25 Years of The Carter Center Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope. Annual Report 2005–2006 25 The Carter Center 1994 The Year in Review inReview The Year .. 16 Under ThreatofArrest More ThanaMap.. 12 for Voting Hope . 10 with Peace Justice . ..6 Center Advances Programs Peace Chairman . 5 Director andthe theExecutive From President Jimmy Carter 4 A MessageFrom at a Glance . 2 The CarterCenter . 14 Senior Staff Interns . 35 Staff inReview.The Year . 30 In the Wake of Disaster 28 ChildrenWeak . 26 Vialsand Red a Pay Goat . 24 Step IntoPond, Healthier Futures . 20 Center Builds Health Programs . 35 1 9 9 6 Legacy CircleLegacy . 59 Ambassadors Circle. 50 Donors 2005–2006 . 38 $1 MillionorMore.. 37 Lifetime Givingof Donors WithCumulative Our Donors . 36 A MessageAbout Philanthropy M a r i o T a p i a Mission Statement . Board ofT StatementsFinancial . 65 Founders . 64 Board ofCouncilors.. 61 Founders Councilors and ..inside back cover ..back cover 2 rustees . 0 0 4 Joshua Estey Cover: Emily Staub; Vanessa Vick; Jian Yi; Deborah Hakes Cover: Emily Staub; Vanessa Vick; Jian Yi; Deborah Hakes Emily Staub “The Carter Center hope isborn.” themselves, believe in When people their ownlives. need toimprove knowledge they them thetoolsand themselves, offering helps othershelp —Jimmy Carter 1 North America 1 Canada 2 Mexico 3 3 United States 2 6 10 Caribbean and 7 Central America 4 11 4 Belize 9 Guatemala 9 5 Costa Rica 10 Haiti 8 12 The Carter 6 Cuba 11 Jamaica 13 5 7 Dominican 12 Nicaragua 24 20 Republic 13 Panama 23 8 El Salvador 18 Center at 19 YEARS 22 South America 16 a Glance 25 14 Argentina 15 Bolivia 16 Brazil The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former 17 Chile 15 U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, 18 Colombia to advance peace and health worldwide. A non- 19 Ecuador 21 governmental organization, the Center has helped 20 Guyana to improve life for people in more than 65 countries 21 Paraguay 17 by resolving conflicts, advancing democracy and 22 Peru human rights, preventing diseases, diminishing the 23 Suriname 14 stigma of mental illnesses, and teaching farmers to 24 Venezuela increase crop production. The Carter Center has a staff of 160 and an annual budget of $49.1 million. 2 28 27 Europe 26 25 Albania 26 Bosnia 25 69 27 Estonia 61 28 Russia 64 59 60 70 58 68 Asia Oceania 63 63 Bangladesh 72 New Zealand 66 64 China 44 43 65 East Timor 46 36 66 India 49 33 53 62 30 67 Indonesia 39 68 Nepal 29 47 Middle East 50 34 55 37 71 69 North Korea 58 Egypt 70 Pakistan 41 38 32 59 Israel and 71 Sri Lanka 51 the Palestinian 56 40 Territories 48 35 60 Jordan 31 61 Syria 67 54 62 Yemen Africa 65 42 29 Benin 57 30 Burkina Faso 45 31 Burundi 32 Cameroon 33 Chad Legend 34 Cote d’Ivoire I Peace Programs I 35 Democratic 52 Health Programs Republic of I Peace and Health the Congo Programs I 36 Eritrea No Activity 72 37 Ethiopia 44 Mauritania 51 Somalia 38 Ghana 45 Mozambique 52 South Africa 39 Guinea 46 Niger 53 Sudan 40 Kenya 47 Nigeria 54 Tanzania 41 Liberia 48 Rwanda 55 Togo 42 Malawi 49 Senegal 56 Uganda 43 Mali 50 Sierra Leone 57 Zambia 3 4 President Jimmy Carter Jimmy President A Message From From Message A 1 9 8 8 The Carter Center Emily Staub s e k a From the Executive Director and the Chairman H h a r o b e D f the past is prologue, a future filled with oppor- human rights, and the basic quality of life for many tunity to tangibly improve life for the poorest of populations living in abject poverty worldwide. Ithe world’s people awaits The Carter Center and The result is a new ambitious model of non- its partners in the next 25 years. governmental organization taking a holistic President and Mrs. Carter often tell the story approach by simultaneously advancing human of the Center’s founding in 1982, when they rights and alleviating human suffering. Most of this envisioned it as a retreat where people could work is in Africa and Latin America, regions either come to resolve conflicts. That happened. But neglected by Western governmental and social with experience, the Carters realized world peace agencies or that struggle to end conflict and r e t n requires more than a resolution of existing conflicts. maintain stable systems of governance. e C r e t People must be empowered to determine During our first 25 years, the Carters’ vision has r a C e their own futures through self-governance, have been translated into action and results, pioneering h T equitable access to health care and adequate food innovative and effective approaches to conflict to feed their families, and enjoy a guarantee of resolution, strengthening democracy, and prevent- human rights in order to build and sustain hope ing disease on massive scales. Hundreds of millions for the future. of citizens have cast their first votes in fair elec- By our second decade, the Center’s official tions under the watch of Carter Center observers mission grew to encompass the promotion of a and now enjoy a meaningful voice in how they are broader range of human rights. A new descriptor governed. Just as many people no longer suffer from for our mission—“Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. diseases we have helped them learn to prevent. Building Hope.”—communicated simply what is a Let’s celebrate the past by advancing into complex relationship between peace, respect for the future with the now certain knowledge that, working together, we truly can shape a better world for future generations. Top: John Hardman, executive director of The Carter Center, asks a voter a question while observing Palestinian elections in January 2006. Above: John Moores, chairman of the board of trustees, greets several children in Ethiopia. John Hardman John Moores Executive Director Chairman 5 rsary 25th Annive A Look Back: Center E Advances Peace with Justice he Carter Center’s peace programs have helped individuals gain freedom and nations secureT democracy across the globe in the belief that President Carter and Carter Center staff showed human rights, credible elections, and rule of law that nongovernmental actors could fill the media- are vital for preventing deadly conflict. tion gap, advancing peace in Ethiopia, Eritrea, When formal diplomacy failed, or when inter Liberia, Sudan, Uganda, the Great Lakes region of C national organizations would not intervene in Africa, the Korean Peninsula, Haiti, and Bosnia- - conflicts between their member states, Herzegovina. As more countries turned to free elections to resolve internal power struggles, The Carter r e 94 t 19 n Center pioneered the field of election observation, e C r monitoring more than 67 national elections in 26 e t r a C countries to help deter fraud, reassure voters they e h T could safely and secretly cast their ballots, and give A people confidence their votes would count. Beyond elections, the Center nurtured the growth of national democratic institutions to help ensure respect for rule of law government decisions, and fair, open access and to transparent resources to compete for public office. Program staff also E worked to strengthen the U.N. human rights system and the International Criminal Court, so international law may preserve the universal human rights upholding the dignity and worth of individuals. President Carter and Kim Il Sung in North Korea The following timeline provides a brief look at the Center’s 25 years of waging peace. P 6 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 r 8 e 99 t 1 n e C r e t r a C e h T China village elections n m 7 e 199 t S . H y r o g e r G 89 2519 r e t n e C r e t r a C e h T Liberia elections 7 s tion lec a e am Pan 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 a i l g i r a u G n i t s u J Through 25 years, Carter Center programs have shown that creating a world at peace is a possible journey, taken one step at a time, and an inspiration for generations to come. E 1983 Middle East consultation of leaders and scholars seeks to resolve conflict and promote peace with justice. 1985 International security and arms Indone 1999 sia ele ctions control conference issues recommendations on U.S.-Soviet nuclear arsenals and policies. 1989 Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas undertakes the first election observation C Center’s , in Panama, and denounces the process as fraudulent. 1990 The Center’s first Global Development Forum brings to the table the U.N. secretary-general, donors, and leaders of 9 developing nations seeking strategies and policies for the 99 1 most effective use of foreign aid. 1994 President Carter undertakes peace initiatives that lead to A resumption of dialogue between North Korea and the United States, help Haiti avert a U.S.-led invasion, and produce a four-month cease-fire between Bosnian Muslims and Serbs in the former Yugoslavia. 1995 A summit of presidents from the Great Lakes region of Africa examines means to begin the safe return of Rwandan r E e t n e refugees; stop the cycle of violence in Burundi; and promote C r ent e m t ee peace, reconciliation, and justice in the region.