"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 60 years after regaining independence from France, it remains one of the poorest countries on earth, where more than 81% of the population of 31 million exist on an income of less than £1 per day.  

Madagascar’s developmental needs in every sector, including education, health, clean water and sanitation, are truly overwhelming, as is the level of poverty and very real suffering seen virtually everywhere. £30 000 will build a three classroom primary school in a remote, deprived community, giving a basic education to hundreds of children. And less than £7 000 will install a safe, clean water system, reducing the incidence of cholera and diarrhea 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."

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Brian Donaldson,

Founder and Patron of the Madagascar Development Fund

Formerly Her Majesty's Ambassador to Madagascar and the Comoros.