Volunteers
We need help to accomplish the aims of the Zazamalala Foundation. We are looking for volunteers to help us in Madagascar. We expect knowledge or experience in the field of: animals, plants, nature conservation, infrastructure, security, photography, health/medication, social media. We expect 25 hours of work or research per week. We charge €15 (US$16,05) per day for basic lodging, an outdoor shower/toilet, three meals a day, laundry service.
Donate
The goals of the Zazamalala Foundation can only be achieved with your help. We need funding for maintenance and protection of the current Zazamalala nature reserve. We need funding for obtaining new land and for reforestation. And we need funding for our social projects to aid and develop the local community.
You can donate without a specific target, e.g., for the expansion of Zazamalala. But you can also choose a goal, e.g., adopt a tortoise, pay for a solar cooker, or fund the reforestation of one hectare (2,471 acres).
Suggested for donations:
€2
(US$2.14) per month to adopt a critically endangered Madagascar Big-headed Turtle and support its breeding.
€3
(US$3,21) per month to help us to plant one tree seedling.
€5
(US$5,35) to pay for the weekly visit of our bee specialist.
€10
(US$10,70) to stimulate breeding of Lesser Vasa parrots.
€17
for an ADES solar cooker to make a family independent of fuelwood from the forest.
€20
(US$21,40) to adopt a critically endangered Flat-tail Tortoise and support its breeding.
€25
(US$26,75) to make a school bench for two children.
€70
(US$74,90) to pay the monthly salary of a forest worker.
€100
(US$107) to buy schoolbooks at the Catholic Library in Antananarivo for three local schools.
€100
(US$107) to pay the monthly salary of a teacher.
€200
(US$214) for one patient undergoing critical care surgery at the Morondava hospital.
€250
(US$267,50) to construct a water pump in a remote area.
€300
(US$321) to support the reforestation of 20 × 50 m (66 × 164 feet) of land.
€1000
(US$1,070) to support purchasing one hectare (2,471 acres) of empty land.
€3000
(US$3,210) to support the reforestation of one hectare (2,47 acres) of land. The new forest will bear your name into the future. You will receive an official certificate with a photo of a sign with your name, details of the location, and with the coordinates, visible on Google Maps. You can also start with a small patch of forest and watch it grow into a large forest by means of monthly donations.
For Dutch donors: Door uw gift aan Zazamalala (met ANBI status) voor minimaal vijf jaar vast te leggen als periodieke gift, vervallen de drempelbedragen en mag u het volledige bedrag aftrekken voor de inkomstenbelasting. Hiertoe moet een formulier worden ingevuld en getekend. Informatie: simonzazamalala@gmail.com
What happens with your donation?
You pay via Donorbox or directly on the bank account of the Zazamalala Foundation (Stichting Zazamalala), registered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We transfer the money to our sister organisation in Madagascar, the nonprofit Association Zazabe. They use the money for regular costs and for projects. All non-regular expenses have to be authorized by at least two board members of the Zazamalala Foundation. The executive board of the Association Zazabe consists of: Mr. Jean Yves Razanatson, lawyer in Morondava; Jocelyne Farazanamalala, born in Madagascar but with Dutch nationality; Sahondra Marguerite, a Zazabe employee. All have been involved with Zazamalala for at least 20 years.