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The 5 things to know about community savings groups
1 - These community savings groups are called "Lakile telo" (three keys) in some communities. This name stems from the fact that the box containing the savings is sealed by three padlocks, each key being held by a different member of the group to ensure transparency. At each meeting, the box is opened in the prese...
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Shaping the future of your children through safe investments.
After only three years together, Claudia and Eddy Michel saw their economic activities thrive. This young couple of farmers lives in Ambodivoanio, a village in north-eastern Madagascar, where the humid climate is favourable for agriculture. “ In 2021, I decided to join the community savings group in my village bec...
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In Madagascar, Community Savings Groups contribute strongly to the nutrition resilience of families
“Every day we eat rice with vegetables that we harvest from our fields,” says Jacquise Tombondrasoa – a mother living in the village of Ambalatenina, in Vavatenina, in eastern Madagascar. The description of her diet is a good example of the daily life of local families, two years after the Hafa Velotegna project ...
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A fresh start: hope returns for the vulnerable youth of Analanjirofo.
In the region of Analanjirofo on the eastern coast of Madagascar, a story of transformation is unfolding. Sixty-nine vulnerable young people, 28 girls and 41 boys, left school to work in plantations of clove, vanilla, and other cultures. In Madagascar, 29% of children between 5 and 17 years old are involved in eco...
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Scouts: committed heroes do not hesitate to risk their lives to save others
Scouts gather mid-morning in front of the church in the neighborhood of Antsongobory in southwest Madagascar. They wear scarves and badges, the symbols of their membership and values. Everyone is dressed in a beige uniform for men and blue for women. The group of about 30 people is led by Mahavita, a 25-year-old s...
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For the effectiveness of community health in Madagascar, UNICEF supports the workshop on the finalisation of integrated tools for Community Health Workers
Antananarivo, 29 November, 2021 – UNICEF, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and community health implementation partners, is holding a workshop in Antsirabe, from 29 November to 3 December. To make community health effective and to hope for a positive impact of the actions, all the teams ar...
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Formative evaluation of the country program between the Government of Madagascar & UNICEF 2015-2020
Conducted between August 2019 and February 2020, the formative evaluation of the country program between the Government of Madagascar and UNICEF (2015-2020) has the main objective of informing and supporting the preparation of the future country program (2021-2023), for which planning began in late 2019. The findi...
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Commander Tantely Nirina Andriamboavonjy, on all fronts
With regard to strong character, it is really needed now in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone – in his respective environment – is adapting to the best of his capacity to this disease. This is also the case for Tantely Nirina Andriamboavonjy, commander of the Malagasy army and medical assistant in th...