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Beyond Water: A Look At Tolongoa Nord
Johanna Spitzy-Joop Johanna Spitzy-Joop

Beyond Water: A Look At Tolongoa Nord

Clean water infrastructure is essential.

But on its own, it’s rarely enough.

What does it really take to keep water flowing for generations to come?

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Following up on Project Fagnimbogna
Johanna Spitzy-Joop Johanna Spitzy-Joop

Following up on Project Fagnimbogna

Food security in the face of an increasingly unpredictable climate. Big words, or lived reality?
Marceline, Rose and Gerline share their progress with us.

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Hanitra’s Story
Johanna Spitzy-Joop Johanna Spitzy-Joop

Hanitra’s Story

Ten years ago she gave up on poultry farming and didn’t look back…until Janurary 2023.

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CNN broadcast report on energy solutions
The Feedback Madagascar Team The Feedback Madagascar Team

CNN broadcast report on energy solutions

CNN is broadcasting an in-depth report on the remarkable efforts of Jiro-Ve, a Malagasy social enterprise working with and as part of Solar United Madagascar, a partnership dedicated to advancing renewable lighting and energy solutions in Madagascar. Watch it here.

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Clean water to communities
The Feedback Madagascar Team The Feedback Madagascar Team

Clean water to communities

One of the most important aspects of our work is providing clean water to communities. At the Kelilalina Health Centre, we constructed a solar-pumped water system linked to its new borehole to address this critical need.

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Happy World Rainforest Day
Kirsten Morrison Kirsten Morrison

Happy World Rainforest Day

Today we celebrate World Rainforest Day but at Feedback Madagascar we celebrate the rainforest every day. They make oxygen, stop erosion, feed some of the world’s poorest people, and provide a home for the world’s most wonderful animals.

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Music group comes to Madagascar
The Feedback Madagascar Team The Feedback Madagascar Team

Music group comes to Madagascar

Performers from the Wind-Up Penguin Theatre Company have recently spent two weeks entertaining thousands of children on their tour of schools, centers, and communities served by Feedback Madagascar. The packed program featured 23 shows followed by interactive workshops, allowing children to try various musical instruments.

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Clean water is crucial
The Feedback Madagascar Team The Feedback Madagascar Team

Clean water is crucial

Access to clean water is crucial for the health and development of communities. In many areas of Madagascar, the consumption of contaminated water leads to various diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, and dysentery, particularly affecting rural populations.

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Lighting up communities
People of Madagascar The Feedback Madagascar Team People of Madagascar The Feedback Madagascar Team

Lighting up communities

Jean Michel Rakotonirina runs the Light Library in the commune of Ambohijanka, he explains “My work is important because before people used petrol for lights, which has bad effects on their health – especially for the children. The solar project light is also affordable. Families can save money compared to buying candles and they get a bright light, which is especially important for school children so they can do their homework.

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Teachers love Light Libraries
People of Madagascar Kirsten Morrison People of Madagascar Kirsten Morrison

Teachers love Light Libraries

Teachers report in Madagascar that children with access to Light Libraries are more motivated and engaged in class because they can finish their homework, listen to news and programmes on the radio, and no longer breathe in toxic kerosene lamp fumes. The Light Library lamps are also used in school classrooms when rain turns the summer sky black or on darker winter days.

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Light Libraries bring hope
People of Madagascar Kirsten Morrison People of Madagascar Kirsten Morrison

Light Libraries bring hope

Alicia Nirina Raharimalala wants to be a doctor when she grows up. For now, she loves her Light Library light stick because it helps her learn to read, lights her while she helps to wash up the dishes and comforts her when she sleeps. ‘Before we had to blow the candles out before going to sleep.”

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Double donations this week to build Light Libraries
Kirsten Morrison Kirsten Morrison

Double donations this week to build Light Libraries

We are setting up “Light Libraries” to light up homes and schools. And for the next week, through our exciting partnership with Big Give, your donations to this life-changing programme are being doubled.

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Solar cooking success story
The Feedback Madagascar Team The Feedback Madagascar Team

Solar cooking success story

Rakotobe Joseph Primary School in Ambohimahamasina is a bit different from most of the other schools benefiting from our School Feeding Programme – despite the 554 pupil numbers being amongst the highest of all our schools, they have turned to solar cooking.

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