Thanks for taking the time to visit Glasgow Quaker Meeting Children and Young People's Christmas 2021 JustGiving appeal to raise funds for Money for Madagascar's Education for Life programme. 

Money for Madagascar was established by 2 members of Swansea Quaker Meeting in the 1980’s, when they heard about the famine and increasing poverty affecting the island’s communities. The Education for Life programme is founded on the knowledge that access to a decent education is vital if Madagascar is to make the journey from poverty to prosperity. 

How does Education for Life work?[https://moneyformadagascar.org/our-partners/education-for-life/]
Where needed, participating schools receive support to strengthen their basic amenities such as classrooms, latrines and access to clean water. Then, the following integrated programme of activities is delivered to strengthen health and learning of all at the school:    

• Teachers are trained in basic pedagogic methods;   
• A school resource library is established in each school –including text books and teaching aids;
• A kitchen garden is established in each school to provide nutritious food for new school canteens;
• A canteen is established in each school offering nutritious food to all pupils;    
• Students, parents & teachers are trained in improved organic food production as a long-term investment in nutrition and a potential source of increased income; 
• Worm composting units are established in each school to enhance soil quality and provide a means of generating school income;   
• Parents are provided with training opportunities to help them face the challenge of meeting school costs;    
• Improved sanitation facilities and training in good hygiene practices are provided to avoid absence due to gastrointestinal illness.    
• Where appropriate, solar kits provide lighting and audio-visual learning facilities.

The programme is run by MfM in partnership with school staff, parents and students, with the full support of local and regional education authorities and other agencies. Currently there are plans to extend the parental literacy part of the programme, which will include advice and help in small business start-ups. For example, the pilot project has shown that if parents plant a mini-orchard of fruit trees when their child is in primary school, the sale of fruit will fund the school fees for their child in secondary school. Currently, only a third of Malagasy children go on to secondary education. More information can be found on Money for Madagascar’s website: https://moneyformadagascar.org 

Until February 2022, all donations to the Education for Life Programme will be trebled. Please help our children and young people to support this wonderful work. We were blessed to meet 2 Malagasay delegates who attended COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. We now hope to sustain and develop our links with the Malagasay community, and to learn more about Money for Madagascar’s innovative work as we continue to explore climate action and climate justice in our children and young people’s groups

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