2012 PEOPLE IN NEED 4 Activity Map for 1992-2013 6 2012 Briefly 10 RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 12 Syria 14 Afghanistan 16 Pakistan 17 Alliance2015 18 Ethiopia 20 Congo 21 Angola 22 Namibia, South Sudan, Zambia 23 Mongolia 24 Myanmar 25 Sri Lanka, Iraq 26 Cambodia 27 Biogas 28 Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan 29 One World in Schools 2 30 Western Balkans, Moldova, Romania 3 31 Haiti 32 CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 36 Myanmar 37 Cuba 38 Russia 39 Belarus 40 Ukraine 41 Moldova (Transnistria) 42 Libya 43 Egypt 44 One World 46 INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROJECTS 48 One World in Schools 50 Variants 52 Migration 43 Developmental education and awareness 54 SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROGRAMMES 56 Social integration programmes – Czech Republic 61 Social integration programmes – Slovakia 62 THE PEOPLE IN NEED CLUB OF FRIENDS 63 OUR STAFF 67 Abbreviations and list of websites 68 FINANCIAL REPORT Dear friends, ACTIVITY MAP FOR 1992-2013 Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the day when several friends and volunteers first met together in the kitchenette of the Lidové noviny newspaper offic- es. They offered us their facilities and most important- ly space in their paper to attempt to persuade people that despite just emerging from 40 years of communism, in addition to accepting help, we were also capable of giving it to those who needed it even more than we did. Our attempt succeeded and the first shipments of hu- manitarian aid were delivered to war-torn areas in the Caucasus and former Yugoslavia. From the outside, at least, everything since then has changed. What started as a small group of devotees is today a structured, professional organization, one of IRECTOR D the largest of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. Over the years we have operated in humanitarian cri- ses, most recently in northern Syria. We have estab- THE lished long-term development programmes in many M countries. We also support dissidents, independent jour- nalists, bloggers and ordinary people living under op- pressive regimes who do not want to tolerate those who AP GE FRO would deny them their basic human rights and free- A doms. Our educational and informational work in the Czech Republic, the One World Film Festival and Social Integration Programmes are continuously growing, both A Mess M ACTIVITY in terms of scope and significance. We are convinced that this work is vital in today’s con- nected world; indeed, it has never been more indispen- sable. In Europe we are at the start of a great shift and reassessment: life established and driven by the idea of 4 constant growth is no longer sustainable in the long- 5 term. The importance of non-profit work will grow; in particular, services directed at improving lives will give meaning to an ever larger number of people and bring other benefits to quality of life not only based on high- er consumption. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the peo- ple who make up the People in Need team both at home and abroad. Their work is what makes our organization what it is today. I believe that we are dynamic, ration- al and results oriented, and that our work leads to real and significant change. Our aid, social services and educational and informa- tional programmes would also not be possible with- 1. Afghanistan 2001-2013 20. Great Britain 1997-2000 39. Nagorno-Karabakh 1993-1994 out the excellent work of our support departments, the people who look after our financial affairs, operations, 2. Albania 1993, 1997, 1999 21. Greece 2007-2008 40. Namibia 2003-2013 communications, IT and donor relations. They do not di- 3. Angola 2006-2013 22. Haiti 2010-2012 41. Nepal 2006 rectly provide aid and services, but they are just as im- portant. 4. Armenia 1988, 1998, 2003-2013 23. Chechnya/Ingushetia 1995, 2000-2010 42. North Korea 2002-2003 Please take a moment to read the People in Need Annual Report 2012. Within the confines of these pages we 5. Bangladesh 2007 24. China (Qinghai Province) 2010 43. Pakistan 2005-2008, 2010-2013 have set out to give you information that not only 6. Belarus 1998-2013 25. India 2007 44. Romania 1995-2013 shows where and how we work, but also presents data, numbers and facts. 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1993-1998, 2011-2012 26. Indonesia 2006-2007 45. Russia 2009-2013 I would like to thank everyone you supported us last year and over the long term. Your support helps us, your 8. Bulgaria 1997 27. Iran 2003-2005 46. Serbia 2001-2007, 2011-2013 trust strengthens us, and your commitment inspires us. 9. Myanmar 1997, 2001-2013 28. Iraq 2003-2013 47. Slovakia 1998, 2001-2013 Yours faithfully, 10. Cambodia 2008-2013 29. Jordan 2004-2012 48. Somalia 1993 11. Colombia 1999 30. Kazakhstan 1995-2001 49. South Sudan 2012-2013 12. Croatia 1993 31. Kosovo 1998-2004, 2010-2013 50. Spain 2002 13. Cuba 1997-2013 32. Kyrgyzstan 2010 51. Sri Lanka 2005-2012 14. Czech Republic 1992-2013 33. Lebanon 2006-2011 52. Sumatra (Indonesia) 2009-2010 15. Democratic Republic of Congo 2008-2013 34. Libya 2011-2013 53. Syria 2012-2013 16. Egypt 2002, 2011-2013 35. Macedonia 1999 54. Tajikistan 1998 Partnerships and support: 17. Ethiopia 2003-2013 36. Moldova 1998, 2003-2013 55. Ukraine 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003-2013 18. Gaza (Gaza Strip) 2010 37. Mongolia 1993, 2010-2013 56. Zambia 2011-2013 The countries marked with colours are where People in Need has been active in 2012/2013. Note: Work in many of these countries often consists of a one-time intervention within a defined territory 19. Georgia 2005-2013 38. Montenegro 1999-2001, 2010 and a limited sector. The competition video clip We opened an office Foreigners was screened in cinemas“Češinci” and or The at Integration festivals in of We were the first international humani- in Yangon, Myanmar, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain, and was seen tarian organization to open a permanent where we can respond by more than 50,000 views on YouTube. office in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. to the humanitarian More than 2.5 million people here need needs of displaced peo- urgent humanitarian assistance, which ple. In Myanmar, we we have been delivering since 2012. also help civic groups We enabled scholar- document cases of hu- ships to secondary man rights violations. schools and inten- sive educational sup- port for more than The One World Interna- Under the auspices The Development Awa-- 300 boys and girls tional Festival attracted of Social Integration re ness Programme or from families with a record 110,372 viewers, Programmes we have ganized a fashion show only basic education. who watched 106 docu- worked in about by Ethiopian designer Nevertheless the num- mentary films from 60 towns across the Fikirte Addis to draw ber of practical prima- 44 countries. Czech Republic and attention to the issue ry schools, which are Slovakia. Our team of child labour, which is a systemic error, con- We have prepared a new consists of over often used in the cloth- tinued to grow. audiovisual portal for 200 employees and ing industry. teachers and pupils called 350 volunteers. Our main goal is to pro www.jsns.cz, where - In Afghanistan, we support 88 agricultur- documentary films and vide social counsel- We presented the Homo al colleges, where there are over 11,000 2012 brieflY educational materials are ling to people from Ho mini award to Azeri lawyer male and female students. 2012 brieflY available online. poor areas. Intigam Aliyev for his personal courage and commitment in defence of hundreds of cases As part of the Law Favours the Smart and the 6 of human rights violations. Index of Ethical Lending campaigns we work to 7 2012 brieflY eliminate the causes that have led to the ex- We prepared about 40 lessons and supporting treme indebtedness of Czech society. materials within the Respect Doesn't Hurt pro- ject. Teachers respond to questions about how human rights relate to our daily lives and how In Sri Lanka, after two and a half we can learn about them. years we ended aid to displaced- More than 33,000 Czech students attended people returning to war-devastat screenings of documentary films about ed areas in the north of the coun- modern Czechoslovak history and discus- try. During that time we helped In 2012, 22 partner sions with witnesses as part of the Stories of nearly 7,000 families ensure access organizations in Injustice – Month of Film in Schools project. to food, restore livelihoods, homes and community infrastructure. Cuba received our Thanks to the Real support for the Gift project, in 2012 Droughts in Angola exasperat- implementation of we gave away to We awarded the ed child malnutrition. We have projects, where we poor people in Africa Global School title to trained hundreds of community also cooperate with and Asia 2,249 goats, 30 schools in the Czech Republic. These are health volunteers, who examine eight groups of criti- 130 sheep, 40 rabbits,- proven schools in which global issues are 225,000 children. Nearly one fifth cal journalists and one cow, seven buf- a natural part of teaching; pupils follow of them are undernourished, and individuals who face falo and 200 chick world events, identify local problems with these we provide with special nu- daily harassment by ens. We supported global outreach and collaborate with local trition. Also, we teach their par- the Cuban regime. 74 obstetrics centres. partners to carry out activities that con- ents how to prevent malnutrition.