Madagascar

Country Summary:

Staff Members Iafine Papisy – Programme Associate, GL Madagascar
RAZANADRETEFA Zotonantenaina, Finance Assistant Marang Fund Madagascar
When registered 2011
Address Immeuble Premium, ex village des jeux, Ankorondrano, Antananarivo -101-
Email and phone madamanager@genderlinks.org.za
00 261 32 87 325 19
Alliance focal network Fédération pour la Promotion Féminine et Enfantine (FPFE)
Government COEs 67
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Media COEs 6
Key partners Ministère de la Population de la Protection Sociale et de la Promotion de la Femme; Ministère de l’Artisanat de la Culture et des Patrimoines; Association des Elus Sensible au Genre (AESG); Conseil National des Femmes de Madagascar (CNFM), EISA, UNESCO; UNFPA; UNDP; GIZ; Centre de Presse Malagasy; Département Interdisciplinaire de Formation Professionnelle (DIFP); Université d’Antananarivo, Union Africaine, Union Européenne

Read more about GL’s work in Madagascar.
Madagascar Strategy 2016 – 2020 


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