 Madagascar, situated off the southern eastern coast of Africa, is the fourth largest island in the world and boasts one of the most unique environments. But despite a wealth of natural resources, the country remains one of the world's poorest and heavily dependent on foreign aid. In the last decade, social and environmental changes have driven many people in Madagascar to increasingly migrate within the country and abroad in search of opportunities. In response to this situation, the IOM Development Fund has been providing support to the Government of Madagascar to address particular areas of migration management. Madagascar is a source country for trafficking in persons to other countries, primarily for labour exploitation of domestic or textile factory workers. It is also home to high levels of internal trafficking. Most of the causes of trafficking and exploitation are related to the poor social economic situation of the country and to a lack of information about the risks of being trafficked. Between 2015 and 2016, the IOM Development Fund financed a counter-trafficking project to raise awareness about the risks of being trafficked in Madagascar, Lebanon and Kuwait. Thanks to the awareness campaign, many victims of trafficking contacted IOM to receive help and to denounce other cases of trafficking. Their biggest achievement was to regain their confidence and trust. Since its creation, the IOM Development Fund has implemented hundreds of successful capacity-building projects worldwide. To learn more about the IOM Development Fund activities, please visit our website.