Discover the Rouge Beauté Association in Madagascar, which supports women living from crafts .
The goal of this association is the financial, intellectual and physical autonomy of women through creativity and training.
Rouge Beauté is quite a story!
An association created in 2008 by Rosemarie Martin and her friends is established in three locations in Madagascar: Mahajanga, Fianarantsoa, and Sainte-Marie. It comprises 184 women. They work there as craftswomen. Each town has its specialty, based on locally found plants.
Mahajanga is raffia and satrana,
Sainte Marie le penjab, et Fianarantsoa le jonc et le sisal.
- The association supports the craftswomen so that they can be self-reliant, through income and various training courses: literacy, computer skills, management, photography, exchange of knowledge and creativity.
Rouge Beauté also takes care of the health of the artisans and their families. They contribute to a health insurance fund and receive regular checkups for themselves and their children at the clinic. What seems automatic to us in France is far from being the case there. There is also a children's home and educational support.
- Rosemarie's association has also set up a program to support young girls in continuing their education: En Avant Les Filles, which supports 16 young girls through tuition fees , transportation, and their equipment.
In Madagascar, girls often have to stop their schooling early because they help their mothers with their siblings and with domestic tasks.
- Finally, the association works in Madagascar and is hosted in France under the 1901 law status, which allows for tax-deductible corporate donations.
So if you're looking for an association to support, consider Rouge Beauté!
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Photo credit: Rouge Beauté and Marie Alix
