Going beyond water Highlights of 2015

I p.2 p.13 Eau Vive Annual Report, annual publication Eau Vive 2015 2015 financial report of 1,300 copies. in dates p Analysis of the consolidated income Edited by Eau Vive, & expenditure account 27, rue Léon-Loiseau 93102 Montreuil Cedex p p.4 Financial position FRANCE Publishing Enabling people to p.17 Manager Dominique Tresse choose their future Partner networks Editor Sophie Bouan p.5 Review Committee Jean Bosco Bazié, Virginie Bineau, Ensuring Kokou Sémanou, regional development David Hariot Editorial Secretariat is driven and & Graphic Design Atelier Marge Design supported by all Photographs Eau Vive p Printing Estimprim p France Eau Vive enjoys a p trusted partnership with p Groupe Développement and SNCF p p Chad p Togo

II A word from the President

Eau Vive continued to work tirelessly and relentlessly throughout Eau Vive Internationale, 2015 to help improve the living conditions of thousands of people in a North-. A number of projects came to an end and more new projects association-based were launched with the aim of improving hygiene conditions and response access to water, developing agricultural production and natural With a view to developing the resource management, and building local development management people-led aspect of our work capacities. We also provided support to women and young people and increasing our effectiveness to increase their participation in public life and their contribution and legitimacy, Eau Vive created to the local economy. Despite the deteriorating security situation in an international federation in March 2014 that brings together France and several other of the countries in which we work (Burkina the five national Eau Vive asso- Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad), Eau Vive remained actively committed to ciations (Burkina Faso, France, achieving shared well-being. Mali, Niger, Senegal). Set up under Burkinabe law, Eau Vive In France, we have attracted more volunteers and expanded our Internationale is the overarching body of the Eau Vive network network. A number of partners in other countries also renewed their whose role is to: trust in us, continuing to provide us with the financial support we p support its members with need to carry out our work on the ground effectively. their governance and project implementation; On an institutional level, our focus shifted from developing the p share resources, processes and procedures; Eau Vive Internationale federation toward sustaining our operational p ensure that the activities activity and improving our financial stability. This process will carried out across Africa continue in 2016, when we will strengthen our financial management and Europe are consistent; department and conduct an in-depth review into the funding model p share success stories and we need to adopt to succeed in today’s increasingly competitive lessons learned between countries; development funding environment. 2016 will therefore be far from p disseminate Eau Vive’s restful. approach and political vision among top level policy-makers. Eau Vive’s board of directors would like me to pass on their thanks Eau Vive Internationale is driven for all the technical and financial support we received over the course by people from both the global North and South, and from of 2015. We remain committed in the belief that there is a better all socio-professional groups, future ahead for each and everyone of us. who work together and share responsibility. Through this Dominique Tresse, federation, Eau Vive aims President to help people take ownership of national and international development issues.

1 Eau Vive 2015 in dates

January April October 27th – France 25th – France 2nd – Niger Eau Vive participated in the CADE The group African Groove performed A North/South exhibition held at the conference at ENA on “Water in Africa: a concert in aid of Eau Vive at the Jean Rouch Franco-Nigerien Cultural Geopolitics, Management, Sustainable ‘Musiques Métisses’ festival Centre in as part of the Growth”. organised by the AVHEC Eau Vive decentralised cooperation programme branch in Vouzan (department 16). set up between 4 communes in Basse- February Normandie, France and five communes 14th – Burkina Faso June in the canton of Kornaka in Niger. Eau Vive participated in the 2nd 17th – France 15th – Togo National Water Forum in Ouagadougou, To mark the 10th anniversary of the “Choosing handwashing with soap which concluded with commitments Oudin-Santini Act, a debate conference means choosing health!” to provide universal and sustainable was held on cooperation in the water On 15th October, Eau Vive broadcast access to water and sanitation by 2030. sector at which Eau Vive gave a this slogan throughout the region of presentation on our thoughts and Kara to mark the 8th annual Global March perspectives for descentralised Handwashing Day. 6th – Burkina Faso solidarity in 2025. Eau Vive signed a partnership agree- November ment with the Chamber of Commerce July 7th – Niger and Industry in Burkina Faso to 8th – France As part of the Promoting Peace project, promote micro-entrepreneurship Fifteen young people from Burkina Tillabéri was alive with the sounds of in rural areas. Faso and France met in Penestin the regional Sanankuya Day, with the 10th and 11th – Niger (department 56) to make a film to help sanankuya (or ‘joking relationships’) Eau Vive participated in the 2nd improve access to water in Africa and tradition having been identified as National Water Forum in preparation advance international solidarity. a means of preventing conflict and for Niger’s involvement in the 7th 23rd July to 3rd August – West Africa promoting peace between communi- World Water Forum in South Korea. Sponsored by Eau Vive, over 400 ties. 20th – Togo young people from Africa attended Eau Vive took part in the 2nd National the international camp organised December Water and Sanitation Forum in Lomé. by Réseau Afrique Jeunesse in Didyr 1st – France (Burkina Faso). This special event COP21 – Eau Vive organised and took helped these young people grow and part in five major debates at the Paris work towards achieving fulfilling social Climate Change Conference, including: and professional lives. “Climate Crisis in the Sahel: Think Locally, Act Globally”, “Water at the Heart of Climate Change”, etc.

2 We work in 13 countries

37 France projects €6.5 million total budget for 2015

Mauritania Mali Niger 90% Senegal Chad of resources allocated Burkina- Guinea Faso to projects Nigeria Côte Togo d’Ivoire 77 employees

450 volunteers 2.5 million people have benefitted from Eau Vive’s support since 1978.

Eau Vive Countries and Country Offices river basins – in Eau Vive is Label Ideas certified, which we work guaranteeing our compliance with ethical, governance, management and effective action standards.

3 The values Enabling people to that make Eau Vive strong choose their future Democracy Because change is only possible By taking a look at some of our Eau Vive has no political or religious if everyone is involved. projects, we at Eau Vive, an interna­ affiliation and works to foster the Because countries need citizens tional solidarity association, invite development of public debate. that are responsible and informed. you to learn more about the work We help to strengthen civil society we carried out in 2015 to improve the and thus strive to promote democracy Solidarity living conditions of millions of people and all that this represents in terms Because our future depends in Africa, which included increasing of fairness and accountability. on our ability to work together, access to water and sanitation, Through the commitment of our share our ideas and our resources. improving food security, and develo- volunteers, employees, members, ping education and jobs, etc. donors and partners, we at Eau Vive Commitment & responsibility Eau Vive supports stakeholders, their are able to continue fighting to ensure Because prolonging people’s need regions and their institutions to bring that people have the opportunity for assistance is to deny them their about change in order to help meet to live with dignity on, and thanks to, dignity and the freedom to build people’s essential basic needs and their land. their own future. To be successful, effectively address environmental, a project requires the commitment climate, societal and security risks, etc. of all. At Eau Vive, we offer much more than simple financial assistance for building Trust wells, boreholes and other facilities; Because transparency and close we also provide organisational back-up working relationships create a support, capacity-building through culture of trust for building greater training, and conduct awareness- strength in numbers. raising campaigns. Multiculturalism The different cultures and expe- riences of Eau Vive’s members, staff and partners combine to provide a wealth of development solutions.

4 Eau Vive’s work in 3 steps Ensuring regional

1. Address local demand Eau Vive addresses the needs and development priorities identified and prepared by local partners. A needs assessment is then carried out to gain a more is driven and in-depth understanding of this demand. supported by all 2. Involve all stakeholders in each stage of the project At Eau Vive, we encourage all At Eau Vive, we work to ensure com- Today, in the areas targeted by Eau stakeholders to get actively involved munities are empowered and involved Vive’s programmes, increased access in our projects, whether implemen- in our projects and that the actions we to water and sanitation has helped to ting the project, raising funding or undertake are sustainable. In the spirit improve the health of the local people, monitoring the project outcomes. of solidarity, it is the people who want and particularly the health of children, to advance and find a way out of their leading to a fall in mortality rates and 3. Ensure projects remain precarious situations who are at the higher school attendance. There have sustainable over time heart of everthing we do. also been marked changes in people’s p We help the various stakeholders Thus, in order to support and not behaviour and the governance of local to improve their local organisation “take the place of” these communities, services has substantially improved. and management set-ups by our focus in all Eau Vive projects is on People have developed income-gene- assisting them to build their training and knowledge development. rating activities, meaning purchasing capacities, skills and knowledge. In each country and for each Eau Vive power has increased, and natural p We closely monitor the targets project, we put in place a project resources are now being more effec- and objectives that are to be management and monitoring mecha- tively managed. They are starting to achieved. nism that is overseen by the country produce positive results for all the men p We foster synergies by involving, office and its operational team. and women living below the poverty and encouraging consultation All Eau Vive projects implemented line in these areas. between, all stakeholders (poli- using this principle have achieved cy-makers, authorities, technical highly positive outcomes, and this in all agencies, associations, village the sectors in which we work: water groups, etc.). By building our supply, sanitation, food security, local projects on such solid foundations, economy and production, local and their longterm success is assured. community project management, peace and security, etc.

5 Burkina Faso

We also installed solar energy systems, In 2015 which have helped reduce the burden 12 340,000 27 of fetching water and made this chore projects people employees less time-consuming. In addition, these supported Ouagadougou systems are also helping to reduce running costs and preserve the Project outcomes environment. In spite of the efforts made by the 14 1,022 boreholes drilled extension workers government and its partners, the (4,200 users) trained on hygiene sanitation sector in Burkina Faso In Burkina Faso, improving access continues to lag behind. This is due, in 42 367 boreholes rehabili- masons trained on to safe water and developing part, to a lack of public knowledge of tated (12,600 users) latrine construction sanitation remain pressing the health risks of not having sanitation concerns. Eau Vive was highly facilities. Thus, Eau Vive has been 12 51 boreholes fitted new water users’ involved in these sectors in 2015, conducting awareness-raising cam- with standalone associations working to improve the living conditions paigns on good hygiene practices in water points formally recognised of the local people. Our work in the order to bring about positive behaviour (6,000 users) and involved in commune water sector included assisting local change. We have encouraged families 8,037 decision-making governments to ensure they are able to have household latrines installed family latrines to provide a water service for the and helped them to secure the funds built people in their area. To guarantee required. the effective delivery of this service, Outside of the water sector, Eau Vive proper management is essential. has been working on a Swiss develop- Hence, Eau Vive focused on working ment cooperation initiated “Skills with communes and users’ associa- Development” programme. This tions to develop their knowledge and programme provides local entrepre- skills in this area. To make drawing neurs and farmers with training to help water easier, Eau Vive installed them expand their activities and boreholes fitted with handpumps thereby contribute to the development that require less effort to use. of their country. i Latrine construction

PROJECT Eau Sahel, objective Results Moctar Barry Former mayor of Mansila commune successfully achieved WATER 12 120 public latrines built “The results of the Eau Sahel boreholes project can now be clearly 59,500 people in Burkina Faso 128 rehabilitated seen throughout the com- masons trained and have sustainable access to mune. The boreholes are 15 provided with tools drinking water. helping to cover more of our new boreholes 6 drinking water needs and installed and fitted The aim of this 4-year project (2012-2015) commune techni- people’s health has improved. with pumps was to provide people living in the Sahel region cians trained The standalone water points that have been with sustainable access to drinking water and 31 to monitor the installed in the villages have reduced wai- sanitation facilities. Objective successfully boreholes fitted masons’ work ting times and made fetching water easier. achieved! with standalone These water points have helped increase water points HEALTH users’ acceptance of paying for water, a Today, the water and sanitation facilities & HYGIENE 153 practice that is becoming more common. in place cover the communities’ needs and 40 water users’ As for sanitation, many families now have people now use good hygiene practices. health workers associations trained latrines. In addition, the fact that our local The commune councils of Aribinda, Gorgadji, trained masons are able to build them means that Mansila, Markoye, Seytenga andTitabé have 6 260 families can have these latrines installed bit the skills required to take on their role as commune techni- village hygiene by bit. These developments have helped contracting authority and ensure the good cians trained promoters trained considerably reduce faecal contamination.” governance of their water and sanitation on hygiene practice services. In the villages, Eau Vive staff have SANITATION awareness-raising trained local hygiene promoters and helped 2,070 put a system in place to ensure any water point family latrines 23,000 breakdowns are repaired, latrines are properly constructed (21,000 people provided built and the water points are effectively beneficiaries) with awareness- managed, etc. raising on good hygiene practices 6 France

trate all their powers of persuasion In 2015 and motivation, drawing on the 8 450 10 contacts they have made and the Paris regional active employees networks they have forged. branches volunteers In addition, Eau Vive was highly involved in the Paris Climate Conference (COP21), highlighting the dramatic impact climate change is having in the Sahel and the important role played by water. In 2015, at Eau Vive in France, However, fundraising efforts for we found ourselves working in development projects in Africa, whether a relatively difficult environment. to be implemented by volunteers or The impacts of the economic crisis by Eau Vive staff, were handicapped in France are still being felt. More and by a fall in local and national public more political statements are failing subsidies and fierce competition for to include international solidarity private funding. This situation is likely as a priority. Inward looking attitudes to be further complicated in 2016 i Stand at the Les Vieilles Charrues festival, are on the rise, all the more so since following the redrawing of France’s Carhaix the attacks of January and November regional boundaries. Eau Vive’s in Paris. At the same time, the situation teams will thus have to redouble in Africa, and particularly in the our influencing efforts, sharpen our Sahel, is perceived as being unstable tools, hone our support skills and and dangerous (political unrest, take innovative action to promote conflict, etc.). In spite of this, demand decentralised cooperation activities. for awareness-raising initiatives on sustainable development and citizenship has fortunately remained i Young water activists from Zorgho high. Consequently, our regional (Burkina Faso) and Couëron (France) volunteers have been able to demons- in Pénestin, France (department 56)

PROJECT Coalition Eau’s work focuses on 5 key areas: Results Coalition Eau 1. influencing decision-makers; (30 NGO members) 2. developing expertise; Meetings with Publication 3. forging alliances with civil society groups; French public of expert assess- Universal access to water 4. building the capacities of French civil society authorities: ments and joint and sanitation working in the sector; Secretary of State position papers 5. raising awareness and informing public for Development on water-related Addressing the issues of access to water opinion. and Francophonie, issues: and sanitation primarily requires political will, Ministry of Foreign funding, the climate, a shift in mindsets and a change in practices. Affairs and Interna- the right to water, This is why, in 2006, under the initiative of tional Development, food security, Eau Vive, a group of NGOs set up a discus- Ministry of Ecology nutrition, etc. sion, work and mobilisation platform: and Sustainable www.coalition-eau.org Coalition Eau. Development, Campaigns and French Agency for events in France: Coalition Eau ensures that the voice of civil Development, etc. the «Parlons toi- society is heard at the level where political lettes «campaign, and financial decisions are made and where Involvement in the «Les toilettes, development strategies are negotiated. international une question de events: dignité» exhibition, By driving change, providing expertise and The World Social media campaigns taking action, Coalition Eau works at the Forum, the World for World Water and national, European and international levels to Water Forum, Toilet Days. ensure water and sanitation is made a political COP21, World and financial priority. Water Week, etc.

i The “Parlons toilettes” exhibition

7 Mali

provided good hygiene practice In 2015 awareness-raising to families that 4 42,000 10 received a latrine. To help improve food projects people employees security, we worked with 5 groups supported of market gardeners within the region of Mopti, which yielded extremely positive results. The market gardeners Project outcomes succeeded in growing enough crops 12 40 Bamako to feed the local people while also boreholes drilled public health nurses and health workers increasing their incomes. In addition 125 trained to our basic services projects, latrines installed … Eau Vive in Mali implemented a 18 Eau Vive works in the Koulikoro citizenship programme to encourage masons trained on and Mopti regions of Mali, where people to get more involved in their latrine construction people living in rural areas lack country’s development. Training was access to basic services. delivered, primarily to young people Eau Vive has therefore been implemen- and women, as they play an important ting health, hygiene and food security role in relaying the information learned projects to address these people’s and influencing those around them. needs. In 2015, we installed boreholes Over the course of 2015, twenty-four to provide communities with drinking people (trainers and teachers) received water and household latrines to this training, which provided them eradicate open defecation, with with an understanding of what ci- people’s living conditions improving tizenship means and improved their as a result. To ensure the sustainability knowledge of civic rights, duties and i Citizens’ Day in Madina Soko of these basic services, Eau Vive responsibilities. This local group’s also helped elected officials to develop commitment culminated in them their governance skills. organising the area’s first ever Citizens’ We helped to set up and train water Day in Madina Soko. point management bodies and

PROJECT Water and Sanitation Mid-term results for Banamba Nara 7 6,000 boreholes people provided Providing 6,000 people with rehabilitated with access to water and sanitation access to a healthy lifestyle 12 productive 328 The aim of this 36-month project is to help boreholes drilled market gardeners sustainably improve access to safe water have seen their 225 and basic sanitation in four communes in incomes increase family latrines the region of Koulikoro (cercle of Banamba … built and Nara). The project focuses on four priority compo- 1 nents. The first involves supporting local market garden authorities in their contracting authority roles developed (well, to develop their skills and improve local fence, inputs such water facility management and maintenance as seeds, etc.) mechanisms. The second and third compo- nents consist of providing people with basic sanitation facilities and raising their awareness of good hygiene practices. The final compo- nent involves developing market gardening by assisting market gardener groups to buy equipment and seeds, etc. and by organising technical training.

i A good harvest

8 Niger

Our work in the sanitation sector In 2015 involved providing awareness-raising 8 47,000 6 sessions to 18,000 people. We also projects people employees helped install latrines, thereby impro- supported ving the living conditions of 4,800 people who no longer practice open Project outcomes Niamey defecation. Eau Vive also provided support to 5 1 market gardeners to improve food market garden wells market garden and nutrition and increase the incomes built site created and supplied with seeds In order to support the development of poor families. 7 and a pump unit of communities in Niger, Eau Vive We thus supported 900 people by boreholes drilled 211 works on a wide range of projects, developing market gardens complete 13 latrines built which include improving access to with wells and farming equipment standpipes water and sanitation, expanding and tools…In this part of the world, installed 35,000 trees grown market gardening activities, suppor- peace and security are also vital for 8 and planted ting local councils to act as contrac- ensuring sustainable development. boreholes fitted … ting authority, promoting peace and To this end, Eau Vive helped the region with standalone security and developing exchanges of Tillabéri to conduct assessments water points between people through decentra- and develop its action plans for lised cooperation and citizenship promoting peace, both locally and programmes, etc. beyond. We also supported decentra- In 2015, Eau Vive installed boreholes, lised cooperation in 2015, with Eau standalone water points and small- Vive’s facilitation leading to fruitful piped water supply schemes (mini discussions between the inhabitants water networks) for 7,000 people in the of five communes in Niger (canton of communes of Kornaka and Makalondji, Kornaka) and four communes in France where the task of finding drinking water (Basse-Normandie) and which enabled had previously been taking up all the people to bring local citizenship to life i National Sanankuya Day inhabitants’ time and energy. in both the global North and South. in Tillabéri

PROJECT Food security Mid-term results Dicko Boukzri Miyetti Allah group member for the people of 35,000 150 plants grown market gardeners “… Thanks to this project, Diguibari and planted out have seen their I have been planting incomes increase vegetable crops on my plots 3 A proper meal every day The pond has been of land and selling what market garden wells stocked with fish to I grow. This has given me for 5,300 people built develop fish farming money that I have used to The aim of this two-year project (2014-2016) 12 … buy clothes for myself and my children. is to tackle desertification around Diguibari water storage In addition, we now have condiments, pond and improve food security for the local ponds created lettuce, carrots, cabbage, etc., which population. This pond, located 60 kilometres improve our families’ diets...” 2 from Niamey, is surrounded by five villages pump units made whose inhabitants mainly make their living available to two from farming. Human activities, such as groups excessive logging and expansion of farmland, increasingly depletes natural resources. Erosion strips the soil of nutrients, the pond suffers from silting and biodiversity declines; all of which jeopardises the local people’s food security. This situation forces people to migrate to the towns where, stripped of their livelihoods, they often live in urban poverty. By developing this project, Eau Vive is helping to provide smallholders and communities with a sustainable ecosystem management approach that will improve food security. i Women proudly presenting their market garden produce

9 Senegal

included awareness-raising and also In 2015 required obtaining the buy-in of local 6 66,000 10 councils, stimulating the sanitation projects people employees market and getting microfinance supported Dakar institutions on board to facilitate access to loans to pay for the latrines. As a result, 13,400 local people now have Project outcomes latrines. Eau Vive has also helped 8 109 revitalise solid waste management standpipes hygiene promoters in the town of Koungheul. The town installed and teachers trained Despite Senegal having achieved council has worked to provide inhabi- 9km the Millennium Development Goal tants with a healthy living environment. of network exten- 7 access to water target, finding safe Eau Vive has supported this process sions built grain mills installed … drinking water is still a struggle for by advising on the organisational and 360 some communities. In 2015, Eau Vive management set-up and by building family latrines supported the communities of Keur stakeholder capacities. We provided 765 Amtah Ngoné, Keur Abdou Diango back-up support to municipal council- latrines built using (Keur Baka commune) and the village lors and facilitated the procurement of the ‘Community- of Sessène (Ndiaganiao commune) to the solid waste collection and manage- Led Total Sanita- tion’ approach improve and provide sustainable access ment equipment required. As women to drinking water. As well as installing are recognised pillars of development, water supply facilities, we also trained Eau Vive has also supported women borehole users’ associations and with their activities. In Mbaylar and standpipe assistants on water service Ndobène, we have provided women management. In the sanitation sector, with grinding mills to help alleviate the Eau Vive assisted Ngogom and Gainthe laborious task of manually pounding Kaye communes by proposing an grain; in Ngogom, we have developed innovative approach to ensuring the market gardens; and in Fourou cost of household latrines is covered Mbobène, we are currently developing by local stakeholders. This approach a poultry-farming project… i The “Une maison – Une latrine” campaign

PROJECT Koungheul A clean and healthy town for its 23,000 inhabitants

The aim of this project is to sustainably reduce the pollution and harmful effects of poor household waste management and open defecation. This 3-year Eau Vive project (2014-2016) consists of supporting Koungheul municipality with two activities: setting up a sanitation department (organising solid waste collection and disposal at transfer stations) and developing the construction and use of household and school latrines to eradicate open defecation. The outcomes of these activi- ties, conducted using a participatory approach that encourages local initiative, can already be seen. The town is much cleaner and the support provided to families, particularly the poorest households, has enabled them to have latrines installed. There are also now latrines in the town’s schools and markets. The use of good hygiene practices is becoming more widespread, thereby helping to improve people’s health.

f Handing out dustbins in Koungheul

10 Chad

parks and protected forests, which In 2015 is being caused by shifting cultivation, 1 37,000 5 extensive poaching, excessive logging project people employees and bush fires. Despite having passed supported decentralisation legislation, the central government has not been allocating sufficient funding to the cantons to Project outcomes enable them to manage their own 3 7,200 districts. Although some cantons have cantons using the improved stoves produced a local development plan, fallow in rotation built N’Djamena approach on de- 6 lack of human and financial resources graded farmland mean that these have never been literacy centres implemented. The Eau Vive project 3 provided with skills nurseries created development to improve these living conditions and in use and sustainably manage local natural 1 resources focuses on building the 6,474 borehole installed plants grown In Chad, Eau Vive has focused on cantons’ contracting authority capaci- 6 supporting stakeholders and the ties by fostering good governance 14 ha latrine blocks built of low-land rice inhabitants of Lamé, Doué and principles, providing access for all 600 fields developed Tagobo-Foulbé cantons to imple- inhabitants to basic infrastructure and farmers trained on ment their natural resource protec- to socio-economic services. In order 200 restoring degraded tion and optimisation programme to ensure the sustainable use of natural women trained on land using soil parboiling rice conservation and develop some of the basic resources, we take care to make sure techniques services set out in their canton specific local features and priorities 923 development plans. The people are taken into account. women trained on improved stove in this region rely on their local natural construction resources and have no choice but to overexploit the land. The area is also suffering from the wide-scale destruc- tion of its game reserves, national

PROJECT

Other changes resulting from the project Mayo Kebbi Ouest include: p An increase in households’ use of improved Improving living conditions stoves; and sustainably managing p Improved personal and clothes hygiene natural resources due to the introduction of water points; p The emergence of new income-generating 37,000 inhabitants of the Mayo Kebbi Ouest activities (developing the nursery, building region are now benefitting from the activities portable improved stoves, parboiling rice, we have been implemented since 2015. market gardening). p Saplings for woodland and fruit trees have now been planted around houses in the project’s three target cantons, which was impossible before; p People have got into the habit of eating parboiled rice; p As time goes on, the availability of safe water means there are fewer and fewer reported cases of waterborne diseases and skin conditions; p Households for whom low-land rice fields have been developed have seen their incomes increase; p There are now fewer bush fires.

f Nursery garden

11 Togo

and 60% of the population are without In 2015 adequate sanitation facilities. In rural 6 342,000 9 areas, it is still common to see people projects people employees drawing water from rivers or going to supported the toilet in the bush. To help improve this sitation, Eau Vive has helped to install and rehabilitate numerous Project outcomes boreholes and to set up water manage- 205,000 108 ment committees. We have also trained plants sown charcoal burners trained on improved local masons to build latrines and 98km wood-cutting and small dikes built for Lomé helped families to have latrines installed. charcoal-making the recovery of This work has been supplemented by techniques awareness-raising campaigns conduc- degraded soil 1,131 372 ha In 2015, in Togo, Eau Vive’s work ted both in schools and for the general trained on improved of soil being res- essentially focused on improving public to ensure good hygiene practices stove building tored by installing access to water and sanitation, become second nature. techniques stone barriers improving the environment and In this country where 55% of the 1,399 162 ha developing the local economy for population lives below the poverty line, improved stoves of forest replanted people living in the Kara, Maritime, this year, Eau Vive has also focused on built Plateaux and Savanes regions. developing the local economy. Through … In the region of Kara, many families the Sahel Vert programme, we have are seeing the vitality and fertility of supported eleven market gardener their little remaining arable land disap- groups to increase their production. pear. Forest resources are becoming By giving them management training degraded due to human activity. and facilitating access to loans and This situation has a direct impact on payment facilities, every effort has been inhabitants’ food security. Eau Vive has made to help them procure equipment been working to help these local people and materials, process their produce, safeguard their fertile land by training work out their profit and savings, etc., them to tackle soil erosion and defores- thus enabling them to develop their tation. This technical approach has group and make a dignified living. been supplemented by awareness- raising on the important role played by the environment and natural resources in these people’s lives. Water supply coverage in Togo stands at only 62% i Making handmade soap

PROJECT Kara environnement Belo Kondi Resident of Somsia Ensuring land remains fertile “Now that Eau Vive has provided our hospital with handwashing facilities, every- and able to feed 93,000 people, body washes their hands. The nurse tells both today and in the future us to wash our hands upon our arrival. Now, I wash my hands before seeing The aim of this 3-year project (2014-2016) the nurse and after he has treated either being implemented in the region of Kara is my child or me. It’s become a habit, even to restore forest and vegetation cover using at home. With these practices, my child local knowledge. The project’s implementation is now no longer frequently ill and I don’t should result in improved agricultural output, have to go and see the nurse as often.” increased access to a conventional energy source (gas) to reduce deforestation and should Naka Missa also support the economic and social develop- Producer of red palm oil in Tchitchao ment of rural families, who are the poorest po- “For several months now, I have been pulation group in the region. The project works coming to the Tatchayem group to process to ensure that everyone (inhabitants, prefects, my palm fruit as they have a pulper. Thanks canton heads, village development and deser- to this machine, I don’t get as tired as tification committee members, etc.) are closely when using the mortar and I now produce involved and participate in all project phases. 10 bowls a week rather than 5. By making f Global Handwashing Day more, I earn more.”

12 €6.5 million 2015 financial report Budget

In 2015, our level of activity reached This is an increase of 28% on the Sources of funding 6.5 million euros, an increase of previous year, due notably to 7% on 2014 in spite of the generally partnerships developed with European difficult conditions. NGOs to work on large-scale program­ As for each year, the majority of mes in Burkina Faso and to strengthe- Eau Vive’s resources (90%) were ned partnerships with Swiss founda- allocated to our social activities: tions (Lord Michelham of Hellingly development projects and decentra- and Audemars Piguet), Fonds Suez lised cooperation support (80%); Initiatives, Fondation JM Bruneau and French Agency Other public funding advocacy work and social mobilisation; many other foundations and associa- for Development p 4% and ministries and, in particular, on developing tions, whom we would like to thank p 17% NGOs, associations the Eau Vive Internationale federation. for their continued support. & company employee European Union committees Efforts to restrict spending have For 2015, we therefore generated p 21% p 18% helped to ensure that operating costs a surplus of 25,457 euros. However, Foreign embassies Individual donors continue to account for less than 4% despite this positive result, we still and agencies & members p 9% p 1% of the budget. ended the year with an overall loss of The majority of Eau Vive’s income 98,543 euros. A loss of 124,000 euros French local Foundations & authorities corporate donations came from public funding (66%); was recorded as a correction of p 7% p 8% our largest donors being the European previous years’ accounts (2010-2014) Water agencies Extraordinary funding Union with €1,361K (21%*), and French following an in-depth external audit and authorities and services p 9% p 6% public development assistance with commissioned by Eau Vive. €1,072K (17%*). €976K in funding was The findings of this audit will be used received from French water agencies to improve our accounting and financial Breakdown and local authorities, an increase management. An action plan will be of expenditure of 9% and 12% respectively. There put in place in 2016 to reorganise the was also a rise in the funding received management set-up, improve cash from foreign development cooperation management, streamline the economic agencies (Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, structure to get us back to a balanced etc.) and multi-lateral organisations budget in 2016-2017, and restore (Islamic Development Bank, etc.), which our own funds to satisfactory levels amounted to nearly €900K (+15%) to help guarantee the sustainability and reflects an ongoing commitment of Eau Vive’s activities. Social activities Communication to Eau Vive from the development p 90% p 1% cooperation agencies working in Africa. * Figures are given as a % of total income. Fundraising Operating costs Private funding accounted for 27% & partnership p 4% management of all income in 2015, coming to total p 5% of €1,722K.

13 Expenditure

* Public awar- Expenditure Allocation per expenditure Expenditure eness-raising, 2015 item of funds raised 2014 coordination of the Expenditure from the public and association network (in euros) utilised in 2015 and development of the Federation 1 - Social Activities 5,918,345 57,120 5,527,067

** Pro bono work Development projects 4,911,534 - 4,392,916 carried out by the Léo Burnett agency Advocacy 432,736 - 429,677 to create a new Eau Vive logo and Supporting decentralised cooperation 349,447 - 451,827 graphic layout. Developing the Eau Vive Internationale federation 173,970 - 224,779 and coordinating the network

Public awareness-raising 36,338 - 12,654

Training on development practices 14,319 - 15,212

2 - Fundraising expenses 315,739 - 277,335

Applications for grants and other public subsidies 127,297 - 129,636

Private fundraising 160,468 - 120,552

Public fundraising actions 27,973 - 27,147

3 - Communication 70,272 - 70,846

4 - Operating Costs 245,746 - 223,224

I - Total expenditure for the period recorded 6,550,102 57,120 6,098,472 in the Profit & Loss Account

II - Provisions - - -

III - Restricted fund allocations - - -

IV - Surplus - - 56,246

V - Grand Total 6,550,102 - 6,154,719

VI - Public donations used to acquire gross fixed assets over the period - - -

VII - Reversal of depreciation charges on fixed assets financed from - - - funds raised from the public since adoption of the new regulations

VIII - Total expenditure financed by funds raised from the public - 57,120 -

Breakdown of voluntary contributions in kind

Social activities* 84,843 - 137,411

Fundraising 78,660 - 98,610

Communication** 50,000 - 5,000

Operating costs 34,873 - 29,776

Total 248,375 - 270,797

14 €5.9 million allocated to social activities, an increase in funding of 4.8% compared to 2014

Income Monitoring Income Income 2015 of funds raised 2014 from the public and (in euros) utilised in 2015

Balance of unallocated and unutilised funds raised from the public - - - at the start of the period

1 - Funds raised from the public 57,120 57,120 46,140

Donations and bequests collected - - -

Unrestricted gifts 57,120 57,120 46,140

Restricted gifts - - -

Unrestricted bequests and other donations - - -

Restricted bequests and other donations - - -

2 - Other private funds 1,664,369 - 1,296,108

3 - Grants and other public subsidies 4,255,510 - 4,475,171

4 - Grants and other public subsidies 474,559 - 337,299

I - Total income for the period recorded 6,451,558 - 6,154,719 in the Profit & Loss Account

II - Provision write-off - - -

III - Balance of unutilised restricted funds carried - - - over from previous periods

IV - Net allocated funds raised from the public - - -

V - Income shortfall over the period 98,543 - -

VI - Grand total 6,451,558 57,120 6,154,719

VII - Total expenditure financed through funds raised - 57,120 - from the public

Balance of unallocated and unutilised funds raised - - - from the public at the end of 2014

Breakdown of voluntary contributions in kind

Volunteering 181,830 - 229,995

Benefits in kind** 50,000 - 5,000

Donations in kind 16,545 - 35,802

Total 248,375 - 270,797

15 Financial position

2015 2014 2015 2014 Assets (in euros) Liabilities (in euros) A - Fixed Assets 166,054 128,407 C - Liabilities: Accumulated Surplus 35,832 62,711

Software 104,742 108,480 Accumulated reserves 62,711 6,464

Depreciation – Software 99,324 -105,196 Reserves to cover risk - -

Property & equipment 1,149,191 1,046,831 Retained net surplus - -

Depreciation – Property & equipment -1,000,933 -933,846 Income -98,543 56,246

Long-term investment 12,378 12,138 Investment subsidies - -

B - Current Assets 3,216,370 2,937,689 Intra-group transactions - liabilities - -

Inventory and stock in progress 18,368 19,363 Operating subsidy funds - -

Grants/subsidies receivable 1,081,781 1,184,581

Receivables / Payables – internal operations - - D - Current Liabilities: Short-Term Debt 3,418,256 3,003,385

Miscellaneous receivables 904,447 733,143 Suppliers 1,177,519 682,150

Miscellaneous receivables – Reserve - - Staff liabilities 66,104 4,983

Short-term investments 10,000 1,514 Debts owed to social bodies 77,826 92,614

Cash at bank and in hand 1,177,895 990,581 Tax payable 21,841 19,374

Prepaid expenses 23,880 8,505 Miscellaneous liabilities 724,340 491,213

Salary advances - - Deferred income 1,350,626 1,668,200

Total assets 3,382,424 3,066,096 Total liabilities 3,382,424 3,066,096

Regular internal and external accounting and financial audits are carried out on all Eau Vive’s programmes.

Eau Vive’s accounts are audited each year by an independent statutory auditor. In addition, the statutory auditor conducts a specific audit of all programmes financed by the European Union and the French Agency for Development.

16 Partner networks

Financial Partners Foundation – Switzerland Métropole Océane, Caen la Mer, pour une Terre Meilleure, Groupe p Fondation Ombrie – Switzerland Castillonen- Auge, Colombelles, tiers monde du Roumois, Ifs Africa p IDE (United Kingdom) Couëron, Communauté Urbaine Solidarité Sahel, Kaskad, Le Sens p ONEA (Office national p Rabobank Sahre4More – de Bordeaux, Douville, Évian, Fon- du partage, Les Vieilles Charrues, de l’eau et de l’assainissement The Netherlands tenay-Sous-Bois, Lyon Métropole, Lions Club Amitié Villages, Marche du Burkina Faso) Ifs, Laroin, Lescar, Lisieux, Lorient nordique côte d’Émeraude, Pour p Fonds Commun Genre France Agglomération, Mézidon-Canon, une Afrique qui bouge, Solidarité p Lions Clubs (Mali) Water authorities and agencies: Miey du Béarn, Nantes Métropole, de Louvigny avec le Sahel, Un Adour-Garonne, Artois-Picardie, Reims Métropole, Saint-Herblain, petit rien pour un grand bien… Europe Loire-Bretagne, Rhin-Meuse, Rhô- Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Uzein, Company Employee p European Union– EDF ne-Méditerranée-Corse, and Seine Verrières- le-buisson… Committees: p French Agency for Development Normandie water agencies; SEDIF, Regional Councils: Terrena, Triskalia, Turboméca, (AFD) Landes community utilities agency, Basse-Normandie, Île-de-France CRCA Savoie… p French Ministry of Foreign the water or sanitation authorities Funds & Foundations: Fonda- Eau Vive Volunteer Branches: Affairs and International of Arzacq, Gave and Baïse, Ifs/ tions Blancmesnil, Crédit Agricole AVHEC Eau Vive Vouzan, Eau Vive Development Bourguébus/Louvigny/ Eterville/ Solidarité Développement, FARM, Normandie, Eau Vive Bretagne p Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mondevile-Co-lombelles- Giber- Inkermann, JM Bruneau, Fonds Loire, Eau Vive Champniers, Internationale Zusammenarbeit ville, Usine de la Nive, Lescar, Miey Suez Initiatives, Fonds Germe pour Eau Vive Dordogne Périgord, (GIZ) – Germany du Béarn, Mont du Lyonnais, Mor- une économie fraternelle de la NEF. Eau Vive Montpellier, Eau Vive p Swiss Development Coopera- laas, d’Ogeu-lesbains, Pau/Orthez, Coroporate Partners: Ingénierie Pau-Pyrénées, Eau Vive Ruelle tion (DDC) – Switzerland Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Six-Fourles- TUGEC, Eau du Grand Lyon sur Touvre. p ONEMA (Office national de Plages, Sauveterre, SIAAP, SIAEP Associations*: Aquassistance, l’eau et des milieux aquatiques) Levroux, SIEPEL, SEVE… CDC Développement solidaire, And elsewhere – France Metropolitan areas, local CFSI, Ciedel, De l’Eau pour p Lions Clubs International (USA) p Fondation Audemars Piguet authorities (communes) and le Sahel, Eau Sans Frontière p JICA (Japanese development – Switzerland communities of communes: Internationale, Emmaüs Peupins / cooperation) p Lord Michelham of Hellingly Artiguelouve, Bousbecque, Brest Poitiers; GRET, Groupe Solidarité

Implementing sagou, Lessagou, Kani-Bonzon, du Niger (AMN), Coalition WASH, Associations: AJT (Action Jeune Partners Ségué and Sokoura CCOAD, Demi-E, EAA, France Togo), CAP-EJR (Complexe agro- The state’s technical agencies Volontaires, OIREN, RAIL Niger, pastoral Échos des jeunes ruraux), Burkina Faso Savings and loan associations: RAIN for the Sahara and Sahel, PADES (Programme d’aide pour Communes: Bittou, Diapaga, Takku Sukali de Ngogom, CMS Réseau des Journalistes pour le développement économique Diébougou, Gayéri, Houndé, de Ndoffane / European Union l’Eau et l’Assainissement ( REJEA), et social au Togo) Toma, Zorgho, Boussé, Arbollé, Delegations SNV, Sonaka, Water Aid, Yanayi Groups: Solim de Agbandadè Bagaré, Samba, Gomponsom, Regional and Départemental Women’s Group (pig-rearing), Kirsi, Samba, Bokin, Lâ-Toden, Niger directorates: Tillabéri and Maradi the Sinaou de Kassi mixed Yako, Saponé, Arbinda, Gorgadji, Communes: Adjékoria, Dan SCAC/French Embassy European gender group (chicken-rearing), Mansila, Markoye, Seytenga, Goulbi, Kornaka, Mayara and Union Delegations and AFD the women’s group in Koubouca Titabé, Dori, Tankougounadié, Sabon Machi (canton of Kornaka) / Maba de Lassa Haut (agricultural Bogandé, Manni, Thion, Boromo, , , Illéla and Chad product processing) Houndé, Diébougou, Fara, Poura, Tajaé (canton of Illéla) / , Association des femmes pour ICAT (Institut de conseil d’appui Dassa, Didyr, Imasgo, Ramongo , , Youri, , l’autopromotion (AFPA) technique) NGOs and Development , Gotheye, 3 CILSS (Comité permanent Agencies: GIZ (Germany), and Niamey 5 Togo inter-états de lutte contre la Helvetas (Switzerland), Water Aid Regional councils: Tillabéri, Villages: Ewaiyo, Kadjika, sécheresse dans le Sahel), (GB), iDE (GB), GRET (France) Maradi / Ministry of Water and Kagnissi, Koukadé, Teroda Consultancy firms:Artelia The state’s technical agencies Sanitation / Ministry of Planning Commune: Kara (France), IGA (Togo) and DONGAD Prefectural and Regional Direc- Mali NGOs: AJPD, AJPREN, APJD, torates and Departments: Water, Communes: Bankass, Diallas- Association des Municipalités Sanitation, Health and Education

Eau Vive is an active développement sectoriels AEPA p Forum des ONG européennes p Réseau des arts vivants (RAV) member of the following p Secrétariat permanent des ONG au Mali (FONGEM) Senegal organisations (SPONG) p African Civil Society Niger p Network on Water and Sanitation France p Chambre de concertation (ANEW) Burkina Faso p Coalition Eau des ONG et associations du p Conseil des ONG d’appui au p Cadre de concertation des ONG p Coordination Sud développement (CCOAD) développement (CONGAD) et association du secteur AEPA p CRID p Coalition WASH p Plateforme des acteurs de l’eau p Coalition WASH p F3E p Commission nationale pour l’eau et de l’assainissement en milieu p Comité conjoint de suivi p pS-Eau et l’assainissement (CNEA) rural de la situation alimentaire p Groupe des aides privées (GAP) p Plateforme des ONG et nutritionnelle Mali p Organisation des ONG interna- européennes au Sénégal p Comité de suivi de l’élaboration p Conseil de concertation et tionales représentées au Niger des plans communaux de d’appui aux ONG (CCA ONG) (OIREN)

17 Contact us

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