Technologies for the basic needs of the most vulnerable communities
Event details
| Date | 24.06.2014 |
| Hour | 17:00 › 18:00 |
| Speaker |
Dr. Denis von der Weid , Founder and Director of Antenna Technologies Bio: A doctor in law from the University of Fribourg, and graduate of INSEAD, the international business school based in Fontainebleau, Denis von der Weid left Switzerland for Colombia to focus on the issues of North-South and hunger. Upon his return to Fribourg, he taught development economics and set up a organisation in the same field, and was called upon to teach in Fontainebleau. Several years ensued in the management of Sandoz, before returning to the field, in India. In 1984, he set up Antenna, as an association, as a network of lawyers – and as a supplier of clandestine radio transmitters to assist human rights activists in a number of countries. By 1989, the organisation had metamorphosed into Antenna Technologies to build up the role of scientific research in the struggle against extreme poverty. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Living at the Base of the Pyramid, the very poor survive without access to safe drinking water, nor to a varied diet, a reliable power grid or modern medicines. They can change that, they can make the difference to their own lives if we share with them with the fruits of our research. Research in the South, for the South and with the South. Research on disease, on access to water, and on poverty and hunger. Today, too little science is applied to development goals. The talk will be given by the founder and director, Dr. Denis von der Weid, of Antenna Technologies, a Swiss registered charitable foundation, working on research and dissemination of technologies which are appropriate to the basic needs of the most vulnerable communities. His group enable the poorest to access simple, low-cost innovations for improving their quality of life, involving communities in their health care.
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- YUVA Indian Student Association, EPFL
Contact
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