FK Norway's annual report 2005
ANNUAL REPORT 2005
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind1 1 20.04.2006 11:41:38 FK Norway's annual report 2005
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 The cover features an extract from the information campaign Ekstrem forvandling (Extreme makeover).
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind2 2 20.04.2006 11:41:40 Table of contents
Introduction ...... 4 Part II Composition of the portfolio ...... 19 2.1. Public, private and civil sectors ...... 20 Organisation ...... 5 2.2. Focal areas of Norwegian development Goals and tasks ...... 5 policy ...... 20 Central policies ...... 5 2.3. Partners by region ...... 21 2.4. Distribution by primary partner countries, Part I Partnerships ...... 6 partner countries and other countries .....21 2.2. Projects by focal areas ...... 21 1.1. The partnership model and FK's programme 2.3. Partners by region ...... 21 structure ...... 2.6. Partners by country ...... 22 1.2. The programme lines ...... 2.. Norwegian partners by county ...... 23 1.3. Results ...... The primary programme (North-South)...... Part III Participants ...... 24 Volunteers for Sustainable Development ... Global Entrepreneurs ...... 10 3.1. Participants by programme line and Multicultural experiences through the exchange relationship ...... 25 performing arts ...... 10 3.2. Participants in 2005 by home country .....26 Statens kartverk ...... 11 3.3. Partners by continent ...... 26 3.4. Distribution by gender ...... 26 The South-South programme ...... 12 3.5. Norwegian participants ...... 2 Farming tilapia ...... 12 3.6. Preparatory courses ...... 2 Human rights cooperation ...... 13 3.. Participant association ...... 2 Women in the media ...... 14 Children's rights ...... 15 Part IV Networks and communication ...... 29 FK Youth ...... 16 Act Now ...... 16 Spor ...... 1 Part V Administration ...... 33 FK Senior ...... 1 5.1. Advisory and other communication with partners ...... 34 5.2. Evaluations ...... 34 5.3. Internal administration ...... 34 FK Norway's employees in 2005 ...... 36
Part VI Finances ...... 37 Comments on the Financial Statement 2005 ...40
NEW PERSPECTIVES FK Norway asked some of the participants what they think are their most signifi cant experiences from 2005.
Their answers are presented throughout the annual report.
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind3 3 20.04.2006 11:41:43 4 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind4 4 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships hi fteBad Director General Tor Elden Chairthe Board of Per Kristian Lunden opportunities on their own terms. strengthen regional cooperation and offer new development competenceof between countries in the South, which also a goodthe example valuable occurrence of of exchanges periences can be garnered. The South-South programme is as a valuable programme line, from which interesting ex- ment phase. In 2006, we expect FK Senior to have emerged growth - including FK Senior which is still in the establish- nia and South Africa. All our programme lines are showing development. The major FK countries are Uganda, Tanza- Norway's most important partner countries for international An increasing ourproportion activities of takes place in ■ ■ FK's goals fall into two areas: Goals. the fi ght against poverty: the UN Millennium Development goals, goals which underpin the most important goals for to sustain strong growth in order to achieve our ambitious S or returned participants. tion we have 441 active partners and more than 1,800 active FK has had another good year and after fi opera-ve years of ferent the world. parts of development work and build bridges between peoples in dif- novation. She gave us inspiration to continue our important Machel commended FK Norway for its initiatives and in- munity and international guests. honour Guest Graça of participants, the Norwegian development cooperation com- activities.of The event was celebrated in Oslo by partners, In 2005 Fredskorpset (FK Norway) marked its fi rst fi ve years ince its inception in 2000, FK has grown each year. We need sight into the major global issues in Norway. Contributing to information, attitude changes andof in- Contributing to development in the South Introduction nium Development Goals Campaign, in which the aim is to In Norway, FK is the one driving of forces in the Millen- celebrations in Oslo on 8 June 2005. Photo: Per Steinar Moen Graça Machel receiving a tribute during FK Norway's fi fth anniversary ity manner. enhance the organisation's activities in a sound and high-qual- areand committed staff to continue working to develop and for forging partnerships are plentiful. For 2006, FK's Board The future challenges are considerable and the opportunities voluntary service movement. established. FK is a very active player in the international on an exchange. A separate participant organisation has been the networks and contact with participants who have decided FK places great emphasis on strengthening the partnerships, networks. stimulating the municipalities to get involved in North-South have received the Bringing People Together ing and have spread to all theparts country of through the faces. Our public relations activities in Norway are intensify- in the South and the global challenges Norway and the world seek to provide an inspirational picture the opportunities of the fiof ght against poverty. All our public relations activities engender enthusiasm and knowledge about the global goals International community events. More than 20 municipalities mark of distinction,mark of 20.04.2006 11:41:48 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind5 5 formulated boldness as a core value for its activities. reciprocity and diversity. In addition to these, FK's Board has The statutes specify core values such as solidarity, equality, In other words, FK has two primary objectives: ■ ■ ■ Under its statutes, FK shall: two annual management meetings. for governance, including the annual letter allocation of and the organisation’s statutes and the MFA's ongoing instruments The policies governing FK's activities derive primarily from Goals andtasks scheme. priation for this purpose through an applications-based grants FK administrates the Norwegian Parliament’s annual appro countries within the framework institutional of cooperation. exchange personnel of between Norway and developing Foreign Affairs (MFA). FK’s core activity centres on the FK Norway is a governmental body under the Ministry of ■ ■ ing countries ganisations and institutions in Norway and in the develop Promote contact and cooperation between individuals, or rights are realised Work for a more just world in which fundamental human countries. and political circumstances people of in the developing Contribute to lasting improvement in the economic, social tions in Norway and in the developing countries partnership and solidarity between people and institu A ing countries arching goals for Norway's cooperation with the develop A commitment goal development goal , which is in accordance with the over , which aims at strengthening contacts, Organisation ------■ ■ ■ which are: cially towards these areas, tivities be directed espe requested that new ac development policy, and cal areas for Norwegian for 2005 reiterated six fo Affairs' allocation letter The Ministry Foreign of Central policies mental management. mental guidelines in relation to gender equality and environ As a governmental body, FK is obliged to adhere to govern be concentrated primarily on Norwegian partner countries. the least developed countries (LDCs) and new measures shall FK'sAt least fundsof half shall go to measures which include opment Goals Campaign. quality assurance and participating in the Millennium Devel FK was also requested to continue prioritising its work on peace building should receive special attention in the future. In subsequent meetings with the MFA, it was underlined that achieve the best possible coordination these of focal areas. with the embassies and other relevant actors in order to The allocation letter stresses the importance good links of ■ ■ ■ cluding agriculture ment and trade, in Private sector develop HIV/AIDS Education Peace building and development Good governance ment Sustainable develop ------Photo: Sigrid Heier. 20.04.2006 11:41:48 - - -
FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships Part I Partnerships
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind6 6 20.04.2006 11:41:49 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind7 7 South, primarily within Africa and within Asia. Exchange participant of aged 22-35 between countries in the The South-South programme and capacity in organisations, businesses and institutions. Focus: Professional exchange and the building competence of changes may formthe part programmes. of countries in the South. In individual cases, South-South ex Exchange participants of aged 22-35 between Norway and The primary programme (North-South) FK Senior. (North-South), the South-South programme, FK Youth and FK has four programme lines: The primary programme 1.2. the exchange. with them concerning the their terms of employment during participants to the exchange and sign participant agreements Once the formal agreements are in place, the partners recruit partners. nership, while the other partners are referred to as secondary one who signs the agreement with the FK parton of behalf terms, the partnership appoints a primary partner, who is the concerning financial support for the exchange. In formal FK then signs a cooperation agreement with the partnership tions sign a partnership agreement. ing the goal and competence requirements, the partner institu change candidates to have. As the part process of identify of and the competencetype of they want the prospective ex partnership, in which they define the goalsthe exchange of The organisations which are exchanging personnel form a their mutual development. and ideas and learn from each other, thereby contributing to institutions in the North and in the South share knowledge and an organisational level. The organisations, businesses and sist in capacity and competence building at both an individual tween organisations, businesses and institutions, in order to as is the provision support of for the exchange personnel of be FK's most important tool for achieving its primary objectives structure 1.1.The partnershipmodelandFK'sprogramme The programme lines ------professional aspect to the exchange. Senior participants often Focus: Exchange and institutional capacity building with a from the South. 70, but exceptions are sometimes made in the seniorscase of but its remit is different. Participants are nominally aged 55- gramme participants exchanged within the same partnership, programme, by having senior participants and primary pro Senior programme is very often combined with the primary Exchanges between Norway and countries in the South. The FK Senior tional cooperation. North-South issues and instilling a commitment to interna bringing back into one's own environment information about working in another country for a period, with the aim of Focus: Individual experience and learning from living and countries in the South. Exchange participants of aged 18-25 between Norway and FK Youth Focus: As for the primary programme. ships were very largely static. partners. In the other programme lines in 2005, the partner gramme, with ten having left in 2005, making way for new The partnersloss of occurs primarily in the primary pro withinFKSeniorand FKYouth. programmes number of concluded. Over theyear, therewas aslightincreaseinthe Ten during2005andtwelve were gained newpartnerships partners are in more than one partnership): fooollows (the total is more than 102 because some primary the preceding year. These break down by programme line as total102 primary of partners, two fewer than at the end of At the 2005, end of FK had cooperation agreements with a partnersNumber and of partnerships 1.3. have a mentor-like role during their posting. ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 in FK Senior 21 in FK Youth 21 in the South-South programme 73 partnerships within the primary programme Results
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FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind8 8 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships one must be measured against its expected potential. grammes have such different objectives and outcomes, each the FKof Youth programmes. Because the different pro ety and where the outcome resembles more that from some local society, where the aims are largely to involve local soci results, to bridge-building projects between municipalities or with a distinct focus on competence and easily measurable primary programme will vary from commercial programmes understanding and increased awareness. The results from the grammes, the results will be more concerned with fostering in daily life and transfer knowledge. In the FK Youth pro the participants to integrate into the work situation, function eachthe countries of are more similar, making it easier for programmes. This may be due to the fact that conditions in development effect is exceptionally strong in South-South outcomes. Studies the FK of programmes indicate that the ent focuses and goals, and are expected to produce different Programmes in the various programme lines may have differ theThe exchanges results of - - - - 20.04.2006 11:41:49 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind9 9 The Development Fund in collaboration with Envirocare food safety and biological diversity. these All of are viewed in special emphasis on the management natural of resources, ners share a common interest in sustainable agriculture, with concluded in 2005 had ten participants. All the project's part for a number the South of participants. The exchange that are the project's cooperation partners, and the placework of (the Norwegian Centre for Ecological Agriculture in Tingvoll) Norwegian University Life Sciencesof in Ås) and NORSØK International Environment and Development Studies at the Lanka. On the Norwegian side, Noragric (the Department of Movement and a number partner of organisations in Sri in Tanzania, Rest in Ethiopia, DRFN in Namibia and Green ment Fund exchanges young professionals with Envirocare the and in 2005 was in its third roundexchanges. of Through The Development Fund has been an FK partner since 2001, in Sri Lanka Green Movement and a numberpartner organisations of in Tanzania, Rest in Ethiopia, DRFN in Namibia and Volunteers forSustainableDevelopment dastre Authority). Arendal (Statens kartverk – the Norwegian Mapping and Ca geographical information in Vietnam, Laos and Hønefoss and Africa (University Stavanger), of ending with mapping and higher education and performing arts in Stavanger and South Kenya, Colombia, India and Oslo (Global Entrepeneurs), to (The Development Fund), through small business partners in Ethiopia, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Ås, Tingvoll and Oslo search and local private sector development in Tanzania, The examples we have selected range from agriculture, re areas. different theparts world, of within a number specialist of partnersrange of from all Norway parts of participated with been posted during the year. In this programme line, a wide gramme line had completed FK's preparatory courses and programme as at 31.12.05, and 196 participants in this pro 73 partnerships had exchanged participants on the primary South) The primaryprogramme (North- of thepartnershipsineachprogramme line. results fromtheprogrammes bydetailingsome We haveoptedtopresentexamplesofthe Volunteers for Sustainable Development xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes project, The Develop - - - - - The four Norwegian participants in the exchange all worked partners in Sri Lanka. disaster and in coordinating the joint efforts relief with local important role in The Development Fund's response to the Christmas 2004, the participants from Sri Lanka played an In the wake the tsunami of that struck South-East Asia at Lanka, Tanzania and Norway. genetically modified foods; what is the way? and Namibia, and entitled participants took part in two projects which resulted in reports Veterinary College. During their stay in Norway, the South connection with a project in partnership with the Norwegian the participantsof also returned to Herdalsetra at Easter in farms have organic and biodynamic production methods. Two alsetra (Nordal) and on Østre Alm in Stange. Several the of Norwegian farms, including in Våler, Hermansverk, Herd took part in a number work-experience of placements on During their posting in Norway, the six South participants food safety.of the context local of populations' usage rights and attainment Development gramme has also changed its name to Malawi, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. The pro 12 participants,of this time in collaboration with partners in The partnership with FK is continuing in 2006, with a total perts in various UN agencies. the Norwegian participants have been taken on as junior ex resources in The Development Fund's networks, and two of thesome Norwegian of participants have become important hold important positions within their organisations at home, theSome South of participants who were in Norway now organic plant production in the Kilimanjaro Region. daily activities. The participant in Tanzania worked closely on in her host partner's project area and took part in the farm's her posting,of lived for two weeks with a family on a farm water resources. She also learned basic Tigrinya and, at the end pia worked on producing guidelines for the management of ture, Water and Rural Development. The participant in Ethio participant worked on a project with the Ministry Agricul of played an important role in this. In Namibia, the Norwegian Lanka was closely involved in the response to the tsunami and were active in devising various projects. The participant in Sri closely with local organisations in their host countries and The primaryprogramme(North-South) Gender and land rights . Organic agriculture, conventional agriculture and focusing on Tanzania, Ethiopia with examples from Sri Exchange for Sustainable - 20.04.2006 11:41:49 - - - -
FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships 10 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind10 10 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships of perspective. And to learn a new language. before I got a job as a bean counter. I did this to get a sense I wanted to look at development from a local society level Global Entrepreneurs in collaboration with Global En for sale abroad. The nuts are supplied by a cooperative of ture with a factory in Kenya which produces macadamia nuts projects. the One projects of initiated in 2005 is a joint ven sation processes and implemented a number sustainable of amongst other things, they assisted them with internationali a number projects of for different customers, in which, works, increased and strengthened their and staff performed During 2005 the companies grew their international net in building their international networks. both in giving the companies a stronger local foundation and tively new companies and the exchanges have been important The companies belonging to this exchange project are all rela different offices and increase access to international markets. business in developing countries, extend the capacity the of Global Entrepreneurs works to promote opportunities for in Kenya. from India went to Colombia and one from Colombia worked have worked in Kenya and India, respectively, one participant Kenya have worked in Norway, two participants from Norway project. these, Of one participant from India and one from Entrepreneurs Colombia). Six participants are active in the India (Global Entrepreneurs India) and Colombia (Global cooperation partners in Kenya (Global Entrepreneurs Africa), and in 2005 carried out its second roundexchanges of with its Global Entrepreneurs has collaborated with FK since 2002, and Global Entrepreneurs Colombia trepreneurs Africa in Kenya, Global Entrepreneurs India Global Entrepreneurs To: From: Lars Kåre Grimsby energy at a local level ogas plants and plant-oils, to produce Tasks: The primaryprogramme(North-South)
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------Faculty Teacher of Education at the University Sta of arts. They call their project Westernsity of Cape in South Africa focusing on performing Stavangerof signed a partnership agreement with the Univer In 2004, the Faculty Teacher of Education at the University Cape, Centre for the Performing Arts (UWC) vanger in partnership with the University Western of performing arts Multicultural experiencesthroughthe from Norway and two from South Africa. in the summer 2005 andof mobilised four participants, two cultural divide. The first phasethe exchange of was concluded dialogue and foster understanding and interchange across the tance between Norway and South Africa, promote cultural dance specialists, the partners aim to bridge the cultural dis performing arts believe they have achieved the goals set out for the exchange. the exchange project has brought them and report that they extended to Uganda. The partners are very satisfied with what The collaboration with FK is continuing in 2006, and will be various companies and other actors. number promising of South-South partnerships between the solutions to companies in Norway. The exchange has led to a bia. The partner in India supplies a number network-based of traditionalsale of art and handicrafts from Kenya to Colom 70,000 farmers in rural Kenya. A second project involves the xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes lutefisk, dried cod prepared in lye. dinner, with the Norwegian specialities of cured mutton or erere University and Noragric. I won't forget Christmas management and to strengthen the network between Mak search and international experience in sustainable resource I have a strong personal desire to improve my teaching, re . Through the exchange music, of drama and and preparing articles, etc. ing procedures, seminars, case studies Tasks: sity of Life Sciences (UMB) in Norway To: From: Mukadasi Moses Buyinzi Noragric at the Norwegian Univer Multicultural experiences through the Makerere University in Uganda
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Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind11 11 scheme in 2006. and South Africa, providing the foundation for continuing the siderable enthusiasm among the partners in both Stavanager ences within the organisations. The project has generated con institutions, they have actively sought to test out their experi al forums. Since the participants are linked to their respective ing efforts. Using music, dance and drama, they created cultur pants have made an important contribution to opinion-form dimension, through these public relations activities, the partici workshops and at universities. Beyond the entertainment communicated their experiences and knowledge in schools, ties, the participants, both Norwegian and South African, Intransferring terms of experience back to their own socie issues on the local agenda. centre and various workshops, they have placed intercultural sociation, tuition at Stavanger’s municipal cultural education performances, involvement in the international student as the premise for the two South African participants. Through bring together Norwegian and international students. This was can facilitate access to Norwegian culture and create forums to internationalof students, requires new cultural impetus that The University Stavanger, of which has a considerable body sional skills and their commitment. spective. They received excellent testimonials for their profes experiences and put the activities at UWC into a social per from schools and grassroots organisations in order to share common theme. They worked with various interested parties wide audience and uniting different cultural elements around a succeeded in tailoring a programme capable reaching of a Centre for the Performing Arts. The Norwegian participants The exchange has had a sustained positive influence on the events. dance and drama and participate in other, extra-mural, cultural workshops with cultural elements, instruct students in music, cultural presentations at UWC and other cultural arenas, run participants from Norway were to contribute actively to cross- an excellent pointdeparture of for fostering fellowship. The among the partners is that the performing arts as a genre is commitment to intercultural understanding. The consensus for their respective partners by bringing new impetus and The participants' task is to build bridges and open doors xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes ------Statens kartverk (the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre concluded in 2004, and a new roundexchanges of started in seven Norwegians, ten from Vietnam and one from Laos, was tion. The first phase, which mobilised 18 participants in all, decision-making processes within public-sector administra requirement for accurate and up-to-date data for improving cess to geographical information is involved in increasing the learning and capacity-building. The constantly improving ac between their respective institutions with the reciprocal aim of the opportunity exchanging of specialist skills and experience to give young professionals from Norway, Vietnam and Laos the National Geographic Department in Laos. The aim was sociation Geodesy, of Cartography and Remote Sensing and sources and the Environment (MoNRE), the Vietnam As programme with the Vietnamese Ministry Natural of Re In 2002, Statens kartverk began a cartographical exchange ment in Laos Remote Sensing and the National Geographic Depart the Vietnam Association Geodesy, of Cartography and Resources and the Environment (MoNRE) in Vietnam, Authority) in partnership with the NaturalMinistry of Statens kartverk and offer services within his specialism. change, in order to take advantage his acquired of knowledge consultancy business in Ho Chi Minh City following the ex sations back home. One Vietnamese participant established a new software and new technological solutions in their organi the participantsof were catalysts in the effort to introduce substantial learning impact for the individual participant. Some Norway and Laos, were given meaningful assignments with and cultural challenges, the Vietnamese participants, both in mapping and environmental monitoring. In spitelinguistic of standardisation (ISO TC 211), topographical and thematic on geodetic issues, geographical information systems (GIS), namese participants in Norway had the opportunity to work Fully in line with their professional expectations, the Viet hosted the participants from Asia. and Blom/Nordkart Mapping are among the partners to have pants based on their professional aspirations. GRID-Arendal organisations, both private and public, to post South partici public transport. Statens kartverk cooperates with various forestry, farming, fisheries, real property administration and planning, environmental and natural resource management, societyof such as local and regional area management and Geographical information is important within many sectors 2005. The primaryprogramme(North-South) - - 20.04.2006 11:41:50 ------
FK Norway's annual report 2005 11 Part I Partnerships 12 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind12 12 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships tution and development concept. nam. themSome wereof also able to present FK as an insti showed how such methods and tools could be used in Viet way in geomatics (geographical information technology) and they highlighted the technical standard that prevails in Nor for the professional quality their of work. Back in Vietnam, GeoNorge 2004 conference. They were highly commended their of work at Statens Kartverk, Ringerike library and at the public relations activities in Norway. They gave presentations The Vietnamese participants conducted the first the part of project in a broader context. reached a larger target audience and thereby presented the FK on the Internet and in international journals, they have also social conditions prior to their departure. Through publication ese participants about Norway and the relevant cultural and pants played a "door opener" role by informing the Vietnam thepart public of relations activities, the Norwegian partici also provided English language tuition to their colleagues. As and the standardisation geographical of data. themSome of ticipants worked within geodesy, orbital photography, mapping plies to the participants in both Vietnam and Laos. The par benefit both themselvesof and their host partners. This ap their tasks within accepted professional standards and to the cultural challenges, the Norwegian participants performed Despite difficulties related to a lackeffective of tools and also The South-Southprogramme ------Genomar Supreme Philippines with partners in China, ute fish fry. Another keygoal is to extend knowledge the of partners, which all farm tilapia, operate hatcheries and distrib objective the exchange of is to build the competence the of within the thefarming tropical of fish tilapia. The primary Genomar exchanges technical and administrative personnel Zambia, Bangladesh and Uganda fisheries market. One non-planned outcome was that the government to participate in the prestigious annual national farming. United Aqua Farms in Bangladesh was invited by the ministry in Bangladesh in order to teach them about tilapia A participant from the Philippines was invited to the fisheries tilapia producer in China, both insize terms andof output. Genomar Supreme Hatchery China Ltd is now the largest Chinese partner's hatcheries were expanded in Zhuhai, and was improved and a new hatchery was built in Jessore. The expanded. An old, badly functioning hatchery in Chittagong For example, the hatchery in Bangladesh was reviewed and tion capacity, increased expertise and increased reputation. results at the organisational level, including increased produc This second exchange round contributed to a number of (Genomar ASA) were also involved. change round, Bangladesh (United Aqua Farms) and Norway present, eight participants are in exchanges. In the second ex Holdings Ltd) and Zambia (Chirundu Bream Farm Ltd). At (Genomar Supreme Hatchery China Ltd), Uganda (Sungenor Philippines (Genomar Supreme Philippines Inc), China roundexchanges, of which involve four partners from the Genomar began exchanges in 2003, and is now in its third tainable aquaculture among local fish farmers. importance ecologically of sound revenue creation and sus Farming tilapia their own business. allows them to make a career in other organisations or start participants, the FK posting becomes an experience which work at the organisation which sent them out, but for some increased competence. Many participants return home and building; participants on the exchange programmes also gain and thus contribute to regional cooperation and network- vast majority participants of are exchanged in Africa and Asia pleted FK's preparatory course and were posted abroad. The South programme, and, during 2005, 112 participants com 21 partnerships are exchanging participants on the South- The South-Southprogramme xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes 20.04.2006 11:41:50 - - - - - Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind13 13 to solve it in the way we learnt in the role-play. reality in my FK life in Dhaka: If I run into a problem, I try ary partner and participants. Now this role-play has become role-play in an FK project, with the primary partner, second One day during the preparatory course in Bangkok, we did a production. fish, and new dams have been constructed to further improve in Zambia could atalk visible of improvement in the size of optimise tilapia farming to the local conditions, the partner pino participant in Zambia trained up local in staff order to are currently in the process setting of up. Once the Philip will be responsible for running a plant which the Philippinos and operation an aquaculture of plant and, on their return, are in the Philippines to receive instruction in the techniques At the same time, two participants from Uganda and Zambia the country to farm tilapia commercially for the local market. ling tilapia farming. The partner in Uganda will be the first in participant in Uganda is in full swing building dams for trial In the third exchange round, now in progress, the Philippino tions with the company's international partners. returned to China, is well-placed to participate in communica Philippines learned a lot, not least linguistically, and, having Central Luzon State University. The Chinese participant in the Bangladesh and China by the partners in the Philippines and ies and water quality was tailored for the participants from training programme covering the operation tilapia of hatcher The project has raised competence among the participants. A a revenue-generating project. poorly functioning chicken production unit and turned it into Phili p pino participant in Bangladesh also got involved in a Communication in Nepal From: Saraswatee Karmacharya ( courses for finals students Tasks: To: Drik Picture Library in Bangladesh Run writing and journalism College of Journalism and Mass xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes
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FK Norway's annual report 2005 13 Part I Partnerships 14 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind14 14 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships the hospital's IT departments. What I remember best from The purpose of the exchange is to share experiences between I have always wanted to work in a setting outside Norway. tory course. 2005 is the Mandela concert in Tromsø during the prepara country. ance is extremely important for building democracy in the shortage lawyers of with human rights expertise, legal assist training programmes for lawyers. Since East Timor has a huge sations in East Timor and was also involved in developing participant gave legal counselling to individuals and organi internally displaced persons in Bangladesh. The Indonesian Bangladesh, she worked with local organisations on studies of conditions internally of displaced persons. After returning to Court she prepared a report on the educational and health persons, and in cooperation with the Sri Lanka Supreme in awareness-raising and human rights for internally displaced courts. This participant also conducted training programmes Lanka provided help to three clients who had cases before the the participant who was exchanged from Bangladesh to Sri tions section the home of organisation. Among other things, has been promoted to head up the media and communica has now put to use. Following the exchange, the participant is knowledge which the home organisation in Bangladesh draw international attention to human rights violations. This Thailand learned in particular how the UN can be used to The participant who was exchanged from Bangladesh to port the miners. report and some organisations are planning projects to sup organisations in Mongolia have shown great interest in the on human rights and rights to food. Local and international on the conditions casual of labourers in the gold mines and changed there from Sri Lanka have published research reports the partner in Mongolia and the participant who was ex The exchange has had several positive results. For example, To: From: Tore FantoftTuastad Tasks: Tanzania Haydom Lutheran Hospital in Haukeland Hospital in Norway IT work and user support
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Media Women’s Associations, organisations for women a wholly new manner through people having been exchanged The fact that the organisations now appreciate each other in ganisations and the individuals who have participated in them. The exchanges have contributed to strengthening both the or organisations with expertise. participating organisations and the strengthening weaker of was the sharing experiences of between members, and staff ists had been exchanged. Among the theaims exchanges of three exchange rounds, in which a total28 women of journal At the 2005 end theof media women had been involved in tively AMWIK, UMWA, EMWA, TAMWA and ZAMWA. Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia, called respec for women in the media in five countries: The partnerships consists national of member organisations Zambia in the media in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and university. are able to support members in taking courses in journalism at and has now managed to bring in so much money that they TAMWA has learnt about financial support from AMWIK joint partnership with an Italian organisation. international campaign against female circumcision through a AMWIK and EMWA have participated in a two-year-long serves to strengthen cooperation. For example, TAMWA, Women inthemedia xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes the listeners; I felt that my heart had stopped for an instant.it to the other participants. I still remember the response bergfrom when I spontaneously composed a poem and presented 2005 was the talent day on the preparatory course in Kongs creased knowledge and expertise. What I remember best from Through experience from different environments, we gain in stoppages, etc. processes, troubleshooting of machine tion, enhancement of production Tasks: To: From: Susil K. Jayalath Jiffy International in Norway Jiffy Products SL in Sri Lanka Quality control of end produc (29)
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------Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind15 15 again. it was all about finding a safe route to the office and home with them. After the election, the situation was very different; was Fattima and the women allowed me to eat, joke and chat hours, leaving just the women. For these two hours my name At lunchtimes, all my male colleagues went home for two ported that she had increased her knowledge English of and participant from Tanzania who was exchanged to Kenya re consultant once she returned home from the exchange. A ployed in the office the President of as a public relations news in Amharic, while the Zambian participant was em from Ethiopia now works for Deutsche Welle, reading the careers outside the partner of organisations. The participant The exchanges have also helped the participants to make way From: Shiva H. Adhikari destroyed by the tsunami Tasks: To:
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- - - African Network for the Prevention and Protection of while others such as those in Togo, Liberia, Zimbabwe, and those in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia were well-organised, also very different incapacity. terms of Some offices such as The national offices scarcely knew each other and they were nership had exchanged 31 participants. together through exchanges, and by the 2005, end of the part the potential for bringing the different national office closer the regional office in Nairobi, ANPPCAN immediately saw loose network. When FK was discussed for the first time at ANPPCAN office is independent, making the organisation a partments in the same number African of countries. Each African Union (AU). ANPPCAN now has 20 national de headquarters are in Nairobi and it has observer status at the ANPPCAN is a pan-African child-protection network. Its Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Children's rights the exchange. exchange. She decided to continue her university studies after become more confident in talking in meetings following the resource base. In all the offices, applications have been made strategies for resource mobilisation and for extending their improve its fund-raising.. Some offices have prepared new The exchanges have also helped ANPPCAN as a whole to dren's rights in the AU. ANPPCAN has helped in establishing a secretariat for chil cases about children at a continental level to the AU, and With the thehelp exchanges, of ANPPCAN is able to take have learned from the strong. Zambia were weak. Through the FK programme the weak The South-Southprogramme change Malawi. These four days with Mrs theMakina world. gave I thinkme hope. it is primarily the Malawianwhite people people driving who can around in expensiveboard cars whilein the trying organisation. to save Sometimes I getchildren tired whoof allhad thejust rich, been elected as theI spentfirst fourfemale days chair with of Mrs the Fanny Makina, a widow with four the 100,000 members of the organisations Tasks: Farmers of Malawi in Malawi To: From: Camilla Mellemstrand National Association of Smallholder The Development Fund in Norway Writing for a quarterly magazine for (27)
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FK Norway's annual report 2005 15 Part I Partnerships 16 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind16 16 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part I Partnerships military camps, which is something I will never forget. controlled by LTTE. I have never seen so many soldiers and and children. On my first day in Sri Lanka I was in a town raise funds and provide psycho-social care services for women order to assess the need for help, come up with proposals, My main task is to visit tsunami-hit areas in Sri Lanka, in ising their efforts. the national offices in their programme work and in standard soldiers. The identification important of themes has helped HIV/AIDs, the sexual abusechildren, of trafficking and child across the entire continent. Examples such of themes are these cases should be examined in the home country and case areas are in focus in the host country and they see that their exchanges, many participants have seen how different cerning children have also come the out exchanges. of During Increased communication and data collection for cases con arrive at a cooperation with UNICEF. Mozambique. In Liberia, it appears that they have managed to represented the Zimbabwe office at an important meeting in exchange to Uganda managed to obtain financing after having very weak. In Zimbabwe, the participant who had been on an for the organisation in place, where this had previously been scale programmes and to getand staff a functional secretariat Zambia, they managed to obtain support for three new small- the partners. theMany applications of have been granted. In required for making applications have been shared among to various potential donors for project support and the skills and Development in India From: Agnes Rani Paul areas in Sri Lanka Tasks: Lanka To: Community Trust Fund in Sri
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FK Youth - - The Strømme Foundation's "Act Now" programme gramme are: six were from countries in the South. The the goals pro of 2005 there were 24 participants in the programme, whom of Foundation's partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In exchanges young people between Norway and the Strømme the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation), and onto the scene, the programme was supported by NORAD, The Act Now programme began in 1997 (before FK came Act Now South's Spor programme. posting, as illustrated in the example from Friendship North/ Nearly all participants gain valuable experience through an FK somewhat more to capacity-building after returning home. perhaps somewhat less public relations work and contribute Now programme illustrate this. South participants perform participant. Examples from the Strømme Foundation's Act pants in particular, this is an important aspect being of an FK relations work on North-South issues. For Norwegian partici Youth programmes, where, for many, this consists public of programme lines, but perhaps especially important for many returning home to their own countries, are important in all Follow-up activities, i.e. work the participants carry out after FK's preparatory course and were posted. programme, and, during 2005, 229 participants completed 21 partnerships are exchanging participants on the FK Youth FK Youth xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes keep us going: "Don’t worry, there is no sugar!" over, the more I wanted to do it again! We had this motto to times on the first day, but the funny thing was, the more I fell Skiing! Not as easy as it looks. I fell over about a hundred refugees' guide and homework help Tasks: To: Kenya From: Elvis Ketende Oitoye Norwegian Red Cross in Norway
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Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind17 17 went to than before the postings. South issues and conditions in the countries the participants become more involved and now know more about North- documented that the participants' families and friends have In addition to this formal follow-up work, it has also been also produced as a result the exchanges. of and a gymnastics group in Sykkylven. Two different films were Ungdom (socialist youth organisation) to Randesund church variety contexts. of Recipients FK visits of ranged from Rød also organised stands at festivals. Many talks were held in a shown at twelve different locations in Norway. themSome of Other participants created photographic exhibitions that were the school. the participants'of presentation, NOK 20,000 were raised at cleaning wells and giving people clean water. As a direct result Foundation's local partners contributed to reconstruction by the effect the tsunami of on Sri Lanka, and how the Strømme duced immediate results. Here the FK participants focused on received visits. At the secondary school in Dovre, the visit pro in school visits, with 17 schools around the country having parish magazines. Many participants have also been active newspaper), to contributions to Ljosgløtt and Nannestad (weekly magazine) and Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (daily everything from major media outlets such as Norsk Ukeblad way include more than 40 articles and interviews published in which are activities in the South. Follow-up activities in Nor than 100 public relations activities around Norway. Added to fied. As a result, last year's participants have performed more ties, so that this is now extremely comprehensive and diversi emphasis on strengthening and developing follow-up activi Over recent years, the Strømme Foundation has put a lot of ■ ■ lated issues. finished, are committed to and engage in, North-South-re To create change agents who, once the programme has host partners'. development through participation and involvement at the tural understanding and their knowledge poverty of and To enlarge the participants' perspectives, increase their cul xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes ------Friendship North/South, the Spor programme The exchanges have led to considerably more contact between ■ ■ ■ The the goals Spor of programme are: 2005 eight young people travelled in each direction. exchanges take place between Guatemala and Norway, and in previously been especially involved in international work. The at young people with a professional background who have not tries in the South. VNS' Spor programme is aimed primarily for friendship links between Norway and local society in coun Friendship North/South (VNS) is an umbrella organisation Spor Alicia Sunuc from San Martin Jilotepeque, who together with ties than they saw previously. One example this isof Maria something about their own situation and see more opportuni number them alsoof became aware that it is possible to do globaland of issues, but theiralso of own culture.. A good completely new understanding, not anotherjust of continent that they had developed on a personal level and acquired a All the participants, both Guatemalan and Norwegian, found given the groups new impetus. Stjørdal–Comalapa–Stord, and has had a vitalising effect and the friendship groups involved, Reu–Tinn–Panajachel–– FK Youth part of this realisation. and cultural differences. And this programme is an important all people are equal, regardless of regional, linguistic, ethnic I'm fighting to realise my dream. I have come to realise that ing creativity and self-reliance among the participants Learning more about one's own profession and strengthen tal and North-South issues. Increasing knowledge and commitment of to environmen friendship groups. bilisation more youngof people to become involved in Vitalisation and extension the friendship of links, and mo Tasks: Lanka To: From: Siddhartha Dave Community Trust Fund in Sri
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grammes will start to show through. first year in which concrete results from the FK Senior pro Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Norway. 2006 will be the ticipants are well underway with their work in South Africa, within FK Senior had been completed at year-end. The par FK's preparatory course and were posted. No exchanges ior programme, and, during 2005, 8 participants completed Nine partnerships are exchanging participants on the FK Sen FK Senior xmlso resultsExamples from the of programmes people out of their homes. struck. With the water reaching up to my chest, I helped I was working as a voluntary fireman when Hurricane Stan Tasks: To: Norway From: Petter SlaatremTitland ( Fundated in Guatemala Writing for a local organisation. Friendship North/South in
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Part II Composition of the portfolio
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind19 19 20.04.2006 11:42:00 20 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind20 20 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part II Composition of the portfolio provides the basis for all reporting. has been developed in several stages, is analysed regularly and eration agreements, partners and participants. This database portfolio is FK's database containing key data on all the coop The primary instrument for measuring the composition the of a district or municipality. seen as a driving force behind the international orientation of intensity and significance, a cooperation agreement may be Norway's Board. As the activities in Norway have grown in tion has also been instrumental in the appointment FK of Decentralisation is a key Norwegian policy, and this considera consideration in the granting cooperation of agreements. Geographical distribution within Norway has also been a tion takes a long time. to achieve a significant change in a given portfolio composi partnerships are based on long-term agreements, means that and start their posting. This timelag, and the fact that most ment is signed and the participants are able to attend courses the launch a partnership of concept until a cooperation agree policies. However, it takes from six to twelve months from with more selective initiatives in accordance with the new selection from the queuestakeholders of is now made, along theterms Norwegian of partner countries. A more proactive the six main strategic areas. It is also continuously analysed in level. The portfolio was recoded and analysed in terms of portfolio has been continuously assessed at a more operational the basisthese of signals from 2004, the composition the of concentrate on the for Norwegian development policy effect that new activities should be directed at the tion letters and departmental management meetings, to the From 2004, policies were issued by the MFA, through alloca ings, occupations and countries to development cooperation. ately promote FK as new and exciting, and attract new group value. Diversity and boldness were values that should deliber when the Board subsequently adopted that include LDCs. Diversity was also given support as a value is only that the 50% funds of should go towards measures in the DAC list, which covers 150 countries, and the restriction tions and institutions. Potential partner countries are specified should achieve a The statutes 2 March of 2000 emphasise that the portfolio have changed over the course the organisation's of operation. The policies governing the composition FK's portfolioof diversity LDCs of private of and public-sector organisa and , and that new activities should Norwegian partner countries boldness as a distinct six focal areas . On ------2.1. Public, private and civil sectors 2.1. Public,privateandcivil Photo: Per Steinar Moen riculture, is an area in FK that is growing only slowly. This and much more. Private sector development, including ag two. The programmes here are in the media, advocacy work tribute to education. Good governance comes in at number to university, and nearly one quarter FK's exchangesof con education sector includes everything from primary school Education is the area in which FK has the most projects. The 2004, began reporting in respect these of areas. cooperation, see White Paper no. 35 (2003-2004), and, as of FK is prioritising the focal areas in Norwegian development policy 2.2. Focal areasofNorwegiandevelopment succeeded in this aim. private sector and the increase from 9% to 12% shows that we In 2005, FK sought to achieve more programmes within the the percentage distribution between these sectors is now: partnerships within the public, private and civil sectors, and At an overarching level, it has been important for FK to form 2004 2005 2.1 Partners bysector Public sector 40% 41% Private sector 12% 9% Civil society 51% 47% - 20.04.2006 11:42:04 - Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind21 21 a stronger concentration in Southern and East Africa, and a relatively substantial, at 24%. Over the last year, we have seen gion by far, accounting for a full activities. 65% of Asia is also Measured by the number partners, of Africa is FK's largest re 2.3. Partners byregion exchanges, as well as some youth exchanges. reduced. This category comprises primarily sports and cultural ance. The remaining category, belonged either here and, for example, under good govern FK having recoded some projects which initially may have in the projects a number partners, of of and partly through partly through new projects, partly through a change in focus is now fifth in the list. Peace building was introduced in 2005, while sustainable development has seen a fall from 2004 and tion. Health, including HIV/AIDS, is FK's fourth largest area, category comprises mostly businesses and business coopera partnerships (percentages). The right-hand Figure:columns The show six the priority 2004 figures. areas in Norwegian aid measured in number active of 2.2 Projects byfocalareas
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Other - - - Norway's partner countries. Africa, but also Asia, as well as a clearer concentration on the targetingof South-South of programmes, especially in fall in Latin America and West Africa. This is a consequence West Africa 3% Europe 1% tries. that three-quarters financial of supportgoes to these coun are in the main partner countries and partner countries, and tribution in 2005 shows that three four out Southof partners oritises partners and projects in these countries, and the dis FK, as an agent in Norwegian development cooperation, pri stan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestine, Paki China, East Timor, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Guatemala, Indonesia, the other partner countries, which are Afghanistan, Angola, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In addition to these are ner countries are currently Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, cooperation with a number countries. of Norway's main part Norway has made a policy choice to prioritise development partner countriesandother 2.4. Distributionbymainpartnercountries, 2.3 Partners byregion Middle East2% Latin America 8% Other countries Partner countries Main partnercountries South 2.4 Distributionbynumberofpartnersinthe Asia 24% 27% Southern Africa East Africa 35% 20.04.2006 11:42:04 25% 33% 42% - - - - -
FK Norway's annual report 2005 21 Part II Composition of the portfolio 22 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind22 22 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part II Composition of the portfolio Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Sri Lanka and South Africa have 2005.end of There have not been any other major changes; 2004 to being the largest country inpartners terms of at the Uganda has gone from seventh place in the list at 1 October per country. In the remaining 32 countries, there are one to three partners partners. these All of are among Norway's partner countries. and Zambia are the home countries morethe than of of half Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Africa more partners. these Of 22, the first seven are relatively large: tries. At the 2005, end of there were 22 countries with four or activities are nonetheless aimed at a smaller number coun of Even though the number countries of is high, the majority of FK is in the process somewhat of concentrating its activities. ed in a total54 countries, of a sixfall countries of since 2004. The partners with cooperation agreements with FK are locat 2.6. Partners bycountry volving the least developed countries. In 2005, 66.7%FK's fundsof were allocated to projects in Benin, Gambia, Lesotho, Liberia, Somalia and Togo. among Norway's partner countries: Cambodia, Ghana, Laos, projects which involve, to a lesser extent, LDCs which are not Timor, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Madagascar and Mali. FK also has themany partner of countries: Afghanistan, Angola, East Norway'sAll of main partner countries are LDCs, as well as less thanof 825 US dollars per inhabitant in 2004. means countries which had an annual gross domestic product least developed countries. Least developed countries (LDCs) Norwegian development cooperation accords priority to the countries (LDCs) 2.5. FKNorway'ssupporttotheleastdeveloped FK Senior: FK Youth: South-South in Asia: South-South in Africa: The primaryprogramme: 2.6 The LDCpercentage Other countries Partner countries Main partnercountries 2.5 Distributionbysupportamount 100% 26% 35% 56% 78% 99% 57% 39% - - - these are major FK countries. Brazil and Peru are not Norwegian partner countries. None of the 22Of largest countries, only India, Zimbabwe, Namibia, ers have dropped (El Salvador,off Cambodia and Nigeria). largest (Mozambique, Nicaragua and Madagascar), while oth way up and some countries have entered the thelist 22 of been major FK countries for a long time. Zambia is on the formal partner institution. institutions who receive participants in collaboration with a contains registered Aust-Agder had active FK partners at year-end. This list also the number of partners. of All Norwegian counties except land and Vest-Agder are the largest FK counties in terms throughout Norway in its activities. Oslo, Akershus, Horda FK seeks to involve organisations, businesses and institutions 2.7. Norwegianpartnersbycounty in the planning or implementation phases, by country Table: primary partnersNumber of and secondary partners in the South Madagascar Namibia Guatemala Zimbabwe Nepal India Ethiopia Bangladesh Zambia South Africa Sri Lanka Kenya Malawi Tanzania Uganda 2.7 Partners in the South Total partnersintheSouth partners The remaining32countries(1-3partners),total more partners),totalpartners The 22largestcountries(countrieswith4or Thailand Peru Palestine Nicaragua China Mozambique Brazil co-partners , i.e. organisations, businesses or 20.04.2006 11:42:05 302 250 - 17 19 39 52 13 16 20 33 - 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind23 23 partners, secondary partners and co-partners) Table: Norwegian Number partners of by county (including primary Total Oppland Sogn ogFjordane Nordland Finnmark Nord-Trøndelag Buskerud Telemark Møre ogRomsdal Hedmark Troms Østfold Vestfold Sør-Trøndelag Rogaland Vest-Agder Hordaland Akershus Oslo 2.8 Partners inNorway 145 48 13 13 13 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 9 FK partner 20.04.2006 11:42:05
FK Norway's annual report 2005 23 Part II Composition of the portfolio Part III Participants
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind24 24 20.04.2006 11:42:05 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind25 25 ment. and an arena for experience exchange in relation to recruit rejected or not extended. The partner course provides advice met, during the exchange, the cooperation agreement may be employees. this requirementIf is not catered for, or fails to be follow up the participants intheir terms of specialism and as cooperation agreement is their capacity to adminstrate and ment in FK's assessment a partnership of when they sign a who also have the employer's responsibility. A significant ele achievement. The participants are recruited by the partners, pants can represent a significant obstacle to institutionalgoal the programmes.of By the same token, dissatisfied partici Satisfied participants are essential for successfulrunning reaped for many years into the future. the exchange. In this way, the results the FK of period can be Many participants create their own businesses as a result of work or take up an international career in their specialist field. people get inspired to become driving forces in North-South sical ideasdevelopment of cooperation. But we see that many clear extension the concept of outcome of in relation to clas through their experiences to society around them. This is a ulates them to make in life and work, and how they contribute has for the participants personally, what choices the stay stim FK also seeks to ascertain the significance that the stay abroad continue to be felt for many years ahead. and leisure interests. The ideal participant creates waves that issues, a commitment that will shape their choice career of participant to make a life-long commitment to North-South the agreements. Ideally, the FK period should stimulate the pants to participate in activities beyond what is laid down in In all programme lines there is inspiringa goal of the partici visible long after the participant returns home. Here the impact is unpredictable and, in the best cases, will be fluence to bear inchanges terms of in their home workplace. is whether the returning participants are able to bring their in target groups in the work situation itself. One important issue their employers (home partners and host partners) and to words, the participants are change agents in relation both to the exchange knowledge of at an institutional level. In other host partner. In this way, participants become a channel for their specialist field and contribute what they are able to the the exchanges, participants both extend their expertise within the ability the participants. of The objective is that, through exchanges and the programmes' success stands or falls on only be achieved through the people who take part in the source. FK's objectives and remit as set out in its statutes can Fredskorpset has increased its focus on participants as a re ------exchange relationship 3.1. Participants byprogramme lineand the participants as a group: The following tables show some statistical characteristics of Course participants at Vestlandet in 2005.the summer of
is Africa which dominates with participants. 31% of pants, 45% were Norwegian residents. Outside Norway, of it nearly 100 more than in the previous year. the new Of partici tal, and in 2005, 545 new participants were recruited. This is As we can see, we are approaching 2,000 participants in to Primary New participantsin2005 Total Youth South-South Senior Primary All participants2001-2005 Senior Youth South-South Total North- North- South South 837 407 424 140 243 99 1 5 0 4 South- South- North North 57 211 350 177 10 85 88 4 0 4 South- South- South South 39 310 112 125 76 7 0 0 9 4 Total Total 1805 20.04.2006 11:42:10 - 642 321 112 545 833 196 229 9 8 -
FK Norway's annual report 2005 25 Part III Participants 26 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind26 26 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part III Participants 3.3. Partners bycontinent more participants. The table shows participantsthe number of in FK countries with five or 3.2. Participants in2005byhomecountry South-South. direction the exchanges: of North-South, South-North or which continent they come from. The tables also show the tables below show the participants by home country or by their way to, a total54 countries of on four continents. The In 2005, FK had participants who were recruited from, or on Total Latin America Europe Asia Africa Continent China Cambodia Colombia Thailand The Philippines Nepal Madagascar Brazil Namibia Zimbabwe Zambia Guatemala India Sri Lanka Kenya Bangladesh South Africa Malawi Uganda Tanzania Norway All participants2001-2005 N-S 241 N-S 83 83 S-N 13 14 12 13 23 17 S-N 573 117 308 134 3 2 5 5 2 0 6 6 7 5 5 9 5 3 14 S-S 12 16 15 2 3 1 3 6 8 2 2 2 5 7 0 7 5 9 5 6 394 126 241 S-S 27 0 2005 Total 241 10 12 13 16 21 22 17 19 28 19 29 participants 8 8 9 5 5 6 8 8 8 2001-05 Total Total 1 805 549 144 260 817 852 19 17 12 22 21 40 44 41 41 78 63 22 13 16 12 29 47 38 68 85 Photo: Per Steinar Moen will be strengthened in 2006. already been introduced into this programme line, but these clear, with 27% women and 73% men. Some measures have South (60%). In South-South programmes this is especially (65%), while far more men than women are recruited in the cy for more women than men to travel from North to South succeeded in this. Nonetheless there remains a clear tenden equal gender distribution for FK as a whole, and we have pation in the programmes. It is an objective to have a nearly women in the North and South have equal access to partici measures. At participant level, it is important that men and policy and a pervasive factor that must permeate all concrete Gender equality is a core value in Norwegian development 3.4. Distributionbygender Total Latin America Europe Asia Africa Continent Total Men Women relationship been postedin2005bygenderandexchange Participants whohaveattendedacourseand N-S 243 159 84 New participants2005 N-S 243 243 S-N 177 91 86 S-N 177 109 27 36 5 125 S-S 125 S-S 65 56 91 34 4 0 Total 279 545 266 Total 20.04.2006 11:42:15 248 100 545 101 165 51 31 49 % - - Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind27 27 that many young people in the FK target group may, due for 5 participants respectively. These data may conceal the fact the three at the bottom in the full period, with only 13, 11 and Similarly, Oppland, Buskerud and Finnmark have also been respectively, comprising 29% and all 14% FK of participants. have had most Fredskorpset participants, with 246 and 117 the period, Oslo and Hordaland are also the counties which FK Norway's existence from 2001 to 2005. Throughout The trend for 2005 is the same as for the wholethe new of in 2005. Table: All Norwegian participants who attended a course and were posted and Oppland (1). list is occupied by Aust-Agder (2), Buskerud (2), Finnmark (1) considerable number FK participants. of The bottom the of Vestfold, Møre og Romsdal and Vest-Agder also send out a (42) second and Rogaland (24) third. Akershus, Sør-Trøndelag, ipants (i.e. their home addresses) is Oslo (65), with Hordaland The largest FK county in 2006 measured by number partic of top to the bottom the list. of participants posted in 2005, but there is a big jump from the ties are represented as home counties for one or more FK be involved in Fredskorpset exchanges. All Norwegian coun Fredskorpset has an objective that all Norway parts of should 3.5. Norwegianparticipants Total participants Norway Participants registeredwithadomicileoutside Oppland Finnmark Buskerud Aust-Agder Hedmark Troms Telemark Sogn ogFjordane Nordland Nord-Trøndelag Østfold Vest-Agder Møre ogRomsdal Vestfold Sør-Trøndelag Akershus Rogaland Hordaland Oslo 3.5. Norwegianparticipantsbycounty 243 19 10 11 13 24 42 65 - 9 2 1 1 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 - programme, six preparatory courses were held. programme, FK conducted three courses, while, for the Youth in Cape Town, Kampala and two in Bangkok. For the Senior were held in Norway, and four courses in the South, namely In 2005 six preparatory courses for the primary programme South-South programme. the primary programme and thesome participants of on the pants, as well as homecoming seminars for all participants on FK conducts mandatory preparatory courses for all partici 3.6. Preparatory courses actually come from, and belong to, other theparts country. of example to their studies, be ordinarily resident in the cities, but own learning both during the course and during the exchange. manner, by making them more active and responsible for their is to prepare the participants for exchange in an even better courses for the primary programme. The object this workof a somewhat altered educational scheme for the preparatory egy for courses. For the time being, work has been done on 2005. This work is intended to result in a revised sub-strat A course development initiative was begun in the autumn of lowed up further. experience transfer, which was very successful and will be fol participants and their partners. In this way, we obtained direct on the preparatory course had the chance to meet former homecoming seminar were coordinated, so that participants two in Bangkok. In Bangkok, a preparatory course and a Seven homecoming seminars were organised in Norway and 20.04.2006 11:42:18 - - -
FK Norway's annual report 2005 27 Part III Participants 28 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind28 28 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part III Participants and laid ambitious plans for 2006. interim board worked regularly and steadily from autumn 2005 board and a number guidelines of for further efforts. The success. The work at the conference resulted in an interim around 160 participants attended the event, which was a great conference and following celebration was held in Oslo. In all, participant organisation and on Friday 30 September a major Over summer and autumn, increasing work was done on the people who might have an interest in the preparatory work. to join. In May/June, contact was made with a number of decided that all current and former participants should be able participants in FK's programmes was set in motion. It was During 2005 the creatingtask of a participant association for 3.7. Participant association 20.04.2006 11:42:18 Part IV Networks and communication
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind29 29 20.04.2006 11:42:19 30 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind30 30 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part IV Networks and communication ■ event: components are incorporated into a Bringing People Together commissioned, by Fredskorpset. All or a selection these of cept consists various of components developed directly, or In addition to local input, the Bringing People Together con called where FK participated in the events themselves, they were responsibility for planning and carrying out the events, but People Together) ning the events, they were called In 2005, where FK was fully responsible for planning and run its activities. new arenas and networks. FK's goal here is promote and itself to showcase past and present initiatives, as well as to establish ing place for the local international environment. The aim is close cooperation with local actors and aim to provide a meet wegian local authorities. These events are organised by FK in ticular to direct focus at the international commitment in Nor Through the Bringing People Together (DMM) 4.2. NetworksinNorway have participated in most meetings. ences and to discuss current issues. Representatives from FK sentatives from all programme lines meet to exchange experi networks, current and former participants and partner repre Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. In these in Africa and Asia, including in Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, A number national of network meetings have been organised 4.1. NetworksintheSouth development policy. have establishinga goal of FK as a key player in Norwegian Development Goals Campaign. The network initiatives also ties' campaigns and events, especially within the Millennium through its own events, and through its input into other par to promote commitment to the North-South issue in Norway nications activities is to assist in creating sound networks and The overriding goal for FK's network-building and commu jointly with FK participants from the North and the South. the Lent consultancy firm. The school visits take place Goals. The educational programme is devised and led by ary schools focusing on the UN's Millennium Development School visits: A two-hour participatory process for second Vennepunkt (Turning Point) Bringing People Together . Where Friendship North/South had primary . Der Mennesker Møtes (Bringing events, FK seeks in par ------Photo: Per Steinar Moen ■ ■ and Lund. dkapp/Honningsvåg, Melhus, Risøyhamn, Ål, Namsos, Re Turning Point events were held in Tingvoll, Sauda, Tinn, Nor Varanger. heim, Volda, Lund, Sauda, Sarpsborg, Skien, Bodø and Sør- In 2005, Bringing People Together events were held in Trond ■ ■ of of Some communities are awarded the distinctionmark of ments for the future. the community are invited to formulate individual commit which decision-makers and international environments in the basis for these two-hour creative future workshops, in each other and the politicians to realise that vision? This is community year 2015? How can we challenge ourselves, Future workshops: What is our vision for the international FK is promoted through advertisements. In connection with the Bringing People Together events, tional commitment in the community. up, and, through cultural insights, light is shed on interna from the Bringing People Together week's events are served Evening celebrations: At evening celebrations, samples creased North-South commitment in the future. its inhabitants to date. The aim is also for it to result in in mitment within the local authority (community) and among accordance with fixed criteria. It rewards international com have created this prize to be awarded to local authorities in Norwegian Association Local of and Regional Authorities shop is linked to the justification for the prize. FK and the International Community
. In these cases, the future work 20.04.2006 11:42:20 ------Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind31 31 tiansand. Turning Point events) were held in Bø in Telemark and Kris Follow-up events (following Bringing People Together or received visits from FK participants. locations, and nearly 40 schools with a total2,300 of pupils with nearly 350 participants. School visits took place in seven Future workshops were held in a totaleleven of locations, Varanger. Photo: Per Steinar Moen Vegard Ulvang mullhalifting Shabana Rehman during DMM in Sør- - fher andof Nelson Mandela's peace and conflict resolution They also presented a workart to of Graça Machel in honour FK's cultural diversity and breadth were brought to the fore. participants made their own cultural presentations, in which tured speeches, circus artists, music and singing. Several FK Development Hilde Frafjord Johnson. The programme fea Machel from Mozambique and Minister International of mer convention on 8 June. Guests honour of were Graça Fredskorpset's fifth anniversary was celebrated with a sum Fifth Anniversary ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ munity The following local authorities received the The International Community distinction mark of ence. Cambodia NGO Forum: Cambodia: A conference in collaboration with Forum Syd and Home and others: ympic Committee and Confederation Sports, of Fredskorpset by National Sports Council Zambia, of the Norwegian Ol Zambia: A conference on sport and development organised partners on: Tanzania and Malawi: Conferences in collaboration with local sentatives in Africa and Asia. planning and execution was lodged with the regional repre in the South. On FK's part, the primary responsibility for During 2005, FK was involved in organising four conferences 4.3. ConferencesintheSouth initiatives. Ål Sør-Varanger Bodø Skien Sarpsborg Melhus Lund Volda Trondheim . mark of distinctionmark of in 2005: Next Step Livingstone – Taking Sport for Development h oeo MediaThe inRole Fighting of Corruption Environment and Human Rights Confer International Com . 20.04.2006 11:42:21 ------
FK Norway's annual report 2005 31 Part IV Networks and communication 32 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind32 32 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part IV Networks and communication makes an office available for a coordinator. cations Director, has had managerial responsibility, and also the UN Summit in September. FK, through the Communi political youth organisations and lobbying in connection with Broadcasting Corporation) children's TV, talks, training for the teaching materials, a collaboration with NRK (the Norwegian ment the Norwegian launch the UN of report bric anstart extensive of national campaign for 2006 under the ru commercial channel, just after Christmas. The film marked the in the main role, which was broadcast on TV2, the national film featuring Norway’s Prime Minister Mr. Jens Stoltenberg tion's Centenary in Oslo. The Campaign produced a publicity Norway Cup, Øyafestivalen and the Norwegian Band Federa St. Olav Festival in Trondheim, Notodden Blues Festival, the summer: the National Shooting Championship in Lesja, the came in connection with six major festivals and events in the through a number channels. of The biggest commitment Campaign ran activities aimed at several target groups and In 2005, the Norwegian Millennium Development Goals Goals Campaign 4.4. The NorwegianMillennium Development Environment and Human Rights Conference in Cambodia. Photo: Per Kr. Lunden. , a seminar at Blindern, a market survey, preparation of Et løfte er et løfte - Keep the promise . Other initiatives included Investing in Develop - - - - times in 2005, primarily in local/regional media. Statistics from Observer show that FK was in the media 379 their own homepages, or blogs. counts and articles written by the participants themselves on pages were created in 2005,which of 1,500 are personal ac the participants, has been developed. In total, 2,350 new web Standard promotional material, including a complete set for (Extreme makeover) In 2005 an information campaign called 4.5. Otherinformationactivities was prepared to be carried out in 2006. Ekstrem forvandling 20.04.2006 11:42:25 - Part V Administration
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind33 33 20.04.2006 11:42:25 34 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind34 34 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part V Administration Based on the objective quality of at all levels, all departments ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ quality at all levels ued in 2006. The overarching this goal workof is to achieve was implemented in the autumn 2005 andof will be contin external. A systematic review the administration of routines dures, advisory and informational activities, both internal and Administration is taken to mean FK's management, proce were completed during 2005, all commissioned by FK itself. partners' work, three different studies FK's programmesof sound methods for this task and to improve FK's and the As an element in FK's work to document results, develop 5.2. Evaluations plates for finances, progress and outcomes in the projects. In addition, the partners report in accordance with FK's tem the exchange.of review here covers both the programme and practical aspects fectively all partners/participants during the exchange. The is especially close, in that a representative from FK visits ef project review. In the South-South partnerships, monitoring ministrative officer at least once during the programme for a All the primary partners in Norway are visited by an FK ad the partners. South, the network meetings partially served as support for during their respective participants' preparatory courses. In the Partners in Norway were also invited to one-day meetings useful, from the bothpointview FK of of and the partners. partner contacts. The courses were well-attended and seen as new coordinators, while the other was aimed at experienced 2005. Two these of were designed for new partners and/or Three courses for FK's partners in Norway were held during partners 5.1. andothercommunicationwith Advisory defined for all activities in the planning for 2006. have reviewed their routines and a quality objective has been levels and in all contexts A shared attitude that quality will be a hallmark FK at of all Procedure in conformance with adopted strategic policies Legally valid contracts and routines Cost-effective routines times Accurate and definitive information readily available at all . This goal entails specifically: - - - - - cordance with official guidelines, incl. R.105 on the use of Accounting and financial management is performed in ac Finance 5.3. Internaladministration individuals. to be found at different levels, both in organisations and in values and results achieved through exchanges vary and are understand and measure FK's results. They show that the Combined, these reports provide the foundation for how we selected exchange projects NUPI the results and consequences the exchanges. of port was based on returning participants and their account of individual and social the FK results exchange of programme Kulturell Dialog looked at the extent to which they had been achieved. the partners' objectives as formulated in the agreements and skorpset primary programme 2004 been produced. been signed, and guidelines for competency building have and Reform. A local agreement on weekly working hours has confirmed by the Ministry Government of Administration discussed, laid down by the Board and have now been finally the consultation staff committee. New regulations staff were the trade union, and a totaleight of meetings were held with Regular contact is maintained between the management and Staff activities and stores, and we are very pleased with the result. September. This has given us more space for offices, meeting bishment, the new premises were taken into use at the end of extensions to the premises and, following substantial refur the premises at Torggata 2. This new agreement incorporates A new lease was signed with Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap for Office premises management routines were examined. kok and Kampala were carried out in which all the financial on 1 July 2005. Administrative reviews the offices of in Bang its budget.of A new payroll and HR system was introduced ments on the annual accounts and the enterprise's execution the 2004of annual accounts. There were no significant com a review the administration of in connection with the audit payment cards. The Office the Auditorof General undertook Scanteam produced produced a
produced Norway's Fredskorpset youth program, study of td f h eut fselected the FredresultsStudy projects of of of . Change agents for development. A study of . This report took as its basis . This re - 20.04.2006 11:42:25 - - - - - Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind35 35 measures was prepared based on the following primary goals: now forms the part management of system. A programme of troduced in 2005 after a survey involving the entire staff. This Environmental management (the 'Green State' project) was in Environmental management rpset). Affairs) and Bernt H. Lund (on aid development and Fredsko mann (on the historythe Norwegian of Ministry Foreign of in Africa), Anne Julie Semb (on peace building), Iver B. Neu for Developing Countries), Jørn Lemvik (on capacity building (on the workNorfund, of the Norwegian Investment Fund the mobilisation women of in rural Zambia), Kjartan Stigen Africa), Jan Borgen (on corruption), Emily Joy Sikazwe (on profitable specialist lunchtime talks from Jon Bech (on South matic lunches was also continued in 2005, and we had highly Professor Jon-Roar Bjørkvold. The popular tradition the of local ownership; inspiration was provided by guest speaker partnerships, diversity as a challenge in training situations and involving discussions on topics such as success criteria in representatives in the South gathered for thematic days In May, the entire Norwegian together staff with FK's two - - - - Illustration: FK Norway’s environmental guidelines of any suchof bias insickness terms of absences and working bias in the distribution the genders, of we have no indications with two on leave. Although there may be said to be a slight are women and 11 are men. All these positions are full-time, ployees the Norwegian of Centre for Democracy Support), 16 the 27Of employees FK at of 31.12.2005 (excluding two em Equality of positionsof in the organisation is as follows: cy-building measures. The distribution the genders of in terms hours, or support for further education and other competen ■ ■ ■ ■ cooperation partners to communicate Green Responsibility to its Through its commitment, FK Norway will seek choice transport of and energy use of allpact procurements, of waste management, FK Norway will assess the environmental im our activities ronmentally friendly measures are prioritised in FK Norway’s management will ensure that envi assume “Green Responsibility” FKAll Norway’s of employees are obliged to Women Men
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FK Norway's annual report 2005 35 Part V Administration 36 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind36 36 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part V Administration Board comprises: quired their own representative. Following these changes, the from March 2005. Through this change, FK's also staff ac A number changes of were made to FK's Board with effect The BoardofFKNorwayin2005 Sacha Jotisalikorn, Regional Representative FK Regionaloffice, Asia Fikre Haile Meskel, Regional Representative FK Regionaloffice, Africa Lisa Brodshaug The MillenniumDevelopmentGoalsCampaign: Eva Langslet Anja Riiser The NorwegianCentreforDemocracy Support: Hans Inge Corneliussen deputy (staff representative) Hanne Marstrand Sten Rino Bonsaksen Jul-LarsenEyolf Nina Birkeland Vigdis Ravnøy Laila Dalhaug Deputies: Tutu Jacobsen representative) (staff Arne Sandnes Svein Fjellheim Nina Emaus Wenche Fladen Marianne Damhaug (Vice-Chair) Per Kristian Lunden (Chair) Permanent members: - FK Norway'semployeesin2005
Networks: Department ofCourses,Conferencesand Tonje Westbye (on leave) Per Steinar Moen Håkon Ødegaard (HeadDepartment) of Department ofCommunications: Jorunn Stokke Synnøve S. Seljeflot Saliou Kane Hans-Inge Corneliussen Kristine Ø. Alsvik Live Bjørge (HeadDepartment) of Department ofProgrammes: Stefan Midteide Helge Espe (Deputy Director General) Tor Elden (Director General) Jan Mathias Raaheim (conscientious objector) Martin S. Drevvatne (conscientious objector) Elisabet Nossen Sonade Mehta Berit Wærn Hansen Ine Birgitte Dalseg Grete Thingelstad (HeadDepartment) of Department of Administration: Solrun Samnøy (on leave) Øyvind Sunde (on contract) Anne Marit Træland (on contract) Maria Cristina Latini (on contract) Ellen Linde Jørn Henning Lien Tutu Jacobsen Kristine Hoddevik Kari Siwe Haugen Espen Marius Foss Marit Elverland Knut Jostein Berglyd (HeadDepartment) of 20.04.2006 11:42:26 Part VI Finances
Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind37 37 20.04.2006 11:42:26 38 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind38 38 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part VI Finances FK Norway Account 2930 2771 2770 2686 2680 2640 2630 2610 2600 2403 2402 2401 2400 1928 1799 1795 1721 1720 1571 1521 1520 2 1
Liabilities andequity Holiday payowingthisyear National insurancecontributionsonallocatedholidaypay National insurancecontributionsowing Pension allocation Net payrollpayments Allocated NIcontributions Pension deductions(2%) Attachment ofearnings Withholding tax Accounts payable,Cooperation Agreements Accounts payable,FeasibilityStudies Accounts payableabroad Accounts payableinNorway Result oftheyear Equity 01.01.2005 Assets Norges Bank Other temporaryreceivables Telephone deductions Advances toregionaloffice Asia Advances toregionaloffice Africa Salary advances Salary loanswithoutinterest Travel andsalaryadvances Text Financial Statement 2005 Balance sheet 52 322654 25 499152
-75 969172 77 821807 -2 458196 -1 19283 2 458196 1 395705 -626 171 -616 520 -931 076 -294 753 -504 013 648 270 348 327 -64 099 -10 000 -71 065 -14 526 18 000 41 833 11 098 -6 080 4 962 9 178 579 20.04.2006 11:42:27 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind39 39 Account 8800 4629 4625 4624 4623 4622 4621 4620 4619 4615 4614 4613 4612 4610 4611 467 466 465 464 463 462 461 8/9 7 6 5 4 3 Result for the year Total costs Total revenues Financial revenue and expenditure/Provisional account Other operating costs Management and operations Payroll costs Programme costs External network activities Partner/network meetings Preparatory courses Quality External programme support Cooperation Agreements, NDS Cooperation Agreements, FK South-South Latin America Cooperation Agreements, FK South-South Asia Cooperation Agreements, FK South-South Africa Cooperation Agreements, FK Senior Cooperation Agreements, FK Youth Cooperation Agreements, FK North-South Cooperation Agreements Feasibility Study NDS Feasibility Studies, FK South-South Latin America Feasibility Studies, FK South-South Asia Feasibility Studies, FK South-South Africa Feasibility Studies, FK Senior Feasibility Studies, FK Youth Feasibility Studies, FK North-South Feasibility Studies Revenues Appropriation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Text Profit andloss 132 003 645 149 775 866 149 775 866 175 275 018 149 775 866 151 415 334 10 177 736 15 854 428 21 849 294 74 823 673 25 499 152 15 173 793 2 712 701 6 585 813 1 648 602 3 701 755 2 718 756 6 149 020 2 304 067 2 101 231 6 647 913 1 047 446 3 609 273 -181 886 904 028 484 121 452 862 163 828 50 766 -2 453 0 20.04.2006 11:42:27
FK Norway's annual report 2005 39 Part VI Finances 40 Fredskorpset årsmelding 2005.ind40 40 FK Norway's annual report 2005 Part VI Finances as a whole, correspond to the year’s budget. administration and operations came to NOK 24.1 million and, that activity levels were as expected. Total costs for the payroll, other respects, the overall programme costs for the year show million, against NOK 114.2 million in the preceding year. In operation agreements were signed for a totalNOK 135.7 of since 2004. In 2005, agreements for feasibility studies and co FK Norway has increased its liabilities to cooperation partners The accounts for 2005 show a deficit NOK 25.5 of million. an opening balance NOK 4,379,749. of nium Development Goals Campaign NOK 250,000, of and Centre for Democracy Support, a transfer from the Millen the centre, and projects under the auspices the Norwegian of for Democracy Support NOK 4,525,866 of for operation of from the Ministry Foreign of Affairs to the Norwegian Centre Norway NOK 145,000,000, of cf. allocation letter; a transfer ation from the Norwegian Ministry Foreign of Affairs to FK Total available funds in 2005 consisted the annual of appropri enterprise’s operations in the financial year. The profit and loss account provides a representation the of Profit andloss a future cash requirement. sheet as liabilities to collaboration partners, and will represent agreement is signed, but unpaid balances appear in the balance multi-year agreements is accounted for in its entirety when the sibility study has been concluded. The total cost liability for for feasibility studies is disbursed in its entirety once the fea cordance with an agreed transfer plan. The contracted total the allocated funds are disbursed in the following year in ac the year in which the agreement is signed. The remainder of a certain proportion the contracted of total is disbursed in cooperation agreements with partners. This means that only commit funds for subsequent years through entering into On the basisits activities, of FK Norway is authorised to mental body with separate authority. taken the provisions of that apply to FK Norway as a govern Norway.of In preparing the Financial Statement, account is the guidelines issued by the Office the Auditorof General The Financial Statement for 2005 is prepared in line with Statement 2005 Comments ontheFinancial ------1.4 million. These funds are to cover payments in 2006 linked NOK 4.4 million, this produces liquidity at year-end NOK of just underof NOK 3 million. With an opening liquidity of bles, produces a negative cash flow from the year’s operations The year’s result, adjusted for changes in liabilities and receiva Liquidity agreements. year’s result. These are liabilities linked to signed cooperation Negative equity in 2004 increased further in 2005; see the the present year’s appropriation. National Insurance contributions are to be covered through ly approved by the Office the Auditorof General Norway. of The accounts laid for 2005 have been audited and provisional contributions for 2005 to be paid in January 2006. to holiday pay earned in 2005 and the 6 the following year for holiday pay and the 6 2005 in accordance with applicable regulations. Payments in suppliers, the balance sheet shows the provisions made in In addition to stating FK Norway’s liability to partners and Liabilities andequity in Africa and Asia for use as working capital for January 2006. Receivables derive from advances paid to the regional offices Receivables/bank deposits th instalment NI of th instalment of 20.04.2006 11:42:27 - - FK Norway's annual report 2005
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