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Partners in Conservation

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Daughters of the Deep
Tim Kohlbecher
Sunrise Madagascar
Sunrise Madagascar is an education, sports & community development based NGO operating in Nosy Be, Madagascar.
Learn Achieve Become
Learn Achieve Become is an established UK registered non-profit organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals & communities across the world.
PADI
PADI, Professional Association of Diving Instructors, is the world’s leading scuba diver training organization. They have more than 6 thousand dive centers and around 137 thousand PADI instructors, who have issued more than 27 million certifications, around the world.
Leo Club Bad Honnef
LEO stands for Leadership, Experience and Opportunity. The Leo Club objectives are to to provide the youth of the world with the opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of the local, national and international community.
Lokobe National Park
Lokobe National Forest is Nosy Be’s last protected primary forest which homes many endemic animal and plant species. This collaboration agreement will allow MRCI volunteers and staff to enter the famous Lokobe forest to collect data and study this enormously important primary forest. The agreement also includes access to the newly established Lokobe Marine Reserve where MRCI marine conservation volunteers will now be able to undertake marine surveys and research.
Conservation Diver
Conservation Diver offer training and certifications related to marine research, protection, restoration and conservation. They have a network of conservation centers around the world where they offer assistance in finding internships, jobs and other educational opportunities.
Plastic Oceans
Plastic Oceans is working to change the way we deal with plastic waste by challenging society’s perception that this indestructible substance can be treated as ‘disposable’. Plastic Oceans Foundation engages people of all ages, in all social situations, to understand the danger of continuing to perceive plastic to be disposable.
Community Centered Conservation (C3)
C3 develops conservation efforts worldwide by building the capacity of local individuals and institutions through grass-roots research and training initiatives. Their vision is a planet where future generations thrive in harmony with their natural environment.
CORDIO
Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) was initiated in 1999 as a response to the El-Niño related mass bleaching and mortality of corals in the Indian Ocean in 1998. It is a non-profit research organization, registered in Kenya, with a network of projects, collaborators and partners that extends across the Indian Ocean.
Jennifer Bruyn
Jen’s dedication and hard work has been the catalyst for the establishment of the MRCI and Lokobe Forest & Marine research partnership agreement. Jen holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Marine Science from the University of Western Australia.
Dr Mario Lebrato
Has served as Senior Researcher, Kiel University, Germany.
Dr Andrew Polaszek
Entomologist from the Natural History Museum in London.
Professor Jean Maharavo
Has served as Director of Scientific Research at the Madagascar Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Special Advisor to the Minister of Fisheries, as well Special Advisor to the Minister of Environment. Professor Maharavo currently heads up a specialised research program for the Oceanographic Research Institute in the south east of Madagascar.
Elizabeth Beauchamp
Recognized for her dedication, effort and commitment to developing the first non governmental initiated Marine Protected Area in Northern Madagascar. She holds a Honors in Biological Science and has been involved in a number of international marine research projects including projects in the Azores, Caribbean, UK, Mexico and Madagascar. She is a qualified dive master and coral reef research diver.
Emma Bagnall
Dedicated to marine conservation Emma Bagnall has brought a new level of professionalism to how MRCI address the problems relating to the marine eco-systems in Madagascar. Emma holds a Masters degree (MSC) in Ecosystem based Management of Marine Systems from St Andrews University in Scotland as well as a Bachelors Degree (BSc) in Marine Biology from Banbor University in Wales.
Papa Komba
Mayor of Nosy Komba. MRCI works closely with Papa Komba on community impacting projects including the protection of the reef and our construction work.
Dr. Alfonso
MRCI is proud to be associated with Doctor Alfonso the regional doctor for the large rural area from Ambanja to the Radama Islands. Besides the medical assistance Doctor Alfonso provides the local inhabitants he is also instrumental in securing the success of the  many conservation initiatives  we are associated with.
Heinriette Heinrich
MRCI rents a house on our turtle watch beach from Mm Heinrich. Without this property, our overnight surveys of the beach would not be possible and we could not carry out the level of turtle conservation that we currently do.
Jao
President of Ampangorina
Jorobe
President of Ampasinahomby
Hery
President of Andrekareka Kely
Jean-Pierre
President of Andrekareka Be
Odette
Shop owner in Andrekareka Be. She very kindly donated an area of land to the village on which MRCI is building the school. Our community development volunteers work closely with her, without her support a lot of our work in the village would not be possible.
Rasolomiarina Friedel
Government representative for the Fisheries Chief for the Nosy Be and Nosy Komba archipelago. MRCI has the full support of the government for the appointed Marine Protected Area at Nosy Komba.
Mr Bary
Chief of the forests on Nosy Komba. Supports our forest conservation work and is a key figure in the set up and continued support of the Marine Protected Area.

Signing of the contract between MRCI & the Malagasy Government
Signing of the contract between MRCI & the Malagasy Government: Professor Jean Maharavo (former Director of Scientific Research at the Madagascar Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research), Claudine Ramiarison (current Director of Research, Madagascar) & David Bird (MRCI)

Jean Max Rakotomamonjy
Jean Max Rakotomamonjy (President of the National Assembly), Dr Juvence Ramasy (Cabinet Director of the National Assembly), David Bird (MRCI), Professor Jean Maharavo (former Director of Scientific Research at the Madagascar Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research)

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2 days ago

Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute
Ana! Our volunteer of the week🎉Always motivated and be a role model of everyone 🌸Congratulations!! Who’s next? 💥Volunteering with us, click link on bio!#volunteering #madagascarvolunteer #volunteeroftheweek #conservation #motivated #rolemodel #communityinvolvement #volunteeringisfun ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

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Thanks again all for the funds that we received up until now ❤️ Solly has worked so hard to get where he is and we need your support now to achieving his final dream as a PADI Instructor in his professional diving career! 🎉If you feel like you could support Solly, click on the link below to donate! 🙏🏼🎉https://gofund.me/176e591d#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #solly’sdream #fundraiser #padiinstructor #PADIIDC2023 #paditv #localmarinebiologist #marineresearch #padiprofessional #futurecareer #gofundme ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute is with Conservation Diver.

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute
Ecological Monitoring Program for Invertebrates training are on its way with our volunteers!During the EMP course you’ll learn how to monitor the health and biodiversity of reefs over time and compare the different areas by analysing indicator species of fish and invertebrates, as well as the substate composition. Join us here on Marine Program and get your @conservationdiverofficial qualifications and help us understand more about the health of the Indian Ocean reefs while you are in Madagascar, click link on bio!#trainingmarineconservationist #marineprogram #monitorhealthofreef #invertebrates #fish #substrate #madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #conservation #indianocean ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

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Drake!! Our volunteer of the week 🎉He has been an exceptional team player among the volunteers and staff.And we want to congratulate him also for completed his @paditv PADI Dive Master Course while he volunteering in Marine program. He always saying that be a dive master is always one of his dreams that now comes true and we wish Drake good luck in his next adventure 🎉Volunteering with us? Click link on bio!#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #marineprogram #conservation #paditv #padidivemaster #divemaster #trainingmarineconservationist ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Thanks all for the funds that we received up until now ❤️ Solly has worked so hard to get where he is and we need your support now to achieving his final dream as a PADI Instructor in his professional diving career! 🎉If you feel like you could support Solly, click on the link on our bio or below to donate! 🙏🏼🎉https://gofund.me/176e591d#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #solly’sdream #fundraiser #padiinstructor #PADIIDC2023 #paditv #localmarinebiologist #marineresearch #padiprofessional #futurecareer #gofundme ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Never too late to celebrating International Woman’s Day 2023!!As an appreciation for the women all over the world, here in Madagascar we are thrive to got an experienced how they celebrating the day.Our volunteers and staff presented in the Ampangorina village to support the community event!All the ladies from our camp get well dressed in malagasy traditional which they called sarong and helped painted our faceThen all the women did a parade around the village while after that they do have a dance battle in between the community which is makes its fun 🎉🥳And special partaking of the daughter’s, @daughtersofthedeepofficial in the village where they grew up, Flaria, Olivian, MJ and Eros are proud with each progress that they have been made, all the effort and support from the community for sure be a great motivation for all the young women in the village to pursue their career in every passion and innovation towards equality!Finished all the event with traditional malagasy BBQ with all the volunteers, staff and the daughter’s with 30% funds that we’ve got will be directly go to the donation @daughtersofthedeepofficial 🎉Thanks everyone!!!Volunteering with us, click link on bio!#madagascarvolunteer #madagascar #happyinternationalwoman’sday #women #equality #cultural #malagasy #communityproject #communityevent #daughtersofthedeepofficial #greatsupport ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute

3 weeks ago

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Teaching program!!Having the opportunity to fuel this interest, taking English grammar and conversational lessons within local schools and communities.Also will have the experience teach the energetic children and handfuls keen adults, in the faint hope that it will improve their likelihood of future employment, or simply feed their hunger to learnBeing received by the community with warm appreciation, not as a foreigner, but as a sister, brother and a friend of life! 🎉Volunteering with us on teaching, click link on bio! ✨🎉#madagascar #madagascarvolunteer #teachingenglish #englishclass #forlocal #communitydevelopment #student #childrenenthusiast #conservation #makeadifference #goodimpact ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Ecobricks update!! 🎉We are happy to see all the plastic that we collected while we do beach clean up everyday can be used for building a walls of the bottles!According to UNICEF (2011), less than half of the municipal waste, or rubbish, that is produced in Madagascar each year is collected. Of this, only 3.5% is composted, whilst the remaining 405,173 tons is dumped in landfills. As for the uncollected waste (over 419,000 tons of it per year), this is left untreated within the environment, causing serious sanitary problems and environmental damageWe aims to improve the lives of local people and reduce environmental damage by reducing the amount of waste (both biodegradable and non-degradable) which is thrown away. Join us click link on bio ⭐️#madagascarvolunteer #madagascar #volunteer #volunteering #forlocal #forenvironment #ecobricks #wallofbottles #constructionproject #saveplanet #saveocean #sustainable #plastic ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute

4 weeks ago

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Congratulations Santiago for being our volunteer of the week! 🥳Thank you for all the hard work and commitment that you put through our forest and construction program and lastly but not least for being always motivated around camp🎉 #madagascarvolunteer #madagascar #volunteeroftheweek #forestprogram #constructionprogram #conservation #volunteering #volunteeringisfun #appreciationpost ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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We want to share great news with everyone 🥳 our construction project with the @labcharity Madagascar Sunrise clinic has come to the happy ending 🌈 We started the project early February and finally ready for opening in March 🌞 Without the support of our volunteers and staff we wouldn’t have been able to be a part of the amazing project! Thanks to every hand that helped to make this happen 🙏🏼🌎✨Volunteering with us to make a difference, click link on bio! ⭐️#volunteering #madagascarvolunteer #volunteeringisfun #madagascar #nosybe #communityproject #constructionvolunteer #clinic #disability #forkids #forlocal #forcommunity #conservation #dreamteam #constructionproject ... See MoreSee Less

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Madagascar Office: Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute, Home Sakalava, Rue R Tsiomeko, Hell-Ville, Nosy Be, Madagascar
Phone: +261 32 50 891 57
Office Hours: Please take note of the time zone differences when contacting us.
Email: volunteer@madagascarvolunteer.com

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