“La Vie, pas la survie” “La vie, pas la survie”
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
Co-ordination Acting for Life : Jeff Ospital and Mathieu Maillefert Graphic design and production : Beverly Brullefert Photo credits : Acting for Life Printing : Air France
THE PROJECTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS They support us
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Editorial
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History
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Highlights of 2014
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Figures 2014
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The team
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The partners
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Production
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Developing production and marketing systems
Resources
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Improving access and management of the resources
Integration and training
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Enhancing the training and socio-economic integration of the most vulnerable
Tourisme durable
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Fostering sustainable tourism development
Prospects 2015
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Financial report 2014
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Auditors' report
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Index of partners
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Logistical support
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THEY SUPPORT US Over many years, Acting for Life has built up trusting relationships with our financial partners whose help is needed to develop our projects and allow us to operate on a wider scale. Acting for Life forges sound links with its partners on a long-term basis. Drawing on 40 years' experience in the field of economic development in the South, our association would like to thank everyone who has committed, is committed and will commit to working with us.
For 2014, we are particularly grateful to :
Our financial partners
Those who help us to function smoothly
Our technical partners
Acting for Life is a member of the French development networks Coordination Sud and Coordination Humanitaire et DĂŠveloppement (CHD) 4
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EDITORIAL 41 years working alongside the poor We are living in an increasingly troubled, fragmented and unequal world and the year that has just come to an end did not escape the trend. Climate disruption, with its undeniable human origins, calls on the world community to reduce its ecological impact as well as find ways to adapt to new environmental conditions that jeopardize its existence. Poverty and hunger are being pushed back in some places, but are increasing elsewhere as a result of crises and natural disasters. Vulnerability continues its insidious spread. The temptations of "everyone for themselves" and identity politics provide fertile ground for extremism of all kinds, justifying the unjustifiable, excusing the concentration of wealth and rejecting the legitimate, universal aspiration for more respect, justice and prosperity. But Hope still exists, borne in the hearts of those who will never admit defeat. The women and men who work within Acting for Life or support its efforts have long ago made the choice to stand alongside the most vulnerable people and communities, alongside those least able to cope with a changing world. Helping people to find their way, to build an acceptable present and a better future, supporting individuals' rights to choose what is best for themselves and their community – those are our commitments and our field of expertise. 2014 was a very rich year in terms of activities and very positive in terms of results. The methodological choices underpinning the practice of Acting for Life, based on a comprehensive territorial development approach systematically involving local stakeholders, are still the most appropriate if our efforts are to be effective and their impacts sustainable. Reading this report will, we hope, provide you with all the relevant information to understand our projects, their consistency and their results. We are grateful for your unfailing support, for you have understood that solidarity is no longer just a vocation or personal duty, but a necessity for everyone. Thank you for your long-standing loyalty. Respectfully, with our gratitude.
RenĂŠ Lapautre Jean Cyril Spinetta Founding President President
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OUR HISTORY Acting for Life has sprung from a rich history of cooperation with partners in the South and permanent support from airlines. A history at the service of the most vulnerable with one core objective driving our efforts: to provide the poorest people with the means to live a decent life.
1973 Foundation of G.A.R.D (Groupe d’Aide aux Réfugiés et personnes Déplacées) in Libreville and in Haiti with support from the Don Bosco Salesians, UTA, and Air France.
1979 Creation of G.A.R.D in France, an international secretariat serving emerging NGOs in the South (project support, funding, development engineering, etc.)
1981 G.A.R.D France becomes the Groupe d’Aide aux Réalisations pour le Développement and sets up integral development programmes in countries in the South.
1992 G.A.R.D becomes the Groupe Développement with the motto: "La Vie, pas la survie".
1994 At the request of ecpat international (end child prostitution and trafficking), with its 90 specialist ngo members, groupe développement takes on board a new purpose : combating sexual abuse and violence against children.
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1997 Creation of ECPAT France and ECPAT Luxembourg in support of ECPAT International (90 NGOs).
2002 The association Groupe Développement is recognized as a charity in France. Creation of "sister" NGOs, in the United States, Luxembourg, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, India and Madagascar.
2009 To gain international recognition, Groupe Développement becomes Acting for Life: "Life, not merely survival".
2011 Acting for Life transfers its child protection work to ECPAT France in order to focus on territorial economic development projects.
2013 Acting for Life blows out its 40th candle with the firm intention of continuing its co-operation with partners in the South.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2014
JANUARY
OCTOBER
Acting for Life strengthens its team by recruiting programme officers for Africa
British development co-operation – DfID confirms its commitment to Acting for Life to fund the BRACED (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climates Extremes and Disasters) project.
February
The French Development Agency approves the first regional-scale project for Acting for Life in Latin America; the regional rural socio-economic integration project – Ecuador Mexico (PRISER-EM) which will also involve Peru in methodological exchanges.
November Acting for Life and its partner Redsol Agricol take part in the study visit on farm assurance in Mexico co-organized by AMUCSS and Grameen Crédit Agricole as well as the 10th International microassurance conference which was held in Mexico.
The association expands its work in the field of livestock mobility by launching three new projects in Togo, Chad and Mauritania with support from the European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD).
April
In Geneva, the association spoke at the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) conference presenting its work on "Transport and Tourism for trade" to representatives of national tourism authorities from more than 50 developing and island countries.
DECEMBER Acting for Life took part in the International Civil Society Forum on smallholder farming held in Lyon.
A pilot visit is organized to Burkina Faso with the participation of private sector donors, who are able to meet the partners in the agro-pastoralism projects.
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ACTING FOR LIFE
IN FIGURES
There was sustained activity throughout 2014. The teams worked in the field with all partners to carry out existing projects and put 10 new projects in place. In addition, eight projects were carried through to a successful conclusion. These are the dynamics driving the association towards growth at the service of development. All the information presented below refers to the portfolio of projects ongoing in 2014 and does not include the child protection projects of Acting for Life, which were transferred in 2011 to ECPAT France. In this annual report, Acting for Life will present a partial but representative list of its projects.
Distribution of projects per geographical area MONGOLIE
TUNISIE
INDE MALI
SENEGAL COLOMBIE
BURKINA FASO
COTE D’IVOIRE
EQUATEUR
NIGER TCHAD DJIBOUTI
CAMBODGE
TOGO BENIN
MAURITANIE
MEXIQUE
PEROU
LATIN AMERICA 14 PROJECTS
AFRICA 12 PROJECTS
CHILI
ASIA 8 PROJETS
In total, Acting for Life co-ordinated the implementation of 35 projects in 2014. Latin america
Africa
31%
Asia
Multi-continent
59%
8%
2%
Distribution of budgets by continent Titre du graphique 2%
8% 8% 2%
31%
Historically, Acting for Life has had a very strong presence in Africa, the continent where it first began its work. Again this year, our presence has been consolidated and stepped up in particular through the development of ambitious programmes in support of agro-pastoralism.
31%
59%
59%
Latin america
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Africa
Asia
Afrique
Multi-continent
Asie
Multipays
partenaires du Sud
Subventions du secteur aérien 35%
19%
Sources of project funding 33%
The start this year of significant projects sponsored by public donors has helped to balance out institutional contributions and those of our partners. This characteristic situation is a good illustration of our economic development model which empowers our partners in the South and helps to strengthen their financial autonomy over time. The quality of our work continues to attract loyal support from our historic partners in the airline sector and our main private donors.
34%
33%
35%
14%
19%
14%
19%
Contributions from partners Subsidies from aviation sector
Apport des partenaires du Sud Other private subsidies
Subventions du secteur aérien
Public european and international subsidies
Autres subventions privées
Subventions publiques européennes et internationales
Ressources Production Insertion Tourisme Afrique 8 3 1 Amérique Latine 2 6 1 4 Asie 1 of intervention 8 istribution of projects per field
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Resources: Improving access and management of the resources 6 8
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8 1 2 Ressources Resources
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3 Production Production
Africa Afrique
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Insertion Training
Latin america Amérique Latine
Tourisme Tourism
Asia Asie
Production: Developing innovative production and marketing systems Integration: Enhancing the training and socioeconomic integration of the most vulnerable Tourism: Fostering poverty reduction through ethical, sustainable tourism
The distribution of projects shown above takes account of all activities undertaken by Acting for Life in the year 2014.
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The number of operational partners with whom Acting for Life works across the world on a day-to-day basis on all the continents.
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THE TEAM The programme officers
The administration and finance service
Acting for life relies on the expertise of a multidisciplinary team (agronomists, anthropologists, sociologists, economists and other experts) to identify projects and help partners to build their capacity and foster autonomy. Six programme officers co-ordinate projects and networking of partners in the South.
This service deals with the administrative and financial monitoring of projects. The 8-member team ensures compliance with the project reporting and implementation requirements of our public and private financial partners. Its role is also to provide administrative and financial expertise with a view to building the capacities of partners in the field as a complement to external audits.
The support teams No organization can exist without people. The strength of a team lies in its cohesion, its clear-sightedness concerning both major issues and humdrum details, its rigorous commitment and its demand for excellence. None of this can be achieved without women and men of quality who work on a day-to-day basis to help their field colleagues pursue their commitment. They operate not in the shadows but on the front line.
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Efficient pairings One of the keys to our know-how and efficiency can be found in the organization of our teams on the basis of operational pairings: programme officer/financial officer. These two-person teams always work together both at head office and on field missions. In this way, they have a full understanding of the problems we encounter and are able to work with precision, clarity and speed in their respective areas of competence to assist our partners. This is one of the principles underpinning our approach and explains its reputation for high quality.
Governance The association has been built up over time thanks to the vision, commitment and loyalty of the members of its Board of Directors. To ensure that it can be fully operational and reactive, the board has established a committee comprising a President, Secretary-General and Treasurer, who deal with day-to-day details and the development of our work. They stand ready to offer a listening ear at all times to the operational teams, providing them with advice and guidance.
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THE PARTNERS For 40 years, Acting for Life has been building up trusting relationships with its partners in the South. For 2014, we wanted to shine the spotlight on one partner association per continent, demonstrating their commitment to the beneficiary communities.
Arz
Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ) was set up in 1997 by a group of development professionals from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay who wanted to work on the issue of the sex trade and defend the rights of its victims. Over more than 15 years, the NGO has gradually become a benchmark organization in the State of Goa and was also honoured in 2012 by the Ministry of the Interior for the work it had done. In 2013, the government of Goa launched a federal plan for the "rehabilitation of sex workers", drawn up by ARZ on the basis of its Swift Wash project and taken up for development on a national scale. The solidarity-based laundry enterprise known as Swift Wash aims to assist both former victims of prostitution and reformed pimps with their reintegration. The model provides them with a source of income by teaching them a trade and providing them with psycho-social assistance. As a partner of ARZ since 2009, Acting for Life has decided to provide financial and technical assistance to the Swift Wash project as of next year. In honour of its work with the victims of the sex trade, ARZ received the Stree Shakti Puraskar 2014 award from the Indian president, Pranab Mukherjee (photos below) on International Women's Day in March 2015. Usually given on an individual basis for exceptional achievement, this award went to an NGO for the first time and truly recognizes the importance of the work done by Anyay Rahit Zindagi.
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Recopa The communications network on pastoralism (RECOPA) in Burkina Faso was originally set up to disseminate strategic information on herding through radio broadcasts in local languages. Over the years, RECOPA has been able to build up acknowledged experience in respect of herding and livestock marketing, incorporating natural resource management, rangeland development and improvement of crop and animal production into its activities.
For example, between 2001 and 2008, the association implemented the programme to secure pastoral resources and support the organization of agro-pastoralists in eastern Burkina Faso. Since January 2010, RECOPA has been a technical partner of Acting for Life in the Supporting Livestock Productivity in Agro-pastoral Systems Project in Mali, Burkina Faso and Northern Benin (PAPE and then PRAPE projects). Since 2014, the two organizations have worked in partnership on three projects: the Preserving Ecosystems and Biodiversity through Agro-Pastoralism (PAPEBA) programme in Togo, the Boosting the Resilience of the Family Economy through Livestock Productivity programme (PRREF) in the south and east of Mauritania and, finally, the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme in Burkina Faso. RECOPA has now become a model partner, with confirmed expertise in both securing livestock mobility routes and managing pastoral infrastructure.
Amucss
The Mexican Association of Credit Unions in the Social Sector, AMUCSS, has been active for more than 20 years in the field of micro-finance and micro-assurance in the interests of sustainable development. Its membership comprises 96 community finance institutions operating in 22 Mexican States.
Co-operation between Acting for Life and AMUCSS dates back to 2005 when they jointly launched the project of support to the development and professionalization of rural micro-banks (SMB) in the disadvantaged regions of Mexico. Since then, the two associations have worked together on the themes of socio-economic integration, rural microassurance and strengthening farm co-operatives and value chains for the benefit of small producers. In 2007, AMUCSS established Sierras Verdes, an economic development agency, to provide support to the development of growth sectors and enterprise creation, following exchanges of African and Mexican experience organized by Acting for Life. In the same year, AMUCSS adopted and adapted new financial education methodologies. Worked out by the Training Institute (IMFR) that it recently set up, these methodologies are being applied by Sierras Verdes and the rural micro-banks amongst the most vulnerable communities. Taking forward its strategy of supporting integration through rural entrepreneurship and dynamic processes in Latin America, in 2014 the partnership put together a new project: the rural socioeconomic integration project (PRISER) in Mexico and Ecuador. This reflects Acting for Life’s wish to structure and develop the theme consistently at regional level, incorporating institutional capacitybuilding for partners, regional networking and the implementation of pilot projects in each country.
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PRODUCTION & MARKETING
DEVELOPING PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SYSTEMS Often struggling in the face of tensions between the different economic stakeholders, climate change and global competition, small producers and entrepreneurs need to bring their organizations into efficient enterprises to process their products and access new markets. Acting for Life is providing local support to various kinds of organizations in developing sustainable economic activities. In line with the resources available in the respective territories, Acting for Life is enabling economic operators to generate more added value in their sectors (fishing, herding, agriculture, etc).
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LIVESTOCK MOBILITY
AN ASSET FOR WEST AFRICA
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erding systems in West Africa operate in a state of constant imbalance. Mobility is still an essential strategy to optimize use of scattered, unpredictable resources. Following a seasonal cycle, transhumance within the country or along transborder livestock corridors is a widespread practice whereby herders and their animals can reach good quality grazing areas and take advantage of rainfall that is usually earlier in the south. Since the 1970s, the impact of drought has been felt to an increasing degree and most severely by vulnerable households as a result of social stratification, extreme poverty, etc. Mobility strategies during drought periods often determine the size and composition of the remaining herd and the speed of recovery of the family economy. Access to livestock corridors is also essential if the animals are to be driven over long distances towards rural and urban markets. Herd mobility nevertheless comes up against many obstacles despite its key role in the operation of livestock systems. It shapes the contours of territories that often straddle borders for the purpose of either seasonal herd movements or livestock marketing. The ability to move with their animals is seen as one of the mainstays of herder community resilience in the face of growing climatic constraints. At global level, the reorganization and liberalization of international trade also has significant implications. Local supply chains must therefore meet a number of challenges if they are to maintain their market share and gain in competitiveness. They face intensified competition not only from imports of beef originating from countries such as Brazil, but also from other local animal products which are often cheaper (fish and poultry). Increasing current supply means producing larger quantities of heavier animals. At the same time, conveying live animals – which is still an economic way of moving the bulk of the stock destined for market – means that the livestock corridors must be safeguarded.
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Livestock owners, however, have still not got to grips with the challenges that these profound changes present. Their market integration is weak and inter-professional dialogue is still limited. This seriously hinders their ability to hold an informed debate, take up positions and play an active part in defining policies for the sector at local, regional or national level. In addition, with the advent of decentralization, new powers have been transferred to local authorities in respect of livestock corridors, market management and the respective taxation. Still in their infancy (or in course of establishment, as in Togo), these authorities need to build their capacity to play their new role properly. In particular, they need to adopt a concerted (and inter-municipal) approach to taxes levied on livestock marketing and shared management of the infrastructure involved in the operation of the supply chain. This is the challenging context in which Acting for Life is working to assist its local partners. By supporting pastoral mobility, the projects are helping people with their efforts to adapt to climate imbalances. They also play a part in embedding regional agro-pastoralism in a decentralization process that has become a vital necessity but needs to be backed by sustainable partnerships forged between key stakeholders in the sector. For more than 40 years, Acting for Life has been supporting programmes to co-ordinate natural resource management in West Africa. Acting for Life’s activities in the region have expanded significantly in the last five years, drawing on an enhanced partnership with a vast range of stakeholders: local NGOs, decentralized authorities, producer organizations, private operators and civil society institutions. The broad lines of its work can be summarized as follows: livestock mobility and trade, securing transhumance routes; building pastoral amenities (wells, vaccination enclosures, grazing areas); equipment and management of livestock markets; securing access to livestock feed and veterinary products; and facilitating informed debate between the various (public and private) stakeholders in the sector. Following the success of the Supporting Livestock Productivity in Mali, Burkina Faso and Northern Benin Project (PAPE: EU, 2010-2011, €3.8 million) and its logical continuation, the Regional Programme of Support to Livestock Productivity extending to Togo and eastern Senegal (PRAPE: AFD-EU, 2012-2015, €2.9 million), new agropastoralism projects have been launched to meet the needs of herders and conserve livestock mobility routes in Mauritania and Central Africa.
Programme areas : Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Benin, Togo, Overall Budget of the 5 projects : 14 293 255 euros Period : 2012-2017 Financial partners : DFID, Union Européene, Agence Francaise de Développement, Air France, Fondation Caritas France, Fondation Anber Operational partners : ACAD, ACIDEF, ADECOB AFAD, ANOPER, APIDEV, ARED, AREN, GADEC, LD, LVIA, RAFIA, SECADEV TASSAGHT, VSF-Belgique, CRUS, ICD, ADISSAH, CIRAD, CISV, CREST ETD, FENAPFIBVTO, GAJEL, GNAP, ICD, POTAL-MEN, RAFIA, RBM, RBM-Sénégal, RECOPA, VSFB, ETD, FENAPFIBVTO
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Four new programmes now complement and strengthen the earlier ones: 99 The Supporting the Preservation of Ecosystems and Biodiversity through Agro-Pastoralism (PAPEBA) project launched in four regions of Togo; 99 The Building the Resilience of the Family Economy through Livestock Productivity (PRREF) programme launched in four regions of southern and eastern Mauritania; 99 The Building Resilience with Livestock Mobility - Sahel Project (DfID, 2014-2018, around ₏8 million) in Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which is part of the UK’s overall Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme.
Achievements in 2014 In 2014, Acting for Life boosted the economic viability of herding systems by supplying more than 15,000 tonnes of livestock feed through revolving funds managed directly by agro-pastoralist organizations in the various countries. Livestock feed stores managed by the professional organizations were also built to ensure the availability of emergency supplies in times of crisis (recurrent droughts). As regards livestock mobility, Acting for Life worked to secure and develop strategic cross-border corridors (with a total of more than 3500 km negotiated, marked out and equipped with wells and grazing areas), as well as to equip 36 livestock markets. Instruction in Geographical Information Systems and participatory mapping was given in the various countries thanks to the expertise and close co-operation of our research partner CIRAD-France. This work led to the preparation of maps of the livestock corridors (official maps acknowledged by the authorities, maps actually used by the herders and maps produced following dialogue between the two parties) and the identification of sensitive areas. In addition, debates were held to encourage stakeholders to think about key topics of present and future importance to all of them: securing pastoral mobility, developing agro-pastoral systems, increasing the efficiency of traditional practices, pastoral landholding, livestock-related taxation and policies to promote livestock exports. In this respect, Acting for Life drew on two innovative approaches developed since 2000 by the Research Association for Education and Development (ARED-Dakar). The first uses tools to facilitate informed debate about pastoralism in the Sahel, while the second concerns the livestock trade in West Africa. Designed by Acting for Life with CIRAD, it involves training facilitators within the communities (for example, more than 60 were trained in Togo) to lead workshops attended by producers (including illiterate producers), decentralized authorities, technical services, producer organizations and civil society representatives.
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Prospects 2015 In connection with PRAPE, Acting for Life and its partners will work on building and launching livestock markets in KoundjouarĂŠ (Togo) and the eastern region of Burkina Faso and loading platforms to facilitate animal transit in Mango and Dapaong (Togo) and TanguiĂŠta (Benin). The PAPEBA project in Togo will see increased co-operation between project stakeholders with regard to finance; laying out, marking out and securing 350 km of tracks; and installing pastoral amenities. An exchange visit between partners is also planned with a view to the 2015-2016 transhumance. As regards Mauritania (PRREF), new livestock markets will also be built, together with warehouses, vaccination enclosures, rest areas and wells. There are plans to carry out a study on livestock microassurance and provide more than 500 people with instruction on the pastoral code. In Chad, a strategy workshop will be held on the challenges of the livestock sector and a territorial action plan setting out priority pastoral investments will be produced in connection with PAFBET. Acting for Life will continue its work to secure transhumance routes in co-operation with its partners. Warehouses for livestock feed and veterinary inputs will be opened. The BRACED project covering Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger should get into its stride in 2015 following the planning work done in the previous year. Mapping of the transhumance corridors will be stepped up and many new amenities will be installed on 1700 km of secured strategic routes: water points, rest and grazing areas, warehouses supplied with livestock feed and veterinary products, etc. Advocacy tools on livestock mobility at regional and national levels and a feasibility study on the adoption of innovative approaches to the services supplied to herders are in the pipeline. Acting for Life is in the process, together with the French Development Agency (AFD), of planning the follow-up to PRAPE, the Supporting the Resilience of Agro-Pastoral Systems in West Africa programme (PARSAO), with a view to a larger scale operation. The missing piece of the strategy is the geographical cover of this programme (under discussion). With the aid of the European Union and AFD, Acting for Life and its partners have been able to carry out a series of activities in several West African countries. In the interests of developing the livestock sector, it is nevertheless vital to strengthen the linkage between the Sahel and the coastal countries to support cross-border mobility, especially in the northern areas of Togo, Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast.
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THE MINI-DAIRY:
AN ENTERPRISE RUN BY AND FOR WOMEN
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he vast eastern region of Burkina Faso is famous for its cotton production and nature reserves, but nevertheless suffers worrying levels of poverty. Following several years' involvement in the livestock sector in West Africa, especially in Burkina Faso, Acting for Life is putting support in place for the "Dewal-Welatare" women’s co-operative, a mini-dairy, in partnership with the Communications Network on Pastoralism RECOPA-East. A not-for-profit association that has been working for some time in the livestock sector, RECOPA has focused in the last few years on developing the milk supply chain in Fada N’Gourma and building the capacity of DEWAL WELTARE - the leading co-operative processing and selling milk in Fada N’Gourma. Based in Fada N’Gourma, the DEWAL-WELTARE mini-dairy relies on supplies from around 30 herder families living on the outskirts of the town for daily production of around 200 litres (varying according to season). Set up in 1998 with very limited resources (FCFA 10 million for its construction and fitting out, i.e. a little over €15,000), its membership comprises around a dozen women involved in both milk production (family herds) and running the business. Using the raw material collected, the women pasteurize the milk and engage in rudimentary processing, mainly to produce yoghurt and fresh cheeses. This is a huge challenge for the women in many respects, as the income from dairy production can be significant but is unreliable. The cooperative is presently finding its development prospects limited by several constraints that need to be overcome if it is to be sustainable: difficulties in supply due to falling yields during the dry season, transhumance involving the departure of many animals, the lack of product diversity and the absence of training for the women in managing their co-operative.
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Achievements 2014 This year's activities focused mainly on training and skills development for the women members of the mini-dairy, along with purchases of equipment. For example, an exchange visit was organized between DEWAL-WELTARE and its sister organizations in northern Benin, whilst training was given in marketing, information technology (Word and Excel) and handling dairy products. A literacy centre was also opened for 18 pupils (15 women and three men). These activities to develop the DEWAL-WELTARE co-operative were supported throughout the year by RECOPA, which supervised 12 workshops on technical aspects of milk production and processing. Finally, Acting for Life and its partners purchased around 50 tonnes of livestock feed for the dairy cows, work clothing was made and equipment needed for dairy production (ice-boxes, pots and pans, packaging, etc.) was purchased.
Prospects for 2015 The support given to the women (with regard to technical, financial and business management), including replenishment of the revolving fund for the purchase of livestock feed and setting up the cooperative's management board, is key to successful development of the milk supply chain in this region. Many women's economic interest groups (GIEs) are being set up presently to process agricultural products, so it is vital to encourage and support these existing dynamics.
Programme area : Fada N'Gourma Overall project budget : 67 446 euros Period : 2013-2014 Financial partners : Air France, local resources Operational partners : DEWAL-WELTARE, RECOPA-EST
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THE NAHUATL AND OTOMI PEOPLES
TAKING UP THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE
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he Sierra Norte, part of the Mexican province of Oaxaca, is a mountainous region with scattered settlements. Sadly famous for the high level of poverty amongst its indigenous residents, it is also experiencing serious problems of deforestation that are driving down local people's living standards. Despite government job creation and poverty reduction policies, thousands of people in the region still live in extremely precarious circumstances. This situation led the Mexican Association "Sierras Verdes", set up in 2007, to develop an original methodology based on enhancing family autonomy. Acting for Life then made a commitment to support the work of Sierras Verdes over the period 2013-2015 in the region of Pahuatlán, where the Nahuatl and Otomi ethnic groups form the majority of the population, with a view to replicating the programme in other regions facing the same difficulties. This partnership has a twofold objective: raising the income of indigenous smallholder families who have the highest rates of poverty and contributing to the region's sustainable economic development through supporting supply chains and facilitating access to financial services. But how can this project help to boost the local economy without damaging the environment? By strengthening producer organizations and agricultural production based on environmentally friendly practices, guaranteeing food security for local people and encouraging the local authorities to support productive sectors in the interests of the region's economic development. There are few organizations currently in a position to revive the local economy. It was therefore necessary to support and monitor growth sectors with a view to better targeting of local socioeconomic needs and promoting local economic activities. This support takes the form of awareness-raising and training on the subject of productive activities, supply chain organization, financial education, savings and credit. This will help to raise the productivity of farms around the Pahuatlán "magic village" – an official name given by the Ministry of Tourism because of its rich natural and cultural heritage and its beautiful scenery – whilst preserving families' food security.
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Efforts to co-ordinate and support productive sectors will help to strengthen both public and private local stakeholders, such as the municipalities of Pahuatlรกn, Honey and Naupan and the rural microbank. They will provide useful backing for the region's economic activities and facilitate access to micro-credit and local funding.
Achievements in 2014 A considerable amount of participatory community assessment work was undertaken in the area. At the same time, three local supply chains out of the six considered were selected as priorities for the project, on the basis of their strategic nature: livestock for dairy production, maize which is the staple local food and coffee which is an important income source. Technical training was given to producers to develop these supply chains and monitor good practice. A marketing strategy was also worked out for processed products. The involvement of local institutions helped to build up the resources available for the economic development strategy and provide micro-credit to no fewer than 85 "trust groups" (made up of at least 10 families each) in Pahuatlรกn region. In this way, around 230 people were able to receive technical training and around 1000 families took part in the food security programme.
Perspectives 2015 The project has made considerable progress as regards technical production issues and supply chain organization. Local organizations can now be sure of sustainable consolidation and, thanks to the partnership between Sierras Verdes and Acting for Life, develop activities to process and market their products, lifting and keeping them out of poverty.
Programme areas : Puebla - Pahuatlรกn Overall project budget : 1 324 470 euros Period : 2013-2016 Financial partners : Fondation Airbus Helicopters, Fondation Anber, local resources Operational partner : SIERRAS VERDES
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DEVELOPING THE DAIRY SECTOR FOR SMALL PRODUCERS
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he municipality of Ocongate, located in the Andean region of Peru not far from Cusco, is one of the poorest in the country. Nine out of ten of its population of 14,000 live in rural areas and 52% of children suffer growth retardation as a result of malnutrition. Following the fall in alpaca wool prices in 2006, small producers began to farm dairy cows to diversify their activities and income. The productivity of these farms is still low, however, and their products are of inadequate quality due to their lack of knowledge of the sector. Apart from this, small farmers are still facing a series of problems, including limited access to credit, high production costs and a lack of standardization in the processing of dairy products. Genuine opportunities do exist nevertheless. It was to seize those opportunities that Acting for Life, in association with its Peruvian partner CCAIJO, launched a dairy sector support project for livestock farmers and family businesses with a view to improving milk production and quality and developing new higher added value products. The two organizations are working together to identify needs, seek funding and deal with the administrative and financial management of the funds allocated. Acting for Life is also providing technical assistance to enhance the project's impact and help it along the road to autonomy.
Achievements in 2014 The joint efforts of Acting for Life and CCAIJO helped small producers to improve their processing techniques and diversify their dairy products. Six workshops were held on innovation and standardization of products and building families' entrepreneurial skills. Small farmers received support to strengthen their family businesses (improved infrastructure and equipment) and were also equipped with quality control equipment and animal health registers. Legalization for tax purposes and operating licences for their businesses were obtained by 11 farmers and
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seven were able to put together business plans to ensure better production control. During this second year, Acting for Life and its partner CCAIJO established a consultation forum in the municipality of Ocongate. As a result, two producer associations and two family businesses were able to design and establish strategies for the improvement of dairy farming and sign an agreement with the local government to strengthen the milk supply chain.
Prospects for 2015 In 2015, Acting for Life and CCAIJO will work to strengthen the links between producers and micro-finance institutions and focus on the dairy product "processing and marketing" component.
Programme area : Ocongate - Cusco region Overall project budget : 486 220 euros Period : 2013-2016 Financial partners : Air France, Fondation Anber, local resources Operational partner : CCAIJO
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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING FOR THE MISAK, PAEZ AND AFRO-COLOMBIAN PEOPLES
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auca and the territories of the Nasa and Misak Indian and Afro-Colombian people, comprising five municipalities, are situated between the Andean mountain range and the Popayรกn plateau in the south of Colombia. The AfroColombians live at low altitude where they produce sugarcane, cereals, coffee, maize and chicken, while the indigenous Indians live in the highlands, producing potatoes, milk and quinoa. There is little infrastructure available to high altitude producers living in an area with fragile ecosystems and their access to water and land is very limited, especially as a result of population growth and the expansion of monocropping. This leads to conflicts and drives many families to migrate to low-lying areas to look for land and opportunities to grow crops. This explains why Acting for Life and the Colombia Nuestra Foundation (FCN) decided to help people in the indigenous and Afro-Colombian areas of Cauca to put together and implement a common agricultural production, trade and marketing strategy, not forgetting the need to feed their families. More specifically, the aim is to enable more than 200 Misak, Nasa and Afro-Colombian families in five municipalities in central Cauca to improve their agricultural production and access local markets, as well as to raise the local authorities' awareness of the need to support the family farms that produce the bulk of the country's food. The specific strength of this project is that it draws on the complementarity of the different communities with their diverse assets. The Afro-Colombian farmers who live mainly on the plains specialize in sugarcane, coffee and chickens, whilst the indigenous people in the highlands mainly produce potatoes. These communities now have equipment to process their products and sell them on a shared sales platform. The project does not have a purely economic objective, but also seeks to strengthen co-operation between the local authorities and the representatives of both communities.
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Achievements in 2014 In 2014, Acting for Life sought to provide more support for food production with a view to strengthening marketing processes. Sugarcane planting, for example, is now organized so that the community can harvest the crop throughout the year, greatly simplifying their lives and enabling them to supply the market continuously. An inter-community platform has also been set up for exchanging and selling red beans and sugarcane. Dialogue and co-operation between the indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities have been enhanced and leaders have been trained to manage new socio-economic initiatives suggested by local people.
Prospects for 2015 2015 will firstly see consolidation of the marketing structure and the establishment of a fund to purchase crops. Co-operation between the various local stakeholders will be developed further through the creation of a forum to discuss and take forward any new proposals from the families. The skills of community leaders will also be upgraded through training courses dealing with local economic development issues. Programme area : Cauca Overall project budget : 333 654 euros Period : 2013-2014 Financial partners : Air France, local resources Operational partner : FCN
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SUPPORTING FOOD SECURITY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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n Colombia, the province of Antioquia, 80 km away from the burgeoning city of MedellĂn in the north-east, is particularly heavily dependent on coffee production. This seasonal crop, with its prices tied to especially volatile global markets, does not provide small producers with a decent income year round or access to enough healthy food for a decent lifestyle.
Since 2006, Acting for Life has been working with CEIBA – an organization specializing in natural resource management - to improve living conditions in eight municipalities in Antioquia through promoting food crops, building community food shops and installing sugarcane presses and micro-credit funds. This successful co-operation resulted in the start of a new project in 2013, which aims to improve food security and nutrition in 14 additional rural municipalities of Antioquia province through farmer field schools. The main project activities involve promoting sustainable agriculture to feed the families and improving health and housing conditions for community members. Economic initiatives have been launched using micro-credit funds to enable families to finance their agricultural production and, in an emergency, cover health or education costs. The 300 families involved in the project will have access to theoretical and practical training at the project's 14 farmer field schools in respect of local development and the right to food and water. As a result, the farming communities will be able to make their voices heard, take part in negotiations alongside local councillors and jointly decide on public policy priorities for the rural areas concerned. Acting for Life has been helping CEIBA since 2005 with identification of community needs, formulation of projects, fundraising and administrative and financial management of funds, whilst providing technical and methodological assistance with a view to increasing the project's impact.
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Achievements in 2014 2014 saw the implementation of concrete activities: 84 families diversified their crop production by establishing vegetable gardens to grow maize, beans and bananas; 38 families took charge of producing firewood to cook food. A large number of community compost pits (to provide fertilizer for the plantations) and bio-digesters to produce gas were installed. Services came into being to support new activities launched by producers such as sugar cane processing; food production; and marketing of the families' farm produce. Five community micro-credit funds were also set up to finance agricultural production, education, health, etc. The communities were also able to start production following the opening of two food shops. Finally, with regard to community management of water, five municipalities carried out work to lay on water and drainage.
Prospects for 2015 For the last year of the project, co-operation between Acting for Life and CEIBA will continue, supporting food production so that the communities can have access to supplies throughout the year. Programme area : Antioquia Overall project budget : 416 695 euros Period : 2013-2015 Financial partners : Anber Foundation, Fondation de France, local resources Operational partner : CEIBA
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MAPUCHE WOMEN’S EMANCIPATION THROUGH LOCAL CRAFTS
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he rural municipality of Tirúa is one of the 10 poorest in Chile: almost half its population is considered to be destitute. People survive through subsistence farming, small-scale fishing, algae collection and woodcutting, but have limited access to paid employment. As a result, young people leave the municipality to look for seasonal or permanent work. 75% of the 10,000 inhabitants of Tirúa are Mapuche or "People of the Land". Victims of land-grabbing as a result of successive national agrarian reforms, most Mapuche communities now live on small plots and suffer from water shortages. They are presently struggling to recover their ancestral lands and preserve an environment threatened by water pollution and changes that affect the fauna and flora. Women are particularly vulnerable members of these communities: often victims of domestic violence, they have long been excluded from the school system and many of them have difficulties in reading and writing. Apart from algae collection, labouring accounts for the bulk of jobs in Tirúa and, as this is primarily men’s work, earning opportunities for women are very limited. In response to this situation, the Relmu Witral association was set up in 2003 with support from the Jesuit mission in Tirúa. The organization helps women to put their ancestral weaving skills to good use. By buying and marketing the women weavers' products, Relmu Witral provides its members with a permanent source of income. Within the project, Acting for Life helps the association to upgrade ancestral Mapuche skills and also contributes to the integral development of its beneficiaries through literacy courses, instruction in weaving techniques, holding practical workshops and organizing meetings with other craftswomen. An initial assessment and market research were carried out to identify potential outlets for Relmu Witral products in the capital Santiago, targeting high-income city-dwellers and foreign tourists. Based on this work, the association was able to reposition its products and image in order to stand out from the competition.
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This process involved training the weavers in new weaving techniques – whilst preserving the Mapuche identity – and obtaining "fair trade" certification for their products. Because a showcase for high-quality Chilean crafts was seen as essential, two shops were opened, in Santiago and the village of El Pueblo de los Dominicos, in August 2012. The objective is twofold: to show that the shop can generate funds for the Relmu Witral organization and to raise visitors' awareness of the issues faced by the Mapuche people and of the principles of fair trade.
Achievements in 2014 There were significant improvements in craft product sales in 2014, with a 35% increase over the previous year. The profits meant additional income for the Mapuche women. Moreover, support from the local and national authorities helped to consolidate the craft production network and a bill was tabled in the Chilean parliament concerning the country's intangible heritage.
Prospects for 2015 Although the project closed in 2014, Acting for Life and Relmu Witral nevertheless expect that sales will continue to increase in 2015, which could lead to the opening up of new markets. Programme area : Chile Overall project budget : 44 164 euros Period : 2013-2014 Financial partners : Air France, local resources Operational partner : RELMU WITRAL
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RESOURCES IMPROVING ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES Local people can come up with innovative initiatives in the economic and social fields. To put these into practice, producing and generating an economic activity, they need access to the resources found in their territory and the ability to use them sustainably. The necessary resources are natural (water, land and grazing), human (knowledge and know-how), material (roads, machine tools, seeds and technologies) and financial (credit, savings and insurance, etc.) Acting for Life helps farming communities to access and manage these resources, whilst working to develop related tools to provide them with more income and a more dignified life.
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TOWARDS A NEW MODEL
OF AGRICULTURAL MICRO-ASSURANCE
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hroughout the world, climatic factors have a major influence on agricultural production and a poor harvest can have disastrous consequences for small producers. In Mexico, whereas large farms have adequate resources to take out insurance and cope with damage suffered in bad years, producers who farm plots of less than five hectares – who form the majority of farmers – cannot afford insurance. At the end of the 1990s, Mexico developed an innovative "farm assurance fund" scheme supported and supervised by the public enterprise Agroasemex. Although these funds are essentially aimed at "medium and large-scale farms", especially in the north of the country, our partner REDSOL-Agricola is pursuing its ambition of developing an insurance fund suitable for small producers in the south of the country to help them cope with climate shocks and improve their potential harvests through easier access to agricultural credit, which has tended since the dramatic frosts of 2011 to be conditional on taking out insurance. Acting for Life and REDSOL-Agricola are seeking to meet the challenge of building up an economically viable farm micro-assurance scheme in the poorest regions of Mexico. Presently operating in five States in the country, Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, the insurance fund aims to protect more than 7000 small producers against climate risks by insuring no less than 14,000 hectares by the end of the project. To reach a sufficient number of farmers to make the scheme viable, REDSOL-Agricola will continue its development by extending its geographical cover, opening regional branches and reinforcing its technical team. This extension will involve considerable work to promote and raise awareness of farm assurance products. Moreover, general meetings will be held in which the producer organizations belonging to the scheme can play an active part, fostering a transparent, participatory approach.
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To serve its members, the REDSOL-Agricola also offers beneficiaries a technical service including the establishment of demonstration plots and courses on preparing natural fertilizers.
Achievements in 2014 In 2014, REDSOL-Agricola continued its expansion by obtaining authorization to distribute farm assurance in 90 more municipalities and opening the new regional branch in Chiapas to facilitate dealings with producers in that region. Furthermore, as a result of its promotional work and the many field visits made to producer organizations, more than 3300 hectares of coffee, maize, banana and groundnut crops were insured. REDSOL-Agricola presently has a membership of 14 producer organizations spread over the five States and represents more than 6000 producers. General and board meetings have also been organized during the year to encourage participatory decision-making.
Prospects for 2015 For 2015, Acting for Life and REDSOL-Agricola will continue the efforts begun in the previous year and go on developing and monitoring insurance operations by strengthening the technical team and recruiting another person in Oaxaca State. In addition, to improve their response to the issues affecting small producers, the two associations wish to offer other kinds of insurance products, particularly to protect assets involved in agricultural activities, such as storage facilities for seeds and harvested crops or farm machinery. At the extraordinary general meeting in December 2014, the producer organizations voted in favour of changing the articles of association of the scheme to allow the development of this new insurance product.
Programme areas : States of Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca et Chiapas Overall project budget : 301 749 euros Period : 2013-2016 Financial partners : Air France, Fondation Anber, Fondation de France, local resources Operational partners : AMUCSS, REDSOL AGRICOLA
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LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL MICRO-FINANCE
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cuador has experienced sustained economic growth in the last few years mainly due to oil revenues and exports of farm produce. Despite this, poverty still affects 35% of the population. Most foreign currency earnings come from intensive farming for export (flowers, bananas, cocoa and palm oil), involving a small percentage of farmers, whereas the majority of Ecuadorian producers are engaged in family farming, growing food on small plots for their own consumption and to sell on mainly local markets. The distribution of production factors is also hugely unequal: while 70% of producers have only 10% of the land, 60% of irrigation water is used by 1% of producers. Small farmers and family farming consequently encounter four major problems: access to water, land and productive capital and lack of market penetration. Acting for Life has joined forces with the Belgian NGO Sos Faim to support the work undertaken in rural areas by the Centre for Promotion of Employment and Territorial Economic Development (CEPESIU) in four Ecuadorian provinces: Esmeraldas, Napo, Chimborazo and Guayas. The aim is to contribute to local economic development by supporting strategic sectors in each of the project areas and enabling the most vulnerable producers to regain their financial autonomy through the development of appropriate micro-finance schemes. CEPESIU is known in Ecuador for its expertise in respect of access to rural financial services – particularly through popular investment societies (PISs), penetration of small producers on local markets and support to the local authorities with regard to analysis and economic planning. The organization also fosters links between groups of producers, livestock farmers or fishermen and the market by supporting various value chains: cocoa, sea fishing, cheese-making, etc. Improving the living conditions of small rural producers is still a key theme for Acting for Life and its partners. To this end, the project seeks to strengthen participatory planning on the part of local public and private stakeholders, encouraging the decentralized authorities to take more account of family farming. It also aims to develop and strengthen the PISs which enable vulnerable people to save and invest in economic projects, as well as to safeguard these
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societies via a savings and credit co-operative. Finally, the project also seeks to foster job creation and generate local economic benefits by supporting the establishment of strategic enterprises in growth sectors.
Achievements in 2014 Progress has been made in 2014 in three areas. First of all, in the four provinces covered by the project, much time was spent assessing and planning the local economy together with the decentralized autonomous governments (GAD) at provincial and canton level. This work was complemented by the identification of five new growth sectors and an initial analysis of the fisheries sector in Esmeraldas province. Twenty strategic enterprises working on value chain development were helped to put their plans into practice. In addition, 92 popular investment societies benefited from capacity-building through training, management tools and assistance to improve their members' ability to manage them. Finally, CEPESIU set up its savings and credit co-operative to host the PISs and provide them with legal and financial protection.
Prospects for 2015 Acting for Life and its partners will together continue working on assessment and planning of the local economy, as well as identification and analysis of growth sectors in those territories. GAD officials and technicians will receive training in territorial economic development. As part of the Regional Programme for Rural Socio-Economic Integration Ecuador – Mexico (PRISER – EM) in which CEPESIU is taking part as a pilot project, the entrepreneurial component in growth sectors will be strengthened, as well as the methodologies for providing vulnerable communities with financial education.
Programme areas : Provinces Esmeraldas, Napo, Chimborazo and Guayas Overall project budget : 849 567 euros Period : 2014 - 2016 Financial partners : Air France, SOS Faim, DGD Belgique, Fondation Anber, local resources Operational partner : CEPESIU
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TRAINING & INTEGRATION ENHANCING THE TRAINING AND SOCIOECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
Human resources often represent a constraint on economic and social development. Acting for Life assists vocational training institutions and support services to develop skills at local level and contributes to the socio-economic integration of the most vulnerable people through the development of training and support packages. This component therefore focuses on "vocational training" and "integration" in relation to a growth sector with the aim of bringing about a sustainable improvement in people's living conditions.
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ali has experienced fairly sustained growth over the last 10 years, at an average annual rate of between 3 and 5%, but that growth has not fulfilled its promises in terms of skilled, well-paid jobs. With an estimated 434,000 people or more coming on to the job market by 2030 and in an unfavourable socio-political and security context, the education and vocational training of young people (48% of the 13.5 million Malians are under the age of 15) and the creation of decent, properly paid jobs are amongst the greatest challenges facing the authorities. Although various policies have been implemented since the end of the 1980s, they have come up against the specific features of the Malian economy, which is dominated by the informal sector, while education and training provision is out of touch with its needs.
The majority of training opportunities are concentrated in Bamako, the Malian capital, to the detriment of the regions, exacerbating the problems of unequal access to the formal education system amongst young people and between the centre and the periphery. Heavily geared towards services rather than the primary and secondary sectors, education and training rarely match the country’s resources or employers’ needs. On the Dogon plateau in Mopti region, the economic crisis linked to the fall in tourism makes it essential to find new employment and integration opportunities for young people. Local stonemasonry know-how and stone resources represent potential that could be developed for the manufacturing and construction industries. The "Tibou Walou Yiribarede" ("knowledge of stonemasonry" in the Dogon language) project was set up following several studies conducted by Acting for Life from May 2012 to January 2013. Implemented in partnership with the community development organization Promotion pour le DÊveloppement Communautaire (PDCO) and the Bandiagara technical and vocational school (ETP/ BA), this programme began at the start of the 2013/2014 school year. It aims to provide training in stonemasonry skills for 50 young school dropouts from disadvantaged backgrounds, leading to a vocational qualification (CAP or BT) in traditional building techniques focusing on sanitation. By setting up a site school combining training in trades such as bricklaying and construction with
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production using local materials for the benefit of the community, it aims both to strengthen professional practice and to develop the local area.
Achievements in 2014 The 50 pupils selected in September 2013 completed their first year of study for the CAP certificate in stonemasonry, starting their second year in October 2014. Whilst providing this vocational training, the project was able in its first year to prepare course content specific to stonemasonry skills, drawing on local and national expertise, for the following years: a programme made up of seven modules is being finalized with the national vocational training institutions. Work was then undertaken to organize and establish links between the courses leading to diplomas(bricklaying/ building) and certificates (stone) so that the first modules on paving and introduction to stone-cutting could be run as of the second CAP year at the beginning of 2015. The technical platform of the ETP/BA school was extended and fitted out to facilitate this training. Finally, the street which will serve as a site school for paving and sanitation was identified and selected in liaison with the local authorities who will undertake the preliminary earthmoving work.
Perspectives 2015 The first stonemasonry training modules and practical workshops will be run in 2015 on the technical platform and on site. Similarly, to prepare the ground for pupils who will not be continuing their studies to BT level, the first monitoring/integration tools will be put together. In addition to vocational training and integration, an extension of the project is planned to strengthen the stonemasonry sector and establish social safety nets for the stonemasons. Through its support for a stone extraction co-operative and action research on a social welfare scheme, the project will be involved in the “informal" socioeconomic environment in which most of the young people will be moving when they leave training.
Programme area : Mopti region Overall project budget : 120 462 euros Period : 2012 - 2015 Financial partners : Fondation Anber, local resources Operational partners : ODP, PEBAL
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SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY FARMING
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resently, as Ivory Coast slowly emerges from several years of political and economic crisis, poverty is still a problem primarily affecting rural areas. 57% of rural people, who make up more than 50% of the total population, live in poverty (as against 39.5% in urban areas) – although this does not prevent them from making a major contribution (42% of Ivorian GDP) to the national economy. The country's difficulties have many repercussions, including a shortage of jobs in the formal and informal sectors, a crisis in education and problems in accessing credit to start income-generating activities. People have no choice but to migrate to Abidjan, the country's economic lungs, hoping to find a professional opening.
It is in this difficult situation that the Tshanféto (‘Get up’ in the Ebrié language) educational farm, supported by the congregation of Bétharram, has developed agricultural training for young rural and urban school dropouts in Yopougon, on the outskirts of Abidjan. This project not only offers technical training to young people thinking of becoming farmers to facilitate their socio-professional integration but also runs more specialist courses for farmers on family smallholdings who want to improve their knowledge and production. In addition to technical training, pupils receive instruction in farm management and the marketing of crop and animal products. As the farm's methodology, 80% based on practising professional skills, is tailored to different profiles and all educational levels, it can offer various training packages. Young people and farmers from the region can receive full vocational training or come to develop their existing technical skills. Finally, the educational farm helps to improve knowledge of organic agriculture by developing integrated (animal and plant) production techniques, promoting composting and striving to reduce production costs.
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Achievements in 2014 This project, which comes to an end in 2015, will have trained 146 people on long courses and 160 people on short specialist courses (poultry, rabbit and pig farming, horticulture, composting, rubber production, growing plantain, etc.). Acting for Life has also worked to ensure the farm's economic stability through improving the marketing of its products and self-financing. In addition, production activities in recent years and the training given by Tshanféto have been geared towards organic farming and the centre is beginning to be seen as a benchmark in this respect. Evaluation of the project and its results shows that: • the number of beneficiaries has increased, with around fifty young people trained every year whereas the centre initially took classes of 20-30; • training has been successful in technical and social terms: increased self-esteem, pupils taught a trade and modern techniques, local reputation earned by the centre; • the share of self-financing has increased from 50% in year 1 to more than 65% in the last year. Assessment of the integration of the young people trained by the educational farm also shows, however, the limits of this training model. A balance needs to be struck between the centre's economic objective (self-financing through marketing of products) and its aims of ensuring the professional integration and improving the living conditions of the young people and adults it trains.
Prospects for 2015 Since 2006, Acting for Life has been supporting the activities of Tshanféto. Whis has helped to bring about constant improvements in the training offered, especially as regards linking theoretical and practical teaching and increasing the share of self-financing. Acting for Life now feels it is important to encourage the educational farm to become more independent and consequently plans to withdraw from the partnership. This withdrawal will, however, be gradual so as not to jeopardize the farm's future.
Programme area : Yopougon Overall project budget : 635 589 euros Period : 2011 - 2014 Financial partners : Air France, AnBer foundation, Fondation de France, Fondation Caritas France, local resources Operational partner : TSHANFETO
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REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS
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EAS (Peruvian Episcopal Social Action Committee) works to help the prison population in 12 prisons in eight regions of Peru. In the last 10 years, the organization has set up 40 production units there, including 10 new ones with support from Acting for Life. These units offer prisoners skills training in pottery, woodworking, sewing and shoemaking. The products they make are then sold to their families or private individuals. At the same time, all the young people taking part in the programme receive instruction on values and business management. This project came about following the meeting between representatives of CEAS and Acting for Life in September 2012, during which the need to equip a new shoemaking workshop in Callao prison (in the suburbs of Lima) was expressed. Moreover, as a result of the visit, pastoral care providers in the prison gained a better understanding of the necessity of involving Peruvian companies to ensure the continuity of their work. CEAS is recognized by the prison authorities (INPE) as the most legitimate organization in Peru to carry out a nationwide programme to promote work in prisons. Nevertheless, to develop the activity and ensure its continuity, it is vital for Peruvian businesses to get involved. This programme with its 660 beneficiaries in 16 Peruvian prisons will serve to strengthen the existing production workshops and set up a partnership between the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the prison authorities and CEAS. The project uses simple, effective levers: promoting the development of professional workshops within the prison, developing sales and marketing of products made by prisoners, continuing to train them at those workshops and forging a sound partnership between the episcopal committee and the prison establishment to consolidate this innovative operation. In this way, the project has an impact not only on the prisoners who attend the workshops and training – which enables them to serve their time with more dignity – but also on their families who receive additional income from product sales and on the companies that take part in developing the workshops and will promote the products.
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Achievements in 2014 During the second and last year of the CEAS project, co-operation between the various stakeholders and Peruvian companies has led to the holding of more than 60 workshops in prisons and outside on diverse topics such as marketing techniques, the solidarity economy and small-scale livestock farming. Significant efforts have been made to promote the products and the work of CEAS, mainly through the preparation and dissemination of material to raise the general public's awareness of prison life and through setting up stands at nine trade fairs in the cities of Lima, Trujillo and Huancayo. Finally, the market research carried out during the year with a view to sale of the products has led to the preparation of a business plan and the opening of a stand inside a shop in Miraflores district in the heart of Lima. These activities have enabled almost all the workshops to acquire working capital for their projects and pass the benefits on to no less than 800 people, both prisoners and their families.
Programme area : Lima – Callao district Overall project budget : 49 000 euros Period : 2013 - 2014 Financial partners : Anber Foundation, Fondation de France, local resources Operational partner : CEAS
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TOURISM FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT Acting for Life considers tourism as an integral part of development. The association is working towards the objective of helping the most disadvantaged communities to live a dignified life by tapping into the economic spin-offs of tourism in their countries. Acting for Life is promoting sustainable tourism development with a view to reducing poverty through technical assistance, support for tourism-related commercial activities and disseminating good practice to both public and voluntary sector stakeholders and companies in the tourism industry.
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ecognized as one of the most beautiful sites in Mongolia, the Orkhon Valley is famous for both its natural wealth and its historical heritage. Since the early 2000s, this region has seen substantial economic and tourism development which is meant to help raise the living standards of thousands of people. Unfortunately, such development is not without consequences. Growing amounts of waste are found in the countryside, damaging ecosystems and threatening the tourism sector on which the local economy depends, while the population remains in the grip of poverty. In view of this worrying situation, the authorities in the State of Uvurkhanga誰 applied for support from Acting for Life in adopting practical solutions to combat environmental pollution. The inefficiency of the waste collection system and the absence of environmental awareness-raising for people in the valley have played a significant part in the degradation of the landscape. Acting for Life has made a commitment, in partnership with public and private stakeholders, to set up an operational waste treatment system. To set this approach in a long-term perspective, a village of eco-yurts will also be established to demonstrate the potential positive effects of environmentally friendly tourist infrastructure. This initiative also means, however, that everyone should be able to enjoy the financial spin-offs from the project and that the region's economy will be given a boost. The project is therefore aimed at empowering the tourism stakeholders in the Orkhon Valley who will benefit from their co-operation with Acting for Life. The awareness-raising work and vocational training provided will build their capacity and enable them to develop eco-friendly activities. A sustainable tourism charter and quality label will also be established to enhance their image with their customers and give meaning to the learning taking place upstream.
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Achievements in 2014 In 2014, there was no lack of initiatives concerning this sustainable, solidarity-based tourism project. The first stage consisted of setting up an efficient, operational waste collection service, together with operations to clean up polluted sites and mitigate the impact on the environment. A second component, dedicated to vocational training for local tourism stakeholders and raising public awareness, was launched to combine economic development and environmental conservation in a practical way, whilst helping to reduce poverty.
Prospects for 2015 The Yurt Village will be the keystone of this eco-friendly rural tourism development project. A counterpart to the already begun waste management project, it will be built with local materials and enable regional stakeholders to put into practice the skills acquired during their vocational training. Designed to be a sustainable, replicable model and an economic success, this village – partly financed and managed by local private operators – will represent a source of jobs and additional income for poor communities who traditionally make a living from crop or livestock farming. As direct beneficiaries of the project, tourist enterprises in the region will also have access to new marketing tools and computer equipment. Thanks to better management of their activities and increased tourist footfall in the valley following the clean-up work, they will also see a significant increase in their income.
Programme area : Uvurkhangai province Overall project budget : 209 887 euros Period : 2014 Financial partners : Air France, local resources Operational partner : Uvurkhangai Province, Mongolie Aventure, Mongolie voyages
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aiti’s ambition is to become one of the main tourist destinations in the Caribbean and the country does have many assets, including its diverse environment, its culture and its heritage. However, the post-earthquake situation has only exacerbated existing problems of insecurity and developing economic and tourism activities is a huge challenge for professionals in the sector. The reliable statistical information needed to meet the requirements of national and international investors is presently lacking and the latter will not dare invest until greater stability and transparency can be assured. Nevertheless, the country is progressing as best it can with its reconstruction and the Republic of Haiti is determined to make tourism one of the spearheads of its economic and social development. Producing statistics and economic analyses is therefore a priority for public, private and voluntary sector partners. Following a meeting organized at the initiative of CEREGMIA (a research institute focusing on economics, management, modelling and applied information technology) and Acting for Life, an observatory on tourism in Haiti was set up in the town of Cayes, the administrative centre of the department of southern Haiti. The work of this observatory is vital both for local economic operators and for the Haitian government as it seeks to adopt a sustainable tourism policy.
Achievements in 2014 Based on the principles of poverty reduction, sustainable development and environmental protection, the prime function of the project is to provide the public authorities concerned with reliable statistical data enabling them to put together effective investment policies for areas that have so far seen little development and to extend infrastructure provision in areas demonstrating significant tourism potential.
Programme area : Cayes Overall project budget : 74 180 euros Period : 2014
Prospects for 2015 A methodological guide to the establishment of a database on the tourism, hotel and catering sector will be prepared and used to train and help the staff recruited for the observatory. The sustainable tourism observatory will set in motion a dynamic process of improvement of the services offered by operators in the sector as a result of using the proposed methodologies. It will also stimulate the creation of new jobs and income for stakeholders in the local economy who are the project’s indirect beneficiaries.
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Financial partners : Air France, local resources Operational partners : Ministry of Tourism, associations and businesses
ON THE CHURCH TRAIL
PERU
BAROQUES
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he heritage of the region of Cuzco, of which the Machu Picchu Inca site is the historic jewel, is unequalled anywhere in the world. Its exceptional environment and cultural diversity make this one of the top tourist destinations in Latin America. The baroque churches, genuine masterpieces of the colonial era, represent a religious heritage that is still too little known to the general public but deserves greater attention. Unfortunately, developing economic activities is a huge challenge for Cuzco given the lack of infrastructure to revive the tourism sector. The Jesuit Foundation of Peru, which manages these baroque churches, called on the expertise of Acting for Life in 2013 to put in place tour routes that could benefit the disadvantaged local communities. The objective is threefold: diversify the provision of cultural tourism in the region, stress the value of its religious heritage and combat poverty by generating additional revenue.
Achievements in 2014 Having identified the local accommodation and catering facilities to be included in the tours, various scenarios were developed for baroque church trails. With half-day circuits including a meal, two-day circuits with accommodation or even tours lasting several days to visit Cuzco, Machu Picchu and the religious buildings, there is no longer any shortage of options to develop this area's tourism potential.
Prospects for 2015 Carried out in close co-operation with local stakeholders (parishes, heritage and environmental associations, etc.), this project has been very favourably received by the authorities responsible for tourism development and new resources will be mobilized to support local economic activity. A new stage will be reached in 2015 with the creation of new routes including exploration of natural sites more than 4000 metres above sea level, in all cases with a view to both highlighting the area's cultural wealth and reducing poverty.
Programme area : Cusco Overall project budget : 12 320 euros Period : 2013 - 2015 Financial partners : Air France, local resources Operational partners : SEMPA Association, Ruiz de Montoya University
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PUBLICATIONS
FOR CAPITALIZATION
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or several years, Acting for Life has been issuing technical publications to capitalize on the various sustainable tourism projects it has supported. The following publications aimed at our public, private and voluntary sector partners allow the association to step up its advocacy work and promote ethical, responsible practices.
The "Training of trainers on poverty reduction through tourism development" manual Date of publication : 2012 Place of dissemination : Cambodia, Thailand, Laos This manual aims to provide local and national tourism authorities with the most up-to-date information on the new tools available to promote development and combat poverty through tourism. It deals with both methodological and practical aspects.
The methodological guide to sustainable tourism observatories Date of publication: 2013 Place of dissemination: Europe (Azores), Peru, Haiti This guide provides a methodology for observing the economic impact on small-scale tourist destinations so that more accurate responses can be given to requests for statistical information from project developers and investors, both local and international.
The catalogue of technical support tools for tourism Date of publication: 2013 Place of dissemination: Africa, Latin America, North and South Asia This manual offers a portfolio of development aid tools showcasing the skills and experience that Acting for Life has brought to programmes carried out in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
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It focuses on three specific areas: 99 Sustainable tourism indicators for the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and very small enterprises (VSEs); 99 Methods, good practice and processes in reducing poverty through tourism for developing countries and especially the least developed countries (LDCs); 99 Examples of technology transfer to tourist and hotel enterprises in developing countries.
The "Legal ways to access land" guide Date of publication : 2014 Place of dissemination : Mozambique, Cambodia, Tunisia This guide deals with tourism development and especially the ways in which ownership or stable possession of the land needed to build and operate eco-bungalows can be achieved.
The "Ways to fund investment in tourism" brochure Date of publication : 2015 Place of dissemination : Tunisia, Djibouti, Brazil This brochure summarizes the various forms of traditional and innovative funding accessible to small tourism operators and complements the "eco-bungalow" guide published earlier in 2013.
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PROSPECTS FOR 2015 2015 looks like being a year of consolidation. Large programmes starting up will mobilize all our human resources. The launch of complex projects in new contexts requires new skills and new partners to take up new challenges. The key element of the quality of our work is on the line here. Everyone needs to share the framing and rigour of our methods. It's a constant challenge that our teams will once again take up. Co-funding also needs to follow suit. Most of our projects draw strength from complementary and strategic partnerships. Our historic supporters are keeping faith and others are coming to join us.
NEWS CONCERNING THE ASSOCIATION Towards Better Communications
A new website will be up and running in early May. Clearer and more ergonomic, it will take you in two clicks to the essential information and keep you up to date with the latest developments in our projects. A new institutional communications strategy is to be put in place, stepping up the presence of Acting for Life at key events in the world of international solidarity (Hunger and Climate seminar, COP21, etc.). Acting for Life will also play itspart in the working groups of Coordination Sud: Agriculture & Food (C2A), Climate and Development (CCD) and a new one to be set up, Training and Professional Integration (FIP). These efforts should help to raise the profile of Acting for Life and consolidate our skills.
New website of Acting for Life
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Strengthening the teams
Acting for Life is to enlarge its team with the arrival of a Partnerships Officer and a Communications Officer during the first half of the year. Its expertise will also be boosted with the arrival of two programme officers and two financial support officers (Africa and Latin America). Acting for Life continues to strive to improve the quality of its teams in order to maintain a high level of capitalization of skills, experience and expertise in managing our activities.
New partnerships
Along with field work, Acting for Life is stepping up its fundraising and support activities through the establishment of a Director/Partnerships Officer pairing. This two-person team will aim to lay the foundations for innovative funding within the framework of sustainable, balanced relations between the association and its financial partners.
PROJECT NEWS In Latin America
The Regional Rural Socio-Economic Integration Project – Ecuador Mexico (PRISER-EM), co-funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), is a very good illustration of our ambitions concerning this theme in Latin America. Starting at the very beginning of 2015 and running for three years, it will also involve our partner in Peru. Its originality lies in the inclusion of activities to support entrepreneurship in dynamic local economic development processes. This regional-scale project will strengthen the partners of Acting for Life and involve two pilot initiatives, in Pahuatlà n region in Mexico and Esmeraldas province in Ecuador, which are both vulnerable rural areas. Other projects are being identified in connection with the Production and Resources themes with a focus on support to producer organizations in Colombia and Mexico.
In Africa
Following a preliminary phase in 2014, the BRACED (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters) project supported by British development co-operation (DfID) will take off at the beginning of 2015 and run for three years. With a territory covering five countries (Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) and involving 14 partners, this ambitious project in the field of agro-pastoralism will seek to develop innovative production and marketing models. It complements the PAPE and PRAPE projects on the same Sahelian strip that is so extremely vulnerable to the vagaries of climate change. At the same time, a supplementary programme agreement is under discussion. Working in a large area encompassing seven countries (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Benin) and involving more than 15 partners, the PARSAO (Strengthening the Resilience of Agro-pastoral Systems in West Africa) programme will seek to improve the living conditions of agro-pastoralists and contribute to the economic development of the sub-region, particularly by encouraging livestock mobility between Sahelian and coastal countries and providing basic services for livestock production and marketing. Other prospective projects include, an extension of the training and professional reintegration project in the stonemasonry sector in Mali (phase 2 of the Tibou Walou Yiribarede project) and other initiatives concerning the hotel trade in Togo.
Regional workshop on the PRISER-EM project
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FINANCIAL REPORT
2014 FINANCIAL YEAR
The accounts of Acting for Life are the subject of an annual audit by the FAREC consultancy. The certified financial statements are then published in the Government Gazette. The following presentation is simply a summary. Projects co-funded by institutional donors are also the subject of regular audits to check expenditure.
The profit and loss account In Euros
2014
2013
Variance
9 094 317
4352 169
+ 4 742 148
442 756
407 779
+ 34 977
14 775
929
+ 13 846
9 551 847
4 760 878
+ 4 790 969
FUNDS Operating income Operating grants Write back of provisions, transfer of expenses Financial income Total (I) Extraordinary income (II) Carry forward of funds not used in previous years (III) Total income (I+II+III)
3 611
90
+ 3 512
4 887 572
4 015 707
+ 871 865
14 443 031
8 776 675
+ 5 666 356
588 099
488 501
+ 99 598
USES Operating expenses Other external expenses
49 352
54 603
+ 5 251
Staff costs
Taxes and duty
616 688
558 673
+ 58 015
Social Security costs
267 772
228 914
+ 38 858
7 372
3 336
+ 4 036
2 706 237
1 630 480
+ 1 0750757
Depreciation Provisions Grants awarded by the association Financial expenses Total (I) Extraordinary expenses (II)
1 342
1 911
- 569
4 236 863
2 966 419
+ 1 270 444
3 686
10 144
+ 6 458
10 051 876
5 766 814
+ 4 285 062
Total expenditure (I+II+III)
14 292 425
8 743 377
+ 5 549 048
PROFIT/LOSS
+ 150 606
+ 33 298
+ 117 308
Commitments to be discharged against allocated resources (III)
The profit and loss account presents the year’s activities, highlighting the main income and expenditure items.
Funds
At 31/12/2014, funds amounted to €14,443,000 as against €8,777,000 at 31/12/2013, an increase of €5,666,000. This is essentially due to an increase in operating grants of €4,742,000 and an increase in recoveries of dedicated funds N-1 (carry forward of funds not used in previous financial years), directly connected with the increase in dedicated funds recorded between 2012 and 2013. Public grants received for projects have risen by €4,947,000 in relation to 2013, particularly due to grants awarded in June 2014 (for the preparatory phase) and December (for the three-year project) by the British donor DfID for the BRACED project, totalling €6,881,000. In accordance with the principles of accrual accounting, the whole of this amount was recognized under grants obtained and therefore appears under assets in the balance sheet as receivables from donors for the amount outstanding at 31/12/2014 (€6,800,000). As the project starts on 1 January 2015, liabilities include funds dedicated to the BRACED project in the same amount. Carry forward of funds not used in previous financial years comprises recoveries of dedicated funds recognized at the beginning of the financial year. It corresponds to funds set aside to cover the (present and future) costs of the projects that have not yet been disbursed at the start of the financial year. The increase in carry forward of resources not used in previous financial years is directly connected to the increase in commitments to be discharged against allocated resources recognized between 2012 and 2013.
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Uses of funds
Grants made by the association account for 64% of operating expenses. These are essentially transfers of funds made to local partners to implement projects. This item has risen by €1,076,000 in relation to 2013 due to the launch of new projects in Mauritania and Chad and a significant development in activities concerning the PACTES and PRAPE programme agreements. Commitments to be discharged against allocated funds correspond to funds already received to be allocated to subsequent years of ongoing projects or projects planned but not yet finally put in place. The significant increase in this item is directly related to the start of the BRACED project on 1 January 2015, for which the grant agreement was signed with the Fund Manager (KPMG) of DfID in December 2014.
Balance sheet In Euros
2014 gross
Depr./Prov.
2014 net
2013 net
Variance
6 134
5 388
745
299
+ 446
63 865
46 728
17 138
21 152
- 4014
ASSETS Fixed assets Intangible assets Tangible assets Financial assets
170
Extraordinary income (II)
170
3 611
0
+ 170
90
+ 3 512
Current assets Accounts receivable
228
Other receivables Short-term investments Liquid assets Cash Prepaid expenses
228
349
- 121
9 794 957
46 753
9 478 204
4 557 598
+ 4 920 606
17 603
1 342
16 261
15 692
+ 569
4 642 696
4 642 696
4 847 042
- 204 346
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40
40
0
13 827 TOTAL ASSETS
14 539 519
100 211
13 827
0
+ 13 827
14 439 309
9 442 172
+ 4 997 137
1 693 043
1 659 745
+ 33 298
150 606
33 298
+ 117 308
0
51 611
- 51 611
12 357 617
7 477 263
+ 4 880 354
LIABILITIES Equity Association funds Operating profit/loss Provision for risks and charges Dedicated funds Payables Loans and similar debts Accounts payable Tax and social security Other payables Deferred income TOTAL LIABILITIES
0
12 218
- 12 218
97 449
64 264
+ 33 185
139 434
111 690
+ 27 744
1 160
32 082
- 30 922
0
0
14 439 309
9 442 172
+ 4 997 137
The balance sheet shows the position of Acting for Life at 31 December 2014.
Assets
The association’s assets are essentially made up of grants receivable ("other receivables" and "cash" items). Receivables from DfID (€6,800,000), the European Union (€1,490,000) and AFD (€1,230,000) comprise 97% of other receivables. The increase is mainly due to the allocation of the DfID grant to the new BRACED project.
Liabilities
The provisions recognized at 31/12/2013 were written back over the financial year, with €48,000 corresponding to a provision made for a former project. The provision was recovered upon the administrative and accounting closure of the project. Dedicated funds correspond to funds dedicated to the implementation of projects in coming years. The increase is directly related to the signature of the BRACED agreement with the Fund Manager (KPMG) of DfID at the end of the year.
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INDEX OF PARTNERS AFRICA (38 partners) Country
Partners
Component
BENIN
ACAD (Association of municipalities of Atakora and Donga)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
ADECOB (Association for the development of Borgou municipalities)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
POTAL-MEN, notre union
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
ANOPER (National association of professional organizations of ruminant livestock keepers)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
APIDEV (Association for the promotion of sustainable development initiatives)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
RECOPA (Communications network on pastoralism)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
CRUS (Regional Council of Sahel unions)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
CONSEIL RÉGIONAL DE L’EST
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
DEWAL-WELTARE
Production and improvement of the dairy sector
IVORY COAST
TSHANFÉTO
Integration and vocational training
DJIBOUTI
AAT (Association of craftswomen of Tadjouran)
Crafts for tourists
ONDT (ONDT (National Tourism Office)
Promotion of crafts and poverty reduction
ACIDEF (Civic association for the defence of children's and women's rights)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
ADISSAH (Association for integrated development in the Savannah and Sahel)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
AFAD (Association for development support and training)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
ETPBA (Bandiagara technical and vocational education)
Integration and vocational training
PDCO (Promotion for community development)
Capacity-building in the field of training
TASSAGHT
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
FONDATION RAINBOW
Training, assistance to disabled workers' co-operatives and vulnerable people
ODTR (Rodrigues tourist office)
Promotion of local tourism development
GNAP (National grouping of pastoral associations)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
BURKINA FASO
MALI
MAURITIUS RODRIGUES MAURITANIA
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Country
Partners
Component
SENEGAL
ADENA (Association for the development of Namarel and surrounding villages)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
GADEC (Action group for community development)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
RBM – Sénégal (Bilital Maroobé network – Senegal)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
AREN (Association for the revival of herding in Niger)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
GAJEL
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
CHAD
SECADEV (Secours Catholique et Développement, Caritas N’Djaména)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
TOGO
RAFIA (Research, support and training for self-development initiatives)
Agro-pastoralism, livestock mobility and natural resource management
ETD (Enterprises, Territories and Development)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
NIGER
LOUVAIN COOPÉRATION
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
TUNISIA
SEABEL
Funding of tourism investments
CROSS-CUTTING PARTNERS
FENAPFIBVTO (National Federation of Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility professionals in the Togolese livestock and meat sector)
RBM (Billital Maroobé Network)
Technical assistance and capacity-building
ARED (Association for development research and education in Africa)
Training in agro-pastoralism and the livestock trade
CIRAD (Centre for international co-operation in agronomic research for development)
Agro-pastoralism and livestock mobility
ICD (Initiatives – Consultancy – Development)
Advocacy and technical assistance
CISV (Voluntary service commitment community)
Technical assistance and capacity-building
LVIA (International association of lay volunteers)
Technical assistance and Listed building
VSF Belgique (Vétérinaires sans frontières)
Technical assistance health animal
LATIN AMERICA (17 partners) BRAZIL
CHILE
DIOCÈSE DE MARAJO
Poverty reduction through support to rural and tourism micro-projects
UDC FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Private higher education establishment)
Training, sustainable tourism and tourism Observatory
RELMU WITRAL
Development of Mapuche women's crafts
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Country
Partners
Component
PERU
AFT (French Alliance in Trujillo)
Training and raising awareness of the economic impact of tourism
CCAIJO (Agro-industrial training centre)
Development of the dairy sector
CEAS (Episcopal Social Action Committee)
Socio-economic integration
UARM (Ruiz de Montoya University)
Sustainable tourism and poverty reduction
SEMPA
Sustainable tourism and poverty reduction
CEIBA (Corporation for integral education and environmental well-being)
Training, food security, food production and support to savings groups
FCN (Our Colombia Foundation)
Production and marketing of farm produce
CCONDEM (National co-ordinating body for the defence of the mangrove ecosystem)
Protection of the mangrove ecosystem, support to fishing and tourism
CEPESIU (Centre for the promotion of employment and territorial economic development)
Strengthening of local authorities, microfinance, rural enterprises
HAITI
CEREGMIA
Research and higher education centre
MEXICO
AMUCSS (Mexican Association of credit unions in the social sector)
Development of agricultural sectors and local savings groups
SIERRAS VERDES - groupe AMUCSS
Micro-credit and support for incomegenerating activities
REDSOL AGRÍCOLA (Red Solidária de micro seguros sociales)
Farm micro-assurance
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
ASIA (7 partners) BANGLADESH
CAMBODIA
MONGOLIA
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UD (University of Dhaka, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management)
Training on tourism
WATEVER
Poverty reduction and river tourism
MINTUR (Ministère du Tourisme)
Poverty reduction through sustainable tourism development
NCCAM (National Committee for Clean Assest Management)
Environmental protection and tourism
Province Uvurkhangai
Local tourism development
Mongolie Aventure
Sustainable, responsible tourism
Mongolie Voyages
Discovery circuit
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT For 40 years, Acting for life has been providing human, financial and logistical support to its permanent partners : ACCIR SAHEL
DOCTORS For DISABLED
L’OUTIL EN MAIN
ACTION SOLIDARITE DES PAYS OUBLIES
EAU VIVE
LOUVAIN DEVELOPPEMENT
EMMAUS INTERNATIONAL
MALIRA MALI
EMPOWER
MEJ
ENFANTS DU MEKONG
MOUVEMENT DU NID
AFRIQUE VERTE
ELECTRICIENS SANS FRONTIERES
OIKOS
AGIR ABCD
ESPOIR ET DEVELOPPEMENT
AGRO ACTION ALLEMANDE
ESSOR
AIDE MEDICALE ET DEVELOPPEMENT
EUCHARISTEIN SUISSE
ADIE ADRP BENIN AFDI
AIDER ALAD MALI ALDEFI ALTER SANTE ALTERNATIVES SUD ASAPAC ASETA ASHALAYAM ASS ForAGE MALI ATELIERS SANS FRONTIERES ATD QUART MONDE BEN’ENFANCE CALAO CAUSSE ET SAVANE
FERT FIDESCO FONDACIO FUNDESO ESPAGNE GRDR AFRIQUE IMPACTHOPE INSTITUT EUROPEEN DE COOPERATION ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT INDE ESPOIR INTERAIDE INTER-PI INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GROUPE DEVELOPMENT TEXAS
OIPR PAFFA PALAVRA VIVA PAO PLANETE URGENCE PRISONNIERS SANS FRONTIERES PS EAU RAFOD RESEAU ENTREPRENDRE RESEAU JEUNESSE IGNATIEN JESUITES SANTE ET DEVELOPPEMENT SCD SCI AFRIQUE SOLIDARITE ENTRAIDE MADAGASCAR SOLIDARITE LABORATOIRES SOLIDARITE PARASOLS PASSERELLE POUR L’ESPOIR
CERAS - JESUITES
INSTITUT NOTRE DAME DE L’ASSOMPTION
CLAIRE AMITIE - AMICLA
JESAM
SOS SAHEL
CODEGAZ
JRS
TECHNAP AFRIQUE
COMMUNAUTE DE L’AGNEAU
JUK-SPEL DON BOSCO
TOLERANCE
CONGREGATION DES SOEURS DU CHRIST
KIRCHE IN NOT ALLEMAGNE
TOURISME ET DEVELOPPEMENT SOLIDAIRES
CPAL
LA TABLE DE CANA
DELEGATION CATHOLIQUE POUR LA COOPERATION
LATTITUDE FILM 16/35
DESAFIO CHILI
LACIM INDE
SOLTHIS
UNIS CITE FRANCE VSF - CICDA
LE ROCHER 83 ET 93 LES TROIS QUARTS DU MONDE
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