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WWW.ANTENNA.CH
ANNUAL REPORT 2016
RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION OF TECHNOLOGIES APPROPRIATE FOR THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
1ANNUAL REPORT 2016
THE FOUNDATION 2
FROM THE DIRECTOR 1
THE ANTENNA NETWORK IN THE MEDIA 28
TEAM AND DONORS 29
FINANCIAL REPORT 26
MEDICINES 20 MICROCREDIT 22
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Our goal has been to rethink the science and technology of essential needs by creating
a new concept, incorporating the criteria that would enable local people to improve their
living conditions.
Today, Antenna has over 60 projects in over 20 countries in the following areas: water and
sanitation, nutrition, energy, agriculture, medicine and microcredit.
Our approach is based on creating viable economic models to ensure that our technologies
can be implemented sustainably. The ÉLÉPHANT VERT group is the Antenna Foundation’s first
social enterprise spin-off in agriculture. Our nutrition programme has enabled over 70,000
children to benefit from spirulina to combat malnutrition, as well as creating over 350 direct
jobs in around ten countries!
The idea is always to stimulate the local economy to support local people’s independence.
Our focus is on developing local partnerships and educating communities. For example,
we have instigated "schools" programmes in Burkina Faso and Nepal, to teach children good
hygiene practices.
If we can adapt a technology to the needs of the poorest communities, we can radically
change their living conditions. Our WATA® technology, for example, is used in war zones such
as Ukraine (Donbass) and Iraq (Mosul).
Developing innovations that have a significant social impact and are appropriate to the needs
of the most disadvantaged communities is a major challenge! And that’s the mission Antenna
has set for itself.
Denis von der Weid
Founder and Director
"Our aim is always to support
local people’s independence."
WATER & HYGIENE 8 ENERGY 12 NUTRITION 14 AGRICULTURE 16
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WATER & HYGIENE NUTRITION AGRICULTURE ENERGY MICROCREDIT MEDICINES
Antenna now has over
60 PROJECTS IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES.
In collaboration with an international
network of scientists, Antenna undertakes
and participates in research projects in the fields
of nutrition, safe water, agriculture, energy,
medicine and microcredit.
SCIENCE SERVING ESSENTIAL NEEDS
Antenna is a Swiss foundation which undertakes
scientific research and disseminates technological,
medical and economic solutions to meet the
essential needs of the world’s most vulnerable
communities.
ANTENNA’S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
OUR MISSION
Comoros Islands
Burkina Faso
Pakistan Nepal
Bangladesh
Guinea
DR Congo
Zambia
Rwanda
Madagascar
Cambodia
Laos
Niger
Togo
Mali
France
Cameroon
Kenya
India
Switzerland
Morocco
Palau (Micronesia)
Ukraine
Senegal
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Antenna Technologies association created. Antenna develops free radio transmitters, to put Human Rights Conventions into practice. This is the origin of the name, Antenna. Many transmitters have been installed in countries governed by dictatorships. The link between technology and Human Rights is established.
A highly creative team of three scientists drives research and technology development to combat extreme poverty. Widespread calls for the right to food in India.
Launch of the spirulina programme in the CAR.
Creation of Antenna France: development of programmes for the production and distribution of spirulina, particularly in Africa.
Invention in Mali of the "retrospective treatment-outcome" method to identify the best traditional remedies.
Over 3,000 WATA® devices sold.
The ICRC equip some ten prisons in Rwanda and Zimbabwe with WATA® devices
(disinfection of latrines).
Nearly 10,000 WataTest® kits used by a range of institutions, including WHO (combating Ebola in
West Africa).
Approval of the WATA® programme by the Burkina Faso Health Ministry (national roll-out).
Sublingual sugar as an emergency measure against malarial
hypoglycemia approved and publicised through WHO and
MSF guidance.
Over 100,000 children benefit from nutritional
rehabilitation with spirulina.
OOLUX® solar kit launched with an
integrated microfinance scheme.
200,000 women benefit from a microcredit
programme in Tamil Nadu (Southern India).
1990’S
WATA® (electro-chlorination device) wins the gold medal for innovation at the Geneva Exhibition of Inventions.
1.5 tonnes of dry spirulina produced
and 18,000 children benefit from nutritional
rehabilitation.
First centre for spirulina nutrition in Madagascar.
The complete spirulina genome is sequenced and registered by Antenna,
Biorigin SA, Fasteris and l’Hepia.
Aide humanitaire suisse approves WATA® for its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene action (flooding in Pakistan).
Launch of WataTest® and WataBlue®
reagent kits.
WATA® training delivered in health centres on behalf of UNICEF (Zambia) and Catholic Relief Services (Burkina Faso).
Our partner in Guinea, Tinkisso-Antenna, distributes over 5 million bottles of disinfectant produced using WATA® technology to combat cholera. SDC renewed its support for the scaling-up of the WATA® programme (Nepal, India, Pakistan and Guinea).
500m² spirulina farm starts in Togo.
Opening of Nutrition Centre in Togo and distribution of spirulina in villages. Women's sales network with Entrepreneurs du Monde.
Antenna France wins a prize at the International Algae Competition.
Treatments for diabetes and high blood pressure based on local plants tested in Senegal and Palau.
Antenna France cooperates with the Fédération des Spiruliniers de France for technical support.
The ÉLÉPHANT VERT group produces over 100,000 tonnes of biofertiliser in Morocco and Mali.
Construction of an ÉLÉPHANT VERT plant in Mali.
Opening of a subsidiary in Senegal.
In addition to these highlights, there were numerous research projects, including improvements to existing technologies as well as the development of new technologies aiming to improve living conditions for those in extreme poverty.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN ANTENNA'S DEVELOPMENT
Over 2,200 OOLUX® kits distributed (10,000 beneficiaries).
Antenna works in partnership with Eawag and Action against Hunger in a WASH programme in schools (Haiti, Bolivia, Kenya).
Malaria: Argemone Mexicana plant validated by a clinical test in Mali. Its use becomes more widespread.
Start-up of ÉLÉPHANT VERT, a spin-off from the Foundation. The biofertiliser plant opens in Meknès (Morocco).
Mental health - psychosis: fine-tuning of
"Crisis dialogue" (support mechanism).
Clinical trials validated.
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
(SDC) supports the scaling-up of the WATA® programme (Nepal,
Bangladesh and India).
The association becomes a foundation.
7ANNUAL REPORT 20166 ANTENNA FOUNDATION
FIELD TESTSDISSEMINATION
AUTONOMY
AN INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC MODEL
1 SCIENCE
WE CONSTANTLY SEEK OUT NEW IDEAS.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
In order to meet the essential needs of marginalised groups in
developing countries, the Antenna Foundation develops technological
solutions and carries out scientific and medical research in
collaboration with universities, non-profit organisations and the
private sector.
FOR THOSE AT THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID
Our solutions respond to the needs of users living at the base of the
pyramid and are designed and adapted in the light of contributions
from our partners in the field.
2 FIELD TESTS
WE WORK WITH RESEARCHERS AND
ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC EXPERTS
TO OPTIMISE OUR SOLUTIONS BEFORE AND
DURING FIELD TESTS.
TECHNOLOGIES
Our products are developed in response to the local context. The
technologies which we transfer are tested locally, adapted to the
needs of the consumer and designed to be intuitive and affordable.
We focus on basic public health needs, such as agriculture, nutrition,
water and lighting.
HEALTH SOLUTIONS
We study and support traditional and locally produced medicines.
We consult medical experts and users in order to guarantee that our
solutions are scientifically valid and economically viable.
COMMERCIAL MODELS
When our technologies are capable of large-scale application,
we use them in revenue-creating activities. We test commercial
models and support social entrepreneurs. Our microcredit scheme
enables increased numbers of companies and households to benefit
from our technologies.
3 DISSEMINATION
TO DISSEMINATE OUR SOLUTIONS,
WE CONSTRUCT A DIVERSE AND RESISTANT
ECOSYTEM.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND MICROFINANCE
Antenna offers microfinance and microcredit services, facilitates
technology transfer and encourages the creation of new social
enterprises as well as the expansion of existing ones. These social
enterprises create jobs, improve access to products and increase the
income of the community.
PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORK
Constructive collaborations and partnerships are fundamental
throughout our development cycle.
We work with CSR departments and foundations established by
companies so that we can grow more rapidly and make our products
more affordable and accessible to low-income communities. Antenna
also works with international organisations and local NGOs to
increase our networks, resources and results. Government bodies are
essential partners for awareness-raising and distribution campaigns
conducted through public institutions (schools, hospitals, etc.).
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE
THE AUTONOMY OF LOCAL PEOPLE
TECHNOLOGIES
WE DEVELOP AND TRANSFERAFFORDABLE,
INNOVATIVE,EFFECTIVE,
SUSTAINABLESIMPLE AND
SCIENCE
Mini-WATA WATA-Standard
Midi-WATAwww.antenna.ch
Midi-WATA
Maxi-WATAwww.antenna.ch
Maxi-WATAWATA-Plus
WATA-Pluswww.antenna.ch
9ANNUAL REPORT 20168 ANTENNA FOUNDATION WATER & HYGIENE
WATER & HYGIENEWATA® TECHNOLOGY IS BASED ON A SIMPLE PROCESS OF ELECTROLYSIS WHICH TRANSFORMS A SALT WATER SOLUTION INTO SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
THE ANTENNA FOUNDATION DEVELOPS AND TESTS INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC MODELS TO BRING DRINKING WATER TO THE END-USER.
WATA® kits are available in five models to meet different needs and in solar and electric
versions. They also include reagents (WataTest® and WataBlue®) allowing the quality of the
solution and the adequacy of dilution to be checked.
One litre of chlorine solution produced locally is enough to make 4,000 litres of water drinkable or it can be used to disinfect food and wounds in health centres and homes.
BANGLADESH | BURKINA FASO |
CAMBODIA | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO | GUINEA | INDIA | MALI | NEPAL
| PAKISTAN | RWANDA | THE COMOROS
ISLANDS | TOGO | UKRAINE | ZAMBIA
ACTION IN 2016 BURKINA FASO
• Presentation to the Geneva Health Forum of results from the pilot study: "Prevention of
nosocomial infections in Burkina Faso through local production of sodium hypochlorite".
• National roll-out of the Hospital Programme in 2,000 health centres: initiation of
a partnership with ICI-Santé to support the Ministry of Health in its search for funding.
• Initiation of a new phase of the Schools Programme "Safe Water at School", with the
support of the Symphasis Foundation.
• Identification of a social entrepreneur to create a production unit for sodium hypochlorite
bottles in Ouagadougou.
COMOROS
• Creation of the Water Services Centre (Maison des Services de l’Eau) in Moroni and Fumboni.
Establishment of 3 laboratories for centralised production of sodium hypochlorite.
• Chlorination of a drinking water network in Mohéli Island, using 2 Maxi-WATA® devices.
GUINEA
• Awareness of good hygiene practices raised among 147,000 people through activities in
schools, centres of religion, public places and on community radio.
• Development and sale of new hygiene products for washing floors and hands.
• Opening of 399 points of sale for sodium hypochlorite bottles across Guinea and
affiliation of 305 new pharmacies to improve the availability of "Chlore’C" (a disinfectant
for water manufactured with WATA® technology).
• Presentation to the 7th RWSN (Rural Water Supply Network) Forum in Abidjan: "Treatment
and effective conservation of water in homes using 'Chlore’C'. Case study of a social
enterprise in Guinea."
WHERE WE WORK
OUR WATA® PRODUCTS
DISTRIBUTED IN OVER
100 COUNTRIES
3,942WATA®
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INDIA
• Over 250 villages in Odisha served by our partner, SpringHealth, thanks to its innovative
model of home delivery of drinking water disinfected with WATA® chlorine.
• 4 Maxi-WATA® devices are contributing to the creation of the AQUA + chlorine bottle,
developed by our partner, TARA and sold in remote areas in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• Federation and training of local producers of sodium hypochlorite bottles in order to reinforce
cholera prevention.
• 8 health centres equipped with WATA® technology.
NEPAL
• Our partner, ECCA, is continuing and improving the "Safe Water at School" programme in
38 schools.
• A social enterprise approach, complementary to the work in schools, is also consolidating the
development of bottles of chlorine.
RWANDA
• 13 prisons in Rwanda equipped with WATA® (54,000 beneficiaries).
• Completed a study documenting the financial benefits of WATA® liquid chlorine solution
versus purchase of HTH (saving USD 30,000/ year).
UKRAINE
• Water made safe to drink in 25 additional areas in eastern Ukraine, using WATA®
technology.
• Organisation of a convoy by the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) to eastern Ukraine
to supply water treatment centres.
ZAMBIA
• Installation of WATA® devices in 55 health centres in the provinces of Lusaka and
Copperbelt (Ndola and Kitwe).
SDC (SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION)
"SAFE WATER" PROGRAMME
Antenna is working with the SDC to
support and document the scaling up
of social enterprises promoting access
to drinking water in Asia and Africa.
Our partners in India, Nepal, Pakistan,
Cambodia and Guinea are developing
innovative business models to ensure
sustainable access to drinking water
for people in rural areas.
Antenna is building on their experience
in a project to construct a toolbox
which will facilitate the replication of
these models in other countries.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
TECHNICAL TRAINING
17 people were trained in the use of
WATA® technology during two training
courses in Ouagadougou and Delhi.
MIDI-WATA® AND WATA-PLUS®
We have added two new devices to the WATA® range which have
been specially developed to meet the needs of health centres.
WATATEST® AND WATABLUE® REAGENTS.
Finalisation of technology transfer to our Burkinabe partner for the
production of WataTest® and WataBlue®.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Conducted scientific research on chlorine and updating of documents
for ever simpler and safer use of our technology
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
OUTLOOK FOR 2017BURKINA FASO
• National roll-out of the Hospital Programme. 2,000 health centres
equipped with WATA®.
• Roll-out of the "Safe Water at School" Programme in 20 schools (40,000 beneficiaries).
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• Extension of the Hospital Programme.
• Establishment of a central unit for production of sodium
hypochlorite bottles.
GUINEA
• Start of a programme to improve hygiene in hospitals.
• Establishment of a limited company (SARL) complementary to the
existing NGO.
UKRAINE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
• Identification of new partners to install WATA® in drinking water
supply networks.
ZAMBIA
• Development of the partnership with MetMin and identification of
new markets for WATA®.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
• Significant reduction in production costs and times for WATA®
devices.
• Extension of the training offer.
REINVESTED IN FIELD PROGRAMMES AND R&DCHF 300,000
SALES OF WATA® IN 2016 175%
TEAMSFanny Boulloud Programme coordinator (Asia) | Grégoire Castella Deputy Director | Mami Daba Fam Thior Manager R&D and technical services | Pierre-Gilles Duvernay Programme Coordinator (Africa) and technical adviser | Raphael Graser Coordinator Toolbox and fundraising | Reyna Robles Logistics manager and commercial distribution | Jérôme Voillat Programme coordinator (Africa)
WATA® REPRESENTATIVES Burkina Faso Evariste Zongo, Baobab-Antenna | Guinea Aboubacar Camara, Tinkisso-Antenna | India Kanika Verma, Development Alternatives / TARA | Mali Sergio Gianni, Aidemet | Nepal Prachet Shrestha, ECCA | Pakistan Saad Khan, PakoSwiss | DRC Guillain Kulimushi, MajiMaisha-Antenna
WATA® USERS AND PROJECT PARTNERSAction against Hunger | Swiss Humanitarian Aid | Aqua for All | Associations 2-Mains | BEGECA | Caritas | International Committee of the Red Cross | COOPI | French Red Cross | EAWAG Sandec | Helvetas Intercooperation | Hydrologic | ICI Santé | IRC | KWAHO | La Fabrique | Mains Unies | Medair | Médecins Sans Frontières | Minergy | World Health Organization | Oxfam | Path | Solidarités International | Springhealth International | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute | Terre des Hommes | UNICEF | World Vision
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSSDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) Humanitarian Aid | SDC Global Water Programme | Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso | WHO | UNICEF
TECHNICAL AND TRAINING PARTNERSInstitut ChemTech de la Haute école d’ingénierie et d’architecture de Fribourg | MetMin, Zambia
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WATA BY ANTENNA
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ENERGY
600 + MILLION PEOPLEIN AFRICA DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN ENERGY SUPPLY
According to UN estimates, 1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity
and so have to use energy sources which cause
pollution, are dangerous to health, and very
cumbersome to use, in order to meet their
needs for lighting.
More than 600 million people in Africa do not
have access to their own energy supply, of
whom around 80% live in rural areas.
The Solar Square project has created a supply
chain enabling vendors based in rural areas
to receive and resell OOLUX® kits. The local
partners can also easily monitor all the activities
in the field through the ITC system included in
the solar kit.
WHERE WE WORK
ACTION IN 2016The first version of the IT system was fully developed by the end of 2015, and used in a field test in Cameroon. During this first phase our local
partner, African Solar Generation, developed an OOLUX® kit supply chain using the IT system.
• 200 kits were sold in Cameroon in 2016 using the supply chain, supported by the IT system. The sales confirmed that there was user
interest in the OOLUX® kits.
• The project also demonstrated the relevance of the new IT system, which allowed very detailed operational monitoring by our local partner and
its vendor network.
• A number of improvements were identified during project roll-out and operation. The project demonstrated the financial viability of the business
model, allowing target homes access to their own high-quality lighting.
In 2016, Antenna initiated a second phase of the project in Cameroon.
› Improvements in the IT system following feedback.
› Scope to extend the supply network for a rapid response to any technical problems with the IT system.
KENYA
CAMEROON
THE ANTENNA FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE SOLAR KIT: OOLUX®. A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THIS PRODUCT IS THE PROGRESSIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PAY AS YOU GO), WHICH ALLOWS THE CLIENT TO PAY FOR THE KIT IN INSTALMENTS REFLECTING THE STRUCTURE OF EXPENDITURE ON COMBUSTION LIGHTING.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
OUTLOOK FOR 2017
A computerised system for the management of progressive payments
has been developed and rolled out in Cameroon. The model includes
three different levels of distribution.
• Client: The OOLUX® kit technology allows it to be activated or
deactivated depending on payment by the client. When activated,
the technology ensures that the client’s information is registered by
the system.
• Vendor: A smartphone application is used to activate the OOLUX®
kit. It includes sales and stock management tools to assist vendors.
• Distributor: A web portal enables the distributor to monitor sales.
• Extend the distribution network in Cameroon to give as many
people as possible access to their own electricity supply.
• Discuss the use of the distribution system tested in Cameroon with
new partners in other countries.
• Improve and adapt the distribution system.
TEAMSimon Bowald Engineer | Max Carrel Technical development and field research | Grégoire Castella Deputy Director | Jean-Baptiste Decorzent Energy Programme Director | Florian Egli Engineer | Joël Jeanloz Project manager | Camila Macedo Intern | Stefan Marinkovic Engineer | Arnau Moya Intern | Adriana Ramos Verdes Administration | Federico Speziali Technical development
PARTNERS IN THE FIELDAfrican Solar Generation Cameroon | Solafrica Kenya
SWISS PARTNERBern University of Applied Sciences
FINANCIAL SUPPORTREPIC (Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Promotion in International Cooperation) | Canton of Geneva
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OOLUX® SOLAR KIT WITH PROGRESSIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PAY AS YOU GO)
WINNER OF THE SWISS
SOLAR PRIZE 2016
OVER 2,200KITS DISTRIBUTED
10,000BENEFICIARIES
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NUTRITIONANTENNA FRANCE MANAGES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPIRULINA PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA. THIS MICROALGAE IS PARTICULARLY RICH IN PROTEINS, BETA-CAROTENE AND IRON AND IS EASILY DIGESTED.
We create independent and financially viable spirulina farms and distribution
networks. We also manage nutrition centres
and we are currently carrying out research
and testing on food products enriched with
spirulina. In addition to spirulina, Antenna
also works to maximise its impact in the field
of nutrition by supporting micro-agriculture,
good hygiene practices, food research,
studies on behaviour change and analysis of
other local super-foods.
WHERE WE WORK
CAMBODIA | LAOS | MADAGASCAR | MALI | NIGER | TOGO
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTNEW SPIRULINA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Preparation of a field trial for a new spirulina production technique.
The first trials took place at the Madurai Ecopark (India). Energaia, our
partner which developed the technique, is based in Bangkok.
SPIRULINA-BASED PRODUCT
Development of "Chikki" spirulina product with a manufacturer
in India. A number of promising tests have been conducted, with
reduced sugar and added spirulina.
"Chikki" (a type of cereal bar) is a traditional Indian sweet, usually
made with peanuts, amaranth and jaggery.
Feedback over recent years has shown us that our partners are fully competent in terms of local production.
However, this year we have experienced some political difficulties,
including in CAR, where part of the farm was damaged and Burundi,
where the production of spirulina was prohibited.
The Antenna France model is a social enterprise model. It is based on
the development of a commercial market (sale of around 2/3 of production) to finance the operating costs of the farm and
subsidise 1/3 of production for malnourished children and their mothers (Antenna’s goal).
In response to the difficulties identified, a new distribution strategy
has been developed, with four axes:
1 Develop new spirulina products
2 Develop local recipes
3 Develop micro-gardens for families
4 Support teaching and learning
• The actions taken should enable the local commercial market
to develop and the farms to produce more spirulina (3.6 tonnes
planned) and so make it possible for more children to benefit.
• The new distribution strategy will be tested in Madagascar.
ACTION IN 2016
OUTLOOK FOR 2017
TEAMAntenna France Jean-Patrice Poirier President | Diane de Jouvencel Managing Director | Geneviève Rouillé Head of Communications | Renaud d’Avout d’Auerstaedt Head of Marketing
Antenna Foundation, Switzerland Urs Heierli Economist | Mariana Veauvy Head of New Technologies
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2 NUTRITION
IN TOGO AND MADAGASCAR
CENTRES
35 DIRECTJOBS
BENEFITED FROMCHILDREN HAVE
SPIRULINA TREATMENT
70,000SINCE 2009, MORE THAN
2.3 T OF DRYSPIRULINAPRODUCED
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AGRICULTUREÉLÉPHANT VERT WAS CREATED IN 2012 WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANTENNA FOUNDATION. IT OFFERS INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVED YIELDS AND WIDELY ACCESSIBLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
ÉLÉPHANT VERT ALSO OFFERS TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, WITH THE AIM OF MAINSTREAMING NEW FARMING PRACTICES TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
ACTION IN 2016In 2016, ÉLÉPHANT VERT extended its biostimulant and biopesticide product catalogue with the launch of the FUTURECO range.
MOROCCO
Morocco conducted a major promotional
programme with marketing campaigns,
targeted multichannel communications and
40 days of presentations to influential farmers, selected by culture and region
(cultural focus, technical presentations,
product presentations etc.). A new "green
space" market segment was developed,
with the launch of VERDINOVA, a product
for domestic use and maintenance of public
green spaces. The Moroccan subsidiary has
restructured its commercial organisation
in response to market needs. Supply chain
partnerships have also been developed:
› Forage: ÉLÉPHANT VERT’s H’LibBladi
project offers training in good
agricultural practices - product trials,
increase in forage crops and reduction
in chemical fertilisers.
› Strawberries: working with a
world leader in agrifoods, the Group
introduced a pathway for producer-
suppliers to reduce the use of chemical
inputs.
MALI
In Mali, over 500 people attended the
official launch of the Ségou plant, co-
sponsored by the Ministers of Agriculture
and Trade and Industry. A tripartite
agreement was signed with the national
union of agrodealers (Union Nationale
des Revendeurs d’Intrants Agricoles –
UNRIA) and an NGO in order to make
ÉLÉPHANT VERT products available to
the union’s members. As a result of this
agreement, ÉLÉPHANT VERT products are now available in 157 points of sale throughout the country.
Finally, strategic partnerships and influencing
activities have been undertaken with
Ministries and public agencies: the Mali
government provides a 50% subsidy to
FERTINOVA products. CMDT (Compagnie
Cotonnière Malienne) allocated 55% of
organic fertiliser quotas to ÉLÉPHANT VERT
Mali.
SENEGAL
In Senegal, ÉLÉPHANT VERT established
its local subsidiary. The first biofertiliser
sales were made in November 2016.
ÉLÉPHANT VERT products are valued by
major clients.
MALISENEGAL
MOROCCO
FRANCE
WHERE WE WORK
The Meknès plant (Morocco) Kayes agricultural trade fair (Mali) Opening of the Ségou plant (Mali) ÉLÉPHANT VERT offices in Senegal
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TEAMSébastien Couasnet Chief Executive of the ÉLÉPHANT VERT Group | 282 staff (on 31 December 2016) including 145 staff in Morocco, 96 staff in Mali, 31 staff in France and 9 staff in Senegal.
PARTNERS Belgium Université Agrotech Gembloux | Benin IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) | Burkina Faso CIF (Confédération des Institutions Financières) | Ivory Coast CNRA-CI (Ivory Coast national centre for agronomic research) | Spain Futureco Bioscience, Symborg | France Futureco Bioscience, Symborg, Agrihub, ARD Champagne-Ardennes (agro-industry research and development), Ecocert, IBMA France (International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association), INRA (National Institute for Agronomic Research), IAR Centre (Industry and Agro-Resources), Staphyt | Kenya ICIPE (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology), KBL (Kenya Biologics Limited), Real IPM | Mali BNDA (National Agricultural Development Bank), KAFO Jiginew, NYESIGIESO (network of Caisses d’Epargne et de Crédit) | Morocco ADA (Agricultural Development Agency), Agro-pôle Olivier, AMABIO (Association of Moroccan organic producers), COSUMAR, subsidiary of Société Nationale d’Investissement, Crédit Agricole du Maroc, ENA (Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture, Meknès), IAV (Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II), INRA (National Institute for Agronomic Research), Lesieur Cristal, Les Domaines Agricoles, MAScIR (Fondation Marocaine pour la Recherche, l’Innovation et l’Avancement des Sciences), MEDZ, subsidiary of CDG Développement, Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion Group, ONCA (Office National du Conseil Agricole), SONACOS (Société Nationale de Commercialisation des Semences) | Senegal CSS (Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise), ISRA (Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles) | Switzerland ANDERMATT
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
OUTLOOK FOR 2017
• In 2016, the innovation committee (COMINNOV) saw a major
extension of its role, moving into evaluation of third party products
developed by the Group’s partner companies.
• 26 R&D projects were identified, with 16 classed as priority,
• 25 partnership contracts were signed with universities and
research institutes.
MOROCCO
In Morocco, two main axes for development are emerging:
• A focus on major clients for biostimulant products.
• The development of the dealer network.
MALI
In 2017 ÉLÉPHANT VERT Mali aims to become the leading supplier of organic fertilisers at national level, with an increasing presence at sub-regional level through an extended and more
highly visible distribution network, differentiated communications and
a more extensive product catalogue.
SENEGAL
The Group is developing a holistic approach in Senegal, targeting
major clients as a priority. A team of experts is being established
to develop the approach. The Senegalese subsidiary is also providing
organic input package offers to Producer Organisations and Economic
Interest Groups to better meet their increasing demand for high
quality agro-products.
IN 2016, ÉLÉPHANT VERT CONDUCTED OVER 30 FIELD TRIALS TO TEST ITS R&D
This year the group carried out some
30 trials of promising potential
products under controlled conditions
in open fields.
These tests contribute to the
development of tomorrow’s
biofungicides, bioinsecticides and
biostimulants.
OUMOU DIARRA, ONION PRODUCER IN SIRIBALA – SÉGOU, MALI
"Last year, ÉLÉPHANT VERT gave us FERTINOVA to test on our onions in comparison with our usual approach (chemical fertiliser and local manure). In the early stages, I found that the area tested with FERTINOVA was slower to get going than the rest. But the ÉLÉPHANT VERT technicians reassured me. They told me to be patient and continue to spray. After 3 months, when the onions were fully grown, I could see that in the area where I had used only FERTINOVA the bulbs were very large, with a beautiful red colour, while those in the other areas were white - even though the seeds were the same. Result: the quality of the onions treated with FERTINOVA was so good that I was able to keep them for 6 months and use them as seed for the next crop."
EUROPE
ÉLÉPHANT VERT has put a market prospects
action plan in place in Europe, to identify new
openings in European markets.
CLINIQUE DES PLANTES
In 2016 CLINIQUE DES PLANTES Morocco
gained Good Experimental Practice (GEP)
certification from the National Office for the Health Security of Food Products (ONSSA). CLINIQUE DES
PLANTES is the first African organisation
working at national level to obtain the
certification. Agronomic tests and trials
conducted by CLINIQUE DES PLANTES
Morocco will be officially recognised by
the ONSSA approvals services. CLINIQUE
DES PLANTES Morocco has also introduced
a support service for organic conversion.
More than 8,000 farmers have benefited from training courses,
particularly on agricultural production,
fertilisation and breeding.
CLINIQUE DES PLANTES Mali has
provided around 30 days training and
nearly 600 famers and students have
received consultancy support on the use of
ÉLÉPHANT VERT products.
PRODUCTION CAPACITY BIOFERTILISERS
100,000 TONNES
120 TONNESBIOPESTICIDES
OF PURE SPORES
21ANNUAL REPORT 201620 ANTENNA FOUNDATION MEDICINES
MEDICINES80% OF CHRONIC DISEASES ARE FOUND IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES (SOURCE: WHO). ANTENNA MEDICINES DIVISION FOCUSES ON ILLNESSES SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES. SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, LOW-COST AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE TREATMENTS ARE DEVELOPED FOR THE MOST DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.
ACTION IN 2016DIABETES (PALAU)
• Ongael a plant to treat diabetes. Clinical
validation, start of local production and
reimbursement through health insurance
(16,000 people insured).
• Partnership agreement signed allowing
export of Ongael to Brazil with the
goal of local production of the plant and
scientific tests to validate it.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (SENEGAL)
• Partnership with a Senegalese cooperative
covering collection and conservation of
medicinal plants.
• Contract with Dixa, a Swiss family
business, for production of natural
food supplements based on traditional
medicinal plants from Senegal.
• Partnerships in Senegal to launch a local
clinical trial for the scientific validation of
plants used in traditional medicines.
MENTAL HEALTH (MOROCCO)
• First steps towards the establishment of
"Crisis Dialogue" for people with serious
mental health problems in the Casablanca
region (Ibn Rochd public hospital), Fez and
Marrakesh – 5,000 beneficiaries annually.
TACKLING LICE (SWITZERLAND)
• Development of two natural, local,
low-cost solutions for eradicating
head lice.
• The formula was tested in 4 Swiss
pharmacies with a view to wider
distribution in Switzerland and to
disadvantaged groups.
TEAMAnne-Laure Cavin consultant | Assane Diop consultant | Bertrand Graz Clinical evaluations, coordination "Antenna medicines" | Amaëlle Grosjean intern | Renata Nogueira Product development, partnerships with the pharmaceutical industry
PARTNERS IN THE FIELDGaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal | Pacific Institute of Academic Research Republic of Palau | Ministry of Health Republic of Palau | Belau National Hospital Republic of Palau | Belau Medical Clinic, Koror Republic of Palau | University of Oxford, UK | University of Geneva (Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy) Switzerland | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) Switzerland
FINANCIAL SUPPORTLoterie Romande City of Geneva
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MOROCCO
SENEGAL
SWITZERLAND
PALAU (MICRONESIA)
WHERE WE WORK
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Clinical trial pilot in Senegal on two local treatments for high blood
pressure: hibiscus and kinkeliba. These products appeared to
have advantages compared to imported synthetic products, but the
formulas and dosages need to be reviewed.
MALARIA
Encouragement of the use of sublingual sugar in cases of
hypoglycemia continues, and these results have been incorporated
into the curriculum of medical schools and pediatric hospitals thanks
to the recognition of this treatment by the WHO and MSF. Following
a request from Belém in Brazil we carried out comparative research
on Argemone Mexicana plants from Mali and Brazil. The plant has
been validated in Africa as a treatment for uncomplicated malaria for
semi-immune populations. Trials are now planned in South America.
MENTAL HEALTH
"Crisis Dialogue" is offered as a treatment for people suffering acute
psychosis in a very wide range of cultural contexts.
OUTLOOK FOR 2017 DIABETES
• Study the effects of the various active substances in Ongael from
Palau.
• Increase artisan production of a traditional Palau beverage based
on Ongael.• Prepare a clinical trial of the therapeutic effects of Ongael in Palau.
• Start production of Ongael to tackle diabetes in Brazil.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• Study in Senegal on the therapeutic effects of hibiscus and
kinkeliba on hypertension, with adjustment of dosage depending
on response.
• Sale in Switzerland of food supplements based on plants from
Senegal, with profits reinvested in projects supported by Antenna
Medicines.
MENTAL HEALTH
• Training in the use of "Crisis Dialogue" (Switzerland, Senegal,
Middle East).
"SELF CARE"
• Development of an internet application supporting self-medication
using natural products, with appropriate recourse to health
professionals.
• Establishment of a working group to respond to questions about
traditional medicines coming from the ICRC in the field.
IN SOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, UP TO
80% OF THE POPULATION
LOOK TO
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TO MEET THEIR PRIMARY CARE NEEDS
23ANNUAL REPORT 201622 ANTENNA FOUNDATION MICROCREDIT
MICROCREDITANTENNA TRUST HAS AN ECOPARK IN MADURAI, INDIA, WHICH IS USED AS A TRAINING CENTRE AND FOR EDUCATIONAL VISITS. IT HAS BOTH A FISH FARM AND A NURSERY. ANTENNA MICROCREDIT NETWORK (AMCN), A WOMEN’S MICROCREDIT NETWORK, WAS STARTED UP BY ANTENNA TRUST IN 2006. WOMEN CAN OBTAIN MICROCREDITS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, BUILDING HOMES, CHILDREN’S EDUCATION OR TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS.
ACTION IN 2016KEY FIGURES
• The annual interest rate is 12% (low for India).
• AMCN is working in 8 districts in the south of Tamil Nadu,
near Madurai (southern India).
• In total 21,950 members of 1,688 women’s self-help groups
benefiting from microcredit have become involved in microcredit
and micro-enterprises. As a result, nearly 2 million family members have been able to improve their living conditions.
• 76 beneficiaries have built their own homes and 150 beneficiaries
have renovated their homes with housing loans provided by
Antenna Trust.
• A total of INR 116,371,128 (USD 1,691,933) has been committed
to the microcredit programme.
• The repayment rate is 95%.
• Loans range from INR 7,000 (USD 104.5) to INR 25,000
(USD 373.1) in response to the growing demand for capital.
• Most beneficiaries of microcredit save between INR 100 (USD 1.5)
and INR 200 (USD 3) a month. These savings are held in the
accounts of the women’s support groups, who have discretion
to use and manage the savings funds. Using this capital, the
beneficiaries of microcredit are able to arrange loans between
themselves.
BENEFICIARIES OF MICROCREDIT ARE INVOLVED IN:
• Entrepreneurial activities.
• Rearing livestock.
• Other businesses: vegetables, rice, sale of fruit and flowers, clothing,
grocery, carpentry, construction, fishmongers and organic food
stores.
INDIA
WHERE WE WORK
Antenna Trust collaborates with a network
of 22 NGOs working in rural villages and
slums which play a key role in microcredit
programmes. Since the start of the network
in 2006, over 220,000 women have
benefited from assistance offered through
14,738 support groups. Antenna’s loan
service has given beneficiaries access to a
local source of finance, significantly reducing
or eliminating dependence on moneylenders.
The micro-insurance programme has been
offered as an add-on to beneficiaries of the
microcredit programme, enabling them to
protect their interests.
Antenna Trust is an independent satellite of
the Swiss Antenna Foundation.
22 NGOs
AMCN IS WORKING WITH
HAVE BENEFITED FROM
MICROCREDIT SINCE 2006
OVER220,000 WOMEN
25ANNUAL REPORT 201624 ANTENNA FOUNDATION MICROCREDIT
OUTLOOK FOR 2017 • Construction of the training centre will be completed in May 2017.
The centre will be used principally for beneficiaries and for schools
and students. Over 120 training programmes are planned.
• Over the next three years, Antenna Trust aims to extend local bank
loans to 100,000 new beneficiaries.
• More than 120 information campaigns promoting a better
environment are planned for schools and colleges.
TEAMANTENNA TRUST MADURAI, INDIA R. Devamanoharan Trust responsible for fund management 18 full-time staff in the central office of the AMCN network and Ecopark 130 full-time credit officers in partner NGOs
ANTENNA FOUNDATION SWITZERLAND Yves Burrus | Denis von der Weid
PARTNERS IN THE FIELD22 local NGOs make up the AMCN network
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LOW COST MICRO-INSURANCE
In 2016, 14,520 members registered with the micro-insurance
programme, paying INR 100 (USD 1.5) per year.
• 663 students received teaching grants (total INR 846,000 /
USD 12,626).
• 49 women died of natural causes and we facilitated access
to compensation funds for the families concerned.
TRAINING PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT WOMEN’S AUTONOMY
• Support the social status of women living in poverty.
• Encourage regular small savings as a means of achieving self-
sufficiency through self-employment.
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AT THE ECO PARK (ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRITION)
In 2016 the Ecopark welcomed 6,577 visitors including
4,484 students from 77 schools in the neighbourhood of Madurai.
During field trips, students learned about the importance of the
environment, the causes and effects of drought, climate change
and its effects, healthy eating and the use of spirulina in the
nutrition system.
A wide range of discussions and debates were held on different
development models, such as plastic-free villages, agriculture and
organic food, the use of alternative energies (solar and wind energy),
and how to create a vegetable garden.
USD 1,691,933
IN THE MICROCREDITPROGRAMME IS
THE TOTAL AMOUNT COMMITTED
MEMBERSHAVE IMPROVEDTHEIR LIVING CONDITIONS
2 M
THANKS TO MICROCREDITNEARLY
OF LOANS REPAID
OVER 95%
82%
12%2%
15%
19%
9%
51%
38%
2%
18%
52%
27ANNUAL REPORT 201626 ANTENNA FOUNDATION
ASSETS CHF
CURRENT ASSETS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710,047
TRADE DEBTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,024
OTHER DEBTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,284
INVENTORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,530
PREPAID EXPENSES AND ACCRUED INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,435
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,339,319
FIXED ASSETS
BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,678,117
LOANS TO THIRD PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,216
LOANS TO SUBSIDIARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,665,334
INVESTMENTS, NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
GUARANTEE DEPOSIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,104
CASH DEDICATED TO BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,038
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,444,809
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,784,128
LIABILITES AND WEALTH CHF
LIABILITIES
PAYABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,055
LOANS RECEIVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,635
ACCRUED EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,079
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333,769
RESTRICTED FUNDS
RESTRICTED FUNDS GREEN BEAM HOLDING SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,762,980
RESTRICTED FUNDS BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,678,117
RESTRICTED FUNDS ONGOING PROGRAMMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,018
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,564,115
NET WEALTH
CAPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
RETAINED EARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,818,804
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,440
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,886,244
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,784,128
CHF
NON RESTRICTED DONATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,238,429
RESTRICTED DONATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637,630
WATA® INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632,880
ENERGY INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,474
RENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,500
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,519,912
COST OF PROGRAMMES SUPPORTED BY ANTENNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -671,173
COST SAFE WATER 2 PROGRAMME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -559,367
COST WATA® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -435,859
COST ENERGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -70,349
STAFF EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-1,459,477
PREMISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-8,064
MARKETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -102,767
ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -219,857
PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -68,951
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3,595,865
ORDINARY RESULT FOR THE YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -75,953
INTERESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
CURRENCIES CONVERSION DIFFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-1,563
LOSS RESULTING FROM ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -77,291
INCOMES DEDICATED TO PROGRAMMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -553,967
EXPENSES RESULTING FROM PROGRAMMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559,367
LOSSES RESULTING FROM PROGRAMMES ACHIEVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-5,400
OPERATING RESULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -77,291
OTHER EXTRAORDINARY INCOMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,731
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,440
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY THE COMPANY "MULTIRÉVISION, BELZER & CIE SA"."BASED ON OUR LIMITED
STATUTORY EXAMINATION, NOTHING HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT CAUSES US TO BELIEVE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS DO NOT COMPLY WITH SWISS LAW AND THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION AND THE SWISS GAAP RPC 21 STANDARD."
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016
INCOME STATEMENT 2016
INCOME BREAKDOWN
EXPENDITURE BREAKDOWN
PROGRAMME COSTS
Donations received for programmes, R&D and operations CHF 2,876,059 Income from WATA®, Energy and others CHF 643,853
Programme costs CHF 671,173 Cost Safe Water Programme CHF 559,367 Cost WATA® CHF 435,859 Cost Energy CHF 70,349 R&D and operating costs CHF 1,859,116
Water & Hygiene project CHF 344,724 New technologies R&D project CHF 256,499 Nutrition project (spirulina) CHF 56,602 Medicines project CHF 13,348
CHF 3,519,912
CHF 3,595,865
CHF 671,173
COST SAFE WATER PROGRAMME
CHF 559'367SUPPORTED BY SDC
SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION
Contrôle qualité
Au Burkina Faso, des appareils WATA ont été installés dans
les écoles afin de fournir de l’eau potable aux enfants. DR
Le ski accélère considérablement le processus de rééducation. DR
Une pincée de sel pour quatre litres d’eau par jourSuisse La fondation genevoise créée par Denis von der Weid développe des solutions technologiques adaptées aux plus démunis, comme le système WATA, qui permet de produire de l’eau potable localement
Bertrand Beauté Tribune de Genève
Un livre ne suffirait proba-blement pas à raconterDenis von der Weid. Tourà tour professeur d’éco-nomie en Colombie, tra-vailleur dans les bidonvil-
les de Bombay, promoteur de radio pi-rate en Afrique, l’homme semble avoirautant de vies que de cheveux blancs.L’œil pétillant et volontiers taquin, il jouedésormais au Géo Trouvetou pour lesplus pauvres, ceux qui vivent avec moinsde quelques dollars par jour.
«En 1984, j’ai créé la fondation An-tenna International, un réseau d’avocatspour la défense des droits de l’homme.Mais il m’est vite apparu que cela nesuffisait pas. A quoi bon lutter pour lesdroits humains si les plus pauvres nedisposent pas de nourriture, d’eau pota-ble et de lumière? Ces éléments sont in-dispensables à la vie quotidienne et pour-tant trois milliards de personnes n’y ontpas accès.»
Accès à l’eau potablePour combler ce manque, le professeur,qui a étudié le droit et l’économie à l’Uni-versité de Fribourg et l’Insead, se tourne– presque par hasard – vers les sciences.«A l’époque, je vivais en Inde pour menerdes recherches sur la lèpre. J’y ai décou-vert le drame des maladies hydriques.Alors que dans le Nord, des technologiespermettent de disposer d’eau potable àtous les robinets, ce n’est pas le cas là-bas. Pourquoi? Parce que la recherchescientifique est un business comme lesautres. Elle sert ceux qui peuvent payer.La moitié de la population mondiale nepeut satisfaire ses besoins essentiels.Pourtant, ce n’est pas une priorité pourla recherche scientifique. Partant de ceconstat, j’ai décidé, en 1989, de créerAntenna Technologies, dont l’objectif estla recherche et la diffusion de technolo-gies low cost adaptées aux besoins descommunautés les plus vulnérables.»
Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, la fondationenvoie ses solutions aux quatre coins dela planète. Présente dans une trentaine
de pays, Antenna se bat sur tous lesfronts: la nutrition, l’agriculture biologi-que et durable, l’énergie renouvelable, lemicrocrédit, l’accès à l’eau potable…
Sur ce dernier point, la fondationlance en juin 2016 deux nouveaux modè-les de son système WATA, qui permet deproduire de l’eau potable localement.L’enjeu est d’importance. Selon les chif-fres de l’Organisation mondiale de lasanté (OMS), 663 millions de personnesdans le monde ne disposent pas, en 2015,d’un point d’eau amélioré – principale-ment en Afrique subsaharienne (319 mil-lions) et en Asie du Sud (134 millions). Orl’amélioration de la qualité de l’eau, del’assainissement et de l’hygiène permet-trait, selon l’OMS, d’éviter chaque année
842 000 décès imputables aux maladiesdiarrhéiques, dont 340 000 enfants demoins de 5 ans.
Les WATA permettent de purifier degrandes quantités d’eau grâce à une pin-cée de sel et un processus d’électrolysequi transforme l’eau salée en chlore.Cette technologie offre une solution lo-cale pour le traitement de l’eau destinéeà être bue. Au Burkina Faso, par exem-ple, 42 centres de santé ont été équipésd’un tel appareil et le personnel formé,afin d’améliorer l’hygiène des soins pourdes milliers de patients. Un succès.
Avec 3600 WATA vendus dans lemonde, la fondation Antenna estimequ’elle permet à 15 millions de personnesde disposer de quatre litres d’eau puri-
fiée par jour. «Mais nous pourrions fairede même pour 50 millions de personnesavec plus de moyens», affirme Denis vonder Weid.
Des solutions adaptées«Si l’on adapte une technologie aux be-soins des plus pauvres, nous pouvonschanger radicalement leurs conditionsde vie, insiste-t-il. Prenons l’exemple del’eau. Les pays du Nord sont habitués à lapurification chlorée depuis des annéespar le biais des stations d’épuration. Maiscette solution n’est pas envisageabledans les pays du Sud qui ne disposent pasdes infrastructures nécessaires. Il fallaitdonc changer la technologie, afin que del’eau potable puisse être produite de ma-
nière autonome dans chaque commu-nauté. Les compétences ne font pas dé-faut mais la volonté politique étant insuf-fisante, introduire une nouvelle techno-logie adaptée aux démunis est un défimajeur. C’est la mission que s’est donnéeAntenna. Cela a commencé avec des mai-sons à 1000 dollars, puis cela s’est pour-suivi avec des cultures de spiruline – unemicro-algue à haute valeur nutrition-nelle, dont quelques grammes par jouraméliorent spectaculairement l’état nu-tritionnel des enfants sous-alimentés.»
Résorber l’extrême pauvretéA l’échelle de la planète, ces solutionspeuvent paraître dérisoires. «Notre ob-jectif n’est pas de sauver le monde maisd’apporter des solutions locales et inno-vantes par transfert de technologie et deformation, note le professeur. Il ne s’agitpas de charité mais d’échange. L’idéedemeure toujours de stimuler l’écono-mie locale, afin de rendre les populationsautonomes. C’est pourquoi nous misonssur nos partenaires locaux et l’éducationdes populations. Nous avons ainsi initiédes programmes «école» au Burkina Fasoet au Népal par exemple, afin de formerles enfants aux pratiques d’hygiène et àl’usage des WATA.»
Et ça marche! Dans certains pays, desinnovations portées par Antenna s’auto-développent désormais, en étant produi-tes et reproduites localement. «J’espèreque notre modèle sera imité par d’autresONG, mais aussi par les institutions et lescentres de recherche. Aujourd’hui, lajeunesse s’intéresse au développement,mais rarement les professeurs. Je trouveinacceptable que la plupart des universi-tés ne disposent pas d’une chaire dédiéeà la recherche sur les besoins fondamen-taux, poursuit Denis von der Weid. Lors-que je retourne dans les bidonvilles deBombay aujourd’hui, je retrouve desamis exactement à la place où je les avaislaissés il y a vingt-cinq ans. Le systèmeactuel ne permet pas de résorber l’ex-trême pauvreté. Mais améliorer les con-ditions de vie d’une personne ou d’unecollectivité est à notre portée. C’est unbonheur d’y passer une vie.»
Russie
Un programme de réhabilitation à ski aide des handicapés à repousser leurs limites
«Je vis pratiquement dans les
hôpitaux.» Maria Tsvetkova est la
mère d’Alice – une petite fille
atteinte de paralysie cérébrale infantile.
Pour elle, cette Moscovite se rend
régulièrement en République tchèque et
en Slovaquie afin de participer à des
cours de réhabilitation. L’an dernier, la
famille a décidé d’essayer un programme
d’un nouveau genre: «Ski Dreams». Grâce
à lui, «Alice a appris à marcher. Ses
mouvements et sa démarche sont
devenus bien plus stables, se réjouit
Tsvetkova. Les cours ne sont pas
épuisants, il s’agit plutôt d’activités
agréables et intéressantes. Résultat: entre
deux séances, Alice, qui a désormais six
ans, ne tient pas en place. Elle veut
absolument y retourner!»
Le programme, qui a été conçu par une
organisation à but non lucratif, propose
des leçons de ski aux personnes de tous
âges affectées par des handicaps
physiques et mentaux. «Nous acceptons
les participants dès 3 ans. Ils skient sous
la tutelle d’instructeurs qualifiés, avec du
matériel spécialement adapté à leurs
besoins, explique Julia Gerasimova,
coordinatrice du programme. Le ski
accélère considérablement le processus
de traitement, de rééducation et d’intégra-
tion sociale des participants, que leurs
handicaps soient congénitaux ou acquis.»
Selon les organisateurs, Ski Dreams
améliore l’état des participants après
seulement deux à trois semaines.
Le projet a été lancé en janvier 2014 par
l’acteur Sergey Belogolovtsev et sa
femme, la journaliste Natalya Belogolovt-
seva. Leur fils Evgeniy, atteint de paralysie
cérébrale infantile, n’a marché qu’à l’âge
de 6 ans. La famille s’est essayée à toutes
sortes de cours de rééducation, y compris
un programme à ski aux Etats-Unis qui,
contre toute attente, a été le plus efficace.
Cela fait trente ans que ce type de
programme existe aux Etats-Unis, au
Canada et en Australie, mais les Belogolo-
vtsevi sont les premiers à développer un
tel programme en Russie.
«Notre expérience montre que la
réhabilitation à skis est efficace pour les
personnes atteintes de handicaps du
système locomoteur, du syndrome de
Down, d’autisme, mais également aux
personnes souffrant de cécité et de surdité»,
affirme l’organisation. Actuellement
présente dans 16 régions de Russie, de
Moscou au kraï de Krasnoïarsk en passant
par Riazan et l’Oudmourtie, l’organisation
a réhabilité à ce jour plus de 3000 per-
sonnes âgé de 3 et 62 ans. En plus de ses
cours de rééducation, Ski Dreams
propose des programmes de formation
pour les éducateurs certifiés et les
bénévoles.
Les parents des patients payent le plus
souvent les frais du programme eux-mê-
mes, mais les familles défavorisées
peuvent obtenir des bourses financées
par des mécènes ou des parrainages. A
Moscou, les cours coûtent entre 3000 et
6000 roubles (entre 50 et 60 dollars
américains) pour deux séances hebdoma-
daires. L’alternative gouvernementale –
une journée au centre de rééducation du
Ministère du développement social – est
facturée 5000 roubles (75 dollars).
Angelina Davidova, Kommersant
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