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The SEMAFO Foundation is a key economic player that places people and social development at the heart of its activities Who we are.............................................................................................. 4 Setting high targets................................................................................. 5 Our achievements of past 5 years ......................................................... 6 Sectors of intervention in Burkina Faso ................................................ 8 Projects per village from 2009—Burkina Faso…………………………….. ... 10 Sectors of intervention in Niger……………………………………………………… 12 Projects per village from 2009—Niger ................................................... 14 SEMAFO Foundation—5 years in pictures ............................................. 16 Our investments in 2013-2014 ............................................................. 20 Financial report of the SEMAFO Foundation ......................................... 21 Burkina Faso ........................................................................................... 22 Niger ........................................................................................................ 32 Discontinuance of activities in Niger ..................................................... 39 Commitments 2014-2015 ..................................................................... 40 Our Partners ............................................................................................ 41 Financial Statements .............................................................................. 42 2 SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 Dafina, Burkina Faso SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 3 Who Are We? The SEMAFO Foundation is a charitable organisation focused on helping West African countries, specifically communities in Burkina Faso and in Niger in the fight against poverty. Inspired by the United Nations’ Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), the Foundation directs its activities where the need is greatest: Universal primary education Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger Improved maternal health and role of women Our mission Our mission is to support communities and offer an improved quality of life, notably in the regions where SEMAFO or one of its subsidiaries is present. We hope to influence change through our actions, our invest- ments in community development projects and through education, to help the people reach their greatest potential. Our volunteers In addition to the volunteers that sit on the board of directors, the SEMAFO Foundation maintains a pool of volunteers who help imple- ment concrete projects. Volunteer activities mainly involve collecting, sorting and distributing donations. For the 2013-2014 year, 9 dedicat- ed volunteers worked a total of 1 141 hours, without counting the work- ers and their spouses who helped the team distribute material in Africa. Our employees A committed team of 13 persons (Burkina Faso (5), Niger (4), and Mon- treal (6)) worked together to develop and support our projects in Africa. Some posts were abolished in the subsequent year. In the coming year, some positions will be cut and the team downsized to 8 persons, of which five will be based in Burkina Faso and three in Montreal. Our donors In 2013-2014, 99 benefactors supported the SEMAFO Foundation. Financial donations allow the Foundation to implement infrastructure development projects (such as the construction of dispensaries, schools and wells) and revenue-generating projects (shea products, paprika, sesame, agriculture); all of which directly improve the quality of life of the Foundation’s beneficiaries. Donations are primarily in the form of material goods such as books, clothes, sport equipment, school supplies, computer equipment, medi- cines, toys and household items. Material donations are distributed depending on community needs. 4 SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 MESSAGE from the President and from the General Manager Setting High Targets Benoit Desormeaux Chantal Guérin, MBA President General Manager The 2013-2014 year marks the fifth year of our operations in of shea products, support for women in the prevention of Burkina Faso and in Niger. In fact, the Foundation’s very first cervical cancer and obstetric fistula and the construction of assignment was in January 2009. We are truly proud of the multifunctional platforms. progress accomplished and remain determined to maintain our Despite a drop in our income this year, we are delighted to guidance of the communities that we serve. have contributed to meeting the Millennium Development First of all, we would like to extend our thanks for their valuable Goals for 2015. As detailed in our report, since 2009, we have contribution to Misters Benoit La Salle, Jean-Léonard built and renovated 79 classrooms and 77 latrines, in addition Compaoré and Réjean Tremblay, president and board to enabling local communities to generate income of some members of the SEMAFO Foundation, respectively, who $4.5 million (2 billion of FCFA). completed their terms of office. Five years after initiating operations in Niger, we closed our We also welcome Mr. Benoit Desormeaux, President and Chief office and transferred our assets to the “ONG Larassu”, which Executive Officer of SEMAFO Inc., who has been appointed the will pursue the Foundation’s activities on the ground. We are new president of the SEMAFO Foundation. proud of this transition of our employees who are now carrying on the Foundation’s sustainable development activities with Our activities in the 2013-2014 year focused chiefly on the communities along the Sirba River. revenue-generating projects and on the education sector. Our priority is to contribute to the development of the communities In 2014-2015, we intend to maintain our flagship projects that we serve, with women and children particularly benefiting within a broader field of action and to focus on training our from training, whether by providing school supplies or employees, particularly in the Foundation’s procedures and infrastructures and establishment of sustainable development transmission of its core values. activities that increase family income. We would like to extend our thanks to all our donors, We have renewed all of our flagship projects from preceding colleagues and to the communities that we serve for their years, which include the production of sesame, the production involvement in our projects. BOARD OF DIRECTOR Benoit Desormeaux Francine Sauriol Nora Farah Jean Lamarre Jean-Pierre Lefebvre Elie Justin Ouedraogo Chantal Guérin President Vice-president Secretary and Treasurer Director Director Director General Manager SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 5 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS Over the past 5 years Investment $6,683,244 (FCFA 2,999,660,454) Donations Amount invested in charitable projects 238,710 Persons affected Infrastructures School canteens 79 $1,151,593 Construction and (FCFA 516,872,941) renovation of Material donations classrooms including transport 539,632 Meals served in school 24 canteens Water wells and mini water- 1,381,003 supply system Articles distributed 77 School Kits Latrines 45,411 School kits distributed 6 SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 Investment The amounts invested in charitable activities over the OUR ACHIEVEMENTS past five years represent all costs relative to projects with the exception of material donations. Income generated Income-generating Activities Through its support of income-generating activities such as the production of sesame and paprika, the production of shea butter products and installation of multifunction- $2,915,600 al platforms, the Foundation contributes to the sustaina- (FCFA 1,308,617,300) ble development of almost 240,000 persons. Income generated in 4 years through the sesame project in Burkina Faso School Enrolment In just five years, primary school enrolment for both boys $3,419,853 and girls increased by 62% in the commune of Bana in (FCFA 1,534,942,828) Burkina Faso where we support all schools. In addition, Income generated by primary school attendance increased by 51% in the com- beneficiaries of our project mune of Kona where we only assist 12 out of 22 schools. in Burkina Faso $1,012,796 (FCFA 454,579,267) Income generated by 70% beneficiaries of our Increase in the projects in Niger Éducation female primary school enrolment rate in the Bana commune in $823,548 Burkina Faso (FCFA 369,635,519) Income generated in 2 years through the paprika project in Niger Paprika 534 Direct producers SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 7 Sectors of Intervention in Burkina Faso SEMAFO Foundation’s main sector of intervention in Burkina Faso is the Boucle du Mouhoun region in the north-west of the country. This includes the provinces of Mouhoun and Balé. Legend: Villages supported 8 SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 75 villages benefited from the Foundation’s activities SEMAFO Foundation—Annual Report 2013-2014 9 Projects per village since 2009 —Burkina Faso Communes Villages Projects construction refurbishment — — Health**** water wells - — Beekeeping Sanitation Libraries* Canteens School Joy of Caravan Donations** Schools Schools Microcredit Football Fresh Gardens Shea School kits*** lamps Solar Latrines planning Subdivision MFPs Sesame electrification**** Solar Solar Bicycles Total projects Bagassi Bagassi 1 1 2 Kahin 3 3 Mana 1 1 1 1 6 10 Bana Bana 1 2 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 5 12 45 Bassana 1 1 1 1 1 5 Bissa 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 14 Danou 1 1 1 1 1