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Caring Response Madagascar Foundation collaborates with
existing missionary and relief efforts in Madagascar
to identify areas of unmet needs, to develop creative projects to address those needs, and to seek support from private donors
and foundations in order to initiate and sustain our projects.
Caring Response Madagascar Foundation is a charitable nonprofit
agency dedicated to responding to the needs of the poor in Madagascar,
particularly in the district of Tamatave (Toamasina) which lies along the country’s Eastern coastline. It was incorporated
in the the State of Ohio, U.S.A. in November 2001, and has been designated a tax-exempt public charity by the Internal Revenue
Service under Section 501 (c)(3).
This site will present our organization's cause and ideas to the world. As communicating is
not always easy, we try to include photos and images that convey our message. We also include specific information about
our organization and its members, so no one forgets the people behind the work.
Our Partners in Madagascar
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Edwin Joseph, F.S.G., M.Ed, M.A.
Brother Edwin Joseph, F.S.G., has been a member of the Montfort Missionary Society, the Brothers of St. Gabriel, for 25
years. He has advanced training in education and development and worked in his native India before coming to Madagascar
in 1999. Brother Edwin is assisted by a team of twelve local leaders, Equipe St. Gabriel, who work with him to monitor
and direct the projects of CRMF, UNICEF and WATERAID.
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Alphonse Iamby
Alphonse has been a member of the local leadership team that has worked with Brother Edwin since 1999. He has worked with
the Microlending Program since its inception in 2002, and is now the Executive Director of the Micro Credit project. Alphonse
has also taught in rural schools and has focused on using his training to better the lives of those around him.
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Our Partners in the United States
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Virginia
Wiltse, Ph.D. - Vice-President
Ginny serves as
the volunteer director of Caring Response Madagascar Foundation in the United States. She has more than thirty years experience
in the communication arts as a published author, grantwriter, and freelance multi-media producer. Ginny currently works as
a high school development director. She coordinates U.S. support
and fundraising for CRMF’s overseas programs.
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David
Wiltse, M.S. - President
David Wiltse
serves as the president of Caring Response Madagascar Foundation in the United States. He has a B.A. from the University
of Notre Dame concentrating in Development Economics and a Master of Science in International Studies from Georgetown University.
David has taught economics in Lithuania and China. He has three years
of corporate finance experience from General Electric Corporation where he worked in financial analysis, pricing, and forecasting.
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Our Results to Date
Since our founding in 2001, CRMF has, through foundation grants and private
donations, provided more than $350,000 in funding. This includes but is not limited to:
- Adult and Teenage Literacy and Education Projects - $170,000
- Microlending for Rural Families - $75,000
- Sanitation and Hygiene Projects - $50,000
- Medical Dispensary Antsiramandroso - $25,000
- Emergency Relief - $55,000
- Acquiring and shipping 75 computers for new computer literacy center
CRMF works as a primarily volunteer organization to allow the maximum amount of each donation
to go directly towards helping the poor.
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