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Medair Annual Report, 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 For more stories and videos from 2018, click the . © Medair / Jonathan Kyle Nepal © Medair/Pete Harrison © Medair/Pete © Medair/Tamara Berger © Medair/Tamara The heart of We believe every person Bangladesh Medair is not is a unique individual created by God. Medair health services, seeks to listen to people’s DR Congo water, or shelter— stories, spend time in their it is people. presence, and treat them with the compassion and Mghames © Medair/George — David Verboom, Medair CEO dignity they deserve. © Medair/Tamara Berger © Medair/Tamara Nepal Lebanon 2 | MEDAIR 2017 MESSAGE FROM / Diana Gorter DAVID VERBOOM, CEO © Medair David (left) in South Sudan Being a humanitarian aid worker is one of the most rewarding People and their dignity are at the core of our work. As we carry out jobs in the world. It’s not always easy; the best jobs never are. In our mission, we want people to know we care about them, that their recent years, relief agencies and aid workers have needed to adapt to a lives matter, that they have not been forgotten. rapidly changing humanitarian context. In a remote part of South Sudan, my colleague John said, “Some Close to 132 million people worldwide need assistance today. Natural organisations might fear to go somewhere because of the danger, but disasters have become more frequent and more severe. Prolonged it doesn’t stop Medair from reaching out to people in need. Because of crises in some countries have stretched people’s capacity to cope, and Medair, a lot of people are still alive.” As I listened to John, I thought, taxed the generosity of donors. The sheer scale of needs is staggering, ‘We can go to these difficult-to-reach places because of you, our while the resources available to respond to them are falling short of committed, brave colleagues.’ the demand. Each life matters, and each contribution to saving lives matters. Despite these challenges, I’m pleased to report that, with your Medair is made up of people like John, just as it is made up of people support, Medair was able to reach more people with direct assistance like you: people who pray for us, who give us financial support, who in 2018 than ever before. We adopted several measures to become work with us every day. You are lifting people up in their time of need. more cost-efficient and scaled up our innovation approach through It’s not always easy, but what could be more worthwhile? excellent partnerships. Thank you for joining us on the journey in 2018. When I visited our teams in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, I was moved by the humanity of the people I met, the stories shared with me by people in crisis, and the commitment of our staff to deliver the highest quality of aid possible. MEDAIR 2018 | 3 0 500.000 1.000.000 1.500.000 2.000.000 2.500.000 2018 MEDAIR 2017 2,585,964 2016 2015 in 2018 PEOPLE DIRECTLY ASSISTED 2014 2013 HEALTH & NUTRITION WATER, SANITATION, & HYGIENE SHELTER & INFRASTRUCTURE 1,217,838 554,165 105,233 254,051 535,347 262,910 295,113 444,741 14,343 consultations people taught malnourished gained gained people taught received people benefited received at Medair- life-saving patients improved improved life-saving shelter from new or training in supported health and treated access to access to hygiene assistance rehabilitated disaster risk clinics nutrition safe water sanitation practices infrastructure reduction practices SHELTER & INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH & NUTRITION WASH SHELTER & INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH & NUTRITION SHELTER & INFRASTRUCTURE SHELTER & INFRASTRUCTURE Free primary health care Safe drinking water Essential household supplies Vaccinations Sanitation facilities Emergency shelters Treatment of common diseases Teaching communities about hygiene Shelter supplies Malnutrition screening/treatment Hygiene items Transitional shelters constructed / rehabilitated Infant and young children feeding support Training people to maintain WASH infrastructure Permanent houses constructed / rehabilitated Disease outbreak detection/response Bridges Training local health workers Health facilities constructed / rehabilitated Community-based teaching/support groups to CASH ASSISTANCE Schools constructed / rehabilitated prevent illness Communal shelters Care for pregnant and breastfeeding women 63,130 received cash or voucher assistance CASH ASSISTANCE Site improvements Mental health/psychosocial support Cash-for-work projects Mapping Support to survivors of sexual assault Training on safe reconstruction Unconditional cash assistance Livelihood support Cash for health services Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities 4 | MEDAIR 2018 13 25 1 DR Congo 647,942 Jordan 50,305 countries past countries international South Sudan 362,298 Afghanistan 346,517 of operation of operation headquarters in ( 2018) Switzerland, 135 staff Somalia 258,492 Bangladesh 132,494 (119 full-time equivalents) 2,585,964 Madagascar 13,946 Philippines 2,230 people Syria 247,389 Nepal 177,551 Iraq 203,188 Indonesia 16,093 6 1,182 196 Lebanon 127,519 affiliate offices nationally internationally in Europe and recruited recruited staff North America staff in the field SYRIA AFGHANISTAN LEBANON IRAQ JORDAN NEPAL BANGLADESH PHILIPPINES SOUTH SUDAN SOMALIA DR CONGO INDONESIA MADAGASCAR 0 2,000 mi 0 2,000 km N MEDAIR 2018 | 5 0 If we do not go, who will? Medair How did you is the only organisation working in ever find us? these faraway places. It is not the first Itin © Medair/Eric — A young student time I’ve worked in dangerous areas; in the disaster-struck Anne Cadd © Medair/Lu this is Afghanistan and security is village of Camunayan in the dense always a problem. But if I say I will not mountains of go, then who does the responsibility the Philippines. get passed on to? When I see the children I am helping, I know it is the right thing to do. — Latifa, Medair nurse, southern Afghanistan Afghanistan Philippines No matter who they are, no matter where they live. We go the extra mile because each life matters. South Sudan South Sudan © Medair/Faith Atyang © Medair/Faith © Medair/Annegreet Ottow © Medair/Annegreet In 2018, Medair responded to 23 emergencies in some of the hardest-to-reach places in South Sudan. 6 | MEDAIR 2018 © Medair 258,492 PEOPLE SOMALIA DIRECTLY ASSISTED Halima gave birth to a healthy boy Severe drought Conflict Mass displacement Acute malnutrition at a Medair-supported health facility. “Alhamdulahi! My baby boy and I are in Medair partnered with four local NGOs HEALTH AND NUTRITION good health!” said Halima, hours after giving to provide health care, nutrition, and • 233,450 patient consultations at 12 Medair- birth. She had good reason to be thrilled. Just safe drinking water in four states and eight supported clinics; 62 health staff trained 25 years old, she had already lost three children: districts in 2018. One of those districts was so • 1,154 community health workers trained; “I prefer delivering in the health centres rather remote that no other INGOs worked there. 14,769 consultations by community than at home because home deliveries are Our community-based approach focused on health workers not safe.” putting people first. A network of over 1,100 trained • 34,620 people reached with health and In 2018, Medair supported 12 health facilities in volunteers visited households to promote health, nutrition promotion Somalia that provided 24/7 maternity services. nutrition, and hygiene, and refer people to clinics. • 16,012 people treated for acute malnutrition Halima was one of 9,911 women who safely gave Outreach teams carried out biweekly visits to • 9,911 women gave birth in Medair- birth under our care. remote communities to deliver much-needed aid. supported facilities “I have never seen such a kind midwife in my After a near-famine in 2017, Medair continued WATER, SANITATION, & HYGIENE life,” said Halima. “I will never forget the way she delivering aid at a heightened level in 2018, even supported me.” as better rains improved conditions and access. • 7,533 people gained improved access to As a result, we reached over 100,000 more safe drinking water via 1,395 water filters people with aid than we did in 2017. “There is much to admire about Medair’s SHELTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE © Medair work in Somalia,” said Matthew Maury, CEO • 13,063 people benefited from construction of TEAR Australia. “The work is saving lives and support for 2 new health facilities helping build healthier communities in one of the more complex settings in the world. It is incredible how much they are able to accomplish amidst the many challenges.” Mothers taught mothers about health, nutrition, and hygiene. MEDAIR 2018 | 7 362,298 PEOPLE SOUTH SUDAN DIRECTLY ASSISTED © Medair/Annegreet Ottow © Medair/Annegreet million Chronic 7 Our ERT delivered essential supplies and improved access underdevelopment Acute malnutrition Conflict need humanitarian aid to safe water for displaced people in Ulang. Linda walked for three hours in the people were treated and cured of malnutrition. HEALTH AND NUTRITION scorching sun to reach the Medair Medair midwives also provided safe deliveries for • 116,317 patient consultations at Medair- emergency nutrition site, carrying her more than 1,000 women. supported clinics listless 22-month-old daughter Bakita in her Our emergency response team (ERT) provided • 104,405 people vaccinated arms. Over six million people in South Sudan aid during 23 different crises: mass displacements, are suffering due to food insecurity, sometimes • 59,892 people reached with health/nutrition disease outbreaks, and emergency levels of promotion; 870 community promoters trained resorting to eating water lilies or leaves. malnutrition. “We go to very remote places, • 42,318 people treated for acute To reach more children like Bakita, Medair added beyond where all the emergency relief is malnutrition; 144,436 children screened 12 new sites where more than 42,000 vulnerable clustered,” said Kim Heidekamp, Health Project Manager.
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