Madagascar is a potentially prosperous country - rich in rare minerals, precious
stones and fishing stocks, with fertile soil and serious, hard-working people. And
yet more than 50 years after re-gaining its independence from France it remains one
of the poorest countries on earth- where more than 70% of the population of 20 million
exist on an income of less than 60 pence per day.
Madagascar’s developmental needs in every sector - including education, health, clean
water and sanitation are truly over-whelming, as is the level of poverty and very
real suffering seen virtually everywhere. £10,000 will build a three classroom primary
school in a remote, deprived community- giving a basic education to hundreds of children.
And less than £5,000 will install a safe, clean water system - reducing the incidence
of cholera and diarrhoea, and even saving the lives of malnourished adults and children
who have no choice but to drink polluted water.
Thank you for visiting the Madagascar Development Fund site. I hope you are inspired
by the Fund and what we do, and will make a donation to support our work.
Brian Donaldson
