MADAGASCAR

COUNTRY CONTEXT

  • 14.2% of Malagasy children have never attended school (UNICEF, 2018)
  • 28% of children aged 5 to 17 years old are forced to work (UNICEF, 2018)
  • 41% of Malagasy girls aged 20 to 24 are married before age 18 (UNICEF, 2018)

AREA OF INTERVENTION

KEY FIGURES

2001

we set up in the country

4 600

beneficiaries

12

partners

4

projects in progress

OUR ACTIONS IN THE FIELD

Background information

Madagascar is the 5th largest island in the world with 24.24 million inhabitants in 2016*. The majority of the population is young: 62.3% are under 25 years old and 47% are under 15 years old.

Poverty is at almost unprecedented levels worldwide with a poverty rate of 75% and an extreme poverty rate of 55%.** 

Political tensions, insecurity and the country’s fragile economy are at the root of the precariousness in which many Malagasy live. One of the main consequences of this precariousness is that the children of vulnerable families do not go to school. Difficulties linked to the family environment have a direct impact on children’s schooling (housing, emotional environment, administrative procedures, children facing various forms of violence, etc.), leading them to experience difficulties in following the curriculum and possibly to drop out of the school system. For example, 1.3 million children in Madagascar are not enrolled in pre-school education.*

Beyond access to education, there are also complaints about the low quality of education, the lack of training of educational staff and the lack of infrastructure. 8 out of 10 school-leavers do not have sufficient skills in French and mathematics.

 

Intervention objectives

Currently, Asmae provides financial and skilled support to our partners in 4 projects. We have multiple objectives in the area of preventing school drop-out and underperformance:

  • Improve the quality of school education by training educational staff, developing innovative teaching methods, getting parents involved, renovating infrastructure or funding school costs or school equipment;
  • Protect girls and boys in vulnerable situations;
  • Develop young people’s personal and professional skills;
  • Provide educational care for young girls and boys with a view to their reintegration into school.
*World Bank 2016 // **World Bank, 2017

OUR PROJECTS

Cap Jeunesse – Tanora

Project start date: January 2021

Project duration: 3 years

Beneficiaries: young people aged 14 to 22 and their parents

Partners:

  • Graines de Bitume (GDB);
  • Gazela;
  • Hafa.

The project: 

The project aims to improve socio-professional integration and support for young people, so that they can follow a vocational training course. It also aims to strengthen existing protection frameworks and participatory mechanisms to enable young people to defend their rights. In this sense, quality psychosocial support is offered to all beneficiaries. The last axis is to develop young people’s empowerment and to reinforce the autonomy of Asmae’s 3 partners.

Financial partners:

The project is 60% funded by the French Development Agency. It is also financially supported by companies and foundations that are partners of Asmae’s work, as well as the generosity of our donors.

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Ankizy Project – stage 2

Project start date: May 2020

Project duration: 3 years

Beneficiaries: children aged 3 to 12, their teachers and parents

Partners:

  • International Charities Association (Association Internationale des Charités, AIC);
  • Centre Betania Ankasina;
  • Hardi (involved in some activities);
  • Manda (involved in some activities);
  • Kozama (involved in some activities).

The project: 

To provide sustainable access to education for children living on the streets, with severe learning difficulties and/or who have dropped out of school. The implementation of the project is based on a dynamic collaboration between Asmae and our partners.

Financial partners:

AFD Fondation Air France, IDEA Topaze Télévitale, Fondation Sancta Devota, and the collection of Jain the artist and Monoprix.

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Educational care for children in a homeless centre – AIM 

Project start date: January 2021

Project duration: 1 year and 6 months (to June 2022)

Beneficiaries: children aged 3 to 12 living on the street

Partners:

  • AIC Anosizato
  • Urban commune of Antananarivo

Location: “Akany Iarivo Mivoy” centre in Antananarivo

The project: 

A homeless centre, “Akany Iarivo Mivoy” (AIM) was opened in Antananarivo in March 2020, with the aim of protecting the most vulnerable populations of Covid-19. The first beneficiary families were housed urgently. In this centre, AIC, with Asmae’s support, sets up various activities for young children and literacy workshops for older children. It is also about involving parents in the monitoring and care of children.

Financial partners:

Ile-de-France Region & Transatlantic endowment funds.

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Claire & Jeanne’s House 

Project start date: January 2020

Project duration: 18 months

Beneficiaries: girls and boys living on the street or in vulnerable situations

Partners:

  • Manorina;
  • Life Preparation Service (Service de Préparation pour la Vie, SPV) Felana.

The project: 

The “Claire and Jeanne’s House” projects aim to improve the education and protection of children in vulnerable situations in Madagascar by supporting civil society actors. The projects were developed with the aim of providing financial and skilled support to two associations based in the city of Antsirabe. One of the expected results of these projects concerns the improvement of the environment in which the children are cared for, in particular with the construction and/or rehabilitation of the infrastructures that accommodate the children.

For Manorina, the project includes constructing a house for the children as well as a well on the association’s land to supply the site with drinking water.

For SPV Felana, this means building a community house for children’s activities, renovating existing buildings and developing sports fields.

Financial partners:

Asmae thanks Mr. Odermatt for funding this project.

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Milevatra – Improving Education and Protection for Girls and Boys 

Project start date: May 2020

Project duration: 3 years

Beneficiaries: children aged 3 to 18 in vulnerable situations

Partners: 

  • Vahatra NGO;
  • Grandir à Antsirabe association;
  • Oliva Uhlrich reception centre;
  • Picot de Clorivière collège;
  • Antsirabe Pour l’Enfance civil society organisation (OSCAPE Network);
  • Service de Préparation à la Vie-Felana (SPV-Felana) association;
  • Manorina association.

The project: 

The project aims to improve the education and protection of girls and boys in vulnerable situations by supporting 7 civil society actors in Antsirabe. It aims to strengthen the organisational skills, governance and funding for supported partners. It also aims to strengthen the capacities of partners involved in the education and protection of vulnerable children, and young girls and boys in Antsirabe. Finally, Asmae helps its partners to capitalise on and share good practices with other associations through continuous monitoring and evaluation of the project. The project is also linked to the “Maison de Claire et de Jeanne”.

Financial partners:

Illis foundation.

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