Annual Report 2009 the Rockwool Foundation
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Annu Al report 2009 the rockwool foundAtion A NNUAL REpoRT 2009 THE RockWooL FoUNDATIoN 5 t Able of contents 4 introduction 32 how much time and money do danes spend on A message from the Board and Management their children? The first results from Families and Children, the 6 research and practical interventions new research area go hand in hand The principles behind the activities of the 34 A match of people and peace Foundation Football for children in Lebanon is helping to bring communities together 8 saving to survive How access to small loans can help the rural 38 into the nature of entrepreneurship population of Malawi Every year newly established companies create more than 60,000 jobs in Denmark 14 stringent legislation on foreigners. the facts. What has the more stringent Danish legislation 41 one book to sum it all up on foreigners meant for immigration? An overview of the Research Unit’s immigration research for an international readership 16 it spreads! ”Super-farmers” in Tanzania are teaching others 42 A lifeline provided by the local people themselves 20 they need to be listened to and taken Assisting Zambian communities in taking better seriously! care of orphaned children and HIV/AIDS patients New Danish website for the psychologically vulnerable 46 undeclared work in denmark and Germany: Any differences? 23 beyond assumptions and myths New information on undeclared work in Research results on recent immigration from Denmark and Germany will be available in 2010 Eastern Europe to Denmark 48 healthy children in healthy schools should lead 24 M asterclass in integration to a healthy society A Danish school is teaching the lesson of The Healthy Schools Network in Denmark now integration involves 80,000 children! 26 would it pay to help refugees find homes? 52 the new website Research study: the cost of homelessness in Information about activities, publications and Denmark how to apply for funding 28 can children’s television unite a country? 53 information about the rockwool foundation International peace building in Lebanon A NNUAL REpoRT 2009 6 THE RockWooL FoUNDATIoN AnnuAl report 2009 During 2009 the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit has eastward expansion of the EU) examined the conse- worked on 32 projects, 3 of which were completed dur- quences of ten Eastern European countries joining the EU ing the year. Also within the area of practical interventions in 2004 and 2007, thus gaining access for their citizens to 2009 was a busy year, launching new and managing a total the Danish labour market. See page 23. of 9 interventions. The involvement of researchers from the Research Unit in the impact evaluation of the practical The project Immigration policy, immigration patterns and intervention projects was further developed during 2009. assimilation revealed a number of consequences of the more stringent Danish immigration legislation introduced In numerical terms the Rockwool Foundation made dona- in 2000 and 2002. See page 14. tions totalling Dkk 14.5 million in 2009, compared to Dkk 61.6 million and Dkk 33 million in the previous two years. The project Forældres brug af tid og penge på deres børn Income before donations was Dkk 50.9 million. Net finan- (parents’ expenditure of time and money on their chil- cial assets at the end of 2009 totalled Dkk 3.1 billion. dren) represented the first publication to come out of the Rockwool Foundation’s new research area Families and t he research unit children. See page 32. For the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit, 2009 was a year marked by a large number of publications, includ- In 2010, a project will be launched to assess the effect of a ing three books, nine study papers and four issues of the reduction in Danish marginal income tax rates in 2010 on Newsletter. Two well-attended press conferences were the supply of undeclared work in the country. held, at which publications were launched. Another new project, entitled Health, time use and con- The project entitled Det danske arbejdsmarked og EU- sumption, aims at achieving a deeper understanding of udvidelsen mod øst (The Danish labour market and the what happens in families that promotes or discourages A NNUAL REpoRT 2009 THE RockWooL FoUNDATIoN 7 The Board and the Management. Front row (from left): Tom Kähler (Chairman), Mogens Lykketoft, Anders Eldrup. Second row (from left): Søren Kähler, Lise-Lotte Kähler, Klaus Franz, Henning Christophersen, Elin Schmidt (President), Bo Kähler, Lars Nørby Johansen (Deputy Chairman) and Connie Enghus. good health among the family members. Furthermore, p eacemaking through a TV series for children in Lebanon new information on undeclared work in Denmark and (programme area: International peace Building), page 28. Germany will become available in 2010. The article “Unde- clared work in Denmark and Germany: Any differences?” peacemaking through football for children in Lebanon on page 46 provides an update on the Rockwool Founda- (programme area: International peace Building), page 34. tion’s work started during the 1990s on collecting data on the incidence and extent of undeclared work in a modern putting health on the agenda in Danish schools (pro- tax-financed society. gramme area: Health Interventions), page 48. r esearch outside the research unit Descriptions of the individual programme areas and the With regard to external research, a press conference was reasoning behind the prioritisation of activities can be held to present the results of a research project examining found at the Foundation’s website www.rockwoolfonden. who the entrepreneurs behind new Danish companies are, dk/programme+areas. and what factors determine their success or failure. See page 38. d onations for smaller individual projects During the year, the Foundation received and processed s ocial entrepreneurship – interventional projects around 1,400 applications within the category “Donations The identification of social entrepreneurs, and the sup- for smaller individual projects”. of these applications, the port of social entrepreneurs in running effective projects Foundation approved a total of 6. An example of a project to combat poverty in developing countries or to provide supported by the Foundation with a small individual dona- better living conditions in both developed and developing tion is described in the article “They need to be listened to countries, remain important areas of activity for the Foun- and taken seriously” on page 20. dation. Social Entrepreneurship focuses on four strategic programme areas: Food Security & poverty Alleviation, t hanks from the board and the Management Social capacity Building, International peace Building The Board and the Management wish to express their and Health Interventions. Examples of the efforts of the gratitude to all the external researchers and organisations Rockwool Foundation to make a difference through prac- with whom the Foundation has co-operated, to the mem- tical projects are presented through articles on selected bers of the programme committee, and to all the staff for projects within each of the four programme areas. their fine work during the past year. Rockwool Initiative for poverty Alleviation in Tanzania (RIpAT) (programme area: Food Security & poverty Alleviation), page 16. Establishing savings and loan groups in Malawi (pro- gramme area: Food Security & poverty Alleviation), page 8. Help to self-help for HIV/ AIDS affected families and orphans in Zambia (programme area: Social capacity Building), page 42. Enabling Danish schools to do better on integration and inclusion (programme area: Social capacity Building), page 24. Tom Kähler, Chairman Elin Schmidt, President A NNUAL REpoRT 2009 8 THE RockWooL FoUNDATIoN r eseArch AND pr ActicAl interventions Go hand in hand The two areas of operation problems. The work with provides a good basis for for the Rockwool Founda- practical interventions developing effective and tion are academic research involves experimenting sustainable methods and and practical intervention with possible solutions. Re- thereby making real im- projects. The Rockwool searchers carefully evaluate provements to life in both Foundation wishes to con- the results and impact of poor and wealthy socie- tribute to finding sustain- the practical interventions. ties. able and constructive solu- We believe that the interac- tions to problems faced by tion between research and societies. In our research practical interventions work, we make our contri- bution through conduct- ing independent research that investigates specific Elin Schmidt, President Torben Tranæs, Professor Research Director A NNUAL REpoRT 2009 THE RockWooL FoUNDATIoN 9 reseArch and pr ActicAl interventions Go hand in hand r eseArch AreAs / Work and the Welfare State / Families and children / Migration and Integration / Black Activities and the Law of the Land The objective of the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit is to use its independent status to produce new, empirically-based analyses related to the current problems faced by modern society. The Rockwool Foundation takes it to be self-evident that a deep insight into the nature of a problem is a prerequisite for its solution. PRO GrAMMe AreAs for prActicAl interventions / Food Security and poverty Alleviation / Social capacity Building / International peace Building / Health Interventions The Rockwool Foundation initiates and implements practical interventions within four strategic programme areas. The aim is to achieve lasting and sustainable improvements in both rich and poor societies. The