THE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2016

COALITIONS FOR

CHANGE photo: Adam Scotti/One Young World CONTENT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 TABLE OF

WORDS OF WELCOME 3

OVERVIEW BY ALAN DOSS 5

MAP OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016 7

COMBATTING HUNGER 11

MEDIATION AND CRISIS RESOLUTION 15

PROMOTING YOUTH LEADERSHIP 19

BUILDING LASTING PEACE 25

SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS WITH INTEGRITY 29

CHANGING DRUG POLICY 35

BEHIND THE SCENES 39

CONTENTS 3 WORDS OF WELCOME WORDS OF WELCOME 4

LEADERSHIP AND POLITICAL WILL: THESE ARE THE TWO INDISPENSABLE INGREDIENTS OF PROGRESS.

They are crucial if we are to successfully over- come the most intractable threats to peace, development and human rights that confront us today and in tomorrow’s world. But mobi- lising leadership to achieve political change is much more than just engaging with political leaders and parties, important though that may be. We should remember that leaders can This report shows how our Foundation is be found in all communities, in all corners of teaming up with young people to surmount society, and in every country. Young people, for one of the most critical problems of our times instance, may not move in the highest circles of – the threat of extremist violence. Without government, but they share the experiences of mobilising political will, we will fail to meet the their peers, speak their language and engage challenges of our times. This begins with on the same social platforms. Working with identifying the right leaders who can make a young leaders can often be more effective in difference in their particular field. All of us can securing change than talking to presidents or become a part of this global ambition. prime ministers. Leadership is local. So I urge everyone – young and old – to become leaders for the change we need to make the world a fairer and more peaceful place.

Sincerely,

Kofi Annan Founder and Chair photo: Sandra Ardizzone Sandra photo: 5 OVERVIEW BY ALAN DOSS OVERVIEW BY ALAN DOSS 6

(See Extremely Together on page 19 for more details). The guide was released in 2017 and we are currently working on a second phase with OVERVIEW BY our young leaders, who will extend and share their experience with other young people in Africa, Asia and Europe. These coalitions are informal networks of A prominent group of former world leaders institutions and individuals that we convene to has joined our Electoral Integrity Initiative: from focus on specific threats to peace, develop- Madeleine Albright and Gordon Brown to AS A SMALL FOUNDATION, WE PURSUE ment and human rights. Ernesto Zedillo and Susilo Bambang Yudhono OUR CORE GOALS THROUGH BUILDING One such “coalition for change” is the Advisory among many others; all have committed to “COALITIONS FOR CHANGE”. Commission on Rakhine State, set up by the using their political weight to ensure that Government of with the support of elections deepen rather than disrupt democracy the Kofi Annan Foundation. The Advisory (See Electoral Integrity Initiative on page 29 for Commission, chaired by Kofi Annan, brings more details). None of this work would be pos- together six Myanmar and three international sible without the support of our partners and commissioners. Its mandate is to review and funders. We need their inspired and generous make recommendations on how to tackle the leadership and we thank them all for their poverty, social exclusion, religious conflict and commitment to our common goal: a fairer and violence in Rakhine state, one of the poorest more peaceful world. in the country. The final recommendations of the Commission are expected in the summer of 2017. Sincerely, In the case of our African Food Systems Initiative, the leaders of this project come from Alan Doss the corporate and development worlds. They Executive Director are working with us to find ways to help African smallholder farmers lift themselves and their communities out of poverty. (See African Food Systems Initiative on page 11 for more details). A very different set of leaders is driving “Extremely Together”. For this initiative, we sought out ten remarkable young people under the age of 30, who have been active in countering violent extremism in their own communities. We mandated them to pool their knowledge and to produce the world’s first ever guide by young people for young ALAN DOSS people on countering violent extremism photo: David Magnusson/Interpeace David photo: 7 MAP OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016 8

MAP OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016

NORWAY Promoting Youth Leadership

CANADA UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY Promoting Promoting Youth Leadership Promoting Youth Leadership Youth Leadership Supporting Democracy and Elections with Integrity Mediation and SYRIA UNITED STATES Crisis Resolution Supporting Democracy Supporting Democracy and Elections with Integrity and Elections with Integrity LIBYA PAKISTAN WEST AFRICA Promoting Youth Leadership Promoting MYANMAR Changing Drug Policy Youth Leadership Mediation and NIGERIA Crisis Resolution Promoting Youth Leadership SOMALIA THE PHILIPPINES Promoting Combatting Hunger Promoting Youth Leadership COLUMBIA GHANA Youth Leadership Colombian peace process Supporting Democracy UGANDA and Elections with Integrity Promoting Youth Leadership

ZAMBIA Supporting Democracy and Elections with Integrity Combatting Hunger

SOUTH AFRICA UNDP high-level seminar 9 MAP OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016 MAP OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016 10

OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016

CANADA Extremely Together shared counter- GHANA The Electoral Integrity Initiative worked extremism strategies at the One Young World to support free, fair, and peaceful elections in conference in Ottawa. December 2016.

UNITED STATES The EII launched its policy UGANDA Extremely Together’s Ndugwa Hassan paper, “Access to justice and elections with trains teachers, Imams and young people in integrity”, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. countering violent extremism.

COLOMBIA The Foundation supported the SOMALIA Extremely Together young leader Colombian peace process. Ilwad Elman works to deradicalise members of Al Shabaab and promote gender equality in UNITED KINGDOM Extremely Together’s SWITZERLAND The EII launched its policy Africa. Fatima Zaman works to research and advise on brief, “Changing term limits: an electoral counter-extremism policy. perspective” in Geneva, Switzerland. LIBYA Extremely Together young leader Hajer WEST AFRICA The West Africa Drug Policy The Advisory Commission on Rakhine State Sharief engages women and young people in Network worked to influence the dialogue on NORWAY Extremely Together’s Bjørn Ihler met for consultations in Geneva, Switzerland. peace building. drug policy throughout the region. seeks creative ways to counter extreme right- wing narratives. NIGERIA Extremely Together’s Jonathan Obajeun SYRIA/UAE Syrian refugee and Extremely PAKISTAN Extremely Together’s Syed Ali Abbas advocates for education-based solutions to Together young leader Zaid Al Rayes aims to Zaidi focuses on the role of civil society to GERMANY Extremely Together’s Mimoun prevent radicalisation and extremism. create economic opportunities for the young counter extremism. Berrissoun works with young people affected With our partners we work with smallholder to show alternatives violent extremism. by extremism. farmers to increase productivity and improve THE PHILIPPINES Extremely Together’s Arizza access to local markets for food. SOUTH AFRICA We presented our work on Nocum strives to promote education and inter- truth commissions and peace processes at the faith dialogue to prevent extremism. ZAMBIA With our partners we help small- UNDP high-level seminar on conflict preven- holder farmers feed themselves and sell their tion, dialogue and reconciliation in Africa. MYANMAR In partnership with the Govern- surpluses at market rates. ment of Myanmar, we established the Advisory Through the Electoral Integrity Initiative, we Commission on Rakhine State to make recom- sought to reduce the risk of violence during the mendations for a fairer, more peaceful future elections in August 2016. for all communities of Rakhine State in western Myanmar. 11 COMBATTING HUNGER 12

AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS INITIATIVE

COMBATTING HUNGER

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The potential of African agriculture is as immense as the continent is large. However, that potential will only be realised when African governments put pro-agriculture policies in place and agricultural investment – both public and private – is significantly increased. The Foundation is working with a range of partners ACTIVITIES – policymakers, aid donors, corporate leaders, and members of civil society – to make that IN 2017 happen. The Foundation, through its African Food Systems Initiative (AFSI), has promoted sustain- able livelihoods in rural areas by connecting ONE farmers to markets and the food value chain in Continue to mobilise political, business and civil Zambia and Nigeria. In 2016, these two society actors in support of productive food countries served as test beds to increase policies and increased investment in African food productivity, help smallholders build profitable systems and smallholder-based agriculture. businesses and develop strategies for agricul- tural development that may be effective in TWO other parts of the continent. Mr Annan is a Contribute to building stronger and healthier strong and committed advocate of African communities in Africa by encouraging financial agriculture. He has stressed the need for and policy commitments on nutrition. increased and sustained investment in small holder agriculture and family nutrition. He has THREE continually pointed to the existential dangers As a World Bank Climate Leader advocating to African agriculture and food security posed for the goals of the World Bank’s Africa Climate by climate change. But he has also underlined Business Plan, Mr Annan will undertake that African agriculture can benefit from mod- advocacy and outreach across Africa in ernisation with better water management support of the Plan’s goals, such as developing techniques, improved seeds and digital tech- climate-smart agricultural investment plans nology that can bring weather information and and increasing investment in low-carbon market opportunities to the farm gate. energy sources. photo: Sarine Arslanian/Shutterstock.com photo: 15 16

MEDIATION AND CRISIS ADVISORY RESOLUTION COMMISION ON RAKHINE STATE

In 2016, the Foundation was approached by the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, with a request to assist a national commission on peace and stability in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The proposal entailed the establishment of a nine-member Advisory Commission – chaired by Mr Annan – which would provide the Government with recommendations on five key areas: conflict prevention, humanitarian assistance, institution Following the signing of an agreement between building, development and reconciliation. Over the Government of Myanmar and the Founda- the summer of 2016, the Foundation worked tion, Mr Annan and the State Counsellor jointly closely with the government and other key launched the Advisory Commission in Yangon partners to lay the groundwork for the in September 2016. Between September and Commission and to establish a small liaison March 2017, Commission members held a series office in Yangon to support its activities. of official consultations with key stakeholders in Rakhine State, Yangon and Naypyitaw, as well as bilateral meetings with the President of Myanmar, the State Counsellor, and the Army Commander in Chief. photo: Woottigon/Shutterstock.com photo: PROJECT 17 MEDIATION AND CRISIS RESOLUTION MEDIATION AND CRISIS RESOLUTION 18

ACTIVITIES IN 2017

ONE An interim report with an initial set of recom- mendations was shared with the Government of Myanmar and presented publicly in March 2017.

TWO In May, Commission members held a further round of consultations with stakeholders to discuss the interim recommendations and their implementation.

THREE Following an inclusive consultation and dialogue process with all affected communities and key stakeholders across the country, the Commission will issue a final set of recommendations and final report before September 2017. photo: Sai Kyaw Khaing/Shutterstock.com Sai Kyaw photo: 19 PROMOTING YOUTH LEADERSHIP 20

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PROMOTING YOUTH LEADERSHIP

EXTREMELY TOGETHER photo: Arindambanerjee/Shutterstock.com photo: 21 photo: Arizza Nocum PROMOTING YOUTH LEADERSHIP in September 2016. at One Young World’s flagship summit in Ottawa preventing andcountering violentextremism some of their work in a dedicated session on leaders were to given anopportunity showcase youth network “OneYoung World”, the young Thanks to ofthe the global enthusiastic support for their peers. compile their knowledge inanengaging guide young peopleworldwide, allwhileworking to peers, andshared real-life experienceswith their messages ofhopeandaspiration to their extremism, participated inevents to convey incounteringleaders andexperts violent communities. They engaged with senior year-long process ofadvocacy intheir local In early 2016, the ten young leadersstarted a communities. preventing violentextremism intheir local with diverse experiencesincountering and led by agroup often exceptional young leaders Extremely Together isapeer-to-peer initiative and inspiration to counter violentextremism. munities around the world with tools, methods initiative, aims to equip young people in com- Extremely Together, the Foundation’s youth PROMOTING YOUTH LEADERSHIP

movement. lise young peopleeverywhere to jointhe Extremely Together intends to grow andmobi- THREE vulnerable communities. the lessonsofthe Guideto real life situationsin global andcommunitylevel, aimingto apply Extremely Together will continue to work at a TWO inthe Extremelypartner Together initiative. co-hosted by the European Commission, a key The guidewas launched inBrusselsatanevent for young people to people counter violent extremism. by young guide first world’s the In March 2017, the young leaders presented ONE IN 2017 ACTIVITIES

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Hajer Sharief, Libya

Fatima Zaman, United Kingdom

Jonah Obajeun, Nigeria Zaid Al Rayes, Syria

photo: Jonah Obajeun, Ilwad Elman, Elman, Ilwad Jonah Obajeun, photo: Sharief, Zaid Al Rayes Zaman, Hajer Fatima Ilwad Elman, Somalia 25 BUILDING LASTING PEACE 26

BUILDING

LASTING

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The Foundation is currently engaging with the international community on how to deal with the long-term effects of conflict. In 2016, we examined and debated the role and impact of truth seeking in peace processes. At a follow-up discussion convened with the ACTIVITIES African Union and the International Centre for IN 2017 Transitional Justice (ICTJ) in Addis Ababa, the Foundation shared experiences on truth see- king with African mediators and experts ONE involved in African peace negotiations. In a Building on our work in truth seeking, in 2017 joint presentation with ICTJ, we launched a we will examine approaches to reconciliation in multimedia presentation about the lessons several countries. learned from truth seeking experiences in Guatemala, Sierra Leone, the Democratic TWO Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Nepal. In partnership with Interpeace, we will develop four case studies on reconciliation in a diverse set of contexts: Guatemala, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northern Ireland, and South Africa.

THREE The Foundation will hold a symposium with leading experts, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of reconciliation to discuss best practices and develop insights into reconcilia- tion processes and their impact. photo: Kzenon/Shutterstock.com photo: 29 photo: Roibu/Shutterstock.com SUPPORTING ANDELECTIONSWITHINTEGRITY DEMOCRACY WITH INTEGRITY AND ELECTIONS DEMOCRACY SUPPORTING A K ofi AnnanF INITIATIVE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY oundation Initiative

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ACTIVITIES IN 2017

The Foundation’s Electoral Integrity Initiative ONE aims to defend and deepen democracy, and The Foundation will collaborate with other support credible and peaceful elections in the practitioners and organisations to promote po- countries in which it works. It focuses on the licies for electoral reform and support free and small number of potentially fraught national fair elections. elections where it can make a difference, and does so by engaging with political and other TWO local leaders on the ground well in advance of In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the elections so as to defuse tensions and address Foundation will support the efforts of the Con- underlying political risks. golese Conference of Catholic Bishops (CENCO) In 2016, the EII established an eminent panel of to promote credible and peaceful elections, senior statesmen and women to guide the which are supposed to take place by December initiative’s work (see next page). The experi- 2017. ence and reputation of the panellists allow the EII to offer advice and share experience to avert THREE crises, or worse, violence, in the run-up to The Foundation will continue to reinforce the highly contested elections. legitimacy of electoral processes in 2017-2018 After a successful intervention in the run-up to through both private diplomacy and public through its work with governments, opposition the Nigerian elections of 2015, the Foundation, advocacy, worked along with members of the parties, election management bodies and civil following a year-long engagement with key EII network to reduce the risk of violence society organisations in Africa, Latin America political stakeholders, contributed to a peaceful around the Zambian elections in August 2016. and Asia. political transition after the December 2016 The EII also seeks to share academic and elections in Ghana. In the same vein, Mr Annan, empirical insights around the politics of elec- FOUR tions and regularly publishes policy briefs, The Foundation will support electoral commis- which can be found on the Foundation’s sions overseeing two forthcoming elections in website. In 2016 it presented a policy brief on and Cameroon. Regional electoral presidential term limits and a second on access integrity conferences will also be held in South- to electoral justice. East Asia and in Latin America. 33 SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS WITH INTEGRITY SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS WITH INTEGRITY 34

THE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY INITIATIVE SENIOR PANEL

Kofi Annan was the 7th Secretary General of Ricardo Lagos is the former President of the . The Nobel Peace Laureate Chile, serving from 2000 to 2006. He is the is the founding Chair of the Kofi Annan founder and President of the Fundación Foundation, and also serves as Chair of the EII Democracia y Desarrollo (Foundation for De- Panel of Senior Figures. mocracy and Development).

Madeleine K. Albright served as the 64th Gordon Brown is a former Prime Minister of Carlos Mesa was the President of Bolivia, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul served as Secretary of State of the United States, from the United Kingdom, serving from 2007 to serving from 2003-2005. Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic 1997 to 2001. She is currently Professor in the 2010. He is currently the UN Secretary General’s Co-operation and Development from 1998 to Practice of Diplomacy at the Georgetown Special Envoy for Global Education. Olusegun Obasanjo served as President of 2009. University School of Foreign Service and Chair Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. He currently serves of the Albright Stonebridge Group. Joaquim Chissano served as President of on the board of the Africa Progress Panel. Hassan Wirajuda served as Foreign Minister Mozambique from 1986 to 2004. He is Chair- of from 2001 to 2009. He José Manual Barroso served as Prime person of the Joaquim Chissano Foundation Surin Pitsuwan served as Foreign Minister of currently sits on the council of presidential Minister of Portugal from 2002 to 2004 and and the Africa Forum of Former African Heads Thailand from 1997 to 2001 and as Secretary advisors of the Republic of Indonesia and co- President of the European Commission from of State and Government. General of ASEAN from 2008 to 2012. founded the Indonesia School of Government 2001 to 2014. and Public Policy. Joe Clark was the 16th Prime Minister of José Ramos-Horta served as President of Carl Bildt served as Sweden’s Foreign Minister Canada serving from 1979 to 1980. He also Timor L’Este between 2007 and 2012. He was was the sixth from 2006 to 2014, and was Prime Minister served as Secretary of State of External Affairs named the Special Representative of the UN President of Indonesia, serving two terms from 1991 to 1994. of Canada from 1984 to 1991. Secretary General in Guinee Bissau in 2013. from 2004 to 2014. Mr Yudhoyono is pres- ently chairman of Global Green Growth Ruth Dreifuss served as President of the Institute (GGGI). Swiss Confederation in 1999, the first woman to hold that office. She is chair of the Global Ernesto Zedillo served as President of Mexico Commission on Drug Policy. from 1994 to 2000. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Natural Resource Governance Institute and is Director of the Center for the Study of Globalization at Yale University. 35 CHANGING DRUG POLICY 36

WEST AFRICAN COMMISSION ON DRUGS

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In 2012, the Foundation created a West Africa Commission on Drugs to examine the growing drug problem in West Africa and to jumpstart the debate on relevant policy, both at the highest levels of government and at the civil society level. In 2014, the Commission launched its landmark report “Not Just in Transit: Drugs, the State and Society in West Africa”. In 2016, the Foundation continued its work on drug-related policies through the West Africa Drug Policy Network – a network bringing together more than 600 civil society organisa- tions grouped in national chapters in sixteen West African countries. The German magazine Der Spiegel published ACTIVITIES an important text by Mr Annan on the need for legal regulation of drugs and harm reduction IN 2017 measures, which was subsequently translated into English and published on their website. As a member of the Global Commission on Drug ONE Policy, Kofi Annan promotes the idea of an In partnership with the Global Commission on informed, science-based discussion on ways to Drug Policy, the Open Society West Africa Of- reduce the harm that drugs and overly prohibi- fice (OSIWA) and the International Drug Policy tionist drug policies cause to people and Consortium (IPDC), the Foundation will sponsor societies. the preparation of a model drug law for use in In 2016, Mr Annan and fellow member of the West Africa. Global Commission on Drug Policy, former Swiss State Councillor Ruth Dreifuss, met with TWO the World Health Orangisation’s Executive Through the development of the model law, Board members and discussed the public the Foundation will seek to support the mod- health dimension of the world drug problem. ernisation of legal systems throughout the The issue is now set to appear on the agenda of region through evidence-based approaches to the 2017 World Health Assembly. drug policy. photo: Couperfield/Shutterstock.com photo: 39 BEHIND THE SCENES BEHIND THE SCENES 40

THE FOUNDATION BOARD

BEHIND KOFI ANNAN (GHANA) Founder and Chair

DIEGO HIDALGO (SPAIN) THE Founder and Honorary President of FRIDE, Founder of the Club of Madrid and President of DARA SCENES ELISABETH LINDENMAYER (FRANCE) THORAYA OBAID (SAUDI ARABIA) Director of the United Nations Studies Pro- Former Executive Director of the United gramme at Columbia University’s School of Nations Population Fund and former Under- International Public Affairs Secretary General of the United Nations (2000- 2010); Member of the Saudi Shura CARLOS LOPES (GUINEA-BISSAU) Executive Secretary of the Economic Commis- OLUSEYE ODUYEMI (NIGERIA) sion for Africa of the United Nations (ECA). Former Director of Management, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

JENÖ STAEHELIN (SWITZERLAND) Former Permanent Representative of Switzer- land to the United Nations in New York (2002- 2004); former Permanent Observer of Switzer- land to the United Nations (1997-2002) 41 BEHIND THE SCENES BEHIND THE SCENES 42

STAFF

ALAN DOSS Executive Director KELCEY ARMSTRONG-WALENCZAK Associate Communications Officer SÉBASTIEN BRACK Senior Political Officer BIJAN FREDERIC FARNOUDI Head of Communications MAUD ROURE Programme Manager ABDELMADJID HADDAD Logistics and General Support MICHAELENE KINNERSLEY Head of Partnerships MICHAL KHAN External Relations Assistant FABIAN LANGE Project Coordinator STEPHANIE LEWIS Travel Coordinator, Administrative Assistant LI LING LOW Head of Finance and Administration NATALIE MCDONNELL Executive Assistant DECLAN O’BRIEN Project Coordinator TESFAI TECLE Senior Advisor on Food Security ORLA VANDEPOORTAELE Administrative Assistant photo: Eric Roset/Kofi Annan Foundation Eric Roset/Kofi photo: 43 BEHIND THE SCENES BEHIND THE SCENES 44

FUNDERS

We are a not-for-profit organisation and AMERSI FOUNDATION depend on grants and philanthropic gifts. The H. E. ARDESHIR ZAHEDI Foundation is grateful to all the individuals, BILL AND MELINDA GATES organisations and governments whose financial FOUNDATION support in 2016 made its work possible. We GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK thank our funding partners for their commit- EUROPEAN COMMISSION ment to creating fairer, more peaceful and prosperous communities. GOVERNMENT OF FINLAND GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY MO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY ONE YOUNG WORLD OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS PAUNG SIE FACILITY MESSRS PETER AND MICHAEL PETERSON GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF QATAR MR STEPHEN A SCHWARZMAN SKOLL FOUNDATION SWEDISH POSTCODE FOUNDATION GOVERNMENT OF SWITZERLAND USAID We are also grateful for the financialsupport of those organisations whose work we supported directly:

MACRO ADVISORY PARTNER NESTLÉ BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 45 BEHIND THE SCENES BEHIND THE SCENES 46

PARTNERS

The Foundation heavily depends on its profes- sional relationships and partnerships for much of its effectiveness. Its achievements in 2016 would not have been possible without the technical support provided by the following partners:

ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY REVOLUTION IN AFRICA CONSORTIUM AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS BILL AND MELINDA GATES INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND CARTER CENTER ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERPEACE DIALOGUE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE THE ELDERS OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS EUROPEAN COMMISSION ONE YOUNG WORLD GLOBAL COMMISSION ON UNITED NATIONS DRUG POLICY WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME GOVERNMENT OF MYANMAR UNDP INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE

The Foundation partners and collaborates with other organisations to share costs and bene- fit from economies of scale. It operates on a modest overall annual budget; for the fiscal year 2016, its annual expenditure was CHF 3.4 million. 47 BEHIND THE SCENES BEHIND THE SCENES 48

2016 EXPENDITURE SOURCES OF FUNDS BY THEMATIC AREA 50% GOVERNMENTS 1 929 063 CHF 40% 4% FOUNDATIONS EVENT FEES 1 565 925 CHF 173 392 CHF

32% Mediation and Crisis Resolution (includes Advisory Commision on Rakhine State) 4% 2% PRIVATE CORPORATE 17% 13% Electoral Integrity Initiative Extremely Together 149 400 CHF 69 200 CHF 14% 12% African Food Systems Initiative Partnership and resource mobilisation The Foundation provides transparent and de- 7% tailed financial and narrative reports on its acti- Truth commissions, peace vities. It takes particular care to ensure that its process and reconcilliation funding sources are politically impartial. Grants 5% are received on the understanding that the Changing Drug Policy Foundation’s reputation and the integrity and confidentiality of its work will not be put at risk. Expenses allocated to thematic areas in the financial year ending 31 December 2016 photo: Dipak Shelare/Shutterstock.com 49 BEHIND THESCENES GIFTS ANDGRANTS WITH YOUR PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING OURWORK

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