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Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope. Annual Report 2003–2004 “Carter Steps in to Cool Venezuela Referendum Fight” —Reuters, January 28, 2004 “A Seed of Hope for Africa; Altered Corn Feeds a Revolution in Ghana, With Assistance From The Carter Center” —Cox News Service, March 3, 2004 “Carter Center to Send 57 Election Monitors to Indonesia” —Antara, The Indonesian National News Agency, September 15, 2004 “Carter Center, Volunteers Close in on Eradicating Guinea Worm” —Associated Press, August 1, 2004 “Activists Call for Shoring Up Human Rights Amid Security Concerns” —U.N. Wire, November 12, 2003 “Former First Lady Pushes for Mental Health Reform” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 13, 2004 “Fight to Eliminate River Blindness Receives $10 Million From Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation” —BBC World Service, November 21, 2003 Table of Contents Mission Statement . .2 Staff A Message From President Jimmy Carter . .3 Interns . .30 The Carter Center at a Glance . .4 Senior Staff . .31 From the Executive Director’s Desk . .5 Philanthropy Peace Programs A Message About Our Donors . .32 Taking Action to Create Peace . .6 Donors With Cumulative Lifetime Americas Program . .8 Giving of $1 Million or More . .33 Conflict Resolution Program . .10 Donors 2003-2004 . .34 Democracy Program . .12 The Ambassadors Circle . .43 Global Development Initiative . .14 The Legacy Circle . .49 Human Rights . .16 Councilors and Founders Health Programs Board of Councilors . .51 Taking Action to Advance Health . .18 Founders . .54 Guinea Worm Eradication Program . .20 Financial Statements . .55 River Blindness Program . .22 Board of Trustees . .inside back cover Trachoma Control Program . .23 Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program . .24 Schistosomiasis Control Program . .25 Agriculture Program . .26 Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative . .27 Mental Health Program . .28 Photo by Joshua Estey 1 Our Mission Annemarie Poyo The Carter Center, in partnership • The Center does not duplicate the with Emory University, is guided by a effective efforts of others. fundamental commitment to human • The Center addresses difficult rights and the alleviation of human problems and recognizes the suffering; it seeks to prevent and possibility of failure as an resolve conflicts, enhance freedom acceptable risk. and democracy, and improve health. • The Center is nonpartisan and While the program agenda may acts as a neutral in dispute change, The Carter Center is guided resolution activities. by five principles: • The Center believes that people can • The Center emphasizes action and improve their lives when provided results. Based on careful research with the necessary skills, knowledge, and analysis, it is prepared to take and access to resources. timely action on important and pressing issues. The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public or private, in carrying out its mission. 2 A Message From President Jimmy Carter Sean Randall 3 The Carter Center at a Glance Hobo-Dyer © Inc. ODT, The Carter Center has helped to improve the quality of life in more than 65 countries. Overview Donations he Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former he Center is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, TU.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in Tfinanced by private donations from individuals, partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and foundations, corporations, and international development health worldwide. A nongovernmental organization, the assistance agencies. Contributions by U.S. citizens and Center has helped to improve life for people in more than companies are tax-deductible as allowed by law. 65 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing Facilities diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching he nondenominational Cecil B. Day Chapel and other farmers to increase crop production. Tfacilities are available for weddings, corporate retreats and meetings, and other special events. For information, Accomplishments (404) 420-5112. he Center has observed 53 elections in 24 countries; Thelped farmers double or triple grain production in Location 15 African countries; mediated or worked to prevent civil n a 35-acre park, about 1.5 miles east of downtown and international conflicts worldwide; intervened to IAtlanta. The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, which prevent unnecessary diseases in Latin America and Africa; adjoins the Center, is owned and operated by the National and strived to diminish the stigma against mental illnesses. Archives and Records Administration and is open to the public. (404) 865-7101. Budget $38 million 2003-2004 operating budget. Staff 150 employees, based primarily in Atlanta. 4 From the Executive Director’s Desk Joshua Estey ighteenth century British statesman Edmund Burke presidential recall referendum in modern history, and in Eonce said, “The public interest requires doing today Indonesia, where citizens for the first time voted directly those things that men of intelligence and good will would to elect their president. wish, five or ten years hence, had been done.” Ever watchful of opportunities to end the conflict in At The Carter Center, each day is a call to action. the Middle East, we endorsed the signing of the Geneva And, in today’s world, we have unique and unprecedented Accord—an unofficial but highly regarded proposal out- opportunities to succeed in our efforts to achieve lasting lining how the parties might secure a future free from fear solutions to complex challenges in peace and health. and bloodshed for millions living in this troubled region. This past year, we recorded progress on many fronts. Further, an unprecedented gathering of international Our campaign against the ancient parasitic disease of human rights defenders at the Center brought to light new Guinea worm resulted in fewer than 23,000 cases being threats to their work, human rights, and civil liberties by reported in Africa, down from 3.5 million when we began many governments emboldened by anti-terrorism laws in to lead the eradication effort in 1986. Less than 1 percent the wake of 9/11. of the disease remains! At The Carter Center, we build hope through deeds. Taking action would not be possible without critical The difference is a world with real legacies of freedom financial support. We now can escalate our effort to and improved health. eradicate river blindness in the Americas thanks to a $10 million matching grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and subsequent support from Merck & Co., Inc. and the Lions Clubs International Foundation. Meanwhile, our peace programs observed momentous Executive Director elections in Venezuela, which held the first known The Carter Center 5 Joshua Estey Peace “Resolving every conflict in the world today would not guarantee world peace in the future. Human rights, good governance, economic opportunity, and a healthy population—each of these is necessary to foster stability and permanently advance the quality of life on earth.” —John Hardman, M.D., executive director and acting associate executive director for peace programs 6 reating a world at peace requires C sustained action on many fronts. Helping parties find their way David Rochkind through dialogue or mediation to peaceful coexistence has set the stage within nations for greater consensus building through democratic governance. Indeed, The Carter Center has played a key role in one of the most profound trends in the world today, the spread of democracy. Having observed 53 elections, we now also strengthen the institutional fabric of democracies, helping governments to accept the wisdom of transparency and of being accountable, and showing citizens peaceful ways to participate in local and national decision-making. When this occurs, the foundation is set for all sectors of society to work together John McGown to make the critical choices required for comprehensive and sustainable development in poor nations. Taking action now, peace, democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity will be the legacy we leave for future generations. 7 Americas Program Venezuela Takes Steps to Heal Political Rift hen political opponents become entrenched in their political reconciliation and collective efforts to solve the Wpositions, it often takes an impartial and respected deep problems of poverty, corruption, crime, and loss of negotiator to help the two parties resolve their differences. interpersonal trust. Such was the case in Venezuela this past year, where the rift “The government should reach out to its opponents between the government and the opposition caused many to create a national vision for the country and ensure all to fear the country would disintegrate into civil war. Venezuelans feel represented,” Dr. McCoy said. “Venezuela’s Two years ago, both sides welcomed The Carter Center future depends on all Venezuelans acknowledging that the and its partner, the Organization of American States, to country requires the contributions of all of its citizens to help them find common ground to defuse an increasingly advance and that no group or sector can be eliminated hostile political crisis. Along the way, the Center and the or excluded.” OAS helped the government and its opponents negotiate The Center founded a “third-side” council of prominent the “rules of the game” as the opposition sought to use a Venezuelans seeking a peaceful resolution to the political constitutional provision allowing a presidential recall refer- crisis, who will continue
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