Twelve Malagasy women have unveiled a collective vision for Madagascar's future. After months of reflection and collaborative workshops, they have launched the "Madagascar Vision 2035" Manifesto, a shared ambition for the Great Island's development. "Bringing together exclusively women does not stem from exclusionary logic. It responds to a reality: women are at the heart of families, communities, businesses and territories, but remain underrepresented in spaces where the country's future is imagined," according to a press release issued during the Manifesto's launch on July 1st.
Seven Major Initiatives
The Manifesto proposes seven structural initiatives. It calls for making the Malagasy language a genuine medium for teaching, knowledge creation and professional opportunities. Reducing medicine import dependency by half by 2035 and expanding health coverage through digital innovation. Ensuring progressive access to electricity, water and clean cooking in every commune by 2035. Evolving the judicial system toward an approach more focused on prevention, mental health and protection of vulnerable persons. Enabling nine out of ten children to master reading by the end of primary school while reconciling education with Malagasy culture. Strengthening decentralization, local governance and redistribution of wealth from natural resources, while developing community nutrition, youth women leadership and reviving local sectors like textiles.
The Manifesto's launch marks the beginning of open dialogue with public institutions, territorial authorities, the private sector, universities, civil society, international partners and the diaspora.