Everyone at HoverAid wants to shout out a huge THANK YOU! to all who took part and supported us in our recent Mangoky Rowing Challenge. We are pleased to announce that we have raised nearly £6000 via the wonderful web platform along with more direct donations and promised match funding, we hope that the final…
We’re gearing up for the epic challenge of rowing the Mangocky albeit from the comfort of a rowing machine.. record your time for the 8k gorge dash by sending your name and time to info@hoveraid.co.uk and we’ll make sure your name appears on the leaderboard below. Then be sure to collect your sponsorship money and…
HoverAid exists to reach the most unreachable communities with healthcare, education and other resources that they need the most, using hovercraft and other means. We are now at a critical point of building a new hovercraft based on a refined version of our own proven “RiverRover” design. Participation in this rowing challenge, and funds raised,…
Great News – Our Giving Tuesday campaign has been match-funded with pledges of 12,5k
In Ankatafana our team distributed food for 1000 families. We will continue tomorrow. Fishermen could fish for the first time for 10 days. The sea is calmer. Many people will have a good meal tonight. Donate to our emergency appeal
Ankatafana. 4000 people. 900 homes damaged or destroyed. 100 living in this school. Baby Estefia born yesterday in the school. Mum is called Basteny. They have lost everything but now they have each other. Donate to our emergency appeal
Sadly the SALFA health post has been wrecked by Cyclone Batsirai. Two nurses and midwife are now living here as their own homes were destroyed. A HoverAid team are now distributing rice and cooking oil in the area.
In February this year, the north west of Madagascar was hit by fierce tropical storms which destroyed many buildings including schools. There are already far too few schools for isolated communities. If they exist at all, they are often poorly built and easily damaged. Roofs have been blown off, and the frail mud & concrete…
Keith takes on a 100mile s in 24hours rowing challenge to raise funds for HoverAid and other Charities.
11-year-old girl Rasoanantenaina Olga from needed our help. She had osteitis on her leg, and it had become irretrievably infected, requiring amputation. The only way was to evacuate her from her village, Marolambo, back to the hospital in Tana. Without this, her life was in danger. We arranged for the surgery, and our friends at…