
Traumatised Community in Madagascar Braces for Cyclone Emnati
On February 22, 2022, Cyclone Emnati is expected to make landfall on the southeast coast of Madagascar following almost the same path as Cyclone Batsirai.
Madagascar ranks 164 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International works to tackle the root causes of poverty and gender inequality, as well as supporting disaster risk reduction activities.
CARE International first opened offices in Madagascar in 1992 with the aim of tackling the root causes of poverty, including social exclusion, lack of access to basic resources and services, poor governance, and gender inequality.
Today, CARE International’s work in Madagascar focuses on:
On February 22, 2022, Cyclone Emnati is expected to make landfall on the southeast coast of Madagascar following almost the same path as Cyclone Batsirai.
The tropical cyclone Batsirai made landfall on 5th February at 2000hrs local time on the East coast of Madagascar. The north of the city of Mananjary is reported to be the most damaged area at more than 70%.
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RAN-AINA ran from 2014-2017 in Madagascar with $1.2 million from the European Union. It reached 18,000 people directly and 82,068 people indirectly.
Want to reduce poaching and deforestation, improve incomes, reduce the poverty rate, and get people more food? Just ask CARE Madagascar.
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