• A COMMUNICATION OFFICER
• A DOCUMENT ARCHIVIST

Tany Meva is a community-based environmental foundation whose mission is to mobilize and manage resources and make grants to support community initiatives and/or finance economic, social and environmental development actions (aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030). 

As part of the development of its activities, Tany Meva launches this call for applications for the recruitment of two (02) positions below (to be filled immediately):

1. A Communication Officer (Ref. AC-TM/2022/001- RCOM) – Position based in Antananarivo

Primary Missions:

• Participate in the elaboration/development process of Tany Meva’s communication strategy,
• Ensure through concrete actions the good institutional image at national and international level 
• Strengthen the visibility of Tany Meva’s actions and partners.

Required Profiles:

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, international relations or equivalent; 
• At least 2 to 3 years of direct experience in the field of communication; 
• Knowledge of the full range of communications approaches, tools and methodologies essential to planning and executing effective campaign strategies and programs (such as campaign management, media operations, marketing and promotion, public awareness, message targeting); 
• Ability to quickly analyze and integrate diverse information from various sources; 
• Fluent English would be a particular asset;
• One (1) DOCUMENT ARCHIVIST (Ref. AC-TM/2022/001- ARCH) – Position based in Antananarivo

Primary Missions:

• To support Tany Meva in the process of developing and implementing its policy of modernization of general services to meet the requirements of the evolution of information technology and communication (or ICT)

Required Profiles:

• Holder of at least a Baccalaureate+3 in Management, Administration, Law, or equivalent;
• At least three (03) years of (continuous) experience in a similar position;
• Proven experience in general services modernization in the private or public sector;

How to apply:

The application file composed of a letter of motivation (with salary expectations and at least three professional references) and a detailed CV (with a recent photo, e-mail address and telephone number for quick contact) should be sent to the e-mail address appel@tanymeva.org (in a single file in PDF format), or directly to the head office of the Tany Meva Foundation located in Ambatobe, Lot I A I 1 Bis Antananarivo, with the mention ” AC-TM/2022/001- RCOM” or ” AC-TM/2022/001- ARCH” according to the position desired, before Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11 am. A draft of the Terms of Reference for the position, which is not binding on the Tany Meva Foundation in either form or substance, is available on the website www.tanymeva.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview and written test before Friday 18 February 2022. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

2.2 billion Ariary of funding 2.2 billion Ariary. This is the total amount of funding that the Tany Meva Foundation has just granted to seven promoters of development projects located in different regions of Madagascar, at the beginning of the year 2022. NGOs, associations, companies, these organizations will implement various projects in the fields of green energy, infrastructure construction, reforestation and fruit tree cultivation, ecotourism and agricultural production in Vakinankaratra, SAVA, DIANA, Vatovavy, Atsimo Andrefana and Analamanga. The grants vary between 257 and 280 million Ariary for each beneficiary. Tany Meva plans to launch other calls for projects, so unsuccessful bidders in previous calls are invited to contact the Foundation to receive advice on how to improve their proposals in the future.

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We have the honor to inform you of the nomination of the new Board of Directors of the Tany Meva Foundation.
President : Mrs Patricia Rajeriarison
Vice-president : Mr Honoré
Treasurer: Mrs. Tiana Ramparany
We thank the good and loyal services of Mr Joelison Ratsirarson, former PCA.

Notice to project leaders interested in the call for projects, Tany Meva Fund 2021-2022.

Tany Meva informs you that the information sessions indicated in article 10 of the Terms of Reference of the call will be held by videoconference on : Thursday 22 April 2021 at 9 a.m.

To participate, we invite you to fill in the form on the link: https://bit.ly/3dsVDus .

Thank you for your participation and see you soon!

In order to enhance the richness of the biodiversity of the Bobaomby complex in the DIANA region and to motivate the local communities to preserve this ecosystem, the Tany Meva Foundation, through the CEPF fund, is financing the establishment of an ecotourism site in the village of Anjiabe. The NGO BNC, promoter of this project, wants to bring a new impetus to the local socio-economic life. To prepare the communities for this new activity, skills training is provided on specific tourism topics such as guiding, cooking and foreign languages.

TANY MEVA, a financing institution, recognised as a public utility for sustainable development, has the mission of mobilising and managing financial resources. It supports initiatives within the four themes of its fourth strategic plan, which focuses on sustainable development.

TANY MEVA launches the present call for projects which is focused in the four (04) priority landscapes (thirteen out of the twenty-two regions) for the 2021/2022 campaign. This call is open to Platforms/Federations of Grassroots Community Organizations, Associations, Cooperatives, Training/Research Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Non-Profit Institutions (NPOs), and the Private Sector.

Interested project leaders are invited to download the Terms of Reference of the call for projects on the website www.tanymeva.org. For further information, we encourage you to send your request to appel@tanymeva.org.

Tenderers must hand in their tender documents in a closed envelope, in paper and electronic form (USB key), no later than Monday 31 May 2021 at eleven (11) o’clock, and send them to the “Fondation Tany Meva Ambatobe en face du Lycée Français, Lot I A I 1 bis – Ambatobe 103 Antananarivo”.  

The population of Anjiabe, a village in the heart of the Bobaomby forest, in Diana region, earns their living by the regulated production of charcoal from jujube trees. The alignment of the community needs with conservation activities impelled the Fondation Tany Meva to finance the project implemented by the NGO MAVOA. The project concerns the control and monitoring of natural resources with a view to “equitable” and responsible exploitation of charcoal production. Firewalls are installed, patrols are organized and materials are made available to communities.

The first edition of the Corporate Social Responsibility Fair was held on Tuesday 23 March 2021 in Antsirabe. The Tany Meva Foundation and its partner, the Missouri Botanical Garden, participated in this event and presented the project “Building the harmonious landscape of Ibity with the commitment of multi-sector partners” in the framework of the Partnership Fund for Critical Ecosystems for the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot (CEPF MADIO). This first edition was organised by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development in collaboration with the region.

Millions mangroves tree “avincenia marina” have been planted in the bay of Bombetoka. The planting success rate is 90%, the local population is in joy because they start to feel the benefits of the restauration and preservation of the mangrove, marine ressources such as crabs are coming back. The collection of wild silkworms on this species of mangrove trees and the processing of this resulting material also provides part of the income for the community. The project is funded by the fondation Tany Meva in partnership with l’Association Femme Entrepreneur Environnement of Mahajanga as part of the CEPF project.

The population of Ambongamaranitra, Andranofasika Commune, Ambato Boeny District is taking responsibility for the increase in bush fires. Fire-fighting committees have been set up. This has enabled the practice of bushfires to be gradually reduced. In order to ensure the success of reforestation activities in the area, the local population has set up several kilometres of firebreaks. The project is supported by the Tany Meva Foundation, through the Assosiation TAFITA, as part of the CEPF project.

The Angonoka is an endemic species, but threatened by the degradation of its natural habitat, mainly caused by bush fires and illegal traffic. The project for the conservation and protection of this species in the Bay of Baly, Soalala district, Boeny region, supported by the Tany Meva Foundation within the framework of the CEPF project, is helping to reduce the burnt area of their habitat. And likewise, trafficking no longer exists thanks to the pugnacity of the local community.

The population of Anjiamaloto is becoming more involved in the preservation of the Mangrove in the north-eastern part of Soalala district, Boeny Region. This is achieved through the project “Contribution to the sustainable management of mangroves through the tourism promotion of the Bay of Baly NP and support to the improvement of the living conditions of the grassroots communities. ” supported by the Fondation Tany Meva as part of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) project.

On 21 December 2020, Fondation Tany Meva officially opened the reforestation campaign for the year 2020/2021. Nearly 30,000 seedlings will be planted for this season and the Foundation’s staff travelled to the reforestation site in Ankarabe, rural commune of Tsaramasoandro, Ankazobe district, to mark the start of reforestation and thus fulfil its duty as a citizen. The local community from the four surrounding villages will also be mobilised and involved in the reforestation of the 30,000 seedlings. The campaign will end in the second half of February 2021 in the presence of the local authorities and members of Fondation Tany Meva’s board of directors.

The Amberivery hydroelectric picocetral power plant in the Bealanana district, Sofia Region, was inaugurated on 28 November last. It is the tenth hydroelectric picocetrale supported by the Tany Meva Foundation since 2008.

213 households around the New Bemanevika Protected Area (Amberivery and Anolakely) can benefit from this clean energy. The protection of the forest makes this possible.

Partners: #ADER/MEH, #PNUD (projet MRPA), #The_PeregrineFund, #AIDER

A training session on procurement procedures led by RIT – MADIO took place for partners/promoters of Larges Grants projects operating in key biodiversity areas.

Members of the Board of Directors of the Tany Meva Foundation are currently visiting 15 projects funded by the Foundation in three regions of the country: Vakinankaratra, Menabe and Atsimo Andrefana. This mission, led by the Chairman of the Board, will last 14 days. This visit is in line with the Foundation’s proximity policy and is part of the strategic reorientation process of the Fifth Strategic Plan, which will come into force in 2021. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

In order to improve the effectiveness of VOIs in natural resource management, the Tany Meva Foundation is studying the setting up of a community resource and skills centre in Tuléar, within its Tahala Meva branch.

A technical consultation workshop is organised on 12 and 13 October 2020 at Pavé Antaninarenina, in collaboration with the Hay Tao USAID project. The workshop was attended by the Platform of Civil Society of the Atsimo Andrefana region, the Botanical Club of Tulear, the women’s association FIVEMI of St Augustin and the Federation of Milanoriake fishermen of Anakao. 

Breeding of goats for dairy processing in the Fokontany of Ianantsono. This project aims to improve the standard of living of the beneficiaries, to create sustainable employment for the beneficiaries and to promote short cycle breeding in the rural commune of Saint-Augustin.

Fondation Tany Meva, in partnership with the Helmsley Charitable Trust, supports the governance of natural resources in the Atsimo Andrefana region. On the fringe of the closing of the project in 2020, Tany Meva launches the 2 following calls for proposals, for firms, agencies or groups of consultants :

– Capitalization of achievements and lessons learned on community management of natural resources in South-West Madagascar – Communication on projects supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust Foundation (Ref. AP TM/2020/13): deadline September 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

– Capacity building for associations promoting and receiving funding from the Helmsley Charitable Trust (Ref. AP TM/2020/14): deadline 16 September 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Interested bidders may request the Call for Proposals package including the TOR by email at appel@tanymeva.org.

Electronic submission of proposals is not permitted.

These should be submitted in a sealed envelope to one of the addresses below, indicating the title and reference of the Call for Proposals:

– Fondation Tany Meva, Lot I A I 1 Bis Ambatobe, 103 Antananarivo, Madagascar

– Fondation Tany Meva (Antenne Tahala Meva), Face Spirnam, Motombe Andranomena, 602 Tuléar Madagascar

A pre-conference will be held on September 4, 2020:

– At 9 am at the Tany Meva Foundation headquarters in Ambatobe.

– At 2pm at the Tahala Meva Tulear Antenna

Download :

– Call for proposals Capitalization

– TDR Capitalization

– Call for Proposals Capacity Building

– TDR Capacity Building

Fondation Tany Meva is supporting the construction of new classrooms and drinking water points in the South Betioky district. Carried by the Milavonjy association, the project also supports the cultivation of breds to improve the communities’ sources of income.

he volunteers are working hard to limit the ecological damage caused by the oil spill which is gradually spreading off the south-eastern coast of Mauritius. The ship Wakashio had run aground when it struck a reef a few days earlier at Pointe d’Esny, an important conservation site.
See the event in video: https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=928504490962228

Such a situation harms biodiversity and marine ecosystems, but also key sectors such as tourism and fishing on which the economies of many countries in the region, including Madagascar, depend. The time may have come to tighten regulations for oil transport in the Indian Ocean.
Photos: Vel Moonien
The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation

A new drinking water supply project is starting in the Atsimo Andrefana region, Municipality of Beroroha East. This initiative is supported by Tany Meva and implemented by the Miarina association.

Did you know ?
Betsiboaka is the largest area of ​​concentration of mangroves (or mangroves) in Madagascar.
In order to avoid the risk of destruction of this area; The Association Femmes Entrepreneurs Environnementales Mahajanga (FEEM), supported by the Tany Meva Foundation and CEPF, has contributed to the restoration of the new protected area of ​​Bombetoka Bay in Avicennia marina. This species has the particularity of harboring silkworms which constitute an important source of income for the population.

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In the Comoros, the Platform for Women Sustainable Development and Food Security (PFDDSA), in collaboration with Fondation Tany Meva and CEPF, has helped to curb coastal erosion and the destruction of biodiversity. 500 women in Uropveni have benefited from capacity building in the sustainable management of mangroves in Coelacanth National Park

On July 26, International Mangrove Day, the preservation of nature is a matter all the more serious because we are going through a health crisis whose origin comes from the destruction of nature and direct or indirect contact with wild animals. . Despite this pandemic, this day is celebrated to encourage the sustainable efforts we are making for our mangroves. Today, some 236,400 hectares cover the coastlines of Madagascar, which represents 2% of the mangroves in the world. Our mangroves are home to many species of flora and fauna unique to Madagascar. They produce between 2.5 and 3.9 tonnes of crabs per square kilometer per year, provide a living for many compatriots and make our landscapes unique. For WWF’s Dannick Randriamanantena, “it is ecosystems such as mangroves and coral reefs that make Madagascar’s west coast very productive. For our economy and the well-being of the Malagasy population, we have an interest in preserving these sources of life, ”he adds.

Since 2007, WWF has partnered with local communities, civil society organizations and authorities to conserve 50,000 hectares of mangroves in Menabe, Melaky and Diana regions through community management initiatives. Together, they planted over 19 million mangrove mangrove trees between 2009 and 2020. Beyond monitoring, these local communities are involved in the sustainable management and conservation of mangroves in many regions of Madagascar. They manage it so that mangroves and the resources that depend on them create sustainable value. This is important because mangrove forests are a natural solution to climate change and its effects. They store more carbon than terrestrial forests, filter water and protect coasts from erosion and cyclonic damage.

A study analyzing the legal and policy frameworks for mangroves in seven countries including Madagascar was developed under the “Save our mangroves now!” Initiative. “, In partnership with Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and WWF. This initiative aims to strengthen governance over the mangrove ecosystem to reduce and stop its destruction.

This year, the international day for the conservation of the mangrove ecosystem is marked by sensitization on radio channels and on social networks throughout Madagascar. These initiatives are led by local, regional or national associations with the regional directorates of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Initiatives supported by actors of mangrove conservation in Madagascar including WWF.

Article: WWF Madagascar

☢ Sea turtles 🐢🌊 are increasingly threatened by poaching in the bay of Rigny in Antsiranana.

✅ The NGO Soameva, with the support of Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is implementing a project called “contribution to the survival and preservation of sea turtles” by strengthening the protection ⚔ of sea turtles by mobilizing communities and competent authorities.

📌 More than 7000 seedlings 🌱 have been restored in the New Protected Area of ​​Ambohitr’Atsingy, Montagne des Français – Antsiranana. The conservation of the site is on the right track by means of the involvement of the community in the preservation of biodiversity 🦋 via the Arche aux Plantes project supported by the CEPF: “Train and involve communities in forest restoration actions”

“Protect biodiversity through ecotourism in the village of Ampombofofo “a project supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund lead by Bobaomby Nature Conservation (BNC) in the DIANA region. Technical and financial training took place to support the team of BNC for the start the project.

The activities continue within Fondation Tany Meva, while respecting the measures barriers for the safety of all.

Opening days and times:

*** Ambatobe head office: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7.30 am to 3 pm

*** Tahala Meva in Tulear: Monday to Friday from 8am to 4.30pm

Fondation Tany Meva has submitted  contribution by donating disinfectant gels based on aloe  valued approximately ten million Ariary (or 10,000,000 MGA) to the Operational Command Center (CCO) in Ivato this Friday, May 15 2020.

“Being a financial institution community-based for protection / environment conservation and sustainable development since 25 years in Madagascar and Indian Ocean, we wholeheartedly support the Malagasy people and bring our contributions to support the efforts of the Malagasy Government ” declared Mr. Claude Fanohiza, Executive Director of Fondation Tany Meva.

General Gabriel Ramanantsoa, ​​Financial Director of the BNGRC, expressed his gratitude for this gesture of solidarity “in the context of this fight against an invisible enemy”, while encouraging everyone to follow the instructions of the Government.

Ecosystem conservation is one of the funding themes of Fondation Tany Meva. With its partners including CEPF, emblematic and endangered species such as dugongs and baobabs are better protected. In Madagascar, communities depend heavily on natural resources to survive. to reduce pressures on biodiversity, Fondation Tany Meva supports integrated projects by trying to find a balance between conservation strategies and improvement of community living conditions. These projects aim to sustain alternative sources of income (professionalization of promising sectors, tourism, crafts, etc.) and the construction of development infrastructures (hydro-agricultural dam, renewable energies, schools, etc.)

Antananarivo, 4 June 2020 – World Environment Day is celebrated every 5 June. This year in Madagascar, the theme of biodiversity will be at the heart of the discussions, under the slogan “time for nature”.During “Nature Month”, we will present Nature Heroes to show that there are great men and women all over the island who are fighting to save the Planet. A special Facebook profile picture frame for the “Nature Month” is also available starting June 5th.

Throughout the month of June, Internet users are also invited to share amateur videos on social networks to show that everyone can commit to protecting the environment with the means at their disposal, with the hashtag #HoAnVoahary and #Connect2Earth. The videos will be collected by the team of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development through social networks. A compilation will be edited and broadcast on the social networks as well as on the national television channel.

According to Mrs Baomivotse Vahinala Raharinirina, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development: “This is the year when, more than ever, the world can signal a strong will for a global framework that will “bend the curve” on the loss of biodiversity for the benefit of humans and all life on Earth. We thus call for solidarity and cooperation at all levels. Let us join forces, for this is the only guarantee of a common future, to live in harmony with nature. “

Globally, nature provides services worth approximately $125 billion annually, while helping to ensure the provision of fresh air, clean water, food, energy, medicines and other products and materials. (Living Planet Report 2018). Madagascar’s biodiversity is at high risk: pressures from human activities such as deforestation, pollution, overfishing, climate changes, poaching, etc. are causing biodiversity to disappear at an alarming rate. In Madagascar, because of the confinement measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, pressure on protected areas is increasing and consequently the rate of environmental crime is rising: bush fires, poaching, and corruption for illegal exploitation of natural resources.

Madagascar, like so many other countries in the world, will be able to mobilize online for Nature despite the health crisis linked to COVID-19. World Environment Day is celebrated under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development with all Malagasy nature lovers, including Conservation International (CI), the Madagascar Protected Areas Foundation (FAPBM), the Tany Meva Foundation, Madagascar National Parks (MNP), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and World Wide Fund (WWF).

Together, let’s raise our voices and show that Nature matters, let’s stand together and turn the tide of nature’s loss!

Happy World Environment Day!
“The time of nature” is the slogan of this celebration.

Fondation Tany Meva supports environmental protection and sustainable development by funding projects that benefit communities. This year, Madagascar has decided to dedicate this June to nature.

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Medd Madagascar), in collaboration with Tany Meva and other conservation organizations such as Conservation International – Madagascar (CI), the Foundation for Protected Areas and the Biodiversity of Madagascar (FAPBM), Madagascar National Parks (MNP), WCS Madagascar (WCS) and WWF Madagascar (WWF), the “Nature Month” invites us to reflect on the future of biodiversity in Madagascar in the years to come and the degradation of the natural world.

You, too, participate in the awareness movement by putting the decor on your Facebook profile on the link https://bit.ly/30jJPof

For more information, see the link: https://bit.ly/3dB48Rv

Visit of the protected area Ibity with the technical committee of the Tany Meva Foundation for the follow-up of the project “Building the harmonious landscape protected ibity with the commitment of multi-sector partners.“implemented by Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) as part of the CEPF Hotspot project Madagascar Indian Ocean.

Implementation of the Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF) is mid-way through Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands (MADIO). A program evaluation workshop was held at Carlton Antananarivo from December 3 to 5, 2019. Since 2015, more than $10.5 million has been invested in the region, 57% of which is in Madagascar. In its current phase, the initiative has contributed to the conservation of 72 Key Biodiversity Areas (Bczs) in the Hotspot.

• Deuxième rencontre des partenaires du CEPF – Une centaine de représentants des bénéficiaires du Fonds de Partenariat pour les Ecosystèmes Critiques (CEPF) se sont retrouvés autour d’un atelier d’échanges et de renforcements de capacités à Nosy Be. Des acteurs de conservation de la biodiversité de l’Afrique du Sud, des Comores, du Kenya, de Madagascar, de Maurice et des Seychelles ont à l’occasion visité le parc marin Nosy Tanikely, la seule aire protégée financièrement autonome à Madagascar.