Isla’s lockdown challenge

Isla’s Challenge for HoverAid   Isla and her mum Emma decided to fundraise for HoverAid by going the extra mile and walking miles around Cambridge every day dressed as Disney characters – and they’ve raised a fantastic £900 which will support our vital work in Madagascar. Thank you Isla and Emma – you’re amazing. Here’s…

Summer Newsletter 2020

HUGE thanks to God and to all of you who gave of your time, prayers and money to support us in 2018 to help us hit our targets. You will see that we have mentioned some, but not all of you, in the pages that follow. We are SO grateful to everyone involved in the HoverAid family and apologise that we cannot mention you all by name!

URGENT Madagascar Health Appeal

YOU CAN HELP NOW. SUPPORT THIS URGENT HEALTH APPEAL. Madagascar faces an unprecedented, catastrophic, situation as the Coronavirus COVID-19 has reached the island. The country has locked down and all public transport has been halted. This is not enough to stop the spread of infection. The population is malnourished, has no effective food or cash…

Madagascar Medical Update

DONATE NOWPlease support our vital medical work…COVID-19 Has now reached Madagascar and we are seeing the effects already… The programme of Madagascar Medical Safaris (MMSs) for 2020 has just started, with the first two taking place in Sahakevo and Ampasinambo, on the Eastern side of the island. In this region 99% of the population are…

Jean-Baptiste’s Story from the 2020 Floods

DONATE NOWSUPPORT OUR URGENT APPEALJean-Baptiste’s story is now one of hope. Hope was barely a glimmer. But Jean-Baptiste’s deep brown eyes are bright. Home, crops and livestock decimated; planting season passing fast; debts to mercenaries and landlords outstanding; and the menace of bandits looming; there was every reason for despair. Yet this village…

Mahashinda’s Story from the 2020 Floods

DONATE NOWSUPPORT OUR URGENT APPEALA terrifying experience, and seeds of hope. Through the deafening rain her screams cannot be heard. The nearest house is 100 meters away and completely lost from sight in the downpour. She screams for help again nevertheless; desperate now. Beneath her feet, the roof of the bungalow creaks. From inside, the…

How HoverAid responded to the 2020 Floods

Peter and Tantely are heading north. The floods have displaced at least 116,000 people, with over 30 dead and others missing. HoverAid in Madagascar have started surveying some of the most affected areas around Maevetanana and Mangabe as our team head north. We are assessing and planning our response for those affected in areas where…