Hey Tao

The Project focuses on the sea and coastal areas of Madagascar. Its main activities will be the promotion of better economic valuation of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services. Hay Tao will be a way for communities to demonstrate what they are worth when they take the lead. Acting as a clearinghouse of best practices, Hay Tao will create tools and knowledge to support decentralized conservation of natural resources.

Goals

Establishment of a strong and efficient network

Skills building for an effective and efficient ability to influence

• Support for stakeholders such as local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), women's and youth groups and major coalitions on networking and advocacy...
• Strengthening the engagement of strategic partners (such as the Ministry of Justice: Judicial Police Officers…) and the Media in environmental justice through capacity building
• Capacity building of communities to denounce environmental crimes

Establishment of strategic partnerships

• The rapprochement with strategic partners for a lasting commitment, better coordination and the establishment of dialogue around environmental issues.
• Exchange with government institutions and facilitation of multi-actor dialogue (elected officials and local officials: parliamentarians, municipal officials, decentralized state services, community leaders. National and local media

Communication, Advocacy and Lobbying

Different communication strategies are put in place and implemented to reach a wide range of stakeholders ranging from local elected officials, members of CSOs and groups…Documentation of good practices, success stories, lessons learned and stories to successThe objectives are the dissemination of good practices on good governance, the change of behavior at the level of specific targets, the appropriation of actors of good governance

Expected results

- Strong and efficient network

- Community engagement

- Good governance

- Protected ecosystem