Annual Report 2016 The Annual Report is edited by: Paolo Taffuri
With the collaboration of: Vittorio Viccardi, Walter Vulcano, Davide Tornatora, Barbara Broggi, Raffaele Galati, Matteo Guerra
Photo: World Family and Radio Maria staff worldwide Paolo Patruno, www.paolopatrunophoto.org
Graphic Design: Paolo Marchetti
Annual Report 2016 SUMMARY
LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT...... 3
1 INTRODUCTION...... 5 2 HISTORY & IDENTITY OF THE WORLD FAMILY 3 OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS...... 8 STAKEHOLDERS’ MAP AND INVOLVEMENT 4 IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES...... 10 5 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE...... 12 6 COMPOSITION OF THE CORPORATE BASE...... 14 INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION/ 7 ATTESTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...... 17 8 PAID PERSONNEL...... 18 9 VOLUNTEERS...... 20 10 OUTSOURCING...... 21 A GLANCE AT THE PROJECTS AND THEIR 11 FINANCING...... 23 12 EQUITY DIMENSION...... 34 13 ECONOMIC DIMENSION...... 37 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS
2 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 1 Letter of the President
e are at the sixth edition of countries. The cooperation our Annual Report, once with Association Peace and more it is our intention to Reconciliation for the project show and express what World Radio Mariam, born at the WFamily of Radio Maria Onlus did during the year 2016. As always we believe transparency and accountability are our obligation and Radio Mariam in responsibility towards all those people and Arabic language institutions that entrust us with their generous VITTORIO VICCARDI and uninterrupted support. WFRM PRESIDENT is an instrument of peace at the Therefore we are here once again to explain some end of 2015 service of people of the activities and the results we had last year. I as an internet believe you will find relevant and comprehensive radio in Arabic troubled by war information in this Annual Report. Here let me language, and instability just underline some of the most important lines of received a work that World Family of Radio Maria carried considerable out in 2016. appreciations from listeners and from institutions. First of all our commitment to spread the voice It is really an instrument of peace at the service of the Gospel by supporting Associations that are partners in our projects continued in all the continents. In particular our attention is towards Africa and Asia, where we invest a consistent amount of our energies both with personnel involved in several projects and activities that we implemented, in particular training and formation. A particular attention is given to those people who are victim of conflicts and are forced to flee their
3 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS of many people who are troubled by war and communication especially in conflict areas were political and economic instability. some of the most important goals of the 2016. On the other hand we keep on supporting The Year of Mercy gave us important guidelines projects to develop communication for that we received directly from His Holiness development and its means and skills. In fact Pope Francis in October 2015 in Vatican City also in 2016 we dedicated resources to the during a private audience with delegates of all improvement of technical infrastructures and our associated members from more than sixty progress in the poor countries, where our partners countries. This is what our organization, our staff are beneficiaries of our know how in technical, and our many volunteers keep on doing every day editorial and management areas. in several parts of the world. This is what we want to highlight in this Annual Report and great part The implementation of 3 years plan 2016-2018 of our effort during 2016. was the main focus of our Organization. Enjoy reading Support projects of human formation, peace building through the importance of local Vittorio Viccardi, WFRM President
4 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 2 Introduction and methodological note
uring the year 2016, World Family at the service of partner associations on an of Radio Maria Onlus continued ongoing basis. They are in particular the to work following the guidelines satellite service and the streaming service which and the plans established during allow many of local no profit beneficiaries to Dthe Conference of Radio Maria delegates produce local news and develop their local (Directors and Presidents) held in October culture in their local languages in several parts 2015, which constitute a kind of three years of their countries. road map and that will be verified in the next conference in 2018.
The activities that our organization carries on are divided in two main areas: activity projects and strategic services projects. With activity projects we intend all those activities which have specific objectives to be realized in In 2016 WF was defined areas with particular involved in 54 partners in a projects with a definite time frame. Most of wide range of our resources activities: training, are dedicated to the activity realization of social projects that in and educational 2016 were 54 programs, in 51 countries. As strategic technical services instead assistance, etc. we mean those activities that World Family implements
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The year 2016 saw our organization committed An important project was in Liberia to in 54 projects with a wide range of activities: enforce a local Association in collaboration from management assistance to develop new with important local partners as the Diocese and old networks, to training journalists; from of Monrovia: World Family contributed to supporting realization of social and educational renovate and strengthen the possibility of programs, to professional formation of media information and formation through a new operators. media covering not only Monrovia but also neighboring cities. The project with Saint Augustine University in Tanzania was interested by a remarkable Radio Mariam the web radio in Arabic growth: a pilot course in Peace Journalism language born at the end of 2015 had a sudden done in Songea during 2015 has been development in terms of listenership and transformed in a proper course which in 2016 participations from several countries especially was made compulsory for students attending in the Middle East. The aim of this project is the Bachelor in Mass Communication. to provide moral and spiritual assistance and human education and promotion to the millions of persecuted Christians METHODOLOGICAL NOTE both resident in the Middle East and seeking refuge For this sixth edition of our Annual Report we used in European countries. information taken from several World Family’s For this reason it has been departments and individuals: highly appreciated and it ▶ Administration started having local mobile ▶ Communication managers studios in Iraq, Lebanon, ▶ Technical Services Giordania and Egypt. ▶ Continental Managers Assistance to refugees The information contained herein comes from the continued also in Africa. following sources: Our local partners ▶ Minutes of the meetings of the Board requested our support in ▶ Letters, e-mails and communications to and from order to provide services the stakeholders in the refugee camps in ▶ The Association’s management documents Rwanda, Tanzania and ▶ Reports from head of departments Uganda and to sensitize ▶ Reports from partners and local offices the population about refugees’ life conditions. The document was approved by the Board held on With associations and Ngos 23rd of May 2017 and will be distributed by means in Tanzania, Rwanda and of circulars, newsletters and through the World Uganda WF continued Family’s institutional website. the project which intends The Annual Report refers to the World Family of to assist people forced Radio Maria ONLUS, and also contains a few pieces to flee their countries of information concerning its main stakeholders, giving back a “normal which are mainly Associations from several life” contributing to their countries. education and integration in the countries that welcomed them.
6 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 3 History & Identity of the World Family of Radio Maria Onlus he World Family of Radio Maria ONLUS MISSION OF WORLD FAMILY is an association with its registered office in To assist and help, through its own TVia Rusticucci 13, 00193 Rome. Its services, the diffusion of the Radio main operational offices are located in Via Mazzini 12, 21020 Casciago Maria project throughout the world, (VA). specifically providing assistance
Since the beginning members of to developing countries in order to World Family of Radio Maria are create a local organizational culture associations from several countries within the scope of the means of which share the same mission of serving people by providing radio communication and their related programs that are a source of activities. spiritual and human growth. Each year new local associations request for membership to World Family, of an integral human being. In 2008 such that’s why the number of members keeps on commitment has granted to World Family of increasing. Radio Maria the membership to ECOSOC, Nowadays World Family has also the task Economic and Social Council at United of following the various radios in four Nation, a consultative organ of the UN formed fundamental areas: editorial production, by Non for profit and Non-Governmental associative and administrative management, Organizations serving people in different parts promotion and dissemination. Besides, it of the world. works with other organizations in developing In the same year due to the high commitment projects and activities in developing countries in Africa, World Family has opened an office to improve the life of their people. Its presence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and gave life to in the panorama of international cooperation the sister organization World Family of Radio has always underlined the importance of Maria Africa to support the African radios with good communication for the development training, technical assistance, administration
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Fr. Livio Fanzaga, WFRM Directors Advisor services and fund raising formation and tools. by a wide network of radios. Later a similar office was opened in New During the course of 2016, World Family had York, USA and Guatemala for the American a total income of € 6.410.153 net of variation partners. in inventories. The Association has a workforce In the recent past World Family has started to of 22 employees and some consultants. It also cooperate with Universities by supporting them has 82 volunteers who are involved in several in training journalists and students interested activities in Italy and abroad. in communication to become communication According to the article 2 of the Bylaws of the agents for peace. In Tanzania a course in Peace World Family of Radio Maria Onlus: Journalism has already started and it will be “The purpose of the association is exclusively to exported to other developing countries. achieve social solidarity in the areas of cooperation Not only with public universities, but also for development and international solidarity. These with the Pontifical ones. In fact recently a goals are pursued in the context of the “Radio collaboration with Institute John Paul II for Maria” through radio broadcasting, this project studies on Marriage and Family in Benin has been has the aim of protecting and affirming the dignity explored and it will develop in the next future, of human rights, support peace processes, post- to spread knowledge and values related to conflict stabilisation and strengthening of democratic family issues in most of the African countries institutions by affirming the uniqueness and
8 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS HISTORY & IDENTITY OF WORLD FAMILY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS centrality of the human person, bearer of inalienable the sector of professional training, health rights. The association intends to pursue its protection and prevention, agriculture and objectives in the areas of cooperation for development environment. It pursues its aims through two and international solidarity through: main areas: - training and vocational education, for people in ~ The socio–cultural–educational area developing countries in order to eradicate poverty and through the implementation of communication reduce inequalities by promoting development focused projects aimed at development on the centrality of the human person; ~ The professional training area through - planning and implementing of structures, research the implementation of technical training and exchange of experiences to disseminate the projects in the field of social communication. ‘Radio Maria’ project throughout the world; ~ The support initiatives to face crisis - supporting the social and cultural growth of the and/or emergencies especially availing countries in which it operates, by promoting their know-how about telecommunications social, cultural and religious values in order to improve coexistence and develop human resources The recipients of such activities are mainly with the help of radio broadcasts and advertising of local organizations in over 50 countries, specific local events”; most of them are developing in Africa, Latin The Association thus operates in the cultural America, Middle East, Eastern Europe and and socio-educational sector, as well as in Asia.
9 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS 4 Stakeholders’ map and involvement in management activities he main stakeholders of the World are in developing countries. Many of the local Family of Radio Maria are the NGOs and not-for-profit associations, initially Associations that share the same set up as counterparts in World Family’s projects, purpose of World Family and work have enhanced their partnership over time and Twith her to realize her mission. They are 79, shared with World Family the ideal inspiration distributed in 72 countries, roughly 50 of them and work method, thus originating an informal
10 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS STAKEOHLDERS’ MAP AND INVOLVEMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2016 IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES network that is basically located in the southern The main stakeholders are contacted and their regions of the world and in transition countries. involvement is solicited through a monthly Most of the Associations that belong to the newsletter which is also published on the network have also become members of World Association’s website. Besides, an annual Family, to confirm the existing deep bond and institutional meeting and few periodical collaboration. continental meetings for informational and Other direct stakeholders are the personnel (22) training purposes are held, at least an annual and the volunteers (82) of World Family of Radio report and a magazine-type publication are Maria. They make possible all the activities that published (“Miracle of Volunteers”). we carry out in every country World Family is called to operate. A different type of stakeholders are the Dioceses A different type of stakeholders are the Dioceses and Parishes that are in contact with our associate and Parishes that are in contact with our partners and that work to implement locally associate partners and that work to implement the projects in which World Family is involved, locally the projects in which World Family is as well as local NGOs, local Universities and involved, as well as local NGOs and associations Associations and some Governmental Institutions that cooperate with our partners in developing that cooperate with our partners in developing countries. All those are not directly involved in countries. All those are not directly involved in our projects but they have an interest in their our projects but they have an interest in their implementation. implementation.
11 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS 5 Institutional structure
uring the course of the year 2016, 6) Mariathon 2016 the Association convened one 7) Any other business general meeting on 25th of May, with following agendas: 1) Report of the Board of Directors Pursuant to art. 9 of the Bylaws, the Board of D st 2) Approval of Balance Sheet at 31 Directors is appointed by the General Meeting. December 2015 The current Board was appointed in 2015. 3) Approval of Annual Report 2015 4) Approval of Budget 2016 Below is a list of the Board meetings and their 5) Development of Special Projects agendas during the year 2016:
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DATE OF BOARD MEETINGS AGENDA 7th March 2016 1) Financial Statement at 29.02.2016 2) Activities Report January – February 3) WF Membership Fee 4) WF Mariathon in May and Continental Meeting 5) Any other business 14th April 2016 1) Approval of the Draft of Balance Sheet and the Statement of Activities for the year ended 31 December 2015 2) Next General Meeting convocation 3) Any other business 24th May 2016 1) Approval of Balance sheet at 31st of December 2015 2) Approval of the Budget 2016 3) Worldwide Mariathon 2016 4) World Family General Assembly Agenda 5) World Family continental activities 6) World Family Projects 2016 7) New Members 8) Any other business 10th October 2016 1) Next Board convocation 2) WF Activities Report 3) Mariathon 2017 timing 4) Any other business 30th November 2016 1) Balance sheet at 31.10.2016 2) Plan & Budget for 2017 3) Jubilee of Mercy results 4) Continental Activities and services 5) Worldwide Mariathon 2016 results and objectives 2017 6) Any other business
13 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS 6 Composition of the corporate base
he members of the World Family of the General Assembly in May 2016. They are Radio Maria Onlus are, pursuant to Shoqata Radio Maria Kosovara, from Kosovo e the Bylaws, individual not-for-profit Radio Maria Guinea Ecuatorial. associations. At the end of 2016, there Twere 67 members: two of them joined during This is the full list of members:
COUNTRY OF THE ID NAME REGISTRED OFFICE 1 Associazione Radio Maria Italy 2 Asociacion Radio Maria Perù 3 Asociacion Radio Maria de Colombia Colombia 4 Udruga Radio Marija Croatia 5 Radju Marija Malta Malta 6 Internationale Christiche Rundfunkgemeinschaft E.V. Germany 7 Fondo Radio Maria Russia 8 Verein Radio Maria Austria Austria 9 Fundacion Radio Maria Ecuador 10 Asociacion Radio Maria Guatemala 11 Radio Maria Uganda Uganda 12 Asociacion Radio Maria Panama 13 Asociacion Radio Maria Bolivia 14 Radio Marie France France 15 Asociacion Radio Maria Spain 16 Radio Maria Inc. USA 17 Association Radio Maria Togo Togo 18 Corporacion Radio Maria Chile Chile 19 Association of Radio Maria Malawi Malawi 20 Associacao Radio Maria Mocambique Mozambique 21 Asociacion Radio Maria El Salvador 22 Radio Maria Foundation Inc. Philippines
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23 Radio Maria Burkina Burkina Faso 24 Asociacion Civil Radio Maria Argentina Argentina 25 Radio Maria Albania 26 Radio Maria Asociacion Civil Mexico 27 Asociacion Radio Maria Nicaragua 28 Asociacion Radio Maria Paraguay 29 Radio Maria Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 30 Marijos Radijas Lithuania 31 Radio Maria Rwanda Rwanda 32 Udruzenje Marija Serbia 33 Asociacion Radio Maria Costa Rica 34 Association de Radio Maria Burundi Burundi 35 Associacao Radio Maria do Brazil Brazil 36 Magyarorszagi Maria Radio Kozhasznu Alapitvany Hungary 37 Asociatia Radio Maria Romania Romania 38 Radio Maria Uruguay 39 Radio Maria Zambia Zambia 40 Asociacion Civil Radio Maria Venezuela 41 Association Maria Congo Congo 42 Radio Maria Inc. Dominican Rep. 43 Friends of Radio Maria Inc. USA 44 Radio Maria Canada Canada 45 Verein Radio Maria Soudtirol Italy 46 Vereiniging Radio Maria Nederland The Netherlands 47 Radio Maria Papua New Guinee Incorporated Papua New Guinea Association 48 Association Radio Maria Centrafrique Central African Rep. 49 Asociatia Radio Maria Erdely Romania 50 Radio Maria Kenya Kenya 51 Perkumpulan Radio Maria Indonesia Indonesia 52 Association Radio Maria Gabon Gabon 53 International Charitable Organization Radio Maria Ukraine 54 Verein Radio Maria Deutschschweiz Switzerland 55 Udruga Glas Marija Bosnia and Herzegovina 56 VZW Radio Maria Belgium 57 Marafiki wa Radio Maria Tanzania 58 Association Radio Maria R. D. du Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 59 Association Radio Maria Camerun Camerun 60 Association Radio Maria India 61 Radio Marija Latvija Latvia 62 Amigos de Radio Maria Inc. USA 63 Radio Maria Ireland Ltd Ireland 64 Radio Marija Macedonija Macedonia 65 Za Nasu Radio Mariju Serbia 66 Shoqata Radio Maria Kosova Kosovo 67 Radio Maria Guinea Ecuatorial Guinea Ecuatorial
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Pursuant to art. 9 of the Bylaws, the Board of elected on 30th of October 2015. The members Directors is appointed by the General Meeting for reflect the international nature of the Association, a three-year term. During 2015 a new Board was since they come from 10 different countries:
NAME DATE OF ELECTION COUNTRY ROLE Vittorio Viccardi 30th October 2015 Italy President Alicia Del Cid 30th October 2015 Guatemala Vice president Emanuele Ferrario 30th October 2015 Italy Councilor Fr. Livio Fanzaga 30th October 2015 Italy Councilor Lukas Bonelli 30th October 2015 Austria Councilor Fr. Roger Wawa 30th October 2015 Democratic Republic of Congo Councilor Julius H. Kira 30th October 2015 Tanzania Councilor Fr. Raymond Cruz 30th October 2015 Philippines Councilor Victor Adolfo Duarte 30th October 2015 Paraguay Councilor Fr. J. A. Luna Casillas 30th October 2015 Mexico Councilor Mukdin M. Turnip 30th October 2015 Indonesia Councilor Fr. Lazraj Prekë 30th October 2015 Albania Councilor
Board members are volunteers therefore they The World Family has not appointed a Board of don’t receive any payment or allowance during Statutory Auditors because, since its very founding, their term in office. The minutes of the Board of in order to ensure the highest transparency, it Directors and Directive Councils’ meetings are was decided to submit the financial statements to made available to the members and kept on file at a specific external auditing firm for certification the administrative offices in Casciago (Varese), at purposes. Once they are approved by the Board, the address of Via Mazzini 12. the financial statements for the period, published in both Italian and English, are personally Vittorio Viccardi was appointed Chairman of the distributed to all members attending the annual Board by the newly elected Board and he is the meeting, or sent in electronic format by e-mail to legal representative of the Association. all absent members.
16 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 7 Independent certification Attestation of the financial statements
very year financial statements are submitted to auditing and certification by an independent company. Even for the year 2016 the auditing firm was KPMG S.p.A., which will be paid a total of € 8.540 + V.A.T. after conclusion of the certification E process.
17 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS 8 Paid personnel
t the end of 2016, there were 22 period, in relation to the employees average during employees. During the year five new the period is equal to 34%. people were hired: two involved in Employees are hired pursuant to the National administration area, two in the legal Labour Collective Agreement for Commerce, Aoffice, one to support projects in Africa. Two of tertiary sector. them have a temporary contract. The person with apprenticeship contract, involved in the legal office, There were no workplace accidents during the resigned. All the rest are permanent employees. course of 2016, and there is no on-going litigation It is to be noticed that due to the international on the topic of health and safety or concerning nature of the organization some of the employees other issues with employees or project-based are not Italians: in the staff there are a Lebanese, an collaborators. Argentinian, a Rwandese, a Ugandan, a Spanish and a Polish. The total number of sick days taken in 2016 by all personnel was 37 with an average of 1,68 days per The overall turnover rate, given by the ratio of person. total incoming and outgoing employees during the Capacity building is one of the ways to improve
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE END OF 2016 22 WOMEN 4 MEN 18 HIRED WITH PERMANENT CONTRACT 20
AGE GROUPS Less than 30 years old 1 Between 30 and 39 years old 7 Between 40 and 49 years old 7 50 and above 7
TRAINING BODY COURSE HOURS NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS CESVIP Lombardia Annual Report: tools and methods 8 8 CESVIP Lombardia Project Management workshop 8 10 CESVIP Lombardia English: intermediate level 15 11 CESVIP Lombardia Conflict Management 8 12
18 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS PAID PERSONNEL ANNUAL REPORT 2016 the quality of work. In 2016 four courses were The courses were specifically designed for WF implemented in collaboration with CESVIP needs in Project Management, Annual Report Lombardia, (Centro servizi per il volontariato) an writing, Conflict Management at work, and English institution that support no-profit organizations in Intermediate level. improving their services.
The organisation chart of the World Family
19 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS 9 Volunteers
here are 82 volunteers who work for the welcoming the delegates and assure their staying is World Family of Radio Maria. In Italy enjoyable. the volunteers are 12, 2 in Rome office, Among the Associations that are members of World 10 in Casciago. They are involved in Family, the Chairmen and the members of the Teditorial activities in Rome where they support Board are all volunteers. The volunteers in Italy the staff in producing radio programs, reports always attend the convivial holiday events held and documents for our partners in the world. In at the headquarters, especially during Christmas, Casciago volunteers assist in administrative and while for the ones abroad there are some regional logistic work. In particular their contribute is meetings organized according to the needs. extremely valuable when delegations from abroad An insurance policy is taken out for the visit WF headquarter, when they are in charge of volunteers to cover possible injuries.
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS 82 AT THE END OF 2016 WOMEN 27 MEN 55 IN ITALY 12 ABROAD 70
20 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 10 Outsourcing contracts
or the procurement of some services, of capillary broadcasting apparatus in the World Family of Radio Maria relies country, thus resulting in a considerable on companies and people specialized reduction in investment costs as well as in in their sectors. In particular, this routine and extraordinary maintenance costs. Fhappens for the satellite service, for the audio During the streaming service, and technical assistance in course of 2016, radio and audio frequency with skilled and a total of € Satellite link, specialized technicians. In 2016 some new IT 370.831 was streaming, tools were developed by external professionals. spent for this The satellite service allows the radio signal type of service. technical training to be broadcasted throughout the country’s As regards to are some of our territory without relying on an infrastructure audio streaming, which strategic services allows provided to local people to listen to partners the radio via web in any country of the world, World Family relies on the company Dream Site, and pays a monthly fee. In 2016 the cost of such service supplied to the radios was equal to € 41.957. Other services in Information Technology includes supplying partners with a template web site and an intranet platform used by World Family and all the partners. As in the past years WF offers also an app and a database to record donors contacts. Such service helps partner associations to manage in a professional way their donors’ contact and become financially self-sufficient more rapidly and safely.
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The total cost for IT services in 2016 was € technicians in assembling, repairing equipment 250.630. and apparatus; they also provide on-the-field The “Technical Task Force” consists of a training. The total cost for such service was group of highly skilled technicians in the radio equal to € 263.328. and audio frequency sectors. World Family Lastly, please note that there is no on-going sends the Technical Task Force to developing litigation with the owners of the service countries to provide assistance to the local providers.
Technical services offered to partners
Satellite link Radio Frequency To allow radios Technical support to broadcast in to help radios mantaine wider areas efficiently their networks Website support
To help radios Streaming in developing countries to start and run their To allow radios web sites to be heard via internet
Fund raising tools and database
To help partners to manage efficiently their contacts
22 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 11 A glance at the projects and their financing he activities of World Family of wwThe smaller projects related to the supply Radio Maria Onlus in the year 2016 of materials and spare parts purchased by had as beneficiaries 51 countries. World Family or by the local associations are Below a list of the projects in not included: Tcooperation with them. Nation Partner Title Area Duration 1 Argentina Asociacion Civil Radio Social education Cultural - social - 2014 – 2016 Maria and involvement of educational local communities in national communi- cation 2 Armenia Radio Mariam Digital networks in Cultural - social - 2012 – 2015 Cultural Foundation the capital Yerevan educational Extended 2016 3 Bielorussia Radio Maria Sharing is caring. Cultural - social - 2016 – 2017 Foundation Multinational educational project of cultural exchanges for peace and human development in East Europe. 4 Bolivia Asociacion Communication Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 Radio Maria and social educational development: radio as an instrument of economic, social and cultural development 5 Bosnia Udruga Radio Society and Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 Marija integration. Social educational and civic education programs for young people. Communication for Associacao Radio development. Pro- Cultural - social - 6 Brazil Maria do grams for the social 2016 – 2018 educational Brasil-ARMB and civic education for young23 people WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS
7 Burkina Association Radio Local culture and de- Social - educational 2016-2018 Faso Maria Burkina velopment: a project for the social and cultural education of the rural population of Koupela 8 Burundi Radio Maria Peace on air. Suppor- Humanitarian edu- 2015 – 2017 Burundi ting refugees for a cation sustainable peace. 9 Camerun Radio Maria Peace Journalism: Cultural - social - 2015 – 2017 Camerun training to spread educational peace through media 10 Canada Radio Maria Canada Project for integra- Cultural – technical 2014 – 2016 tion of local mino- rities through radio broadcasting 11 Cote Association Communicating Pea- Cultural - social - 2015 – 2017 d’Ivoire Radio Maria ce to make Peace educational
12 El Salvador Asociacion Peace and reconci- Technical - educa- 2015 – 2016 Radio Maria liation through radio tional programs 13 Equatorial Radio Maria Guinea A voice of Peace in Cultural - social - 2013 – 2017 Guinea Equatorial West Africa educational 14 Guatemala Familia Latina Peace and develop- Educational 2015 – 2017 ment. Integrated action for the growth of no profit media in Latin America. 15 Guinea Radio Voix Peace and develop- Cultural - social - 2016 - 2018 de la Paix SARL ment through radio educational programs in Cona- kry 16 Hungary Mária Nomad minorities Cultural - social - 2016 - 2017 Rádió Közhasznú integration through educational Egyesület cultural programs
17 India Association Technology and Cultural - social - 2016 - 2018 Radio Maria communication for educational life improvement
18 Indonesia Perkumpulan Radio Renovation of broa- Technical - cultural 2013 – 2015 Maria Indonesia dcasting network Extended 2016
Education for deve- Radio Maria Ireland lopment and promo- Technical – educa- 19 Irlanda 2014 – 2016 Limited tion of vulnerable tional people 20 Italy Ass. Peace Arab-language pro- Cultural – social 2016 – 2018 and Reconciliation grams for refugees in Europe and the Middle East 21 Kenya Radio Maria Kenya Communication Technical - cultural 2016 – 2018 training centre with laboratory in Nairobi
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22 Kosovo Shoqata Grow up together. Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 Radio Maria Project for the so- educational cial integration of different ethnicities through education to citizenship 23 Latvia Radio Maria Latvija Sharing is caring. Cultural - social - 2016 – 2017 Multinational project educational of cultural exchan- ges for peace and human development in East Europe. 24 Lithuania Public Institution Radio broadcasting Cultural - social - 2014 – 2016 Radio Maria for community educational growth 25 Libano Radio Voix de la Cha- Arab-language pro- Cultural – social 2016 – 2017 rité grams for refugees in Europe and the Middle East 26 Liberia The Catholic Project for Education Education 2015 – 2017 Association and Pomotion of Hu- of Radio Maria man Rights in post Ebola Liberia 27 Macau Centro de Maria Broadcasting with Cultural - social - 2013 – 2016 new technologies educational
28 Macedonia Radio Marija Antennas of Peace in Cultural - social - 2014 – 2016 Macedonija the ex Yugoslavian educational republics. 29 Madagascar Association A voice of peace in Cultural - social - 2014 – 2016 Radio Maria East Africa educational
30 Malawi Association of A voice of peace in Cultural - social - 2013 – 2016 Radio Maria Malawi East Africa educational
31 Mozambique Associacao Radio Peace for the Nation, Cultural - social - 2015 – 2017 Maria Moçambique development for the educational Population - project of communication and integral forma- tion in the southern Mozambique Region 32 Papua New Radio Maria PNG Inc. Communication Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 Guinea Association for development: A educational project for social in- tegration of remote communities. 33 Philippines Radio Maria Promotion of cultu- Cultural - social - 2014 – 2016 Foundation ral and social herita- educational Incorporated ge of communities in remote areas
34 Perù Asociacion Support to local Technical – educa- 2013 – 2015 Radio Maria communication tion - social Extended networks 2016
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Peace as culture, for Central Association Radio a culture of peace. Cultural - social - 35 2016 – 2018 African Rep. Maria Centrafrique Peace education in educational Bangui 36 Rep. Association Maria Communication for 2016 - 2018 wof Congo Congo integration of people leaving in Owando and Nkayi disctricts 37 Dem. Rep. Association Culture as means of Cultural - social - 2016 - 2018 of Congo Radio Maria RDC peace, integration educational and development. Networks integra- tion in Lubumba- shi, Kisangani and Matadi 38 Dominican Radio Maria Inc. Growing together: Cultural - social - 2015 – 2017 Republic a project for deve- educational lopment and inte- gration of minority groups. 39 Romania Asociatia Radio Radio as means of Cultural - social - 2014 – 2015 Maria Erdely integration and de- educational Extended velopment of lingui- 2016 stic minorities 40 Russia Development Fund Sharing is caring. Cultural - social - 2016 – 2017 of non-comm. Radio Multinational project educational Broadc. “Radio Maria” of cultural exchan- ges for peace and human development in East Europe. 41 Rwanda Radio Maria Rwanda Communication for Technical 2014 – 2016 Peace: increasing op- portunities to build peace in Rwanda 42 Rwanda Institut Catholique Peace Journalism Educational 2015 – 2017 de Kabgayi 43 Serbia Udruzenje Rarija Development via Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 ether. Project for the educational difusion of educa- tional programs for the integral develop- ment of the person in Serbia 44 Serbia ZA Nasu Radio Mariju Development via Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 ether. Project for the educational difusion of educa- tional programs for the integral develop- ment of the person in Serbia 45 Sierra Leone Radio Maria Sierra Education is healthy. Cultural - social - 2015 – 2017 Leone Programs for health educational and sanity to overco- me Ebola 46 Tanzania Saint Augustine Journalism for Educational 2015 – 2017 University Peace: Training to of Tanzania spread peace throu- gh the media
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47 Togo Association Radio Folk culture for Educational 2015 – 2016 Maria Togo personal and social growth. Human de- velopment programs through culture 48 Ukraine The International Communicating Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 Charitable peace to build pe- educational Organization ace. Project for the Radio Maria spread of a culture of peace in Ukraine Professional training for media operators 49 Uganda Radio Maria Uganda Educational 2015 – 2016 in Eastern Uganda rural areas 50 Uruguay Asociacion Civil Economic and Cultural - social - 2016 – 2018 Radio Maria management educa- educational tion for small rural entreprenuers 51 Tanzania World Family Africa Africa growths Technical - eucation 2015 – 2017 through communi- cation: initiatives for professionalization of media sector 52 Tanzania World Family Africa Peace on Air. Sup- Humanitarian - edu- 2015 – 2017 porting refugees for cational a sustainable peace. 53 USA World Family Inc. – Integration after Professional training 2015 – 2017 America migration. Project to and technologies support integration of language minori- ties. 54 Zambia Radio Maria Zambia New ways of educa- Technical - educa- 2015 – 2017 tion to rural popula- tional tion in central and east provinces in Zambia 51 Ukraine International Installation and Technical 2013 – 2014 Charitable network develop- development Extended Organization ment in Zhytomyr, 2015 Radio Maria Kamayanets, Horo- dok 52 Uganda Radio Maria Uganda Professional training Educational 2015 – 2016 for media operators in Eastern Uganda rural areas 53 Uruguay Asociacion Civil Renovation of radio Technical 2013 – 2015 Radio Maria network 54 Tanzania World Family Africa Africa growths Technical - 2015 – 2017 through education communication: ini- tiatives for professio- nalization of media sector 55 Tanzania World Family Africa Peace on Air. Humanitarian - edu- 2015 – 2017 Supporting refuge- cational es for a sustainable peace.
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56 USA World Family Inc. – Integration after Professional 2015 – 2017 America migration. Project to training and support technologies integration of language minorities.
57 Venezuela Associacion Renovation of Technical 2014 – 2015 Civil Radio Maria network 58 Zambia Radio Maria Zambia New ways of Technical - 2015 – 2017 education to rural educational population in central and east pro- vinces in Zambia A total of 54 projects were implemented in 2016, in 51 countries.
Some areas of social technical and educational projects
Project planning services and activities Assistance and assembly • on site visits by skilled services personnel • assembling equipment, • feasibility studies production and • technical projects transmission systems • training programmes • final testing • provision of equipment • conformity of standard to international law requirements
Training and administration services • assistance during the set up and selection of the teams and managerial training (first selection on site, followed by training in Italy of the area managers) • on-site training programmes (technical editorial personnel and sector experts sent for on-site training) • initial operational assistance through continental managers (with specialists of the continental area on hand) • supervision of internal audit (visit by internal personnel for verification purposes: regularity audit and performances audit)
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Sectors of development to which World Family is committed in order to improve life of people
Health education Empowerment of vulnerable people Peace and development Human rights
Alphabetization Education for sustainability
Food security and agriculture Local culture support
Voice to the voiceless communication and education activities like World Family is committed to give voice to in Liberia, in Rwanda, in Burundi, in Ireland, the voiceless supporting partners to assist Brazil. those categories of people who are forgotten or hidden by the society. This concerns both Activities with Universities ethnical minorities and people living in rural in Africa areas like in Guatemala, Uganda, Papua New In 2016 World Family continued its Guinee, Tanzania, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, collaboration with some Universities in Africa Romania, Kosovo and also social divisions to form future journalists in Peace Journalism: helping partners to fill the gap between the It is a course which has the objective to spread wealthy and the poor by involving the latter in peace by teaching how to narrate peace and
30 WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS A GLANCE AT THE PROJECTS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 AND THEIR FINANCING report conflict in an optic of peace building. both to receive training and to contribute In Tanzania the course has already started and actively to the life of World Family of Radio produced positive effect both in students and in Maria Onlus. stakeholder of the Saint Augustine University. In Benin we had a pilot experience with Institute Other training and formation courses were Pontifical Jean Paul II pour les etudes sur le marriage organized and implemented in several et la famille. A real project will be developed in countries mainly by the two teams in charge of the following years. that: EFCA (Equipo de Formación Continental de America) and FARM (Formateurs Africains Activities in professional Radio Maria). These are formed by volunteers training area coming from some of the Associations that are In 2016 continental meeting were held in members of WF; they have the mandate to Lithuania for Europe, in Rwanda for Africa, plan and implement training courses according in Argentina for Latin America, in U.S.A. for to the needs in their own continents. Courses North America. Such meetings are always were held in Guatemala, Argentina, Bolivia, opportunities for members of local associations Costa Rica, Uruguay, Togo, Guinea, Guinea Equatorial, Liberia, Mozambique, Malawi, Uganda, Congo DR, Cameroun, Kenya, Total number of people formed Rwanda, Italy, Austria, Ukraine. The total number of people who have been trained in In Africa: 140 (55 volunteers) those courses is 293. Some have been training In America: 92 (31 volunteers) in editorial work, especially in relation to In Europa: 61 radio broadcasting. Some others have been Editorial personnel/journalists: 96 trained to manage radios stations, therefore in Management and administrative administration, promotion and fund raising, personnel: 197 and technical management.
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FINANCING RESOURCES This is a table showing the financial sources of World Family of Radio Maria Onlus.
ITEM AMMOUNT PERCENTAGE Contribution from members 3.900.528 60,85 Other donation from members 2.375.083 37,05 Donation from third parties 110.100 1,72 Other incomes 24.442 0,38 Totale 6.410.153 100,00
Contribution from members Other donation from members Donation from third parties 1,72% Other incomes 0,38%
37,05% 60,85%
The item “Contributions from members” “Other donations from members” are consists of a variable membership fee and a donations given by the associations for the co- fix annual fee paid by the associations to the financing of specific projects of communication World Family of Radio Maria Onlus. The fix for development and projects of information fee amounts to 500 USD, while the variable and education to development. The item fee is based on the gross revenues shown on “Donation from third parties” regards the financial statements of the previous year of donations given by the associate members as each association. their contribution to specific projects.
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DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES
ITEM AMMOUNT PERCENTAGE Running Costs 1.690.080 26,84% Strategic Services 1.251.995 19,88% Projects 3.354.458 53,27% TOTAL Expenses 6.296.533 100,00%
Running Costs Strategic Service Projects Activity Projects
26,84%
53,27% 19,88%
The item “Strategic Services” includes those contracts). activities that World Family of Radio Maria Onlus Instead “Running costs” includes expenses for grant to the associate members like the satellite personnel both in Casciago and Roma offices, services, the streaming services, the technical task and all administrative services which allows the force that we described in chapter 10 (Outsourcing organization to run all the projects.
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he financial statements of the World issued by the Italian Agency for non-profit Family of Radio Maria Onlus have organisations (ONLUS) . In particular, the always been drawn up according to financial statements format has been made the provisions of the Italian Civil considering the “Directives” in order to give TCode for corporations and in order to guarantee a better view about the “core activity” and to the utmost transparency, they have always been guarantee a major transparency. It should be submitted to the certification by a primary noted, that there are no relevant law obligations auditing firm. in this matter. It has been appropriately integrated by Please find below the Balance Sheet for 2016 considering the “Directives for the preparation of along with the one pertaining to the 2015 financial statements of non-profit originations”, period:
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or the statement of activities too, for the preparation of financial statements reference has always been made to of non – profit originations”, issued by the the Italian Civil Code with regards Italian Agency for non – profit organisations. to corporations and appropriately The Statement of Activities is provided here Fintegrated by considering the “Directives below, together with the 2015 figures.
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During the year 2016 the revenues of the made through banking and/or postal channels. World Family were equal to € 6.330.976 As clearly shown by the aforementioned data, (including variation in inventories and financial there are no subjects that, due to the entity incomes). of their contributions, can jeopardize the World Family of Radio Maria Onlus does not Association’s independence. carry out any advertising or specific activityPage 4 The Association has no contractual relationship for collecting funds. The donations are usually underway with the Public Administration.
39 For donations to World Family of Radio Maria Onlus IT66 H033 5901 6001 0000 0126 455 BIC (SWIFT): BCITITMX BANCA PROSSIMA, branch 05000 Milano, P.zza Paolo Ferrari 10 – 20121 Milano In the name of World Family of Radio Maria
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© 2017 World Family of Radio Maria Onlus The Annual Report is edited by: Paolo Taffuri
With the collaboration of: Vittorio Viccardi, Walter Vulcano, Davide Tornatora, Barbara Broggi, Raffaele Galati, Matteo Guerra
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