Andavadoaka is a small fishing village located on the southwest coast of Madagascar.
The village lies on the edge of a shallow lagoon protected from the open ocean by a series of fringing and submerged barrier reefs that support substantial coral growth, providing a vital resource base for a local artisanal fishery.
The village won the Equator Prize,[1] awarded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in 2007.
Near Andavodoaka, Biodiversity studies have identified many hundreds of marine species in the waters in the area.
Andavadoaka is one of the few small villages in the South-West of Madagascar with general access to electricity.