2009 Annual Report October 1, 2008–September 30, 2009 Catholic Relief Services Mission Statement Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We are motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cherish, preserve and uphold the sacredness and dignity of all human life, foster charity and justice, and embody Catholic social and moral teaching as we act to: Promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies; and, Serve Catholics in the United States as they live their faith in solidarity with their brothers and sisters around the world. As part of the universal mission of the Catholic Church, we work with local, national and international Catholic institutions and structures, as well as other organizations, to assist people on the basis of need, not creed, race or nationality. Approved by the Catholic Relief Services Board of Directors on September 11, 2008. 2009 Annual Report Table of Contents Meeting the Challenge: Letter From Ken Hackett..............................................................................2 Letter From Archbishop Dolan...........................................................................................................3 Ready for Disaster.............................................................................................................................5 Fruits of Their Labor...........................................................................................................................9 Precious Water................................................................................................................................13 Turning the Tide...............................................................................................................................17 Bridge to a Better Future.................................................................................................................21 We Bring You Peace........................................................................................................................25 Hands of Hope................................................................................................................................29 Where We Work (Map)....................................................................................................................32 Financial Summary..........................................................................................................................34 Country and Regional Leadership...................................................................................................38 U.S. Regional Offices.......................................................................................................................39 Diocesan Directors..........................................................................................................................40 Donor Acknowledgment..................................................................................................................42 Our Leadership................................................................................................................................46 In Our Thoughts and Prayers...........................................................................................................47 From the cover: This word cloud was derived from a speech given by Pope Benedict XVI for the celebration of the World Day of Peace, January 1, 2009, entitled “Fighting Poverty to Build Peace.” The more often the pope used a word in his speech, the larger it appears. De la contratapa: esta nube de palabras salió de un discurso dado por el Papa Benedicto XVI con motivo de la celebración del Día Mundial de la Paz el 1º de enero de 2009, titulado “Combatir la pobreza, construir la paz”. Las palabras que apare- cen más grandes son las que fueron utilizadas con más frecuencia por Su Santidad. 1 Meeting the Challenge Dear Friend, In 2009, we all faced tough times. spread of malaria in Niger, thanks to a reconstruction of a health clinic and grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, the construction of a Mother and Child The continuing global financial crisis Tuberculosis and Malaria. Hospital in Banda Aceh, a full-service immeasurably increased the suffering of facility that is the first of its kind in the desperately poor and vulnerable We responded to several emergencies, the region. families of the world. The cost of food such as drought in Kenya, flooding in and fuel, combined with the decline in the Burkina Faso, and a string of disasters Thanks to the generosity of the Catholic value of the dollar and decreased private in Asia and the Pacific region: typhoons community, our private support in the contributions, also made Catholic Relief in the Philippines and Vietnam, an 2009 fiscal year totaled $156 million, Services’ work more challenging. earthquake in Indonesia, a tsunami in which helped leverage an additional Samoa and Tonga, and monsoon flood- $625 million in resources from the U.S. The crisis affected Americans as well, ing in India. We also continued to serve government and other organizations and but we also discovered a silver lining: people affected by ongoing violence in ultimately benefited nearly 130 million Although private donations decreased, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic people. Our program expenses totaled the number of supporters who contacted of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and $768 million, marking the first time us through phone calls, letters and e-mail Afghanistan. our programming exceeded the actually grew. Faithful donors who had $700-million mark. given to us over the years continued This year saw the completion of our to value their relationships with the five-year Indian Ocean tsunami Thank you for your steadfast support of poor overseas through CRS. We are rebuilding and recovery effort. This our mission and for your solidarity with truly blessed. incredible gesture of solidarity on the our human family around the world. part of the American people has In fiscal year 2009, CRS continued to accomplished a great deal. CRS extend our reach. Our HIV and AIDS renovated or built more than 13,000 programs directly served more than permanent homes in India, Indonesia and 8 million people this year. And we are Sri Lanka. In Aceh province, Indonesia, Ken Hackett mounting other health initiatives, including we worked on more than 300 community President distributing 2.8 million insecticide-treated infrastructure projects, including the mosquito nets that will help stop the 2 Letter From Archbishop Dolan A Word of Thanks Dear Friend, Since it was founded in 1943, Catholic One very happy occurrence this past Relief Services has carried out the year is that I was appointed Archbishop commitment of the Catholic bishops of of New York. There is a very close historic the United States to extend a hand of connection between our archdiocese help and hope to our brothers and sisters and CRS, which was headquartered in living in poverty around the world. It is our New York for 46 years—some of them at Archbishop Dolan visits patients resting mission to help the Church fulfill its duty the Catholic Center where I now have outside St. Francois de Sales Hospital in of charity, as described by Pope Benedict my offices—before moving to Baltimore in downtown Port-au-Prince 11 days after the XVI in his encyclical “Deus Caritas Est” 1989. I am pleased to help maintain this January 12 earthquake in Haiti. (“God is Love”): “The Church cannot historic link between New York and CRS. Photo courtesy of William Farrington neglect the service of charity any more Yours in Christ, than she can neglect the Sacraments and On January 12, 2010, the world watched the Word.” in horror as Haiti experienced a calamitous earthquake. Thanks to the overwhelming As you leaf through the pages of this Most Reverend Timothy M. Dolan generosity of many millions of supporters annual report, you will see the fruit Archbishop of New York across the United States, CRS was able to borne of that commitment. Chairman of the Board respond immediately to save lives and help the people of Haiti begin their long journey toward a better future. For updates on our progress, visit crs.org. More complete information will be included in our 2010 annual report. Thank you for your generosity, your compassion and your prayers. 3 Ready In September 2009, we saw this young resident of the for Philippines slogging through the streets in a province Disaster outside of Manila five days after Typhoon Ketsana struck. The massive flooding that resulted killed important focus for us. Whether it’s mission is to help communities develop more than 200 people and forced providing relief and shelter to flood emergency plans so that they can make hundreds of thousands to flee their survivors in the Philippines, helping decisions that help lessen the devastation homes. Evacuees ended up sleeping people displaced by fighting in Pakistan’s of a natural or man-made disaster. We in gymnasiums, schools and other Swat Valley, or responding to the drought help communities to craft response plans public areas. Many of those who were in Ethiopia this year—using the aid that involve everyone. We work with them able to return home found that most of of the U.S. Agency for International to understand the nature of the disaster, their possessions had been destroyed. Development’s Food