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HoverAid hovercraft, bring aid and development to remote communities in Madagascar where hunger, malaria, HIV and lack of clean water affect the health of millions. HoverAid’s hovercraft reach unreachable villages when Africa floods, providing relief organisations with access to those most in need.

Hovercraft can go where other vehicles get stuck – crossing mud and sand, through swamps and wetlands, up shallow rivers, and over rapids. Millions of people live in remote areas where the environment makes getting around difficult, and that can lead to desperate poverty...
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HoverAid supports, enables, encourages, and delivers partner organisations by hovercraft so that they can do what they do best in the communities that need help and support the most, and we listen to local people to ensure that their needs and hopes are heard...
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There are lots of ways to get involved in HoverAid. We have volunteers working in Madagascar, or you could get sponsored and run 10 miles, join a hovercraft working party, host a coffee morning, or even climb the highest volcano in the world....
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HoverAid Medical Safari statistics from January to April - over 1200 people treated with 24 major surgeries and 153 dental extractions!

3 days ago via web

HoverAid HoverAid are excited to announce mission possibility's to Madagascar this Autumn. Email r.plumb@hoveraid.co.uk for more information!

9 days ago via web

HoverAid Looking forward to a group of postgrads and consultants from Cambridge University presenting ideas they've been working on for HoverAid

about 1 month ago via web

Feb 28, 2012

Building Bridges

Category: Madagascar

Posted by: Andy

Following cyclones Giovanna and Irina Hoveraid's team identified two bridges in Ankavandra which have been washed away - we plan to rebuild them.

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Feb 16, 2012

First survey reports.

Category: Madagascar

Posted by: Andy

The east coast town of Brickaville appears to have taken the worst of Cyclone Giovanna with many buildings damaged, however the main road to the port of Tamatave (Taomasina) appears passable.

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Feb 15, 2012

Cyclone Impacts Madagascar

Category: Madagascar

Posted by: Andy

First reports from Madagascar's east coast are that 70% of houses in the region of the town Vatomandry have been destroyed.

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