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Azafady is proud to announce that it has won as Best Volunteering Organisation in the 2007 Responsible Tourism Awards. These awards, presented as part of World Responsible Tourism Day, are organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Times, World Travel Market, Geographical Magazine and Virgin Holidays.

Azafady has won as Best Volunteering Organisation in the 2007 Responsible Tourism Awards

Welcome to Azafady

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Azafady is a UK registered charity and Malagasy NGO working in partnership with disadvantaged communities to improve living standards and quality of life in positive coexistence with the fragile and unique local environment. Founded in 1994, the organisation works in 30 of the most impoverished villages on the globe and in the urban centre of Fort Dauphin, south east Madagascar, home to a population of some 300,000 people. Azafady works with local people to conserve threatened forests situated along 70 km of coastline, home to countless endemic and endangered species.

The Fort Dauphin NGO has 70 local employees and there are two full time staff working in the London office. Azafady typically works with about 80 volunteers in London and Madagascar every year.

Azafady’s aim is to help the poorest communities in Madagascar to empower themselves and develop in sustainable ways, increasing local access to health care and education. A core priority is to conserve the delicate ecosystems of Madagascar through facilitating viable alternatives to deforestation. Our programmes are at the frontline of global conservation and development work, with integrative and innovative projects which emphasise training, capacity building and education geared towards helping local people to help themselves.

Azafady is looking for small teams of enthusiastic volunteers to take part in a dedicated lemur conservation program. This is one of the only volunteering schemes focused exclusively on lemurs in Madagascar. Programs run for both four and eight weeks. To find out more click here.

Pioneer Madagascar is a 10-week expedition that gives volunteers the chance to work as part of an award-winning team tackling poverty and environmental damage in southeast Madagascar. On this program (which can be arranged as an internship), you'll work among rural and urban communities on a wide range of humanitarian, sustainable development and conservation projects. To find out more click here.

To find out more about our projects please browse the site or feel free to call +44 (0) 20 8960 6629 or email us at mark@azafady.org.

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