Answers 2016 Caritas Switzerland Annual Report of Activities
2016
saw the Syrian civil war enter its sixth year. Efforts to find a political solution remained without
success. Instead, the bombing intensified. The destroyed eastern part of Aleppo bears witness to this scorched earth policy. Caritas has continued its humanitarian work in Syria and in the neighbouring countries of Lebanon and Jordan. In addition to emergency aid and humanitarian assistance, the focus was on education. It is unlikely that the people displaced by the war will be able to return home any time soon. We believe that to prevent the growth of a lost generation without prospects, appropriate education and training measures are a key element of humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, the European community of states has closed the Balkan route to refugees. Those who have become stranded in the various countries are desperately waiting to continue their journey. Frequently, they eke out a living in degrading conditions. That’s why in Greece, in particular, we support families with children. We provide them with accommodation and subsistence. In International Cooperation, we were confronted with the aftermath of Hurricane ‘Matthew’ in Haiti. In Ethiopia, an extreme drought required our intervention. The situation remains critical because in many parts of the country, the rainy season has been disappointing. Once again, it is clear that development cooperation must respond to the impacts of climate change. This applies not only to Ethiopia but to nearly all countries of the global south.
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Finally, in Switzerland, cuts in social services were the focus of Caritas’ work. In an appeal to Federal Councillor Alain Berset, we reminded him: In the long run, it is cheaper to prevent poverty than to combat or relieve poverty. It is time for our Federal parliament to consider the causes of poverty and to take the necessary political decisions. All of you, partners and donors, have made our work possible. We thank you for your support and loyalty.
Mariangela Wallimann- Bornatico, President
Hugo Fasel, Director
Being accountable Caritas Switzerland Annual Report: With this annual report, we want to highlight the main areas of our aid work. We want to show who benefits from our help and what this help consists of. The detailed financial report is published on our Website at www.caritas.ch/annual-report 3
Contents Editorial 2 International Our commitment to the Syrian war victims 4 Our commitment to the ‘Markets for the Poor’ 8 Our support for the drought victims 12 Caritas projects worldwide 14 Switzerland Our commitment to social protection 16 Our support for mountain farmers 20 Our support for healthy and fair eating 22 Caritas in figures Finances 2016 24 In brief 26 Strong partnerships 28 Organs 30
How much longer? Peace talks and ceasefires only raised brief hopes last year of a solution to the Syrian conflict. Each time, they were quickly dashed because dialogue failed, attempts at political solutions were doomed, and the warring parties continued the conflict with undiminished brutality. Images of completely burned-out districts in the bombed ruins of Aleppo and other Syrian towns symbolise the endless suffering of the Syrian civilian population. 4
How much longer? This is the question that 13.5 million people relying on humanitarian assistance inside Syria ask themselves, as do 5 million refugees in the neighbouring countries, and those citizens who care about their fate. Meanwhile, what is clear is that help for the victims of the war must not diminish.
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Our commitment to the Syrian war victims Caritas Switzerland’s humanitarian programmes constantly adapt to the needs that arise from the conflict which has now lasted six years. In addition to the vital emergency aid, Caritas is currently pursuing two further priorities in its work: Education and income generation. This emphasises the goal of offering people prospects for the future. Geographically, the focus is on Lebanon and Jordan, where a total of 1.7 million registered refugees and an unknown number of non-registered refugees have found shelter, as well as on Syria, where our partner organisations are providing assistance under the most difficult conditions.
In Damascus, Caritas distributed parcels with 180,000 kilogrammes of basic foodstuffs to vulnerable families.
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In northern Iraq, 4,200 pupils in 13 schools for internally displaced persons and Syrian refugees received psychosocial support.
220 destitute Syrian refugee families were provided with a heater, a gas cylinder and warm blankets before the start of the winter.
Our support for Syrian refugees 150,000
144,302 Number of beneficiaries
The bar chart shows how many people have benefited from the Caritas emergency relief, income generation and education programmes in the crisis regions between 2012 and 2016. The figure for Greece relates to the period from November 2015 to the end of 2016.
120,000
101,616
90,000 60,000
60,479 44,498
30,000 0
10,882 Greece
Iraq
Caritas Switzerland has spent a total of 34 million Swiss francs on the projects to support the victims of the Syrian conflict since the beginning. In 2016 alone, the allocated project funds amounted to more than 6.5 million Swiss francs. 60,000 people benefited from this help. One focus of Caritas’ emergency relief in Syria is the soup kitchen in Aleppo, which supplies food to internally displaced and destitute people. As the humanitarian situation in the Syrian city continued to deteriorate, the partner organisation, the Jesuit Refugee Service, increased the number of meals supplied in the autumn of 2016 from 6,300 to 7,600 a day. In Damascus, Caritas distributed 6,000 food parcels for families each month. In Jordan, too, Caritas Switzerland continued its emergency relief jointly with the Jordanian Caritas. 1,000 parti
In Greece, Caritas ensured 103,810 overnight stays in simple shelters for 10,882 people who had fled Syria and other countries.
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cularly vulnerable Syrian refugees and members of the local population received small amounts of financial support in 2016 to meet their most basic daily needs. In the autumn of 2016, Caritas started an extensive project of income generation. For between three to six months, 3,000 people have the opportunity to earn an income in the waste disposal sector. In Lebanon, Caritas Switzerland is active in the school sector. The school drop-out rate amongst Syrian refugee children is around 70 per cent. Caritas trains teachers and head teachers in 26 schools in how to best meet the special needs of traumatised children. 3,600 children are given special support through remedial lessons.
9,100 children in Lebanon benefited from the additional training their teachers received in crisis education.
1,062 Syrian refugees and socially disadvantaged local people in Jordan were able to work in the waste disposal sector.
Markets for the Poor? ‘Markets for the Poor’ is a slogan of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). What does it mean by it? – There are around 500 million smallholder farmers worldwide. Their production is the basic source of food for more than two billion people. If hunger and poverty are to be combated effectively, smallholder farmers must play a central role. The challenge is to increase their production in an environmentally-compatible way, 8
but also to improve their storage, transport and marketing possibilities. In Africa alone, 180Â kilogrammes of food are lost per head of population every year. It is important for smallholder farmers to be able to process their products. It helps them to achieve a better income. The nonfarming population also benefits from these measures, because they will have access to a wider variety of foods in the local markets. 9
Our commitment to the ‘Markets for the Poor’ For Caritas, too, the development concept of ‘Markets for the Poor’ is of great importance – for example in its rural devel opment programmes in Chad, Mali, Haiti, Tajikistan and BosniaHerzegovina. It is closely connected to Caritas’ commitment in the field of activity of ‘food security’. It wants to achieve this in its projects through the sustainable use of natural resources such as soil, water and flora, and through the development of local markets. The aim is to increase and diversify agricultural production. At the same time, the food situation of the disadvantaged population in particular is improved.
The Caritas Programme for the promotion of sustainable agriculture in Tajikistan reaches 10,000 families. It aims to improve food security and market agricultural products.
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In 2016, Caritas Switzerland reached 374,000 children, women and men with its long-term projects on food security.
In Chad, 1,390 farming enterprises stored 462 tons of groundnuts for joint marketing, which they later sell to a cooperative as well as to wholesalers.
The example of Tajikistan Caritas became active in the region of Muminabad in 2000, on behalf of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The high-lying valley in the south of the country had good conditions for fruit growing and the development of a dairy industry which, in addition to producing milk, also became involved in processing it. Very early on, the project officers cooperated with producer groups, which later led to the formation of the women’s cooperative ‘ZamZam’. The women had a key function in local development since many male family members went to Russia as labour migrants and the women were responsible for their families’ economic livelihood. The women’s groups and their cooperative developed the value chain by processing milk into yoghurt. In a subsequent phase, the product range was further extended with dried fruit. This created new jobs for women on the one hand, while on the other hand, the producers were able to increase their family income. And finally, new foods became available in the local market with the yoghurts and fruit at affordable prices. Moreover, agricultural production was diversified. The farming families geared their micro-enterprises to chicken farming and the cultivation of potatoes, wheat, vegetables and fruit. Although these products were primarily destined for their own consumption in order to improve the nutritional situation, the families were able to sell the surplus on the local market from the start.
IIn the community of Concepción Tutuapa in Guatemala, 615 people were supported in the processing of medicinal plants, the cultivation of organic vegetables and the production of honey.
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Number of persons able to improve their food security in 2016 thanks to Caritas.
Chad Pakistan India Mali South Sudan
130,800 100,000 71,013 22,501 16,465
In addition to securing livelihoods through income- generating measures, the strengthening of the local producers was also prioritised. At the village level, an advisory service for the farmers was developed over the years. This addressed the production of local seeds, the processing of fruit as well as sustainable pasture management. The advisory service is now financially independent. It more or less funds itself from the advice it provides. Recently, the Caritas programme initiated the development and distribution of stoves that use around 30 per cent less fuel wood. This is not only an important contri bution with regard to the environment, but also proof that ‘Markets for the Poor’ reach beyond the agricultural sector.
123 smallholder farmers in BosniaHerzegovina were given support in the sustainable production of raspberries.
In Petit-Goâve (Haiti), Caritas supported 220 families in the cultivation of pomegranates. By selling the fruit, they were able to increase their income.
Beginning or end of a famine? Last year, the weather phenomenon known as ‘El Niño’ led to extreme drought in the whole of East Africa and in several regions of Ethiopia in which Caritas is active. Although the rainfalls at the end of spring 2016 brought some temporary relief, very little rain fell in the autumn, and according to forecasts for the first half of 2017, no further improvement is to be expected. 12
Our support for the drought victims
In 2016, Ethiopia was affected by the most extreme drought of the last half-century. The extreme weather caused by the ‘El Niño’ phenomenon, the sudden change between heat waves and torrential rains, destroyed crop areas, led to springs running dry and numerous herd animals perishing. It looks as if the worst is over in some regions. But it will take several years for the population and the livestock to recover from this climate disaster. Other regions continue to suffer from the consequences of the lack of rain in the autumn. At the same time, they are trying to prepare for the drought predicted for the first half of 2017. After ‘El Niño’, there is fear that ‘La Niña’ will have as much destructive potential as its big brother. The regions of Oriya, Afra, Somali and the south of the country are the worst affected. Caritas supported the families threatened by hunger in 2016 with various different emergency aid projects: Repairing springs and wells, drilling water points, the construction of animal watering troughs (24,000 bene ficiaries), treatment of drinking water (more than 400,000 units of chemical water additives were distributed to 31,000 households and employees of the local waterworks were trained), hygiene education (training of 22 advisers) as well as the supply of fast-growing seeds (211 tons) and feedstuffs. Caritas distributed high-energy biscuits to more than 3,000 school children and pregnant women. 254 particularly vulnerable families received financial aid. A great famine has been avoided so far, thanks to the efforts of public authorities, the international community and the increasingly efficient organisation of the local
705 houses were completed in the Philippines. They provide new homes for 3,525 people who had lost theirs as a result of typhoon Haiyan.
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Rehabilitation of 13 water installations and construction of drinking troughs. people now have access to water.
23,823
2,964
Distribution of four high-energy biscuits each per school day to 2,964 pupils for a period of four months.
Access to sanitation, including conduct of hygiene campaigns, for people.
21,600 Distribution of steers to
150 breeders.
Distribution of 3,150 goats or sheep to
1,050 livestock herders.
Distribution of 211,625 kg of fast-growing seeds to farmers.
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31,035 Distribution of 150,458 bottles of chemicals for water treatment to 31,035 households.
In Ethiopia, Caritas implemented extensive projects in the areas of nutrition, drinking water and securing livelihoods. These are selected figures and examples.
communities in their fight against the droughts that occur at ever shorter intervals. However, more than 10 million people will have no access to drinking water in the coming months, and 300,000 children are severely undernourished.
1,651 people in the Haitian Camp-Perrin were able to generate an income thanks to the wages Caritas paid them to clear the fields after Hurricane ‘Matthew’.
In Myanmar, 29,412 people in 48 villages learned to better protect themselves against natural disasters in an emergency.
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In Padrishibpur, in the south of angladesh, 29,606 people received B medical care in an obstetrics clinic. The clinic’s mobile section offered information and consultations to the beneficiaries.
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Thanks to Caritas, 9,004 children in Bolivia newly attend primary school. 1,567 children successfully completed elementary school in 2016. 16 26 7
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In Bosnia six houses and 12 apartments were built for 69 particularly deprived Roma who previously lived in the most miserable conditions in buildings partly destroyed during the war.
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642 people, including 552 women, were trained in Chad in how to dry, store and package groundnuts and shea nuts. Through their participation, the women were able to strengthen their position in society.
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In Ethiopia 456,196 goats and sheep, 447,289 cattle and 63,182 camels were vaccinated. This protected the animals, emaciated and weakened by the drought, against diseases.
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In Gaza 2,291 war-damaged children were able to deal with their trauma thanks to psycho-social care and regained their learning capacity. They can now concentrate at school and learn even under stress.
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After Hurricane ‘Matthew’, Caritas provided 12,500 people in the Haitian municipalities of St. Jean and Arniquet with food items. With an awareness- raising campaign, it contributed to the prevention of a cholera epidemic.
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In India 32,704 people have been newly provided with access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities.
11 In Tajikistan 11,063 people participated in crisis prevention courses and learned how to deal better with the consequences of climate change
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12 2,595 people in Uganda were trained in the area of human rights and dealing with conflicts. In particular, the bene ficiaries learned how to better assert their land rights. 37 32 24 27
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13 Brazil 14 Cambodia 15 Columbia 16 Cuba 17 Egypt 18 Greece 19 Guatemala 20 Indonesia 21 Iraq 22 Jordan 23 Kenya 24 Kosovo 25 Lebanon
26 Mali 27 Moldova 28 Myanmar 29 Nicaragua 30 Pakistan 31 Philippines 32 Romania 33 Rwanda 34 South Sudan 35 Sri Lanka 36 Sudan 37 Ukraine 38 Vietnam
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In Nepal 1,600 pupils, teachers and head teachers have enhanced their knowledge of disaster prevention and are now better prepared for future disasters such as earthquakes, landslides or floods.
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10 In the Syrian city of Aleppo, more than 1,634,800 hot meals were distributed in soup kitchens to the population last year.
On conformal world maps, the countries of the north are shown as much larger than they actually are. The Peters world map reproduced here shows the correct proportions. In return, it accepts a distortion in the equatorial region.
Austerity at the expense of the poor? Switzerland remains one of the richest countries in the world. At the same time, ever increasing numbers of cantons and municipalities are pursuing a policy of budgetary restraint that does not stop at social provisions. They cut social assistance, reduce the premium reductions for health insurance and withdraw benefits for families. However, in doing so, they undermine the right guaranteed in the Federal constitution to the means indispensable for a life led in human dignity. 16
This has consequences: Increasing numbers of people seek help from the Caritas social counselling services. 530,000Â people in Switzerland experience poverty, and the number of people at risk of poverty is twice as high. It cannot be right that the public finances are being reformed at the expense of these people. Safeguarding livelihoods is the task and obligation of the state. For this reason, Caritas actively opposes the dismantling of social protection. 17
Our commitment to social protection In light of the austerity policy of cantons and municipalities, the question must be posed: Are aid organisations like Caritas increasingly taking on functions that should be performed by the social welfare authorities? A study commissioned jointly by Caritas, the Swiss Red Cross and the Salvation Army shows that this is the trend. There is thus a need to strengthen public welfare services. Caritas campaigns for this at the political level. In its daily practice, it strengthens its own social offers for those affected by poverty, such as the Caritas Market, the Culture Pass as well as its social and debt counselling service.
In the Caritas Market, customers bought fruit and vegetables at greatly reduced prices, at a total value of 2.37 million Swiss francs.
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Debts are a burden: 3,568 people seeking advice contacted the free telephone and online hotline ‘SOS Debts’.
970 tons of clothing were donated to Caritas Switzerland’s Clothing Centre.
Caritas offers for people experiencing poverty The graph shows which products were most frequently demanded in the Caritas markets in 2016. Quantities in kilograms.
16,433 69,979 245,539 49,194 50,004 162,460 131,821 110,718
Butter Yoghurt Flour Rice Salt Cooking oil Pasta Sugar
Caritas Switzerland, the Swiss Red Cross and the Salvation Army commissioned the University of Applied Sciences of North-West Switzerland, Institute of Social Work, to carry out a study on the cooperation between aid organisations and social welfare authorities. The investigation, presented in November 2016, notes a very disparate development in the last few years: Social welfare authorities are increasingly forced to concentrate on the payment of financial assistance. The work in their social services is shaped by pressure to cut costs and by time constraints, while there is increasingly less time for longer-term support and care. At the same time, the aid organisations have expanded their range of services, strengthened their social counselling and increasingly also dealt with issues of social welfare law. This pressure, triggered by the public sector austerity measures, is also noted by the Caritas social and debt
The Caritas Appeal ‘Stop social welfare cuts’ was signed by 3,271 people in two weeks.
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counselling services throughout Switzerland. More and more frequently, they have to inform clients of their rights and entitlements. The offers and services provided by Caritas were in great demand. More people came to the Caritas Markets to buy goods at reduced prices, the social and debt counselling services experienced an increase in demand. More people acquired a Culture Pass. The study commissioned by the aid organisations shows clearly: Social welfare services must be strengthened, and it is the task of the aid organisations to actively work for this and to draw attention to shortcomings. For this reason, Caritas Switzerland adopted an unequivocal position in 2016 and, in the run-up to the National Poverty Conference, addressed a widely noted appeal to Federal Councillor Alain Berset against the dismantling of social protection in Switzerland.
In Switzerland, 85,062 people experiencing poverty had access in 2016 to sport, culture and education at favourable prices thanks to the Culture Pass.
16 children affected by poverty and their families were able to spend a week’s free holiday in a Sunstar hotel.
What causes mountain farmers to need help? They work where the mountains are high and incomes are low: While mountain farmers have found a way to surÂvive in the most difficult conditions, the management of their farms at high altitude poses great challenges. Without the support of Caritas volunteers, many mountain farming families would not be able to cope with their daily tasks – especially when an unforeseen event occurs. 20
Our support for the mountain farmers It happened at dusk when driving back after a long working day. The mountain farmer was at the wheel of her tractor when the vehicle tipped sideways on the steep slope and turned over. The passenger was able to jump off and was not injured. The farmer was less lucky. Several complicated fractures of the thigh and pelvis forced her to stay in bed. Instead of being able to finish the autumn’s agricultural work, she spent the next few weeks in hospital. Work on the steep slopes is demanding. When even the special machines fail on the rough terrain, pure muscle power is needed. And because nature only gives them a short time window to get an economic return at great physical exertion, the mountain farmers are often under pressure. An unforeseen event can change everything, bring farming activities to a halt from one day to the next, and endanger the farming family’s livelihood. That is when Caritas volunteers intervene. Caritas has helped farming families in need for 40 years by recruiting volunteers to provide a helping hand. Thanks to the help given by the volunteers, it was possible to continue the work on the farm where the farmer had a tractor accident. Her son supported his widowed mother, welcomed the volunteers and guided them. In 2016, 751 Caritas volunteers worked with 100 mountain farming families. Most frequently, the farmers needed support because the work had become too much and they could not cope without help (53 per cent). Other reasons for making use of the Caritas offer were the care and supervision of family members (35 per cent), an illness or accident in the family (8 per cent) and construction work on the farm (4 per cent). In total, the volun-
Caritas volunteers carried out 751 missions. A total of 100 families benefited from their support.
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Construction work on the farm
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Care and supervision of family members
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Illness and accident
Reasons for the use of a volunteer in a mountain farming family.
teers carried out missions on 5,045 days in the field, on the farm, in the household, in child care and in the stable, thus helping to ease the burden of the affected mountain farming families. Need always has an individual face. For this reason, Caritas carefully identifies the personal hardship of mountain farming families. The aim is to help the mountain farmers who have reached breaking point and are no longer able to cope with the work on the farm on their own, by providing quick and uncomplicated support. In this way, Caritas ensures that a dire situation doesn’t get worse.
With 24 requests, the mountain farmers in the canton of Bern were the most frequent callers for support from the Caritas mountain action.
The volunteers worked 5,045 days for the farming families.
Eating better – a question of money? Eating out? For 530,000 people experiencing poverty in Switzerland, that’s an impossible luxury. When there is not enough money for fresh fruit and vegetables from the supermarket, an evening at a restaurant is out of reach. The restaurant concept ‘Bon Lieu’ has set itself the goal of changing this. Already, socially disadvantaged people can eat well and at affordable prices, in a convivial atmosphere, in ten places in Switzerland. 22
Our support for healthy and fair eating Locations of the ‘Bon Lieu’ restaurants in Switzerland.
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Basel: Restaurant Parterre One Bern: Eiger Brasserie Geneva: Un R de Famille Lausanne: Café de l’Europe, Café de l’Evêché Lucerne: Quai4 Solothurn: Restaurant Parktheater Zurich: Restaurant Stürmeierhaus, Restaurant Mediacampus, Restaurant Viadukt
Zurich
Solothurn Lucerne Bern
Lausanne
Geneva
Enjoying a good meal in a pleasant place – that should be possible for everyone. This vision is behind the restaurant concept ‘Bon Lieu’, which is unique in Switzerland. It was launched by Caritas and the SV Foundation, which supports projects promoting healthy and inexpensive food. Since the launch three years ago, ten restaurants have adopted the ‘Bon Lieu’ concept. They offer attractive gastronomy at normal market prices as well as at prices that people affected by poverty can afford. At the same time, they employ socially disadvantaged people in their enterprise. The ‘Bon-Lieu’ project is coordinated by Caritas Switzerland and implemented by the Regional Caritas Organisations. This is how it functions: A person, who has a Culture Pass or a discount entitlement card for the Caritas Market, can obtain a voucher from a Regional
In 2016, 1,173 vouchers were redeemed in one of the ten ‘Bon Lieu’ restaurants in German and French-speaking Switzerland.
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Caritas Organisation. This entitles them to a meal at 75 per cent below the normal price. Eating together in a restaurant, with laughter, discussions – such moments are rare for people experiencing poverty. So they are very precious. For example, a father expressed his thanks to Caritas – he was so happy to be able to take his daughter out for a birthday treat with the ‘Bon Lieu’ voucher. In 2016, 1,173 vouchers were redeemed in the ‘Bon Lieu’ restaurants. In total, 3,574 people – voucher holders, partners and children – benefited from the service. ‘Bon Lieu’ is a place where socially disadvantaged people can participate in social life – as guests or as employees seeking new professional prospects in an integration programme.
Socially disadvantaged people can eat 75 per cent cheaper in ‘Bon Lieu’ restaurants.
The average consumption per ‘Bon Lieu’ voucher was 118 Swiss francs. The total value of the redeemed vouchers was around 138,500 Swiss francs.
Caritas in figures Balance sheet as at 31 December 2016 Assets Cash Short term assets with stock market price Receivables Inventories Prepayments and accrued income Fixed assets Total assets
2016 2015 CHF CHF 25,991,658 25,817,858 32,936,691 29,438,066 6,445,251 4,691,949 313,990 326,552 1,340,364 3,801,422 22,946,369 19,657,864 89,974,323 83,733,711
Liabilities Short-term liabilities Long-term liabilities Fund capital (restricted funds) Organisation capital Total liabilities and equity
4,916,771 4,014,724 63,245,250 17,797,578 89,974,323
4,006,017 2,742,208 60,571,662 16,413,824 83,733,711
Statement of operations 2016 Operating income and operating performance Donations Contributions from third parties Total income from donations and private contributions Contributions from public authorities Net sales from goods and services Total operating income
34,058,826 34,034,745 24,648,880 16,581,384 58,707,706 50,616,129 45,229,018 36,842,632 9,670,228 8,794,540 113,606,952 96,253,301
International Cooperation Projects Switzerland Research and policy and other project contributions Information and communication (education and information work) Direct administrative project support (evaluation, IT, rents, etc.) Total project expenses
52,722,209 41,490,863 900,614 2,477,194 3,174,624 100,765,504
47,284,396 32,163,551 835,023 2,454,065 2,973,551 85,710,586
5,845,921 4,297,696 10,143,617
5,239,856 4,175,578 9,415,434
110,909,121
95,126,020
2,697,831
1,127,281
1,490,962 – 131,451 4,057,342 – 2,673,588 – 1,383,754 0
559,535 108,526 1,795,342 1,053,270 – 2,848,612 0
Fundraising and marketing expenses Administrative expenses Total fundraising, marketing and administrative expenses Total operating expenses Operating result (corresponds to EBIT) Financial income and other result Total financial income (before change in value fluctuation fund) Extraordinary or one-off income or income for other accounting periods Result before fund and capital movements Change restricted funds (– = increase / + = reduction) Change organisational capital (– = increase / + = reduction) Result after fund and capital movements
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Sources of Caritas income
Private donations / income and public-sector contributions
Own revenue Other organisations
8.6
International Caritas Network Swiss Solidarity
8.5 Direct donations
30.0
60.2
Private donations / income
4.6 Federal gvt. other contributions
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7.4
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39.8 Cantons and communes
SDC
14.8
24.7 1.0
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Migration and Passport Office Liechtenstein
Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the Federal Government as well as other partner organisations at home and abroad, Caritas is able to triple the effect of each donated franc.
Use of revenues
Figures in conformity with Zewo guidelines
International Cooperation
Projects
47.5
Projects Switzerland
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Administrative expenses
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Fundraising and marketing expenses Direct administrative project support
90.8
5.3 Fundraising and marketing
Information and
2.2 communication
Administrative expenses
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In brief Forum 2016: Poverty risk for families In 2016, the Caritas Forum discussed the topic of family poverty. Why are single parents and large families particularly at risk of poverty in wealthy Switzerland? And what are the consequences? These questions were discussed by speakers such as Barbara Bleisch of the Ethics Centre in Zurich and the Mayor of Geneva, Esther Alder, with more than 200 experts. www.caritas.ch/forum
A heart for people in need For the third time, Migros customers gave generously at Christmas to help people who have little. They collected 2.8 million Swiss francs during the campaign ‘Let’s celebrate together and donate together’. Migros added another million to the donations and presented Caritas, HEKS, Pro Juventute, Winter Aid and Pro Senectute with a cheque each for 764,000 Swiss francs. The donations will go towards projects of the five Swiss aid organisations.
Prix Caritas 2016 goes to Uganda In June, Alice Achan was awarded the Prix Caritas in Lucerne. The pedagogue and head teacher from Uganda works to ensure that in her country, girls and young mothers get an education. Among other things, Alice Achan has set up two schools for girls. Thanks to her commitment, 2,000 girls and young mothers were able to attend school in the last eight years and gain a qualification. The prize is worth 10,000 Swiss francs. www.caritas.ch/prixcaritas
youngCaritas: Project ‘Give your time’ Time is the scarcest of all resources. youngCaritas volunteers have given some of it to the residents of the Caritas asylum centres in Grünenwald and Bennau in Schwyz. 56 young people spent 16 afternoons in Grünenwald, playing, baking, doing craftwork and cooking with the asylum seekers. In Bennau, young people organised afternoons of leisure activities from November. The volunteers were trained before their first action. www.youngcaritas.ch/zeitschenken
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Acting for child refugees They are very vulnerable, which is why Caritas is particularly concerned with underage asylum seekers: In Immensee, it opened a youth centre (‘Haus der Jugend’) in 2016 on behalf of the Canton Schwyz. It is designed specifically for looking after underage asylum seekers. The Caritas legal advice service represented 98 minor asylum seekers and conducted 390 legal advice sessions. In addition, the family placement service was able to arrange initial placements for the care of minor asylum seekers in families.
Philippines: Back to school In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines and left a trail of destruction. Caritas immediately provided emergency relief and planned reconstruction work. 2016 saw the handover of keys for seven schools that were reconstructed on the islands of Bantayan and Kinatarkan. They are typhoon and earthquake-proof and are well equipped for future natural disasters. In addition, they can be used as evacuation centres in the event of a disaster. www.caritas.ch/philippinen
Caritas Publications The second issue of the Caritas publications series ‘Development Policy Almanac’ is entitled ‘Vocational training against poverty’. The book examines the question of whether and how poverty can be combated through vocational training. The Social Almanac was published on 19 May. In 2016, the Caritas yearbook on social developments in Switzerland examined the issue of family poverty. www.caritas.ch/almanach-eza www.caritas.ch/sozialalmanach
Agenda 2030: Sustainable development ‘The 2030 Agenda presents a challenge to Switzerland’: In this Position Paper, Caritas reminds the Federal Government of its promise to align its domestic policy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs). The Position Paper shows what steps the government and administration must take to ensure that the United Nations global sustainability agenda can be implemented in Switzerland and its goals be achieved. www.caritas.ch/agenda2030
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Strong partnerships We thank our many donors for their generous support. They include: Société de la Loterie de la Suisse Romande; Georg Fischer AG, The Swiss touring theatre company ‘Das Zelt’ is a partner of the Culture Pass. Director Dr Adrian Steiner: “Giving moments of joy and letting everyday life recede into the background for a few hours, that is our vision. Together with Caritas, we make it possible for people who cannot afford such moments.”
Schaffhausen; République et Canton de Genève; Alberto Gianolini; Kanton Zürich; Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (DEZA); Glückskette; Peter Huber;
Medicor Foundation, Triesen; Migros Genossenschaftsbund, Zürich; Kanton Luzern; Gaille Construction SA, Fresens; Comune di Collina d’Oro, Montagnola; Stiftung Binelli & Ehrsam; Pfarramt St. Peter und Paul Zizers; Korporation Uri; Jubla Oberkirch; Gymnasium Neufeld, Bern; Kirchgemeinde Uster; Monika Bachmann; Gemeinde Riehen; Airnace SA,
As a Caritas sponsor, Werner Gröbli gave children hope for a better future: “I live on the sunny side of life. We have so much; we can easily give something to others. Supporting children who are less fortunate makes me happy. Join in. There is a need for many more sponsors who are keen to help.”
Evionnaz; Damenmodehaus Dometex AG Bad Ragaz; Fondation Pro Victimis; Vera Petendo Foundation; Parrocchia cattolica Ludovic Bauer, Head Loyalty Products, Aduno Group: “Donating points and doing good: The participants in the surprize bonus programme of Viseca Card Services SA support Caritas in the reconstruction of an earthquake-proof secondary school in Nepal – a good cause!”
Ss. Pietro e Paolo Biasca; Verband Zuger Polizei; Franco Simmen; Fondazione Orsa Minore; Stadt Rheinfelden; Georg & Bertha Schwyzer-
Winiker-Stiftung; Corporaziun d’aua Spina de Vin, Disentis / Mustér; Comune di Monte Carasso; Happel Foundation; 28
Xavier Pereira; Commune de Jussy; Giuseppe Castelli; Verein Elgg – 3. Welt; Baitella AG, Zürich; Stadt Zürich; Restaurant Sylvia Debrunner-Trefzer, church councillor for social affairs of the Roman Catholic church in the canton of Basel City: “The solidarity fund for mission, development cooperation and disaster relief of the Roman Catholic church Basel City helps people to help themselves. Caritas is a reliable partner. During the ”Haiti Hurricane” emergency aid project supported by us, Caritas arrived quickly on the ground with professional help.”
Krone, Adliswil; Funk + Partner AG, Urdorf; République et Canton du Jura; Leopold Bachmann Stiftung; Korporation Uri; Kontrabass- und Cello-Bau, Zürich; Kanton Basel-Stadt; Stiftung Carl und
Mathilde Thiel; Einwohnergemeinde Engelberg; Ursula SchneppGloor; Fondation Antoine et Rose Zacharias; Safin Revisioni e Fiduciaria SA, Lugano; Pfarramt Emmetten; Schober Schreinerei und Glaserei GmbH, Biel / Bienne; Consiglio Parrocchiale Agra; Stadt Bülach; Service Eau Energie de la ville de Sion; Drs Arnold
Tobias Hamann and Luan Dzambazoski are members of the pupils’ parliament at the Waldegg school in Horgen: “The fundraising campaign was the idea of the pupils’ parliament. The classes offered various attractions, such as skill-based games, make-up, a ghost train, conjuring tricks, snacks and drinks. All the children decided in a vote that the donations should be used for the construction of schools for refugee children.”
Endocrinologie et Neurologie SA, Sion; Gilbert Schneuwly; Misión Católica Española Zürich; Elettricità Jelmini SA, Brissago; JTI Foundation; Alfred und Anneliese Sutter-Stöttner Stiftung; Laurenz Ginat, managing director of revendo.ch: “Thanks to our longstanding cooperation with Caritas, we not only enable our customers to make a contribution to the re-use of precious resources, but also to help people in need.”
Ruth Robert; Stadt Bern; ALDI Suisse, Schwarzenbach SG; Paroisse catholique Christ-Roi Petit-Lancy; Schulhaus Leutschenbach Klasse 4A;
Johann Bühler-Willi; Liechtensteinische Landesverwaltung, Vaduz; Familie Fischer-Golgowski. They are the partners who make our work on behalf of disadvantaged people possible. 29
Organs Mariangela WallimannBornatico
Robert Moser
Elisabeth BaumeSchneider
Max Elmiger
Mario Slongo
Teres Steiger-Graf
Erwin Tanner
Steering Committee Steering Board President: Mariangela Wallimann-Bornatico, lic. iur., Wabern BE Vice President: Michèle Berger-Wildhaber, Pharmacist, Chez-le-Bart NE (until 31 May 2016); Robert Moser, Deacon, Steg VS (from 1 June 2016) Max Elmiger, lic. theol., Director Caritas Zurich, Zurich; Ada Marra, lic. ès sc. pol., National Councillor VD, Lausanne (until 31 May 2016); Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Director EESP Lausanne, Les Breuleux JU (from 1 June 2016); Robert Moser, Deacon, Steg VS (until 31 May 2016); Mario Slongo, Dr. Dr. hc. Chemist / Meteorologist, Tafers FR; Teres Steiger-Graf, Manager COMUNDO, Lucerne; Erwin Tanner, Dr. iur. / lic. theol., General Secretary, Swiss Conference of Catholic Bishops (SBK), Fribourg
About Caritas Switzerland Caritas Switzerland is an independent association with its Head Office in Lucerne. The organisation helps people in need in Switzerland and worldwide in around 40 countries. Together with the Regional Caritas Organisations, Caritas Switzerland provides practical help where people in wealthy Switzerland are affected by poverty. Globally, Caritas provides emergency relief in disasters, helps with reconstruction, and is involved in development cooperation. Caritas Switzerland is a member of the international Caritas network. This comprises organisations in 165 countries throughout the world. At the end of 2016, Caritas Switzerland had 362 employees. This corresponds to 275 full-time equivalent posts. 217 persons, or 60 per cent of employees are female, 68 per cent of all employees work part-time. Around 180 staff work on hourly pay, for example as interpreters, carers or in the Relief Organisation Representation Service. In addition, more than 200 locally employed staff work for Caritas Switzerland in project countries. 30
Additional Steering Committee Members Claudia Babst, Director Caritas Bern, Bern; Eva Maria Belser Wyss, Prof. Dr. iur., University of Fribourg, Marly FR (until 31 May 2016); Sr. Nadja Bühlmann, lic. iur., Convent Baldegg, Baldegg LU (until 31 May 2016); Marco Fantoni, Vice Director Caritas Ticino, Pregassona (Lugano); Tiziana Frassineti, lic. ès sciences économiques et sociales, Villars-sur-Glâne FR (until 31 May 2016); Dominique Froidevaux, Director Caritas Geneva, Geneva (until 31 May 2016); Jean-Noël Maillard, Director Caritas Jura, Delémont (from 1 June 2016); Kurt Grüter, former Director Swiss Federal Audit Office, Bern; Dr. Claudius Luterbacher, Dr. theol., chancellor and economist of the diocese of St. Gallen, St. Gallen (from 1 June 2016); Monika Elmiger, Manager Jungwacht / Blauring Schweiz, Lucerne; Markus Köferli, dipl. theol., Head of Section, Special Pastoral Care, Synodical Council Zurich, Zurich (until 31 May 2016); P. Alois Kurmann, lic. theol., former Vice-rector, Monastery Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln SZ; Lucia Lindegger, lic. iur., Adligenswil LU; Eric Monneron, Deacon, lic. ès lettres, Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Coppet VD (until 31 May 2016); Jean-Claude Huot, lic. ès lettres, pastoral counsellor for the Catholic Church Canton VD, Cossonay (from 1 June 2016); Sr. Annemarie Müller, General Procurator, Convent Ilanz, Ilanz GR (until 31 May 2016); Monika Otter, MAS Ethics FHNW, Widen AG; Hubert Péquignot, Director Caritas Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel; Dr. Peter Schmid, Official of the Diocese of Basel, Solothurn (until 31 May 2016); Urs Brunner-Medici, lic. theol., Responsible for Pastoral Care, Diocese Basel, Solothurn (from 1 June 2016); Dr. Benno Schnüriger, President Synodical Council Roman Cath. body canton of ZH, Zurich; Joseph Thali-Kernen, Deacon and Roman Catholic State Ecumenical Council BL, Allschwil BL; Bruno Tresch, Deacon, Diocese Chur, Altdorf UR (until 31 May 2016); Kurt Zogg, Deacon and President of neighbourhood assistance association Zurich, Zurich (from 1 June 2016); Utz-Huwiler Iris, President and manager of Accordeos Foundation, Meggen LU
Hugo Fasel
Bruno Bertschy
Anja Ebnöther
Marianne Hochuli
Hans KrummenacherWüest
Alice Mäder-Wittmer
Odilo Noti
Head Office Caritas Switzerland
Business Audit Committee
Executive Board Director: Hugo Fasel, lic. rer. pol. International Cooperation: Hugo Fasel (ad interim until 31 August 2016), Anja Ebnöther (from 1 September 2016) Research and Policy: Marianne Hochuli, lic. phil. Projects Switzerland: Bruno Bertschy, Association Manager VMI Communication and Marketing: Dr. Odilo Noti Human Resources: Alice Mäder-Wittmer, lic. rer. pol. Finance and Administration (incl. Quality Management): Hans Krummenacher-Wüest, Business Economist, cert. Public Accountant
President: Dr. Guido Käppeli, Entrepreneur, Schwyz (until 31 May 2016); Alois Bissig, Intercessor, Ennetbürgen NW (from 1 June 2016); Ursula Muther-Guntern, lic. phil. I, Director Youth Centre Prêles, Orpund BE; Alois Bissig, Intercessor, Ennetbürgen NW (until 31 May 2016); Markus Köferli, dipl. theol., Head of special spiritual welfare, Synodical Council Zurich, Zurich (from 1 June 2016); Susy Brüschweiler, President Foundation Council SV Foundation, Blonay VD
Delegate of the Executive Board Dr. Martin Flügel, Head of Policy and Public Affairs
BDO AG, Lucerne
Statutory Auditors
Imprint Cover photo: Hector Retamal / AFP Pétionville, a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Pictures: Marie Arago, Christine Bärlocher / Ex-Press, Fabian Biasio, Caritas Switzerland, Tanja Demarmels / Ex-Press, Markus Forte / Ex-Press, Heike Gasser / Ex-Press, iStock, Priska Ketterer, Jorma Müller, Nique Nager, Toshimi Ogasawara, Parterre One, Lefteris Partsalis, Franca Pedrazzetti, Restaurant Quai4, Andreas Schwaiger, Alexandra Wey, Petterik W iggers / CRS, youngCaritas, Luca Zanetti, Pia Zanetti, zVg Editors:
Fabrice Boulé, Stefan Gribi, Odilo Noti, Sabine Schaller
Translation:
Barbara König
Graphic Design: Evelyne Bieri
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Doing the right thing
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