Annual Report 2009
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Annual Report 2009 Annual Report 2009 This is the printable English version of Oxfam Novib’s online annual report 2009. The online report can be found at www.oxfamnovib.nl/jaarverslag. It is where the reader can search quickly by subject, region, etc. The site also contains videos and many illustrations to accompany the articles, as well as links to further information. The explanation to the Annual Account and the Annual Account itself are included in this PDF document. The reader can also find a separate PDF document of the Annual Account at www.oxfamnovib.nl/jaarverslag. Contents . 1 Report Oxfam Novib’s Board of Directors ........5 4.3 Global Co-operation .......................................... 48 4.3.1 Co-operation with partners ..................................48 2. About us ..............................................................9 4.3.2 International co-operation and lobby....................48 2.1 Our vision ............................................................ 9 2.2 Out method ......................................................... 9 5. Our work in the Netherlands ............................49 2.3 Five basic rights .................................................. 9 5.1 Private donors ................................................... 49 2.4 Vision of the Future ........................................... 10 5.2 Volunteers ......................................................... 53 5.3 Alliances ........................................................... 54 2.5 Our environment ............................................... 12 5.4 Co-operation in society ...................................... 55 2.6 Oxfam International ........................................... 13 5.5 Government and politics .................................... 57 2.7 Internal organisation .......................................... 15 5.6 Private sector .................................................... 58 2.7.1 Organisational chart ............................................15 5.7 Name recognition and the media ....................... 60 2.7.2 Human Resources ...............................................15 2.7.3 Works Council .....................................................16 6. Report of the Board of Supervision ................61 2.7.4 Corporate social responsibility .............................16 2.8 Learning organisation ........................................ 16 7. Round Table ......................................................65 2.8.1 Evaluations .........................................................16 2.8.2 Oxfam Novib’s Innovation Fund ...........................18 8. Finances ............................................................67 2.8.3 Sharing knowledge ..............................................18 8.1 Introduction to the Annual Account 2009 ............ 67 2.9 Important risks and their management ............... 19 8.2 Relevant Core Figures (in euro 1000) ..................70 2.10 Finances ........................................................... 20 9. Annual Account ................................................73 3. Results per right ...............................................21 3.1 Right to sustainable livelihood resources ........... 21 Annexes .....................................................................109 3.2 Right to basic social services ............................ 26 1 Composition governance bodies ........................109 3.3 Right to life and security .................................... 30 2 Statement of Accountability ...............................112 3.4 Right to social and political participation ............ 34 3.5 Right to identity ................................................. 38 4. Our work worldwide ..........................................43 4.1 Oxfam Novib’s map of the world ........................ 43 4.1.1 Spending per country and region .........................43 4.1.2 Investments in projects around the world.............44 4.2 Country and region highlighted .......................... 45 4.2.1 Portrait of Afghanistan .........................................45 4.2.2 Portrait of Bangladesh .........................................45 4.2.3 Portrait of the Democratic Republic Congo ..........46 4.2.4 Portrait of Mozambique .......................................46 4.2.5 Portrait of the occupied Palestinian territories .....46 4.2.6 Portrait of Nigeria ................................................47 4.2.7 Portraits of Latin America ....................................47 3 1. Report Oxfam Novib’s Board of Directors 2009: the year of shifts in global power Earlier that year the same Barack Obama took over the The events in 2009 will pursue us for many years to reins of power from George W. Bush. That undeniably come. The credit crisis unleashed in the fall of 2008 gave rise to hope and reduced international tensions. In caused the biggest global recession in eighty years in the person of the new Secretary of State the United 2009. Governments around the world tried to alleviate States assumed a more constructive position with regard the damage of an uncontrolled market through to development co-operation. It thus joined the battle unprecedented support operations. The confidence in the struggle the widespread rape of women in the global economy recovered somewhat when part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Unfortunately we power of the market was transferred to governments, and watched how US action abroad dropped due to the in some cases banks were even nationalised. attention political issues at home demanded, such as the handling of the recession and the introduction of a new The damage wrought by the global recession was felt healthcare system. There is a direct link between hardest in the poorest parts of the world. In sub-Sahara American foot-dragging on the (still) incomplete ‘Climate Africa for instance. In 2008 this region seemed to be Bill’ and the largely failed climate summit in Copenhagen. heading to an economic growth of 6 percent in 2009. The It is the poorest countries who will end up paying the recession nipped in the bud almost every new economic highest price of that failure. According to the World Bank development. The result was economic retrenchment and 80 percent of the impact of climate change is already impoverishment, because the population continued to coming down on developing countries. Especially small grow. And not just in sub-Sahara Africa. Worldwide the farmers, of whom 80 percent are women, often see their number of people daily going hungry grew to over 1 livelihood security and that of their families be washed billion. In 2009 it was therefore more important than ever away literally. to fight together with thousands of individuals and partner organisations for our ideal of a just world without poverty. The world will never again be what it was. The new Strengthening people’s self-reliance is a necessary pluriform power relations threaten the position of some condition for this. Fortunately some partner organisations countries, but also offer plenty of opportunities. In any were able to tell us that, despite the economic downturn, case, they force us to new analyses and a different people’s resilience is bigger than anticipated. approach to development issues. In 2009 we met these challenges by making sharper choices in finding strategic 2009 will also go on record as the year in which China alliance partners. They make up the core of a new fully broke through as a power of importance. Several multi-annual subsidy proposal to the Dutch government. other emerging economies are also rising in its wake, such as India, Brazil, South Africa and Russia. In 2009 With our power to innovate we will also respond to the not only did the G7 have to make way for the G20, a G2 debate on development co-operation. In part influenced also appears to have been borne, with China alongside by aid sceptics, but also due to the work of more the United States as economic superpowers. The shifting nuanced researchers, 2009 witnessed a lively debate on power relations were perhaps most clearly exemplified by the impact of aid and the (unintended) dependence it can the mostly failed climate summit in Copenhagen: create. As contribution to this debate Farah Karimi, American president Obama also literally had to barge executive director of Oxfam Novib, wrote the essay De into the Chinese delegation to save yet something of the Kracht van het Zelfdoen (the Power of DIY). In it she agreement. explained how Oxfam Novib fights, against the forces of Report Oxfam Novib’s Board of Directors 5 market fundamentalism, for sustainable development and prevented, but that developing countries get the global justice in a results-oriented fashion. opportunity to adapt to the effects of climate change. Partners in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe support farming men In the struggle against poverty and injustice our Southern and women in developing seeds, for instance, which can partners inspire and motivate us. They achieve, with our either make do with less water or can tolerate more support, concrete results under the most difficult water. With some success we have lobbied the Dutch circumstances. In 2009, despite crisis upon crisis, 2.4 government and European Union for more funding for million people saw improvements in their income and climate change adaptations. food security. In addition, 36.5 million children and adults received quality education, for instance from our partner Another activity of Oxfam International, alongside lobby Pratham