Contents Word from Our Chairperson 5 Board of Trustees 6 Message from Our Director 8 Who We Are 9 ROTA Programs Highlights 12 Community Development Program 13 Qatar Program Accomplishments 14 ROTA Youth Service Clubs 15 Volunteer Program 16 Online Education Program Accomplishments 17 International Programs 18 International Program Accomplishments 19 Afghanistan 20 Bangladesh 21 Cambodia 21 Indonesia 22 Iraq 22 Lebanon 23 Nepal 23 Pakistan 24 Occupied Palestinian Territories 25 Syria 25 Events & Partners 26 Our Achievements to Date 28 2009 29 2010 30 2011 31 Financial Report 2009-2010 32 Financial Report 2010-2011 33 3 4 Word from Our Chairperson Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to present our progress report on the activities of the organisation, including the financial statements for 2010 and 2011. This Report sets out in detail our work and achievements over the period in question. For ROTA, 2009-2011 were challenging, yet highly successful years. At a time when global humanitarian and economic crises made life much more difficult for the underprivileged and excluded people with whom we work, myself and the Board of Directors were extremely proud of the ROTA staff, volunteers and partners who worked tirelessly to give many thousands of people and hundreds of communities across Asia and the Middle East the opportunity of a better, more positive future. Above all, 2009-2011 were exciting and rewarding years. We achieved so much together and there were many highlights, but I want to mention in particular the 3,000 students who benefitted from ‘Generation Amazing’, ROTA’s Youth Development Through Football Program in Pakistan and Nepal. As the spotlight falls on Qatar as a result of the nation’s winning bid to host the VVVV World Cup 2022, our ‘Generation Amazing’ projects use the power of football as an effective method to overcome discrimination, improve educational standards, promote gender equality, and develop community cohesion. In 2010 we welcomed Mr Essa Al Mannai, the new Director of ROTA. Essa has built a very successful professional career, and has extensive experience in all aspects of strategic leadership. He joins us at a time when ROTA’s programs are needed more than ever and the Board of Directors look forward to supporting his role in any way we can, and congratulate him on a job well done so far. In the spring of 2011 North Africa and the Middle East witnessed a wave of demonstrations and protests: revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, civil war in Libya, uprisings in Bahrain and major protests in Syria, Yemen, Jordan and Oman. At a time when ROTA is empowering the youth of Qatar and Asia with the skills necessary to become the leaders of the future, this so-called ‘Arab Spring’ serves as a reminder of the need to develop young people, a testament to the tragic mistake of excluding the youth generation. Ask yourself the question - what could have been the fate of these nations if the youth was given a channel to create change and set the course of their lives and their countries? If I were to explain the benefit of ROTA’s work in one word, it would be ‘hope’, a common theme we hear over and over again from beneficiaries and volunteers who tell us their stories. Our projects and initiatives across Asia provide hope for the local communities. Our youth empowerment programs in Qatar enable youth leaders to become the agents of hope. Without a doubt, hope is the ultimate vehicle for change, and I’d like to think that Reach Out To Asia and our volunteers, are the messengers of hope. Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani 5 Board of Trustees Doctor Sheikha Aisha Bint Faleh Bin Nasser Al-Thani Doctor Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh bin Nasser Al Thani (BED BA MBA PhD) is a member of the Qatar Supreme Education Council, the government ministry responsible for mapping out Qatar’s educational strategy. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Zaytuna College in the United States and is the Chair of the Board of Patrons of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists (WCMP), a global network of donors, foundations, and socially responsive corporations established to advance effective and accountable giving. Doctor Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani is the Chairperson and Founder of Al Faleh Group which has made its mark in Qatar as a landmark that provides educational products and services to the highest quality. Doctor Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani has a Bachelor’s in education and a Bachelor in english literature. She also received a Master’s in business administration from the University of Hull and a Doctorate from Cass Business School in the United Kingdom in the area of corporate governance. Mr Gopichand Hinduja Mr Hinduja (GP) is a leading businessman, industrialist and President of the Hinduja Group, India’s foremost privately held group, employing over 40,000 people across four continents. Graduating from Jaihind College, Bombay in 1959, Mr Hinduja immediately joined the family business, firstly in Mumbai and then moving to Iran to become responsible for the Group’s Iranian operations. In 1982, he took up residence in the UK, where he was one of the architects of the transformation of the Group from an Indo-Middle East trading operation into a multi-billion dollar transnational conglomerate. The Group has considerably expanded into new areas; it is currently present in 10 sectors, ranging from energy, to healthcare, information technology to financial services.Mr Hinduja is a leading philanthropist in India and internationally through the Hinduja Foundation. He is a trustee of the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple, KPB Hinduja College of Commerce and the Hinduja Foundation in the UK and India, and holds an Honorary Doctorate of law (University of Westminster, UK) and Honorary Doctorate of economics (Richmond College, London, UK). Mrs Nora Sharabati Joumblatt As President of the Beiteddine Festival since its creation in 1987 and Initiator and Artistic Advisor of the Jordan Festival 2010, Mrs Nora Joumblatt’s list of prestigious executive committee appointments also includes the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon (St Jude), the Fondation Nationale du Patrimoine, the Al Chouf Cedars Reserve and the Association pour la Protection des Sites et Anciennes Demeures, as well as serving as President of the Executive Committee of the Friends of the American University of Beirut Museum between 2003 and 2009. President of The Women of the Mediterranean, between Traditions and Modernity Conference in 2011, Mrs Nora Joumblatt’s artistic pedigree was recognized with her appointment as Director and Artistic Advisor of the Opening Ceremony of the 6th Games of the Francophone Games in Beirut (2009). Graduating with a Bachelor’s degree Degree in History of art & fine arts from École des Beaux Art (Paris), Mrs Joumblatt was awarded the Commander of the Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic in 2009. 6 Mr Koichiro Matsuura Mr Matsuura is a former Director-General of UNESCO, serving two consecutive terms from 1999 through to 2009 after previously serving as Chairperson of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee. During a distinguished diplomatic career spanning half a century, Mr Matsuura was appointed to a series of diplomatic positions around the world before serving as Japanese Ambassador to France, Andorra and Djibouti (1994-1999), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director-General of Japans’ North American Affairs Bureau and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Japanese Consul General in Hong Kong and Director of the Aid Policy Division at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A widely published and respected author, Mr Matsuura’s recent publications include Responding to the Challenges of the 21st Century (2004, English & French), Building the New UNESCO (2003, English & French), Japanese Diplomacy at the Dawn of the 21st Century (1998, French), The G-7 Summit: Its History and Perspectives (1994, Japanese) and the History of Japan-United States Relations (1992, Japanese). Speaking four languages fluently (English, French, Spanish and Japanese), Mr Matsuura completed his studies at the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (1956-1959) and Haverford College (USA) Faculty of Economics (1959-1961). Mr Rashid Fahad Al-Naimi Mr Al-Naimi is currently the Vice President of Administration for Qatar Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization focused on the vertical markets of Education, Science and Research, and Community Development. Mr Al-Naimi is currently the residing President of Qatar MICE Development Institute, Mazaya Qatar, MEEZA, Knowledge Ventures, and Gulf Bridge International. Additionally, he is a Member of the Joint Advisory Board at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Board Member representing Qatar Foundation across a number of Boards and Committees including Vodafone Qatar. Mr Al-Naimi’s career has developed over the last 20 years. Prior to joining Qatar Foundation, he was the Manager of Human Resources at RasGas, an oil and gas producer which contributes nearly 20 percent of the world’s LNG production. Mr. Al-Naimi has a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana State University (USA). Mrs Raghda Mahmoud Mrs Mahmoud is an active member of the civil society and has been involved with several social organizations and NGOs. Her humanitarian activities have seen her contribute practical, moral and technical advocacy for the Palestinian people. During the Iraq war, 0she dedicated herself to caring for sick children in her capacity as General Coordinator of the Children Under Siege Committee. Finally, during the war on Lebanon, she was present on the ground and worked directly with the people. Born in Syria, in her early years Mrs Mahmoud worked at the Aleppo Arts School before moving to Cairo as senior editorial journalist at Dar Al-Hilal publishing house. Mrs Mahmoud emerged on the artistic scene when she was discovered by Kamal Al-Sheikh who provided her with her debut in cinema in the 1981 movie Al Tawooss (The Peacock).