Friends of Madagascar Development Standards

• OUR MISSION: We seek to put God’s love for all Madagascar people into action through providing for their physical needs.
• OUR VISION: We seek to improve the quality of the living standards in Madagascar for as many people as possible. Our goal is to dig many water wells and increase access to clean water, improve sanitation, teach improved agricultural methods, produce better food crops, teach the use of drip irrigation in arid regions, provide improvements for the living conditions and programs of vocational training in the prisons in cooperation with the Madagascar Ministry of Justice and any other programs that will improve the daily life of the Malagasy people.
• OUR PRINCIPLES:
  • Demonstrate the love of God in all we do.
  • Work with the Malagasy people as co-partners, respecting their culture and values and system with dignity and love.
  • The Malagasy people own all the programs.
  • We are to be influencers for the Malagasy people to help them experience success and progress in their life.
• WHO WE ARE: We are a Christian non-profit organization under the laws of the State of Minnesota and hold a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. Our goal is to improve the living conditions of all people who are involved in our programs and to help all people regardless of their religious beliefs, while we express our Christian Faith to help people improve their lives.
• NON-PROSELYTIZING POLICY: Friends of Madagascar Development will not use its development programs to proselytize. This means we will not provide development projects only to those who adhere to the Christian Faith or to force them to become Christians to receive the benefits of the development programs. Our goal is to serve all who have a need.