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Max Carrel
Master in Physics, EPFL, on national service in the Energy team
« As part of my national service with Antenna, I was involved with the technical development of OOLUX, a high-quality solar lighting kit. I also saw this technology in use in the field in Kenya and Uganda. It was a really interesting experience, in a very stimulating environment!»
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Maxime Despont
Master in International Affairs & Governance, University of St. Gallen, on national service in the Safe Water team
« My national service with Antenna was very satisfying. I was working with very friendly people and I felt part of the team very quickly. I also valued the responsibilities I was given. They allowed me to improve personal, professional and critical thinking skills whilst contributing to concrete development projects - a really great combination. I have already used many of these skills in my new job, particularly analysing and summarising data.»
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Yannick Sauter
Master in Physics, EPFL, on national service in the Safe Water Team
« My national service with Antenna in Burkina Faso was an amazing experience. It was brilliant from a professional perspective: I was given a lot of responsibility and a wide variety of tasks. The whole experience was really enriching. We equipped 26 health centres with WATA kits, giving them easy access to high-quality sodium hypo-chloride (active chlorine) which improved the hygiene in the hospitals. The experience was even better from a personal perspective: I was expecting to discover a new culture, but I didn’t expect to really become part of it. »
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Michael Vogt
Master in Mechanical Engineering, ETHZ, on national service in the Safe Water team
« After understanding the WATA technology during the first weeks of my civil service, I immediately received high responsibilities to work on existing technical problems. The exchanges and collaboration with suppliers and partners in the field afforded me a variety of experiences and exciting insights into development aid. My service concluded wtih a project visit to Nepal, where I advised a partner organization on how to improve their chlorine production processes with our technology. »
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« I had the chance to be part of two Antenna Technologies Foundation projects as part of my national service. My first posting was in Tamil Nadu in India, and my second, this past winter, was in Togo, making films documenting the foundation’s activities, in particular the production of spirulina, a brilliant dietary supplement. I also made an animated film with an illustrator colleague, Fanny Vaucher, when I returned to Switzerland, showing the overall mission of Antenna, which you can watch in this newsletter. » 
