Madagascar Private Sector Humanitarian Platform (PSHP Madagascar)

OVERVIEW

RISK PROFILE

Madagascar is one of the world’s most cyclone- and drought-exposed nations, having weathered 35 cyclones, 8 major floods and 5 severe droughts over the past two decades despite contributing less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Without further adaptation investment, the World Bank projects Madagascar’s GDP could decline by 5.8% by 2050, pushing an additional 1.68 million people into poverty.

The Private Sector Humanitarian Platform (PSHP) is a non-profit business association that brings together private sector companies in Madagascar. It aims to support disaster management efforts in the country by building synergies and complementarities between different stakeholders.

PSHP Madagascar supports the Malagasy private sector in strategically engaging in national disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response and recovery. PSHP’s mission is to gather, facilitate and coordinate the humanitarian contributions of its members and build their capacity to improve operational efficiency. More specifically, the network’s objectives include:

Improving disaster management, including humanitarian aid, by establishing a stronger connection between the private sector, the National Bureau for Disaster and Risk Management and traditional humanitarian and development organizations;
Identifying specific areas or inputs for member companies to support preparedness, response and recovery;
Promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) by creating and implementing projects with PSHP member companies.

To learn more about the network, please go to the PSHP website.

Cover photo: OCHA/Viviane Rakotoarivony

private sector and humanitarian action in madagascar

Interview with Danielle Rahaingonjatovo

Private Sector Humanitarian Platform / La Plateforme Humanitaire du Secteur Privé de Madagascar, at the Connecting Business initiative (CBI) Annual Event 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The mission of PSHP

The mission of PSHP is to facilitate and coordinate the humanitarian actions of its members effectively. In addition to the emergency responses, the platform enables development and capacity-building which directly benefit the people in Madagascar in the long term.