ERA empowers women and youth in Madagascar to restore degraded landscapes, build climate-resilient livelihoods, and strengthen food security through climate-responsive agriculture.
ERA is a rural development NGO working at the intersection of ecology and equity — restoring degraded landscapes alongside the women and youth who depend on them.
We design place-based programs that pair regenerative practice with long-term resilience — so communities not only adapt, but lead.
We restore degraded lands, forests, soils, biodiversity and endemic ecosystems through community-based conservation and landscape restoration.
We promote sustainable agriculture and resilient production practices that improve food security, adaptation and rural livelihoods.
We support women through income-generating activities, financial education, community saving groups and climate resilience mechanisms.
We enable young people and local structures to lead restoration, green enterprises and nature-based livelihood opportunities.
ERA develops practical, place-based initiatives that connect ecosystem restoration, climate-responsive production, and women and youth empowerment across Madagascar.
Restoring ecosystems.Strengthening communities.Growing resilient livelihoods
Restoring wild silk ecosystems while creating women-led livelihood opportunities around production and value addition.
Supporting community-based conservation of endemic palm trees and relict forest habitats.
Supporting local structures and youth to restore degraded lands through reforestation, soil restoration and community-led stewardship
Land degradation, climate vulnerability and food insecurity now intersect in ways that demand a new response — one led by the people who live closest to the land, and grounded in long-term resilience rather than short-term aid.
of the population living on less than US$2.15 a day
people facing high levels of acute food insecurity
of tree cover lost since 2001
“ERA was created from the belief that restoring ecosystems, empowering women and youth, and strengthening rural livelihoods must go hand in hand. Through climate-responsive agriculture and community-led action, we believe a more resilient future for Madagascar is possible.”
Valisoa Andrianarivony
Founder & President · Antananarivo, Madagascar
We partner with organizations and individuals committed to restoring landscapes, advancing women and youth, and building climate resilience across Madagascar.
