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Handicap International CANADA ANNUAL REPORT CANADA ANNUAL REPORT 2016 1 The people Handicap International and its partners reached in 2016* Bijou Yakusu demines in the Kisangani region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © Kelvin Batumike / Handicap International 599,534 915,608 Mine action and Prevention and other weapons Health A mother holds her baby during a vaccination at a health center in Togo. 235,679 132,774 © Régis Binard / Basic needs*** Rehabilitation Handicap International Co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Handicap International works with people with disabilities and 233,779 other vulnerable populations Inclusion living in situations of poverty, exclusion, confl ict, and disaster. We take action and bear witness We are grateful to the to respond to their essential A boy with an intellectual needs, improve their living disability at a school in Dire benefi ciaries who have conditions, and promote respect Dawa, Ethopia learns the alphabet. given us permission to for their dignity and rights.** © Julia McGeown / share their stories. Handicap International *NB: Data not exhaustive. People may be counted more than once if they have directly benefi ted from more than one service or activity. **From this page on, the report uses “Handicap International” to refer to the global Handicap International network, which includes the Handicap International Federation, eight national associations, Wiam, 4, a Syrian refugee, Handicap International’s logistics and program offi ces in 56 countries. receives rehabilitation support team supplies aid to a remote area in *** Water, sanitation, shelter, livelihoods from Handicap International south Haiti, after Hurricane Matthew. Source: Handicap International in Lebanon. © Till Mayer / © Handicap International Handicap International 2 HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL In order to continue to enhance our intrinsically linked to the engagement of our contributions to the mission of the staff members, we introduced an extensive HI Federation, our Canadian chapter training program for our managers in 2016, strengthened various partnerships through based on a model of learning, support the course of 2016. In April, we established and experience-sharing. We also launched a permanent presence in Ottawa for the a “lean-management” project, aimed at fi rst time in order to engage more directly simplifying our operating procedures to with the federal Government, sectorial optimize our time and energy. networks, and other Canadian NGOs. During the summer, we tightened our ties with the Demonstrating the impact of our actions US branch of HI to improve our effi ciency is another critical element of our reforms. and to enhance our common voice. And we With funding from the Ikea Foundation, HI continued to nourish our relationships with has developed ScoPeO (Score of Perceived our programs in Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia and Outcomes) and ScoPeO kids. These tools Haiti to promote and develop our work in the enable us to measure the quality of life of Americas. our benefi ciaries - adults, young people and children; regardless of their gender, age, or On the policy side, we actively contributed the cultural context in which they live. This is Dear Friends, to the International Assistance Review an exciting advancement enabling the use of launched by the Minister for International quality of life as a measurable indicator for Development and La Francophonie in May. positive change. Our contributions included face-to-face As you know, 2016 was another year We have also agreed to act as the lead engagement in the consultation process agency in a number of activities implemented of tremendous struggle for vulnerable as well as the submission of a written individuals and communities worldwide. in cooperation with other humanitarian aid contribution illustrating our vision for an actors. We are currently leading a number of We hope that as you read this report you inclusive Canadian international assistance will see how, whether in response to natural major new consortia (as in Mali, for example) policy. Later in the year, we ramped up our in which a large number of local and disasters or those with human origins, ongoing fi ght against landmines, cluster we – at Handicap International (HI) - have international partners work together under munitions and the use of explosive weapons our supervision. maintained the support and protection needs in populated areas thanks to the presence of of these most vulnerable people at the heart colleagues from Colombia and from France Finally, to help us fulfi l our ambitions, 2016 of our work. who engaged with Canadian stakeholders in saw the review of the HI brand. As a result, Ottawa and in Toronto. from early 2018, our organization will adopt Whether in response to the emergencies at a new, more aspirational, name that will pave the top of the evening news, such work in At the global level, 2016 saw the launch the way for welcoming yet more partners, the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, or for of our new ten-year strategy which will alliances, and support under a new banner. those less recognized responses, such as bring about major transformation in our supporting mental health in Madagascar, organization in order to enhance and broaden we are fortunate to have received wide- our mission, enabling us to address the ranging support. Support has come from sharply escalating needs we are witnessing Global Affairs Canada, Québec International worldwide, while further increasing our Development Program, UNIFOR and other organizational effi ciency to respond to these Canadian organisations and individuals who future challenges most effectively. fi rmly believe that the inclusion of persons Marie-José Surpris Jérôme Bobin with disabilities deserves particular attention. Because our strategy’s success is President Executive director HANDICAP HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL (HI) OUT OF 3,233 INTERNATIONAL NETWORK PEOPLE WORKING FOR (HI) CANADA HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL... BOARD Handicap International (HI) Canada, a registered charity OF DIRECTORS* under number 889147401RR0001, is a member of the HI Network, which includes the HI Federation headquartered Marie-José Surpris, President in Lyon, France, and eight national associations. 2,522 ARE LOCALLY Luc Forget, Vice-president HI Canada and the national associations in Belgium, HIRED IN THE COUNTRY OF Guy Dufour, Treasurer France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the U.K. INTERVENTION* Colin Newhouse, Secretary and the U.S. raise funds and awareness in support of Marie-Josée Filteau programs in 56 countries. The HI Federation implemented François Bosher 337 projects in 2016. *Staff is expressed as annual equivalent full-time positions Pierre Léonard *as of December 31, 2016 CANADA ANNUAL REPORT 2016 3 Thanks to You GIFTS THAT CHANGE LIVES Chetra, seven, can run and play with his friends with his new leg provided by our donors. © S. de Groeve / Handicap International Handicap International (HI) Canada is Foundations that have fi nancially participated extremely grateful for the support it received in our 2016 campaigns* in 2016. Your donations have allowed us, * This list is not exhaustive, some partners as an organization, to expand our activities preferring to remain anonymous. around the world, providing relief for many benefi ciaries. The entire team warmly thanks our partners, the religious congregations, Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario the foundations, and our government donors ETFO without whom we could not function. Frank J. Flaman Foundation Organization that sincerely believe in collective F.K. Morrow Foundation work, HI Canada would also like to thank all our employees, both at home and abroad, and our Fondation Edward Assh many volunteers whose determination drives us Mohammed Kanwal Family Foundation to always deliver the best of ourselves. In 2016, our collective impact was most decisive for Fondation Isabelle Pelletier thousands of people in vulnerable situations in Maison Générale des Ursulines countries ravaged by conflict, natural disasters Centraide of Greater Montreal or poverty. Foundation of Greater Montreal INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS 4 HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL THE AMBASSADOR AND THE GENERAL CONSUL OF FRANCE In 2016, representatives of France in Canada expressed interest in Handicap International (HI), organization that was born in Lyon, France, 35 years ago (1982). In January, the French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis visited the organization’s premises in Montreal, at the Maison du Développement Durable, to discuss the impact of climate change on the planet and on the This year most vulnerable populations. In November, Catherine Feuillet, the French Consul General in Montreal, celebrated the presence in in Canada Montreal of the co-founder of the organization, Dr. Jean- Baptiste Richardier, with partners and friends of HI, like actor Anthony Lemke or singer Diane Tell. © Agata Turbanska -Liautaud / Handicap International A LANDMINE SURVIVOR VISITS CANADA At the end of October, Luz Dari, a Colombian landmine survivor, visited Canada and met with several interlocutors in Ottawa, such as Karina Gould, then Parliamentary Secretary to the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and Francophonie, and His Excellency Nicolas Lloreda, Ambassador of Colombia to Canada. In addition, Luz Dari testifi ed at the 20th anniversary conference of the Ottawa Process, organized by the Canadian Landmine Foundation in Toronto, where she met with the Hon. Minister Stéphane Dion, then Minister of Foreign