Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System – FDRS Main data of the Americas Region
Ecuadorian Red Cross Federation-wide Databank and What is the Federation-wide Databank Reporting System and Reporting System?
In 2015, the Red Cross Societies gathered in the XX Inter-American Conference The Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System (FDRS) of the with the aim of increasing, measuring and demonstrating the impact of our International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) individual and collective work . The Federation-wide Databank and Reporting is born out of the commitment of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement System (FDRS) is one of several tools that help us measure and demonstrate with accountability to all stakeholders involved in humanitarian action: those our impact at regional and global levels. It serves as an accountability who receive our services, the ones who provide us with resources to alleviate human su ering, those who work within the IFRC, National Societies (NS), the integrity and credibility of the National Societies in line with the Houston governments, private entities and external partners. According to the Strategy Commitment. In addition, the data collected through FDRS forms part of the 2020 of the IFRC, an essential part of accountability is the measurement of integral and integrated information management system of the Americas the 7 Key Proxy Indicators (KPI) to be reported by the National Societies and collected by FDRS. gaps to be addressed. The Key Proxy Indicators are the following: The picture presented by the data collected throughout 2017 in this report is • People volunteering their time encouraging. In 2016, you, the National Red Cross Societies across the Americas, • Paid sta reached more than 14 million people through your services. However, it is only • People donating blood a partial picture of the work Red Cross volunteers carry out every day in the • Local Units most vulnerable communities. • Total Income • Total Expenditure Let’s continue working collectively harnessing the power of humanity • People Reached to address the ever-increasing humanitarian needs in our countries and communities: expanding disaster response e orts, promoting community Being accountable contributes to the self-awareness and consequential resilience, building networks with diverse stakeholders and strengthening the development of National Societies. Besides the7 KPI, FDRS also serves as a platform auxiliary role of the Red Cross in the Americas. where the historic memory of the NS can be found thorough key documents: Annual Reports, Strategic Plans and Audited Financial Statements.
Note: The amounts presented in this report have been rounded up to facilitate lecture. W hole am ounts reported by the national societies can be found at: http://data.ifrc.org/fdrs
All data and amounts presented in this report pertains to the year 2016 and were collected through the year 2017. Data submitted by National Societies of the Americas for the year 2016
Annually, FDRS collects the information of the National Societies, however, it is the responsibility of each National Society to provide its own information to FDRS in order to maintain accountability and keep their own information updated. People volunteering their time People who have volunteered at least four hours during the annual reporting period.
48% men
524,000 52% women Reported segregated data on gender by 18 National Societies.
Note: Other sources report 613,000 Red Cross volunteers in the continent. This 15% difference reflects the challenge of obtaining reliable and consolidated figures from the National Societies. For many indicators, there is an information gap due to unreported data from National Societies.
Paid Staff 50% men
43,000 50% women Reported segregated data on gender by 11 National Societies. People donating blood Information based on 17 National Societies that reported information related to blood donations. Not all National Societies have blood donation programs or blood banks. Distribution of people volunteering their time in the National Societies 3,125,000 of the Americas. Local Units Argentina Red Cross 3,900
Local units are defined as National Societies’ physical subdivisions that work directly with the community: this can include local chapters, branches, regional and intermediate offices, and headquarters.
Income and Expenditure Financial Amounts Reported
$3,350 $3,316 $3,300 $3,262 $3,250
$3,200
$3,150 Millions in USD $3,100
$3,050
$3,000 Income Expenditure
Each National Society reports its income and expenditure in its own local currency. The amounts are shown in United States dollars (USD) in order to quantify global amounts. This graph represents the sum of all reported amounts, without inferring a direct correlation within the shown figures.
Note: 27 National Societies provided information regarding income and expenditure. These totals reflect the sum of 77% of the National Societies in the continent. People Reached People reached with Disaster response and early recovery What is missing? 4,448,000 (Reported by 18 National Societies) The actual repercussion and a clear understanding of People reached with Long term services and development programmes the National Societies’ work in the Americas.
(Reported by 18 National Societies) 11,049,000 This report shows only a fraction of the arduous work For the 2016 data, people reached disaggregated per area of focus was collected done by volunteers and staff at the National Societies in for the first time. favour of the most vulnerable people.
The magnitude of the work done by the Red Cross cannot Disaster Risk Reduction be demonstrated without data. Without complete data on how many lives were saved or reached, it is not possible 1,907,000 (Reported by 21 National Societies) to highlight all the work carried out. The absence of data prevents us from knowing the resources available, limiting Shelter our emergency response capacity and our auxiliary role. Our reputation is negatively affected in the eyes of the 164,000 (Reported by 8 National Societies) population and governments when we do not show Livelihoods adequate accountability. The lack of transparency can lead CHF our partners and donors to lose their confidence in our work. 143,000 (Reported by 15 National Societies) Having correct, reliable and timely data is crucial. Health In a highly competitive humanitarian environment, with (Reported by 21 National Societies) 14,250,000 scarce resources and more recurrent crises, we must Water, Sanitation and Hygiene highlight our added value and credibility as a Federation. Under this context, the lack of reliable and trustworthy 468,000 (Reported by 14 National Societies) data, affects our capacity to attract new volunteers and fulfil our mandate of reaching the most vulnerable people. Migration Therefore, we cannot afford the luxury of apathy and lack of participation in FDRS. 140,000 (Reported by 11 National Societies) Social inclusion and culture of non-violence and peace
1,067,000 (Reported by 16 National Societies) Contribution of National Societies to the Federation wide databank and reporting • Brasil • Cuba • Grenada • Guyana system Audited Not Provided • Haiti • Jamaica 43% 37% • Panama • Paraguay • Peru • Saint Kitts and National Societies, according to the Federation constitution have the duty of • Saint Lucia Nevis providing information to FDRS annually. • Saint Vincent • Trinidad and and the Tobago 35 Not Audited 20% Grenadines 30
25 Financial Statements Contribution 25 20 22 21 Following the trend from previous years, Financial Statements have a low 15 submittance rate from the National Societies. As of December 2017, 22 National Societies submitted their Financial Statements for the 2016 period. 10 Of those 22 Financial Statements, 19 had been audited by external auditors. Within the reasons given by National Societies for the low submittance rate National Societies in the Americas National Societies in the 5 are the differences within fiscal years, lack of resources to pay for external 0 audits and lack of qualified personnel to make the Financial Statements. Financial Annual Report Strategic Plan Statements Key Proxy Indicators
Key Documents 35 34 35 The Strategic Plans were the most submitted of the key documents of the 30 33 National Societies. The Strategic Plans set out the road maps for the National 25 26 27 27 24 Societies in the following years, usually spanning between 4 to 5 years. 20 15 Annual reports have been submitted in a lower proportion than the Strategic 10 Plans of the National Societies. It is worth noting that some National Societies 5 present bi-annual reports with the information of their activities for two years. 0 People that Paid staff People who Local Units Income Expenses People
Some of the difficulties stated by the National Societies in the preparation of Americas National Societies of the volunteer donate Reached their annual reports include the gathering of information from their branches, their time blood lack of economic resources and qualified personnel. The annual reports must also be approved by committees and National Boards of the National Societies, before being sent to FDRS, which adds to the challenge for National Societies to deliver timely information. Contribution of National Societies through the last 3 years
Contribution of national societies through THE years 2014 - 2015- 2016
2014 2015 2016
All key documents 15 13 13
Financial Statements (audited or not) 26 20 22
Strategic Plan 28 27 25
Annual Report 18 16 21
NS that provided all 7 KPIs 30 29 23
People who volunteer their time and paid staff 34 34 34
Local units 34 35 35
People Reached by disaster response and long term services 33 32 25
People who donate blood 19 22 26
Total income and expenses 33 31 27
The graph illustrates a sustained reduction since the year 2014 up to 2016 in the contribution of the National Societies to FDRS. Of the 35 National Societies of the region, all provided information of at least 1 KPI for the year 2016. While 23 National Societies provided the complete data of the 7 key proxy indicators.
Some National Societies have mentioned as reasons for their limited input of information the lack of technological capacities, suitable staff and economic resources. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to increase the capacities of National Societies in the data collection through more investment in technology, training of staff and volunteers, and peer to peer support. These actions will strengthen the National Societies information systems, facilitating strategic decision making that will help to provide a better service to the most vulnerable people. Contribution of National Societies to FDRS for 2016 Percentage of Information provided to FDRS (KPI and Key Documents)
Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Belice Bolivia Canada Colombia Costa Rica 100% Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Venezuela
Bahamas Barbados Chile Cuba Dominica 75% to 99% Haiti Panama Peru Surinam United States of America
Granada Guyana 50% to 74% Jamaica Uruguay
Dominican Republic Paraguay 25% to 49% Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago To see the detailed information Brazil provided, please refer to the Annex 1 1% to 24% Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Top 5 of National Societies numbers in 2016
People volunteering their time American Red Cross 313,889 Cuban Red Cross 47,000 Mexican Red Cross 32,813 Colombian Red Cross 27,076 Dominican Red Cross 20,000
People donating blood American Red Cross 2,720,640 Cuban Red Cross 162,021 Mexican Red Cross 130,180 Colombian Red Cross 41,565 Haiti Red Cross Dominican Red Cross 25,761
People reached by Disaster response and early recovery Canadian Red Cross 1,482,807 Colombian Red Cross 648,228 Venezuelan Red Cross 557,883 American Red Cross 296,106 Haitian Red Cross 223,350
People Reached by Long Term Services and Development Programs American Red Cross 3,582,441 Venezuelan Red Cross 1,763,139 Argentine Red Cross 351,261 Costa Rican Red Cross 333,740 Belize Red Cross 200,500 Suriname Red Cross ANNEX 1. Table of National Societies’ contribution to FDRS on 2016 data
Financial Annual People People Strategic Local Expendi- People National Society Statements Report Volunteering Paid Staff Donating Income Plan Units ture Reached 2016 2016 their time Blood Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Financial Annual People People Strategic Local Expendi- People National Society Statements Report Volunteering Paid Staff Donating Income Plan Units ture Reached 2016 2016 their time Blood Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States of America Uruguay Venezuela a a a a a a a a a a Panamenian Red Cross
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