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  • The population of Greater Bamboo Lemurs protected by Helpsimus has almost tripled in 10 years!

    The Bamboo Lemur programme was initiated in 2008 following the discovery of two groups of greater bamboo lemurs (Groups 1 and 2), each comprising around twenty individuals at the time. Between 2008 and 2014, the growth in the population resulted not only from the implementation of the first protection measures, but also from the discovery […]

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  • Annual report 2022

    Read the Helpsimus annual report for 2021!

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  • Creation of the Simus School and development of our environmental education program

    Our environmental education programme took a new turn in 2022 with the creation of the Simus School, our home for environmental education. The school, which was built in Sahofika, also includes a kitchen and a refectory to accommodate children from all our partner villages and to organise activities over several days. The Simus School © […]

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    With the support of:
    • Fondation Air France
    • Fondation Audemars Piguet
    • Fondation Bel
    • Palmyre Conservation

  • Guarding of rice fields (progress report July 2022)

    In 2022, we extended the guarding of rice fields to our entire intervention area to protect the only crops that resisted the two February cyclones. As a reminder, rice represents less than 0.5% of the greater bamboo lemur diet, however, groups of 60 to 80 individuals can destroy up to 80% of a rice plot […]

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    With the support of:
    • AFdPZ
    • Boissière Mervent Conservation
    • Conservatoire pour la Protection des Primates
    • Cotswold Wildlife Park
    • Fondation Audemars Piguet
    • Palmyre Conservation
    • Pure Trade
    • Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix
    • Thoiry-Peaugres Conservation
    • Univet
    • Zoa Parc

  • Annual report 2021

    Read the Helpsimus annual report for 2021!

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  • Mother-daughter workshop on the menstrual cycle and hygiene

    In Madagascar, almost 40% of the population is under 15 years old, and almost 60% under 25 years old. The fertility index (average number of children per woman) is equal to 5 children per woman. Thus, Madagascar has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. Induced abortion (or voluntary termination of pregnancy) […]

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    With the support of:
    • Rotary Paris-Est