In the streets of Antananarivo,
Distress hides behind every smile.
The campaign reached more than 90% of the initial objective.
From Un Verre d'Eau, 2400 smiles and the future children of the village,
THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU !
A new phase is now opening up for the village: providing for the daily needs of the children. Continue to support the children by committing monthly.
Welcome those smiles!
Welcome those smiles!
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In the streets of the capital of Madagascar, 20 children deprived of food, education, health or hygiene, roam the sidewalks of the capital. Every Wednesday, Romain and Séverine walk the streets of Antananarivo to meet them.
On the margins of society, they come across children, abandoned or orphaned, but also young teenage mothers with their babies. These loved ones, they call them their “smiles”. But these “smiles” hide a painful reality. Selling packaging, begging by sneaking through cars, even offering their bodies, such is their daily life.
The couple founded the association 2400 smiles in order to get them out of this urban hell. In Madagascar, a better future is currently being built for these children. 2400 smiles is already a village under construction. It will accommodate day and night dozens of children who will be able to eat, go to school, take care of themselves and sleep in safety.
“We hope that this village will really be a place of life that will allow children to rebuild themselves and enter into a real destiny.”
Romain Lagache
2400 smiles needs our help to finalize the construction of the village and obtain the approval of the Malagasy social services. As banal as it may seem, it is bricks, cement, sheet metal, windows, furniture… that are missing today to begin to offer these children a future.
There's nothing more beautiful than a child's smile, don't let the street erase it!
To break the vicious circle of poverty and violence, these children need to be protected and to be loved, they need education and vocational training, they need care and food… C is what every child deserves and what the village of smiles will bring them.
On a 9-hectare site outside the city, the association is building a village which will welcome 40 children by the end of 2023 with the objective of reaching 250 children in the long term. It is certainly a drop in the bucket compared to the more than 20 street children in the capital (there were only 000 at the start of the project in 2).
But,
Every child taken off the streets is a victory!
Every child who receives an education is a hope!
Every child who is loved, will love like a duty!
How to support the project
How to support the project
Finance the construction
To obtain the approval of the Malagasy authorities, there is still a lot to build:
4 reception houses
(25 eventually)
Total cost: approx. €100
A power plant and a water plant for the village to be autonomous
Total cost: approx. €100
A cafetaria
Total cost: approx. €50
A tax receipt is issued for each donation and allows a tax deduction of 66%*.
*If you are taxed in France, if you are taxed elsewhere, you can benefit from the tax reduction that your tax system authorizes.
Share to as many people as possible
You can also help us to make the association known by talking about it to your friends, your family, your colleagues... but also by sharing the publications of 2400 smiles on social networks.
A big thank you!
A big thank you!
Your donations make it possible to advance the construction of the village today!
The key dates of the project
The key dates of the project
August 2021
Arrival in Madagascar
Blocked by covid, the Lagache family finally arrives in Madagascar in 2021 to start their project to build a village to welcome street children.
November 2021
Starting up the nursery
The association aims to plant 100 trees per year to help reforest the island which has lost 90% of its forest cover in 50 years. In addition, this nursery will be used to grow the trees of the orchard of the future village.
February 2022
Beginning of marauding
Every Wednesday evening, the team distributes meals, plays with the children and provides care thanks to the medical bus that accompanies them.
May 2022
The local team is formed
An accountant, an agronomist, an architect, a technician... It's good, the smiles team is complete!
April 2022
Obtaining the land and laying the first stone
Approximately 9 hectares of land to be flattened, fenced and built on to sprout the village of smiles.
December 2022
The first buildings rise from the ground
Reception, well, hall of smiles, 1m of fence... Thanks to the hard work of the team, the village is rapidly taking shape.
Target: May 2023
Construction of the canteen and technical rooms
The canteen is the living space of the village. It must allow rebuild a family cocoon for the orphans and abandoned children that Romain and Séverine meet every week.
Your questions
Your questions
Who is A Glass of Water?
Un Verre d'eau is a French endowment fund created in 2020 whose objective is to shine a spotlight on critical humanitarian situations and on the action of local associative actors. Find out more
What is our practical approach?
Un Verre d'Eau begins its action with a detailed survey of the needs and actors during a humanitarian crisis. A visit is then made to ensure the seriousness of the actors and the preservation of the dignity of the beneficiaries. Thanks to its network of professionals, Un Verre d'Eau is finally orchestrating a media campaign to highlight the urgency of a situation and projects to respond to this emergency. Find out more
Where are my donations going?
Campaign donations are 100% distributed to partner associations and beneficiaries. Un Verre d'Eau takes no operating costs on your donations. If you want to help Un Verre d'Eau help, you can donate through our dedicated campaign. Find out more
How can I help ?
A donation is obviously the most effective way to help the action of Un Verre d'Eau and its partners in the field. However, you can also help us by sharing the campaign with those around you.
Can I receive a tax receipt?
We issue tax receipts to all donors, however not all donors will be able to benefit from a tax deduction.
Individuals located in France will benefit from a tax reduction. Donors residing in the European Union can also benefit from a tax reduction if their country of origin allows it. On the other hand, donors residing outside the European Union cannot claim a tax reduction in their country of origin.
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Love always saves!
