Annual Report & Accounts

ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2018/19 1 CONTENTS 04 CEO’s introduction 06 The challenge 07 Theory of change 08 Where we work 10 Highlights of the year 12 How did we do? 14 Annual figures 16 Progress on our 2018/19 priorities 35 Looking ahead 42 Our supporters & our people FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 45 Trustee’s administrative report 47 Financial overview & strategy 49 Support & governance costs 52 Risk management & internal control 55 Structure, governance & management 58 Relationship with other organisations TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES, AUDITOR’S REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WELCOME TO BROOKE 62 Statement of trustees’ responsibilities 65 Auditor’s report 69 Financial statements 90 Contact addresses 2 3 I never fail to be moved and impressed by the impact Brooke makes. We work at every level to make a tangible difference to working horses, donkeys and mules, exposing hidden problems, identifying root causes and finding lasting solutions. In order to better address the scale of need within our cause, in 2016, we launched a bold new five-year strategy to deliver the twin goals of achieving sustainable improvement and global reach. Enabled by a substantial shift in the way we plan to achieve those aims, our progressive approach is one I’m very proud of and has earned us a place at the forefront of our field. Much of our ground-breaking work takes place behind the scenes. Three years ago, we played a pivotal role in influencing the UN to extend its definition of “livestock” to include animals who work to produce and distribute food, as well as those that provide it directly. This means the working horses, donkeys and mules we help now benefit from the policies and laws which help protect animals like cows, sheep and chickens. We opened up opportunities to benefit the lives of working equines still further. In 2017 we were granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This status gives Brooke new opportunities to share our expertise and influence how policies are shaped and implemented. In 2018, we updated our Theory of Change, which underpins Brooke’s work, to reflect an approach more aligned to international development practices. At the heart of our model is the recognition that the welfare of working horses, donkeys and mules depends on thriving communities of owners and stronger animal health systems, positioning our work more clearly within the international development context, supporting our strategic goal of reaching more animals by working in partnership. Acknowledging the critical role of people in the lives of their animals, Brooke continues to forge more partnerships with development organisations and foster further links with professional animal health networks. We are also placing a greater emphasis on empowering people in communities to promote and encourage better animal welfare among their neighbours. In ways like these, Brooke is delivering historic and lasting positive change to the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules and to the owners who depend on their hard labour for their own livelihoods. Together, we are making their vital and often unrecognised contribution – visible and valued to communities, government and global institutions. Because our approach works, it’s spreading from owner to owner, village to village, country to country – a ripple effect that is felt around the world. Thank you for all your support and for CEO’S INTRODUCTION joining us on this life-changing journey. Petra Ingram International Chief Executive 4 5 THE CHALLENGE OUR THEORY OF CHANGE Right now, an estimated 100 million working equines worldwide are transporting goods to market, working in the construction, agriculture and waste management industries, and operating as taxis. / Theory of Our research shows that although they are often families’ only source of income, it’s common for KE Cha them to endure poor welfare because of problems which are often preventable. ROO nge They are often abused, neglected and forced to toil in unimaginably difficult conditions. To B make matters worse, their capacity to support the communities dependant on them is severely undermined because working horses, donkeys and mules are overlooked and “invisible”. When an animal is sick or dies, people lose a vital asset, plunging them deeper into poverty. Brooke’s work has expanded considerably over the past five years. Currently we are reaching only around 2% of the animals who need us – so our focus is to increase reach and deliver greater value to the animals and their owners through a sustainable approach. THRIVING STRENGTHENED EQUINE OWNING SYSTEM FOR LIVELIHOODS COMMUNITIES ANIMAL WELFARE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT & RESILIENCE IMPROVEDIMPRO VEQUINEED OUR MISSION Strengthened WELFARE Improved policies, livelihoods & legislation and resilience of practice conducive TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE equine owning IMPACT to animal welfare WORKING HORSES, DONKEYS AND MULES communities (inclusive of equine) COMPASSION ANIMAL are implemented AROUND THE WORLD. WE RELIEVE THEIR & BEHAVIOUR HEALTH Improved behaviour & Strengthened existing IMMEDIATE SUFFERING AND CREATE LASTING compassion of equine animal health system CHANGE BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE, owners/users & society & services COMMUNITIES AND ORGANISATIONS. LON ES G TERM OUTCOM OUR VISION Sustainable improvements to equine welfare depend If an equine-owning community is equipped with the on recognising the complex relationship between knowledge, skills, resources and agency to realise its A WORLD IN WHICH WORKING HORSES, DONKEYS working horses, donkeys and mules, the communities rights, build resilience and support its households, it will who own them and the wider system they coexist in. thrive. When improved healthcare systems are coupled AND MULES ARE FREE FROM SUFFERING. Brooke believes change to human behaviour needs to with an increased demand for quality services, and laws happen at all levels, in order to transform the lives of that ensure they’re put into practice, we build a strong equines and the communities that rely on them. animal welfare system. Only when these conditions are fulfilled will the needs of both people and animals be adequately met. 6 7 WHERE WE WORK Brooke is a global organisation, with established branches, affiliates and sister organisations in ten countries and regions. We work extensively beyond the borders of our key countries, through partnerships and projects. HQ UK AFFILIATES Brooke East Africa Brooke India Brooke Pakistan BRANCHES Brooke Ethiopia Brooke West Africa Brooke Central America INNOVATION GRANT PROJECTS SISTER ORGANISATIONS from 2016 to present Brooke Hospital for Animals Egypt The innovation fund enables Brooke to trial Brooke Hospital for Animals Netherlands new ideas, learn and extend our reach and Brooke USA positively impact on the welfare of more working equines globally. CONTRACT PARTNERS OUR VALUES GUIDE OUR WORK WORLDWIDE WE ARE PROUD TO BE BROOKE. WE ARE DCA - Afghanistan (Dutch Committee for Afghanistan) Afghanistan Lesotho RESOURCEFUL, SHARE NEW IDEAS AND HELP Afghanaid - Afghanistan Burkina Faso Palestine ESAP - Guatemala Ethiopia Senegal EACH OTHER SUCCEED. TOGETHER WE MAKE India South Africa (Equinos Sanos para el Pueblo) Kenya South Sudan CHANGE HAPPEN. AHTCS - Nepal (Animal Health Training and Consultancy Service) 8 8 9 INDIA • 877 engagements to ensure medical supply HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR shops stock equine NEPAL medicines • South Asia Regional • 749 joint meetings PAKISTAN Workshop held on held between Equine environment, child • 515 brick kilns worked Welfare Groups in reaching 9,000 and bonded labour equine animals and animal welfare 1,679,612 1,094,857 in brick kilns working horses, donkeys and equine owners directly worked with • 702,657 equine animals benefit from mules directly worked with inclusion in livestock policy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province AFGHANISTAN • 10,135 new equine 7,000 3,900 8,500 owners worked with • New partnership with brick kilns worked in animal health communities Afghanaid launched providers mentored worked with GUATEMALA • 24,000 livestock animals and 1,590 families supported via emergency response to the Fuego volcano 62 98% eruption community of Brooke supporters are either fundraising groups satisfied or very satisfied with their experience as a Brooke supporter NICARAGUA • Role of working 90,232 12,900 equines in climate Brooke Supporters NEW Brooke supporters change agenda SENEGAL ETHIOPIA promoted to Central • 13 farriers training • 268 Community American Parliament sessions delivered animators trained • £860 is the average value equivalent of • New equine welfare paid and unpaid work service and training centre opened in carried out by equine EGYPT KENYA animals each year Oromia region 453 4 5 • 200 brick kilns • 9,345 members of pieces of peer reviewed research worked in National Network media coverage papers published presentations on Donkey Owners delivered supported to tackle the donkey hide trade • 8 inter-school donkey care clubs held 10 11 A Masai woman with a young donkey in the Turkana region of Kenya. HOW DID WE DO? BROOKE IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING ITS 2016-21 STRATEGIC GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT AND GLOBAL REACH PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR OVERARCHING GOALS Sustainable improvement Our first goal is to create sustainable change. By replacing free services that can foster dependency with a more holistic approach, we aim to deliver lasting welfare improvements for equines, and the communities that depend on them. We do this

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