Our outreach programmes in Madagascar help local communities through school funding, family planning education and promoting sustainable use of resources.
Poverty often leaves communities with no alternative but to overexploit their natural resources. Uncontrolled population growth also threatens the health of ecosystems.
Through a variety of community programmes, we're working to improve the living and working conditions of villages in Madagascar that in turn will promote sustainable resource management and lead to a more stable environment.
Help some of Madagascar’s poorest children gain the education they need to improve their lives and their communities.
The fishing villages along Madagascar’s southwest coast are some of the poorest communities on Earth. They have no electricity, no running water, and most villagers have never had a formal education and cannot read or write.
With the population of Madagascar doubling every 20 years, and the resulting increase in pressure on dwindling coastal resources, the coastal communities of southwest Madagascar urgently require the means with which to manage their population growth.
We use carbon offset funding from our volunteers to provide fuel-efficient and solar stoves to communities in the Andavadoaka region. Traditionally, villages rely upon open wood fires for cooking. These fires emit high levels of carbon dioxide and because of the reliance on wood fuel, lead to local deforestation. In addition, smoke from the open fires leads to respiratory illnesses.
The fuel-efficient and solar stoves not only benefit local environments, but also help improve the health of local villages. We've also taught locals to build and sell the stoves, creating a sustainable source of income. For more information, please visit Blue Ventures Carbon Offset.
