malagasy face today and how we can come together to extend a helping hand to make a difference in the lives of Malagasy children in need.

Mada Collective, created in 2017, makes a commitment to improving the lives of the Vezo tribe, semi-nomadic people of fishermen and hunters, on the south-west coast of Madagascar.

The Vezo tribe, meaning people of the sea, rely almost entirely on the lagoon and coral reef system, which stretches over 185km along the south western coast of the island, for their livelihood.

A Tribe that works so closely together it’s humbling!
if the richness of village life can be measured by the strength of its community and cultural values, then the Vezo tribe are indeed prosperous people.

This western magnificent and very isolated region of Madagascar suffers urgent not filled basic needs: semi-nomadic population living in great poverty, drought, diseases, no health infrastructures nearby nor basic services (water, electricity).

Families who live in isolated villages do not have access to clean drinking water. Wells are contaminated with bacteria and viruses, and those who drink that water are exposing themselves to diseases. Most have no alternative to drinking the contaminated water.

Water is a basic necessity for survival, and 88 percent of people in Madagascar do not have access to improved sanitation. Over 2,100 children a year die from diarrhea because of unsafe and poor water quality in Madagascar.

Sometimes money can become an obstacle on that journey and this is where we as humans can collectively make a big difference by joining our efforts to make it happen.

Children are the future, and now is the time to make a difference in their lives, not tomorrow.

 Our contribution, no matter how big or small may help thousands of street children to get the education they need to shape a better future for themselves.
It has got to start somewhere! Mada collective is my starting point and I really hope to make a difference.

I am so excited and proud to have had the courage to go ahead creating Mada collective & forever grateful to have met Fanoa, Soasoo creator.

Mada collective is basically built on a huge amount of love and care, so if I can give hope to many in Madagascar, that is my dream come true!!

My vision is:

  • to provide educational opportunities by repairing schools and offering scholarships to the most needy children in Madagascar via my business Mada collective
  • and enhance some villages/schools self-sufficiency through safe and clean water via ”WAVES OF WATER
  • Bring awareness of the unique biodiversity of Madagascar
  • To grow this business to be able to provide this help

This is the daily reality in most parts of Madagascar. They need to trek across harsh terrain to reach a distant well for hours every single day

By purchasing these masterpieces of Malagasy craft you are already contributing to each artisan’s family for their day-to-day living expenses so thank you!
Also, as a side project/charity each transaction will have partial proceeds of the sales on a permanent basis to go directly to fund kids/or a village.

These funds will be transformed to any needs for children to attend school or a way to improve their daily living.
For each purchase, 5% will go into my charity/treasure box.
I am new to this, I will learn so much along the way…

My trip to Madagascar was a deeply profound one because it pulled me out of my bubble and made me remember that there is stark inequality in the world and made me want to do more about it.

Love & support we share…
”As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person”.

 

** Some photo credit https://www.facebook.com/toliaratsimiroroneversleeps