Why do people leave madagascar

Up to , people will be able to benefit from this project". Context Volana Razafimanantsoa, a correspondent for Africanews in Madagascar summarises the current state of affairs:. Another government project foresees to grant thousands of hectares of arable land to migrant families.

The project takes place in Tsiroanomandidy, a 5-hour drive from Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital. But so far, only 19 families have agreed to relocate. Welcome to Africanews Please select your experience. Watch Live. Facts and Figures. Migration activities Counter-trafficking Programme Because of inadequate labour migration management, Madagascar still factors as an important source country for trafficking in persons TiP.

Diaspora Engagement Programme The Malagasy Diaspora, in its diversity, presents significant but still largely untapped potentials for engagement and contribution in meeting the challenges of sustainable national development, given its generally high levels of education, professional successes, dynamism, and creativity. Migration and Health Programme Health is a basic human right and an essential component of sustainable development. Migration, Environment, and Climate Change Programme With 80 per cent of the population relying on agriculture as a primary source of income, one of the main challenges lies in the high vulnerability to the devastating effects of environmental disasters and climate change.

Emergency and Post Crisis Programme As Madagascar is regularly affected by natural disasters, IOM seeks to provide actionable and timely information on disaster-related population displacement in the country, respond to humanitarian emergencies, and support prevention and adaptation strategies to reduce incidences of displacement from occurring.

Mainstreaming Migration Programme It is estimated that more than , people move from rural areas to the capital, Antananarivo, every year.

Migration initiatives In , IOM Madagascar will continue to support the Government in addressing the challenges and advancing the benefits of migration. Priority initiatives will include the following: Support stakeholders in the fight against trafficking in persons.

IOM will support stakeholders in the implementation of the new National Action Plan to protect VoTs, prosecute traffickers, prevent trafficking and consolidate partnerships in-country and at the subregional level. Enable stakeholders to implement labour migration policies that proactively seek to reduce risky labour migration behaviours by vulnerable women, diversify and make available alternate destinations and foreign labour markets where the rights of migrant workers can be ensured, and improve pre-departure preparation and training of migrant workers.

Engage stakeholders at the central, regional and community levels in areas where the environment, social cohesion and human security is threatened by the important influx of internal migrants who leave their areas of origin due to land degradation and the negative effects of climate change. The ousted mayor in turn spearheaded a popular and military revolt that drove the president into exile. Mr Rajoelina ruled as head of an interim authority that struggled with international sanctions until , when an often difficult process of accommodation between rival political camps led to him ceding power to elected President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.

Mr Rajoelina then defeated both President Rajaonarimampianina and Mr Ravalomanana in a presidential election in late The media are highly-politicised and vulnerable to influence from their owners, says Reporters Without Borders.

Radio is a key news source. Some key dates in Madagascar's history:. We are also asking the government to assist us. They have been affecting a wide range of territory. There were no rains over the three last years.

Because of the persistent drought, violent winds have swept away the good soil for cultivation. They have killed the cactus plants, which are vital for us in the time of famine. They have also destroyed crops and killed animals such as zebus [cattle], sheep and goats.