The Madagascar Ankizy Fund - School Projects

CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN

One of the most valuable lessons children can learn is to help others
who are less fortunate than they are. Unfortunately, it is not a
lesson that most children have the opportunity to learn. Nor is it a
simple task to endow them with an appreciation for the connections
they can have with other children half a world away. Perhaps
surprisingly, then, much of the success of the Madagascar Ankizy Fund
is due to the efforts of American school children. Impressed with the
work done in Madagascar and touched by the needs of Malagasy children,
several schools have sponsored fundraisers to benefit MAF. Through these projects, the school children
have learned that they have it in their power to help other children tangibly and directly, even those on the
other side of the planet.

GET INVOLVED

Help build a school in Madagascar!

SUGGESTIONS FOR FUNDRAISERS

Several schools have already held fundraisers to benefit the
Madagascar Ankizy Fund. These fundraisers have often been simple and fun for the children who organized them, but each has contributed greatly to the mission of MAF. One of the most successful was developed by the Laurel Hill School in East Setauket, NY. Students there held a month-long Read-A-Bookathon, asking sponsors to help them raise money to assist the children in Madagascar. Each sponsor contributed a certain amount of money for each book read. Teachers participated by helping to organize the project and determine the length of the book appropriate for each grade level. Other fundraisers have also been successful. Dogwood Elementary School in Smithtown, NY held a fashion show and West Hills Montessori School in Huntington Station, NY sold dinosaur T-shirts and other paraphernalia. There are many different ways in which you can help. Hold a bake sale. Have a walk-a-thon. Hold a car-wash. Sell candy. Be creative!