Media & Resources
Useful resources and information for use by journalists, fundraisers and anyone supporting our work.
Press enquiries
If you are researching a piece about Madagascar which relates to SEED's work, we are happy to assist. Our staff have over 25 years experience working on the ground in Madagascar, as well as in-depth knowledge of our projects and the wider context. We have several staff members (Malagasy and International) available who have experience giving interviews and working with the media.
- Mark Jacobs, Managing Director – mark@seedmadagascar.org or via phone +44 (0)20 8960 6629
- Lisa Bass, Director of Programmes and Operations – lisa@seedmadagascar.org
- Tsina Endor, Deputy Director - tsina@seedmadagascar.org
Logos
Before using any logos please seek permission of the Managing Director mark@seedmadagascar.org which will be given once the context is deemed appropriate.
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The SEED Madagascar logo must never be changed or adapted regardless of the format. This means do not redraw the logo, change the colours or distort its scale.
Videos
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Madagascar: The facts
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Approximately 95% of Madagascar’s reptiles, 89% of its plant life, and 92% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth (WWF).
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Over 20 years, Madagascar has faced 35 cyclones, 8 floods, and 5 severe droughts—a threefold increase from the previous two decades—making it one of the world's most vulnerable and least prepared countries for climate change (World Bank, 2024).
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Almost 80% of the population lives on less than $1.90 per day (World Bank, 2018).
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In the Anosy region where SEED works, 51.5% of 6-10 year olds have never been educated at school (World Bank, 2018).
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Madagascar, Somalia, Yemen and Chad are the countries with the highest 2024 Global Huger Index scores (GHI 2024).
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70% of the Anosy region lacks access to safe drinking water (UNICEF, 2021).
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The effects of the pandemic combined with the impact of climate shocks has pushed 1.4 million people in Madagascar into extreme poverty. Successive droughts, cyclones, and floods —exacerbated by El Niño—have devastated livelihoods in the agriculture and fishing industry, causing high levels of food insecurity and weakening community resilience (ECHO, 2021).
- A prolonged drought, worsened by El Niño, delayed harvests and reduced farmland across the Great South, East, and North. Intense dry spells in February and March, followed by late rains in April-May, failed to recover losses. Crop damage totaled $122.4 million, with Anosy suffering the highest losses. (WFP Country Report 2024).