“All I wanted was to go home,” recalls a Malagasy woman here in the capital of the island nation of Madagascar, which lies off southeastern Africa. Trafficking in vulnerable women, especially to go ...

Stilted homes in Andavoanemboka village, Madagascar, where female solar technicians have brought solar-powered light. © Bella Roscher / WWF-CH. In the stilted homes of Madagascar ...

UNHCR welcomes a recent amendment to the nationality law in Madagascar, which gives men and women equal rights to pass on nationality to children. The new law also helps spouses and children to retain ...

The region of East Africa comprises countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea, Mauritius, Djibouti, Réunion, Mayotte, Seychelles, South Sudan, and Madagascar. Women’s issues remain a serious concern ...

In Madagascar, independent media is a complex issue that remains to be solved. After all, most media outlets rely on politically motivated business people, either involved with the government or ...

"When my husband is under too much stress, he takes it out on me," said Maharo Soarolahy, a 34-year-old Madagascan villager. But in patriarchal Madagascar, the problem is entrenched and seems bound to ...

At the World Bank we are committed to supporting women and girls with the breadth of impact in our projects and within our staff. We are proud that as of 2022, 48 percent of our office workforce in ...