E.D.I. Madagascar

Enfants Défavorisés de l’Île de Madagascar (E.D.I. Madagascar) is a Luxembourg-based non-profit organization founded in 2015, officially recognized as a Development NGO (ONGD).

Our mission is to support vulnerable children and families in Madagascar. Based on the principle that every child has the right to a quality education, we ensure that our projects improve the education and living conditions of those children and their families.

The NGO ensures that the impacts of its projects will be sustained once its presence ends : to that end, we provide training to beneficiaries and set up with them income-generating activities.

We focus in the eastern region of Madagascar, particularly in remote rural areas.

Key Projects and Actions in Madagascar led by E.D.I. Madagascar so far :

Throughout its 10 years of existence, the NGO carried out projects that include :

· Improvement of teachers skills;

· Modernisation of school furniture;

· Construction of new schools with integrated educational gardens and farms, with in one case an additional health clinic for children and their families;

· Environmental education and reforestation program, including the creation and management of nurseries and awareness-raising activities on environment, including construction of water-wells;

· Implementation of 6 school canteens, supported by communities’gardens, farms and income-generating activities to ensure long-term sustainability;

· Electrification of primary schools with photovoltaic panels combined with improvement of educational materials (computers, screens, access to databases etc.);

· Support, guidance and professionnalisation to help young single mothers becoming self-reliant.

Actions in Luxemburg :

In addition to its development projects in Madagascar, E.D.I. Madagascar also conducts Global Citizenship Education activities in Luxembourg. For the last 3 years, economic development and environment awareness activities were conducted in dozens of Luxembourg schools, with a focus on the case of Madagascar.