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DEEP Challenge Fund: Madagascar

The Madagascar Challenge Fund has now closed - winning projects have been announced.

The latest evidence shows that Madagascar has one of the world’s highest rates of extreme poverty, driven by a recent spike in urban poverty. A lack of economic opportunities, the impacts of climate change, political instability and vulnerability to global crises are all significant contributors.

In response, we launched our Challenge Fund for local research focused on poverty reduction in May 2025. As with all our Challenge Funds, our aim is to support innovative studies that can improve national anti-poverty strategies, policies and programmes.

Locally led to increase impact

We are working with local NGO ARAKE in designing and organising our various DEEP Challenge Fund workshops in Madagascar. ARAKE has close links to local researchers and policy makers, and works on critical areas including gender, peace, security and climate change.

They and other key stakeholders from Madagascar will shape and define the research focus, aims and scope of the Challenge Fund to ensure the commissioned research meets identified evidence gaps and supports ongoing initiatives to reduce extreme poverty.

A Madagascan Steering Committee is also helping to guide our grant awards and turn Challenge Fund research into policy impact.

Madagascar Challenge Fund Projects

Find out about our winning projects:

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