British founded ethical chocolate brand Made In Africa (MIA) has launched the Girl’s Education Fund under its 1 for Change impact programme to support vulnerable African students so they can achieve their potential. Sponsored students in Madagascar will receive a monthly stipend to fund school fees, a health school lunch and healthcare.Madagascar has always been under-invested in. The director of Money for Madagascar explains how Madagascar economy has been exacerbated by a political coup in 2009, causing the national education budget to fall from $82 million in 2008 to just $14.9 million in 2012. The government was unable to pay teacher salaries, leading to the imposition of school fees. Further as a result, enrolment in schools has decreased as low as 55% in some areas, and of every 100 children who start primary school only 33% make it to secondary school.And it is within this crisis that girls are most impacted as traditionally they are the first to be removed from school to assist with domestic chores and support family income. The Girls’ Education Fund aims to combat this negative trend and demonstrate the value of girls’ education.