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United States Government Supports New Presidential Initiative to Save Madagascar’s Menabe Antimena Protected Area

USAID project extended to provide technical assistance for resettlement plan in Bezeky

The United States is helping Madagascar preserve its unique biodiversity and provide new sources of income for some of its most vulnerable people through support of a new Presidential Initiative for the Menabe Antimena Protected Area . On March 17, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined the Minister of Agriculture,…

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Strengthening growth and promoting US market access to women-led agricultural businesses in Madagascar

The project is funded by the POWER—Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise—initiative, a program supported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Women entrepreneurs are important sources of innovation, job creation, and economic growth, and critical actors in every aspect of the agriculture value chain.  The U.S. Embassy is pleased to partner with the American Chamber of Commerce in Madagascar (AmCham) to empower Malagasy women entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector to access…

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Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive in Madagascar to Promote Community Health

Trainees will undergo twelve weeks of language, cultural, and technical training before moving to their sites

Twenty-three Peace Corps Volunteer trainees arrived in Madagascar today as the Peace Corps continues to rebuild its program after the 2020 global evacuation of Volunteers due to Covid-19.  They were greeted at the airport by Peace Corps Country Director Brett Coleman and several other Peace Corps staff, including Amanda Martin,…

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United States Embassy Improves the Learning Environment in University of Antananarivo English Classrooms

The U.S. Embassy made a substantial donation of audiovisual equipment and classroom furniture today to improve the learning environments in the classrooms and library

Providing students at the nation’s flagship public university with high-quality educational experiences is a goal shared by both the University of Antananarivo and the U.S. Embassy.  That’s why the U.S. Embassy made a substantial donation of audiovisual equipment and classroom furniture today to improve the learning environments in the classrooms and…

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Malagasy Students Learn about Life and Study in the United States

American mentors and students met with the Public Diplomacy Officer to learn about the work of diplomacy and the role of U.S. embassies around the world

The U.S. Embassy hosted a multicultural exchange between American professors and students from Lafayette College, Pennsylvania and Malagasy students and teachers from Lycée Andohalo today as part of the Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME).  This three-week cross-cultural partnership between the two institutions promotes understanding between Americans and Malagasy. Since its…

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United States (U.S.) Advances Environmental Justice for Madagascar

Environmental justice ensures efficient enforcement of environmental laws

Environmental justice efforts are critically important to save Madagascar’s unique biodiversity from irreversible destruction. On November 17, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) convened a roundtable workshop to address environmental injustices and promote the wise and sustainable use of the country’s precious natural resources. Environmental…

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United States (U.S.) Government Launches Insecticide Residual Spraying Campaign in Madagascar

The campaign will treat the walls and ceilings of nearly 200,000 homes with insecticide certified as safe for humans, protecting 900,000 people in five health districts with high malaria prevalence rates

The American people are helping Madagascar combat malaria – the most prevalent disease treated at health centers across the country.  In 2022 to date, more than one million people in Madagascar have contracted malaria, making it the nation’s eighth most common cause of mortality in hospitals. In a November 10…

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American Corner Connects Mahajanga to the United States and the World

American Corner Mahajanga is one of three American Corners in Madagascar, and part of a network of more than 700 similar spaces operated by the U.S. government worldwide

American Corner Mahajanga connects Mahajanga to the United States and the world. U.S. Ambassador Claire Pierangelo, Boina Governor Mokthar Salim Andriantomanga, and Axian Foundation Executive Director Isabelle Salabert inaugurated the newly renovated American Corner in Mahajanga today, officially reopening this public information center to the Malagasy people. Ambassador Pierangelo highlighted the…

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United States (U.S.) Government equips Mahajanga Teachers with Innovative Language Learning Methods and Materials

Teacher-trainers will share teaching methods and materials with educators across Madagascar

The American people are unlocking Malagasy capacity to engage globally by providing English language teaching skills for more than 140 instructors across the region.  The U.S. government, in collaboration with non-profit association Lanja Omena Vokatra hAharitra (LOVA), launched a four-day American English Training of Trainers (AE TOT) workshop for 20 educators in…

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Welcome to Our New Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs)!

They will teach English at middle schools and high schools in Antananarivo and Mahajanga

The U.S. Embassy, through the Deputy Chief of Mission Tobias Glucksman, welcomes three Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETA) and one English Language Fellow (EL Fellow) to Madagascar! ETAs will teach English at middle schools and high schools in Antananarivo and Mahajanga, while the EL Fellow will teach English and support…