ReefDoctor is an NGO focusing on research, education and conservation in the Bay of Ranobe situated in Southwest Madagascar. Based near one of the poorest villages in the poorest province of the country, ReefDoctor helps supplement the local education enabling future generations to protect and maintain their vital ocean resources that are essential to life in the region. 

To help facilitate this we have an onsite classroom and museum used by local children and adults alike. However the long standing buildings are in desperate need of refurbishment, exacerbated by cyclone activity over the last year. ReefDoctor has secured new furniture for the facilities, that will greatly increase the teaching opportunities we can offer.  

We now need your help to make the building watertight with new wooden walls and roof.

To raise awareness of our cause we are holding the MPA Relay! A competitive snorkel relay between ReefDoctor Staff on one team, and local Malagasy people on the other. The race is a 5KM round trip to one of our Marine Protected areas called Rose Garden. The victorious team will be awarded the coveted, inaugural MPA RELAY TITLE AS WELL AS A GOAT!

We are hoping to raise over £500 to directly fund the materials needed for this work, also bringing the local community closer to the work of ReefDoctor. With your help we will be able to offer a sustained education programme in all weather conditions, facilities for an improved curriculum, and assist with our wider goals of teaching the importance of marine conservation, responsible fishing and diversification of marine aquaculture.

But we can't do this alone, please give anything you can to support our cause, in a region as poor as this, even £1 will go a long way.

You can follow updates of our cause by going to our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/MPA-Relay-Fundraising.

Thank you for your support!