Madagascar
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Mirana Rakotosamimanana
country manager
mrakotosamimanana@pactworld.org
Nikita Gurudas
program manager
ngurudas@pactworld.org
Supporting social and conservation enterprises for a sustainable future in Madagascar
March 3, 2023
Gaëtan Ramindo is Madagascar’s Director General of Industrial Development at the Ministry of Industrialization, Commerce, and Consumer Affairs (MICC). He handles the development of industry and the...
Land tenure in Madagascar
February 27, 2023
This video showcases the achievements of the USAID Hay Tao Project in promoting sustainable usage of natural resources and land development in Madagascar. Through Hay Tao, Pact conducted a plot...
Innovative financing to save Madagascar's unique biodiversity
January 26, 2023
Through USAID Hay Tao, the Foundation for Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Madagascar received capacity development assistance, which helped them almost double their available capital. Hear from...
Fisherwoman makes waves to protect Madagascar’s coastal resources
November 22, 2022
In 2020, Victorine attended a leadership training organized by USAID through Hay Tao (‘know how’ in Malagasy), a five-year project working towards effective community-based management and...
Photo story: In Madagascar, sustainable tourism goes farther with USAID Hay Tao
September 28, 2022
In Madagascar, more than 1.5 million people rely on the tourism sector for their livelihoods. USAID Hay Tao is working to improve the sector's sustainability.
Illegal farming is harming Madagascar's biodiversity. Here’s what USAID Hay Tao is doing to stop it.
August 4, 2022
Famine in Madagascar’s dry southern region is driving migrants northwest to the fertile Menabe Antimena area. This designated protected area is home to Madagascar's largest dry forest, iconic baobab...
“We have to put in the money now”: An innovative fund in Madagascar rallies sustainable support for biodiversity
July 21, 2022
Madagascar is home to around 5% of the world’s biodiversity, but as one of the world’s poorest countries, biodiversity is under severe threat. Complex forces are at play: famine in the country’s...
'The moment to act is now’: Pact’s Hanta Rabefarihy reflects on a career protecting Madagascar’s natural resources
March 7, 2022
In Madagascar, the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change, Hanta Rabefarihy is working “to leave a legacy of hope for the future” as she approaches her retirement. “As a woman, I feel that...
Pact receives grant to combat child labor in mica mining in Madagascar
February 28, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Pact a three-year, $4.5 million project to combat child labor in mica mining in Madagascar.
Child labor in mining is one of the worst forms of child labor...
Photo story: Protecting Madagascar's biodiversity
September 1, 2021
The Hay Tao project works with local communities to protect the environment.