Many rural youth in Madagascar face critical challenges: no land, no jobs, no training & no spaces - whether physical ones or in society to do their own projects. Traditional paths are no longer available & they lack the support to make new ones. Women & girls are especially constrained or vulnerable, including to exploitation. Without intervention, these young people risk falling further behind, perpetuating cycles of poverty & social exclusion. They are Madagascar’s today & tomorrow.

This centre is giving youth a safe & accessible space, with solar power in an area without electricity. The project will provide key skills requested & needed for livelihoods & life, e.g. agriculture, agroforestry, IT & business; education in reproductive health, family planning & household management, & to get social, psychological & physical support to overcome threats to their wellbeing & future. A full-time centre manager will coordinate trainers & volunteers to deliver all these ambitions.