Our Impact
"It makes me happy to see Madagascar move forward and to see people from abroad taking an interest in our development. Things that had no use to us here before now have meaning. The work of SEPALI has blossomed in this community."
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- Trozona, Village Elder and honorary CPALI member since 2009
CPALI-collaborating farmers send their kids to school with their own resources.
Subsistence farmers in northeastern Madagascar live on less than $2.50 a day. Ways to earn household income are few. Farmers are busy.
CPALI has designed a supplementary livelihood that can help to uplift local economic lives: wild silk production.
Farmers are already seeing a difference. With just three months of silk production, collaborating farmers can earn enough extra income to send a child to school for a year.
Local leadership for stronger communities.
CPALI works through local partners to empower farmer leaders in 15 forest-boundary communities to set up tree nurseries and social support networks. Women organize themselves to weave and produce textiles, and farmers support one another to sustainably collect cocoons and plant trees.
Our local Malagasy team works hand in hand with village leaders to design innovative approaches that improve farmers' work and enhance their profits. In 2026 our local partner organization provided fair employment to a full-time local team of 24 master artisans, technicians, and apprentices.
Since 2009, over 560 local farmers and 90 village-based artisans have received training in communities along the boundaries of Makira Natural Park and Masoala National Park. ​