Trócaire, Maynooth, Trócaire, 50 King Street, Belfast, BT1 Co. Kildare, Ireland 6AD, Northern Ireland For the financial T: +353 (0)1 629 3333 T: +44 (0) 2890 808030 TRUSTEES’ REPORT year ended F: +353 (0)1 629 0661 F: +44 (0) 2890 808031 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 28 February 2018 www.trocaire.org AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Villagers of Nyarugeti village in Rwanda with the crops they are growing in community gardens supported by Trócaire. (Photo: Alan Whelan / Trócaire) OUR VISION Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected; where basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably; where people have control over their own lives and those in power act for the common good. We believe in the dignity and inalienable human rights of each person, regardless of their culture, ethnicity, gender or religion. As we work to achieve our vision, we practice the following values, both within our programmes and our relationships: solidarity, perseverance, accountability, participation and courage. To realise our vision, we work in partnership with local communities to deliver real change. Partnership means working HOW WE with individuals, communities and local organisations to help bring about the change they want to see in their lives. Fundamentally, partnership is about solidarity, respect and WORK empowerment. Our theory of change works at four different levels: • Empowering women and men to secure their basic rights • Mobilising communities and engaging leaders to build sustainable and resilient communities Annabel Butler (3), left, from • Strengthening civil society to challenge injustice Meath and Ruth Finneran (4) from Roscommon launching • Influencing those in power to create a fairer and more the Lenten Appeal. (Photo: Mark Stedman) sustainable world. 2 | Preface Trócaire Annual Report 2017/18 | 3 CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1: WHO WE ARE Chairman’s message 04 Executive Director’s message 06 Our work at a glance 08 Where we work 10 SECTION 2: WHAT WE DO Goals for a Just World Goal 1: Human rights & democratic space 14 Goal 2: Equitable access to and use of resources 17 Goal 3: Women’s empowerment 20 Goal 4: Protection of human dignity in humanitarian crises 23 Goal 5: People and leaders in Ireland acting for a just world 26 Goals for a Stronger Trócaire Goal 6: Innovation, learning and improvement 30 Goal 7: Effective partnerships 32 Goal 8: Increased scale and income 34 Goal 9: An accountable and effective organisation 36 SECTION 3: HOW WE’RE RUN Structure, governance and management 41 Financial review 57 Independent auditor’s report 63 Consolidated statement of financial activities 66 Consolidated balance sheet 67 Consolidated cash flow 68 Trust statement of financial activities 69 Trust balance sheet 70 Trust cash flow 71 Notes to the financial statements 72 Appendix 1: Charitable expenditure by country 99 Appendix 2: Top 50 grants to partners 100 Trustees and other information 102 Katherine Kalula, who helps to organise women’s empowerment workshops and trainings in Salima District, Malawi. (Photo: Bazar Productions/Trócaire) 4 | Chairman’s Message MERCY IN ACTION It is 45 years since the Bishops’ Conference of Ireland established an agency to tackle injustice overseas. That agency was Trócaire and its In Ireland, the work Trócaire work is as relevant today as it carries out, particularly in was in 1973. schools, has helped to shape the views of Irish people over Performing the duties of Chair generations. Compassion, of Trócaire is an honour. I am understanding and support for immensely proud of what the people in the developing world agency achieves. Last year are integral parts of Irish culture. alone 2.8 million people living in We should be very proud poverty and exclusion received of this. I have no doubt that vital support and assistance Trócaire has played a significant from Trócaire. role in fostering this culture of Trócaire is the Irish for compassion. ‘compassion’ and that simple I am constantly impressed by message continues to guide the the dedication and courage of work it performs in over twenty Trócaire’s staff. The work they do countries throughout Africa, would not be possible without Asia, Latin America and the the support of the public, but Middle East. the public should know that their Pope Francis speaks of the donations are in good hands. In Ireland, the work need to never lose sight of As Chair, I work closely with our compassion, solidarity and Trócaire carries out, senior staff and also my mercy. He reminds us, “today colleagues on the Board and the particularly in schools, we cannot be satisfied with various sub-committees of the simply being aware of the has helped to shape the Board to ensure the organisation problems faced by many of our is being run appropriately and views of Irish people brothers and sisters”. We must effectively. I have every faith over generations. act on this knowledge to create that this is the case. Huge effort a world free from injustice and goes into ensuring transparency, suffering. accountability and impact. The work Trócaire performs The stories told in this report are around the world is mercy in testament to the important work action. Parishes around the being done by Trócaire and to its country offer support for this impact. work on an ongoing basis. That support was increased last July when a national church William Crean collection raised €5m for Bishop of Cloyne Trócaire’s east Africa emergency Chair of the Board of Trócaire appeal. It was heartening to see Javier (12) pictured on the such a strong response from community football pitch that has been destroyed by flooding near San parishes to a dreadful situation. Pedro Sula, Honduras. Trócaire is working with local partners to help residents of this coastal community who are losing their home to rising sea levels. (Photo: Frank McGrath) 6 | Executive Director’s message Trócaire Annual Report 2017/18 | 7 areas to more integrated and We are also continuing to development. Irish Aid has long holistic programming. This deepen our engagement been regarded as a global leader A NEW PLAN FOR recognises that people face with communities in Ireland. in development and its support multiple and often intersecting Working with schools, parishes for Trócaire is vital. challenges. Our work must and other groups in Ireland NEW CHALLENGES respond by helping people is fundamental to Trócaire’s This October I will retire from to overcome these multiple work. That engagement builds Trócaire, having worked for The world is rapidly changing. Technology is changing how we interact, challenges. an understanding of global the organisation in a variety of justice throughout Ireland. It roles since 1991, including as both with each other and also with the wider world. Last year was the first full year of also generates the support Executive Director for the last implementation of the new plan that makes our work overseas five years. I want to pay tribute following significant realignment to Trócaire’s teams around Amid the positive benefits of 2017 was marked by a significant possible. of staff and programming to the the world whose dedication, these developments comes the growth in the numbers of people new priority programme areas. Last year was a year of commitment and courage helps dangers of misinformation and affected by the intersection of The financial year 2017/18 was incredible generosity from the to transform the lives of the the deliberate spreading of fear. drought and conflict. This was the first full year operating under Irish public. A total of €29.1m world’s most vulnerable people. This has profoundly impacted at its most alarming in South the new approach. was donated to our work. That Leading that team has been the structures which govern the Sudan and Somalia, where was underlined by donations of a great privilege. The person world. millions hovered close to famine. I am hugely encouraged by the €8.7m to our Lenten Appeal, an charged with leading Trócaire A national church collection progress we are making against Populism has led to an increase increase of €1.3m from 2016. over the coming years will inherit greatly bolstered Trócaire’s each goal area. Our programmes in xenophobia and a retreat from These donations are the lifeblood a strong and dynamic team that response to this crisis, helping overseas are delivering real and values of justice, compassion of our work. Much of this creates real change around the to keep people alive throughout tangible impact in the lives of and solidarity. Autocratic leaders support is driven by parishes. In world. Somalia, South Sudan, Kenya the poorest and most vulnerable. have become emboldened in particular, I want to pay tribute and Ethiopia. Last year, 2.8 million people’s their disregard for human rights. to clergy around the country lives were touched and improved The freedom and space for civil The reality of widespread who do so much to promote and by the support given to them society organisations to operate On a more positive note, an support Trócaire at parish level. displacement and conflict has by Trócaire. That is the core of is tightening in many countries. increased focus on gender grown significantly over the our work and, ultimately, it is I also want to acknowledge the This should be a concern for inequality, culminating in the course of 2017. The year saw the measure by which we judge strong support for our work everybody. Like a free press, a #MeToo movement, has created an unexpected growth in the ourselves. from Irish Aid, the Government’s free civil society is fundamental more discussion on structural Éamonn Meehan number of people forced by programme for overseas Executive Director to democracy.