I did it...374 bounces ...and then I fell off! My legs are so tired, but it was worth it! 

Thank you so much to everyone who sponsored me, you have been so generous :-)

Amelie x

On the 16th of March Amelie will be taking a leap to help cyclone victims. 

" I want to rebuild Ambohidava Primary School in Madagascar that was destroyed by Cyclone Chedza. 

Please sponsor  me to bounce on my pogo stick, with no hands.... how many bounces can I do without falling off? ! "

This January, Tropical Cyclone Chedza hit Madagascar with a lethal combination of high winds and heavy rain. 6 weeks on the rain is still inundating Madagascar. The floods are devastating homes & crops and even making buildings collapse.  Schools, homes, roads, and bridges are being washed away or buried under landslides.

One such school is Ambohidava Primary School that has collapsed. Thankfully the pupils were not injured , but they have been left with nowhere to study. Amelie is bouncing to raise money to rebuild this school.

 The death toll is currently 63.More than 130,000 people have been displaced, their villages damaged or destroyed and their crops ruined by the flood waters and as I write more homes are in the capital are being evacuated by local army and fire officers. There has been a small amount of aid, but the plight of the Malagasy people has gone largely unnoticed by the wider world.

Several of MfM’s Malagasy partner NGOs have written, appealing for urgent funds to meet the immediate needs of those most affected by the cyclone, over the next three months. Many of the communities and groups that we work with have been seriously affected by the cyclone. With your support we can help some of the thousands of homeless and hungry who need food and shelter, as well as, basic health care and sanitation, whilst they contemplate rebuilding their lives. We can contribute to practical actions such as, clearing roads and evacuating dangerous areas. Once the waters have subsided we can supply the seeds that will be needed so that people can replant their crops. However, in order to do this they need extra finance.

MfM has a strong history of responding to our Malagasy communities in times of emergency. We always provide support based on the needs identified by our partners on the ground. Although the work we support emphasises long term goals, such as disaster resilience, in a crisis, immediate needs must be met. A child can be provided a nutritious hot meal for as little as 5 pence per day! Whatever we are able to give will make a real difference to people’s lives. By responding to their immediate needs, we are giving them the capacity to begin on the road to long term resilience.

Please donate whatever you can today! Thank you!

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