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Context
Many schools in Madagascar still cook over open fires, often in dark kitchens without windows or proper ventilation. Smoke exposure poses serious health risks for cooks, while excessive firewood consumption contributes to deforestation. At the same time, schools often lack the resources needed to invest in modern kitchen infrastructure.
ADES addresses this challenge by building robust, modular school kitchens that require significantly less fuel, are easy to operate and maintain, and are developed in close collaboration with schools and local communities.
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Executive Summary
The M240 project improves cooking infrastructure in schools across Madagascar through the construction of 15 modular institutional kitchens each year. It enables more than 2,700 children to receive warm and nutritious meals in a hygienic, efficient and resource-saving environment. The kitchens reduce firewood consumption by up to 80%, save several hours of cooking time each day and protect the health of cooks by providing smoke-free working conditions. The project combines infrastructure, training and monitoring with strong local ownership and contributions.
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Outcomes
The M240 project sustainably improves school kitchen infrastructure across Madagascar. Schoolchildren benefit from daily warm and nutritious meals, while cooks work in significantly safer and healthier conditions, with less smoke exposure, reduced firewood consumption and lower physical strain.
The modular institutional kitchens drastically reduce fuel consumption and energy costs. This creates additional financial resources that schools can invest in improved nutrition, school gardens or educational activities.
At the same time, the project strengthens local ownership and long-term resilience. The kitchens are planned together with schools, produced locally and supported through training, maintenance and monitoring, ensuring sustainable use even in remote regions of Madagascar.
Timeline
Launch
2021
Pilot-Project
First three school kitchens built in partnership with Bel Avenir
Milestone 1
2023-2024
Implementation
38 school kitchens built, accompanied by the first baseline assessments and impact measurements
Milestone 2
2025-2026
Consolidation
15 school kitchens built annually. Preparations begin for a partnership with WFP
Scaling
2030
Outlook
National scale-up: 100 schools and 40,000 schoolchildren reached
Project M240
Voices from the project
« Dank der Zusammenarbeit mit ADES verfügen wir nun über eine institutionelle Küche und haben eine fünftägige Schulung zur Nutzung absolviert. Wir erleben zahlreiche Vorteile: die Schonung der Umwelt, erhebliche Einsparungen an Brennholz sowie schnellere Kochzeiten.
Die Küche produziert kaum Rauch, was sowohl die Gesundheit der Köchinnen und Köche als auch die Umwelt schützt. Für mich bedeutet diese Küche nur Verbesserungen in der täglichen Arbeit, auch wenn eine gute Organisation im Umgang wichtig ist.»
Herimiampita Fenohery, Erzieher im Jungeninternat CERES Andranomiadiloha (Fianarantsoa)
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