Donors

With 1 € in Madagascar

(€1 = Ar3,812.61, Ar = Ariary, the currency of Madagascar)

A worker's wage can be paid for a day's work.
A child can drink milk and eats biscuits every morning for a month.
Five patients can get their medication free of charge at the clinics run by their diocese.
A family can feed itself on rice or legumes for three days.
A teacher can be paid for a day's teaching in the schools of the diocese, where children are educated free.

For us, it's not much; for them, it's a lot!

For us, it's a small sacrifice; for them, it's a great gift!

Clothes – Food – Goods

Can you help us?

Most people reply 'yes'.

For our effort to be productive, it must be systematic and organized; thus, we invite you to donate the following items:

Clothes & Bedding

Clothes that are new or unworn with their labels attached or in their original packaging; alternatively, used clothes that are clean and in excellent condition. Bedding in the form of blankets, sheets, towels, and pillows.

Footwear

The shoes must be in excellent condition. Shoes without heels, flip-flops, and athletic shoes are suitable for Madagascar. Please place each pair of shoes in a separate plastic bag.

School Equipment

Stationery, school satchels, bags, backpacks, notebooks, pens, erasers, rulers, compasses, calculators, coloured pencils, marker pens, graphite pencils, crayons, acrylic and water paints, pencil cases, photocopying paper, whiteboards, pupil's desks and chairs, student chair and desk combo, office desks etc.

Toys & Games

Toys and games in good working order. We do not accept bulky plastic toys or toys that are constructed with numerous small parts. If the toy or the game does not come its original box, please place it in a plastic bag.

Personal & Domestic Cleaning Materials

Soap (we prefer green soap or the cheapest package aromatic soaps); paper products (toilet paper, kitchen paper rolls, etc.), toiletries (tissues, shampoos, shaving foam, etc.); domestic cleaning materials (washing power, washing up liquid, etc.).

Foodstuffs

Oil (olive oil & corn oil), flour, sugar, spaghetti, rice, legumes, milk, canned foods, sweets, etc. The foodstuffs should have a long shelf life and be easy to transport.

Equipment for the Disabled

Walking frames, walking sticks, crutches, mobility scooters, wheel chairs, support frames, etc.

Miscellaneous

Baby pushchairs, prams, buggies and baby equipment, bicycles, sewing machines, bookshelves (dismantled and packed), chairs, plastic cups, glasses, and dishes, etc.

Church Items

Incense/Frankincense, carbon firelighters for censors, small candles, wooden icons, sacramental wine, sacred vessels, candleholders, bread holders, candlesticks, hexagons (depicting Seraphim) mounted on poles, censors, clean clerical clothing for small sizes - but no expensive clerical garments.

If the donor intends to buy any items, it would be greatly appreciated if the donor could contact us prior to making any purchases: we would then be able to inform the donor of those items that the Mission needs most. In addition, we cooperate with shops and factories that offer special discounts for items brought for the Mission.

Financial Assistance for the Mission

We thank you, because you have imbued us with confidence.

In times of hardship, many have helped us financially. Please also remember: it is not the size of the donation that matters. The Mission and the charity work done in Greece do not have any particular state or other official financial support.

This large-scale project is maintained by the widow's two small coins (Mark 12: 41 - 43), and more often than not, such donations come from people who cannot really afford to contribute rather than those who can. Financial support is essential because there are things that cannot be realised without it. The following are such things:

The purchase of land for churches, schools, orphanages etc.
The salaries of doctors, teachers, security guards, cooks, etc.
The maintenance of churches, schools, and buildings.
The payment of rents to the poor and the needy.
The construction of houses for the poor and the needy.
The construction and equipping of churches, spiritual centres, schools, and offices.
The purchase of medicines and the provision of hospitalization.
The purchase of milk and biscuits for breakfast for children in schools, and institutions.
The distribution of food.
The visits to remote villages for distributing essentials items.
The construction of water storage tanks.

Orthodox Madagascar Orphans

From our Blog

Metropolitan Ignatios performs the service in the Church of St. Efthimios in Keratsini.

27 Apr, 2016

He met with friends and associates of the Mission. He watched the loading of the containers and blessed the 'meal of love' that followed.

The container arrives in Madagascar

14 Dec, 2015

The container that left in May 2015 has arrived in Madagascar; it was cleared through customs on 26 June 2015.

A thank you from the presidents of Toliara

10 Dec, 2015

We, the Christians from the nine parishes in Toliara, should like to express our profound gratitude for all the help you have offered us. We did not...

School opening in Ampany

25 Jun, 2015

His Holiness, the Alexandrian Primate

inaugurated the new primary and middle schools in Ampany. The school complex will greatly help the poor...

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The Patriarch in Toliara

24 Jun, 2015

His Divine Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodor II, was welcomed on arrival at the airport

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Inauguration of the University in Manakara.

24 Jun, 2015

In Manakara, the Patriarch inaugurated and sanctified the first Orthodox University in Madagascar

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An 85 year old female volunteer welcomes the Patriarch

5 Jun, 2015

Mrs. Iliada Cuvoussi, from Australia, was one of the first volunteers to arrive in Madagascar to assist the first Orthodox Bishop, father...

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Inauguration of the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary

4 Jun, 2015

On Sunday 31st May 2015, Pentecost, the Alexandrian Primate inaugurated the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. The church is part of the...

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