Overview 2015

Of the reports from the various ADES centres, three seem particularly worth mentioning. "Toliara experienced a real cultural change: all production workers now wear safety glasses, ear protection and safety shoes. [...] We collect metal waste in containers and recycle it." ADES now produces the green sheathing for the energy-saving cooker entirely itself; imports are no longer necessary. The detailed production of these metal boilers is shown in a richly illustrated presentation.

Due to saturation of the surrounding market, ADES closes the centre in Morombe. As an alternative, the annual report mentions "a sales camion for regions with potential, but where a fixed centre is not profitable".

In Ejeda, restructuring is on the agenda, with reforestation progressing well together with the population, the Youth Club for the Environment and the Salfa Hospital. There are already over 5 000 trees on four hectares.

On the subject of wood, the annual report also states the following: "If the blast furnaces used to consume 200 tonnes of wood a year to fire the OLI clay cores, no more wood is needed now. [...] The local company BIONEXX extracts an active substance against malaria from Artemisia plants. The plant residues from this production provide the raw material for briquettes that now heat our blast furnaces." As an aside: BIONEXX assisted ADES in the planning of the first large blast furnace, which held about 900 OLIs.

In Switzerland, 60 volunteers, board members and staff donate 4 091 hours of time for meetings, stand promotions, lectures, exhibitions, etc. In January, the first "Stubete" was held for the volunteers. In May, two Malagasy Board members stayed in Switzerland and were "really pampered".

Photos 2015

Press review 2015

  • 01.12.15: Klaus Heimer
    NGO brochure Madagascar (read pdf)
  • 1.12.15: ADEV
    Green electricity with global responsibility (read pdf)
  • 27.11.15: L'Express de Madagascar
    Les Fours améliorés de plus en plus prisés (read pdf)
  • 24.11.15: myclimate
    Compensation CO2 Rottbeck Logistics (read pdf)
  • 01.11.15: Business and club magazine
    ADES, solar and energy saving cooker (read pdf)
  • 01.08.15: myclimate
    Back to the Emerald Isle with solar cookers (read pdf)
  • 12.06.15: Affolter Anzeiger
    Successful Footprint stand Hedingen (read pdf)
  • 15.05.15: Affolter Anzeiger
    Mettmenstetten: Energy Town 2nd Energy Day (read pdf)
  • 12.05.15: Affolter Anzeiger
    Environmental award winners meet... (read pdf)
  • 01.04.15: Vozama - de vous a moi
    Opération un enfant un arbre, planton pour la planète ! (read pdf)
  • 30.03.15: Helvetas
    Distribution de foyers économiques en Menabe (read pdf)
  • 27.02.15: Church Messenger Local
    Misaotra betsaka-A heartfelt thank you (read pdf)
  • 01.02.15: Renewable Energies / Energies Renouvelables
    Engagement Suisse... (pdf de & fr)
  • 01.15: Solar saving
    65,000 solar cookers & energy-saving ovens in use (read pdf)
  • 01.15: Ottenbächler
    Build your own solar cooker (read pdf)