Activity report 2016 by GVC Italia

ACTIVITY REPORT

2016

Changing the world is a team effort.

This report was drafted thanks to the commitment of all GVC staff. The photos of our projects were taken by staff members and professional photographers who report on our activities.

GVC GRUPPO DI VOLONTARIATO CIVILE

Vision and mission

Letter from the President

Our 2016 in numbers

Who we are

From Bologna to the world

People at the heart of change

What we do

Direct beneficiaries

Our interventions

Our sectors

Our areas of intervention

Our donors

How we work

Promoting cooperation

Focus 2016

Climate change, water and migration in Cambodia 26 Water in Syria in war

RESULTS IN 2016

By activity

Communication and advocacy in Italy

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Balance sheet assets

Balance sheet liabilities

Income statement

Methodology Note

Thank you

Partnerships 24 Networks 24 Transparency and accountability

TRAINING COURSE FOR SELF-HELP GROUPS IN SIEM REAP PROVINCE, CAMBODIA - GVC ARCHIVES

GVC

GRUPPO DI VOLONTARIATO CIVILE

VISION AND MISSION

OUR VISION We want a better, more equitable and supportive world than the one we see every day. And we try to contribute to its creation through the respect and promotion of the rights of the communities we work with, in a spirit of dignity, exchange and mutual action.

OUR MISSION We believe in heightened awareness and in each person’s ability to look at the world with new eyes in order to understand that respect for people and the environment, in a closely linked North and South, is nothing other than selfrespect. We work with individuals, civil society organisations, governments and local authorities so that everybody can take care of their own present and future, building a culture of autonomy and cooperation that strengthens the independence and freedom of communities.

The year 2016 saw a worldwide expansion in the frontlines of humanitarian emergencies, alongside a shrinking space for recognition and application of rights. Millions of refugees crossed the Mediterranean or covered new routes on foot in an attempt to flee to Europe, forcing the West to reflect on what happens beyond its borders, there where GVC has been operating for years. We are very familiar with the stories of the men and women who today appeal at our doors for the right to asylum, because our organisation has seen first-hand, since 1971, the contexts where the right to life itself is violated. Any human being left without food, water or work or without human, social or economic rights is a situation that cannot be ignored, and we have always battled to heighten awareness of this. This condition deserves a joint response: because the responsibility for the current conditions of millions of people is also joint. GVC’s sense of action resides in operating in emergency contexts in the most complex areas of countries at war and in areas forgotten or unknown to most people; we devise responses tailored to the individual needs of the most vulnerable, in order to ensure fundamental rights. During the fifth year of war in Syria, with the number of victims rising, we continued our work ‒ from a perspective of EU protection ‒ in the towns and cities under siege, to guarantee water and education to those who remained. In the Bekaa Valley, in Lebanon, we were at the sides of thousands of refugees, providing material, social and legal assistance in the informal camps. We reached the most inaccessible parts of Herat province, in Afghanistan, to fight famine. While one of the most serious food crisis caused 18 million people to be affected by malnutrition in the Sahel, we were work-

GVC’s work in the field and its advocacy activities will always be underpinned by the values of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Equality, solidarity, respect for every human being and for the planet. These are the concepts that we also wish to promote with #MakeFruitFair!, an initiative by a group of international NGOs that acts in favour of the environment and the people working in tropical fruit plantations. We also believe that the education and training of the next generation, capable of expressing the principles of Europe in its actions, is a priority now more than ever. This is why

DINA TADDIA, PRESIDENT OF GVC, DURING AN EVENT HELD IN 2016 - PHOTO BY MICHELE LAPINI

ing in Burkina Faso to ensure the right to food. The stories of many of the countries where GVC operates will not remain unknown for much longer, as prolonged crises can easily degenerate into emergency. Prevention is the best way to fight these situations. Which is why GVC is once again drawing attention to the issue of climate change ‒ a global threat that is already the cause of disasters and migrations. In 2016, our organisation worked to avoid largescale loss of human life and production resources due to an increase in extreme weather conditions and events ‒ violent rains, hurricanes, droughts ‒ as in Guatemala and Bolivia. Setting up pilot projects to generate clean energy in Latin America and Africa, fostering farming techniques and financial practices worldwide in order to protect land, health and the right to work. These issues need to be addressed with an exchange of dialogue at an international level. GVC will keep pursuing this goal, also through the campaign #gocciaAgoccia, to ensure that access to water is a right for everyone.

we have adhered, as the first in Italy, to the European initiative EU AID Volunteers, placing many young volunteers alongside our expert staff in various parts of the world. During the year that recently came to a close, our organisation mobilised resources and aid to strengthen the resilience of populations in more than 20 countries. We reached more than 1 million vulnerable people. This result is the fruit of constant commitment by a team of professionals who, both in Italy and worldwide, were able to harness their strengths, operating in tune with communities, local and international partners. Our thanks therefore go to all those people, for a year about which we can once again say we are proud to have contributed to the defence and empowerment of the most vulnerable populations. Lastly, thanks also go to our partners, donors and all those people who, by believing in our work, have enabled us to extend our commitment worldwide. Dina Taddia PRESIDENT OF GVC 7<

WE WORK IN

CUBA

TUN HAITI

GUATEMALA NICARAGUA

DOMINICAN REP.

ECUADOR BRAZIL PERU

BOLIVIA

ARGENTINA OUR SECTORS OF INTERVENTION

WATER AND SANITATION

HEALTH

HUMANITARIAN AID

RIGHTS

FOOD

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT

BURKINA FAS

OUR 2016 IN NUMBERS

SYRIA

ITALY GREECE

LEBANON

NISIA LIBYA

PALESTINE

JORDAN THAILAND AFGHANISTAN

CAMBODIA

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROJECTS

BURUNDI

MOZAMBIQUE

PROJECTS CARRIED OUT

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EMERGENCY PROJECTS

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

OUR LATEST INTERVENTIONS IN SITUATIONS OF HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY

DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS WARS FAMINE/FOOD INSECURITY

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF OUR PROJECTS 51% OF WHICH ARE WOMEN

1,391,958

AND 33% ARE MINORS

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF OUR PROJECTS

8,216,461

RESOURCES USED IN PROJECTS IN THE FIELD

91,5%

229

PARTNERS WORLDWIDE

ACCESS TO WATER AND HYGIENE FOR

368,714

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR

107,625

PEOPLE

112,639 318,267

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR

NUTRITIONAL HEALTH FOR

PEOPLE

OF STAFF ARE WOMEN

OF STAFF WORK DIRECTLY IN THE FIELD

49,602

FOOD SECURITY FOR

379,406 PEOPLE

PROTECTION OF RIGHTS FOR

INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR

PEOPLE

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FOR

36,447 BENEFICIARIES IN ITALY AND EUROPE

19,258

WHO WE ARE

We are a non-governmental, secular and independent organisation established in 1971. We work to return dignity to entire communities, we fight poverty and injustice so that the fundamental rights of every person can be recognised. In almost fifty years of activity, we have reached the remotest corners of the world, setting up thousands of sustainable development cooperation projects. In 2016 alone, we managed 84 projects, operating in 24 countries. From Africa to Latin America, from Asia to the Middle East, through to Europe. We act everywhere, involving people, civil society organisations, governments and local authorities, to ensure access to water, food, health, education and work for thousands of people. During a humanitarian emergency, we work to rebuild what has been destroyed and to rekindle growth and sustainable development processes. Our interventions aim to increase the population’s resilience and to provide societies with the tools necessary to become independent. In fact, each single project is structured so that the community itself finds, within its fabric, the skills, trust and resources to progress in a self-sufficient manner. Besides the international cooperation programmes, we are also committed to promoting active citizenship education and awareness of development issues in Italy and Europe: we organise seminars, workshops for children and teachers, exhibitions, conferences and events. One of the most eagerly awaited is the Terra di Tutti Film Festival (‘Everyone’s Land’) in Bologna, presenting documentaries from the southern hemisphere. Combating stereotypes > 12

and prejudice, we help to stimulate collective critical thinking, which is necessary in building a more equal and sustainable world. This is why, each year, we introduce new communication campaigns regarding migration, the right to water and food, fair trade and human rights protection.

FROM BOLOGNA TO THE WORLD GVC is proud to be Bolognese: the organisation’s headquarters is in fact in the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, while its other Italian branches ‒ that work as true ‘antennas’ thanks to their staff and volunteers ‒ are located in this and five other regions. GVC experts work throughout the world out of one or more local offices. Being physically present in over 20 nations allows us to instil relations of mutual interaction and trust with local communities. Our activities are founded on careful analysis of the needs and requests of citizens, civil society, our partners and local institutions. We work with all of these in a spirit of coresponsibility.

PART OF GVC BOLOGNA STAFF - PHOTO BY MALÃ&#x152; EROTICO

THE PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF CHANGE

Respect for the individual and constancy are essential and inalienable characteristics if operating in contexts requiring great human and professional talents. When a person joins GVC, a rapport of trust, respect and identification with shared values is naturally created. Relations between the organisation and the staff prove long-lasting and aim to foster stability. GVC offers its team in Italy and abroad professional growth and skills enhancement. All these factors ensure the quality and efficiency of our actions. The staff we employ in the different sectors and at our various offices have an attitude of mobility in keeping with the nature of our projects. In 2016, 769 people (263 of which contracted by our local partners) were employed to implement GVC activities, as well as 286 volunteers and 6 young people, involved through internship and apprenticeship agreements or as EU AID Volunteers.

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97% of GVC staff work directly in the implementation of projects in Italy or abroad.

666

LOCAL STAFF OF WHICH 134 CONSULTANTS

INTERNATIONAL STAFF OF WHICH 21 EXPERTS IN BRIEF MISSIONS

LOCAL STAFF

We believe that the presence of local staff is essential in constructing any intervention or cooperation programme with the community and local organisations. It is in fact the experts employed in the field who enable us to better understand the populationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs and to more easily pinpoint solutions answering the requests and exact requirements of the community, intervening with projects that respond to the specific local cultural identity.

INTERNATIONAL STAFF Our programmes include highly specialised staff, capable of implementing methods and the most appropriate activities to suit the type of intervention. This is possible thanks to teamwork with the local staff. The complexity of the environments we work in is approached by creating innovative synergies that draw on multi-disciplinary and varied experiences, pairing international expertise with techniques and knowledge specific to the communities we work with. We thereby ensure results that are sustainable over time as well as a constant and transparent dialogue with donors.

95% of the qualified staff who work with us provide their services directly in the field. Instead, 29 people are employed in the Bologna office, performing tasks in management, communication, project management in Italy and administrative planning. 79% of the staff at headquarters are employed full-time with a permanent contract, which ensures an effective implementation of GVC strategic choices.

YOUNG PEOPLE

We firmly believe in voluntary work as a value allowing the active and spontaneous involvement of those who wish to join us in bringing change, to build a fairer world. For this reason we support volunteer networks and relations with backers and sympathisers in Bologna and at many other bases in Italy, proposing initiatives and involvement in advocacy, awareness and fundraising for GVC. We work together on events, debates, solidarity dinners and film festivals pivoting on social issues. Some young experts also take part in our projects abroad. Our investment in youth is because we see them as the future. We promote knowledge of the world of international cooperation by creating employment opportunities for the young, offering training apprenticeships, volunteer experiences in Italy and abroad, and curricular and extra-curricular internships in partnership with the Universities of Bologna, Milano-Bicocca, Pisa, Venice and Genoa. In 2016, 292 young people were involved at our offices in Italy and abroad. Our organisation is the only one of its kind in Italy to take part in the European Union initiative â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EU AID Volunteersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which this year alone has enabled 70 young people from all over Europe to gain indispensable skills in voluntary work. One volunteer was already given employment in 2016, while another 29 were involved in programmes by GVC and its partners in 8 countries, such as Lebanon, Haiti and Cambodia.

STAFF EMPLOYED IN 2016 STAFF IN ITALY

STAFF ABROAD

2/4

APPRENTICES AND INTERNS

204/82 VOLUNTEERS

7/155

CONSULTANTS

29/578 STAFF

GVC is an organisation that is conscientious about gender: 43% of the 1061 people (staff, volunteers and interns) who took part in implementing our activities in 2016 are women (70% in Italy, 36% abroad). FEMALE STAFF EMPLOYED IN 2016

70% OF STAFF IN ITALY ARE WOMEN

36% OF STAFF ABROAD ARE WOMEN

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WHAT WE DO

In 2016, GVC carried out 73 projects abroad and 11 in Italy and Europe.

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

We worked for the real improvement of the living conditions of 1,391,958 people in 24 countries. Our interventions targeted the most vulnerable groups as priority recipients in various communities. Since these groups are sometimes less visible, but not necessarily less at risk, we focused particularly on women (51% of total beneficiaries), children (33%) and people with disabilities. At the same time, we directed many of our actions towards internally displaced people, refugees and migrants in various parts of the world. 2016 was a year in which GVC was particularly committed to the women, men and children who were forced to flee due to war or other serious threats to their lives, abandoning their homes, jobs and emotional ties to their community. This occurred primarily in the Middle East because of the Syrian crisis. We also intervened in cases in which a sudden and marked deterioration in climate conditions significantly undermined a community’s resilience, as happened in Central America and in the Sahel area of Africa. Through our initiatives in Italy and Europe we reached a public of 36,447 people. We supplied teachers and pupils in schools with the tools to understand complex global dynamics, in order to become participating citizens of the world and to offer the younger generation adequate knowledge to adopt more supportive and sustainable models of development. We organised public events to di> 16

scuss relevant social issues such as conflicts, migrations, hunger, thirst and climate change, with the aims of understanding their causes in depth, analysing the consequences and proposing possible solutions. ITALY & EUROPE

36,447

OTHER COUNTRIES

1,355,511 TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

1,391,958 OUR INTERVENTIONS Although we are first and foremost an organisation operating to encourage sustainable development, in 2016 GVC focused its professional and economic resources on two particular demanding war zones – Syria and Afghanistan ‒ where we had already been working for years. We acted to respond to these and other humanitarian emergencies in 9 countries; 59% of our resources were allocated to guarantee fundamental rights such as access to water, food, safe shelter, education and protection. 41% of GVC funding is used in medium and long-term programmes to build shared models of inclusive and sustainable development to battle against extreme poverty and fight for fundamental rights.

TRAINING IN HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN BUJUMBURA PROVINCE, BURUNDI - GVC ARCHIVES

WOMEN AT A WATER SOURCE IN LAGUA, HAITI - PHOTO BY SALVO LUCCHESE/ELENFANT FILM

EMERGENCY - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BUDGET

OUR SECTORS The causes of poverty and inequality are always complex. For this reason, GVC applies a multi-sector approach focused on removing and correcting the aspects which prevent communities from enjoying basic human rights, such as food (6 projects), water (13 projects) and health (3 projects). 16 interventions involved the rights of more vulnerable individuals such as children ‒ including those with disabilities ‒ women and migrants. 11 of these provided the beneficiaries with the opportunity to actively participate in social and economic life through alternative and fair models of sustainable local development. The preservation of natural resources and environmental sustainability are essential factors for the achievement of the development objectives, as highlighted in the new 2030 Agenda. For this reason, GVC set up 9 projects in 2016 for the protection of natural resources. At the same time, we continued to promote global citizenship education by carrying out 11 awareness projects.

50 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS € 4,579,544

41% OF OUR BUDGET

34 EMERGENCY PROJECTS € 6,598,139

59% OF OUR BUDGET

BUDGET BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY 2016

30%

€ 11,177,683

TOTAL BUDGET

WATER AND SANITATION

€ 3,377,696

18%

HUMANITARIAN AID

€ 2,031,396

18% FOOD

€ 2,017,195

12%

RIGHTS

€ 1,382,882

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

€ 915,976

ENVIRONMENT

€ 630,967

ADVOCACY/ GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

€ 556,872

3% HEALTH

€ 264,698

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LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN AREA C, PALESTINE - GVC ARCHIVES

We intervened with 15 programmes of humanitarian aid to provide an immediate response to those people living in a situation of emergency, without neglecting their rights to education or legal and social protection. The year 2016 brought the urgency to support the Syrian population, during the fifth consecutive year of conflict. This is why we stepped up our support to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and our efforts to strengthen the host communities’ capacities. We therefore provided legal and social assistance, as well as supplying accommodation fitted with adequate sanitation and heating systems. In Syria, while the bombs were falling, we stood by the population in Aleppo, rebuilding schools and restoring access to water. In Palestine, Gaza and the Occupied Territories, we were present to protect families against forcible transfers as ordered by Israel. GVC also continued to ensure access to water and other basic services, concentrating also on the promotion of rights through legal assistance.

OUR AREAS OF INTERVENTION

In almost fifty years of experience, GVC has operated all over the globe: in 2016, we continued our work in the Middle East, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Asia. We carried on increasing our investment in Africa where, given the widespread emergency situation, we decided to intensify our efforts. In Europe, we organised

BUDGET BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 2016

52%

MIDDLE EAST

€ 5,800,871

15%

AFRICA

€ 1,718,583

12%

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

€ 1,349,291

€ 850,279

ITALY AND EUROPE

€ 556,872

MEDITERRANEAN

€ 523,646

ASIA

€ 378,141

BUDGET BY FUNDING TYPE 2016

37%

EU- EUROPEAN UNION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

28%

EU- EUROPEAN UNION EMERGENCY

15%

numerous education and awareness initiatives.

UN UNITED NATIONS

OUR DONORS

OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DONORS

The European Union was once again our largest donor (65% of funds) for sustainable development projects and emergencies. We also increased our funding from the United Nations and from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), provided through the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS).

SOUTH AMERICA

8% 7%

MAECI

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation EMERGENCY

MAECI Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

€ 753,578 € 411,262 € 827,112 € 149,131 € 1,696,248 € 3,172,712 € 4,167,639 € 11,177,683

MAECI - Emergency MAECI - Sustainable development Other public and private donors Local authorities United Nations UE - Emergency UE - Sustainable development Total

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HOW WE WORK

GVC stands as a bridge both within and between communities to strengthen analysis, dialogue and the search for real solutions to combat inequality, deprivation and the vulnerability of the most disadvantaged groups. While we conceive, plan and carry out our activities, we always factor in our mission values and respond to goals in keeping with the Global Agenda for Sustainable Development. The foundation to all our interventions is the concrete achievement of human rights, the right to: life, dignity and integrity, freedom and full social and financial fulfilment. Our actions favour respect for the environment and safeguarding of natural resources. The humanitarian aid we provide responds to the principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality and Independence, as set out by the International Red Cross. We apply the following methods in our projects, in order to draw out the best tangible and measurable results from the resources available: Networking We operate within complex contexts. Our goals are ambitious, and our interventions require synchronised actions with the organisations working in the local area. For this reason we actively cooperate with a vast network of private and public entities in Italy, Europe and worldwide. Because it is only through dialogue and cooperation with local communities that we are properly able to deal with the challenges in equitable and sustainable development. Partnerships, networks and exchanges are vital tools to > 22

act in synergy with the associations, institutions and various local and international players present in parts of the world where we operate. Participation In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of our projects, we use participation-based intervention methods, devised and implemented together with the beneficiaries and communities receiving the aid. We involve all the players, right from programme conception through to conclusion, dialoguing actively and tailoring the action so that it can become a shared asset. The success of any international cooperation intervention is measured when direct support ends: for this reason, every activity we carry out is designed to achieve lasting results of sustainability over time. Training and development of human resources We firmly believe in the potential of human resources, because human capital â&#x20AC;&#x2019; if recognised and set to good use â&#x20AC;&#x2019; stands as a powerful engine in driving change. This is why training and improvement courses are essential elements in our philosophy. Sustainability and resilience Planning carefully means implementing strategies to reinforce a communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resilience, in order to reduce vulnerabilities. All our actions are designed to ensure the full sustainability of our projects.

WOMEN AT WORK IN RUYIGI PROVINCE, BURUNDI - GVC ARCHIVES

Planning and implementing mean monitoring GVC can rely on tools for assessing, monitoring, understanding and measuring the changes that our actions bring or spark in the local area. Our projects take the beneficiaries’ standpoint.

In 2016, GVC established important partnerships with 229 different stakeholders: associations and cooperatives, institutions, universities and business enterprises.

Between equals

Local and international institutions 22%

Our beneficiaries take on the dual role of recipient and agent of change. Ours is an exchange between equals, since activity implementation is built upon the foundations of mutual respect. We particularly encourage the participation of women as main players in this process, as they are capable of generating significant impact on the community.

PROMOTING COOPERATION GVC confidently believes that sustainable development and the fight against poverty can be achieved through economic models favouring democratic participation. This is why we support ‒ in contrast to the centralisation of capital ‒ the creation of associations and cooperatives promoting collective rather than individual initiative, thus fostering the principle of mutual support. This way we can help smallscale producers, traders and artisans as they approach the market. We share this cultural stance with the cooperative tradition of our region, Emilia-Romagna, which reinforces us in creating and supporting mutual-based experiences and social economies. In 2016 we promoted 71 cooperatives and associations in 8 countries: cooperatives set up by women to improve their economic and social conditions, small-scale agricultural producers wishing to increase food availability while conserving the environment, credit and savings cooperatives to offer financial means to those who generally do not have access to banks or financial institutions. 3,356 families were reached.

PARTNERSHIP

Universities and research centres 6% Local and international civil society organisations 67% Private sector 5%

49%

NON-EU LOCAL PARTNERS

51%

ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN PARTNERS

Network GVC plays an active part in NGO networks and other associations with which it shares ethics, intervention methods and purpose: Legacoop - to encourage the spread of the principles and values of cooperation, mutual action and fair trade economies. VOICE - 82 NGOs active worldwide in humanitarian aid; a European Union representative. CONCORD Italia - the Italian section of the platform CONCORD Europe; European Union representative for international cooperation and development policies. LINK 2007 Cooperazione in Rete - this brings together the main Italian NGOs, with the aim of expanding their role in the promotion of development policies and cooperation at an institutional level.

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AGIRE - Italian Agency for Emergency Response. COONGER - Coordination of the NGOs in the EmiliaRomagna region. JANUAFORUM

- network promoting development

cooperation and international relations in the Liguria region. Fairtrade Italia (founding partner) - the ethical certification trademark that is most widely recognised worldwide. Global Compact - United Nations initiative to foster social responsibility and sustainability policies in the private sector. ASVIS - Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development to promote the 2030 Agenda in Italy and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are also active members of numerous issue-based or regional networks, such as: • Lebanon Humanitarian INGO Forum (LHIF) • Syria INGO Regional Forum (SIRF) • Piattaforma Medio Oriente - Platform of Italian NGOs in the Middle East • Grupo Sur - Platform of NGOs in Latin America and the Caribbean • Volonteurope - european volunteer network We also belong to numerous networks in the countries where we carry out our projects, interacting with national and international NGOs. When responding to a humanitarian emergency, we work with various partners, operating in clusters, to make our intervention more effective.

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY We have a moral obligation not only towards the communities benefiting from our interventions, but also to the partners we work with, as well as to our public and private donors. This is why we implement a transparent and trace-

able management of our resources and activities, because only thanks to this trust that is renewed year by year can we achieve the ambitious results we set ourselves. Our organisation: > Adheres to the EU-promoted initiative Transparency Register, which aims to make all data relative to the budgets of organisations working with the European Union public and transparent; > Has signed the Charter of Principles, Values and Commitments to Accountability promoted by Link 2007 Cooperazione in Rete and has adhered to the self-assessment process recommended by the network; > Certifies its own annual financial statements through Baker Tilly Revisa Spa, an accredited organisation respecting the legal standards; > Submits 80% of the costs of implemented projects to accounting and administrative audits carried out by external internationally recognised auditing companies; > Promotes result quality, through a well-articulated system of monitoring and periodic missions by internal and external experts, to assess the actual impact of the projects on communities. We are active members of Social Value Italia. With this organisation and other Link 2007 NGOs, we are developing a process of analysis and distribution of the best assessment tools for sustainable development cooperation intervention; > Publishes data on the portal Open-Cooperazione so that it is available and easily consultable.

In order to be more transparent, to improve our internal and external communication, and to share and publicise our activities and results as much as possible, we use our website www.gvc-italia.org, we update Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram on a daily basis, and we send an e-newsletter and a paper-based info magazine to all our supporters.

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FOCUS 2016

Water is a fundamental right of all human beings, recognised as such by the United Nations. And yet one person in four lives in a country with insufficient water availability. This means 1.6 billion individuals worldwide. In 2016, the World Economic Forum sounded an alarm: water crises will constitute the main global risk factor in the next ten years. Forecasts by OCSE estimate that 4 billion people will lack adequate access to water by 2050. One of the leading causes is climate change. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, 2016 was the hottest year on record. This is a significant piece of data, since a rise in temperatures has direct impact on the water cycle, in that it conditions rainfall and causes flooding and drought, also resulting in the desertification of inland areas in the long term. Similarly to pollution-generating practices, this rise in temperatures also brings a worsening of water quality, making what water is already available unusable. Demand is increasing alongside the growth in the world’s population, yet available water resources are decreasing. The reasons underpinning these events reside primarily in the introduction of unsustainable consumption and production models, based on the intensive exploitation of natural resources and the buying up of lands, water basins and groundwaters by large private companies, but also in inadequate management and technical expertise as well as in the shameful international management of rivers flowing through more than one country. The consequences are evident: local economies brought to their knees, famine and social conflicts. Migration is often the answer to the living conditions that a shortage of water imposes. The > 26

possibility of migrating ‒ often a choice open only to those people with greater resources and skills within a family unit ‒ stands as an important device against poverty and against a gradual deterioration in living conditions. Our organisation firmly believes in stimulating the introduction of more sustainable development models and adaptation mechanisms to ward off environmental and climatic decline. Migration is an opportunity that should be supported by win-win policies between the country of origin and that of arrival. Because, if migration is not facilitated, when conditions deteriorate and become unsustainable, the most vulnerable people remain trapped and risk having to face new ‒ and even more serious ‒ emergencies.

FOCUS - CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER AND MIGRATION IN CAMBODIA

Although they possess water resources, the rural areas of northern Cambodia are undergoing water and environmental strain due to the lack of infrastructures (90% of rice-growing is irrigated by rain) and a great vulnerability to climate change. This is provoking a gradual slide towards poverty. Farming is the main source of food and income for over 80% of the rural population. The scarcity of and worsening patterns in rainfall (both in terms of period and area), along with the effects of El Niño, have caused harvest loss and a significant drop in production in the last few years. A recent study pointed out a direct relationship between rainfall patterns (and lack of water) and migration. GVC has already been present in Cambo-

BENEFICIARIES IN SIEM REAP PROVINCE, CAMBODIA - GVC ARCHIVES

CHILDREN IN ALEPPO, SYRIA - PHOTO BY ISLAM MARDINI

dia for many years, to fight hunger and poverty, and has in fact noticed a pronounced recent rise in migration figures: almost all the households in the 45 villages where we worked in 2016 have at least one family member who has migrated to a neighbouring country. These nations absorb labour forces and offer greater financial opportunities, particularly in the case of Thailand. A study we conducted in the field, interviewing 500 households, highlighted how migration reduced the number of poor families in 2015, helping it fall from 55% to 29%, and shrank the number with insufficient food from 73% to 38%. Nonetheless, the lack of a national policy capable of safeguarding migration has forced 70% of Cambodians to cross the border illegally. This means a high risk of violation of human rights (about 20% of irregular migrants), human trafficking and labour exploitation. It also brings a reduction in the advantages stemming from remittances, since irregular migrants are underpaid and they often turn to unreliable and more costly informal channels for sending money home. For these various reasons, GVC also worked in 2016 on a complex programme to reduce irregular migration and to ask for laws to support migrantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights, reaching over 60,000 people. Heightened competition for water can worsen the existing social strain in certain areas and can contribute to situations of conflict arising. Circle of Blue has identified some 10 risk zones. Among these are: Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, a few areas of the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia) and the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia). In Syria too, water has played a strategic role: extreme drought contributed to the unsustainable crowding of towns and cities and an intensification of social tensions before the war. Later, during the conflict, ISIS fought to control the dams, such as the one in Tabqua, and attacked the production plants on the Euphrates and the Tigris (Iraq) to govern the flow of populations seeking water and sustenance.

FOCUS - WATER IN SYRIA IN WAR

During 2016, access to water resources in Syria saw a further decline. A lack of drinking water has increased the number of people seeking shelter in safer inland areas or in nearby Lebanon. The inefficiency of water infrastructures in this latter country has been pushed to critical level by the pressure of the populations finding refuge within its borders. According to the main humanitarian organisations present in Syria, roughly 50% of the infrastructures and services connected with supplying water have been damaged due to the conflict. A direct link between a shortage in water resources, a deterioration in environmental and food resources, and migration has been identified in the areas where GVC is present. For this reason, GVC decided to channel its efforts into assisting the internally displaced people and refugees, to guarantee minimal access to water at the very least. The city of Aleppo was the focus of action in 2016: 22 new water access points were created in four different city neighbourhoods, with the goals of facilitating water storage on a family scale and of cutting the distance women and children have to cover in order to find water. Simultaneously, systems to monitor the quality of water resources and sanitary structures were set up to avoid deterioration and to improve the populationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s access to basic services.

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RESULTS FOR 2016

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WATER AND SANITATION

490,329

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TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

Each year, the water emergency fronts expand. We intervene in various parts of the world to ensure that local populations have fair access to drinking water and sanitation through specific programmes. We repair water and sanitation infrastructures or build new ones, we check water quality, and we install emergency latrines and handwashing facilities. We also set up hygiene campaigns. Water is life. And yet it is an ever scarcer resource, especially in certain geographical areas. The Middle-Eastern band is one of the most exposed because, besides a particularly arid climate that influences the hydrogeological cycle, access to water is severely impaired by other factors of a political, institutional, economic, social or cultural nature. GVC has intervened in real terms regarding all these aspects, to reduce their impact and to ensure water and sanitation. The contexts of chronic or acute conflict in Palestine and Syria compromise ‒ for different reasons ‒ the feasible use of water for a large portion of the population. This is why our interventions are individually structured according to the situation, in order to provide an adequate response in differing contexts. In Palestine, we support a process of better water governance, and we act to improve planning, the technical competence of institutions, and a community’s capacity to become part of the decisionmaking and control procedure. However, in parallel, we do not neglect immediate needs: we distributed water and reinstated water infrastructures to enable 125,000 people to draw a sufficient quantity for domestic and agricultural uses in 2016.Thus we have reinforced the resilience of vulnerable groups both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. To guarantee access to water, we invested in young peo-

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ple and women in 2016. That is why GVC focused on the specific requirements of these groups and on their abilities to relate with the community, in order to understand their needs and roles in managing water, to provide information and awareness regarding water use, and to set up effective collaboration between associations, water-management organisations and institutions, in a shared challenge: justice in access to water resources. Instead, in Syria, where the population is experiencing a serious emergency, we acted with urgency, installing 22 distribution points and restoring hygiene and sanitation systems in schools. 315,000 people were supplied with drinking water, and the exposure of the many women, girls and boys who risk their lives every day to look for and transport water has been significantly reduced.

157,299

m3 OF WATER TREATED/SUPPLIED

56,388

CAMPAIGNS ON WATER USE

8,400

261

TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

2,034

1,038

399,186

280

3,603

1,380

20,718

WATER SYSTEMS CREATED/ REINSTATED

HYGIENE-SANITATION KITS DISTRIBUTED

LATRINES AND SANITATION FACILITIES CREATED/REINSTATED

PEOPLE

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HUMANITARIAN AID

210,869

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

Humanitarian crises caused by environmental disasters or war require an immediate response, one that can also be sustained in the long term. This is why GVC guarantees food and clean water, and distributes hygiene kits and basic necessities, but also acts to rebuild houses, schools and public infrastructures. During 2016, in the Middle-East ‒ in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine ‒ we activated interventions to respond to the most urgent and immediate needs of the populations who were victims of the crisis. We supplied, for instance, sanitation and shelter for displaced people and refugees. In terms of protection of fundamental human rights, we offered legal and social assistance to the refugees or asylum seekers in Lebanon and to the Palestinian population in Area C. In addition, GVC’s work allowed 5,168 girls and boys in Syria to return to school. We developed an innovative intervention method based on a community approach. A community, for us, is made up of those who share the same land: in Lebanon, for example, in Masharia al Qaa and the northern Bekaa Valley ‒ high-risk conflict zones ‒ the communities include Syrians who have fled from the war, as well as the resident Lebanese population. Both are active parties in a system of constant consultation to pinpoint needs and answers. Only after conducting a thorough analysis of a community’s vulnerabilities and capacities does GVC then move to activate its response, through: a) material aid and/or the direct supply of basic services. GVC assisted 12,000 people in 350 camps in Lebanon in 2016, through access to drinking water and sanitation, shelter kits to protect the informal camps against natural

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3,889

22,785

COMMUNITY PROTECTION PLANS CREATED/CAMPS SUPPORTED

7,337

PLACEMENT IN ‘CASH FOR WORK’ PROGRAMMES

389

INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ORGANISED

disaster. People from the same communities (Syrians and the most vulnerable Lebanese) were also involved as local manpower ‒ and backed by GVC financially and technically ‒ to help the Municipalities in supplying public services; b) community eye watch, the ‘antennae’ to inform the GVC Mobile Protection Units of any urgent needs the population may have. We respond to these in the following 24/48 hours, either directly or by mobilising other NGOs (interagency referral mechanism); c) national and international information and advocacy, involving communities of donors and stakeholders in civil society to ensure the accountability of national and international actors and the respect of International Human Rights.

69,796 KITS DISTRIBUTED

178

CIVIL STRUCTURES BUILT/REINSTATED

138

COMMUNITY PROTECTION SERVICES CREATED/ STRENGTHENED

PEOPLE

122,180 PEOPLE

18,516 PEOPLE

39,662 PEOPLE

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FOOD

308,754

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

We fight food insecurity, malnutrition and exploitation of natural and human resources. We support small-scale producers, family farming, autonomy and consumption of local products, as well as fair access to markets and the protection of agricultural workers’ rights. Because, for us, food sovereignty means self-sufficiency and production independence, and control and sustainable management of natural resources, besides greater fairness in the distribution of resources. During 2016, food was at the heart of GVC’s action in many of the countries where we operate with projects responding to emergencies or for sustainable development. Despite the varying contexts, two factors occurred together, weakening the communities’ already frail capacities to avail of nutritious and culturally acceptable food: drought and unstable or conflictual socio-political situations. In Guatemala, food production was compromised by extreme climatic conditions caused by the passing of El Niño. Instead, in other areas, such as Palestine for the Bedouins living in Area C and Afghanistan for the displaced families in Herat province, challenges were due to aridity as well as risks and consequences deriving from limited access to land and water imposed by the conflictual and uncertain political context. Countries historically recognised as among the poorest, such as Burkina Faso or Burundi, also saw a deterioration in conditions of security and an ever more inclement climate, impairing the already fragile balances. We organised our responses in differing types of intervention, but all sharing the same goal: to ensure food sovereignty. Food had to be distributed in Burkina Faso,

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INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON FOOD

243,982

PRODUCTION AND WORKER COOPERATIVES/ ASSOCIATIONS/ NETWORKS CREATED STRENGTHENED

916

TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

9,316

FARMING SERVICES PROVIDED

2,100

KG OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED

28,225

FARMING EQUIPMENTS DISTRIBUTED

24,215

7 Guatemala and Burundi to stem the expanding malnutrition among women and children, while we focused particular attention on fostering local food production, involving the communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets. Thanks to the use, for instance, of 3,590 coupons and vouchers, we encouraged mechanisms that enabled over 2,000 people to once again take an active part in their food shopping. We involved families in improving food production and preparation, investing in local techniques and drawing on their potential, also by distributing seeds, livestock (600 goats in Afghanistan and 13,000 chicks in Burundi) and equipment, and providing veterinary services. All this improved food availability for more than 24,000 people. By involving 9,316 men and women in the training courses organised, we came up with joint and aware solutions for production and sustainable food consumption: quality, nutritious and accessible food in adequate quantities and produced with methods respecting the environment, social justice, local culture and democracy.

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3,590

29,352

PEOPLE

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RIGHTS

66,257

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Working so that everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights are respected is part of our DNA. We have always fought to support human rights and gender equality, acting within communities to defend the most vulnerable members, especially women, children, the elderly and migrants. Underpinning all our activities is the idea that every person should be able to fully exercise, with awareness, human, social, economic and environmental rights. Even where international agreements have been signed by nations, a noticeable gap still lies between declared rights and those put into practice. Many factors are the cause: a lack of implemental laws, of appointed institutions, and of policies and subsequent spending, but also scarce awareness and limited ability by institutions and civil society in implementing, planning and monitoring policies and instruments. GVC intervened in 2016 to defend rights in the food and water sectors, as well as refugeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights in the Syrian crisis. Furthermore, particular attention was placed on young people, who are today among the groups that are most sensitive to inequality and growing conflict. Education, work and migration are three aspects that intertwine to ensure a future of dignity for young people, thus directly influencing construction of tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s society. This is why we have supported education in Cuba, right from early childhood, through kindergartens for 890 children. We did not desert the children in Syria either, guaranteeing schools for over 5,000 of them. We worked in Mozambique by combining various initiatives, and assisting the public authorities so that they could strengthen the quality of their schooling at all levels. And for the youngest (1,456 children), we encouraged creativity,

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190

ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS CREATED/STRENGTHENED

12,021

20,661

251

4,106

165

29,379

ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES

placing them at the core of a learning process integrating schooling with community knowledge and skills, which has also given rise to a cultural centre. In terms of vocational training we structured courses, with private stakeholders, to offer real work opportunities. A youth training centre was set up in the Pemba local area, for vocational guidance and assistance in creating new businesses run by young people. Expanding tourism-oriented professional skills in Mozambique and video-making abilities in Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti, as well as involvement in socially useful work programmes for the vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees, increased work opportunities for 848 young people. Lastly, we carried out a widespread range of education activities and human rights protection in various geographical areas, also targeting different age groups, from infancy (1,544 children in Nicaragua) through to young migrantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights promotion against human and labour exploitation (over 7,000 people).

INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ORGANISED

TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

SERVICES CREATED/ STRENGTHENED

PEOPLE

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

21,870

> 40

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We believe cooperation to be a sustainable and inclusive form of business, one capable of respecting the principle of mutual benefit between partners. This is why we encourage creation of cooperatives, networks and associations made up of small-scale producers, with micro-credit as a vital tool for strengthening development of local economies and to fight poverty. We foster endogenous, sustainable and inclusive development, by drawing on local resources and skills. We operate mainly in rural contexts, where the population and land are more vulnerable to inequality and climate change. We employ a territory-based approach, which favours integration between environmental, urban-planning, cultural and social aspects in order to ensure sustainable development. Having found these to be successful principles, we pivoted on three central points in 2016. First and foremost, the protection and conservation of natural resources. Haiti has been seriously affected by severe deforestation and so we developed a programme for soil and water conservation while ensuring better working and wage conditions for hundreds of land labourers and their families. In nearby Dominican Republic, we alleviated pressure on the environment by introducing innovative sustainable farming systems and improving existing ones. The same happened in Bolivia where we worked with 322 Chipaya families to reinstate, test and fine-tune ancestral land-management techniques, while also bringing in new technologies, processes for accentuating financially profitable cultural aspects and development of community-based cultural tourism itineraries. In Mozambique we encouraged organic farming for a new balance between production and nature. The second pi-

THE MAPUTO EARTH MARKET, MOZAMBIQUE, SET UP BY GVC AND SLOWFOOD - GVC ARCHIVES

PROJECTS IN NETWORKING AND STRENGTHENING MARKET ACCESS

449

INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ORGANISED

17,284

PRODUCTION AND WORK COOPERATIVES/ ASSOCIATIONS CREATED/ STRENGTHENED

480

TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

1,888

NEW BUSINESSES GENERATING INCOME CREATED/ STRENGTHENED

1,769

196 vot point was reinforcing an association-based approach, and the capacity of civil society to contact and dialogue with institutions. We involved 1,600 local associations in Haiti in a specifically tailored competition for local development projects. We created the Earth Market in Maputo, in partnership with farming associations, producers and Slow Food. In Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina, 2,906 alpaca producers started making alpaca cuddly toys, now sold in Italy with the aim of promoting their business and earning a salary. In Tunisia, the creation and support of 20 women’s cooperatives enabled members to gain access to income and become empowered. Lastly, we stimulated awareness and support by institutions – especially local ones – for land planning and joint development. This took place in all the experiences listed here as well as in other locations, such as Lebanon, Palestine and Cuba.

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PEOPLE

41 <

ENVIRONMENT

75,276

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

GVC works to help communities cope with the local effects of climate change, intervening in terms of land planning and risk management improvements. This is why we encourage the use of renewable energy sources and energy independence, to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to prevent environmental disaster. According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2016 was the hottest year on record. The effects of greenhouse gas emissions, generated by an unsustainable production and consumption model, are devastating for the environment and for our lives â&#x20AC;&#x2019; as highlighted by experts at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). If the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21 - 2015) has still not stimulated significant action and risks being undermined by the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new policy, much can still be done by taking practical steps within individual communities. During 2016, GVC operated in the most fragile countries, those most exposed to climate change and where greater adaptation is necessary to avoid considerable loss of human life and production resources due to ever more frequent extreme weather conditions: heavy rains, hurricanes or drought. In Bolivia, we reinforced the technical and scientific capacities of seven local areas as well as those of the Bolivian National Meteorological and Hydrological Institute and Civil Protection Department. Warning systems in areas vulnerable to flooding in the Beni river basin were improved and hydrological modelling was introduced, with installation or reinstatement of nine hydro-meteorological stations to forecast high river waters. The partnership with prominent Italian entities such as CIMA (International Centre on Envi-

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2,025

ha OF LAND SAFEGUARDED

3,110

ACTIVITIES IN ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

230

INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ORGANISED

2,000

TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

3,275

WARNING SYSTEMS CREATED/STRENGTHENED

50,020

SYSTEMS CREATED/REINSTATED

15,991

KITS/DEVICES DISTRIBUTED

650

24 10 ronmental Monitoring) gave our intervention extra scientific and technical input. Nonetheless, reducing the effects of climate change is not enough on its own. Greater sustainability in development models needs to be promoted. Hence, in 2016 GVC proposed several pilot projects in clean energy production. Again, in Bolivia, we created small-scale hydroelectric power plants, forming local Electrification Committees made up of people in the community managing aspects of the entire cycle: plant construction, billing, maintenance and profit management. In Mozambique we generated green energy and education through installation of solar panels on school buildings. By providing electricity, it was possible to set up evening courses for agricultural workers and young women who had interrupted their schooling due to early motherhood. Excellent results were achieved, not only regarding the environment, but also in fighting illiteracy and vulnerability in the weakest social and income groups.

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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

39,708

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GVC contributes to the construction of a citizenship model based on the awareness of the dignity of every human being, on a sense of belonging to a ‘glocal’ ‒ global yet local ‒ community, and on individuals’ active commitment to achieving a fairer and more sustainable world. This is why, in Italy and Europe, GVC promotes education and awareness activities with the goals of making citizens aware and capable of acting as engines driving cultural, social and political change. This year too, GVC set up education campaigns in schools and universities, as well as awareness projects. Particularly prominent was our participation in the European communication and advocacy campaign ‘Make Fruit Fair!’. Thanks to this initiative, GVC joined an international network of NGOs to pressurise large supermarket chains so that the rights of workers in tropical fruit farming in the southern hemisphere are better respected. This campaign also aims to provide consumers with more accurate knowledge of the damage caused to people and the environment by bad management of tropical fruit plantations. For this reason, in partnership with Coop and Fairtrade Italia, our organisation carried out an awareness campaign disseminating information points and material in supermarkets, to encourage fair-trade buying and a better understanding of fair-trade tropical fruit production. Together with Bologna Municipality, and as part of the project AMITIE CODE, we opted to focus our education and information activities on the topics of migration, human rights and codevelopment, and especially on the media’s role in the perception of migration. During 2016, we began a new local project in Bologna, organising education workshops

THE #MAKEFRUITFAIR CAMPAIGN AT A COOP SUPERMARKET - GVC ARCHIVES

20,062

TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

539

EVENTS ORGANISED

8,353

INFORMATION KITS DISTRIBUTED

10,711

ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS CREATED/SUPPORTED

INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ORGANISED

in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s juvenile detention centre. Thanks to the involvement and participation of young people in these facilities, we made a short documentary film, LIMINA, regarding the subject of space and borders. GVC was the first NGO in Europe to be active in selecting and sending volunteers abroad, through the EU Aid Volunteers initiative. This project entails the careful choice and training of European citizens, or those who have been resident in the EU for many years, who are then sent in the field in the southern hemisphere, in order to alleviate or prevent suffering in the most vulnerable populations affected by natural disaster or conflict. In July 2016 we organised a residential training week in Bologna for 40 humanitarian workers of local partner organisations and GVC local offices worldwide, which will receive, include and benefit from the work of the volunteers. In autumn, we selected 75 EU Aid Volunteers from a 1,000-strong candidate list and sent them to specialised residential training.

INTERNSHIP SERVICES

PEOPLE

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HEALTH

427,257

> 46

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

GVC has always been firmly committed to the fight against child malnutrition and health protection for new-borns. Our projects aim to prevent epidemics and the spread of HIV, to safeguard the sexual and reproductive health of individuals and to support people with disabilities and their families. Malnutrition during childhood is one of the main causes of illness, poverty and death in the poorest countries, and conditions people for the rest of their lives. Malnourished boys and girls are affected by reduced learning capacity and therefore are more likely to drop out of school or fall ill more easily. As adults, these girls are often anaemic and frail, have greater complications during childbirth and lack milk for breastfeeding. They are more prone to giving birth to undernourished children, yoked in a chain of poverty passed on down from one generation to the next. This is why, also in 2016, GVC continued working hard in two of the world’s poorest African countries: Burkina Faso and Burundi, ranking 183rd and 184th respectively out of the 188 nations considered in the Human Development Index. We went on combating malnutrition, investing primarily in Mamans Lumières and in other local community health agents considered as ‘positive deviants’, meaning they are capable of finding practical solutions within the community itself. Their capacity to make a difference in the fight against malnutrition was reinforced through training courses attended by a total of 3,525 people in the two countries. Local-level food surveillance systems were strengthened and health screening was carried out on about 330,000 boys and girls aged between 6 months and 5 years old. 10,918 cases were treated within the FARNs ‒ nutrition, health and hygiene education centres ‒ in Burundi, and

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CHILD MALNUTRITION SCREENING

NUTRITION AND HYGIENE INFORMATION/AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

there was an extremely low number of recurrences thanks to these. By combining their nutritional training with that on improving farming production, the FARNs proved to be self-sufficient: the food requirements of the children treated for malnutrition were entirely met by the community itself. In addition, in both countries, we distributed powder-form micronutrients and fortified flours to 81,464 boys and girls, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. These products enabled the dietary deficiencies encountered to be resolved and to prevent conditions of nutritional vulnerability from worsening. The results achieved were fruit of the changes introduced in the villages ‒ and also due to the widespread information provision and awareness-raising regarding correct hygiene and food practices carried out in recent years ‒ and reached 1,500 people of the beneficiary communities in 2016.

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1,500 PEOPLE

NUTRITION TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED

3,525

MALNOURISHED BOYS AND GIRLS TREATED

10,918

FORTIFIED FOODS AND MICRONUTRIENTS DISTRIBUTED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN

81,464

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CHILDREN

PEOPLE

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COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY IN ITALY

Our communication and advocacy activities aim to improve GVC’s visibility and commitment worldwide, with the important intent to keep attention focused on certain issues that are extremely relevant for us, also representing our mission and values. We believe that communication structured to act as a loudspeaker for the will and needs of the most fragile ‒ one that can be heard by decision-makers and stir up new forces, working on public opinion ‒ is a duty for our organisation. Furthermore, our communication activities are often complementary to our fundraising, which is essential to ensuring GVC’s economic and financial sustainability. Media We published 29 press releases in 2016 in Italy regarding emergencies, public appeals and our position on relevant international issues. These releases were quoted 120 times, by both the local and national press, and led to requests to interview our staff in 70% of cases. We were present on the radio and TV, thus consolidating several prominent partnerships. With TRC Media, for instance, we broadcasted eight of our documentaries, accompanied by the relative studio presence of members of our staff. Nel Mondo In an era in which information and content arrives ever more frequently on-line, we opted to go against the flow and devote some of our time to fixing certain concepts on paper. And so 2016 saw the birth of Nel Mondo ‒ GVC magazine created to narrate the projects we carry out ‒ which is sent free of charge to our stakeholders. > 48

Website and social media The GVC institutional website was consulted approximately 70,000 times in 2016, by almost 40,000 users, with over 140,000 page viewings, with traffic up by about 27% on 2015. Our newsletter is sent to more than 7,000 readers every month. As regards social media, in 2016 we registered an average Facebook post reach of 3,144 and total Twitter and Instagram visualisations of 438,400 and 52,000 respectively. Instead, our YouTube channel was viewed 13,034 times, with a total visualisation time of 23,661 minutes.

Advocacy

Our activities in 2016 centred on the humanitarian emergency affecting refugees. We focused particular attention both on the situation in Greece, where we acted to provide basic necessities to 55,000 people trapped while waiting to resume their journey towards Europe, and on the worrying crisis in Syria, a country where we have been present since before the war. As the conflict worsened, we also committed to making the voices of hundreds of thousands of families fleeing towards neighbouring nations heard, through the communication campaign #SupportSyria. We also joined the international debate, alongside other NGOs with which we share values and goals, in order to support the requests of the most vulnerable populations we assist. This is why, at the conference ‘Supporting Syria and the Region’ held in London in February 2016, and attended by the UN, governments and other organisations, we asked for real solutions to protect Syrians civilians. Again, during

the course of the same year we proposed aid strategies with people at the heart of the intervention, taking part in May at the World Humanitarian Forum in Istanbul, the first global humanitarian summit bringing together government leaders, international institutions and NGOs.

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#SupportSyria The #SupportSyria awareness campaign allowed us to continue in our commitment to inform and raise public opinion regarding the Syrian conflict and the daily critical problems faced by those who have had to leave their homes, jobs and lives, forced to do so by war. This social communication campaign – an independent project promoting street art as a tool for urban regeneration and local enquiry ‒ saw the involvement of Cheap and Jacopo Camagni (known in art as Dronio), cartoonist and illustrator, who used his art to depict the faces of eight Syrian men and women seeking a better life. Following the oﬃcial opening in September, the posters Dronio devised for the campaign were displayed on the #CHEAPonBOARD information panels in Bologna’s city centre. The #SupportSyria campaign stands as one of the many means we implement to ensure rights, support and dignified living conditions to Syrian refugees.

EVENTS

Our communication activities often complement our fundraising. During the year, we staged 67 events throughout Italy to provide the public with information and to support our projects, in initiatives organised both directly by GVC and by volunteers, partners and friends. Terra di Tutti Film Festival 2016 was a fundamental year for our customary autumn date: TTFF ‒ the Terra di Tutti Film Festival. This review of documentaries and social cinema from the global south celebrated its 10th edition. The opening ceremony was attended by the winners and finalists from the previous editions, with screening of documentaries on the topic ‘10 years of Fortress Europe’. As every year, over 60 films from Italy and abroad were previewed, regarding more than 10 thematic areas, all aiming to keep the spotlight on issues that are both topical and important for GVC. There was no shortage of awards in 2016 too, including the Special Mention for Young Filmmakers ‒ in conjunction with the Youth Committee of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO ‒ and the prize dedicated to the colleague and friend Giovanni Lo Porto. One particular GVC production made within the context of our emergency and sustainable development projects and stirring a great response was Chipaya – Gli Uomini dell’Acqua (‘Chipaya ‒ the water men’) by Miko Meloni: narrating the story of the last indigenous Uru, who live on the Bolivian desert plateau.

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Media & Migration ‒ journalism in the era of humanitarian crises. This conference staged specifically to accompany the festival stood as an opportunity to analyse and debate the way in which news emerges and spreads within a context of crisis, and involved reporters and mass media experts. In addition, workshops, matinée showings for schools and many other fringe events took the TTFF out and about in Bologna. Once again in 2016, GVC presented the festival films all over Italy, organising events with civil society organisations.

NOT ONLY ITALY

GVC’s offices worldwide also staged various communication and awareness activities during the course of 2016. These were connected with the individual projects and specific identities of the areas we operate in. A total of over 2,500 events were organised and included 24 photographic exhibitions and 13 video productions, as well as conventions, seminars, events and press conferences.

option to donate their ‘5x1000’ (0.005% of their income tax payment) to GVC. Companies We staged various activities to involve firms and cooperatives during 2016. A total of 27 companies opted to back our projects through partnerships, sponsorships or support for our Christmas campaign in aid of Syria.

FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS Haiti Emergency Following the devastating hurricane Matthew that ravaged Haiti in October 2016, GVC promptly began raising funds to ensure humanitarian aid to the local population, in order to prevent a food emergency and to suppress cholera outbreaks. Coop supermarkets During 2016, we set up information points at the Coop Alleanza 3.0 sales outlets to foster greater awareness of development cooperation among Coop cardholders, and to promote the possibility of donating shopping reward points to GVC solidarity projects described in the Coop catalogue. We were present in a total of 38 Coop stores, involving about 140 volunteers (scouts, students and assistants), and reached more than 130,000 Coop cardholders.

SCOUTS DURING THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AT A COOP SUPERMARKET - GVC ARCHIVES

Christmas Mailing During the run-up to Christmas we mailed out 25,000 letters asking our supporters for financial commitment for Syria. The proceeds were devolved to our projects to guarantee education ‒ on safe, renovated premises ‒ for Syrian children. 5x1000 Started in 2015, we continued our 5X1000 income tax donation campaign in 2016 too. Our information posters, displayed at bus stops in various Italian towns and publicised through our communication channels, aimed to make onlookers reflect on certain keys issues, such as migration flows and the implications of difficult access to water and food. They also informed the public regarding the

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT TUNIS, ATTENDED BY THE MINISTER FOR RELATIONS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN RIGHTS - GVC ARCHIVES

A GUEST OF NAPLES MUNICIPALITY AND ‘L’ORIENTALE’ UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FOR THE EVENT ‘A DAY FOR ALEPPO, NAPLES A CITY OF REFUGE’ - GVC ARCHIVES

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WATER EMERGENCY IN ALEPPO, SYRIA - GVC ARCHIVES

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BALANCE SHEET ASSETS

Financial statement at 31 December 2016 (amounts in â&#x201A;¬uro) 31.12.2016

(A) SUBSCRIBED UNPAID CAPITAL

3,440

8,555

189,793

192,917

Intangible Assets:

4,953

5,295

7 Other intangible assets

4,953

5,295

Tangible Assets:

18,380

21,162

3 Other tangible assets

18,380

21,162

166,460

16,460

150,000

26,653,442

11,680,079

Account Receivables (with separate mention of long term receivables):

19,173,785

10,070,181

1 From Trade Debtors

(B) FIXED ASSETS I

III

Financial Assets: 1 Investments 3 Other

31.12.2015

18,775,910

9,608,216

Within 12 months

5,476,360

6,027,414

After 12 months

13,299,550

3,580,802

2 Other Account Receivable

397,875

461,965

Within 12 months

397,875

461,965

III

Current Financial Assets

Liquid Assets:

7,479,657

1,609,898

1 Bank Deposits

7,446,023

1,564,781

33,634

45,117

(D) PREPAYMENT AND ACCRUED INCOME

3,959,074

3,593,206

Prepayments

3,959,074

3,593,206

30,805,749

15,474,757

3 Cash and cash equivalents

TOTAL ASSETS

> 54

BALANCE SHEET LIABILITIES

Financial statement at 31 December 2016 (amounts in â&#x201A;¬uro) 31.12.2016

(A) NET EQUITY I

Available Equity 1) Net Profit of the Year

31.12.2015

28,992,844

13,362,889

370,401

367,229

3,172

2,151

299,656

297,505

67,573

28,622,443

12,995,660

28,472,443

12,845,660

150,000

91,785

2 Other provisions

91,785

Credit depreciation fund

281,012

257,847

1,517,400

1,742,947

2 Accounts payable to banks

401,144

496,369

5 Accounts payable to suppliers

486,367

496,652

49,449

72,669

2) Profit brought forward 3) Statutory Reserves 4) Statutory Reserves/Rounding II

Funds

III

Funds 1) Tied funds appropriated from third parties 2) Funds tied by decision of Institutional bodies

(B) PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES

6 Taxes payables 7 Social Security 8 Other account payables (E) ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED INCOME Accrued Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES

51,995

52,022

528,446

625,235

14,493

19,289

14,493

19,289

30,805,749

15,474,757

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INCOME STATEMENT EXPENSES 1)

Charges from typical activities 1.1) Charges for projects

Financial statement at 31 December 2016 (amounts in â&#x201A;Źuro) 31.12.2016

31.12.2015

31.12.2016

INCOME

10,536,585

13,253,055

10,536,585

13,253,055

Income from typical activities

11,266,712

13,822,236

1.1) From contribution for projects

11,233,770

13,652,365

1.3) From partners and associates

4,800

5,680

1.4) From non-associates 1.5) Other income 2)

Fundraising costs

Additional activity costs

Financial charges

42,383

25,433

Fundraising income

Additional activities income

23,019

21,841

Financial Income

4.1) On bank loans

22,995

21,793

4.2) On other loans

53,578

11,484

5.3) From other assets

53,578

11,484

General Expenses

834,681

823,662

16,889

19,698

237,244

250,134

36,628

14,539

484,003

500,345

Extraordinary expenses

6.1) Raw materials 6.2) Services Benefits from third 6.3) party assets 6.4) Personnel

6.5) Amortization

8,805

8,369

6.6) Miscellaneous running costs

51,112

30,577

20,000

46,500

Other Charges 7.1) Risk provision 7.2) Taxes

25,000 20,000

7.3) Bad Debts provision Positive Net Income TOTAL EXPENSES > 56

4.1) From bank deposits 4.2) From other activities 5)

31.12.2015

Extraordinary income

28,142

164,191

244,848

316,193

1,857

45,697

1,793

45,637

5.3) From other assets

Other Income

7.) Rounding

0 0

21,500 0

3,172

2,151

11,513,417

14,184,126

Negative Net Income TOTAL INCOME

11,513,417

14,184,126

METHODOLOGY NOTES

Collection of the information included in this report took place through use of GVC monitoring tools within every country. A general database was also utilised: this incorporates specific data relative to every project, respecting standard criteria and indicators. Most GVC projects last more than one year; therefore results can be fully appreciated only at the end of every intervention. They are also complex projects dealing with various disciplines and therefore several sectors. Thus simplification has necessarily been used in the classification process, taking into consideration only the most relevant sectors for each project. In the section Our 2016 in Numbers, people receiving our intervention were counted only once in the total number, regardless of whether they benefitted from several sector interventions or not; we also included those people reached by transversal and continuous activities. The beneficiaries by sector were distributed following the same method. The data is reported on pages 10 and 11. In the section Results in 2016 - By Activity we focused our attentions on the sector indicators and the people reached by the activities carried out in 2016 (excluding the transversal and continuous ones) for every sector of reference. This means that in certain cases, the same person could be counted in more than one sector or indicator, if he or she was the recipient of several activities. The total beneficiaries for every sector correspond to the sum of the people counted within the indicators of the sector of reference. The data regarding the budget by geographical area is identified based on the costs incurred during the year, and is consistent with the values in the financial statements and with the accounting criteria used by GVC.

In the breakdown of funds by project type, the resources that come from donors operating on budget lines dedicated to emergencies are included under the category Emergency, with the exclusion of the EU Aid Volunteers projects directly financed by the ECHO fund, which are incorporated â&#x20AC;&#x2019; as with the other GCE (global citizenship education, formerly development education) projects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; within the macro sector Sustainable Development. Instead, in the breakdown by sector of activity, the emergency projects were divided up according to the main activities performed (for instance in Palestine some projects carried out with emergency funds were used to create the conditions for supplying water and therefore are included in the water sector). The projects financed with emergency funds and which respond to a crisis through the supply of basic necessities (hygiene/sanitation kits, shelter, etc.) or through access to services to ensure that basic rights are exercised in situations of emergency (social assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and to the Palestinian population of Area C, and education during the emergency in Syria) have been included in the Humanitarian Aid sector. The GCE projects have been considered within the category of projects that promote development, including those relative to the EU Aid Volunteers programme. The values regarding fundraising refer only to the amounts collected thanks to the activities of the Communications and Fundraising Office. Other private funds have contributed to the co-funding of GVC project activities and were collected within the context of the work carried out by GVCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programmes sector.

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GIRLS PLAYING AT THE GUADABILE COMMUNITY, HAITI - PHOTO BY SALVO LUCCHESE/ELENFANT FILM

THANK YOU There were numerous people and organisations that contributed to our work in many ways in 2016. Thanks to them we were able to expand our commitment in the most vulnerable parts of the work. Unfortunately a few pages don’t offer enough space to mention them all, and we apologise in advance if any of these have been left out here. Thank you!

PARTNERS Institutions: LAORE Regional Agency Sardinia, Alcaldia de Bilwi, Alcaldia de Waspam, BWE - Bekaa Water Establishment, CNSA - Coordination Nationale Securité Alimentaire, Bologna Municipality Municipality, Cesena Municipality, Loures Municipality, Reggio Emilia Municipality, Riga Municipality, Villeda Morales Municipality, National Confederation of Municipalities of Brazil, Emilia-Romagna Coordination, Education Department of Aleppo, DPEC - Direcçao Provincial de Educaçao, DPS Direcçao Provincial De Saúde De Manica, Fons Català, Toledo Municipality, Jericho Governorate, Tubas Governorate, Bologna Juvenile Detention Centre and Community for Minors, MINED - Ministry of Education Nicaragua, Ministère de la Jeunesse, Ministère des Instances Constitutionnelles et des Relations avec la Société Civile, Ministry of Work and Vocational Training Cambodia, Ministry of Agriculture - Department for Support to Rural Women, Ministry of Education Syria, Ministry of Energy and Water Lebanon, Ministry of Production for Jujuy Province, Ministry of Production Peru, Ministry of Women Cambodia, Ministry of Water Resources Syria, Ministry of the Interior Cambodia, Ministero Producción, Ministry of Health Burkinabe, Al Ain Municipality, Bejjeje-Jabboule Municipality, Her-

mel Municipality, Pemba Municipality, Qa Municipality, Zabboud Municipality, NCCT - PCCT - National and Provincial Committee for Counter Trafficking, Procurator for Human Rights Nicaragua, SARC - Syrian Arab Red Crescent, SDEJT - Serviços Distritais Educação, Juventude e Tecnologia, SINAPRED Nicaragua, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria Agropecuaria Colombia, VMEEA - Vice-Ministry of Electricity and Alternative Energies Bolivia, Water Board of Aleppo. Private organisations: ABAAD - Resource Centre for Gender Equality, ABREER - Associazione dei Burkinabè di Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna, Accion Contra El Hambre, ACCUN - Association Citoyenneté et Culture Numérique, ACF - Azione Contro la Fame Italy, ACH - Accion Contra El Hambre Spain, ACHD Tunisie, ACRA - Sustainable Solutions for Reducing Poverty, ACTAF Asociacion Cubana de Tecnicos Agricolas y Forestales, ACTED - Agence d’Aide à la Coopération Technique, ACWUA - Arab Countries Water Utilities Association, AGTT - Associaçao de Guias de Turismo Tuchungane, AHS - Asociacion Hermanos Saiz, AIDOS -Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo, AIFO - Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau, Alianza por la Solidaridad, AMAPI - Associazione Municipi Valle Pianga, ANAP/K - Association Neerwaya pour l’Appui à l’Autopromotion des Communautés du Kulpelogo, APS - Associazione per la Partecipazione allo Sviluppo, Arab Election Network, ARCI and ARCS, ARDBI - Association des Ressortissants du Département de Boussouma en Italie, ASB - Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Asociatia Mai Bine Romania, Association 4 chemins, Association CRUS - Conseil Régional des Unions du Sahel, Association FNGN - Fédération Nationale des Groupements Naam, Association Irada, Association Agro-Pecuaria Pala Wassokoti Mozambique, Association Prodes Mozambique, Association Ya

Basta, AVEDEC - Association Villageoise d’Entraide et de Développement Communautaire, AWO - Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bundesverband e.V. International, BanaFair e.V. Germany, Banana Link UK, CAJOVO - Asociación Casa del Joven Voluntario, Caritas Aut, CCB - Community Capacity Building Mozambique, CEAS - Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer, CEBEM - Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, CEDEPEM - Centro Experimental Desarrollo Pequeña y Mediana Empresa, CEFA - European Committee for Agricultural Training, CELEP - Cuba, Latvian Centre for Human Rights, CFTA - Center for Freedom of Thought Association, CHINANTLAN Construyendo Hermandad, Christian Aid, CICCA NGO, Cinema Lumière - Cineteca di Bologna, CIOEC - Coordinadora de Integración de Organizaciones Económicas Campesinas, Indígenas y Originarias de Bolivia, CISP - International Committee for the Development of Peoples, CISV Comunità Impegno Servizio Volontariato, Colectivo 8 de Marzo, Concern Worldwide, Consortium of Italian and International NGOs for Food Safety, Cooperativas sin Fronteras, COOPI - International Cooperation, Coordinadora Rural, COSPE - Cooperation for Development in Emerging Countries, CWCC - Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center, Dakupa, DEAFAL - European Delegation for Family Farming in Asia Africa and Latin America, DER - Documentaristi Emilia Romagna, DRC - Danish Refugee Council, E-35 Foundation for International Planning, ECCAR - European Coalition of Cities Against Racism, EducAid, Ekumenicka akademie Praha, ESSOR, E-WASH Emergency, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Fairtrade Italia, Fako Agricultural Workers Union Cameroon, FAL - Organisation pour le développement humain, FANAL Producion, FJSF - Fundación Jóvenes Sin Fronteras Dominican Republic, Fokal - Fondation Konesans ak Libète, Fondation TdH Italy, Fondazione CIMA, Forum for Interna-

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tional Development + Planning Germany, Forum Jeunesse, FTAO - Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office Holland, Fundación Ecuasol, Fundación Ibo, Gabes Action, GM - Group Medialternatif, GRET - Groupe de Recherche et d’Échanges Technologiques, Guilde, HBAID - Hungarian Baptist Aid, Hope’87 - Hundreds of Original Projects for Employment, Human Appeal International, Impact Foundation for Research and Development, Impact Hub Reggio Emilia, Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr Portugal, Intermediaries for Change, INTERSOS, IRC - International Rescue Committee, ISCOS Trade Unions Institute for Development Cooperation, Iteca - l’Institut de Technologie et d’Animation, JACARAFE - Junta de Asociaciones Campesiñas Rafael Fernandez Dominguez Dominican Republic, Jamaity, Koperattiva Kummerċ Ġust Malta, La Baracca Teatro Testoni, Land Defence Coalition, Lega delle Cooperative dell’Emilia Romagna, Legacoop, LOST - Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training, LPN - Labour Right Promotion Network Foundation, LSCW - Legal Support for Children and Women, LVIA - Lay Volunteers International Association, MA’AN Development Center, Medicos del Mundo, Memoria e Cultura, MMI - Medicus Mundi Italia, Motivators for Training, MPP - Mouvement Paysan Papaye, ICAIC - Muestra Joven, Mundubat Spain, NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council, Ouagalab, Overseas, Oxfam Germany, Oxfam Intermon, PENGON - Friends of the Earth Palestine, Peuples Solidaires France, PHG - Palestinian Hydrology Group, Phytotrade Africa Association, Plan International, Plan UK, PLDC - Palestinian Livestock Development Center, PMM - Progetto Mondo Mlal, PPS - Phare Ponleau Selpak, PRODENER - Integral de Desarrollo de Energias Alternativas Bolivia, PUI - Première Urgence Internationale, Punto de Encuentro, Qaryout Sports Club, Reach Italia, Reggio nel Mondo, REPOSCA - Réseau des Plateformes des Organisations de la Société > 60

Civile de l’Artibonite, RODDEC - Réseau des Organisations pour le Développement du Département du Centre, RTES - Reseau Tunisien Economie Sociale, Saba Hamlet, Solidarité Laique, Sons of Jiftlik Cooperative, SOS Sahel, Südwind Austria, Telecoms sans frontiers, Terranuova, The Windward Islands Farmers’ Association Saint Vincent and Grenadine, TIRA - Ngo for Research and Studies, Trócaire - Irish Charity Working for a Just World, Tunisian Forum for Youth Empowerment, TVE - Tudatos Vásárlók Közhasznú Egyesülete Hungary, UNAC - União Nacional de Camponeses Mozambique, UNAICC - Cuba, Unión Regional de Organizaciones Campesinas del Litoral Ecuador, Vecinos Peru, Vision Mundial-Bolivia, Volonteurope, We Love, World Vision Germany, Zaļā brīvība Lithuania, Związek Stowarzyszeń Polska Zielona Sieć. Universities and Research Centres: ACHRS - Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum -Università di Bologna, INTA - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute, ISPP - Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique, Master in Water Resource Management - Università di Milano-Bicocca, UCA/Nitlapan, UMSA Universidad Mayor de San André Bolivia, Corvinus University of Budapest, Università di Camerino, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia.

DONORS Public bodies: AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development, World Bank, Centro Cultural de Espana, Bologna Municipality, Ravenna Municipality, Belgian Development Cooperation, French Development Cooperation, Japanese Development Cooperation, Luxembourg Development Cooperation, Netherlands

Development Cooperation, Spanish Development Cooperation, Swiss Development Cooperation, FIP - Fundo Italo Peruano, MAECI - Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Nations (OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP), Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy - Department of Youth and National Civil Service, Parma Province, Reggio Emilia Province, Rimini Province, Bolzano Autonomous Province, Mantua Province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Autonomous Region, Emilia-Romagna Region, Marche Region, European Union (DEVCO, EACEA, ECHO, MADAD Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, NEAR, Trust Fund for Africa). Private donors: 8x1000 Tavola Valdese, Agire, AirPlus International srl, Anpi Scandiano, Associazione di Solidarietà Italia Nicaragua, Associazione Polisportiva Lame, AWO International, Boorea, CARIPLO, Cinema Italia Castenaso, Circolo Festambiente, Circolo Kessel, Coop Alleanza 3.0, Cooperativa Idrici e Affini Bologna, Crif spa, Deutsche Bank Middle East Foundation, Dimora D’Abramo, Essse Caffè, FIOM-CGIL Reggio Emilia, Fondazione del Monte, Gambettola città della solidarietà, HIT spa, ICEL scpa, Industrie Bitossi spa, Islamic Development Bank, Marsilli spa, PAY srl, Salix srl, Sicrea Group, Studio Bernardi Odontoiatri Ass., Studio Cavalca&Brindani, Studio Cerioli Pellacini, Studio Martino&Pancaldi, T.M.S. IMPORT EXPORT srl.

ON THE COVER: WATER EMERGENCY IN ALEPPO, SYRIA - PHOTO BY ISLAM MARDINI INSIDE COVER: THE BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON GVC ARCHIVES PHOTO ON THE RIGHT: LOCAL GIRLS IN SIEM REAP PROVINCE, CAMBODIA - GVC ARCHIVES