CARE CANADA ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 Learning Defending Dignity. Together Fighting Poverty. Our Vision We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE Canada will be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We will be known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. Our Mission CARE Canada’s mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by: • Strengthening capacity for self-help • Providing economic opportunity • Delivering relief in emergencies • Influencing policy decisions at all levels • Addressing discrimination in all its forms Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion; the people whom we serve deserve nothing less. Contents Message From the Board Chair and CEO 2 About Us 4 Our Work 6 Growing With Knowledge 6 Highlights From 2011/2012 8 CARE Program in Malawi Inspires Girls to Learn 10 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment 12 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 14 Emergencies and Humanitarian Response 15 Agriculture and Food Security 16 Economic Development 17 Learning and Research 18 Thank You 20 Our Staff 20 Our Supporters 22 Our Donors 24 Governance 26 Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team 26 Risk Management 28 Membership 28 Financials 29 Independent Auditor’s Report on Summary Financial Statements 29 Summary Statement of Financial Position 30 Summary Statement of Operations 31 Summary Statement of Changes in Fund Balances 32 Schedule – Program Activities According to Sector 32 MESSAGE FROM BOARD CHAIR & CEO Message From the Board Chair and CEO The theme of this year’s report, learning and knowledge, means not resting on our laurels, but moving forward to face new challenges equipped with lessons learned. In the summer of 2011, CARE Canada launched a funding opportunities with corporate partners and fundraising appeal with the other members of the donors to ensure we have funding for our work to deliver Humanitarian Coalition to support our emergency sustainable development results. These new investments response efforts for the East Africa Drought. Thanks to in CARE Canada will have a vital impact on our work our generous donors and the support of the Canadian defending dignity and fighting global poverty. International Development Agency (CIDA), CARE was able to reach more than 2.8 million people with urgent, With that said, CARE Canada’s financial grounding is life-saving humanitarian programs. A year later, we strong. For the fifth year in a row, our revenues have launched an appeal with the Humanitarian Coalition for exceeded expenses. Much of this financial stability is the food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. In thanks to our board of directors’ guidance and vision. the Sahel, we used the lessons learned in East Africa, such as implementing early warning systems and closely We recently welcomed two new board members, Hilary monitoring food security situations, to help avert a full- M. Pearson and Doug Horswill, and look forward to scale famine in that region. harnessing their unique skills and valuable input. We also wish to thank L. Denis Desautels, Laura A. Edwards, This was also a learning experience for the Humanitarian Richard Mahoney and the Honourable Paule Gauthier who Coalition. Together, we saw the benefits of coordinating have left the board in the past year. our efforts and are committed to ensuring this partnership continues. We strongly believe Canadians want to see Moving forward, our confidence is buoyed by the more of this sort of collaboration among NGOs. shared commitment of our board and staff to CARE’s mission, vision and goals. Together, we are constantly Our international programs and operations teams have improving our work to be more impactful. Our approach been busy on several fronts. Thanks to a $22.4 million to partnerships continues to make us stronger. We are investment from CIDA through the Muskoka Initiative, learning and sharing what we know with others, inside we are delivering maternal, newborn and child health CARE and beyond. Our financial health and independence projects in Ethiopia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. has never been stronger. Among other areas, the past year saw our staff respond to emergencies, empower women through economic Looking back, we are reminded of the effort that went development projects, and work to address food security into making this year a success for CARE Canada. To our issues. This annual report illustrates just a sample of our staff, board members and volunteers, thank you so much successful projects in the last year. for all your hard work and support. Further, we wish to extend our immense gratitude to CIDA, our partners, Our continued partnership with CARE International is sponsors and every single donor. essential to reaching our goals worldwide. With more than 1,000 poverty-fighting projects in 84 countries, We remain humbled by your generosity and commitment to our collective pool of knowledge is vast. We share CARE’s vision. You teach us to be proud of what we have information across the CARE federation, so that we can accomplished and to look forward to a positive future. take advantage of the lessons we all learn. Sincerely, Last year, CARE Canada signed $43 million in new, multi- year agreements with CIDA, a clear vote of confidence in the quality and impact of our programs. However, the ongoing economic downturn poses challenges Louise Fréchette Kevin McCort we cannot ignore. We must continue to pursue other Board Chair President and CEO 2 CARE CANADA ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 MESSAGE FROM BOARD CHAIR & CEO WWW.CARE.CA 3 ABOUT US About Us Founded in 1945, CARE is Canada’s global force dedicated to defending dignity and fighting poverty by empowering the world’s greatest agent for change: women and girls. CARE works to improve basic health and education, enhance rural livelihoods and food security, increase Action 3: We’ll forge powerful partnerships access to clean water and sanitation, expand Working with trusted partners allows us to fill critical economic opportunity, help vulnerable people adapt gaps in development programs, learn new approaches to climate change, and provide life-saving assistance and reach higher standards of performance. during emergencies. Our five-year strategic plan highlights five actions at the heart of our work. Action 4: We’ll deepen and share our Visit care.ca/strategy to learn more. knowledge We are committed to constantly learning from and Action 1: We’ll raise more money and make sharing with our partners and peers, our staff, and the millions of people we work with every day in the fight more investments in women and girls against poverty. The generosity of our donors fuels our work. We must expand our pool of investors and donations to achieve Action 5: We’ll show results greater financial independence. Our measurement and evaluation results allow us to report back to donors, partners and the Canadian Action 2: We’ll be stronger leaders public. We aim to be a worldwide leader in showcasing CARE Canada is committed to being a stronger leader our knowledge, achievements and successes. in the CARE International federation, helping CARE successfully fulfill our united mission worldwide. Finances at a Glance The pie charts below provide a snapshot of CARE’s finances. For more in-depth financial information, please see the Financials section on page 29. WHERE OUR MONEY COMES FROM Global Institutional - 74% Canadian Funded - 20% Public Donations - 6% HOW OUR PROGRAM DOLLARS WERE SPENT 60% - Humanitarian & Emergency Assistance 16% - Health & HIV 9% - Multisectoral Programs 7% - Environment & Natural Resource Management 8% - Enterprise Development 4 CARE CANADA ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 ABOUT US Countries Where CARE Canada Works 1 1718 2829 2221 4 109 9 1516 8 2426 43 5 19 1920 76 2527 56 25 27 1112 24 1011 2022 2321 2628 2 2930 17 2931 14 15 13 1. Afghanistan 9. Honduras 17. Mozambique 25. Sri Lanka 2. Bolivia 10. India 18. Nepal 26. Sudan 3. Chad 11. Indonesia 19. Nicaragua 27. South Sudan 4. Cuba 12. Kenya 20. Nigeria 28. Tanzania 5. Djibouti 13. Lesotho 21. Pakistan 29. West Bank/Gaza 6. Ethiopia 14. Madagascar 22. Peru 7. Ghana 15. Malawi 23. Rwanda 30. Zambia 8. Haiti 16. Mali 24. Somalia 31. Zimbabwe CARE Canada is a member of CARE International, a global force dedicated to defending dignity and fighting poverty in 84 countries and reaching 122 million people around the world. WWW.CARE.CA 5 OUR WORK Our Work Growing With Knowledge Politics, economics, cultures and environments are always This year, CARE Canada launched Kujifunza, our changing. When it was founded more than 65 years ago, new internal learning website. Staff can now access CARE was helping struggling communities in Western hundreds of courses from around the globe on topics Europe. Today, CARE operates in more than 80 countries such as communication, leadership, safety and security, (some of which did not even officially exist in 1945). languages, and management. Guided by our five-year strategic plan, the staff and Furthermore, staff also participated in the CARE Canada volunteers of CARE Canada have worked hard to ensure Mentoring Program. This allowed participants to develop knowledge gained from more than six decades of a greater shared understanding of how CARE operates. experience is successfully engaged. Mentors and mentees, from across our diverse pool of experts, fostered stronger cross-functional relationships and understanding. Learning enables us to For CARE to continue to grow our reach, to continue to deepen the impact of our effectively work alongside the world’s most vulnerable work, streamline the way communities, we must be forever asking why, how and why not.