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WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA NGO ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT 2013

WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA NGO ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. LETTER BY THE PRESIDENT ...... 3

2. INTRODUCTION ...... 5

3. IDENTITY OF THE WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA NGO ASSOCIATION...... 11

4. STAKEHOLDERS’ MAP AND INVOLVEMENT IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES...... 13

5. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE...... 15

6. COMPOSITION OF THE CORPORATE BASE ...... 17

7. INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION/ ATTESTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...... 21

8. PAID PERSONNEL...... 23

9. VOLUNTEERS...... 27

10. OUTSOURCING CONTRACTS...... 29

11. FINANCING OF THIRD-PARTY PROJECTS ...... 31

12. EQUITY DIMENSION...... 40

13. ECONOMIC DIMENSION ...... 44

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ANNUAL REPORT WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA NGO ASSOCIATION

1. LETTER BY THE PRESIDENT

We are at the third edition of our Annual Report which aims at granting to our stakeholders transparent and accurate information about the activities of World Family of Radio Maria in the year 2013. We consider this activity extremely important in order to give full transparency about World Family’s activities, projects, accounts and impact to all our Associate Members and all the stakeholder that are interested to our activity. Our activity is growing year after year in more than 60 countries in the 5 continents. Our mission is supporting the social and cultural growth of the populations through communication projects aimed at development. But not only economic development: every day we work with local associations training and supporting them in order to provide a real impact to their communities, working to promote peace, knowledge, spiritual and material growth with a major focus on the poorest areas of the world. A lot of efforts are requested to those who are committed to improve people’s life by empowering them through knowledge, skills, information and formation, especially when one works with so many different culture, and approaches. Such work requests us to upgrade continuously our organization and above all the people who are involved in it. I think in 2013 we fully carried out responsibilities with courage and determination, aware that our actions touch millions of people in the world. Which is a great responsibility: to use communication to spread those values that make human being more and more human. With this in mind in 2013 World Family of Radio Maria worked restlessly to achieve its goals in line with the objectives set by its Associate Members during the World Conference that, held every three years in , is a benchmark in our way for spreading and developing Radio Maria project in the world. In this Annual Report we highlight our activities, resources, accounts and strategies used in 2013 to get our current results and, which will be the starting point for our so important work in the next future. I hope you will enjoy the reading and you will get closer and closer to our world of communication for development.

Regards, Emanuele Ferrario, WFRM President

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2. INTRODUCTION

For this edition of the Annual Report, like in the past year, we referred to the model suggested by the Italian Agency for the Third Sector, approved by the meeting of the Council held on 15th April 2011 with resolution 147 and entitled “A Guide to Annual Report of no-profit organizations”. Our Association believes that the Annual Report is an important tool for the “reporting of responsibilities, behaviours and corporate results”. Therefore, through its Annual Report our Association wishes to provide, potentially to the entire audience of its stakeholders, information that goes beyond the economic figures, found in the financial statements.

We would like to thank all the collaborators and volunteers that allowed us to achieve all the results of the past year 2013 focusing on the following challenges that our organization will face and resolve in the next couple of year.

Knowing the particular economic crisis that affected Italy and consequently all the no profit organizations and the world of the international cooperation, we were able to react quite well maintaining the main objectives and projects that we fixed for this year 2013. Which was possible thanks to the improvement of the standard of organization through the continuous efforts to involve all stake holders around our organization and investing in some important areas as information technology and communication data.

The year 2013 followed the World Congress of Radio Maria, which was held in Collevalenza, Italy, in October 2012. The Congress gave to World Family guidelines for the next three years. World Family carried out its activities in line with those guidelines and with its mission consisting in support to social and cultural growth of people through communication projects. In collaboration with several no profit organizations spread all over the world our association not only fulfilled its own goals, but also contributed to the integral development of human being, in line with the Millennium Goals of the United Nations. In more than 60 countries in the 5 continents, it supported programs which aim at improving the standard of living by informing, forming and educating millions of people using media every day. Together with local communities and associations, World Family contributed to encourage peace in countries with open conflicts: peace among and within peoples, especially by spreading values of solidarity and brotherhood of the .

The World Family’s commitment to continue in the future years, as in the past, its operational efforts to projects in developing countries was hereby confirmed, thinking that the work of communication for development through the

5 religious values of the catholic teachings, could help local communities to grow in a better civil life together with the open behaviour to the differences. Radio is a simple special instrument to do that and doing projects in the development countries to help local association of volunteers to build their local communication activities with great involvement of the population is our main goal. This didn’t only mean that materials, technicians and skilled consultants were sent, but also that a huge number of volunteers were involved in the activities. Here is a summary of the activities subdivided by large geographical areas:

In Africa feasibility studies to support the growing of new local radios with high cultural and social profile were conducted in , Conakry, , , Mali and Nigeria, while in other countries we studied the possibility of expansion in , , Cameron, and to improve the network and the equipment for projects in , , Kenya. In Mali and Nigeria the local situation of instability and legal impediments did not allow our projects to have a significant step forward until now. In we registered a loss in terms of equipment and operation as the war that the country experienced gave rooms to acts of vandalism in one of the branches of our project, whose equipment was stolen. Even in Bangui where a new headquarter for the local association had been built and equipment was sent, we had to suspend operations until the political and social situation is normalized. In Europe a new radio started in , in cooperation with a local organization but also with partner in . In fact this is an example of reciprocal help that our partners and members give to one another in order to grow together. In East Europe our efforts increased in empowering our local partners which are constantly growing and more local organizations are expressing their interest in our activities: in Montenegro and we had contacts and visits to evaluate possibilities of planning and implementing projects. Further development of our activities will depend on local legal and social conditions. In Ireland, and Macedonia feasibility studies were conducted and first phase of related projects will be implemented in 2014. In Latin America our efforts have been directed to improve and renovate networks in and while in and in new radio automation systems were installed. Our commitment to improve people life continued in a special way in countries like and where we participated in programs focused on vulnerable people: we believe education is the key to development, therefore World Family invested in programs aimed at increasing

6 knowledge in several areas (agriculture and food security, human rights, health, etc.). Special attention was given also to local culture support, as it is the case of where local minorities were offered opportunity to value their traditions and customs through a new broadcasting project in the capital city. Lastly, 2013 was a year in which many efforts and resources were dedicated to Asia. In that continent, the particular political and cultural conditions of some countries where World Family was called to operate, forced us to find new ways of implementing our activities. In fact we focused our attention on new technologies in broadcasting: particularly the use of internet applied to the broadcasting gave chance in 2013 to a web radio in and to set a studio for another web radio in Macao. More traditional activities were carried out in and with renovations of some broadcasting systems, and in with installation of a new satellite link. In , the project of a local communitarian radio started in 2012, strengthened its presence in the country with more cultural and educational programs.

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Particularly another important action of the World Family is to promote financial autonomy and sustainability of the projects in a given period; besides during 2013 World Family strengthened its efforts in providing professional formation and knowledge on methods of local communities involvement to people who are active in its projects. A total of 71 professional figures and several volunteers from all over the world were formed during training sessions that were held both in WF’s headquarter and in partners’ office. Most of them come from developing countries in Africa and Latina America. The training program was run with the collaboration of technical and professional people of formation areas. One of our 2013 successes was the fact of having developed teams and centres focused on formation in partner associations: in particular we have to underline the commitment in this field of our associate members in Guatemala, , and , that organized and implemented continental courses. This is a sign that World Family’s investment in local human resources is the answer to the need of formation in developing countries. In Europe the main center for training has been World Family’s headquarter in Varese and Rome, but it is our intention to develop more centers in the continent during the next years. The idea behind is a participative formation where WF and local partners take the responsibility to form and train people who are involved in Radio Maria projects.

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METHODOLOGICAL NOTE For this third edition of our Annual Report we have used information taken from several WF department and individuals:  Administration  Communication managers  Technical Services  Continental Managers

 The information contained herein comes from the following sources:  Minutes of the meetings and of the Board  Letters, e-mails and communications to and from the stakeholders  The Association’s management documents  Reports from partners and local offices

The document was approved by the Board held on 27th of May 2014 and will be distributed by means of circulars, newsletters and through the World Family’s institutional website. The Annual Report refers to the World Family of Radio Maria NGO Association, and also contains a few pieces of information concerning its main stakeholders, which are mainly the Associations of the individual countries.

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3. IDENTITY OF THE WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA NGO ASSOCIATION

The World Family of Radio Maria Association has its registered office in Via Rusticucci 13, 00193 Rome. Its main operational offices are located at the address of Via Mazzini 12, 21020 Casciago (VA). It is an acknowledged association that, on 15th September 2005, was enrolled in the Register of Legal Persons of Milan under no. 1539. During the course of the 2013 period, the Association had a total income of € 8.336.365 (including financial income). The Association has a workforce of 20 paid individuals, 19 of them are employees and 1 is on a project-based contract. It also has 82 volunteer who are involved in several activities of the Association in Italy and abroad. The mission of the World Family of Radio Maria NGO Association can be summarized as follows: it is dedicated to assist and help, through its own services, the diffusion of the Radio Maria project throughout the world, specifically providing assistance to developing countries in order to create a local organizational culture within the scope of the means of communication and their related activities.

This principle is contained in the corporate purpose, in article 2 of the Bylaws, which states: “The purpose of the association shall be the planning and realization of structures, training of personnel, research, and exchange of experience for the global distribution of the radio project Radio Maria”, as well it intends “methodically to pursue activities, with ample regard for continuity, which are exclusively education and training oriented in the promotion of broadcasting and mass media, principally in developing countries” and therefore “to encourage the social and cultural growth of the countries in which works, and particularly in those who are developing countries, through the promotion of its social, cultural, and religious values, for the improvement of social relations and the enrichment of human resources, with the help of radio broadcasts, and advertising of specific local events”.

The Association thus operates in the cultural and socio-educational sector, as well as in the sector of professional training, health protection and prevention, agriculture and environment. It pursues its aims through two main areas:  The socio–cultural–educational area through the implementation of communication projects aimed at development  The professional training area through the implementation of technical training projects in the field of social communication.

The recipients of such activity are mainly local organizations in over 60 countries, of which over 50 are located in developing countries such as Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. The Association operates according to codes of conduct that have consolidated themselves through the years, and specifically with no commercial, advertising or sponsorship contribution whatsoever.

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4. STAKEHOLDERS’ MAP AND INVOLVEMENT IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

The Association’s stakeholders are:

TYPE NUMBER Non-governmental Organizations and Associations 57 Employees 19 Personnel employed on a project-based contract 1 Volunteers 82 Consultants 8

The main stakeholders of the World Family of Radio Maria are the Associations that share and pursue the same purposes with the World Family, and which are distributed in over 60 countries, about over 50 of which in developing countries. Many of the local NGOs and not-for-profit associations, initially set up as counterparts in WFRM project, have enhanced their partnership over time and shared with WFRM the ideal inspiration and work method, thus originating an informal network that is basically located in the southern regions of the world and in transition countries. Most of the NGOs that belong to the network have also become members of WFRM, to confirm the existing deep bond and collaboration.

The stakeholders are contacted and their involvement is solicited through a monthly newsletter which is currently being revised and which is also published on the Association’s website. Beside it an annual institutional meeting and a few periodical continental meetings for informational and training purposes are held, at least an annual report and a magazine-type publication are published (“Miracle of Volunteers”).

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5. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

During the course of the year 2013, the Association convened a general meeting, on 22nd of May 2013 with the following Agenda: Approval of Balance Sheet at the 31st of December 2012 Report of the Board of Directors Approval of Budget 2013 Ratification of membership fee Board proposal Mariathon 2013 Document “The Identity of Radio Maria” Any other business

Pursuant to art. 9 of the Bylaws, the Board of Directors is appointed by the General Meeting. During the course of 2013, the Board met a total of four (4) times. Below is a list of the most significant resolutions adopted during the year 2013:

DATE OF BOARD OBJECT OF THE RESOLUTIONS MEETINGS 11.02.2013 Membership fee 2013 Mariathon update 18.04.2013 Convocation of the General Assembly to be held on 22/05/2013 Approval of the Balance draft for the year 2012 (till 31/12/2012) 21.05.2013 1) Approval of the Balance sheet for the year 2012 (as of 31/12/2012) 2) Report of the Board of Directors 3) Approval of Budget 2013 4) Mariathon 2013: feedback and results 5) Documents “The Identity of Radio Maria” and Manuals 6) New License Radio Maria 7) New members 27.11.2013 1) Financial statements at 31/10/2013 and forecast to 31/12/2013 2) Plan and budget for 2014 3) Development Countries Projects 4) Mariathon 2014 5) Training Project 6) World Family Magazine and New edition “Progetto Radio Maria” 7) Web Radio

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6. COMPOSITION OF THE CORPORATE BASE

The members of the World Family of Radio Maria NGO are, pursuant to the Bylaws, individual not-for-profit associations. At the end of 2013, there were 57 members, compared to 58 members at the end of 2012. Association of Radio Maria Company Limited in requested for resignation from membership, because its status of non for profit organization has changed in to profit organization. World Family of Radio Maria NGO accepted its resignation in accordance with the Bylaws. In fact only non for profit organizations can be members of World Family of Radio Maria. The following is the list of current members:

COUNTRY OF THE NAME REGISTERED OFFICE 1 Associazione Radio Maria Italy 2 Asociacion Radio Maria 3 Asociacion Radio Maria de Colombia 4 Udruga Radio Marija 5 Radju Marija Malta 6 Internationale Christiche Rundfunkgemeinschaft E.V. 7 Fondo Radio Maria 8 Verein Radio Maria Austria 9 Fundacion Radio Maria 10 Asociacion Radio Maria Guatemala 11 Radio Maria Uganda Uganda 12 Asociacion Radio Maria 13 Asociacion Radio Maria 14 Association Radio Marie France 15 Asociacion Radio Maria 16 Radio Maria Inc. USA 17 Association Radio Maria Togo 18 Corporacion Radio Maria Chile Chile 19 Association of Radio Maria Malawi Malawi 20 Associacao Radio Maria Mocambique Mozambique 21 Asociacion Radio Maria 22 Radio Maria Foundation Inc. Philippines 23 Association Radio Maria Burkina 24 Asociacion Civil Radio Maria Argentina Argentina 25 Shoqata Radio Maria Albania 26 Radio Maria Asociacion Civil Mexico

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27 Asociacion Radio Maria 28 Asociacion Radio Maria 29 Association of Radio Maria Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 30 Marijos Radijas 31 Association Radio Maria Rwanda Rwanda 32 Udruzenje Marija 33 Asociacion Radio Maria 34 Association de Radio Maria Burundi Burundi 35 Associacao Radio Maria do Brazil Brazil 36 Magyarorszagi Maria Radio Kozhasznu Alapitvany 37 Asociatia Radio Maria Romenia 38 Asociacion Civil Radio Maria Uruguay 39 Association of Radio Maria Zambia 40 Asociacion Civil Radio Maria 41 Association Maria Congo Congo 42 Radio Maria Inc. Dominican Rep. 43 Friends of Radio Maria Inc. USA 44 Radio Maria Canada 45 Verein Radio Maria Soudtirol Italy 46 Vereniging Radio Maria Nederland The 47 Radio Maria PNG Incorporated Papua New Guinea 48 Radio Maria Beafrika Central African Rep. 49 Asociatia Radio Maria Erdely Romania 50 Holy Mother World Networks Canada 51 Association Radio Maria Kenya Kenya 52 Perkumpulan Radio Maria Indonesia Indonesia 53 Association Radio Maria Gabon 54 International Charitable Organization Radio Maria 55 Verein Radio Maria Deutschschweiz 56 Udruga Glas Marija 57 VZW Radio Maria

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