Carbon dioxide is a natural component of our air. At the same time, it is a driver of global warming and therefore one of the greatest challenges of our time. However, the invisible waste product of our consumer society has no price and climate-damaging behaviour is often rewarded financially. The author of this blog is convinced that CO2 urgently needs a price
The non-profit organisation ADES sells its cookers in Madagascar at a fraction of their cost. Donations amount to only about a third of the investments made. Nevertheless, ADES can show impressive growth and has a solid financing model, thanks to which three francs currently reach Madagascar for every franc donated.
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Solar cookers with thermal energy storage for families in Madagascar are intended to prevent even more forest from being lost in Madagascar. The solar cookers are being developed in a cooperation between the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the NGO ADES from Mettmenstetten.
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The Swiss NGO ADES works to protect livelihoods and social security in Madagascar. On 20 April, it was awarded the Lipman Family Prize in Pennsylvania. The prize is awarded by the University of Pennsylvania and honours pioneering and innovative organisations in the social sector. For ADES, this is the second international award within a short period of time.
The Swiss NGO ADES is one of the three winning organisations of the international Lipman Family Prize 2023. For ADES, this means the second international award within a short period of time: Already in November 2021, the organisation received the title of International Organisation of the Year at the .ORG Impact Awards.
Travelling through Madagascar is a unique experience. However, a country only unfolds its full magic when its history is vividly conveyed. Few people outside Madagascar can tell as much about the country, the people and their own experiences as ADES founder Regula Ochsner. In October and November, she was on the road for three weeks with a travel group. Travel participant Doris Ruckstuhl describes her impressions in her travel report.
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