improper Madagascar
We are a registered non-profit organization in Madagascar, working in a network of rural villages around the Manombo Special Reserve (MSR) along the southeastern coast of Madagascar to improve human health and livelihoods. Our current efforts focus on developing clean water infrastructure and coffee-centered agroforestry systems.
improper’s team in Madagascar consists of scientists, storytellers, and field experts. In 2023 and 2024, we tested the drinking water sources in a series of these villages. Our results indicated alarmingly high levels of bacterial contamination.
To address this problem, we started developing rainwater catchment tanks to provide clean, safe drinking water for the people in these villages. We just finished a pilot project, constructing 60 household-level tanks in 3 of the villages.
We are currently reforesting 15 acres of improper-owned land in the MSR to improve drinking water quality, water-related health outcomes, and grow coffee to be sold in the U.S. while providing livelihood opportunities for the people in this region.
Here is a video about our construction of 60 household-level tanks in 3 of the villages in the MSR.
