Category: Blog

MRCI Volunteer Well-Point Fundraiser Brings Clean Water to AmpoagnaEvery so often, MRCI receives that exceptional volunteer who is passionately dedicated to making a real difference in Madagascar. Tim is one of those volunteers. After his time on...

Our volunteer conservation efforts during Madagascar’s wet season faced major setbacks this past week. A tropical storm passed over, which made way for an unusual week. Due to poor visibility and high swells our marine volunteers were unable to...

Building Hope: The Nosy Be Disability Centre DreamThe Nosy Be Disability Centre Dream began in 2016, when Nathan Stapley came to Nosy Be for the very first time, as a volunteer. He is originally from the UK and is a trained disabilities teacher....

We are excited to announce that we will be collaborating with Sunrise Madagascar to construct and develop the first ever disability centre on Nosy Be! Our MRCI Community Development Volunteers will be actively involved in the construction process,...

The Parking Lot reef update – progress in our MPAAbout a year ago we started the construction of our sixth artificial reef named “the Parking Lot”. We bought three broken-down cars on Nosy Be and sunk them in the sea a few hundred meters in front of...

Fundraiser for Single Mother Stall OwnerA fundraiser was recently held as one of the stalls at the lemur park in Ampang caught fire and was destroyed. Fortunately, the fire did not spread to destroy parts of the forest and no people or lemurs were...

On a Monday evening, the Turtle Monitoring volunteers took turns patrolling one of the beaches where hawksbill sea turtles often come ashore to lay their eggs. Unfortunately, in recent years, the top of this beach—the best place for turtles to lay...

Why Are Seashells Important?Seashells are crucial components in coastal and marine ecosystems as they have multiple functions. Perhaps the most obvious, natural uses for shell are the homes they make for hermit crabs, whose bodies curl comfortably...