What works in Madagascar
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Evidence snapshot for Madagascar
Madagascar has implemented several large-scale development programmes with measurable results across land rights, conservation, and education. CASEF's land-certification programme issued over 570,000 certificates at a reduced cost of $25 (down from ~$600), reaching an estimated 300,000 households, with 90% of holders reporting recognised rights and 56% investing in longer-term production, though it fell short of its 40% target for women-held certificates (28% achieved). Conservation efforts include the Makira Forest Protection REDD+ project protecting 372,470 hectares of rainforest and channelling 90% of carbon revenues to 90,000 people across 120 villages, and the Tahiry Honko community mangrove blue-carbon project generating USD 27,000 annually for over 12,000 people. The country is building tech capacity through Habaka, which has supported roughly 80 start-ups and delivered 70 training courses over 14 years, and is piloting an AI chatbot to coach uncertified primary teachers in regions where 80% of teachers lack initial certification.
Drawn from: CASEF: Formalising Women's Land Rights Through Madagascar's National Land-Certification Programme · Tahiry Honko — Community Mangrove Blue Carbon Project, Velondriake LMMA (Madagascar) · Makira Forest Protection REDD+ Project (Madagascar) · Habaka — Madagascar's Community-Built Tech Innovation Hub · FIANTSO AI Pedagogical Chatbot — Coaching Under-Certified Primary Teachers in Rural Madagascar · Airtel Madagascar–UNICEF Digital Learning Partnership (Reimagining Education) · ERA, RESNET & Smart Scanning — Madagascar Customs' AI-Powered Risk Analysis and Cargo Screening · Ambatovy Mine Biodiversity Offset — Independent 'No Net Loss' Evaluation (Madagascar)
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Efficiency +56 pts 100 here · 44 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +33 pts 83 here · 50 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy +29 pts 67 here · 37 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Inclusiveness / equity +25 pts 67 here · 42 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +19 pts 67 here · 48 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +19 pts 50 here · 31 average
Evaluated outcomes +16 pts 100 here · 84 average
Equity & inclusion +14 pts 67 here · 52 average
Achievement / evidence +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Weaknesses
Evidence of impact / measured public value -9 pts 50 here · 59 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration -9 pts 67 here · 76 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -17 pts 33 here · 50 average
Scalability beyond pilot -19 pts 44 here · 64 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -20 pts 33 here · 54 average
Sustainability (ongoing) -23 pts 56 here · 78 average
Evaluation evidence -45 pts 0 here · 45 average
Documented learning -74 pts 0 here · 74 average
Effectiveness -77 pts 0 here · 77 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Madagascar. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
CASEF: Formalising Women's Land Rights Through Madagascar's National Land-Certification Programme · 74
Tahiry Honko — Community Mangrove Blue Carbon Project, Velondriake LMMA (Madagascar) · 67
Makira Forest Protection REDD+ Project (Madagascar) · 67
Habaka — Madagascar's Community-Built Tech Innovation Hub · 57
FIANTSO AI Pedagogical Chatbot — Coaching Under-Certified Primary Teachers in Rural Madagascar · 53
Airtel Madagascar–UNICEF Digital Learning Partnership (Reimagining Education) · 52
ERA, RESNET & Smart Scanning — Madagascar Customs' AI-Powered Risk Analysis and Cargo Screening · 47
Ambatovy Mine Biodiversity Offset — Independent 'No Net Loss' Evaluation (Madagascar) · 40
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Madagascar concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Stadtidee Aarau — Switzerland's First City-Wide Participatory Budget Using the Method of Equal Shares · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more