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 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. £8,000 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.
For more details please see www.maddevfund.co.uk.
LCVS receives donations in the UK for the Madagascar Development Fund, which is a registered charity in Madagascar.
To donate to the Madagascar Development Fund please click on the 'donate Online' button, and select Madagascar Development Fund from the drop-down 'Choose your charity' list, complete your details and the amount of your donation, and click 'submit'.