Overview 2004

Less than a year after moving into the first centre in Toliara, the official opening ceremony takes place on 24 April with guests from Madagascar and Switzerland. Regula writes about this in the annual report: "Obviously, the government was very impressed by our work, where everything is based on private initiative without waiting for government help". The Toliara government is already expecting a business plan from ADES for further projects. Negotiations are also underway with regional chiefs of Fort Dauphin and the mayor of Ejeda to expand ADES' activities in Madagascar.

Board member Roland Baumann travels to Madagascar with a group and records the experiences in a travel report. On his initiative, ADES wants to launch a parabolic cooker on the island. Although such a stove can only be assembled in Madagascar at this time and not manufactured, ADES nevertheless wants to test its use and acceptance by the population.

ADES can already celebrate the sale of the thousandth solar cooker. To cope with the volume of orders, ADES hires a third carpenter. At the end of 2004, ADES has eight permanent employees.

The highlight in Switzerland is a charity event at Circus Knie to mark the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Clubs of the Canton of Zug. Around 2500 guests attend the performance. The net proceeds amount to CHF 132,000, which the Rotary Clubs transfer in full to ADES. The donation will go towards the construction of a centre in Ejeda.

Photos 2004

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2004_03 Madagascar Day at Zurich Zoo2
2004_03 Madagascar Day at Zurich Zoo3
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre01_Flag procession
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre02_speeches
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre03_Tape cutting
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre04_Tape cutting
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre05_Dance is part of it
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2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre07_visit Ueli Borsari
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre08_Rotary Tuléar
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre10_Rotary Tuléar
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre11_Explanation of the solar package
2004_04_24 Inauguration ceremony Tulear Centre12_Rotary Tuléar
2004_04_24 Opening of the new centre in Tuléar
2004_04_25 Solar cooker in use in Anakao
2004_07_10 Tuléar_ Fountain with pump
2004_10_05 Tuléar_manufacture parabolic cooker0
2004_10_05 Tuléar_manufacture parabolic cooker1
2004_10_05 Tuléar_manufacture parabolic cooker2
2004_10_05 Tuléar_manufacture parabolic cooker3
2004_10_05 Tuléar_manufacture parabolic cooker4
2004_10_05 Tuléar_making parabolic cooker5 ceremony
2004_10_05 Tuléar_making parabolic cooker6 ceremony
2004_10_18 Planting Artemisia1
2004_10_18 Planting Artemisia2
2004_10_30 Solar-Dryer1
2004_10_30 Centre Tuléar, with wind turbine
2004_10 Demonstration of solar cooker with theory to approx. 50 presidents of Lutheran women's groups
2004_10 Ankililoake Parish President is first to buy and sell solar cookers
2004_10_Tuléar1 Workshop
2004_11_22 Benefit event Circus Knie1
2004_11_22 Benefit Circus Knie2
2004_11_22 Charity event Circus Knie3
2004_11_22 Charity event Circus Knie4
2004_11_22 Benefit event Circus Knie5
2004_11_22 Benefit event Circus Knie6
2004 Akoronga1 Cooking Demo
2004 Akoronga2 Cooking Demo
2004 Akoronga3 Heinz and Presid. Women's Group
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Highlights 2004

Press review 2004

  • 26.12.04: TV programme Tele M1
    Programme Face to Face (Hans Haller and Regula Ochsner)
  • 12.04: Profile
    Merci, Mme Solaire (fr) (read pdf)
  • 29.11.04: Zug Press
    Celebrities in the Circus Knee Manege (read pdf)
  • Oct.04: Close-up
    Merci, Madame Solaire! (Article of the Tagesanzeiger of 14.07.04) (read pdf)
  • 29.09.04: Zug Week
    Circus Knie one day longer in Zug (read pdf)
  • 17.09.04: Neue Zuger Zeitung
    The cookers from Madame Solaire (read pdf)
  • 04.09.04: Zug Press
    Help from Zug (read pdf)
  • 09.04: Swiss family
    A hot project (read pdf)
  • 03.08.04: Swiss Radio DRS2
    Interview with Regula Ochsner about the solar cooker project in Madagascar
  • 14.07.04: Tagesanzeiger
    She is Madagascar's Madame Solaire (read pdf)
  • 14.07.04: Tagblatt Zurich
    There are many construction sites here (read pdf)
  • 14.07.04: Coop Newspaper
    Cooking with solar power (read pdf)
  • 03.04: Rotary Train
    Jubilee campaign of the Zug clubs (read pdf)
  • 24.01.04: Zürcher Oberländer
    A solar cooker protects Madagascar's forests (read pdf)
  • 01.04: Rotary Benefit
    150,000 francs for solar cookers (read pdf)
  • 2004: Church Council Dürnten
    Cooking with the power of the sun (read pdf)
  • 2004: Waldenburger Anzeiger
    Cooking with the power of the sun (read pdf)