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Team and contact Switzerland and Madagascar ADES in Madagascar Over 250 Malagasy employees produce, sell and repair cooking appliances, advise interested parties and train users. ADES has created around 200 additional jobs with local suppliers and more than 120 people earn an income as independent resellers of cookware.
ADES experts for forums and lectures Since 2001, the Swiss non-profit organisation ADES has been active in one of the poorest countries in the world and is committed to preserving the livelihoods of Madagascar through the construction of energy-efficient cookers, reforestation and education measures. Protecting the massively endangered forests, overcoming socio-economic inequality and
The non-profit organisation ADES produces solar and energy-saving cookers in Madagascar and sells them to the local population at discounted prices. At the heart of the production chain is the Mahazengy factory in Fianarantsoa, where the clay cores for the energy-saving cookers are manufactured. The workshop celebrated its tenth anniversary last weekend.
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Awards and testimonials Three pillars for Madagascar Lipman Family Prize 2023 21.04.2023, Mettmenstetten / Philadelphia The Swiss NGO ADES is committed to protecting livelihoods and social security in Madagascar. On 20 April, it was awarded the Lipman Family Prize in Pennsylvania. The prize
Paradise in danger Forest loss and erosion, poverty and a failing state Forest loss and erosion Forest loss remains an urgent problem throughout the island. 97 per cent of Madagascar's households cook with wood and charcoal. Many people in the provincial towns obtain their charcoal illegally from natural forests or mangrove forests. Loggers
Solar and energy-saving cookers Sustainably effective for Madagascar Solar and energy-saving cookers A Malagasy household consumes four to six tonnes of wood every year by cooking on an open fire. This is where ADES comes in with solar and energy-saving cookers. Depending on the model, energy-saving cookers save 50 to 70 per cent of the fuel. Solar cookers can,
Team and contact Switzerland and Madagascar ADES in Madagascar Over 250 Malagasy employees produce, sell and repair cooking appliances, advise interested parties and train users. ADES has created around 200 additional jobs with local suppliers and more than 120 people earn an income as independent resellers of cookware.
ADES Chronicle Our story Foreword by Regula Ochsner I walked into a shop and saw an angel behind the counter. I asked him what he was selling. "Anything that can help you live a happy life," he replied. After thinking about it for a moment, I said: "I would like to buy
Our profile From party tent to international organisation of the year The association On 23 March 2001, the association ADES (Association pour le Développement de l'Energie Solaire Suisse - Madagascar) was founded in Ottenbach ZH. After concentrating on the production of solar cookers in the first few years, ADES integrated the organisation
