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After Tropical Cyclone Gezani battered Madagascar's coast, an alliance of regional and international responders is working together to rebuild damaged hospitals and protect vulnerable communities. Their coordinated response shows how neighbors and partners show up when disaster strikes.
When Cyclone Gezani destroyed up to 80% of homes in Madagascar's poorest neighborhoods, every diocese in the country launched relief campaigns to help families rebuild their lives. Even the government joined the unprecedented relief effort.
When Tropical Cyclone Gezani devastated Madagascar, the country's Catholic bishops mobilized a massive solidarity effort to help nearly half a million affected people. Communities are responding with coordinated relief as the island nation shows how faith and organization can turn tragedy into collective action.
Young entrepreneurs from Jordan, Madagascar, and Tunisia just won a major tech competition for building solutions that save lives, protect the environment, and solve real problems. Their innovations tackle workplace safety, clean energy, and water conservation across Africa and the Middle East.
After two devastating cyclones hit Madagascar within 10 days, Southern Africa's emergency response network is mobilizing to help 270,000 affected people rebuild. The regional deployment shows how neighboring nations are turning climate disasters into opportunities for unity.
At the 2025 Winter Olympics, skiers from Jamaica, Kenya, Eritrea, Madagascar, South Africa, and Benin gathered to support each other and advocate for more resources for athletes from smaller nations. Their message: winter sports belong to everyone, and representation matters.
The Zafimaniry people of Madagascar are finding creative ways to preserve their UNESCO-recognized woodcraft traditions even as deforestation forces them to reimagine their forest-based way of life. Communities are blending old customs with new realities, keeping their cultural identity alive.
A new report reveals that locally owned carbon offset projects, when done right, can benefit communities while protecting the climate. The key is genuine ownership, informed consent, and communities making their own decisions.
Over 60,000 people have paid to name Madagascar hissing cockroaches after their valentines, raising more than $1 million for wildlife conservation. The quirky fundraiser has become so beloved that fans demanded its return when organizers tried to end it.
Eight African nations are sending 13 athletes to the Winter Olympics in Italy this week, continuing a pioneering tradition that started in 1960. Benin and Guinea-Bissau are making their debut while Madagascar's Mialitiana Clerc becomes the first African woman to compete in three Winter Games.
A coin-sized spider in Madagascar weaves webs 80 feet across rivers using silk that outperforms steel and Kevlar. Scientists are racing to understand how this tiny creature creates one of nature's toughest materials. #
Scientists discovered spiders in Peru, the Philippines, and Madagascar crafting spider-shaped sculptures from debris to protect themselves from predators. Some even shake their webs to make the decoys move like larger, more intimidating spiders.