Vaovao 3/23 - Achieving more together

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Vaovao (3/2023)
Achieving more together


Dear friends of ADES

With its holistic approach, ADES is broadly positioned and achieves a multifaceted positive impact on the situation of the people in Madagascar. However, the island is lacking in many areas. That is why ADES works with a broad network of organisations that are specialised in their field (running schools, protecting national parks, etc.). Together we can achieve even more and increase each other's effects. In this Vaovao, we therefore present some of the latest measures that we have implemented together with partner organisations.

210 Cookers for families in Brickaville


The NGO Mitia Madagascar has been advocating for disadvantaged children in Madagascar since 2016 by giving them access to education and providing psychological support. Its goal is for all children in Madagascar to have access to quality primary education without discrimination.
 
In the town of Brickaville, in the Tamatave region, has Mitia funded energy-efficient cookers for 210 poor families. The cookers help the families to reduce their daily expenses. ADES teams trained staff from Mitia The participants were trained in the proper use of our cookers and informed about the guarantee that ADES grants on its products, which is exceptional in Madagascar.
 
The distribution of the cookers took place in March. In June, ADES visited the families in Brickaville. It was found that the trainings were supported by Mitia were successful and most families used the cookers correctly and efficiently. Nevertheless, some additional application tips could be shared, for example on how to light the stoves faster and more cleanly.
 
The feedback from the families is positive. They are impressed by the amount of firewood saved. "The wood for two days is now enough for the whole week!", shared one mother.

Raising awareness among funding partners

 

In the region around Ambalavao, farming families who consciously address the socio-economic impacts of forest loss have become the Association for Integrated and Sustainable Development (ADIE) have joined forces. They are reforesting in a project financed by ADES and thus protecting the threatened forests of the region, which still have a large proportion of indigenous, slow-growing trees. With thirty ADES cookers in their luggage, an ADES team visited reforestation families in the villages of Ambinanindovoka and Anjoma in June. The families receive a cooker as part of the compensation for their work and an introduction to its use.

In our current bulletin we present ADIE in more detail:
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Also in June, ADES visited the NGO La forêt retouvée in the Boeny region. The organisation is energy self-sufficient thanks to solar panels and also uses solar and energy-saving cookers from ADES. Here, too, users have received targeted training. A possible expansion of the cooperation is currently being examined.


New partner KFHI


The NGO Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) advocates for vulnerable families and children. The World Food Programme suggested that the NGO collaborate with ADES. KFHI equipped the school canteens of 17 public primary schools in Ambovombe district with energy-efficient cookers in February. A total of 80 of our largest cooker models reached the beneficiary schools.

Thanks to the positive experiences, the expansion of the project is already being planned. In the next stage, another 50 primary schools in four regions of Madagascar's deep south (Tsihombe, Bekily, Beloha and Ambovombe) will be equipped with ADES cookers. The measure reaches thousands of school children and enables the schools to use the financial resources saved for teaching materials and food.

How almost three francs reach Madagascar for every franc donated

 

In 2022, ADES made almost three times more investments in Madagascar than it received in donations. It finances the salaries of more than 250 employees, the maintenance and expansion of its own infrastructure and the various activities of ADES, such as the production of solar and energy-saving cookers, reforestation activities and environmental education.

But how is it possible for ADES to invest so much? While many NPOs rely entirely on donations for their funding, ADES has developed a model with diversified sources of income. ADES' income can be divided into three areas: Donations, sale of goods and CO2-Contributions.
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Every donation counts!


Together we are making an important difference for people and nature in Madagascar. ADES continues to face great challenges. Help us to continue to protect the livelihoods in Madagascar. Every donation counts. Thank you very much!
Donate now!
Thank you for your interest. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us by phone, email or Facebook!

The ADES Team
 
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André Grossen (Communication), Anoushka Schmidli-Murray (Finance), Luc Estapé (Executive Director), Rita Bachmann (Partnerships), Tanja Rose (Administration and Events)
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Vaovao 2/23 - Challenges in Madagascar

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Vaovao (2/2023)
Challenges in Madagascar


Dear friends of ADES

For the second time in a short time, ADES has received an international award: As the winning organisation of the Lipman Family Prize 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania. ADES is currently facing challenges in Madagascar. A survey by a partner organisation reveals bitter realities in the Farafangana region. A fire at a production partner leads to a production backlog for our cookers. In Switzerland, ADES participated in the Afro Pentecosts for the first time since the pandemic.

ADES awarded Lipman Family Prize

On 20 April 2023, ADES was awarded the prestigious Lipman Family Prize in the USA. This recognition for our work in the areas of social innovation and sustainability signifies great appreciation and draws international attention to Madagascar's problems and ADES' approaches to solving them.

The Lipman Family Prize is awarded by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. ADES was selected from many highly qualified and inspiring organisations as one of three prize winners. This award recognises the effective concept and commitment ADES has to people and nature in Madagascar on a daily basis. The main prize was awarded to the organisation Build up Nepal excellent.

The award will help us to reach even more people. Our thanks go to all the people who support ADES. Thanks to your donations and your commitment, we have been able to develop into what has once again been internationally recognised as a pioneering organisation. And there are more challenges ahead.
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80 per cent of children do not attend school


In the Farafangana region, the Santatra Association, which works with the local villagers, is conducting research for ADES. The NGO, which focuses on poverty alleviation, interviewed 142 families about their living conditions. Less than half of the households have three meals a day. These are usually unbalanced and poor in nutrients. In addition, there is the "kéré", the annually recurring period of shortage and hunger. In almost all the households surveyed, this lasts longer than one month, in some cases even longer than three months. 80 percent of the children do not attend school. Only one percent of households have access to a toilet. At least 85 percent of the families have access to drinking water. This is a partial success, thanks to the construction of several wells at the beginning of the year.
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Fire leads to production backlog

 

A devastating fire destroyed large parts of the workshops of our partner organisation Bionerr at the end of last year. Fortunately, no people were harmed. ADES is supporting the long-time partner Bionerr in the reconstruction process with a one-time direct aid and a loan. However, the incident has a direct and lasting impact on our own production chain. It sets us back significantly in the schedule. It will be a challenge to reach the ambitious production targets for 2023.

ADES again at Afro Pentecost


After three years of absence due to the pandemic, ADES took part in the Afro-Pfingsten Festival in Winterthur again this year. While the weather and the flow of visitors were mixed on Thursday, the festival benefited from splendid sunny weather on Friday and Saturday. All in all, around 75,000 people transformed Winterthur into an intercultural meeting zone. ADES was on site with a stand for three days. A total of 13 volunteers supported us, sometimes with several shifts, for 39 hours at the ADES market stand. During this time, more than 150 conversations were held with interested people and well over 200 different information brochures were distributed. With the help of our two junior volunteers, big and small children were able to sow marigolds to take home at the ADES stand. Many thanks to all volunteers, without you such actions would not be possible!
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Every donation counts!


Together we are making an important difference for people and nature in Madagascar. ADES continues to face great challenges. Help us to continue to protect the livelihoods in Madagascar. Every donation counts. Thank you very much!
Donate now!
Thank you for your interest. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us by phone, email or Facebook!

The ADES Team
 
From left to right:
André Grossen (Communication), Anoushka Schmidli-Murray (Finance), Luc Estapé (Executive Director), Rita Bachmann (Partnerships), Tanja Rose (Administration and Events)
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