AVSI Annual Report 2013

ANNUALREPORTAVSI FOUNDATION

The Annual Report is edited by Elisabetta Ponzone, Maria Teresa Gatti, Giampaolo Silvestri, Marco Sangiorgio.

In collaboration with Maria Ricci, Dania Tondini, Aldo Gianfrate,

Andrea Nebuloni, Luca Giacomini, Nada Perovic, Paola Ferrari, Marco Andreolli,

Paola Pellegrini, Anna Zamboni. Translations coordinated by: Sheila Berti

Photo courtesy byBrett Morton, Roberto Masi,

Marina Lorusso, Pablo Castellani,Alessandro Grassani, AVSI Staff

On the cover: Burundi,MEO educational Center by Brett Morton

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4 INTRODUCTION 6 IDENTITY AND VALUES 8 PRESENCE AND INVOLVEMENT 10 STAKEHOLDERS 11 EU AFFAIRS 12 NETWORK AND CONSTITUENCY 14 GOVERNANCE 15 ORGANIZATION CHART 16 AREAS OF INTERVENTION 28 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 30 FUNDRAISING AND EFFICIENCY 31 ECONOMIC DATA 34 FINANCIAL AUDIT 36 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

A NEW GAZE

2013 has been a year of profound transformations

for AVSI: new strategies, new projects, new partners

and a new governance. Since July 2013 most of the board

of directors has been renewed, including the President

and the Secretary-General, and eminent and experienced

persons have joined the board. These new members will

certainly help strengthen AVSI’s identity and provide solid

grounds to meet the challenges of the future with even

greater vigor. The organization chart has been modified

and simplified, new positions have been created, others have

been redesigned in order to optimize the operational stage

of our work, the one in the field, in contact with the people

and their needs.

The collaboration with the European Union has become

paramount: the EU is an important player when it comes to

cooperation policies, and its projects represent an essential

component of AVSI’s work nowadays.

Within the relationship between AVSI and the private

for-profit sector, the partnerships have grown in number

and stature over the last year. Our experiences of synergy

in action, some of which have now been going on for

more than a decade, represent success stories to replicate,

concrete chances of development.

AVSI has shown an ongoing commitment in education

and nutrition projects, as well as in new areas, such as

energy and human rights. From the “stoves project”, as we

nicknamed the distribution of 15 thousand high-energy

efficiency cooking stoves in Mozambique, to supporting

the APACs, one of the best cases of human rights

promotion in Brazil, aimed to improve the living conditions

of detainees. These correctional facilities with no guards or

weapons became a model of an efficient, practical and more

humane method. They represent such a great improvement

that Brazilian authorities decided to adopt that method in

every state of the federation. It might work in Italy, as well,

and contribute to a more humane detention regime: we

have tried to propose it to the Senate, the Secretary and

the Commission, following the great appreciation at the

European Development Days in Brussels.

2013 has been a year of emergencies and refugee crisis.

Lives changed by the terrible events of war in Syria, South

Sudan, Myanmar, DR of the Congo or by the destructive

force of the typhoon in the Philippines. These people

are often forced to start again somewhere else, away

from home, often without a roof on their head, food and

education for their children. AVSI has been on the frontline

in supporting those affected by conflicts and in providing

rescue and shelter to the refugees, starting from Lebanon

and Jordan, crucial countries for the Syrian migrations,

where we plan on providing shelter for 33 thousand people.

We are on the verge of a new vision of cooperation.

Attention has shifted from the Millennium Goals to the

Rio+20 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

have made climate change a priority. A new model is taking

shape in which development must be sustainable and the

economic value of locally operating companies

must be shared.

The financial and economic crisis has caused a change

that would have been inevitable anyway. From the old-

fashioned concept of “donation” to complex projects that

can bring long-term benefits, the step has long been taken.

Today, in order to bring employment and growth in the

most vulnerable environments, the European Union (re)

discovers the importance of loans (though mixed with

donations) and synergy between the public, the private and

the not-for-profit sectors. In a time when the public slice

of development aid represents the minority, the for-profit

private sector necessarily becomes a protagonist of global

development strategy making, an essential player in the

fight on poverty.

This does not imply that the role of civil society organizations

must be downsized. Quite the opposite, in fact. That last

mile between common effort and single person that we

have been trying to cover with our work for years now

takes on a new meaning. We are given an additional task,

that of bridging the gap between communities, enterprises

and public authorities, with the purpose of creating value

that can be shared by everybody. We will do so with our

deep knowledge of needs and countries, in order to keep

the person and their dignity as a human being at the center,

so that the person can be the protagonist of their

own development.

by Giampaolo SilvestriSecretary-General of AVSI Foundation

Creating development and making it shareable by as many people as possible, in difficult, unsafe, emergency environments. Keeping the person at the center of every intervention, protagonist of their own story. That’s the tough challenge AVSI intends to address in a future with major changes in sight for the world of development cooperation.

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AVSI is a non-governmental organization (Onlus) founded in 1972 and currently operating in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia on several areas of intervention with a network of over 60 organizations. This is an informal network of private social welfare institutions that work together to carry out projects and to promote reflection on development issues by sharing methods and experiences. The network includes founding members as well as partners.

AVSI has been recognized since 1973 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a non-governmental organization for international cooperation (NGO); it is registered as an International Organization with the Agency for International Development of the United States (USAID) and has held General Consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1996 and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) both in New York; it is an accredited participant in the United Nations Organization for Industrial Development (UNIDO) based in Vienna; it is included in the special list of non-governmental organizations of the UN International Labor Organization (ILO) based in Geneva; it is part of the UN Global Compact; it is officially listed as a not-for-profit entity eligible for pre-tax donations as per the Italian law “5 per 1000”; it is affiliated to CDO Opere Sociali; AVSI is licensed by the Italian government for international adoptions.

LearningorganizationIn order to address the challenges of this time of change, which brings crisis but also great potentials for the “base of the pyramid”, AVSI has decided to raise staff awareness at all levels on the need to learn from experience, to value the best practices and to understand the causes of failure. To this purpose, AVSI has created a system of focal points, a system of permanent training through webinars and meetings, and has strengthened its intranet platform. The method is about learning from experience, sharing and expressing a judgment, which is a process managed by the Knowledge Center.

AVSI’s view is that the challenge of development is about allowing the person to latch on to services that match the real needs. As this link inevitably depends upon personal initiative, it proves to be the point of weakness for those who are most vulnerable and living in informal areas, cut off from the system. AVSI calls this connection “the last mile”, fundamental to bridge the gap between the person and the infrastructure. The need arises, then, to strengthen civil society organizations through projects that are focused on the person so that the individual, once educated, becomes the protagonist of his or her own development.

THE MISSION OF AVSI FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY OF THE PERSON THROUGH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION ACTIVITIES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EDUCATION, ACCORDING TO THE SOCIAL TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

THE PERSON AT THE CENTER The person is seen as a unique being in their fundamental relationships, family and society. The person cannot be reduced to a social category or a limitation such as poverty, disease, disability or war.

IDENTITY AND VALUES

Last mileAVSI’s guiding values

Certification, quality and transparencyAVSI’s financial statement is audited by one of the most prominent auditors and is published on its website. AVSI is also certified UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 for development cooperation and aid in collaboration and to the benefit of the major institutional, national and international donors.


STARTING FROM THE POSITIVE Every person and every community, however limited, represent a resource. This means valuing and strengthening all that has been made by people and also helping them to understand their own value and dignity.

DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND SUBSIDIARITY Development projects must favor association, acknowledge and value the establishment of intermediate bodies along with responsible and engaged social fabric. The implementation of development projects means to facilitate the associative abilities, to acknowledge the role of civil society and of a social fabric nurtured by involvement and joint responsibility.

PARTNERSHIP Creation of partnerships among all the actors in the field in order to facilitate synergy and optimize available resources.

DOING WITH Starting from a relationship with the people to whom the project is directed and building with them along their path to development.

staff

4,000,000

resources

28,531

136

700

37

AVSIPOINTA network of 272 coordinators and over 1,000 volunteers

Local partners (government, education, healthcare institutions, NGOs, faith-based organizations)

beneficiaries people

countries

projects1,280

worldwide

children and adolescents worldwide

57%private

funding

43%public funding

distance support

€27,307,164

ALBANIA

SWITZERLANDAUSTRIA

GERMANY

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

RUMANIA

KOSOVOITALY

SAN MARINO

JORDANPALESTINIAN TERRITORY

LEBANON

LITHUANIA

POLAND

PHILIPPINES

ANGOLA

UGANDA

MOZAMBIQUE

SIERRA LEONE

IVORY COAST

NIGERIA

D.R. OF CONGO

KENYA

ETHIOPIA

RWANDA

BURUNDI

SOUTH SUDAN

VENEZUELA

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

PERU

ECUADOR

CHILE

CANADARUSSIA

KAZAKHSTAN

THAILAND

HAITI

PARAGUAY

MEXICO

UNITED STATESOF AMERICA

COLOMBIA

MYANMAR

CONGOBRAZAVILLE

HONDURAS

TANZANIA

Countries where AVSIis promoting activities

PRESENCE AND INVOLVEMENT

PUBLIC FUNDING

PRIVATE FUNDING

Countries where AVSIis implementing projects

37countries

136active projects

28,531children in the Distance Support Program

Financial statementAVSI Italy

27,307,164 euros

Consolidated financial statement

45,355,277 euros

AVSI IN THE WORLD FOR THE DIGNITY OF THE PERSON

57%43%


ALBANIA

SWITZERLANDAUSTRIA

GERMANY

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

RUMANIA

KOSOVOITALY

SAN MARINO

JORDANPALESTINIAN TERRITORY

LEBANON

LITHUANIA

POLAND

PHILIPPINES

ANGOLA

UGANDA

MOZAMBIQUE

SIERRA LEONE

IVORY COAST

NIGERIA

D.R. OF CONGO

KENYA

ETHIOPIA

RWANDA

BURUNDI

SOUTH SUDAN

VENEZUELA

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

PERU

ECUADOR

CHILE

CANADARUSSIA

KAZAKHSTAN

THAILAND

HAITI

PARAGUAY

MEXICO

UNITED STATESOF AMERICA

COLOMBIA

MYANMAR

CONGOBRAZAVILLE

HONDURAS

TANZANIA

AFRICA 5 6 3 10 4 2 6 9 30 75

ASIA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 8

MIDDLE EAST 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 7 15

EASTERN EUROPE 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5

LATIN AMERICA 3 2 3 0 2 6 0 9 8 33AND THE CARIBBEAN

TOTAL 8 10 7 11 6 9 11 24 50 136

PRIVATE FUNDING emergency human work healthcare urban energy and migrations water, agriculture, social

rights development environment food security and educational TOTAL PROJECTS


Stakeholders are bearers of interests. This term denotes anyone who exerts some degree of influence on an organization. These include staff, local partners, international partners and sponsors.

STAKEHOLDERS

human resources

1,280 people all around the world-------

donors at least one donation in the year

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local partners 700

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AVSI Point Network

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AVSI Staff in Italy: 85 people

(60 employees, 3 consultants, 15 volunteers, 7 interns)

AVSI staff abroad: 1,195 people

(1,056 locally hired people, 93 expatriates, 35 consultants, 11 free collaborations)

992 Companies

582 Schools

26 Foundations

25,474 Natural persons of which

24,691 people

Distance Support Sponsors

272 coordinators and over 1,000

volunteers

within AVSI Network: government, education,

healthcare institutions, NGOs, faith-based organizations,

local authorities


In 2013 AVSI increased its involvement within the European institutions, paying special attention to some areas.

EU AFFAIRS in Europe for the world

The role of civil society organizations both at the local level and in EuropeThe support to these organizations: in a perspective

of authentic subsidiarity, they can contribute

to the decision-making process and the control

of government action, by virtue of their commitment

to addressing the real needs of people (healthcare,

nutrition, education, work…). AVSI contributed to

the report on civil society organizations and local

authorities that was written by the European

Parliament Committee on Development;

it interacted with the European Commission

and the European Service of External Action within

the new timeline 2014-2015. In particular, AVSI set

up an event on May 14th, at the European Economic

and Social Committee in Brussels: the event

was called “The last mile”. On that occasion, Rose

Busingye presented the personal and revolutionary

experience of the women with AIDS of the Meeting

Point International based in Kampala, Uganda.

Nutrition, food security, agriculture Experience in the field shows that hunger is often

found in contexts where just a bit more effort would

ensure food availability and that actions based on

education achieve surprising and sustainable results.

AVSI took part in the consultations and in the

experts group of the European Commission and set

forth an approach where personal dignity serves as a

motivational drive to practice agriculture in order to

feed oneself,

one’s children and one’s community.

New framework agreement for humanitarian aid (ECHO FPA)In light of its ongoing involvement in the Democratic

Republic of the Congo as well as in Lebanon and

Jordan with activities to help the Syrian refugees,

AVSI joined an NGOs work group on the framework

agreement which called for simpler and more flexible

ways to promptly and adequately address emergencies.

Human rights Consistent with its own guiding principles – valuing

the positive and drawing attention to the best

practices and the positive examples – AVSI promoted

the model of the APACs in Brazil (an alternative

correctional system supported by AVSI through

European projects, too). The model was presented

on November 26 within the European Development

Days (organized by DG DEVCO-EuropeAid, which is

the European Commission Development Cooperation

Directorate) in collaboration with the EU delegation

to Brazil, and was the only event promoted by

an Italian organization; the purpose was to present

an innovative method that can be replicated in other

countries and contexts and that addresses an urgent

need within Europe as well.

Post-2015 AgendaWith a view to 2014, an extremely important year

for the European Union, and in consideration

of the new Millennium Development Goals,

AVSI contributed to the debate on the Post-2015

Development Agenda with a number of documents

and by actively participating in meetings, conferences

and consultations: the debate focused on

development cooperation and its implementation –

for instance how financial support to third countries

(one of the major tools employed by the European

development cooperation) can really benefit the

population – and how involvement of the private

sector within genuine corporate social responsibility

can serve as a prominent and positive factor

of development.


AVSI is expression of a network of actors bound by a mission and guiding values, in Italy and worldwide. This network is made up by the partner organizations in the countries where AVSI operates: 67 organizations now make up the informal AVSI network, which works systematically on the implementation of projects, common reflection on development, to share methods and experiences.

NETWORK AND CONSTITUENCY

Founding Member: 35

Partner: 32

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Fondazione

Sacro Cuore

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SHIS - Shoqata

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Albania

CODESC – Institutode Cooperaçãoe Desenvolvimento SocialBrazil

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Associação de Voluntários

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CDM Cooperação parao Desenvolvimentoe Morada HumanaBrazil

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Chile

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Nigeria

AVSI Polska

Organizacja Pozytku

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Poland

VIDA Voluntariado

Internacional para

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Portugal

AVSISan Marino

Republic of San Marino

FDP - Fundatia Dezvoltarea Popoarelor Rumania

MAKSORA

Agency for Cultural-Social ServiceRussia

CESAL

CooperaciÓn al

Desarrollo Spain

AVAID - Association

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Switzerland

COWA – Com

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Uganda

Meeting Point

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CEDUC

Brazil

Fondazione Umano

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Italy

Obra del Padre

Mario Pantaleo

Argentina

A Semente do futuro

Angola

Obras EducativasPadre Giussani BrazilEscola Agricola Rehinados Apostolos di Manaus

BrazilCentro Educational

Cantinho Da Natureza

BrazilCUET - Cooperativa

Universitaria Educacion

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UNDH Université

Notre Dame d’Haiti

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Kenya

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Paraguay

UCCS -Universidad

Catolica Sedes

SapientiaePeru

S.C.PROIECT

MOZAIC S.R.L.

Rumania

FHM FamilyHomes Movement

Sierra Leone

St. Mary UniversitySouth Sudan

St. Kizito School

South Sudan

St.Theresa ClinicSouth Sudan

Luigi Giussani

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Hospital Kitgum

Uganda

FundaciÓn

San Antonio

Venezuela

Effetà

Palestine


CODESC – Institutode Cooperaçãoe Desenvolvimento SocialBrazil


bodies members

BOARD OF FOUNDERS

It gathers twice a year, approves and defines

the activities of the foundation as suggested

by the Board of Directors: it appoints the

Directors, the President of the Foundation,

the Board of Auditors, votes on status

amendments, and approves both the budget

and the final financial statement.

49 founding members:

• 35 Agencies of which:

10 NGOs from developed countries

24 NGOs from developing and

transition countries

1 Italian foundation

• 14 natural persons

BOARD OF PARTICIPATING MEMBERS

It gathers at least once a year, summoned

and headed by the President of the

Foundation; it suggests one or two

representatives of which the Board

of Founders appoints a member of the

Board of Directors. It provides non-binding

opinions and proposals concerning the

activities of the Foundation.

136 participating members:

• 4 Agencies of which:

2 NGOs from developing countries

2 Italian associations

• 132 natural persons

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

It has all the powers of ordinary and

extraordinary administration of the

Foundation. Its term is three years;

the number of members (always an odd

number) can vary from 7 to 11 according

to the Board of Founders. It prepares the

final and the budget financial statements,

suggests statute amendments, appoints

the Secretary-General, and draws

guidelines for the activities.

In 2013, AVSI Board of Directors was

renewed.

President: Alberto Piatti

Secretary-General: Giampaolo Silvestri

Vice-President: Alda Vanoni, a former

judge of the Milan court

Lorenzo Ornaghi, a former dean

of Milan Università Cattolica

Patrizia Savi, CFO of a multi-utiliy

company

Michele Faldi, head of the

Advanced Training of the

Milan Università Cattolica

Alessio Bonaldo, researcher for the

Department of Medical Veterinary

Sciences of the Bologna University

PRESIDENT The President represents the Foundation

and monitors the execution of approved

decisions.

Alberto Piatti

VICE-PRESIDENT The vice-president replaces the president

in case of absence or impediment.

Alda Vanoni

SECRETARY-GENERAL

The Secretary-General is responsible for the

operational direction of the Foundation and

exercises all the ordinary and extraordinary

powers conferred to him by the Board of

Directors. His/her term is three years and

renewable.

Giampaolo Silvestri

BOARD OF AUDITORS

It monitors the activities of the Foundation

and is made up of three members.

The board term is three years and

its members can be renewed.

Michele Grampa, President

Delia Gatti

Alfredo Tradati

AVSI Foundation operates through

the following bodies.

GOVERNANCE

ComunicationOfficer

Anna ZamboniAldo Gianfrate

Knowledge CenterOfficer

Lorna Beretta

Communication and Knowledge Center

DirectorMaria Teresa Gatti

Sponsors Area

Elena RicciStefania ZavalloniClaudia Tabanelli

Annamaria Comandini

CommunicationArea

Valeria PresciuttiGloria Lorenzoni

Samuel MontanariMaria Nella Lippi

Angela SavelliElena Zondini

Distance Support

ManagerFranco Argelli

AVSI POINT Network

Tents Campaign

ManagerMarco AndreolliLorenzo Franchi


ORGANIZATION CHART

Administration and Financial Reporting

Financial DirectorMarco Sangiorgio

Relations with USAID, UN system, WB and IDB

Jackie AldretteEzio Castelli

Timothy Herrmann

Management Committee

Relations with EUDania Tondini

Human ResourcesNada Perovic

PresidentAlberto Piatti

Assistant Cristina Passero

Board of Directors

Secretary GeneralGiampaolo Silvestri

Technical operative

committeeManager:

Maria Teresa GattiMembers: Country Representatives,

Area Managers/Desk OfficersCTO Secretariat: Sheila Berti

Fundraising Coordinator Maria Ricci

Secretariat Luisella BonariJasna Draca, Anna Murazzo

Database Area

Rita FaggiCecilia Stifanelli

Payments Area

Primo ZanaboniAlessandra Casadei

CountryRepresentative




MilanMarco Rossin

Cesena Martina Gennari

Naples Mario Berretta

SecretariatGiuseppina Pezzino

Projects AreaCoordinator and Quality System

Nada PerovicSecretariat Paola Pellegrini

International Adoptions

ManagerMartina Gennari

LogisticsProcurement

Manager Luca GiacominiGabriele Bonello

Annamaria ComandiniCarlo MambelliMarco Baiardi

AfricaDesk Area

Sara PedersiniChiara SavelliLibero Buzzi

Andrea MandelliGiorgio Capitanio

Eastern EuropeAsia

Desk AreaAnna Difonzo

Latin America and Caribbean

Desk AreaAndrea BianchessiGiorgio Capitanio

Middle EastDesk Area

Anna TramontiAndrea Mandelli

Decentralised CooperationPierpaolo Bravin

Private Partnership

ManagerPaola FerrariChiara Grassi

Special DonorManager

Sandro Cappello

General Accounting and Finance

OfficePaola Painini

Chiara Mornatta

Project Accounting

and Reporting Office

Andrea NebuloniValeria Speranza

Local Offices Management

SupervisorFederico Berto

PersonnelAnna De Nicolo

15AVSI ANNUAL REPORT 2013

AREAS OF INTERVENTION

136ongoing projects

37countries

28,531distance support


highlights EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: about 10,000 children• nursery schools: in Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria,

Sierra Leone;

• home-based preschool program in Ecuador -

PelCa Program - Prescolar en la Casa;

• protected areas and centers for children in

refugee and emergency camps in the DRC

and Rwanda.

PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: over 20,000 children and adolescents• school management support in Sierra Leone,

Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda;

• educational interventions (DSP – Distance

Support Program, school vouchers…).

INFORMAL EDUCATION: over 20,000 children and adolescents• afterschool program with academic and

recreational activities (Ivory Coast, Uganda,

Albania, Mozambique, Mexico, Haiti, Ecuador,

Argentina, Burundi, Myanmar, South Sudan).

VOCATIONAL AND TRAINING SCHOOLS: over 5,000 youth• Brazil, Haiti, Peru, Uganda, South Sudan,

Kenya, Mozambique, Democratic Republic

of the Congo, Rwanda.

TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS: (present within other programs/sectors):• advanced centers of excellence: PCE Uganda

and other countries, e.g. Albania (SHIS);

• significant projects: Mexico (CEI), Palestine

(Custody of the Holy Land), Lebanon (CEI),

Kenya (Dadaab refugee camp).

EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY:• school renovation, protected spaces for

children in Burundi, Democratic Republic

of the Congo;

• psychosocial resilience in South Sudan, Haiti,

Rwanda, Northern Uganda.

The social and educational field is the largest for AVSI Foundation. It includes activities of sheltering, family support, education, childhood care and protection, civil society organizations and solidarity networks support, restoration of intra-community relations in conditions of vulnerability and post-war scenarios, and special attention to people with disabilities.

The person is at the center of these activities, along with their family and community network.A special focus is addressed to educational interventions: pre-school education, school education, informal education, vocational training. These activities fall within the frame of “education for all”. AVSI’s approach to education revolves around the unique and unrepeatable value of every person, the importance of the educator whose task is to maintain a proactive relationship with children, educational quality, a crucial point for all mankind: as 38% of compulsory school children do not acquire basic education.

In collaboration with the Kampala PCE, Permanent Center for Education, AVSI contributes to the training of educators in a number of African countries, and to the qualification of some private not-for-profit schools in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Uganda, Lebanon, Palestine. It also favors the schooling of vulnerable children through a so-called holistic approach that is not focused on performance, but on enhancement of everyone’s talents.

50 projects around the world 30 in Africa, 8 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2 in Asia, 7 in the Middle East,3 in Eastern Europe Funding partners UNICEF, UNHCR, EU, CEI (Italian Bishops’ Conference), MAE (Italy’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs), IDB, USAID, UNOPS, ENI, Fondation D’Harcourt, Cariplo Foundation, Cariparma Foundation, Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, Monte dei Paschi di Siena Foundation, Humano Progresso Association, Global Communities (formerly CHF International), Standbic Bank, Province of Bolzano, Engelhard Foundation, Dutch Embassy to Italy, private donors

social and educational


Distance Support is a way to share knowledge and experiences through a constant and continuous contribution made by an individual, a family, a groups of friends, a company and so on and directed to a child, an adolescent or a community.The children included in the Distance Support Program are provided with food, medical and health care, schooling as well as recreational and educational activities.

The distinctive feature of the personalized distance support program is the educational support that ensures the delivery of material as well as the presence of adults as guides for the children. The activities also involve their families and communities, so that they become a factor of economic development and change for the society around them.

highlights In 2013, AVSI introduced the new DSP 100 € sponsorship formula: the contribution will not go to a specific child, but to a group of children and adolescents within their communities. AVSI educators or staff from partner organizations guide and support them through all the services included in the program: payment

of school fees, purchase of school

supplies, medical care, food aid,

afterschool and recreational activities.

Upon registration, the sponsor is given

name and photograph of one of the

children along with the description

of the context and the project. Once a year, the sponsor receives

a document that shows the activities

carried out and tells the stories of the

little protagonists, their difficulties

and achievements.

Sponsored children by age

age 0-5 9,84 %

age 6-12 43,95 %

age 13-16 28,59 %

age 17-18 9,79 %

age 19 and over 7,83 %

Sponsors:24,691

Children and adolescents included:28,531

distance support program


highlights APACs: alternative prison – recidivism rate under 15% - human dignityBrazil: The “Além dos muros (Beyond the Walls)”

program, developed with the APACs (Associations for

Protection and Assistance of Prisoners, not-for-profit

entities from civil society with 40 years of experience),

is intended to make prison conditions more humane,

by promoting human rights and using alternative

correctional facilities.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 970 youthHaiti: 970 youth over the last 6 years. Educational and

professional activities for adolescents involved with

armed gangs, starting from their desire of a better life.

Post War RECONCILIATIONIvory Coast: common paths, reinforcement of

democracy within civil society for a debate in favor of

4,500 people (farmers and breeders) and involvement

of over 4,000 Abobo youth.

CHILDHOOD PROTECTIONBurundi: child labor prevention through schooling

programs, from school reintegration to literacy and

training programs. Community awareness activities;

reinforcement of civil society; meetings and information

sessions on children’s rights. Juvenile legal aid.

Throughout all of AVSI’s projects, human rights stay at the core of our concerns. AVSI’s mission, in fact, is to promote the dignity of the person through development cooperation activities with special attention to children (food, family, education) and vulnerable people (the poor, the sick and disabled, the refugees). The purpose of human rights is the promotion of the person in its entirety. When some specific conditions, (war, violence, poverty or sickness) infringes human rights, the approach of the intervention should be global and not fragmented into social groups and classes.

10 projects worldwide 6 in Africa, 2 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1 in Asia, 1 in the Middle East

Funding partners UNICEF, USAID, EU, WFP, Lebanese/Italian governments, CBAU, Fondation d’Harcourt

human rights


As far as agriculture is concerned, the good news is that the Earth can provide food for all. The bad news is that in order to produce that food, we need to change the way we practice agriculture, or the environmental impact would be unsustainable. As of today, agriculture is the cause of 14% of greenhouse emissions. This notwithstanding, almost 10,000 children die of hunger-related causes every day.

Today, the International community devotes a great deal of attention to the stunting, severe malnutrition that affects the normal development of the child; it affects over 165 million children under the age of 5, thereby showing that the crucial point is not only access to food, but also the level of nutrition provided.

Therefore, interventions in the agricultural and nutritional sector are needed to sustainably address this demand for food items.AVSI works on a wide range of projects: from nutrition centers to rural development, from training schools to supply chain projects, to food security interventions in emergency response.

As far as the nutritional aspect is concerned, AVSI’s method is primarily educational, focused on the mothers and the community. Breast-feeding, focus on the early 1,000 days, pilot intervention to produce fortified food items for the stages of weaning and early childhood.

In agriculture, the interventions are still focused on the nutritional aspect, but they also significantly address the need for technical and farming training, through the farmer field schools.Eventually, some interventions on supply chain reinforcement: cassava, cacao, rice, vegetables.Such experiences contribute to the debate about the EXPO 2015 topic “Feed the planet, energy for life”.

highlights NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION: Nutritional centers, school meals, kitchen gardens Burundi Meo Lino Lava Center 400 children;

105 community kitchen gardens in 5 towns;

Brazil CREN nutritional education,

demonstrative cooking and school

meals for 400 children + replication

of the method in other countries;

Rwanda Humure Center 350 children;

Mexico Crecer 400 children;

Nigeria St. Kizito Clinic in cooperation with

a nutritional center for 250 mothers and

children, prevention, therapy, follow-up,

training;

South Sudan St Theresa Clinic, nutritional

center in cooperation with the clinic,

prevention, follow-up, training, nutritional

education;

Myanmar boarding schools-hostels and

kitchen garden school;

Haiti nutritional centers, screening,

follow-up, food items distribution;

Albania stable and kitchen gardens

for 2 community centers.

AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS/SUPPLY CHAINS Peru – Criollo Cacao and Coffee; Kosovo –

Milk; Myanmar - Rice; Haiti - Cassava.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: Uganda-SCORE, Haiti-AQUAPLUS (with

Expo), Lebanon – Marjayoun plain.

FOOD SECURITY: EMERGENCY AND POST-EMERGENCY DR of the Congo and South Sudan: distribution, vouchers, fairs, production

support.

FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS and FARMING SCHOOLSFAO methodology, schools, seedling nurseries, training in Brazil, DR of the Congo,

Haiti, Uganda, Lebanon, Rwanda, Burundi,

South Sudan.

24 projects worldwide 9 in Africa, 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 5 in Asia, 1 in the Middle East

Funding partners EU, MAE (Italy’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs), EXPO/ROTARY, FAO, UNICEF, WFP, Municipality

of Milan, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Dutch Cooperation, Edegel, Milpo, private donors

agriculture, food security and water


highlights Mozambique: 7,000 families had their

traditional cooking stoves replaced with

15,000 low-impact cooking stoves with

an 80% reduction in CO2 and a 50%

reduction of home coal consumption,

with a saving of 15 $ a month per family.

Haiti towards EXPO 2015 with Rotary, EU, IDB and private donors: support to a rural

community of more than 10,000 people for

water, training, supply chains, technology,

reforestation, climate change, carbon credits.

Brazil: energy efficiency for 134 communities

and 240,000 families, training and assistance

with NeoEnergia Group, Celpe, Coelba.

Uganda: EXPO 2015 travelling across

Italy, Senegal, Uganda with De Agostini

Foundation.

Lebanon: environmental promotion and

community management in the Al Shouf

Cedar Nature Reserve.

To AVSI, the challenge is about re-establishing what Pope Benedict XVI has called “the alliance between man and nature”, because energy dependence can decrease if energy need is reduced through energy saving and resource efficiency policies, activities and interventions.

AVSI has an operational partnership with a number of companies to improve energy supply efficiency, and access to renewable energy on the part of the poorer communities.

9 projects worldwide 2 in Africa, 6 in Latin American and the Caribbean, 1 in the Middle East

Funding partners Rotary, IDB, De Agostini Foundation, NeoENERGIA Group, Celpe, Coelba,

CEPF, Treedom, Cloros, private donors

energy and environment


In over 20 years of experience in Brazilian metropolises, AVSI has developed a know-how and a specific urban upgrading method. This method has been exported to informal urban settlements of Mozambique and presented at many international summits. AVSI’s approach is to build infrastructures and ensure house maintenance along with healthcare, educational, social activities to support the person, involving the local communities and favoring a partnership among institutions and organizations.

highlights Mozambique: Three-sided

cooperation for urban,

environmental, social and

economic upgrading in

Maputo to the benefit

of 27,000 people.

Brazil: Technical and

methodological assistance

to local institutions on poverty

reduction activities in favela

areas in Salvador, Bahia, Olinda,

Pernambuco: 120,000 families

and over 60 local partners

involved.

6 projects worldwide 4 in Africa, 2 in Latin America

Funding partners MAE (Italy’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs), EU, World Bank,

Government of Mozambique, Prefecture of the Contagem Municiplaity (Brazil)

urban development


AVSI’s healthcare projects are mainly focused on Africa and include public healthcare initiatives to support healthcare facilities, building new hospitals and clinics, granting access to treatment, developing programs for endemic diseases prevention and cure and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, in addition to specific interventions on nutrition where technical competence has been acquired.

Special attention has been dedicated to the training and ongoing formation of the staff as well as the involvement of the communities through awareness campaigns on the disease and finally the use of mobile medical teams capable of reaching patients in remote or inaccessible areas where no other medical assistance is available.

highlights South Sudan: health promotion,

access to infrastructure, medical

assistance, water for over 8,000

people (Eastern Equatoria

County, Ikotos Torit).

Uganda: water and sanitation,

nutrition, healthcare, access

to infrastructure, prevention

of AIDS/HIV with a focus on

women and children (more than

1 million children and 330,000

mothers).

Democratic Republic of the Congo: support to social and

health care infrastructure

in the Minembwe area.

Nigeria: improvement of life

conditions of the Egun people

in the Ikorodu/Lagos rural area.

Kosovo: construction of the

“Hub Guariamoli” to provide

treatment in Italy for children

whose pathologies are

considered incurable in their

home country.

11 projects worldwide 10 in Africa, 1 in Eastern Europe

Funding partners: UNICEF, UNHCR, EU, USAID, MAE (Italy’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs),

CEI (Italian Bishops’Conference), DFID (UK Department for International Development),

HPF-Crown Agency, Health Pooled Fund, Guariamoli NGO, private donors

healthcare


AVSI Foundation vocational projects are focused on support and promotion of youth and vulnerable women work, by facilitating the creation of groups, workshops and micro-enterprises to fight the crisis and youth social exclusion. Through education on work and cohabitation, people can find their way to development. Along with technical orientation, programs include a personal follow-up to support full development of one’s talents.

highlights Peru: enhancing

competitiveness for 15 textile

micro-enterprises, training

and work placement of 300

youth and women.

Rwanda: training of youth

and women.

Mozambique: training and

new job opportunities for

the youth in the informal

settlements of Maputo.

7 projects worldwide 3 in Africa, 3 in Latin America, 1 in Eastern Europe

Funding partners EU, USAID, Education Development Center, PATTEM

(Proyectos Asociativos De Transferencia Tecnologica para Microimpresas)

work


AVSI intervenes in chronic crises, conflict and post-conflict, never losing contact with all the local actors. Living conditions of vulnerable people in emergency situations can get even worse.AVSI’s interventions are conceived to limit the consequences of these breakdowns, by taking action on healthcare, infrastructures, education and family income generation. AVSI’s approach is to rebuild the human starting from the affirmation of life notwithstanding the emergency.

highlights Democratic Republic of the Congo:

post-conflict refugee emergency,

nutrition, agricultural aid, education

and protection of children and

adolescents in North and South Kivu.

Kenya: education in the Dadaab

refugee camp, schooling for 4,700

children and adolescents and training

of 350 teachers and educators.

Haiti: emergency and childhood

support in the informal settlements

of Port-au-Prince, to the benefit

of 3,000 children from 5 to

16 years of age.

8 projects worldwide 5 in Africa, 3 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Funding partners UNICEF, FAO, UNDP, CEI (Italian Bishops’ Conference), MINUSTAH (UN mission in Haiti)

humanitarian emergency


Entire peoples are forced to flee from their own native countries. Some relocate abroad temporarily due to war or regimes that make it impossible to live a decent life.In 2013 AVSI’s interventions were focused on the Syrian refugee emergency.

highlights Lebanon and Jordan: 9,150 families

supported on their farming activities,

2,400 Syrian refugees provided with

winter kits, 1,000 refugees sheltered

in camps in Lebanon, 500 children

provided with literacy courses, 500

children enrolled in Lebanese and

Jordan schools, 960 youth provided

with psycho-social support.

Democratic Republic of the Congo:

emergency support to a number

of refugees in Kivu (nutrition,

childhood protection,

basic food necessities).

Kenya: support and reinforcement

of education and infrastructures

in Dadaab and the proximities.

11 projects worldwide 6 in Africa, 5 in the Middle East

Funding partners UNICEF, EU, MAE (Italy’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs),

OCHA, U.S. Department, U.S. Embassy in Nairobi

migrations


The main steps in the adoption process with AVSI:

GROUP INFORMATION MEETINGSFor qualified and unqualified

couples alike.

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PREPARATION CLASSLed by a psychologist with the

participation of AVSI staff and families

with adoption background.

IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW AND CHOICE OF THE COUNTRY

The social team meets the couple

to further discuss adoption plan,

motivation, and to identify the country.

PREPARATION AND TRANSMISSION OF ALL DUE DOCUMENTS TO THE FOREIGN COUNTRYExplanation, preparation and delivery

of adoption requests to the foreign

country authorities.

WAITING STAGE AND MATCHING PROPOSALAt this stage, several meetings and

interviews are held with the couple.

The technical team dedicates these

specific meetings to the matching

proposal and the couple’s consent.

JOURNEY AND STAY ABROAD

After the couple’s consent the journey(s)

and stay(s) in the foreign country are

arranged. During this stage, the couple

is always accompanied by the AVSI

contact person.

POST ADOPTIONFor 2 years or longer the couple will have

to keep regular contact with the social

services and with AVSI: post-adoption

reports will have to be transmitted

to the foreign country authorities.

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Through all of its projects and activities in the world, AVSI Foundation meets many orphaned children every day. International adoption then may represent a concrete chanceof love for these children.

AVSI Foundation has been recognized by the International Adoptions Commission of the Italian Government. It currently operates in Brazil, Mexico, Lithuania, Kazakhstan and Colombia. Thanks to an agreement with Nidoli Foundation, it also operates in Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Bulgaria, the Russian Federation and Haiti.

Adoptions completed:27 children for 21 families

266From 2003 to 2013adoptions completed

370children adopted

29Total assignments

15children for

11families

1children for

1family

1children for

1family

7children for

6families 3

children for

2families

BRAZIL COLOMBIA MEXICO BULGARIA LITHUANIA

Adoptions by AVSI office

2NAPLES

12CESENA

international adoptions

7MILAN


PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

MAJOR DONORSAssiteca supports AVSI

in South Sudan on the

educational emergency:

it sponsors the construction of two schools

and a teacher training center.

“Eradicating hunger and thirst in the world”: this is the goal

of AQUAPLUS, a project of

the “Water, Energy for Life”

Department created by Expo 2015 S.p.A. and Rotary International – District 2040, within the Milano per Milano Rotary Club Foundation. The University of Studies of Milan, AVSI, MLFM, Unicredit Foundation are all partners

in the project.

Teddy supported AVSI

through the earthquake

relief effort in Haiti and has recently sponsored

a restoration and supply project for the Cardinal

Otunga Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya.

On June 27th, 2013, in Maputo,

AVSI set up a workshop organized

by ENI on “The challenges of urban

development in Mozambique, in connection

with project sustainability”.

The complexity of the challenges of sustainable development and of humanitarian aid in the world calls for a wider involvement of all the actors affected. This is where the public sector, the private sector and civil society should be brought to bear together.

To AVSI, the enterprise is a crucial factor for development per se as it generates employment, income and knowledge. In order to create shared value between businesses and society, a strong interdependence is necessary. The principal actor of every action and strategy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has to be the person. The person becomes the protagonist of the development process when they are directly involved in the initiatives. In the emerging or developing contexts, the involvement of the so-called “base of the pyramid” - the poor and vulnerable people – is a crucial element as it represents a more and more relevant part of society.

AVSI’s experiences can be grouped into two categories:

In Italy, AVSI promotes CSR and fundraising activities through a network of incredibly involved volunteers (AVSI Points). The final goal is to maximize the creation of shared value between businesses and society through the development of products or services to address social needs or the participation in the development process.

Donors at least one donation in 2013

AVSI Point Network

25,474natural persons

24,691distance support

sponsorsof which

992businesses

582schools

26foundations

272coordinators

over

1,000volunteers

8 tents abroad (2 Switzerland, 1 Chile, 3 France, 1 Germany, 1 Luxembourg)

highlights

interventions in partnership with companies in a certain area where they operate or have core business -related interests;

initiatives carried out in areas where companies have no specific interests.

AVSI Tents Campaign EVENTS

802 events(120 for Distance Support)


CONDUCTOR MUTI FOR AVSI July 2013Rehearsal of the Ravenna Festival for AVSI and the children of Little Prince School, in Kenya.

A ROCK TENTS CAMPAIGN The Sun for AVSI December 2013From the effort in Syria, to the Tents campaign, to the Distance Support Program: the commitment of the Italian rock band. http://www.thesun.it/

EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING Make a Difference DayNovember 20th, 2013On the International Day for Children’s Rights AVSI involved 7 large corporations – Kpmg, ABB, Illumia, Sas Institute, Federlegno Arredo, Italtel, Telecom – in Milan and Rome on employee volunteering activities to the benefit of Syrian children fleeing from war.

THEATER From Treviso to Palermo, Franco Branciaroli and Gli Incamminati on a tour of 18 theaters for fundraising and world handicrafts.

FILANTHROPYFondation D’Harcourt and St Foundation Two large foundations in support of AVSI in the world.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT December 15th 2013Music at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, in support of AVSI.

CEVOLI FOR AVSIJune 26th, 2013 Organized by AVSI Point Brescia at the Vittoriale (additional shows were staged in Lodi, Gallarate, Pesaro, Milan and Limbiate).

Following

the 2010

earthquake, the Trevi Group and its staff supported the construction of the

Cité Soleil nutrition center in Haiti and are currently financing its operations.

DIGITAL FUNDRAISING10 for SyriaFrom June to October 2013An entirely online campaign to support the Syrian refugees that raised 300,000 €.

CROWDFUNDING Platform il mio dono From December 2013UniCredit gives 200,000 € to the NGOs with the most clicked websites: with AVSI to support the Syrian refugees.

LEGACIES A hospital on the lake TanganyikaA hospital was built in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in memory of Mario Maiani from Grosseto.

highlights


1,152,738FUNDRAISING

COSTS

2011 | 27,252,000 2012 | 27,962,445 2013 | 27,307,164

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

0,07 0,06 0,07 0,09 0,10

from 2009 to 2013

average on 5 years: 0,08

FUNDRAISING AND EFFICIENCY

Funds raised from private and public sourcesvalue in euros

How your money is spentvalue in euros

Fundraising efficiency ratiovalue in euros

61%PRIVATE

65%PRIVATE

39%PUBLIC

35%PUBLIC

11,127,798FUNDRAISING PROCEEDS

9%MANAGEMENT

4%FUNDRAISING

1%SERVICE

86%PROJECT

43%PUBLIC

57%PRIVATE


ASSETS as of 31.12.2013 as of 31.12.2012

INTANGIBLE ASSETSSoftware 14,837 27,352 Quality certification 2,606 2,897Trademark registration 475 950Improvements to third parties' goods 8,323 17,116

26,241 48,315TANGIBLE ASSETSLand and buildings 1,832,199 1,721,880 Plant and machinery 6,874 10,228 Office furniture 10,915 13,549 Electronic office equipment 17,853 20,642

1,867,841 1,766,299 FINANCIAL ASSETSInterests in other businesses 85,704 85,554

85,704 85,554

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 1,979,786 1,900,168

RECEIVABLESFrom private donors 436,959 384,552 From customers on collateral activities 705,377 45,368 From social security 9,755 11,463From Treasury 114 114 Other receivables 8,087 8,294 Receivables from institutional donors_ Projects funded by the Italian Government 1,775,048 3,064,018 _ Projects funded by the European Union 7,695,533 5,197,663 _ Projects funded by international organizations/other bilateral donors 5,356,012 6,330,884 _ Projects funded by CEI 395,218 283,832_ Projects funded by local administrations 354,008 389,135

15,575,819 15,265,532Receivables from related entities_ due within next year – –_ due after next year _ _ Receivables from foreign subsidiaries_ due within next year 637,912 553,114_ due after next year 637,912 553,114

FINANCIAL ASSETS OTHER THAN FIXED ASSETS

Other securities 68,055 66,881

CASH AND BANK DEPOSITSBank and post office deposits 3,316,491 3,426,010 Cash and values in hand 39,905 3,356,396 33,124 3,459,134

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 20,798,474 19,794,452

ADJUSTMENT ACCOUNTS 13,374 14,754 TOTAL ASSETS 22,791,634 21,709,374

ECONOMIC DATA Financial statements as of 31.12.2013 and 31.12.2012Profit and loss account: assetsAll amounts in Euros


ECONOMIC DATA Financial statements as of 31.12.2013 and 31.12.2012Profit and loss account: liabilitiesAll amounts in Euros

LIABILITIES as of 31.12.2013 as of 31.12.2012

Membership fees 40,918 40,918

Fundation's fund 859,028 859,028

Changes in foundation's fund

_ Adjustment to foundation's fund (885,604) (677,891)

_ Membership fees paid during this year

_ Result of the year 90,655 (794,949) (207,713) (885,604)

NET EQUITY 104,997 14,341

EMPLOYEES SEVERANCE INDEMNITY 797,113 687,880

MEDIUM AND LONG TERM LIABILITIES

_ Payable loans 144,244 175,258

TOTAL MEDIUM AND LONG TERM LIABILITIES 144,244 175,258

PAYABLES TO BANKS

_ due within next year 1,743,843 436,429

_ due after next year 1,743,843 436,429

PAYABLES TO PROJECTS

_ By the Italian Government 1,117,172 2,752,570

_ By the European Union 7,841,655 5,100,382

_ By International Agencies 4,889,908 5,856,355

_ By local administrations - 221,142

_ By CEI 546,307 412,632

_ International adoptions 23,933 31,386

_ Private donors 299,669 759,128

_ Distance Support 3,859,877 18,578,521 3,922,039 19,055,635

PAYABLES TO SUPPLIERS

_ due within next year 338,173 500,469

_ due after next year 338,173 500,469

PAYABLES TO PROJECTS-RELATED STAFF



PAYABLES TO HEADQUARTERS STAFF



PAYABLES TO TAX AUTHORITIES



PAYABLES TO SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCIES



PAYABLES TO THIRD PARTIES



TOTAL PAYABLES 21,745,043 20,831,659

ADJUSTMENT ACCOUNTS 237 237

TOTAL NET EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 22,791,634 21,709,374

MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS as of 31.12.2013 as of 31.12.2012

GUARANTEES RECEIVED FROM THIRD PARTIES

_ Guarantees issued by banks 1,287,954 528,190

_ Commitments towards third parties

COMMITMENTS IN RESPECT OF PROJECTS

_ Own commitments in respect of projects 1,052,565 (358,915)

TOTAL MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS 2,340,519 169,275


ECONOMIC DATA Financial statements as of 31.12.2013 and 31.12.2012Profit and loss accountAll amounts in Euros

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT 2013 2012Contributed Income from Italian Government 1,747,583 2,346,266

Contributed Income from the European Union 5,108,850 3,795,695

Contributed Income from international agencies 2,454,256 2,601,963

Contributed Income from local administrations 540,775 721,914

Contributed Income from CEI 232,259 92,124

Contributed Income from private donors 4,975,447 6,505,743

Contributed Income from DSP to institutional projects 7,061,305 7,315,252

Contributed Income to DSP management 878,337 978,261

CONTRIBUTED INCOME ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS 22,998,812 24,357,218

Contributed Income from Italian Government 197,302 459,760

Contributed Income from the European Union 398,590 269,293

Contributed Income from international organizations/other bilateral donors 1,016,770 703,715

Contributed Income from local administrations and CEI 0 0

Contributed Income from private donors 781,916 816,603

Contributed Income from DSP 868,865 913,712

Contributed Income from International Adoptions 129,740 115,775

CONTRIBUTED INCOME ALLOCATED TO ORGANIZATION COSTS 3,393,183 3,278,857

Consultancy services 785,669 240,869

Sponsorship services 62,500 52,500

Transfer of membership fees 67,000 33,000

PROCEEDS FROM COLLATERAL SOURCES 915,169 326,369

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED INCOME 27,307,164 27,962,445

PROJECTS' COSTS

Projects funded by the Italian Government (1,190,644) (1,666,021)

Projects funded by the European Union (4,626,350) (3,514,748)

Projects funded by international organizations/other bilateral donors (2,833,962) (2,436,678)

Projects funded by local administrations (180,070) (368,370)

Projects funded by CEI (206,481) (103,741)

Projects funded by DSP (875,736) (973,583)

Projects funded by private donors (8,919,251) (18,832,494) (10,835,621) (19,898,762)

COST OF STAFF ON PROJECTS (3,906,046) (4,176,613)

TOTAL PROJECTS COSTS (22,738,540) (24,075,375)

COST OF STAFF AT HEADQUARTERS (3,034,977) (2,925,522)

OTHER ORGANIZATION COSTS

_ Costs of raw, accessory, consumption materials and goods (119,887) (141,499)

_ Costs of services (763,839) (901,577)

_ Travel and transportation (162,196) (151,409)

_ Costs for the use of third parties' goods (109,744) (127,393)

_ Other management costs (19,480) (1,175,146) (32,622) (1,354,500)

DEPRECIATION AND DEVALUATION

_ Depreciation of intangible assets (40,840) (38,634)

_ Depreciation of tangible assets (76,205) (75,476)

_ Appropriations and devaluations 0 (117,045) 0 (114,110)

COSTS TRANSFERRED TO PROJECTS MANAGEMENT 321,973 596,286

COSTS TRANSFERRED TO COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT 332,810 77,117

TOTAL ORGANIZATION COSTS (3,672,385) (3,720,729)

COSTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES

_ Costs for staff (665,397) (275,270)

_ Costs for services (25,456) (7,228)

_ Costs of consumption goods (76,062) (391)


_ Funds transfers (72,124) 0

TOTAL COSTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES (855,395) (321,088)

OPERATING RESULT 40,844 (154,747)

Other financial revenues

From securities included in current assets 1,606 2,913

Revenues other than above 24,324 25,930 64,865 67,778

Interest and other financial costs (109,525) (21,373)

FINANCIAL REVENUES AND COSTS (83,595) 46,405

Extraordinary revenues 131,594 5,330

Extraordinary costs (17,146) (65,470)

EXTRAORDINARY REVENUES AND COSTS 114,448 (60,140)

Adjustments of payables for projects in currencies other than Eur (Projects appreciation) 245,899 175,190

Appropriation for the devaluation of projects' receivables 0 0

Adjustments of receivables for projects in currencies other than Eur (Projects appreciation) (209,748) (195,910)

ADJUSTMENTS ON PROJECTS 36,151 (20,720)

RESULT BEFORE TAXES 107,848 (189,201)

Taxes for the year (17,193) (18,511)

RESULT FOR THE YEAR 90,655 (207,713)


Auditor’s report


In consideration of the growing importance of all the activities implemented by its local subsidiaries and in order to provide as much information as possible on the company performance, over the past few years AVSI Foundation has started to present a consolidated financial statement.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Amount by country

Consolidated financial statement amount by sponsor

Public 28,118,725 > 62%Private 17,236,552 > 38%

Sierra Leone

Congo Brazaville

Peru

Jordan

Myanmar

Mexico

Ecuador

Nigeria

Albania

Iraq

Burundi

Palestine

Mozambique

Rwanda

Brazil

South Sudan

Lebanon

Kenya

Ivory Coast

Haiti

Uganda

DR of the Congo

Solidarity

Other

286,097,28

358,075,88

401,770,23

401,563,28

425,448,39

497,593,79

502,620,42

514,789,78

515,520,96

591,138,66

699,327,93

785,303,46

797,080,19

1,086,425,03

1,593,061,34

1,721,479,37

2,299,934,67

2,310,439,25

2,472,392,82

3,068,161,17

10,253,964,56

10,545,360,90

1,322,854,70

1,904,873,08

USAID/BANKS/OTHER BILATERAL DONORS

9,846,958,92 21,71%

CONTRIBUTED INCOME FROM ITALIAN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

564,864,71 1,25%

UN(UNICEF, FAO, WFP, UNHCR,

TRUST FUNDS, UNDP)9,458,059,56

20,85%

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS PRIVATE SPONSORS

135,519,48 0,30%

MAE/DAS AND 0.8% TAX /IAC

2,366,563,27 5,22%

CONTRIBUTED INCOME FROM LOCAL

ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE COUNTRIES

OF OPERATIONS129,500,29

0,29%

CONTRIBUTED INCOME FROM ANCILLARY

OR MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE ACTIVITIES

955,936,702,11%

EUROPEANUNION

5,752,777,94 12,68%

PRIVATE DONORS 6,013,834,17

13,26%

DISTANCE SUPPORT PRIVATE SPONSORS

9,200,897,42 20,29%

PRIVATE DONORS IN THE COUNTRIES

OF OPERATIONS687,759,32

1,52%

CEI242,605,36

0,53%

The total amount raised by the AVSI-system in the world is € 45,355,277.

Following are AVSI’s foreign subsidiaries included in the consolidated statement sheet: Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Peru, Brazil, Uganda, Burundi, Jordan, Lebanon, Ecuador, Thailand, Myanmar, Kosovo, Haiti, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Palestine.

The single assets and liabilities statements and the profit and loss statements included in the consolidated financial statement were provided by the respective foreign subsidiaries.

Such statement is not subject to audit even though the Italian headquarters’ and all the foreign subsidiaries’ statements were audited by important auditing agencies.


2013 2012CONTRIBUTED INCOME ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS – FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES 17,724,427 15,782,865

Contributed Income from Italian Government 1,747,583 2,346,266

Contributed Income from the European Union 5,108,850 3,795,695

Contributed Income from international organizations/other bilateral donors 2,454,256 2,601,963

Contributed Income from local administrations 540,775 721,914

Contributed Income from CEI 232,259 92,124

Contributed Income from private donors 4,826,290 6,505,743

Contributed Income from DSP to institutional projects 7,061,305 7,315,252

Contributed Income to DSP management 878,337 978,261

CONTRIBUTED INCOME ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS 22,849,655 24,357,218

CONTRIBUTED INCOME ALLOCATED TO ORGANIZATION COSTS – FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES 472,842 388,078

Contributed Income from Italian Government 197,302 459,760

Contributed Income from the European Union 398,590 269,293

Contributed Income from international organizations/other bilateral donors 1,016,770 703,715

Contributed Income from local administrations and CEI 0 0

Contributed Income from private donors 781,916 816,603

Contributed Income from DSP 868,865 913,712

Contributed Income from International Adoptions 129,740 115,775

CONTRIBUTED INCOME ALLOCATED TO ORGANIZATION COSTS 3,393,183 3,278,858

Consultancy services 785,669 240,869

Transfer of membership fees 62,500 52,500

Sponsorship services 67,000 33,000

PROCEEDS FROM COLLATERAL SOURCES 915,169 326,369

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED INCOME 45,355,276 44,133,388

PROJECTS COSTS IN ITALY AND ABROAD (30,148,535) (26,996,892)

COST OF STAFF ON PROJECTS (10,165,196) (11,561,018)

TOTAL PROJECTS COSTS (40,313,731) (38,557,910)

COST OF STAFF AT HEADQUARTERS (4,069,549) (3,390,716)

OTHER ORGANIZATION COSTS

_ Costs of raw, accessory, consumption materials and goods (265,405) (265,936)

_ Costs of services (1,560,945) (1,448,511)


_ Costs for the use of third parties' goods (392,772) (202,130)

_ Other management costs (7,897) (2,466,646) (201,032) (2,317,395)

DEPRECIATION AND DEVALUATION

_ Depreciation of intangible assets (41,887) (40,918)

_ Depreciation of tangible assets (200,452) (239,000)

_ Appropriations and devaluations 0 (242,339) 0 (279,918)

COSTS TRANSFERRED TO PROJECTS MANAGEMENT 1,112,501 596,286

COSTS TRANSFERRED TO COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT 332,811 77,117

TOTAL ORGANIZATION COSTS (5,333,222) (5,314,626)

COSTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES

_ Costs for staff (665,397) (443,630)

_ Costs for services (25,456) (60,203)

_ Costs of consumption goods (76,062) (391)


_ Funds transfer (72,124) 0

TOTAL COSTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES (855,395) (552,605)

OPERATING RESULT (1,147,072) (291,753)

Other financial revenues

From securities included in current assets (1,419) 2,913

Revenues other than above 30,071 28,652 64,865 67,778

Interest and other financial costs (125,180) (23,791)

FINANCIAL REVENUES AND COSTS (96,528) 43,987

Extraordinary revenues 501,682 305,809

Extraordinary costs (33,904) (65,470)

EXTRAORDINARY REVENUES AND COSTS 467,778 240,339

Adjustments of payables for projects in currencies other than Eur (Projects appreciation) 245,899 494,050

Appropriation for the devaluation of projects' receivables 0 0

Adjustments of receivables for projects in currencies other than Eur (Projects appreciation) (209,748) (237,179)

ADJUSTMENTS ON PROJECTS 36,151 256,871

RESULT BEFORE TAXES (739,671) 249,444

Taxes for the year (17,194) (18,511)

RESULT FOR THE YEAR (756,865) 230,933

ECONOMIC DATA Consolidated financial statement as of 31.12.2013 and 31.12.2012Profit and loss accountAll amounts in Euros


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