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President and CEO Samuel A. Worthington
Chair Kathy Spahn
Helen Keller International
Vice Chair Tsehaye Teferra
Ethiopian CommunityDevelopment Council
Treasurer Jonathan Quick
Management Sciences for He
Board of Directors Nancy Aossey
International Medical Cor
David BeckmannBread for the World
Nan DaleAction Against Hunger US
Pape GayeIntraHealth
Anne GoddardChildFund International
Cindy HallberlinGood 360
George HamiltonInstitute for SustainableCommunities
Susan HayesReSurge International
Sarah Holewinski CIVIC
Neal Keny-GuyerMercy Corps
Melanie MacdonaldWorld Neighbors
Ruth MessingerAmerican Jewish World Ser
John NunesLutheran World Relief
Carol PeasleyCEDPA
Robert RadtkeEpiscopal Relief and Develop
Farshad RastegarRelief International
Jonathan ReckfordHabitat for Humanity
William S. ReeseInternational Youth Foundatio
Carter RobertsWorld Wildlife Fund
Tessie San MartinPlan USA
Ron SconyersPhysicians for Peace
Alison SmithInsideNGO
Adam WeinbergWorld Learning
April 6, 2012
Dear Member of Congress:
We, the undersigned members of InterAction, write to urge you to support
strong funding for international development and humanitarian assistance accounts in
FY2013 as outlined in the attached account-level recommendations.
InterAction’s member nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) work in every
developing country. We know how to save a child’s life by providing vaccinations or
anti-malaria bednets, partnering with local communities wherever possible. We know
how to respond rapidly when conflicts or natural disasters overwhelm people. Weknow that working with local men, women, girls and boys to teach, share and expand
sustainable agricultural techniques helps the world’s poorest people eat not just for
one day but build livelihoods that can help them escape poverty for a lifetime. We
know that promoting democracy and good governance is fundamental because
governments chosen by the people respect and protect their populations.
Our compassion, and for some our faith, call us to do the right thing. At the
same time, today’s fiscal climate requires us to take a fresh look at the best ways to
maximize impact from limited taxpayer resources while responding to humanitarian
crises and tackling global poverty. Federal spending on poverty-focused
development and humanitarian relief amounts to only seven-tenths of 1 percent of thetotal U.S. budget, so we must ensure that tax dollars are used efficiently and
effectively.
That’s why InterAction doesn’t just advocate for resources. We support
ongoing comprehensive efforts to modernize and reform the way aid is delivered, and
we advocate for improved partnerships between the U.S. government, U.S. NGOs,
and local governments, communities and organizations that are transparent,
accountable and deliver results. Our field experience in working with local partners to
design and deliver programs directly to people in need greatly reduces the risk of
wasted funds. By working together, we can help people around the world lead more
prosperous, sustainable and healthier lives.
This work requires long-term commitment, foresight and the wisdom to seize
opportunities for change. For example, after 15 years of work targeting polio, India
was recently declared free of that disease by the World Health Organization. On the
disaster relief front, while we have seen famine conditions recede in southern
Somalia, over 2 million civilians are still in need of life-saving assistance; many of
these people will remain in crisis throughout 2012. Meanwhile, a serious food and
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nutrition crisis looms in Africa’s Sahel region; 5.5 million are food insecure in Niger
alone. The Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East presents a historic
opportunity – and challenge – to help foster empowerment of local civil societies.
These and other hotspots demand active and engaged U.S. diplomacy and
assistance – both of which depend on strong funding of the international affairs
account. Commitment and nimble investment in these regions now can help local
people and communities build sustainable institutions that reduce the need for aid
over the long term.
Given the strong practical and moral arguments for investing in our
international development and humanitarian programs, and the small fraction of the
federal budget those programs constitute, we urge you to support funding for vital
international development and humanitarian accounts that is as strong as possible.
Our attached FY2013 funding recommendations for the U.S. government’s
poverty-focused international development and humanitarian relief programs are built
on decades of field experience working with local communities to deliver assistance.
Please feel free to contact Ken Forsberg at [email protected] for
recommendation justifications.
Thank you for giving serious consideration to our recommendations and for
your continuing leadership in Congress.
Respectfully, [Names of signing organizations and logos follow below]
1. ACDI/VOCA2. Action Against Hunger3. ActionAid International USA4. ADRA5. African Methodist Episcopal
Church Service and DevelopmentAgency
6. Air Serv International7. All Hands Volunteers8. Alliance for Peacebuilding9. America's Development
Foundation
10. American Jewish World Service11. American Near East Refugee Aid12. American Red Cross13. American Refugee Committee
International14. AmeriCares15. Amigos de las Americas16. Basic Education Coalition17. Better World Campaign
18. Bread for the World19. CARE20. CBM21. Center for Health & Gender Equity
(CHANGE)22. Center for Justice and
Peacebuilding/Eastern MennoniteUniversity
23. CHF International24. ChildFund International25. Christian Reformed World Relief
Committee
26. Church World Service27. CIVIC28. Concern America29. CONCERN Worldwide30. Congressional Hunger Center31. Counterpart International32. Creative Learning33. Disability Rights Education and
Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)
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34. Education Development Center,Inc.
35. Episcopal Relief & Development
36. Ethiopian Community DevelopmentCouncil
37. Family Care International38. Food for the Poor, Inc.39. Friends of the Global Fight40. Global Washington41. Habitat for Humanity International42. Handicap International/USA43. Heartland Alliance for Human
Needs & Human Rights44. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
(HIAS)
45. Heifer Project International46. Helen Keller International47. HelpAge USA48. IMA World Health49. INMED Partnerships for Children50. InsideNGO51. Institute for Sustainable
Communities52. International Center for Research
on Women (ICRW)53. International Foundation for
Electoral Systems
54. International Fund for AnimalWelfare55. International Housing Coalition56. International Medical Corps57. International Relief & Development,
Inc.58. International Relief Teams59. International Rescue Committee60. International Youth Foundation61. IntraHealth International Inc.62. Islamic Relief63. Life for Relief and Development
64. Lions Clubs International65. Lutheran World Relief66. Management Sciences for Health67. Medical Care Development68. Medshare69. Mercy - USA for Aid and
Development70. Mercy Corps
71. Merlin USA72. National Association of Social
Workers
73. Operation USA74. Pact75. PATH76. Pathfinder International77. PCI78. Perkins International79. Plan International USA80. Planet Aid81. Plant with Purpose82. Population Action International83. Population Communication84. Project C.U.R.E
85. ProLiteracy Worldwide86. Relief International87. Resolve88. ReSurge International89. RESULTS90. Save the Children91. SEVA Foundation92. Stop Hunger Now, Inc.93. The Alliance to End Hunger94. The Hunger Project95. Transparency International-USA96. Trickle Up Program
97. U.S. Climate Action Network98. U.S. International Council onDisabilities (USICD)
99. United Methodist Committee onRelief
100. US Committee for Refugees &Immigrants
101. US Fund for UNICEF
102. VAB103. Water for South Sudan104. WaterAid in America105. WellShare International
106. Winrock International107. Women Thrive Worldwide108. World Food Program USA109. World Learning110. World Neighbors111. World Wildlife Fund
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InterAction FY2013 RecommendationACCOUNT (or sub-account)
(incl. OCO)(in $ thousands)
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - USAID $2,798,250Maternal and Child Health $650,550Family Planning in All Accounts $700,000Nutrition $200,000Vulnerable Children $17,500HIV/AIDS $350,000Malaria $650,000TB $236,000Neglected Tropical Diseases $89,000
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - STATE $6,142,860Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria $1,650,000
NIH GLOBAL HEALTH - HHS $605,700CDC GLOBAL HEALTH - HHS $362,900DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE $2,681,532
Food Security and Agriculture in all bilateral accounts $1,245,971Microfinance $265,000Basic Education in all accounts $925,000Climate Change in All State and USAID Accounts $522,900
SCCF & LDCF $50,000Biodiversity in all accounts $200,000Water in all accounts $350,000
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT $898,200INTERNATIONAL ORG’S AND PROGRAMS $348,705
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION $1,358,500GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
PROGRAM $134,000INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT $30,000MCGOVERN-DOLE INT'L FOOD FOR EDUCATION &
CHILD NUTRITION - AG BILL $209,500GREEN CLIMATE FUND $5,000INT'L DISASTER ASSISTANCE $1,466,000MIGRATION/ REFUGEE ASSISTANCE $1,875,100EMER. REFUGEE & MIGRATION ASSIST (ERMA) $100,000P.L. 480 TITLE II FOOD FOR PEACE - AG BILL $1,840,000
TRANSITION INITIATIVES $57,600USAID OPERATING EXPENSES $1,374,246
USAID WORKING CAPITAL FUNDAuthority to establish and
fundCONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES (CIPA) $2,164,580PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (PKO) $249,100