Annual report 2011 The facts Contents ‘Creating change’

‘Creating change’ 1 Fight against poverty Fight against poverty as a business strategy as a business strategy Together4Change 4 Working together on economic and social development

Joint venture partners of ICS in 2011 6

Projects in 2011 8 Presenting power to change

Social Return On Investment (SROI) 16 Measuring social contribution and return

Green Forest Social Initiative () 18 Development of local economy

Child Legal Protection (Kenya) 20 Social, psychological and legal support

Skilful Parenting in 22 Talking about upbringing and good parenting In Cambodia, 649 households now make use of Solar energy in Africa 24 the rice banks. (source: ICS archives) From rays of sunshine to economic and social improvement Doing business and fighting poverty. For a ‘ICS was originally a child-oriented Social business in Cambodia 26 long time those two seemed almost organisation. We have been running Rice banks raise a water purification plant irreconcilable. But that kind of thinking has educational programmes in rural areas in changed over the past few years - partly Africa and Asia for years now. Through that Outlook for 2012 28 due to ICS’ own experience in Asia and work we saw that a good living environment Growth in many areas Africa. In 2011, ICS definitively embarked is indispensible for a future for children. on the course that it had already set out in Not only in the family, but also in a wider Transformation with the same letters 30 2007. Director Ronald Messelink about the sense, in the community. Over the past years, direction of ICS: together with our colleagues in Africa and Fundraising 32 Asia we also saw that our projects were increasingly often becoming properly Complaints 32 sustainable when combined with economic development and growth of income. That is Interviews why we now also give a central spot to social Hotze Lont (Context) 17 business in our approach, alongside our focus Alfred Geitenbeek (SHGW) 18 on creating social services and child Jaap Doek (ACPF) 21 protection.’ Josephine Gitonga (PAN) 22 Hidde van de Veer (Aflatoun) 27 Why social business? ‘Children growing up in an economically

ICS Annual report 2011 1 flourishing environment have more chance of This is ICS 2011 a prosperous future. You can ensure that children obtain a diploma, but what happens Vision Mission if there is no prospect of a paid job for them People all around the world In collaboration with people afterwards? That has a terribly discouraging are able and prepared to and their organisations, we effect. We believe in the fight against poverty guarantee the well-being of stimulate cooperation on as our business strategy.’ children and bring about a initiatives and enterprises that change themselves. ensure continuing social and Better contribution economic changes so that the ‘Getting both sustainable economic well-being of children is development and sustainable social guaranteed. development going gives added value. In an integrated way. One essential step is to get people together. ICS brings farmer groups together and helps them to set up a good business case. And then we link these farmer groups up with investors. We link the world of the underprivileged entrepreneur to the world of business cases and investors. And that is where we make use of our roots: knowledge and experience that can (source: ICS archives) ultimat ely result in successful enterprises and happy societies. Investment in projects at a level that is feasible for them. That And that children know where they can turn instead of money being handed out forces creates a real basis for change. And our role to if they do not feel safe at home. Social the (future) entrepreneurs to think about becomes clearer. We can bring about actual entrepreneurship thus plays a very important issues such as profit and loss. But this is done social change by getting good part in the fight against poverty, because A few results of 2011 entrepreneurial plans to succeed in rural learning a trade and being an entrepreneur • 1574 local producers were Africa and Asia.’ are the future. The future of the community, strengthened. Lessons learned in 2011 the family and the child.’ • In Cambodia, 649 households use the Of course ICS learned some lessons too Better profit rice banks. from 2011. It turned out that the harvest ‘But does investment in entrepreneurship Better future • In Cambodia, 273 households use of jatropha in Kenya was disappointing, mean that ICS believes that money brings ‘Creating Change,’ our new pay-off line, really clean water. despite thorough preliminary happiness? No. Growth of prosperity must go says it all. ICS wants to bring about • In Meatu, , 387 househol ds investigations. A pre-test phase will hand in hand with social development. For sustainable change in socio-economic use solar energy. therefore be emphasised more strongly in instance, development in education, child improvements and the protection of children. • In Suba, Kenya, 160 households use new enterprises. The cohesion and protection, knowledge about upbringing, The new direction of ICS resulted in 2011 in solar energy. synergy between the programmes will good parenting and saving programmes. ICS the appointment of a new director and new • 5,128 children were able to take part in also be further optimised in 2012. int egrates all these themes in its work. Of Fundraising & Communication manager and a the ‘Child Social and Financial Precisely due to simultaneous course it is important for a community to have renewal of the house style. The name of the Education’ programme. 2,901 children development of social ent erprise on the a school. But it is even more important that organisation was also changed to ‘Investing in were from Africa and 2,227 from Asia. one hand and social facilities in child the parents earn money so their children can Children and their Societies.’ It was important • 36 schools were made more child- protection, education and good parenting go to school. That there is enough money for to retain the letters ICS. This fits in well with friendly. on the other, prosperity and welfare can food to eat, so the children can concentrate the step that ICS took in 2011: a new grow sustainably. ICS has seen that better at school. That a sustainable energy direction, but the same goal. Because that More results of several highlighted working together with local authorities supply is available, so homework can be done stays the same: a better future for children projects can be found below in this annual and partners in this is fruitful. in the evenings. and young people in rural Africa and Asia.’ report.

2 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 3 Together4Change Working together on economic and social development

Together4Change is made up of: • Wilde Ganzen • Wereldkinderen • SOS Kinderdorpen • ICS

In 2011, the plans for the five-year Together4Change programme were set out in more detail. (source: ICS archives)

ICS is part of the Together4Change alliance. The cooper ation of Together4Change obligations under the subsidy into quality Baseline measurement for progress It was formed in the run-up to the revolves around strengthening economic and procedures and formats. It is very important for the organisations to be application for a co-financing subsidy social development. Of particular importance able to measure their progress. That is why (MFS II) from the Ministry of Foreign is change starting from the people and Kick-off in Kenya Together4Change monitors the results Affairs. This alliance also includes the Dutch society itself. Strengthening the local A kick-off meeting was organised in Kenya in continuously. The organisations concerned organisations Wilde Ganzen, economy is also a major point of special January 2011. Representatives from all then report on their results. Moreover, it is Wereldkinderen and SOS Kinderdorpen. interest. Ultimately the lives of young people participating organisations in the one of the essential requirements for The application of Together4Change was and children must improve through this. By Together4Change alliance were present. The receiving the MFS II subsidy. In order to rewarded with the granting of a five-year joining forces and sharing knowledge from plans for the five-year programme were measure progress, a baseline measurement subsidy. different fields of work, the programme can worked out in various sessions. New projects must first be made at the start of the project. reach more people. This gives more people in and opportunities for collaboration were also A number of indicators are then used to developing countries the chance of a better examined. The capaci ty of local organisations measure the current situation. existence. to raise funding themselves is a theme that In the period February to April 2011, baseline was identified during this meeting as a measurements were performed for all ICS as secretary possibility for cooperation. This was followed programme areas and for all partners ICS is secretary of the alliance. In legal terms, up in 2011 by an inventory of the specific participating in Together4Change. Every year, this means that ICS is the organisation with needs of the different organisations. In the the progress of projects and/or programmes ultimate responsibility for the subsidy Child Protection programme of ICS, all the is measured again for the reports to the received. It means that ICS is the direct local partners operating in Kenya made plans ministry. discussion partner with the ministry and takes and performed concrete activities in on a coordinating role. This involves tasks fundraising around the theme of ‘Sk ilful such as translating the requirements and Parenting’.

4 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 5 Joint venture partners of ICS in 2011 1 The Netherlands Pastoralist Development SOS Kinderdorpen Initiative) Wereldkinderen Ormame Ltd (part of Wilde Ganzen OMASI) Context, international Dutch Orkonerei Social cooperation Initiative Limited (Dosi) Aflatoun (onderdeel van OMASI) Child and Youth Finance IOPA – Institute for International Orkonerei Pastoralist Stichting Het Groene Association Woudt SAHVT – Simanjiro Health[e]Foundation Animal Husbandry Vocational Training International Centre 1 Pan-African (based in ) 7 Kenya The African Child Policy The Green Forest Social Forum (ACPF) Invest ment Initiative (GFSI) 2 Cambodia Green Forest Holo Ltd. Commune Council Odar Osienala, Friends of Lake Meanchey Victoria 3 SST – Sor Sor Troung CLAN (Child Legal Action 4 2 CIDO Network) KAARC (Kenya Alliance 3 Laos for the Advancement of 5 Sunlabob Renewable Children) 7 Energy Ltd. Rural Education and 6 Economic Enhancement 4 Thailand Programme (REEP) PATH Fascobi Raks Thai Akukuranut Development ECPAT Trust (ADT) KEWACTA (The Kenyan 5 Woman and Child ABC Children’s Aid Transformation Agenda) Child Restoration Outreach (CRO) Networks: Partos 6 Tanzania Vereniging Adilisha Fondsenwervende C-SEMA Instellingen (VFI) Orkonerei Maasai Social Violence against children Initiative (OMASI) working Group (VAC) Mkombozi Child Protection Services MPDI (Monduli working Group (CPS)

6 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 7 Projects in 2011 Laos Facts and figures Community Social • A joint venture agreement was entered into with Presenting power to change Entreprise: Rice Banks and Sunlabob, a business that distributes sustainable energy Solar Power solutions. In 2011, ICS carried out a total of 47 projects in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Uganda, ICS Laos • An innovative solar energy system was set up in two Tanzania and Kenya. These projects all rest on the five cornerstones of ICS: Social villages, whereby households can use affordable solar Entrepreneurship, Children’s Rights, Civic Driven Change, Regional Focus and Integrated energy lamps and batteries via a central charging point. Approach. The total project list is here. The projects highlighted in this annual report • The project provides 120 households with solar energy portray the power to change of ICS. (more than 500 children). • Two committees and several technicians have been trained in managing the solar energy enterprises of the Cambodia Facts and figures communities. Chicken Farming • Sor Sor Troung signed a 10-year land lease contract with Sor Sor Troung local government. Young Entrepreneurs • 60 young people took part in a practical week during • A business plan was developed. Society in Saravane which they started up test enterprises. ICS Laos • Four group enterprises continued with start-up capital Child-friendly Schools • 20 schools took part in this programme. and support from ICS (for example, for mushroom ICS Cambodia • 25 training courses were given to teachers, parent production and fish farms). committees and school committees on reducing corporal punishment. • Two local bookshops and 27 satellite sales points were set Thailand Facts and figures up and supported. Child Friendly Schools & • There are 112 children’s clubs in 22 schools. • 6,300 student s/schoolchildren use these services. Child Socia l and Financial • 1,948 children take part in the children’s clubs. Education • Small-scale economic activities are supported. Community Water • 1,600 households make use of clean and affordable ICS Sri Sa Ket • There are 21 awareness campaigns on children’s rights. Entreprise drinking water. ICS Cambodia • Six awareness campaigns set up on hygiene and clean Community[e]Education in • 1,460 children and young people were reached with drinking water. South-East Asia information about safe migration. Health[e]Foundation • 1,382 young immigrants have access to reproductive and Community Multi-purpose • Two traditional rice banks supported and transformed sexual health services. Bank into ‘Multi-purpose’ banks. ICS Cambodia Prevention of Sexual • 9,600 parents and other community members were Exploitation and reached by young people via information and awareness- Community Pig enterprise • A model farm was established. Trafficking of Children raising to prevent sexual exploitation and human ICS Cambodia • Two social enterprises are running. They are supported by ECPAT trafficking. local entrepreneurs. • 3,478 children and young people are able themselves to undertake action against sexual exploitation and human Support to Commune • The municipal council provided 7,500 m² free of charge trafficking. Councils for 10 years to ICS to start the Community Pig Enterprise. ICS Cambodia • The municipal council invested 2,000 euros in the Safe Migration • The training modules and materials were adapted to the ‘Community Water Enterprise’ and undertook to invest Raks Thai specific context of South-east Asia (Thailand). 1,000 euros in the ‘Community Pig Enterprise’ in 2012.

8 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 9 Thailand Facts and figures Tanzania Facts and figures Youth Friendly Services • 16,314 young people used the Youth Friendly services via Child Protection & Skilful • 44 teachers were trained in the area of child protection PATH mobile clinics and via Love Care clinics. Parenting and children’s rights. • 167 young people contacted the ‘helpline’ for questions Adilisha • 41 members of the community were trained as social on sexuality and reproductive health. workers who give support in upbringing. • 170 young women were advised on unwanted pregnancies. Child Rights in School • 25 schools, 950 children and 42 teachers trained in the Improvement Program & area of children’s rights and social and financial Child Social and Financial education. Uganda Facts and figures Education Community Radio • The community has a weekly radio programme. IOPA CRO • 226 street children (186 boys and 40 girls) took part in the rehabilitation programme through 4 ‘drop-in’ centres. Early Childhood • Four new ‘Early Childhood Development’ centres set up. • 196 local leaders took part in consultation on actions for Development • 378 new children registered for education at the ECD child protection. ICS Meatu centres.

Education • 166 children in kindergarten and primary school are ABC Fund supported with school uniforms, teaching material and a Integrated Dairy • 32 farmers trained in keeping dairy cows. nutrition programme. Development • A dairy programme was developed for the community. • 96 children/young people at secondar y and vocational DOSI training schools are supported with school uniforms, teaching material and a nutrition programme. Masai Community Radio • Community radio for the Masai is supported. Ormame • Radio programmes are made and broadcast, for example about children’s rights, the importance of education and Tanzania Facts and figures conflict mediation. Agribusiness • Farmer’s groups were identified and selected for • Reporters in the community are trained and active. ICS Meatu participation in agribusiness (corn and sunflower seeds). • 210 farmers received seed and fertiliser for one hectare Skilful Parenting • 17 members of the community are trained as social per farmer. Monduli Pastoralist workers who give support in upbringing around the local Development Initiative knowledge and traditions. Child Helpline • A feasibility study was carried out. (MPDI) • A DVD documentary was developed: ‘the Masai child’. C-SEMA • Consultation with the government on starting up a • 200 parents are trained and active in the skilful parenting children’s helpline is at an advanced stage. programme. . Child Protection & Skilful • 200 young people and 112 teachers have been trained in Solar Enterprises • Two new villages now have solar energy. Parenting (Street Children) children’s right s and child protection. ICS Meatu • The local management committees have been trained. Mkombozi • Two informal child protection structures are supported. • 152 new solar energy units have been distributed. • 53 cases of child abuse were reported and followed up (police, hospital and school). Twinning with SAHVTC • Practical modules in laboratory education and cattle • 24 radio programmes were made and broadcast on school in Emboret breeding developed. children’s rights and child protection. Prinsentuin

10 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 11 Kenya Facts and figures Kenya (Busia/Kakamega) Facts and figures Agribusiness • 72 farmer’s groups were identified and selected for Child Protection & Skilful • An emergency shelter was established. ICS Busia/Kakamega participation in agribusiness projects (corn and sorghum). Parenting • 50 social-legal workers were trained. • One participant in each group is trained to train his own The Kenyan Woman and • Action was undertaken on 20 child abuse cases. group members (agribusiness concept and modern Child Transformation agricultural techniques and methods). Agenda (KEWACTA) • A business plan was developed. Kenya (Suba) • Three awareness campaigns were set up on children’s Kenya (Suba) • 11 local tree nurseries were established. Child Protection & Skilful rights, child-friendly upbringing and education methods. Agribusiness (Jathropha, • 407 farmers planted 1,467 hectares with trees for charcoal Parenting • 6 local municipal groups were trained and supported in Aloe, Charcoal) production. Fascobi reproductive and sexual health. Green Forest Social • 238,540 seedlings were produced and sold. Investment Initiative Kenya (Busia/Kakamega) • 38 social-legal workers were trained and are actively at Child Protection, Skilful work. Kenya (Busia/Kakamega) • 100 farmers were trained. Parenting and Legal • 79 cases of child abuse were reported. Beekeeping • 6 carpenters were trained. Protection ADT • 260 apiaries were made. Rural Education and • The trained farmers produced 166 kg honey. Economic Enhancement • 300 farmers were trained in collecting honey. Programme (REEP) • 10 tree nurseries were established. Kenya • 24 teachers, school management committees and Kenya (Suba) • 302 apiaries with a total of 2,742 beehives were made Child Rights in School members of parent-child associations were trained to Beekeeping and are in use by small-scale farmers. Improvement Program abolish corporal punishment at school and introduce Green Forest Social • 290 individual farmers produce organic honey. ACDT child-friendly alternatives. Investment Initiative • A total of 970 farmers and carpenters are organised in honey production groups and active in tree nurseries and Child Social and Financial • 67 teachers and employees were trained to apply child- the production of apiaries. Education friendly teaching methods at least once monthly in the • 2,922 kg honey was produced and sold. ACDT area of social and financial education.

Kenya • One new legal protection centre was started up with two Kenya (Busia/Kakamega) • Two local child labour committees were established. Child Legal Protection lawyers. Combating Child Labour • An inventory was made of around 1,200 children. Child Legal Protection • 48 informal legal protection workers (from REEP and ILO/ICS • Direct support was provided to 1,008 children (for Network (CLAN) KEWACTA) are trained and coached. example, through school uniforms). • 51 cases of child abuse are repor ted and followed up. • Radio programmes and awareness campaigns were set up on child labour and the importance of education. Child Protection • Formal child protection structure on municipal level • 24 teachers were trained in ‘SCREAM’ (Supporting KAACR supported and active in eight different areas. Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and the • A training course was developed in child protection. Media). • 50 children’s clubs were trained in rights and responsibilities. Kenya • Teachers were trained in child-friendly teaching Girls Secondary Education techniques. Kagoro Girls Secondary School

12 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 13 Kenya Facts and figures International Facts and figures Sexual Reproductive • Teachers in Busia were trained to give sex education. Capacity Strengthening on • Publication of a book on Social Business ‘New approaches Health and Rights • Introduction of the project in Kakamega (where the Social Business, Civic to international development cooperation’. ACDT project will be rolled out). Driven Change and Social • A training course and chain analysis performed on the • 11 teachers now give sex education at least once per Return on Investment topic of honey. This training course had 30 participants. month. Context, international • In the five-year social business training programme, two cooperation modules were developed and given with around 35 Kenya (Busia/Kakamega) • 13 latrine units were built in 7 schools. participants per course. School Wash Program • The latrine design of ICS was taken on as the example for • A training course was developed and given at several ICS/UNICEF UNICEF and the Ministry of Health in Kenya. organisations on Social Return on Investment.

Kenya • Practical short courses and teaching materials were Child Friendly Banking • Two child-friendly banking products were developed. Twinning with AHITI developed. Child Finance Kabete and Baraka Agricultural College Child Social and Financial • Aflatoun programmes were started in 20 new countries Aeres Groep Education (the total is now 81). Aflatoun • 316,445 new children reached (the total is now Twinning with Sang’alo • Practical teaching modules in horticulture and cattle 1,300,000). Institute of Science and breeding were developed.. Technology and Bukura Pan-African • The documentary ‘10’ about children and young people Agricultural College Research, Lobby and in prisons was released. AOC Oost & AOC Lentiz Advocacy on Child • A study was started into the child-friendliness of five Wellbeing African countries in the area of handicapped children. Kenya (Suba) • Sol ar panels were installed at 160 households (640 African Child Policy Forum • An active website was established for the African ‘Civil Village Solar Project children, 480 adults). (ACPF) Society forum’ on children’s rights. Green Forest Social • Two workshops were organised on making solar panels. • The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2011 was Investment Initiative • Three women from the community trained for six months published. in India in making and maintaining solar panels. Skilful Parenting • Four newsletters were made and distributed. Parenting in Africa Network • There is a new website. (PAN) • A publication came out on the opinions of children on good parenting. • 38 organisations participate in the network.

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Context ‘Successful application of SROI’

‘ICS and Context have been collaborating for several years in the field of social business, in which we apply Social Return On Investment (SROI). SROI is about making the social results of projects quantifiable and visible. Besides the financial value, you can thus also show how you create social value, as well can also result in the recommendation to as ecological value, for instance. Context organise an initiative differently in order to has a great deal of experience in this increase the return. method and that is why we are working together with ICS. One thing we do is SROI and ICS provide joint training. We did that in In 2007, ICS and Context started a Kenya and Tanzania in 2011. A good partnership whose goal was to make SROI practical example of the successful use of applicable to development cooperation. It SROI is the analysis of the honey resulted in a manual that describes how an production chain in Kenya. For this SROI analysis can be performed. project we carried out a comprehensive Social Return On Investment (SROI) ICS performed an SROI analysis in West SROI analysis together with ICS and Kenya together with Context in 2011. The another partner. All the parties involved Measuring social collection, production and distribut ion of in the honey chain were involved: the honey was investigated. The key question beekeepers, carpenters, dealers and contribution and ICS performed an SROI analysis of the social was: what is the social return of the microfinancers. Jointly discussing how return on honey production in the West production of honey? The farmers were given they could achieve better results helped return Kenyan Suba in the Gwassi Hills. (source: ICS the opportunity to start a small business in them understand each other and each archives) the production of honey. This gave them a other’s position better. This led to better better income. Besides the farmers, ICS also cooperation. When it emerged that the invited all other parties that were involved in production method did not satisfy the From selling clean drinking water to a rice SROI and the background the processing and distribution. A major credit conditions, the beekeepers bank that serves as a village savings bank. Social Return on Investment (SROI) is used to secondary goal was for these parties to gain consulted together with the ICS invests in local initiatives. It centres on measure the social return of a local initiative. better under standing of where the most microfinancers on modifying the local enterprises that solve social problems. It goes further than just the financial aspects. financial and social value was created in the conditions.’ The ultimate goal is for them to be SROI also includes the social, economic and chain. In the end this approach resulted in the financially sustainable and thus lead to environmental aspects. In the SROI, the producers and the bank also coming to social return. But how do you measure investigators examine the social contribution appreciate the social return of new that? and return of all the players who are involved investments, apart from the financial return. in an initiative. Examples are villagers, businesses and the local authorities. That is SROI and the future why it is important to get all these players In 2011, a lot of time was spent on preparing round the table. Together they investigate SROI analyses of new projects. The aim is to what the change is and what its social costs make an SROI analysis of all projects that Hotze Lont is a and returns are. A positive recommendation have somethi ng to do with social senior consultant at follows once everyone is convinced that the entrepreneurship. These analyses take place Context. results are greater than the costs. The analysis in the first half of 2012.

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Stichting Het Groene Woudt ‘Doing a lot more together’

‘When I started as the new director of Stichting Het Groene Woudt (SHGW) on 1 August 2011, I didn’t know much about ICS. What I saw at the time was an organisation that was undertaking a huge change. Social entrepreneurship was to play a major part in the approach and work of ICS. This is great for cooperation with each other. Previously ICS and SHGW worked more in parallel with each other, but now we can do many more things really together. We speak each other’s language and share the same basic principles. The mission of SHGW is to stimulate economic Green Forest Social Initiative (Kenya) development in rural areas in the south by setting up social enterprises as Development of commercial operations. Of course it is important with social entrepreneurship local economy In order to develop the economy in Gwassi Hills in Kenya, ICS and SHGW stimulate to recognise the priority of the social entrepreneurship in the population itself. (source: ICS archives) principles, but possible profit and output can also be discussed. If you want to implement a fundamental ICS has been investing in the economy and In order to develop the economy in the area, income of around €86,000 for 20 carpenters. change in society, you have to do that in society of the Gwassi Hills in Kenya since ICS and SHGW stimulate entrepreneurship in The farmers are also supported to cultivate an enterprising way. Because only that 2008, in collaboration with the Stichting the inhabitants. Examples are the support of trees, on the basis of credits. Wood obtained will provide the prospect of a future. Het Groene Woudt (SHGW). The Green families in the development and sale of from thinning out and pruning can be sold to That creates space for investment, for Forest Social Initiative (GFSI) consists of the products that are important in the region. the charcoal factory. There it is used to instance in education and healthcare. business GFSI Ltd. and the social branch GFSI Ltd., for example, invests in the produce charcoal. In 2011, 56,564 kg of When you decide to tackle problems GFSI Trust. processing of products and thus in a firewood was supplied. Eleven tree and plant through social entrepreneurship, then I favourable outlet for farmers. GFSI Trust in nurseries were established in communities. believe that ICS has chosen the right turn invests in social development, such as More than 238,540 seeds and seedlings were method and approach for it in its work.’ Periods of protracted drought are interrupted the Kagoro girls school. GFSI Trust also produced and sold to GFSI to distribute to by sudden downpours of rain in the Gwassi collaborates with local partner Fascobi farmers on the basis of microfinance. The Hills region. Excessive wood cutting means (Family Support Community Based Initiatives). investments of ICS mean that increasingly there is less and less forest to prevent or curb They focus on children’s and women’s rights. more households in the area are gaining mudflows. Fertile soil is washed away and it is access to electricity through solar energy. In difficult for families to make a living. That is Their endeavours are achieving success. In 2011, this gave 150 households light, which is why boys already have to go to work early to 2011, 290 farmers in the region produced used gratefully by 640 children and 480 Alfred Geitenbeek help supplement the family income and girls 2,922 kg of honey from beekeeping. In Suba, adults. The Kagoro girls school employs eight is director of are married out off a young age. The Gwassi Kenya, carpenters were also trained to teachers, while 16 staff members provide Stichting Het Hills suffers from a chronic shortage of skilled produce the beehives. They sell the beehives support services. A total of 36 girls are Groene Woudt people and good infrastructure. Until a short they make to the Micro Finance body of GFSI. enrolled at the school. (SHGW). time ago, these were important reasons for This body then offers them on credit to the businesses not to set up in this area. farmers. In 2011, this delivered a total extra

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Child Legal Protection (Kenya) African Child Policy Forum ‘Ranking the best and the worst Social, psychological and legal support countries’ ‘As a pan-African think tank on children’s rights, the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) aims to increase the knowledge of and skills in children’s rights in Africa. We also want to document the problems Young victims of child abuse, assault or also on the people caring for them, service concerning this as well as possible. The neglect need help and support. This should providers and policymakers. ACPF supports African governments in preferably come from their own pare nts getting their legislation into order so that and family, but if that is not possible, then Partner organisations CLAN and REEP defend it meets the Convention on the Rights of from professionals. In the West Kenyan the rights of children. They do this by talking Children. The ACPF also carries out all district of Busia, the ICS partner about those rights with teachers, public kinds of research. We examine topics like organisations Children’s Legal Action servants, lawyers, parents and carers. And children with a handicap, households of Network (CLAN) and Rural Education and with children themselves. Through education, children, youth justice system and Economic Enhancement Programme (REEP) they also teach children how to reduce their delinquency, and HIV/AIDS. The ACPF help children and families. risk. In addition, the different organisat ions also monitors how well African also guide victims to inexpensive or free legal governments perform on children’s Frustration due to poverty. A malfunctioning and medical aid. rights. We make a compilation of those legal system. Little respect for the rights of findings in our yearly ‘African Report on children. Abuse of positions of power. These CLAN works together with local partners in Child Wellbeing.’ It ranks the countries are causes of many abuses in Africa. Children legal assistance. This gets the community from best to worst performers in the area are also neglected, abused and battered. The more involved in children’s rights. In turn, of the rights of children. The victims need social, psychological and legal REEP focuses on protecting the rights of the governments involved are very sensitive support. But that help is difficult to find. That most vulnerable groups in communities in to ranking and follow this report closely. is why ICS started the Child Protection Kenya. These groups are children, people The report has thus developed into an programme. It concentrates on children, but with HIV/AIDS, widows, carers and women. important document. ICS supports the ACPF in all these tasks. Financially, but In 2011, the first ‘legal protection centre’ also through training and courses for the Maaike Stolte (Manager Child Protection) opened in Busia. It has since handled 51 employees of the ACPF in Africa.’ on Child Protection: cases. Two lawyers also work full-time on taking care of and supporting people. There ‘Besides projects in the field of social are another 38 legal-social workers active in business, ICS works in Africa on the various villages in Busia District. This means Jaap Doek is protection of children. We have two there is always someone close by who victims emeritus professor of programmes for that: Skilful Parenting and can turn to. CLAN trained these workers and law (family and Child Protection. The first programme went through two further coaching sessions juvenile law) and concentrates on the upbringing of children, with them. In 2011, a total of 78 cases were board member of the while the second one aims at their protection. reported in these villages. In addition, police African Child Policy Child Protection especially supports access to and doctors in Busia have been trained in Forum (ACPF). He services in the area of child protection. One providing support to victims of sexual abuse in has many years’ example is a place where people can go to a a child-friendly manner. And finally, in 2011 a experience in professional with their questions about child training course was developed for a solution- international abuse or mistreatment.’ oriented method of coping with conflict. children’s rights.

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Parenting in Africa Network Solar energy in Africa ‘Giving children a voice’ From rays of ‘There is still an awful lot to do in Africa for children, their wellbeing and their sunshine to rights. This has to do with a lack of good parenting skills. But the changing society economic is also one of the causes. One example is the increased number of households of and social children due to HIV/AIDS. ICS and the Thanks to their enterprise, the female African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) want improvement entrepreneurs are appealing role models for to do something about this. They aim to other women and growing children. (source: ICS get people listening more to children. archives) That is the reason they set up the Parenting in Africa Network (PAN) in 2010, a network of African children’s rights organisations. ICS is still actively involved in PAN. ICS provides assistance with fundraising and technical support. That helped us achieve a great deal already last year. We held a conference on parenting, at which we brought members from our network and potential new members together. The large how to construct, repair and maintain solar turnout made the meeting highly panels. Now these women have workplaces in successful. Another important point in their own villages. The female entrepreneurs 2011 was our website. We expanded and save and use this money for maintenance and improved it, adding many downloads for purchasing parts. Their fellow villagers and a chat function that is already now buy solar panels that they use for enjoying quite a lot of use. Our lighting or to charge mobile phones and newsletter, which has appeared four Solar panels are a boon for areas outside Not much can be done in the evenings if radios. In Meatu, there are now 387 times, is well read. But what we are the range of the power grid. Areas like there is no source of energy. People cannot households using solar energy and the particularly proud of is the production of Meatu in Tanzania and Suba in Kenya. ICS continue to work once the sun has set, and women have installed 774 solar panels. a book and videos in which children brings solar panel technology within their children cannot do their homework. The themselves do the talking. That is what reach. And the inhabitants use it to expand soci al and economic development of the Moreover, thanks to their enterprise, the we want with PAN: their prospects for the future. population suffers from this. The inhabitants female entrepreneurs are appealing role giving children a usually burn kerosene for lighting, but this models for other women and growing voice to say what creates health problems. children. Besides having their own income, they think is good their sense of self-esteem has increased parenting.’ In 2008 ICS started a project for making a greatly. The women were invited in 2011 to new and clean source of energy available in attend various events organised by agencies Meatu and Suba: solar panels. The plan was from the United Nations and the government Josephine Gitonga is to enable the inhabitants to make use of the of Tanzania. ICS wants to implement this secretary of the abundant sunshine for their own successful project in many more villages. That Parenting in Africa development. Eight women from Meatu and way, even more women can be well trained Network. three women from Suba were trained at the and obtain jobs, and more villages can obtain Barefoot College in India. There they learned solar energy.

22 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 23 Skilful Parenting in Africa The Skilful Parenting programme looks at knowledge and experience through the the basis of the wellbeing of children: their Parenting in Africa Network (PAN). ICS wants Talking about upbringing upbringing. Good parenting revolves around this programme to help break parents out of love, responsibility and the creation of a safe having to face things all on their own. They and good parenting living environment. This does not always have a great need to exchange ideas. The work as well as everyone would like it to. organisat ions that ICS supports also provide ICS and partner organisations therefore parents and carers with information about support and counsel parents in six districts in other forms of assistance and where they can West Kenya and North Tanzania. find it. For instance, help in finding work, arranging welfare or obtaining child benefits. Parent s in West Kenya and North Tanzania are Currently 38 organisations from the whole of going through hard times. Poverty forces the south and east of Africa are affiliated with some parents to work far from home. That PAN. Documentaries have been made about means they don’t have (much) time to be with what parents, children and professionals think their children. Children often have to rely on about good parenting. Moreover, in 2011 foster parents, grandparents, or older there was an investigation in 2011 in all the brothers and sisters. There is a big risk of communities where ICS works into what neglect, assault and abuse. ICS works actively children and parents currently know about with local partner organisations on support good parenting and what they want to learn programmes for upbringi ng that make it more about. The six local partner possible to discuss good parenting. With organisations with which ICS collaborates parents, carers and children. Parents and employ a total of 102 social workers. They carers can indicate what kind of support they work on setting up and supporting parent need to bring up their children in a good and groups. safe way. The participating organisations (REEP, Kewacta, Fascobi, Adilisha, MPDI and Mkombozi; see box) combine their ICS works actively with local partner organisations on programmes for upbringing that make it possible to discuss good parenting. (source: ICS archives)

Operational partners in Skilful Parenting:

PAN (Parenting in Africa Network) was Kewacta (The Kenyan Woman and Child Fascobi (Family Support Community Based MPDI (Monduli Pastoralist Development established by ICS. The network has now Transformation Agenda) Initiatives) Initiative) expanded into a network with 38 affiliated Aims at improving the living conditions of all Supports better living conditions for children This development organisation supports the organisations from all over South and East children and their families in Teso South and women in Suba, Kenya. Masai in North Tanzania. The MPDI Africa. Also have a look at the website of District in Kenya. concentrates on education and care of pre- PAN: www.parentinginafrica.org Adilisha (Child, Youth Development and school children. Mkombozi Family Preservation) REEP (Rural Education and Economic Mkombozi works in Tanzania in the Aims at the development of young people Enhancement Programme) Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions to help street and the preservation of families. Adilisha Is active in the protection of the rights of the children go back to their parents. They do invests in better parenthood in Tanzania most vulnerable groups in communities in this through education, investigation and through capacity development, psychosocial Kenya: children of people with HIV/AIDS, lobbying. support, research, counselling, advocacy and widows and women. lobbyi ng.

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Social business in Cambodia Aflatoun: ‘Making children self- Rice banks raise confident and independent’ ‘ICS is the oldest collaboration partner a water purification plant of Aflatoun. From the very first moment – in 2008 – ICS has supported us. Financially, but also through coaching and advice so we could get a footing in From rice banks to water purification plant. the Netherlands. An Indian organisation A wonderful example of entrepreneurship forms the roots of Aflatoun. ICS believed in Cambodia. Through investing in nine rice immediately in our concept: making banks in Oddar Meanchey, sixteen hundred children all over the world self-confident households now also have access to clean and independent, thanks to a drinking water. With the profits from the combination of social and financial rice bank, the rice bank management built a education. We use the Aflatoun method water purification plant. to teach children how to save. It is something they are already very good at Small rice farmers in Cambodia are often so in many other areas. All children save poor that they don’t have any sheltered place something, whether it’s pebbles or to store their harvest. While the harvest is football cards. We teach them to handle growing, they already have to borrow money money the same way. We have to survive. The only thing these farmers can developed teaching materials for this do is sell their harvest for a knockdown price. purpose. Teachers in 83 countries If the farmer and his fam ily are starving, the around the world use the Aflatoun farmer is even driven to buying back his own method. Now ICS is putting it to use at rice. For an exorbitant price. forty schools in Tanzania and Kenya. One With the interest accrued, the rice banks in Two rice banks are now making a profit. example there is children learning how In order to break this cycle, ICS helped nine Pou Thmei and Prasat Lbeuk were able to ICS provided a loan for the purchase of a they can organise a fair to raise money communities in Cambodia to build rice banks. increase their capital by one fourth. The profit water purification plant. (source: ICS archives) for setting up a veget able patch at The farmers can store their surplus rice there. from the rice banks is also invested in extra school. Our method intends primarily to When they need the rice, they can buy it back services for the local community. So that in allow children to discover what they are for a reasonable price. These banks are run by the future, they can also offer the farmers capable of themselves - and through the villagers themselves. small financial loans, marketing help and that increase their self-esteem. But it affordable agricultural products. In addition, also has positive repercussions on their the farmers are trained to gain optimum yield of the plant. The municipal council invested surroundings. I remember a little boy in from their farming practices. The rice banks 1,491 euros. ICS provided a loan of 11,184 Albania who told thus contribut e greatly to the welfare and euros. The purified water is sold on the his father: “If you food security of the area. market for an affordable price. Besides clean stop smoking, we water, the plant also provides employment. can go on a Two rice banks are now making a profit. ICS Once the ICS loan has been paid off, the holiday next provided a loan for the purchase of a water plant can start making a profit. That profit can year.”’ 22360 18800 16060 litres purification plant. The rice bank management then be put to use, for instance for setting up 10600 litres used the profit from the rice banks to enterprises and providing microcredi t. It is a litres litres construct a building for the plant. The rice way of fighting poverty sustainably. The Hidde van de Veer Oct Nov Dec Jan banks can invest in this, thanks to the success ambition of ICS is to set up at least another is director of 2011 2011 2011 2012 of the rice loans. The management of the rice nine water purification businesses in Aflatoun. bank invested 3,728 euros in the construct ion Cambodia in the next three years.

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3. Cambodia: joining in on growth 6. Social programmes: education, child Asia has been experiencing spectacular protection, children’s rights and economic growth in the past decades. parenting Cambodia is also starting to catch on in the The social programmes for children and their past few years. ICS supports this growth in societies will also be carried out in 2012. We communities where the strength to change do that together with the many trusted could use a helpful boost. One example is the partners that ICS has gathered around itself. development of Water Enterprises. In 2012, Education is and remains a key to success,n i ICS will expand these water enterprises the view of ICS. That is why the focus on further and extend them. primary education will be expanded to secondary schools and vocational training and 4. Cooperation through co-creation and even the combination of education and forms of finance starting entrepreneurship. Child protection In 2012, ICS will seek cooperation with and children’s rights remain unchanged at a Outlook for 2012 partners even more emphatically. Funds, the high position on the agenda. To that end, ICS business sector, Public Private Partnerships, will carry out programmes in the field and Growth in Private Sector Investment programme, but work together directly with local ICS wants the local population to profit as much as also especially co-creation with the local organisations. But also through organisations many areas possible from the economic possibilities. (source: ICS population through cooperatives. Years of like ACPF to ask for attention for children’s archives) experience in the field have provided ICS rights from national governments. Good with a proven track record in bringing farmer parenting or ‘Skilful Parenting’ is an important groups together, and especially in selecting spearhead in 2012. We will expressly seek Crisis and opportunities go hand in hand in longer have a foothold in the chain to earn the right people for the right plan. partners who can identify with these 2012. ICS looks ahead and targ ets growth. money by trampling over the backs of the programmes and finance them. Through In Africa and Asia, as well as of our own local population. That, and the new spearheads in the ICS training courses, setting up centres and organisation. In 2012, we focus on the policy, also justify further intensification of the boosting the capacity of professionals, ICS following seven points. 2. Africa: ‘lost continent’ becomes cooperation with the Dutch government, and collaborates with local populations on ‘emerging market’ a permanent broad financing of ICS projects supporting the upbringing of children. This 1. Economic growth for everyone Africa is often considered to be a ‘lost in the future. gives the child a better chance of a good Emerging markets are often first discovered continent’. Civil wars, political abuses, future. by people and organisations that want to droughts and humanitarian disasters have 5. Social Return on Investment make a quick profit from the predicted ensured that many people no longer believe The use of SROI methods is a strength of ICS 7. Further professionalisation growth. The local population often remains in the continent. But Africa has been that sets us apart explicitly. Through The internal organisation of ICS has changed destitute. ICS has identified a role for itself in experiencing striking economic growth in the measurements and applications, the theory over the past few years. Examples are the doing something about this. It is possible past few years. In December 2011, The around Social Return on Investment can be cooperations within MFS I and MFS II, through translating economic growth to rural Economist even calculated that the growth of developed further. A business model with changes on management and board level and areas and social programmes, but also by the past five years was not inferior to that of good profit is the starting point for this. It is a new strategy that was brought into developing the entire chain and where East Asia. An average economic growth of how ICS creates financial and social profit at operation in 2007. Another professionalisation necessary, controlling it. For example, ICS can 6% is expected for the coming years. the same time. Business, however, is not the move is being taken in 2012 at the Dutch cooperate with groups of farmers on a However, this also creates the need for a same as facilities. ICS realises this too. By office as well as the field offices in Kenya, profitable business case for corn. This enables different attitude: ‘Less aid and more trade.’ setting these programmes alongside each Tanzania and Cambodia. Thus, in the the local population to profit as best as ICS already embr aced this starting principle in other, specialisation is created. This means Netherlands ICS hopes to move to a new possible from the economic possibilities. 2007 and since then, has completed the that maximum focus can be appl ied in both office in Amersfoort. New staff members are Another good example is the rice banks in corresponding learning curve. That makes ICS programmes. In brief, this is the way we also being appointed for Human Resource Cambodia that ICS helped to develop. These a reliable and experienced business partner, achieve the maximum possible social and Management and Business Development. The rice banks, expanded into multi-purpose where business development and lessons economic impact. office in Asia is moving from Bangkok banks, ensure that dodgy middlemen no learned go hand in hand. (Thailand) to Siem Reap (Cambodia).

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ICS underwent a transformation in 2011. The changed direction launched by the organisation revealed itself in a new house style. ICS also changed its name. But the letters stayed the same.

It’s not the first time in its history that ICS changed its logo. The challenge that ICS took up in 2011 was to express the change in course in a house style as well. In collaboration with communication agency Schrijf-Schrijf and the designers of Room for ID’s, we worked on an appearance that would give ICS a fresh, businesslike but also dynamic character. The use of colour in the new house style of ICS, introduced in the autumn of 2011, gives a suggestion of three- The direct mailings to donors, the brochure ‘Investing in Children and their Societies.’ dimensionality. This represents the broad and the website were also given the new look. This also expresses the broader view of ICS. outlook that ICS has on the issues in its areas A view that reaches further than the child and of work. The house style was implemented in The change of course also brought a new concentrates strongly on the whole region. all communications. One striking example name, without losing the familiar abbreviation The name was also given a payoff line: was the newsletter. The ‘Weldoen’ newsletter ICS. While this previously stood for ‘Creating Change’. Because creating change was renamed ‘CC’, for ‘creating change’. ‘International Child Support’, now it is is still the key to the work of ICS.

ICS logos over the years

Internationaal Christelijk ICS International Child Support ICS Creating change Steunfonds

1981 – 2005 2005 – 2007 2007 - 2011 from November 2011

30 ICS Annual report 2011 ICS Annual report 2011 31 Walk for Water on the Colophon Fundraising Veluwe, March 2011 Three Dutch donor-advised funds (source: ICS archives) ICS-NL supported the work of ICS in 2011. ICS will Investing in Children and their Societies work more actively in the future on raising (ICS) funds through donor-advised funds. Not PO Box 252 only on the Dutch market, but also 8070 AG Nunspeet internationally. ICS will also strengthen the Oldebroek, Hattem/Heerde, Epe, Nunspeet, The Netherlands contacts with national and international Harderwijk and Ermelo/Putten partici pated in Tel.: +31(0)341 27 10 90 service clubs. the ‘Walk for Water’ campaign on 23 March. Email: [email protected] This was an initiative of Aqua for All. Primary www.ics.nl Rotary Laren Blaricum: dining and donating school children from Group 7 and 8 Until July 2012. Thereafter, for the new For the sixth time, Rotary club Laren-Blaricum experienced what their peers in development address see: www.ics.nl/contact organised a village dinner, on Sunday 29 May countries have to do to get clean drinking 2011. The money raised at four previous water. They had to walk an average of six ICS Asia dinners was donated to ICS. More than 750 kilometres with six litres of water. The Rotary Regional Office ICS Asia guests dined in white or light-coloured club Ermelo also organised a successful 91/47 Moo 3, Chayangkul Road clothing at beautifully decorated tables. More motorbike tour on 28 March. They did this Tambon Khamyai, Muang District than €100,000 was raised for education and together with the Veluwse Motor Tour Club Thailand 34000 healthcare projects in the Bantey Ampil (VMTC). The proceeds from these two Tel.: +66 (0) 45 280 280 district of Cambodia. The proceeds were also activities were doubled by the Rotary Fax: +66 (0) 45 280 870 made possible through NCDO, Wilde Ganzen organisation. A contribution from Wilde Email: [email protected] and a Matching Grant from the Rotary Ganzen was added to that. The total w ww.ics.nl/home-en-US Foundation. proceeds amounted to more than €150,000. Until 30 June 2012. Thereafter, for the new address see: www.ics.nl/contact/ics- Dam to Dam Run: slaving away for solar azie energy In September 2011, 33 joggers supported ICS ICS Africa in a very active way. They participated in the Regional office ICS Africa Rotary Noord Veluwe: walking for water Dam to Dam Run. They raised sponsor money Gold Rock Park, Mombasa Road next to In 2011, seven Rotary clubs on the North for solar energy in Kenya. These proceeds Tuffsteel complex Veluwe in the Netherlands made an active were rewarded with a contribution from PO Box 13892-00800 effort to do something for underground water Wilde Ganzen. This meant the action raised , Kenya tanks in Meatu, Tanzania. Rotary clubs more than €38,000. Tel.: +254 (20) 206 3015/17/18 Fax: +254 (20) 206 3013 Email: [email protected] www.ics.nl/home-en-US Complaints Seven official complaints were received by The persons who submitted the complaints CoC: 41188664 ICS in 2011. This is about the same as stated that ICS handled their compl aints to Bank account number: 70.70.70.406 previous years. Three complaints related to their satisfaction. Office Support registers IBAN: NL87ABNA0707070406 the organisational costs of ICS. Two the complaints. In 2011, all complaints were BIC: A BNANL2A complaints addressed the fact that the handled by the Fundraising & Christian faith was no longer visible in the Communication department. The Editors: ICS Netherlands work of ICS. Two other complaints procedure will be evaluated in 2012 and if Final editing: Schrijf-Schrijf, Utrecht concerned the administration of donations. necessary, revised. Design: Troost communicatie BNO, Utrecht Printing: Jetmail 32 ICS Annual report 2011