FAQs

We inspire people, businesses and funding bodies to support projects that have a lasting positive impact for communities in need in Madagascar. Then we partner with effective and reliable charitable organisations based in Madagascar to deliver objectives in three key areas of building wells and schools, and providing access to education for community members.

Many of the communities we work with live in extremely remote areas, sometimes inaccessible by vehicles. This challenge, along with extreme poverty and politicial instability means that access to clean safe water and an education are a luxury for many who are simply trying to survive day to day.

Each of our projects is reviewed for its long term impact, for example, when a well is installed, our delivery partner ensures that community members have been recruited and trained to operate their own ‘Water Management Committee’ to maintain long term success of the infrastructure. Another example, is that of the school builds, every year a member of the delivery team visits each school to carry out an assessment in terms of wear and tear/damage; remedial works are then carried out on a priority basis. During these visits, new resource packs for the school’s learning library are provided to maintain an interesting and up-to-date catalogue of books, which are treasured luxury items to the students.

Yes, since August 2015 we have been registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, charity no. 102284. You can see the information the commission holds about us, including our annual accounts, by visiting their website.

All of the Adsum Foundation’s operating costs are covered by a funder, this means that 100% of your donation can go directly to our delivery partners in Madagascar.

If there is an area of our charitable work that interests you, please feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. You can also donate through our website, or talk to us about arranging your own fundraiser. You can also follow our Facebook page to see what fundraising events are currently scheduled that you may be interested in.