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Imprint Contact address ADES Association pour le Développement de l'Energie Solaire Suisse-Madagascar (short form: ADES) Im Grindel 6 8932 Mettmenstetten Switzerland info@ades-solaire.org Authorised representative Luc Estapé Management Court of jurisdiction Affoltern am Albis Language versions This website was created in German and is automatically translated into French and English. Should contents in

NGO Vozama ADES has planted more than 150,000 trees with the NGO Vozama in Fianarantsoa since 2012. Vozama employees know the land and the people and look after over 400 village schools for pre-school children. Vozama has specialised staff, including for reforestation and administration. They run their own tree nursery and have good contacts

Green Centre Ejeda The south of Madagascar regularly suffers from droughts and progressive desertification of the soil. This is where our "Green Centre" is located, from where ADES implements reforestation projects with various village communities. While other NGOs have already abandoned the region, ADES is carrying out projects with great effort to preserve the fertility of the soil.

Solar Cooker Switzerland ADES and the Sommer Holzwerkstatt produce Swiss solar cooker models in cooperation with the institution Einstieg in die Berufswelt. The final production is carried out by young people who in this way acquire qualifications for taking up a vocational apprenticeship. The parts of the kit are all prepared in such a way that they can be assembled with the help of the enclosed building instructions.

85 per cent savings ADES designs and builds institutional canteen kitchens for schools, care homes and other institutions. The focus is on the development and installation of a modular system for the combination of solar energy and energy-efficient cookers (ICS) as part of an improved kitchen concept for social facilities such as schools or hospitals. The concept comprises

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

LaBrousse In Mahajanga, ADES has been working with LaBrousse since the end of 2020. LaBrousse grows mainly indigenous tree species and fruit trees on 35 hectares of bush land. In addition to growing papaya, the cultivation of cashew, lemons and mangoes is being tested. The plantations include noble woods such as mahogany or acacia species, which among other things are

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.