Our Mission
Preventing child labor in Madagascar through access to education
Since 2016, Elevatus' mission has been to give children in Madagascar the tools they need to avoid being trafficked, to end the vicious cycle of generational poverty, and to be successful in life.
The Problem
What is the situation for children in Madagascar?
47%
age 5 to 17
are engaged in
Child Labor
Half
suffer from
Chronic Malnutrition
37%
are married
Before the Age of 18
Our Solution
What does Elevatus provide when you sponsor a child?
EDUCATION
School tuition,
School supplies,
tutoring classes
and trade classes
NUTRITION
Two healthy meals
every school day
SECURITY
A safe place
to grow and
make friends
Food Distribution
A hungry child is a child who will have a difficult time focusing at school.
In 2020, Elevatus distributed 21,600 meals at the Ambohidranomanga Junior School, preventing dozens of children from going malnourished.
With your help, we hope to double this number in 2022.
Tutoring Classes
Every Wednesday afternoon, students have the option to attend tutoring classes for 3 hours.
Despite tutoring classes not being mandatory, almost every child from the junior school attends weekly. A few students from the nearby high school join as well!
We need your help to increase the number of teachers, and even to build new classrooms to hold all those children.
Sewing Classes
At Elevatus we firmly believe that children need to explore different crafts, especially when living in rural areas.
Every child at the school is able to take a sewing class, throughout the year with Felana, who is also their math tutor.
As Elevatus grows and gains new sponsors, we will introduce additional trade classes, such as carpentry, cooking, and others!
School Supplies and Tuition
Each year, Elevatus pays for the tuition and the school supplies of every sponsored children and distributes notebooks to all children.
Throughout the year, we also make sure that their school supplies are updated and replenished
School Renovation
Since 2016, Elevatus has completed extension projects (adding of new classrooms and libaries) at 4 schools, and has entirely renovated a 100-year old junior school.
Elevatus still takes care of these historical buildings, but we would like to continue improving and expanding to host even more children.
Activities
At least once a month, Elevatus organizes a special activity for the sponsored children. These activities range from a trip to the zoo to a dance class to a volleyball tournament.
It’s an amazing experience for these students who don’t typically have the opportunity for such activities in their villages.
Where does your donation go?
At Elevatus, we know where our priorities are. We don’t maintain
office space in the US. We keep our overhead and operating costs to a
minimum. And all of our governing board members volunteer their time
to the foundation.
You can rest assured that your donations are
used to best serve the interests of the children in Madagacar.