1. Where We Work
  2. Priority Countries
  3. Madagascar

Madagascar high priority country

population

25.6 M
Total population in the country
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), 2019

sanitation

11 %
Population with access to safely managed and basic service sanitation
WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2019

drinking water

54 %
Population with access to safely managed and basic service drinking water
WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2019
Diarrhea related under age 5 mortality rate number/1,000 live births
UNICEF, 2016

Drinking Water Results

408.8 K
People Gaining Access to Improved Drinking Water due to USG Assistance (FY 2008 - 2017)*
USAID.gov

Sanitation Results

479.6 K
People Gaining Access to Improved Sanitation due to USG Assistance (FY 2008 - 2017)*
USAID.gov

USAID Region

Africa

Mission

https://www.usaid.gov/madagascar

Overview

Approximately 56 percent of Madagascar’s people lack access to safely managed drinking water and only 11 percent use at least basic sanitation services. USAID’s WASH efforts in Madagascar are incorporated into its health, food security, and environment programs. Activities focus on:

  • Improving local, community-based governance of water and sanitation resources
  • Educating communities on how to use safe water and maintain proper waste disposal and sanitation measures
  • Triggering health-seeking behavior change with the promotion of good hygiene at the community and household levels

USAID also improves access to credit for consumers and suppliers of water and sanitation services using microfinance and credit products linked to water and sanitation. Other projects are rehabilitating existing or installing new, protected water points and promoting the construction and use of family latrines.

Water Activities

Activity Name Prime Implementer Countries Years Topic
Global Handwashing Partnership Global Handwashing Partnership Burkina Faso, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Benin, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam 2001– Behavior Change, Hygiene, Health, WASH, Private Sector
Water and Development Alliance (WADA) Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF) Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia 2005–2021 Sustainability, Water Security, Water Supply
Rural Access to New Opportunities for Health and Prosperity (RANO-HP) Catholic Relief Services Madagascar 2009–2013 WASH
Rotary-USAID Partnership 2009– Capacity Building, Health, Hygiene, Monitoring and Evaluation, Sanitation, Sustainability, WASH, Water Supply
FARARANO Food for Peace (FFP ) Catholic Relief Services Madagascar 2014–2019 Gender Equality & Empowerment, Health, Maternal and Child Health, Disaster Risk Reduction
Sustaining Health Outcomes through Private Sector + (SHOPS Plus) Abt Associates Madagascar, Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal 2015–2020 Health, Maternal and Child Health, Behavior Change
Water for Africa Through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa 2015–2020 Capacity Building, WASH, Governance
Rural Access to New Opportunities for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (RANO WASH) CARE International Madagascar 2018–2023 Water Supply, WASH
Water and Development Alliance (WADA) 2.0 - Madagascar Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF) Madagascar 2018– Water Supply

Source: USAID Development Experience Clearing House (DEC) and specific water activity websites.  The funding level and start/end date shown here reflect the information available via the DEC or activity website at the time the activity was added to Globalwaters.org. 

*Includes access to both basic and safely managed services