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Superfície587,295 km²
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Indice de pobreza*75% da população vive abaixo do limiar da pobreza, com 1,90$ por dia
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ÍNDICE DE DESENVOLVIMENTO*Posição 173 de um total de 191
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População30,300,000
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Pessoas apoiadas por ano615,700
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Focos temáticosÁgua, Saneamento e Higiene
Geração de renda
Desenvolvimento de Competências e Educação
Mudanças climáticas
Helvetas began its involvement here back in 1982, initially concentrating efforts on forestry and protecting natural resources. Today, poverty reduction is at the heart of its concerns, in order to achieve improved access to services, resources and income.
Thanks to its isolation from Africa, Madagascar possesses a one-of-a-kind diversity of flora and fauna. But despite the fertile soil, the population lives in great poverty. Most of them are subsistence farmers. Helvetas supports smallholders in increasing crop yields by adapting more effective farming methods. The object is to enable them to feed their families and sell the surplus to earn some money.
Water supply and sanitation
Contaminated drinking water and poor hygienic conditions give rise to diarrheic diseases and, as a result, high infant mortality in Madagascar. This is why Helvetas focuses on water supply and sanitation. In the 1990s, state tasks such as the supply of drinking water were decentralized to local authorities. Helvetas supports the local authorities, many of which are still inexperienced and ineffectual, and involves them in planning and implementation.
From hand pumps to improved water points
In practical terms, existing water sources are inventoried and household water requirements determined. Appropriate solutions are developed, ranging from hand pumps to improved solar-powered water points managed by private companies. Our holistic approach includes measures to prevent sources from drying up and encourages the equitable distribution of water resources, sustainable water supply management, efficient field irrigation and improved hygiene practices.
Visit the website of Helvetas Madagascar.
The country programme in Madagascar is co-funded by the SDC programme contribution.
Our Projects in Madagascar
If you would like to know more about our work in Madagascar, click on each project for details.
Lot VJ 2 Ter A Ambohimiandra
BP 3044
101 Antananarivo
address-phone:+261 20 76 611 73
address-email: madagascar@helvetas.org
Visit the website of Helvetas Madagascar.