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The Annual Report is edited by Maria Laura Conte, Anna Zamboni, Aldo Gianfrate.
- - - With the collaboration of Giampaolo Silvestri, Marco Sangiorgio, Nada Perovic,
Federico Berto, Anita Costa, Paola Pellegrini, Maria Ricci, Andrea Nebuloni, Valeria Presciutti,Anna De Nicolo, Marco Rossin, Lorenzo Franchi, Jackie Aldrette, Roberta Alves.
Translator: Simon Taylor Proofreader: Jackie Aldrette
Translation coordinator: Sheila Berti
Foto © AVSI Staff worldwideCover Syrian refugees in Lebanon © Marco Palombi
Graphic design Accent on Design, Milan
6 OBJECTIVE, METHOD, COMMITTMENT--------------------
8 NETWORK AND CONSTITUENCY--------------------
10 GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART
14 MAP OF OUR PRESENCE--------------------16 HIGHLIGHTS
--------------------20 DISTANCE SUPPORT PROGRAM
--------------------21 INTERNATIONAL
ADOPTIONS
24 FUNDRAISING AND EFFICIENCY--------------------
26 FINAL ACCOUNTS
WHO WE ARE
COUNTRIESAND PROJECTS
THE NUMBERS
I N D E X
« In the year documented in this report, I have been able to cross borders, visit cities and villages in the different countries in which AVSI operates, in some, now for more than forty years. In the meetings with people, our expatriate staff and local personnel and those who in the language of cooperation are called “beneficiaries”, I am always shown, in a clear manner, a certainty; it is not we who respond to the more profound needs of the poorest of the poor, or the cry of the person who, because of war, famine, or persecution, has become a refugee. We only try to “climb down from the balcony”, as Pope Francis would say, to be a central character in the epochal change that now assails us at all levels. You can’t stop [change], but you can give it your all, each according to his/her specific assignment. I’d venture to say that we are an NGO with a unique profile that, in this Annual Report, gives a detailed account of itself. Not as single heroes, but one alongside the other, from the heart of Africa to the Middle East, from Latin America to Asia”.
Giampaolo Silvestri, Secretary General, AVSI Foundation
Rwanda, Kigali© Brett Morton
AVSI Ivory Coast© Marco Garofalo
- - - - Abidjan, Laurent 22 years old, smiles proudly
in his new workshop - made possible thanks
to the “Artisans in the Ivory Coast” project.
WHO WE ARE
Objective AVSI Foundation, an NGO created in 1972, carries out cooperation projects for development, with particular emphasis on education. In its work, its attention is focused on the defense and promotion of the dignity of the person, the cornerstone of every project.
MethodAVSI Foundation works towards development that is sustainable and capable of responding to the real needs of people. To this end, it works hard on projects focused on the challenge of education, in which the individual is accompanied and becomes the central character of their own development, and invests a lot of energy in promoting organizations within civil society.
The method has five fundamental points:1. The person at the center The person is always
“met” with an immediate respect for their dignity and uniqueness and their inclusion in a fabric of family and social relationships. The person is never considered an isolated individual, nor defined by sociological categories or by the circumstances in which they find themselves (poverty, sickness, disability, war).
2. Start from the positive Every person and their community, no matter what situation
Objective, method, commitment
Myanmar, Myaung Mya.Rice harvest© AVSI Staff
of poverty or different type of emergency they find themselves in, is a resource that should be valued. Starting from the positive means working to increase their awareness that it is possible to treat every circumstance as an opportunity for a new start or redemption.
3. Working together AVSI Foundation believes, first and foremost, that it is the direct and personal relationship between the people carrying out a project and those it is intended to help that opens new possibilities of development. Based on this conviction, that is born of experience, they decide together what steps to take, in a shared journey.
4. Development of intermediary and subsidiary bodies To plan and carry out development projects implies favoring people’s social skills, promoting the creation of intermediary bodies (civil society organizations, auxiliary organizations) and of a social fabric eager for participation and capable of joint responsibility.
5. Partnership You can’t walk alone. The situation requires the creation of partnerships between the different subjects present in a particular territory or working in a certain environment that can foster the exchange of experiences, optimize the use of resources, and allow us to embrace the most wide-ranging future possible.
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2,600,000DIRECT BENEFICIARIES7,800,000 INDIRECT
700 LOCAL PARTNERS(governmental, educational,and health institutions,NGOs, religious organizations, local authorities)
CommitmentAVSI Foundation operates in different environments: education and social development, urban development, health, employment and training, agriculture, food security, water, energy, protection of the environment, humanitarian emergencies, migration, human rights. Our experience, cultivated in different sectors over more
than forty years of history, feed into the AVSI Foundation’s Knowledge Center, the center that oversees the documentation collected and produced by various projects, safeguards the knowledge base and promotes its continuing expansion via publications, research, and seminars. AVSI Foundation reaches more than 2.6 million direct beneficiaries per year.
30COUNTRIES
271 support groupsA network of around 2,000 volunteers in Italy who are in contact witharound 400,000 people in a year.
AVSIPOINT
130PROJECTS
1,141WORLDWIDE
STAFF
87 in Italy1,054 overseas
26,321 childrenand youthworldwide
DISTANCESUPPORT
46,321,06635.18%
private funds 64.82%public funds
338BUSINESSES
22,944INDIVIDUALS
181SCHOOLS
DONORS
34FOUNDATIONS
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Kenya, Nairobi. Children having breakfast in a school© Alessandro Grassani
FOUNDING MEMBERS
35EDUS
Educazione e Sviluppowww.edus.it
Italy
LA LIBANAISE Lebanon
CDM - Cooperaçãopara o Desenvolvimento
e Morada Humanawww.cdm.org.br
Brazil
MeetingPoint Kitgum
Uganda
AVSI Canadawww.avsi-canada.org
Canada
ACDI - Asociación Cultural para el
Desarrollo Integralwww.acdi.org.ar
Argentina
Famiglieper l’accoglienzawww.famiglieper
accoglienza.itItaly
LGIHE - LuigiGiussani Institute
of Higher Education www.lgihe.org
Uganda
CESAL www.cesal.org
Spain
SALUS-CRENAssociacao para a Saude
Nucleo Salus Paulitawww.cren.org.br
Brazil
AVSI PolskaOrganizacja Pozytku
Publicznegowww.avsipolska.org
Poland
AVSI Alto Adige www.avsialtoadige.it
Italy
SupportInternational e V.
www.supportinternational.deGermany
FondazioneSacro Cuore di Cesena
www.sacrocuorecesena.itItaly
KhandleloAssociação Para
Desevolvimento JuvenilMozambique
CODESCInstituto de Cooperação
e DesenvolvimentoSocialBrazil
SHIS - Shoqata Internacionale per
Solidaritetinwww.shisalbania.org
Albania
AVSI San Marinowww.avsisanmarino.sm
Rep. of San Marino
AVAID - Association de Volontaires pour
l’aide au Développementwww.avaid.chSwitzerland
The SeedNigeria
MAKSORAAgency for Cultural
Social Servicewww.itlmaksora.ru
Russia
COWA Companionship
of Works AssociationUganda
SHPRESA E JETESAgency for Social-
Educative Services NGOwww.shpresajetes.org
Kosovo
AVSI - USAwww.avsi-usa.org
USA
AVSI BRASILwww.avsibrasil.org.br
Brazil
VIDA – Voluntariado Internacional para o
Desenvolvimento Africano
www.vida.org.ptPortugal
FundaciónDOMUS
www.fundaciondomus.orgChile
MASP – PAInternational
Association for Social Projects
Kazakhstan
COWACompanionship
of Works AssociationKenya
SOTASSocial Service Volunteers
www.sotas.orgLithuania
Cardinal OtungaCharitable Trust
Kenya
Fundación Sembrarwww.fundacionsembrar.ec
Ecuador
Meeting PointInternational
www.meetingpoint-int.orgUganda
Crecemos- DIJODesarrollo Integral de la Juventud Oaxaqueña AC
www.crecemos.org.mxMexico
FDPFundatia Dezvoltarea
Popoarelor www.fdpsr.ro
Romania
Network and constituency«The emergencies and the reasons for development assistance are innumerable, the projects underway are many and varied, but in the challenges we face every day on all levels, one of the undeniable strengths of AVSI is its network in Italy and overseas, composed of our founders and our partners in various countries. The experience of shared work
in the field and the possibility of working alongside embedded organizations in even the hardest contexts are of concrete help and a constant provocation to broaden our view to recognize the more authentic need of the people we wishto meet and support.»
Alda Maria Vanoni, President, AVSI Foundation
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PRINCIPALPARTNERS
CEDUCwww.ceduc
virgilioresi.org.brBrazil
Escola Agricola Rehinados Apostolos di Manaus
Brazil
Obras EducativasPadre Giussani
www.obraseduca-tivas.org.br
Brazil
St. Kizito VocationalTraining Institutewww.stkizito.com
Kenya
CUETCooperativa
UniversitariaEducacióny TrabajoEcuador
FondazioneUmano Progresso
www.fondazioneumanoprogresso.it
Italy
Don BoscoAssociation
Kenya
UNDH - UniversitéNotre Dame d’Haïti
www.undh.edu.ht/index.php/uders-des-cayes
Haiti
NationalCommission
for Justiceand Peace
Haiti
St. Kizito Clinic Nigeria
Centro EducacionalCantinho Da Natureza
www.cantinhodanatureza.org.br
Brazil
Kalangala DistrictForum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Network
(KAFOPHAN) Uganda
AyeyarwaddyHomelandMyanmar
CSJ – Centrode Solidaridad Juvenil
www.csj.org.mxMexico
UCCS -UniversidadCatolica Sedes Sapientiae
www.ucss.edu.pePeru
ATS – Custodiadi Terra Santa
www.terrasancta.orgPalestine
EffetàPalestine
Fundación San Rafaelwww.sanrafael.org.py
Paraguay
FHM – FamilyHomes Movement
Sierra Leone
S.C.ProiectMozaic S.R.L.
www.fabricademozaic.roRomania
Luigi GiussaniHigh School
Uganda
St. MaryUniversity
South Sudan
St. Kizito SchoolSouth Sudan
St.Theresa ClinicSouth Sudan
FundaciónSan Antonio
Venezuela
Obra del PadreMario Pantaleo
www.padremario.orgArgentina
St. JosephHospital Kitgum
www.sjhkitgum.orgUganda
Meeting Point Hoimawww.meetingpointhoima.blogspot.it
Uganda
CNMCIChambre National
Métiers Cote Ivoirewww.commerce.gouv.ci
Ivory Coast
CBAU – ComunitàBiellese Aiuti Umanitari
www.cbau.itItaly
POJE CIPlateforme
Opérationnelle Jeunessede la Cote d’Ivoire
www.poje-ci.orgIvory Coast
Little Prince Schoolwww.littleprince
kenya.orgKenya
CIMLKConseil Inter
communautaireMédiation du
Lac KossouIvory CoastSt. Joseph
Don Orione Fathers www.sonsofdivine
providence.orgJordan
FOEFederazione Opere
Educativewww.foe.it
Italy
CatholicUniversity
of ErbilIraq
DIESSE - Didatticae Innovazione Scolastica
www.diesse.orgItaly
MoreveMouvement
Rénovateur desEducateurs
Volontaires pour l’Epanouissement
Haiti
Gayaza High Schoolwww.gayazahs.sc.ug/
Uganda
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Sponsors/Backoffice
Lorenzo FranchiElena Ricci
Stefania ZavalloniAnna MurazzoLuisella Bonari
Focal Point on Urban upgradingGiorgio Capitanio
Focal Point on NutritionChiara Nava
Focal Point on Education in Africa Mauro Giacomazzi
Focal point on Education in EmergencyMaira Gaudenzi
Focal Point on Capacity Building of CSOsChiara Savelli
Focal Point on CSRJacopo Sabatiello
Focal Point on EnergyFrancesca Oliva
KNOWLEDGE CENTERCoordinatorLorna Beretta
BODY MEMBERS
MEETINGOF FOUNDING MEMBERS
Approves and defines the broad direction
and the guidelines for the Foundation’s
activities and evaluates their results;
it approves modifications of statute;
it nominates the members of the Board
of Directors by a vote of just the founder
members, the members and the
president of the board of auditors,
it approves the budget and final accounts.
It meets at least twice a year.
47 founders:
• 35 Bodies, including:
- 8 NGOs from countries
in the north of the world;
- 25 NGOs from developing countries
and countries in transition;
- 1 Italian foundation;
- 1 Italian social advancement
association
• 12 individuals
COMMITTEEOF PARTNERS
Is presided over by the Foundation’s
President, it formulates opinions and
non-binding proposals on the activities
and program of the Foundation.
It meets at least once per year.
153 partners:
• 5 Bodies, including:
- 2 NGOs from developing
countries;
- 3 Italian associations;
• 148 individuals
BOARD OFDIRECTORS
Has all the powers of administration
over all ordinary and extraordinary
business of the Foundation.
It is composed of 7 elected -directors
from the Meeting of Founding Members,
it nominates from within itself
the President and Vice-President,
it nominates the Secretary General. It
prepares the budget and final accounts.
The AVSI Board of Directors
is comprised of:
President: Alda Maria Vanoni;
Vice-President: Patrizia Savi;
Members: Alessio Bonaldo,
Michele Faldi,
Alfredo Mantica,
Lorenzo Ornaghi,
Giampaolo Silvestri
PRESIDENT Represents the Foundation, controls
the carrying out of agreed business.
Alda Maria Vanoni
VICE-PRESIDENT Substitutes for the Foundation’s President
in cases of absence or impediment.
Patrizia Savi
SECRETARY GENERAL
Carries out the operational management
of the Foundation, with the usual
administrative powers as well as those
expressly conferred on them by the Board
of Directors, therein comprising the power of
representing [the Board]. Post lasts for three
financial years and can be reconfirmed.
Giampaolo Silvestri
BOARD OF AUDITORS
Controls the activity of the Foundation
and is composed of three members.
The board of auditors remains in post for
three financial years and its members can
be reconfirmed.
Michele Grampa, President
Delia Gatti
Alfredo Tradati
AVSI Foundation uses the following statutory bodiesto manage its activities.
Rwanda, Kigali. Lorette takes part in a nutrition course with her child
© Brett Morton
Governance
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ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
Financial DirectorMarco Sangiorgio
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT Statutory bodies and
Management CommitteeAnita Costa
MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE
EU AFFAIRSDania TondiniLucia Conti
RELATIONSHIPS WITH US DONORS,UN SYSTEM, WB AND IADB
Jackie Aldrette, Ezio Castelli (Washington)
HUMAN RESOURCESNada Perovic
PRESIDENTAlda Maria Vanoni
BOARDOF DIRECTORS
SECRETARY GENERALGiampaolo Silvestri
FUNDRAISING CoordinatorMaria Ricci
Project DesignAndrea Mandelli
Grants ResearchGloria Lorenzoni
SecretariatGiuseppina Pezzino
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAECI), Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), Decentralized Cooperation; Quality System
Pierpaolo Bravin
Officesabroad
MilanVeronica Bonfadini Giuliana D’Angelo
CesenaEbe Domenichini
Patrizia Rossi
NaplesMario Barretta Isabella Pacilli
Giovanni Marino
Logistics/ProcurementCoordinator
Luca GiacominiGabriele Bonello
Marco Baiardi
Senior Desk OfficerDRC,
Myanmar Chiara Savelli
Senior Desk OfficerEcuador, Argentina,
Venezuela, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sierra Leone
Giorgio Capitanio
Desk Officer Palestine,
Mexico,Congo Brazzaville,
Albania Anna Difonzo
CountryRepresentatives
CountryRepresentatives
CountryRepresentatives
Focal PointAfDB, ENEL, Eni, SIIF
Francesca Oliva
Regional ManagerKenya, Burundi, Rwanda (Nairobi)
Andrea Bianchessi---
Regional ManagerLebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq (Beirut)
Marco Perini---
Regional Manager Haiti (Port-au-Prince)Fiammetta Cappellini
---Regional Manager
Brazil e Peru (Salvador de Bahia)Fabrizio Pellicelli
---Regional Manager Ivory Coast (Abidjan)
Lorenzo Manzoni---
Regional Manager Uganda (Kampala)John Makoha
Distance SupportProgram
CoordinatorValeria PresciuttiGloria Lorenzoni
Samuel MontanariAngela Savelli
Claudia TabanelliAnnamaria Comandini
PrivatePartnership
Marco AndreolliSandro Cappello
Franco Argelli
StrategicPhilantrophy
Anna Tramonti
General Accounting and FinancePaola Painini
Chiara MornattaPrimo Zanaboni
Alessandra Casadei
Project Accounting and Reporting
Andrea NebuloniValeria Speranza
Supervision of local offices’ management
Federico Berto
Data BaseRita Faggi
Jasna DracaCecilia Stifanelli
PersonnelAnna De Nicolo
PROJECT DEPARTMENTCoordinator Nada Perovic
Supporting project design and Regional Managers/Translations:
Sheila BertiSecretariat: Paola Pellegrini
Communication OfficersAnna ZamboniAldo Gianfrate
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS CoordinatorMarco Rossin
COMMUNICATIONDirector
Maria Laura Conte
Organizationalchart
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AVSI Burundi© Brett Morton
- - - - Josephine and Christine, at the Meo Center,
Bujumbura, busy in the kitchen and, as every day, carefully
preparing lunch for the 400 children welcomed
COUNTRIESAND PROJECTS
ALBANIA
KOSOVO
SIERRA LEONE
IVORY COAST
NIGERIA
VENEZUELA
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
PARAGUAY
PERU
ECUADOR
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
HAITI
MEXICO
JORDANPALESTINE
LEBANONSYRIA IRAQ
KAZAKHSTAN
UGANDA
D.R. CONGO
CONGOBRAZZAVILLE
KENYA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
SOUTH SUDAN
MYANMAR
MOZAMBIQUE
COLOMBIA
130PROJECTS
30COUNTRIES
Countries where AVSI carries out projects
Map of our presence
NUMBER PROJECTS
68 AFRICA 2 3 5 7 6 2 4 13 26 14,092 37 LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 8 11 7,485 6 ASIA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 924 15 EASTERN EUROPE 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 9 2,294 4 MIDDLE EAST 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1,526
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ALBANIA
KOSOVO
SIERRA LEONE
IVORY COAST
NIGERIA
VENEZUELA
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
PARAGUAY
PERU
ECUADOR
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
HAITI
MEXICO
JORDANPALESTINE
LEBANONSYRIA IRAQ
KAZAKHSTAN
UGANDA
D.R. CONGO
CONGOBRAZZAVILLE
KENYA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
SOUTH SUDAN
MYANMAR
MOZAMBIQUE
COLOMBIA
NUMBER PROJECTS
68 AFRICA 2 3 5 7 6 2 4 13 26 14,092 37 LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 8 11 7,485 6 ASIA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 924 15 EASTERN EUROPE 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 9 2,294 4 MIDDLE EAST 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1,526
Education and Social
Development
Agriculture,food security,
and water
Employmentand training
Urban development
Humanitarian emergencies
HealthMigration HumanRights
Energy and protection of the
environment
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Distance Support Program
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Our commitment in the socio-educative arena isthe most significant for AVSI Foundation. It includeswelcome activities, family support,pre-school, primary and secondary education,informal education, ensuring quality education,accompaniment during maternity, activities for theprotection and care of children, reinforcement ofCivil Society Organizations and of networksof solidarity, reconstruction of communityrelations in situations of vulnerability and post-conflict, as well as attention to disabled people.
An exampleDemocratic Republic of Congo, “Pépinière” With financing from the EU ECHO Directorate’sChildren of Peace fund, AVSI is carrying out child protection activities in communities ofdisplaced persons in the Congolese province of North Kivu. On the whole, these activities involve 19,000 people and provide listening spaces for adolescents, child friendly spaces, psycho-social support, and identification of unaccompanied children and family reunification.
Highlights
Haiti, Port-au-Prince © Elisabetta Ponzone
AVSI Foundation’s health projects often supportpre-existing healthcare structures; in some cases,they provide for the construction of hospitals andclinics. We sponsor different activities to guaranteepeople access to the healthcare system,the prevention and treatment of endemic diseases,the prevention of mother-to-child transmissionof HIV (PMTCT), as well as specific nutrition related activities. We also do considerable work in thetraining of healthcare workers through theinvolvement of the community.
An exampleSouth Sudan, “BHASIC” In partnership with local bodies, support was given to 28 healthcare units in the county of Ikotos and to St. Theresa’s missionary hospital at Isohe, thanks to financing from the Health Pooled Fund. Training was also given to clinical staff as well as health awareness sessions for more than 7,000 patients, training on medicine distribution and maintenance of the units. All activities were aimed at building the self-sufficiency of the local healthcare system.
Health Education and Social Development
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Urban developmentAVSI’s urban redevelopment projects usea holistic approach that, through technicaltools such as Local Development Plans,favors participative, inclusive, andintegrated study and planning processes. Indeed, it seems evident that a community can’t consider itself as being central to its own development without being guaranteedwork, human rights, and access tofundamental services such as education, health, and security, in addition to basics like houses, roads, and other infrastructure.AVSI Foundation’s methodology is based onfamiliarity with and valuing of the human,historical, and urban heritage that exists inevery human settlement, even in the more decayed urban slums.
An exampleMozambique, “Promaputo”Together with the Municipality of Maputo,AVSI has carried out studies and plans of the George Dimitrov quarter in preparation for a planned rehabilitation of the area. This plan consists, on one side, of the construction of priority infrastructure (roads, drainage, public spaces, like the town square and schools) and, on the other, in the implementation of a Socio-economic Development Plan whichbenefitted 750,000 inhabitants of the informalareas of the capital. From this experience,a Methodological Manual has been drawn up,which the Municipality of Maputo has recentlyadopted as an instrument for all the integratedactivity of redevelopment of eroded urban areas.
There has been growth in professional trainingprojects and support for small and microbusinesses that focus on promoting access towork for vulnerable people and how to reconcilesupply and demand. Initiatives for self-employment and micro enterprise pay particular attention to youth and to women We ensure that technical training is always interwoven with personal development.
An exampleUganda, “Sky”AVSI is working in partnership with agricultural businesses, technical institutes, schools, and small and medium sized enterprises in the sector with an aim of training 6,000 young people and employing 4,000 of them in the Ugandan agricultural sector. The project is financed by the Dutch Embassy in Uganda and represents a crucial contribution to the creation of employment opportunities for young people, a fundamental step towards a brighter future.
Our agro-alimentary projects include activitiesdesigned to reduce malnutrition and increasefood security. Particular care is taken toimprove the availability of food for families, the dissemination of innovativeagricultural technologies, and safeguardingthe environment and water resources.
An exampleHaiti, “PTTA”Support was given to theagricultural activities of around 3,250 Haitianfarmers through the use of incentives such as vouchers for inputs. The project, carried outin central and northern Haiti, was financed bythe InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB).
Employment and training
Agriculture, food security, water
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Peru, Bagua © Sara Magni
Knowing that access to energy is an essentialcondition for a community’s economicdevelopment, AVSI Foundation, in partnership withvarious businesses, is promoting innovativeprojects aimed at improving the efficiency ofenergy distribution, starting with the study ofalternative sources of energy in areas of poverty,taking particular care to protect the environment.Indeed, the pressing question of energy provisioncannot justify practices that do not respectnature, like savage deforestation to produceplant-based carbon.
An exampleUganda, “EEP”On the island of Kitobo, in Uganda, we havecarried out business skills training for 200 people, an awareness campaign aimed at communities and families on the importance of access to sustainable energy, and have promoted the productive use of electricity for business. Finally, a 250kW hybrid power plant was built. The entire project was financedby the Energy Environment Partnership (EEP).
Human rightsRespect for human rights in their totality isalways at the core of the conception andimplementation of AVSI Foundation’sprojects in all types of situation, of war,violence, disease, or poverty. To this end,innovative and appropriate approaches are sought in various situations. For example, in partnerships with for-profit businesses in Latin America and Africa, in which AVSI Foundation’s role is to mediate between business and the localcommunity to guarantee the protection of the human rights of the people involved.
An exampleBrazil, roll out of the “APAC” method APAC is a not-for-profit association from Civil Society that has as one of its objectivesthe civilization of sentences where freedom is deprived, which represents an alternative toprison. There are 147 APAC facilities in Brazil.The world’s average prisoner rate of recidivism is 70% and, in Brazil it is closer to 80%, while the recidivism rate for the “recuperated ones”in APAC facilities falls to 10%. Furthermore,the per person construction cost of an APAC unit is a third of the cost of a normal prison cell, and the maintenance costs are reducedby half. The methods used by APACwere conceived 40 years ago by a volunteer named Ottoboni, who worked at Prison Pastoral Care, in Sao Paolo. Today,they are recognized by Brazilian lawand used by the courts in 17 Brazilian states.
Energy and environ- mental protection
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Mozambico, Pemba © Anna Zamboni
AVSI Foundation also intervenes in areas ofchronic crisis, conflict and post-conflict,always beginning by forming relationships withorganizations already in the field. These actionsare aimed at containing as much as possible thedamage caused by these situations, carrying outoperations in health, infrastructure, education, and income generation for families.
An exampleLebanon, “Cash for work”Work is one of the greatest needs of the thousands of Syrian and Iraqi refugees who have found refuge in the south of Lebanon. Thanks to a project financed by Italian Development Cooperation, work opportunities have been created for 300 refugees, tasked with working on public utility activities agreed upon with the local authorities. This method is a way of guaranteeing an income for familiesand restoring dignity to those most affectedby a crisis that has lasted for more than 5 years.
Humanitarian emergencies
MigrationCooperation for Development is continually beset by the phenomenon of migration, both internal (seen in cases of urbanization) and external, which involves millions of people forced to leave their homes due to war, persecution, or poverty. AVSI Foundation works with refugees and displaced people in various countries, setting up its projects beginning with protecting the dignity of migrants at every stage of the journey that they are forced to undertake.
An exampleKenya, “Education Pathways for Refugees”Thanks to financing from the U.S. Government, BPRM, essential educational activities have been carried out for students at the refugee campat Dadaab, the largest in the world. In total,more than 70,000 children have been involvedin the project, 400 primary school teachershave been trained (including 100 women), and literacy courses have been organized for3,500 adults. Furthermore, the project has supported the formation of scout groups, with the participation of over 600 boys and girls from the camp and thehost community.
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Distance Support ProgramThe distance support program is intended to be an original and unusual way of being “good neighbors” that, by getting involved in their daily lives, connects children and families on opposite sides of the world.
With an annual fee that is equivalent to the price of a cup of coffee per day, it’s possible to support, at a distance, a child in different types of projects. Some are aimed atcovering school expenses for a child for aa year, others guarantee medical care,psychosocial accompaniment, and recreationalactivities. Others are aimed at offering employment training courses for older youth. It is a form of non-invasive helpthat simply accompanies the growth of achild within their family. It’s a way of beingthere and ensures that geographicaldistance isn’t an obstacle to supportingaccess to education, an indispensablecondition for igniting development.
This is the substance of distance support.Every gift contributes to making great workpossible, certainly greater than any one individual could achieve alone.
26,321 SUPPORTED CHILDREN
ACTIVE SUPPORTERS
22,261
Marj El Kok, Lebanon© Jean-Claude Chincheré
Breakdown per age rangeof children supported0-5 YEARS 2,501 9.50%6-12 YEARS 12,129 46.08%13-17 YEARS 8,393 31.89%18 & OVER 3,298 12.53%
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The principal stagesof the adoption pathwith AVSI INFORMATIVE GROUPMEETINGSIntroductions to both suitable familiesand those not yet suitable.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONPREPARATION COURSEConducted by a psychologist with theparticipation of AVSI representativesand families with adoptive experience.
FOLLOW UP MEETING AND CHOICE OF COUNTRY/ASSIGNMENT MEETINGThe social team meets the family to study both the adoption project further and the family’s availability, to choose the country from which to adopt, and prepare the assignment.
PREPARATION AND DISPATCHOF DOCUMENTS OVERSEASExplanation, preparation, and dispatchof the adoption request to the authority in the child’s country of origin.
WAITING PERIOD AND PROPOSALSTO MATCH WITH A CHILDDuring the waiting period, we assist the family by holding various meetingswith them. The technical teamholds specific meetings for the matching proposal and theconsent of the family.
ORGANIZATION OF THE TRIPAND STAY ABROADAfter the family’s consent, weorganize the trip(s) and stay(s)in the overseas country. The familyis assisted throughout theirstay by an AVSI representative.
POST ADOPTIONFor 2 or more years, the family mustmaintain a relationship with the socialservices in the overseas territory andwith AVSI for the post-adoption reports which are sent to the child’scountry of origin.
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MEXICO COLOMBIALITHUANIA RUSSIA CHILE
Every day, through its projects and activities worldwide, AVSI meets many children without families. For them international adoption becomes a concrete expression of love.
AVSI Foundation is a body that is authorizedby the Italian Government’s Commission forInter-country Adoptions to carry out internationaladoptions and operates in Brazil, Mexico, Lithuania,Kazakhstan, and Colombia. Thanks to an agreementwith a charity, the NADIA Association, it also operatesin the Russian Federation, and InternationalAdoption in India.
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International adoptionRVVVVVVVV
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CHILDREN IN
9FAMILIES
2CHILDREN IN
1FAMILY
2CHILDREN IN
1FAMILY
6CHILDREN IN
6FAMILIES
5CHILDREN IN
2FAMILIES
TOTAL28 CHILDREN
IN 19 FAMILIES(FOR YEAR 2015)
26 40ACCEPTED ACTIVE
TOTAL ASSIGNMENTS 2015
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AVSI Brazil© Cesare Simioni
- - - - Gisela, hard at work at the Rainha dos Apostolos
agricultural school, Manaus, Brazil
THE NUMBERS
86.12%PROJECTS
HOW WE USE YOUR MONEY
RATIO BETWEEN PRIVATE AND INSTITUTIONAL FUNDRAISING REVENUE: TOTAL RESOURCES
ALL AMOUNTS IN EUROS
2013 | 45,355,277.15
2014 | 46,735,976.49 2015 | 46,321,066.77PUBLIC
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
66.24%30,958,947.48
62.00%28,118,724.70
33.76%15,777,029.01
38.00%17,236,552.45
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
64.82%30,023,447.07
35.18%16,297,619.70
AVSI’s accounts are certified by one of the largest auditing companies and are published on our website. AVSI is also certified according to UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 standards for the design of cooperation activities, to help and support towards collaborative development, and to satisfy the principal institutional, national, and international donor bodies.
CERTIFICATION,QUALITY, AND
TRANSPARENCY
Fundraising and cost-effectiveness
2.25% FUNDRAISING
0.21% AUXILIARY SERVICES
11.43% STRUCTURE
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Ebel Al Saqui, Lebanon© Marco Palombi
Aggregate financial statement showing contributions per financing body
PUBLIC 30,023,447.07
64.82%
PRIVATE 16,297,619.70
35.18%
DRC 9,359,423.53Uganda 9,184,890.26Lebanon 5,750,740.94South Sudan 3,589,649.56Haiti 3,110,509.83Kenya 1,679,688.23Brazil 1,451,343.08Solidarity 1,371,453.11Mozambique 1,111,654.09Rwanda 1,105,661.86Ivory Coast 1,017,967.74Palestine 882,801.25Peru 845,576.61Jordan 750,340.60Other location 718,477.98Sierra Leone 511,699.24Ecuador 482,163.43Burundi 435,229.78Myanmar 434,867.14Mexico 385,016.41Iraq 297,194.39Nigeria 289,873.84Congo Brazzaville 274,242.85Syria 213,241.25Albania 195,515.73Russia 140,211.73Argentina 128,239.14Kosovo 96,937.96Italy 91,286.20Venezuela 88,246.78Nepal 82,189.45Tanzania 81,837.56Kazakhstan 71,373.85Paraguay 43,281.46Colombia 36,913.80Romania 7,010.00Chile 3,420.45Honduras 514.50Angola 178.20Thailand 163.20Philippines 38.75
Total 46,321,065.77
PRIVATEDistance
Support Program8,271,159.89
17.86%
PRIVATEContributions from ancillary
or misc. private activities
761,596.171.64%
PRIVATE7,264,863.64
15.68%
PUBLICItalian Government
(MAECI/ 8 PER MILLE/CAI)
2,547,310.19 5.50%
PUBLICContributions
from local authorities in the
countriesof operation 591,443.79
1.28%
PUBLIC EUROPEAN
UNION3,905,326.11
8.43%PUBLIC
USAID, banks,other bilateral
donors7,252,262.46
15.66%
PUBLICUN (Unicef, FAO
WFP, Unhcr, TrustFunds, UNDP)15,337,306.27
33.11%
PUBLIC CEI (Italian
Bishops Conference)389,798.26
0.84%
For some years, AVSI Foundation has prepared an aggregate financial statement, given the ever greater importance of the activities carried out by our offices abroad and in order to provide a more complete picture of the financial trend.
The total funds managed by AVSI’s worldwide network in 2015 amount to 46,321,066 euros. This statement is not subjected to external auditing, even if both the accounts from our Italian office and those of our overseas offices included in this aggregate are certified by leading auditing agencies. AVSI’s overseas offices included in this aggregate statement are: Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Peru, Brazil, Uganda, Burundi, Jordan, South Sudan, Mozambique, Lebanon, Ecuador, Myanmar, Kosovo, Palestine, Haiti, Kenya, and Ivory Coast. The individual balance sheets and profit & loss statements used in the preparation of this aggregate statement are those prepared by the respective overseas offices.
Aggregate financial statement
Amount by country
ALL AMOUNTS IN EUROS
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INCOME STATEMENT 2015 2014CONTRIBUTIONS DESTINED FOR PROJECTS - OVERSEAS OFFICES 19,644,107
Contributed income from the Italian Government 2,741,982 1,430,045
Contributed income from the European Union 3,186,221 6,716,467
Contributed income from International Organizations 20,801,551 1,728,277
Contributed income from local Authorities 297,591 203,724
Contributed income from CEI (Italian Bishops Conference) 377,805 170,571
Contributed income from private donors 7,331,397 4,698,615
Contributed income from DSP private donors to institutional projects 6,608,930 6,727,838
Contributed income from DSP private donors 705,393 895,892
CONTRIBUTIONS DESTINED FOR PROJECTS 42,050,871 22,571,429
CONTRIBUTIONS DESTINED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES - OVERSEAS OFFICES 578,423
Contributed income from the Italian Government 346,058 347,247
Contributed income from the European Union 325,712 419,533
Contributed income from International Organizations 1,081,774 1,079,895
Contributed income from local Authorities and CEI (Italian Bishops Conference) 2,591 2,196
Contributed income from private donors 1,314,346 779,044
Contributed income from DSP 785,131 853,584
Contributed income from international adoption 123,348 137,200
CONTRIBUTIONS DESTINED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES 3,978,960 3,618,699
Counselling services 84,922 224,320
Revenue from transfer of CO2 emissions rights 99,000 99,000
Sponsorship services 107,313 -
REVENUE FROM ANCILLARY ACTIVITY 291,235 323,320
TOTAL CONTRIBUTED INCOME 46,321,066 46,735,978
COSTS SUSTAINED BY PROJECTS IN ITALY AND OVERSEAS, AND DISPATCH COSTS -28,209,196 -30,256,625
COSTS FOR PROJECT STAFF -12,106,500 -10,515,498
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS -40,315,696 -40,772,123
INCOME STATEMENT 2015 2014
COSTS FOR OFFICE STAFF -4,833,790 -4,529,898
OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES
- Expenses for raw, subsidiary, and consumption materials -345,980 -392,009
- Service costs -1,771,204 -1,736,609
- Travel and transportation -413,944 -363,716
- Costs for third party goods -642,650 -476,894
- Other management costs -571,595 -3,745,373 -148,264 -3,117,492
AMORTIZATION AND DEPRECIATION
-Amortization of intangible assets -22,862 -23,250
-Amortization of tangible assets -259,049 -218,958
-Provisions and depreciation 34,840 -247,071 -242,208
COSTS TRANSFERRED TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2,425,729 2,183,717
COSTS TRANSFERRED TO ANCILLARY MANAGEMENT - 109,764
TOTAL ORGANIZATION COSTS -6,400,505 -5,596,117
COSTS FOR ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES
- Staff costs -60,625 -223,625
- Service costs -6,227 -1,240
- Consumption material costs - -86,456
- Travel and transportation -173 -9,706
- Fund transfers -29,002 -17,000
TOTAL COSTS FOR ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES -96,027 -338,027
OPERATING RESULTS -491,161 29,710
Other financial revenue
Revenue from securities in circulation assets 121 722
Other revenue 40,170 40,291 59,487 60,209
Interest and other financial expenses -72,920 -92,763
FINANCIAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES -32,629 -32,554
Extraordinary revenue 707,975 89,210
Extraordinary expenses -328,546 -20,172
EXTRAORDINARY REVENUE AND EXPENSES 379,429 69,038
Adjustments to accounts payable in currencies other than the Euro (Capital gains on projects) 176,987 244,612
Provision for project receivables depreciation -9,826 -
Adjustments to accounts payable in currencies other than the Euro (Capital loss on projects) -171,841 -217,635
ADJUSTMENTS ON PROJECTS -4,680 26,977
RESULT BEFORE TAXES -149,042 93,171
Yearly taxes -22,909 -17,457
YEARLY RESULT -171,951 75,714
Economic dataAGGREGATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTAT 31 DECEMBER, 2015 - INCOME STATEMENT
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Economic dataAGGREGATE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
AT 31 DECEMBER, 2015 - ASSETS
ASSETS at 31,12,2015 at 31,12,2014
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Modifications to statute 2,646 -
Software 25,985 19,110
Quality certification 2,891 2,524
Trademark registration - -
Improvements to third party goods 2,439 3,252
33,961 24,886
TANGIBILE ASSETS
Land and buildings 3,894,239 3,461,300
Plant and machinery 30,554 37,983
Motor vehicles 152,293 128,246
Office furniture 39,841 26,018
Electronic office equipment 27,850 40,105
4,144,776 3,693,651
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Security deposits 4,433 -
Participation in other businesses 85,864 102,300
90,297 102,300
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 4,269,034 3,820,837
at 31,12,2015 at 31,12,2014
RECEIVABLES
Receivables from private donors 1,184,332 712,046
Receivables from clients for ancillary activities 147,796 155,050
Receivables from social security institutions 7,398 8,114
Receivables from tax authorities 9,677 114
Other receivables 412,803 256,366
Advances from local offices and associations 318,441 381,588
Receivables from institutional donors 18,719,147 24,307,288
From related parties
- payable within the next year -38,933 -
- payable beyond the next year -38,933 -
From foreign subsidiaries
- payable within the next year 117,553 166,670
- payable beyond the next year 117,553 166,670
FINANCIAL ASSETS OTHER THAN FIXED ASSETS
Other securities 53,618 53,541
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Bank and Post Office deposits 9,527,835 7,538,218
Cash at hand 89,350 9,617,184 113,775 7,651,993
TOTAL CIRCULATING ASSETS 30,549,017 33,692,770
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRALS 126,502 9,060
TOTAL ASSETS 34,944,554 37,522,667
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Economic dataAGGREGATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTAT 31 DECEMBER, 2015 - LIABILITIES
LIABILITIES at 31.12.2015 at 31.12.2014
Membership fees 40,918 40,918
Accumulated fund 859,028 859,028
Other reserves 252,764
Reserves from differences in translation 1,879 3,956
Variations to accumulated fund
- Adjustments to accumulated fund 1,840,055 1,161,232
- Membership fees paid in the year - -
- Profit (loss) of the year (171,951) 1,668,105 75,714 1,236,946
EQUITY 2,822,692 2,140,848
EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE PAY 1,047,943 962,399
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES 18,786 -
MEDIUM AND LONG TERM LIABILITIES
- Loans 457,421 112,858
TOTAL MEDIUM AND LONG TERM LIABILITIES 457,421 112,858
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO BANKS
- payable within the next year 1,018,288 996,092
- payable beyond the next year - 1,018,288 - 996,092
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO PROJECTS 26,872,797 31,149,765
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SUPPLIERS
- payable within the next year 572,109 438,429
- payable beyond the next year - 572,109 - 438,429
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES
- payable within the next year 42,044 -
- payable beyond the next year - 42,044 - -
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO PROJECT STAFF
- payable within the next year 210,536 232,562
- payable beyond the next year - 210,536 - 232,562
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO STAFF IN AVSI OFFICES
- payable within the next year 598,085 571,219
- payable beyond the next year - 598,085 - 571,219
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO TAX AUTHORITIES
- payable within the next year 158,544 150,565
- payable beyond the next year - 158,545 - 150,565
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS
- payable within the next year 371,583 156,219
- payable beyond the next year - 371,583 - 156,219
OTHER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- payable within the next year 474,956 319,168
- payable beyond the next year - 474,956 - 319,168
TOTAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 30,318,942 34,014,019
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRALS 278,769 292,543
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 34,944,554 37,522,667
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