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14 November 2023

Best practices for families thanks to the accompanying measures of the ZARA MIRA programme

Babao Nirina, 25, lives 18 kilometres from the town of Manakara with her husband and her two children. A farmer, she has been a beneficiary of the ZARA MIRA programme since its implementation in 2022. In addition to the cash allowance, the Zara Mira programme also includes various activities to support young paren...

14 November 2023

Child benefit, a significant support for vulnerable families

Kazy, 50 years old and widow, lives in the fokontany of Ankilimasy, more than fifty kilometers from Amboasary in southern Madagascar. At the head of a large family, she is a single parent with eight children including her granddaughter. Kazy, 50 ans et veuve habite dans le fokontany d’Ankilimasy, à plus d’une cinq...

Dissemination of the results of the Multidimensional Overlapping Deprivation Analysis in children

Antananarivo – Friday, 25 August, 2023. The Ministry of Economy and Finance, through INSTAT, and with UNICEF technical and financial support, is disseminating the results of the Multidimensional Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) in children. The study is part of the monitoring of the SDG 2.2 on multidimensio...

Children regain their rights with the Zara Mira monthly allowance

Sominio, a 26-year-old single mother, is raising her two children while she works as a farmer. She lives in the rural commune of Tsivory, once prosperous and recognized as the village breadbasket of the Amboasary district due to its rice production. However, the last two years have witnessed severe financial diffi...

In Madagascar, children enjoy their rights thanks to the social protection program

Lignesoa, 54, is a farmer and weaver. She is married to fisherman Emahavahy, aged 63. Together, they are in charge of taking care of their 22 grandchildren. This situation arises because the grandchildren's parents work outside the village where the couple lives. Some of their daughters are single-mother and emplo...

10 January 2023

Policy brief - Investing in social protection to reduce child labour and improve well-being

An estimated 11,406 children aged 5 to 17 work alongside their families in the Southern Madagascar regions of Anosy, Androy, and Ihorombe. Another 4,219 children under 5 live in the mica sites and, including adults, the total population living and working in the precarious conditions of the artisanal mica mines of...

10 January 2023

Investing in social protection to reduce child labour and improve child well-being

Over 11,000 children are estimated to be exploited in the mica sector in Madagascar under harsh and unsafe conditions.. While poverty is widespread in the country, which is at the bottom of the main global development rankings, the extreme conditions under which these children and their families live and work have...

15 September 2022

Sahondra is able to provide for her granddaughter's basic needs through the Zara Mira program

Sahondra is a 53-year-old grandmother who cares for her 5-year-old granddaughter. Her son's wife died in childbirth. Sohandra's husband used to support the family by fishing. But seven months ago, he passed away, leaving her with the bills and school fees for her granddaughter. The Zara Mira program has enabled So...

15 September 2022

Mana is a mother who has developed her entrepreneurial skills.

Mana is a 32-year-old businesswoman. She owns a small shop and sells snacks, coffee, cooked vegetables, and salads and sells them to other village members and to people who are driving by the village. She is a mother of five children, and with her local fisherman husband, they are board member of the community mu...

15 September 2022

The Zara Mira program, an allowance to improve child well-being

Madagascar’s cyclones season during the first three months of the year causes devastation across the country, affecting its most vulnerable members of society. Ravalolo, 30 is a weaver and weaves mats for a living and her husband Fabrice, 35, is an agriculturalist. They have six children, four boys and two girls, ...

15 September 2022

Lazasoa, life of a disabled child.

Lazasoa, aged 4, smiles at her grandmother as she feeds her rice for lunch. Despite her sunny attitude, she struggles with severe disabilities including the inability to walk, speak or meet basic child development milestones. Lazasoa is very social able and loves being around people. Her daily life is heavily reli...

National Disability Inclusion Policy: the voice of hundreds of children with disabilities heard

The Social Policy section of UNICEF office in Madagascar is currently integrating among its evidence-generating activities the first Situation Analysis of Children with Disabilities in Madagascar. More than 600 children with disabilities and their parents spoke with regard to their daily challenges and their speci...