Marking success by making a real difference

Money for Madagascar is very grateful to Sara Mros (from Sweden) and her colleagues for raising funds for Akany Avoko Faravohitra (AAF) as a way of celebrating the completion of her PhD! Together they raised an amazing £758 to support the work of the centre. Sara and her colleagues hope that this will be an opportunity to build on the existing work that the centre does with girl children.

The centre provides food, clean water and a place to stay for the children. It also helps these children get a good education – boosting their prospects. Donations from people like Sara and her colleagues also help fund the staff in the centre – meaning that there is always someone there for the children.

Any money which goes to centres like AAF is guaranteed to change the lives of the children who live there, giving them the chances which we often take for granted.

Thank you Sara and friends for making the dreams of these children a reality.

If you would like to make this difference too, please consider making a donation at

https://moneyformadagascar.org/

Thank you.

Matthew Ward

Oliver’s Give Jar

Money For Madagscar (MfM) which is a UK-based charity has a latest donor from quite some distance away – America!  Oliver, aged 5, keeps a ‘give jar’ – putting aside part of his weekly allowance, and then each year deciding on a project to which he could donate the money. MfM are delighted that this year Oliver chose to donate £10 to our partner in Madagascar - the Akany Avoko Childrens centre, just outside the capital.

You may be surprised at quite how much £10 can do in Madagascar. It can provide nutritious lunches for one child for a whole month, fund clean drinking water and also provide water for cleaning. Oliver’s money can also be used for education which will form a good basis for the lives and future prospects of the children. MfM helps to finance education from pre – school age all the way to high school – Oliver’s money could support education for some people in his own age group. This money can also go towards funding the staff, meaning that there is always someone there for the children, whatever they may need. Alternatively, it could be used to replant around 10 trees – helping the lemurs which Oliver likes, to survive.

Ultimately, it is stories like that of Oliver’s give jar, which show how the world may be united if there is the wish to make real change, also that even sums like £10 can make a huge difference.

Once again, MFM are truly thankful to Oliver for his generosity and desire to make a difference in the world. Thank you also to his wonderful parents and family that encourage him to think of the world beyond their own home. His parents, Paul and Alison were former Peace Corps volunteers in Madagascar and they try to keep close ties with all things associated with Madagascar.

If you wish to change the world too, please consider making a donation at

https://moneyformadagascar.org/

Thank You.

Matthew Ward