UNDP is a United Nations agency working for development in developing countries. Catholic Relief Services Madagascar has worked with UNDP for more than 10 years implementing several projects, mostly in disaster risk reduction. UNDP works in disaster risk reduction, economic strengthening and governance. UNDP funded CRS Madagascar to implement a disaster risk reduction project in two communes of the South of Madagascar (Anjampaly and Andalatanosy) in 2011 to 2012 and has again selected CRS to do the same thing in two communes of the south east of Madagascar (Tangainony and Vohilengo).

This is a Catholic Church diocesan structure located in the Diocese of Fenerive Est in the northeast of Madagascar. Caritas Fenerive Est is a growing partner for Catholic Relief Services in Madagascar. CRS has worked with them for about 7 years through several projects, including emergency response, food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

This is a corporate partner for Catholic Relief Services in Madagascar. It is producing organic fertilizer at a lower price that is affordable for small scale farmers. It operates in Madagascar and exports some of its products in Europe, Africa and the United States. CRS and Guanomad collaborate to implement the SOBIKA SOA project that supports poor urban farmers in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, to improve their livelihoods. Guanomad provides free fertilizer and agricultural tools, while CRS provides a community-led saving and lending system which allows the farmers to purchase fertilizer and agricultural tools as Guanomad reduces their support. The goal is for each farmer to be able to pay for their fertilizer and other needs through the saving and lending system put in place. The project works with 200 urban poor farmers located in Ambohimanambola.

TARATRA

The TARATRA project advocates for good governance of mining operations and aims to both increase transparency in the management of revenue and ensure that the revenue contributes to socio-economic development for the population in four extraction zones (Moramanga, Tsiroanomandidy, Fort Dauphin and Mahajanga) by January 2014.

UNDP-Funded DRR Project in the Southeast

This is a one-year project, with the possibility of being extended to two years, that aims to mobilize the communities in the two communes of Tangainony and Vohilengo in the Farafangana Diocese to better prepare and recover after natural disasters.

LAMINA Project

The LAMINA project supports the local population in accessing public services in the Dioceses of Farafangana and Fianarantsoa. The one-year project is implemented in partnership with the Justice and Peace commissions of the Catholic Church in Madagascar, and is funded by CRS.

The SALOHI Program

The Strengthening and Accessing Livelihood Opportunities for Household Impact (SALOHI) program is an $85 million initiative funded by USAID/Food for Peace that seeks to reduce food insecurity and vulnerability in 21 districts in eastern and southern Madagascar by June 2014. The project focuses on the health and nutritional status of children under five, improving job opportunities for families vulnerable to hunger, and increasing community resiliency to shocks, like drought, that exacerbate hunger. Consortium members include ADRA, CARE and Land O' Lakes. Our local partners include five diocesan partners and 15 social protection centers.

RANO HP

The Rural Access to New Opportunities for Health and Prosperity Ham Program (RANO HP) aims to increase sustainable access to improved water supply, increase the rate of sanitation coverage and improve hygiene practices in 42 communes in five regions of eastern Madagascar by September 2013. These goals will be achieved by improving the organization and governance of the water and sanitation sector as well as collaborating with the private sector. This $10 million project is funded by USAID and implemented in consortium with CARE and four local partners: Voahary Salama, Caritas National, BushProof and Sandandrano.

RANOn’ALA

The Rural Access to New Opportunities for Health and Water Resource Management (RANOn’ALA) project aims to help vulnerable communities in the districts of Mananara, Mandritsara and Soanierana Ivongo to access economically viable and safe water and sanitation services by September 2013. A key strategy is to foster dynamic public-private sector partnerships at the commune and community levels. This $7.5 million USAID-funded project is implemented in consortium with RTI International, Conservation International and Human Network International, as well as local partners Caritas National, BushProof and Sandandrano.