1. ANNUAL REPORT 2015
RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION OF
TECHNOLOGIES APPROPRIATE FOR
THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS OF THE MOST
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
ANTENNA.CH
2. ANTENNA FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION 2
FROM THE
DIRECTOR1
TEAM AND
DONORS29
FINANCIAL
REPORT28
MEDICINES22 MICROCREDIT24
WATER
HYGIENE8 ENERGY12 NUTRITION14 AGRICULTURE18
3. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 1
FROM THE DIRECTOR
ANTENNA IS 25 YEARS OLD
We wanted to re-imagine science and technology for essential needs, creating a new
concept which includes all the features that enable local people to improve their living
conditions.
Antenna now has over 60 projects in over 30 countries, in the following areas: water
and sanitation, nutrition, energy, agriculture, medicine and microcredit. ÉLÉPHANT
VERT is Antenna’s first social enterprise spin-off in agriculture.
Over the next 25 years, we need to develop relationships, securing support across
different sectors. Only if financial institutions change their approach, by investing
in technologies which meet the needs of the poorest and by developing microcredit
schemes, will poverty and hunger be beaten.That is just one area where we hope
for change. More collaborations and partnerships will be essential if we are to carry out
our activities on a larger scale. Radical improvements for those in extreme poverty will
require the mobilisation of all available resources, across all sectors.
Denis von der Weid
Founder and Director
Antenna Technologies was created
in 1989 by a small association of
highly creative scientists. Our aim
was to use science and technology
to develop technologies to meet
essential needs, especially in relation
to extreme poverty. Finding the
North-South divide intolerable, we
were driven to seek solutions which
would improve daily living conditions
for the most disadvantaged people.
4. 2 ANTENNA FOUNDATION
WATER HYGIENE
NUTRITION
AGRICULTURE
ENERGY
MICROCREDIT
MEDICINES
Antenna now has over
60 PROJECTS IN OVER
30 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
Comoro islands
Burkina
Faso
Ukraine
Guinea
DR Congo
Zambia
Rwanda
Burundi
Madagascar
Niger
Central African
Republic
Togo
Mali
France
Cameroon
KenyaUganda
Senegal
Switzerland
Morocco
6. 4 ANTENNA FOUNDATION
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.
Sublingual sugar as an emergency
measure against malarial
hypoglycemia approved and
publicised through WHO and
MSF guidance.
200,000 women benefit
from a microcredit
programme in Tamil Nadu
(Southern India).
1990’S1989
2015
2015
2015 2014
2015
20112011
2010
2010 2009 2009
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. DDC renewed its support for the scaling-
up of the WATA®
programme (Nepal, India,
Cambodia, Pakistan and Guinea).
500m² spirulina
farm starts in Togo.
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.
Antenna works in partnership
with Eawag and Action against
Hunger in a WASH programme
in schools (Haiti, Bolivia, Kenya).
The Swiss Department for
Development and Cooperation
(DDC) supports the scaling up of
the WATA®
programme (Nepal,
Bangladesh and India).
The association
becomes a foundation.
1994
7. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 5
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).
Over 100,000 children
benefit from nutritional
rehabilitation with
spirulina.
OOLUX®
solar kit
launched with an
integrated microfinance
scheme.
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.
2014 2013 2013
2015 2015
201220112011
2007 2005
2004
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.
The ÉLÉPHANT VERT group
produces over 50,000 tonnes of
biofertiliser in Morocco and Mali.
Construction of an ÉLÉPHANT
VERT plant in Mali.
In addition to these highlights, there were
numerous research projects, including
improvements to existing technologies as well
as new technologies aiming to improve living
conditions for those in extreme poverty.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN
ANTENNA'S DEVELOPMENT
Over 2,000 OOLUX®
kits distributed
(9,000 beneficiaries).
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.
20032002
8. 6 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.
OUR OBJECTIVE
IS TO ENSURE
THE AUTONOMY
OF LOCAL PEOPLE
TECHNOLOGIES
WE DEVELOP
AND TRANSFER
AFFORDABLE,
INNOVATIVE,
EFFECTIVE,
SUSTAINABLE
SIMPLE AND
SCIENCE
9. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 7
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 medicine 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
and the expansion of existing social enterprises.The 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 NGO 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.).
10. 8 ANTENNA FOUNDATION WATER HYGIENE
WATER HYGIENE
WATA®
TECHNOLOGY IS BASED ON A SIMPLE PROCESS
OF ELECTROLYSIS WHICH TRANSFORMS A SALT WATER SOLUTION
INTO SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
WATA®
kits are available in three models to meet different needs and in solar
or electric versions.They also include reagents (WataTest®
and WataBlue®
) allowing
the quality of the solution and the adequacy of dilution to be checked.
A litre of chlorine solution produced
locally is enough to make 4,000
litres of water drinkable or to disinfect
surfaces, 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
WHERE
WE WORK
OUR WATA® PRODUCTS
Maxi-WATA®
WATA-Standard®
Mini-WATA®
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ACTION IN 2015
BURKINA FASO
• Approval of a Hospital programme by the Ministry of Health for national roll-out
(significant media coverage, including on national television).
• Certificate of satisfaction from the Ministry of Health.
• Signature of a partnership with the Ministry of Education.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• Partnership with a range of government agencies to combat cholera and increase
the capacity of chlorine bottle producers.
GUINEA
• Over 5 million bottles of chlorine sold to combat water-borne diseases.
• Certificate of satisfaction from the Ministry of Health for management of the Ebola
crisis.
• Bottles of chlorine made available to 232 health bodies and 321 pharmacies.
• Long-term partnership contract with UNICEF for the production of bottles
of chlorine.
RWANDA
• Training of prison staff, 11 prisons equipped with WATA®
technology for
the disinfection of latrines and national planning.
5 MILLION
BOTTLES OF CHLORINE
SOLD IN GUINEA BY OUR PARTNER
TINKISSO ANTENNA
DISTRIBUTED IN OVER
100 COUNTRIES
3,571
WATA®
12. 10 ANTENNA FOUNDATION WATER HYGIENE
Midi-WATA®
and WATA-Plus®
Completion of development of two new devices in the WATA®
range.
Titanium electrodes
The development of a new specification has enabled
us to identify new suppliers and to reduce production
costs and delivery times.
WataTest®
Reagent
Improvement of the production process.
WataBlue®
Reagent
Improvement of the production process and transfer
to local partners (Burkina Faso and Nepal).
Completion of 20 scientific research projects
on the chemistry of chlorine, further strengthening
Antenna’s expertise.
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
SAFE WATER
In March 2015, with the support of the Swiss Department for Development and
Cooperation (DDC) and the Dutch organisation Aqua for All,Antenna launched
the “Scaling up Safe Water Phase 2” programme that enables the scaling up
of social enterprises delivering solutions and services to improve access for all
to safe water in Asia and Africa.
INDIA
• Our partner TARA is extending its distribution network to six new states,
so covering a population base of several million inhabitants.
• Our partner Springhealth is working to install 250 kiosks distributing water
disinfected with WATA®
chlorine.
NEPAL
• Following the earthquake in Nepal in 2015, ECCA responded to
the emergency by increasing its chlorine production by a factor of 100.
• Thanks to our local partners EECA and Minergy, over 230,000 people were
able to benefit from safe drinking water during the humanitarian crisis.
IN MARCH 2015 THE DDC SUPPORTED
1,5 MILLION CHF
THE SAFE WATER
OVER 3 YEARS AT A COST OF
PROGRAMME
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+ 2,2 MILLION PEOPLE
AND WATER-BORNE
DISEASES
IN GUINEA
OUTLOOK FOR 2016
PROGRAMMES IN THE FIELD
Comoros
Evaluation of the project in Grande Comore and chlorination
programme for the Mohéli network.
Burkina Faso
National roll-out of the Hospital programme.
2,000 health centres equipped with WATA®
.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Implementation of a project to combat cholera.
Ukraine
Donation of WATA®
technology for around fifty water treatment
centres, with more than 300,000 beneficiaries.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Development of a training service
based on Antenna’s technical expertise.
Launch of a range
with two new WATA®
devices
(Midi-WATA®
and WATA-Plus®
).
Seminar in Dakar to increase expertise
and share experience across Africa.
PROTECTED AGAINST
CHOLERA
TEAMS
Fanny Boulloud Safe Water programme coordinator (Asia) |
Grégoire Castella Deputy Director | Mami Daba Fam Thior Safe
Water Programme RD Assistant | Pierre-Gilles Duvernay Head of
RD, Safe Water and Programme Coordinator (Africa) | Reyna Robles
Head of Logistics and Commercial Distribution | Jérôme Voillat Safe
Water programme coordinator (Africa)
WATA®
REPRESENTATIVES
Burkina Faso Evariste Zongo, Baobab-Antenna | Guinea Aboubacar
Camara,Tinkisso-Antenna | India Kanika Verma, Development Alterna-
tives / TARA | Mali Sergio Gianni,Aidemet | Nepal Prachet Shrestha,
ECCA | Pakistan Saad Khan, PakoSwiss | DRC Guillain Kulimushi,
MajiMaisha-Antenna
WATA®
USERS
Action Against Hunger | Aide Humanitaire Suisse, Ukraine |
Caritas, Switzerland | International Committee of the Red Cross,
DRC, Rwanda | World Health Organisation, Bolivia | Oxfam, GB /
Intermon | Solidarités International, France | Terre des Hommes,
Switzerland | World Vision
PROJECT PARTNERS
Action against Hunger, France | Associations 2-mains, Comoros |
French Red Cross, France | EAWAG Sandec, Switzerland | Minergy,
Nepal | Helvetas Intercoopération, Switzerland | Hydrologic,
Cambodia | KWAHO, Kenya | Mains Unies, Haïti | Medair,
DRC | Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland | Springhealth
International, India
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
DDC (Swiss Department for Development and Cooperation) Aide
humanitaire, Switzerland | DDC Global Water Programme, Switzerland |
Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso | UNICEF, Guinea, Mali, DRC
TECHNICAL AND TRAINING PARTNERS
Institut ChemTech de la Haute École d’Ingénierie et d’Architecture
de Fribourg | Bioforce, Mali
ANTENNA.CH/EN/WATER-HYGIENE
WATA@ANTENNA.CH
WATA BY ANTENNA
14. 12 ANTENNA FOUNDATION ENERGY
ENERGY
THE ANTENNA FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE DEVELOPED AN
INNOVATIVE SOLAR KIT: OOLUX®. A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THIS PRODUCT IS
THE PROGRESSIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS THE CLIENT TO PAY
FOR THE KIT IN INSTALMENTS REFLECTING THE STRUCTURE OF EXPENDITURE
ON COMBUSTION LIGHTING.
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.
OOLUX®
technology includes a TIC
system which helps the local distributor
with payment operations.The system was
developed and tested in Cameroon during
the first phase of the Solar Square project.
WHERE WE WORK
ACTION IN 2015
A new distribution chain was introduced in Cameroon, in order to validate the business
model and the IT management tool associated with the sale of OOLUX®
kits.
This project was implemented in partnership with Solafrica.ch and African Solar
Generation, a Cameroon company which sells and installs solar devices as an
additional energy source.The field test highlighted three points:
• Users are positive about the reliability and quality of the lighting provided by the
OOLUX®
kit and about its use in recharging mobile phone batteries. In addition,
the kit was useful for children’s homework.
• The progressive payment system was particularly welcomed by purchasers
and retailers.
• All those in the commercial distribution chain were content with the functionality
of the IT management system.
CAMEROON | KENYA | UGANDA
OVER 2,000
KITS DISTRIBUTED
9,000BENEFICIARIES
1,3 BILLION
ACCORDING TO UN ESTIMATES
PEOPLE
HAVE NO ACCESS
TO ELECTRICITY
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RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT
OUTLOOK
FOR 2016
A computerised system for the management of progressive
payments has been developed and rolled out in Cameroon.
It includes three different levels of distribution model.
• 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.
• After fine-tuning the computerised management tool in
the light of adjustments suggested in the field in Cameroon,
we will have a finished product which can be offered to
our commercial partners.
• Develop a new version of the OOLUX®
kit.The main objective
is to redesign the product in order to reduce the cost of
production, so that the device can be sold at a competitive
price for commercial distribution.
TEAM
Max Carrel Technical development and field tests | Grégoire
Castella Deputy Director | Jacky Duong Software engineer | Joël
Jeanloz Project Manager | Fabio Meyer Engineer | Adriana Ramos
Verdes Logistics | Victoria Schoenlaub Intern
LOCAL PARTNERS
African Solar Generation Cameroon | AgriNet Uganda Limited
Uganda | Latia Resource Center Kenya
SWISS PARTNERS
Solafrica | Bern University of Applied Sciences
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
REPIC (Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Promotion in
International Cooperation) | City of Geneva | Nexans Foundation
OOLUX.ORG
OOLUX@ANTENNA.CH
OOLUX®
solar kit with
progressive payment system
16. 14 ANTENNA FOUNDATION NUTRITION
NUTRITION
ANTENNA FRANCE MANAGES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPIRULINA
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA AND SOUTH
EAST ASIA. SPIRULINA IS AN EASILY DIGESTIBLE MICROALGAE WHICH IS
PARTICULARLY RICH IN PROTEINS, BETA-CAROTENE AND IRON. IT RAPIDLY
IMPROVES THE GENERAL HEALTH AND STIMULATES THE IMMUNE SYSTEMS OF
CHILDREN AND ADULTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC MALNUTRITION.
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
BURUNDI | CAMBODIA | CAR | LAOS | MADAGASCAR |
MALI | NIGER | UGANDA | TOGO
3 CENTRES
3 COUNTRIES
FOR NUTRITION IN
BENEFITED
FROM TREATMENT WITH
CHILDREN
SPIRULINA
10,800
3,8
TONNES
OF SPIRULINA
PRODUCED THROUGH THESE
PROGRAMMES
38LOCAL
JOBS
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10
RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT
FROM SPIRULINA CULTURE
TO DISTRIBUTION
• A quality label is in development, which will enable all partners to comply with
the production standards of Antenna France. It will be a guarantee of quality
and traceability.
• Analyses are carried out quarterly in the farms in accordance with specifications set
by the Fédération des Spiruliniers (bacteria, checks for heavy metals, microbiology,
spirulina content, etc.).
• 30% of the spirulina produced is distributed as aid.
• It is available in different formats, depending on markets and local preferences:
powder, flakes, pills, capsules.
• Recommended daily consumption is 2g for a child, 5g for an adult.
• Spirulina can be consumed as it is, added to lemon or orange juice, smoothies
or blended foods, mixed into yoghurt or sprinkled onto food.
• Our team continues to undertake research and testing on ice cream, fruit juices and
yoghurts with a view to making spirulina easy to consume. Next, energy bars...
PROGRAMMES OF SPIRULINA
IN 9 COUNTRIES
DISTRIBUTIONPRODUCTION
18. 16 ANTENNA FOUNDATION NUTRITION
ACTION IN 2015
• Decision to start the programmes with a distribution and
marketing phase, to provide assurance on demand before
creating the farms.
• Partnership with the Fédération des Spiruliniers de France
for support with technical expertise and with an expert
for support with marketing and commercial skills.
• Implementation of a distribution programme in Uganda.
• Project start-up in Burundi in spite of a difficult political
environment.
• New local distribution partner in Cambodia.
• Production of a film in Togo to explain Antenna
France’s mission.
CAMBODIA
The Siem Reap project was initially funded by a French local
authority, the Conseil Général des Hauts de Seine, and Bouyges
T.P.The Kandal farm was started with assistance from the Ile de
France region and financial partners.A single commercial and
social distribution structure was then created in Phnom Penh
under the name Antenna Cambodia to distribute the products
of the two farms.
Siem Reap Farm
Place Siem Reap (Angkor)
Production 2015 537 kg
Kandal Farm
Place 60 km from Phnom Penh
Production 2015 379 kg
Partner Antenna Cambodia
MALI
Antenna France launched the farm project in Moribabougou
in association with the Salesian Vocational Training Centre,
Bamako, the Centre du Père Michel (CPM) and Formation
sans Frontières.While the political turbulence in Mali
seriously affected the project, causing a number of delays,
it has now restarted.
Farm, Centre du Père Michel
Place Moribabougou (east of Bamako)
Production 2015 249 kg
Distribution 64 children
Partner Centre du Père Michel
President Père Franck and Antenna Mali
NIGER
The farm started up 2007, working with Réseau d’Actions
Educatives pour le Développement Durable (RAEDD- network
for educational action for sustainable development), the Niger
member of the Tarbiyya-Tatali network, established in 1998
with the aim of self-help for the people of Niger.
Dogondoutchi Farm
Place Dogondoutchi (east of Niamey)
Production 2015 380 kg
including 240 kg food distribution
Distribution 2,400 children
Partner RAEDD Tarbiyya
UGANDA
A completely new project. Early in the year, the Technical
Director of Antenna France confirmed the project appraisal in
a visit to the locality.Antenna France is using a new operating
method, by starting with distribution of imported spirulina.
After the Board signed off the project in June 2015, market
research was carried out.
• Search for a partner for the distribution structure with
the help of an expatriate couple who originated the idea
for the project.
• Start of market research.
• Late 2015, identification of a source for the spirulina.
• Spirulina imported from Laos for initial tests.
• Project start-up supported by funding from Impala Avenir.
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BURUNDI
• Construction of further 100m2
pools
• Develop marketing and distribution to voluntary
organisations
CAMBODIA
• Roll out of new commercial strategy
• Research on iron enrichment
LAOS
• 15,000 spirulina bars for mountain schools
• Launch of a major programme for spirulina-based products
MADAGASCAR
• Continuation of spirulina treatments (target 120 children)
• Implementation of another nutrition structure in Antsirabé
MALI
• ÉLÉPHANT VERT Mali will support future marketing
NIGER
• Packaging and promotional materials will be designed
and developed
UGANDA
• Creation of a distribution structure
TOGO
• 1,5 tonnes of spirulina produced
• Maintain the 30% food aid distribution by developing
partnerships with other associations
TEAM
Antenna 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 | Selina Haeny Spirulina Project Coordinator
ANTENNA-FRANCE.ORG
OUTLOOK FOR 2016
66DAYS
ON SITE BY THE
FRANCE
ANTENNA
TEAM
20. 18 ANTENNA FOUNDATION AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
ÉLÉPHANT VERT WAS CREATED IN 2011 WITH SUPPORT FROM ANTENNA
TECHNOLOGIES. IT OFFERS ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL INPUTS (COMPOST,
BIOFERTILISERS, BIOSTIMULANTS, NATURAL BIOPESTICIDE) SOURCED
EITHER FROM ITS OWN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF
MICRO-ORGANISMS WITH AGRICULTURAL VALUE OR FROM PARTNERSHIPS.
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.
FRANCE | MALI | MOROCCO
WHERE
WE WORK
The Meknès plant Kayes Mali agricultural trade fair
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ACTION IN 2015
MALI
The production capacity is
50,000 tonnes per year
of biofertilisers.
MOROCCO
The production units have a production
capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year
and a capacity to produce pure spores
for the development of biopesticides
of 60 tonnes per year.
• In 2015, ÉLÉPHANT VERT extended its range of organic inputs.The Moroccan
catalogue now includes two varieties of organic compost, three biofertilisers and three
biostimulants. In Mali, ÉLÉPHANT VERT offers organic compost and a biofertiliser.
• A network of 49 retailers has been established in Morocco and we have over
450 user clients.There have been advertising campaigns, 7 focus groups, 4
workshops and 17 open days. ÉLÉPHANT VERT has also participated in 6 regional
trade fairs.
• In Mali, during the rice campaign, farmers were offered a “three in one” pack
(product, technical training and access to finance). In addition to regular workshops
and open days, ÉLÉPHANT VERT has also participated in 8 commercial events
(agricultural trade fairs and conferences).
• In 2015, the technical support service delivered by CLINIQUE DES PLANTES
conducted 100 new trials in Morocco and monitored 170 trials started the
previous year. CLINIQUE DES PLANTES also diversified its service offer with training
and agricultural consultancy: 1,200 farmers received training. Finally, the test
centre is now active. In Mali, 70 new trials were started in 2015 and 48 existing trials
monitored.A training service will soon be available (the trainer has been submitted
for approval).
• To strengthen its financial support service, ÉLÉPHANT VERT participated in the creation
of a specialised banking institution, based in Dakar: la Financière d’Afrique
de l’Ouest (FINAO - the West African finance provider), in partnership
with the Confédération des Institutions Financières d’Afrique de l’Ouest (CIF - the
Confederation of Financial Institutions/West Africa).The partnership includes 6 micro-
finance institutions in 5 countries: Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso,Togo and Benin.
It represents a network with over 3 million members, savers and borrowers,
€ 520 million in savings, € 350 million in microcredit funding and 790 service outlets.
• In Europe in 2015, ÉLÉPHANT VERT developed an offer for innovative SMEs
looking to place organic agricultural inputs based on micro-organisms on the
European and international markets, by means of tailor-made investments and
support.
Harvesting potatoes in FERTINOVA tests
in Morocco
22. 20 ANTENNA FOUNDATION AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
• The year 2015 saw the establishment of the Innovation Committee, a steering group created with the aim
of enriching ÉLÉPHANT VERT’s range of RD projects.With the help of the Committee, 15 research projects
have been selected and 12 approved.
• In addition, 6 partnerships have been signed with research institutes and universities.
Meknès Laboratory
ÉLÉPHANT VERT WILL ALSO DEVELOP
ITS OWN SPIRULINA IN 2016
The Group has a pilot production unit for microalgae fertilisers and spirulina
at Tarfaya in the south of Morocco.Activities are planned to start in April,
with the first batches of spirulina being produced in July.
2016 PRODUCTION TARGETS
BIOFERTILISERS
50,000 TONNES
120 TONNES
BIOPESTICIDES
23. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 21
TEAM
Sébastien Couasnet Group Head and Managing Director | 257 staff
(on 31 Dec. 2015) including 144 staff in Morocco, 99 staff in Mali
and 14 staff in France.
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-industy 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
EN.ELEPHANT-VERT.COM
OUTLOOK FOR 2016
• In Morocco, a bacteria production unit is planned, adding to the existing biopesticides unit and the construction of two
platforms for the production of biofertilisers.
• The objective is to accelerate commercial development in countries where we are already established. ÉLÉPHANT VERT has
therefore established a partnership with FUTURECO with a view to offering 16 new products (biostimulants, biopesticides
and biofertilisers) starting in April 2016.
• The Group also plans to establish a presence in Senegal, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. In Europe, it aims to extend
its portfolio of SMEs and intermediate clients.
• Finally, in relation to industrial support, 2 toll manufacturing contracts will take effect in 2016, as well as production
of metarhizium for our trials.
MOUSSA DIARRA, FARMER 26 KM FROM NIONO
(OFFICE DU NIGER ZONE) TESTED FERTINOVA
“I used FERTINOVA in my rice field. On one part of the field, I put FERTINOVA with a
half dose of urea and on the other, I followed the traditional practice (mineral fertiliser
plus manure). Passers-by were very surprised by the difference in growth, as the crop
in one part of the field was higher than in the other.When they asked for the reason,
I explained that I had used a new product called FERTINOVA on the part of the field
where the rice plants were better developed. It is an excellent mineral fertiliser as
its effect on the soil is highly beneficial. It nourishes the soil, strengthens the plants,
and improves cutting.This is the third time I have used FERTINOVA. Each time, I have
observed its after-effects on the crops and the soil, and it has even enabled me to
reduce my use of mineral fertiliser. I strongly recommend other farmers to try out this
product, so that they can see its effects for themselves, just as I have done.”
24. 22 ANTENNA FOUNDATION MEDICINES
MEDICINES
IN 2015, THE ANTENNA MEDICINES TEAM FOCUSED PART OF ITS ATTENTION ON
TWO NON-TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES: DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,
WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED TO BE LINKED TO AN EXCESS OF GOOD
FOOD, BUT NOW REPRESENT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FOR INCREASING
NUMBERS OF DISADVANTAGED GROUPS. THE TEAM SOUGHT OUT RELIABLE
RESOURCES, LOCALLY AVAILABLE, AND TESTED THEIR EFFECTS ON BLOOD
PRESSURE AND SUGAR METABOLISM.
ACTION
IN 2015
Diabetes (Palau)
“Ongael”, a plant which acts against
diabetes. Clinical validation, start of local
production and reimbursement through
health insurance (16,000 people covered).
High blood pressure (Senegal)
Pilot study on the effectiveness of local
plants in combating high blood pressure.
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), 5,000 beneficiaries annually. PALAU (MICRONESIA) | MOROCCO | SENEGAL | SWITZERLAND
WHERE WE WORK
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
High blood pressure
Clinical trial pilot in Senegal on two local treatments for high blood pressure: hibiscus and kinkeliba.These products appeared
to have effects equivalent to those of imported synthetic products.
Malaria
Encouragement of the use of sublingual sugar in cases of hypoglycemia continues, and our results have been reflected in teaching
and in journals such as the American Journal of Tropical Medicine.
25. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 23
TEAM
Bertrand Graz Clinical trials, coordination “ Antenna medicines” |
Renata Campos Product development, partnerships with the
pharmaceutical industry | Shérine Abboud Clinical trials, especially
neuro-vascular aspects and chronic diseases (pro bono)
PARTNERS IN THE FIELD
Gaston 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) | Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) | University
of Health Sciences, Lausanne (HESAV) | Fondation Michèle Berset |
Fondation Jean-Daniel Grandjean
ANTENNA.CH/EN/MEDICINES
We continue to work for fair sharing of profits arising from the use of traditional medicines, in accordance with international conventions
and the context of the developing country, starting with the case of the “Argemone Mexicana” school in Mali.
Mental Health
Report on measured clinical effects and on ethical problems created by comparative research on people with acute psychosis.
OUTLOOK FOR 2016
Diabetes
Identification of active substances in “Ongael” in Palau, in order to fine-tune quality controls for the therapeutic product and,
in the longer term, plants with anti-diabetic effects similar to those found elsewhere.
High blood pressure
Dissemininaton of locally produced antihypertensive drugs and of quality controls: larger-scale production of tablets based
on hibiscus, sold in Switzerland and Senegal, with clinical evaluation.
Provision of information to rural areas on clinically validated traditional remedies.The future: partnership with DIXA (which
manufactures plant-based preparations at Saint-Gall in Switzerland) to provide technical support for the creation of a social
enterprise in Senegal for the collection of hibiscus and kinkeliba and the marketing of plant-based preparations.
Mental health
Instruction in the use of “Crisis Dialogue” (Switzerland, Morocco, Palau).
26. 24 ANTENNA FOUNDATION MICROCREDIT
MICROCREDIT
ANTENNA 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, CHILDRENS’ EDUCATION OR TO IMPROVE
THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS.
INDIA
WHERE
WE WORK
Antenna Trust collaborates with a
network of 22 NGO working in rural
villages and slums and playing a key
role in microcredit programmes. Since
the start of the network in 2006, over
200,000 women have benefited from
assistance offered through 13,492
Support groups.
Antenna’s loan service has given
beneficiaries access to a local source
of finance, significantly reducing
or eliminating dependence on
moneylenders.
The microinsurance programme has been
offered as an add-on to beneficiaries
of the microcredit programme, enabling
them to protect their interests.A total
of 26,510 women are registered with
the programme.
Antenna Trust is an independent satellite
of the Swiss Antenna Foundation.
22 NGO
AMCN WORKS WITH
27. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 25
ACTION IN 2015
KEY FIGURES
• The annual interest rate is 12% (low for India).
• AMCN is working in 7 districts in the south of Tamil Nadu,
near Madurai (southern India).
• In total 22,115 members of 1,706 women’s self-help
groups benefiting from microcredit have become involved
in microcredit and micro-enterprises.As a result, nearly
1 million family members have been able to improve
their living conditions.
• 80 beneficiaries have built their own homes and
150 beneficiaries have renovated their homes with housing
loans provided by Antenna Trust.
• A total of 105,633,533 INR (1,559,609 USD ) has been
committed to the microcredit programme.
• The repayment rate is 98%.
• Loans range from 7,000 INR (104,5 USD ) to 125,000 INR
(373.1 USD) in response to the growing demand for capital.
• Most beneficiaries of microcredit save between 100 INR
(1,5 USD ) and 200 INR (3 USD) 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.
MICROCREDIT BENEFICIARIES SINCE 2006
+ 200,000 WOMEN
28. 26 ANTENNA FOUNDATION MICROCREDIT
LOW-COST MICRO-INSURANCE
In 2015,11,287 members were registered with the micro-insurance
programme, paying 100 INR (1.5 USD) per year.
• 663 women received teaching grants (total 846,000 INR /
12,626 USD )
• 15 women died of natural causes and we facilitated access
to compensation funds for the families concerned.
TRAINING PROGRAMME
The other important objective is child development through
raising awareness of nutrition and the environment.
• Antenna Trust completed construction of the Ecopark
training centre and is offering training programmes on
independent living, the establishment of self-help groups,
business, skills, commercial improvement, financial
education, etc.
• Antenna Trust also provides training programmes
for its partner NGO and their staff.
• 270 training courses were delivered this year
for 16,149 people in total.
• Results and changes for beneficiaries: improvements in
the management of self-help groups, internal management
of loans, repayment of loans (both to Antenna and external
lenders), relationships with banks and government agencies,
business development, etc.
USD 1,559,609
IN THE MICROCREDIT
PROGRAMME IS
THE TOTAL AMOUNT COMMITTED
29. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 27
OUTLOOK FOR
2016
• Creation of non-banking financial company (NBFC),
“Antenna Micro Finance Private Ltd-AMFPL” meeting new
regulations for larger microcredit operations.
• The training centre will be used principally for beneficiaries
and for schools and students.
• Over the next three years,Antenna Trust aims to extend local
bank loans to 100,000 new beneficiaries.
TEAM
Antenna 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 NGO
Antenna Foundation, Switzerland
Yves Burrus | Denis von der Weid
PARTNERS IN THE FIELD
22 local NGO make up the AMCN network.
ANTENNAMICROFINANCE.ORG
EDUCATION
In 2015, the Ecopark welcomed 7,823 students from
48 schools in the Madurai area, with 72 visits in total.
During field trips, students learned about the importance of the
environment, deforestation, El-Niño, the causes and effects of
drought, climate change and its effects, healthy eating, the use
of spirulina in the nutrition system, etc.
A wide range of discussions and debates were held on
different development models, such as villages without plastic,
agriculture and organic food, the use of alternative energies
(solar and wind energy), or how to create a vegetable garden.
MEMBERS
HAVE IMPROVED
THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS
OF LOANS REPAID
OVER
98%
1 M
THANKS TO MICROCREDIT
NEARLY
30. 28 ANTENNA FOUNDATION
ASSETCHF
CURRENT ASSET
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT �������������������513’122.15
TRADE DEBTORS �����������������������������������������������41’685.47
OTHER DEBTOR����������������������������������������������������� 1’884.54
INVENTORIES �����������������������������������������������������382’440.96
PREPAID EXPENSES AND
ACCRUED INCOMES �����������������������������������������190’142.09
CURRENT ASSET TOTAL ��������������������������1’129’275.21
FIX ASSET
BUILDINGS������������������������������������������������������� 3’678’116.65
LOANS TO THIRD PARTIES �������������������������������15’712.93
LOANS TO SUBSIDIARY������������������������������� 7’762’488.38
INVESTMENTS, NET���������������������������������������������50’000.00
CASH DEDICATED TO BUILDINGS�������������������20’179.15
FIX ASSET TOTAL ������������������������������������11’526’497.11
ASSET TOTAL ������������������������������������������12’655’772.32
LIABILITES AND WEALTHCHF
LIABILITIES
PAYABLES ��������������������������������������������������������������� 4’645.20
LOANS RECEIVED ���������������������������������������������100’100.00
ACCRUED EXPENSES �������������������������������������139’104.91
LIABILITIES TOTAL ���������������������������������������243’850.11
RESTRICTED FUNDS
RESTRICTED FUNDS GREEN
BEAM HOLDING SA��������������������������������������� 6’860’134.75
RESTRICTED FUNDS BUILDINGS��������������� 3’678’116.65
RESTRICTED FUNDS ONGOING PROGRAMS���29’866.80
RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL ������������������10’568’118.20
NET WEALTH
CAPITAL ���������������������������������������������������������������25’000.00
RETAINED EARNINGS �������������������������������������105’525.90
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR ����������������������������� 1’713’278.11
NET WEALTH TOTAL ��������������������������������1’843’804.01
LIABILITIES TOTAL ����������������������������������12’655’772.32
CHF
NON RESTRICTED DONATIONS ��������������� 2’010’300.00
RESTRICTED DONATIONS �����������������������������503’131.20
INCOMES WATA �������������������������������������������������226’256.78
INCOMES ENERGY ���������������������������������������������55’749.67
RENT �����������������������������������������������������������������������24’000.00
�����������������������������������������������������������������������2’819’437.65
COST OF SUPPORTED PROGRAMS �����������-630’186.45
COST PROGRAM SAFE WATER 2 ���������������-435’934.90
COST OTHER PROGRAMS ����������������������������� -70’518.26
COST WATA �����������������������������������������������������-198’052.25
COST ENERGY �������������������������������������������������-126’122.63
STAFF EXPENSES ����������������������������������������-1’272’360.75
PREMISES ����������������������������������������������������������� -23’784.51
MARKETING ������������������������������������������������������� -59’645.82
ADMINISTRATION AND
OFFICE EXPENSES �����������������������������������������-176’926.30
��������������������������������������������������������������������� -2’993’531.87
ORDINARY RESULT FOR THE YEAR��������� -174’094.22
INTERESTS ���������������������������������������������������������������� 287.84
OTHER FINANCIAL INCOMES ��������������������������� 1’763.30
CURRENCIES CONVERSION DIFFERENCES � 9’429.55
LOSS RESULTING FROM ACTIVITIES������� -162’613.53
INCOMES DEDICATED TO PROGRAMS�����-465’801.70
EXPENSES RESULTING FROM PROGRAMS�435’934.90
INCOMES RESULTING FROM PROGRAMS
ACHIEVED�����������������������������������������������������������142’731.51
OPERATING RESULT ��������������������������������������� -49’748.82
EXTRAODINARY PROFITS RESULTING FROM CHANGES
IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ������������������� 1’633’127.68
OTHER EXTRAORDINARY PROFITS �����������129’899.25
NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD�����������������������1’713’278.11
BALANCE SHEET AS
AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
INCOME
STATEMENT 2015
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.”
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