Friends of Madagascar Mission On the Frontier of Mission with New Approaches for the 21st Century!

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Friends of Madagascar Mission (FOMM) is pleased to have you view our web page site. We are a new kind of mission organization, “On the Frontlines of Mission.” As you view these pages you will learn about our work. If you have any questions or concerns please call or email us. We will reply to your questions quickly!

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Friends of Madagascar Mission guarantees that 100% of a gift given to us will be spent on the mission project for which it is designated. Nothing will be taken out of a gift to pay for our administration costs, but we invite donors to also give gifts to our Administrative Account.

Friends of Madagascar Mission does not create or determine the projects which we will support. The projects are requested by the Malagasy Lutheran Church.

Financial Standards

Whenever you give to an organization you should verify that that organization is abiding by certain standards. Read our financial standards page for more information.

Current Fundraising Priority

We are highlighting a life-changing program helping teenage girls in Madagascar stay in school and make good life-choices. Our goal is to have 100 sponsors by the end of the year.

When you donate and include an email address, we will send a thank you letter including the girl's name, bio, and subsequently you will receive two letters a year. Here is the necessary information on this project:

NOFY i ANDROY
The Androy region, located in south-western Madagascar, is one of the poorest regions of the country. The region suffers from periodic drought, famine and harmful cultural practices. The local tribe has been a male dominated culture which has limited the value of women and girls to baby production and raising a family. As a result the Androy region has alarmingly high rates of child marriage and child pregnancies making the adolescent girls much more likely to drop out of school and often harming their health. Parents trapped in desperate poverty have been documented to marry off their daughters as young as ten years old as a quick fix to their financial problems, and the often much older husbands frequently prevent the girls from attending school and reaching their highest potentials.

Meta Paubert Kaurin began Nofy i Androy as a result of being one of these teen moms, a high school dropout and enduring bullying. It took her years to go back to school and find the courage to finish university and be back on her feet. The program tutors students from the public school to receive scholarship support through middle, high school and onto the university if they so choose. The teacher student ratio in kept low for best results and incorporates a curriculum and atmosphere of female empowerment, individual motivation and self-confidence.

SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY
Annual Support of a girl: $200.00
(A donor may support the same girl through their complete educational time. Renewal time will be at the anniversary of the donor’s original gift of support.)

A donor will receive:
1) A photo of the student
2) A biography of the student
3) A letter twice a year informing the donor of the student’s progress.

How to register for supporting a girl student:
1) Send $200.00 by a check, automatic bank payments, PayPal (or make arrangements for several payments of support), or through our Donate page
2) Send to: Friends of Madagascar Mission
P. O. Box 46381
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
3) For questions, you can reach us through our Contact Us page