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What do we do?

IBIS works for a just world in which everyone has equal access to education, influence and resources.

How do we do this?

IBIS ensures people equal access to education, influence and resources through support to civil society in Africa and Latin America. Through information and political work IBIS will influence the political agenda and create greater understanding of the problems which developing countries face, as well as indicating specific options for action.

In other words...

IBIS works to educate people, and to ensure that education enables them to exert influence in a way which ensures that the resources of their communities and the world are distributed more fairly.

Quality education, because:

Quality education is a human right and the way to

create sustainable development for individuals and their communities. This is why we work to ensure that all children, young people, women and men have equal access to education, and to ensure there is quality in that education.

Democratic influence, because:

Everyone is entitled to influence their own lives and communities. This is why IBIS is promoting governance in local communities by supporting organisations in their efforts to protect their own rights and the rights of others.

Fair distribution of resources, because:

Everyone is entitled to a fair share of the world's resources. This is why IBIS works to promote a more equal world so that global development also benefits the poorest people in the world, and we want to be involved in debates on global economic and political conditions.

CONTENTS

Contents

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Report from the Chair Highlights of the year How IBIS works Where IBIS works

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IBIS country by country Guatemala Nicaragua Bolivia Sierra Leone Liberia Burkina Faso Ghana South Sudan Mozambique Regional programmes (AAP, LAPI, EAPI)

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28 Administrative report and figures for the year

Editorial staff Malene Aadal Bo, mab@ibis.dk Annelie Abildgaard (editor-in-chief), aa@ibis.dk Layout Cover photo: Mike Kollรถffel Graphic design: Peter Waldorph Print: CS Grafisk

IBIS is a member-based, independent Danish development organisation. We carry out our work in cooperation with popular civil society organisations and authorities in Africa and Latin America.

Editorial office address IBIS, Vesterbrogade 2B, 1620 Copenhagen V

IBIS is a member of Alliance2015 and an Oxfam observer. Find out more at www.ibis.dk

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR

A myth has been laid to rest Thank you for taking an interest in IBIS and our work to promote a fairer world. This annual report will presents a summary of what we do and give you an insight into the changes and work that private individuals in Denmark, companies, foundations and major development institutes makes possible through their support to IBIS. BY METTE MĂ&#x153;LLER, IBIS CHAIRPERSON / PHOTO: HELLE GUDMANDSEN

At the same time, 2014 was in many ways a good, exciting year for IBIS as well, with some important progress being made and both major and minor triumphs in our cooperation programme countries in Latin America and Africa. Thousands of children and young people now have safer schools, more talented, more committed teachers and the opportunity for a far better education. And some important political victories have been won which will benefit children, young people and adults. Find out a lot more on the following pages. One of the most important events this year was the laying to rest of a persistent myth: the myth that if some members of society become richer it will automatically benefit everyone. In 2014, it was clear that even delegates at the world's annual economic summit no longer believe in what is known as the trickle-down effect. Quite the opposite, in fact: they and many others stated that wealth is actually a problem if the rest of society is too far behind. Inequality is one of the biggest current and future threats in the fight against poverty, it was said. This gave a boost to IBIS' work against extreme inequality in the world: to our programme work, in which we are working to promote equal access to education, influence and resources, and in Denmark, where many people signed up for this year's major EvenItUp campaign. There must be global political change if we are to combat inequality and unfairness. Rules on corporate behaviour can be regulated at a central political level, and this is where battles can be fought to close the tax havens of the world. At an international political level, it is also possible

to set global development targets and seek finances to combat poverty and climate change adaptation. In other words, development aid has become more and more political and thus potentially creates greater resistance as well. This is applicable on a global level, but also locally in the countries where IBIS works. We can see that our partners are finding it increasingly more difficult to fill the role of a critical civil society, and care must be applied in our work in creating political change and strong governances. Fortunately there is a lot of solidarity and commitment, and I am seeing a great deal of readiness when it comes to working together to move the world in the right direction. Not least among the many volunteers who are are working hard, with a great deal of skill and creativity, to involve the people of Denmark in our work for a better world. 2014 was the year in which IBIS volunteers really began working on advocacy initiatives, arranged work camps relating to activism on social media and improved their skills in seeking influence, providing information and generating debate on key development issues such as tax and quality education. But how can we make it even better? This is a question we are constantly asking ourselves. And since last year's general assembly, we have, as observers, been working in close cooperation with Oxfam to find out, if it is as a part of this international organisation, that we will serve our purpose best. This has been an interesting, rewarding and challenging initiative, and it will be exciting to see what the general assembly in October will decide as regards to a potential membership of Oxfam. Yours faithfully

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2014 SAW NOTHING LESS than a major shakeup for the world. We saw record numbers of disasters and overwhelming numbers of people fleeing from war and suffering. At IBIS, we were particularly affected by the bloodied conflict in South Sudan and a major breakout of the dreaded Ebola virus in West Africa. These were events which affected our staff personally and which dramatically changed the lives of people in the countries affected, and hence the work of IBIS as well.

Mette MĂźller Chairperson, IBIS

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HIGHLIGHTS

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IBIS gathers companies to talk about fair tax

Major support in the fight against Ebola "Ebola exists!" Local organisations and authorities battled to pass on this message when Ebola began spreading in earnest throughout West Africa last spring. That said, spreading the message in Denmark and build support happened with impressive speed when IBIS asked for contributions to fight the dreaded disease. IBIS received a total of DKK 354,559 for its work, enabling IBIS staff in Liberia and Sierra Leone to disseminate important information on Ebola, how it is passed on and how people can protect themselves and their families. Some of the money was used to purchase protective equipment for hospitals and distribute food to the men and women who were taking on the potentially lethal task of retrieving and burying the victims of the disease. Later on, when all schools were closed, IBIS helped to create teaching through the radio and organise

children into small reading groups so that they would not miss too much vital schooling. When the disease finally seemed to be on the decline and schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone were about to reopen, IBIS worked together with the authorities to train teachers on how best to help students back to school – and helped to ensure better hygiene in schools in order to minimise the risk of infection. In Denmark, we raised awareness on Ebola through public events and – not least – through our #ebolahandshake campaign, which engaged politicians, celebrities and ordinary Danes in the street to forego shaking hands in favour of touching elbows, as people had to do in West Africa.

Enormous wealth floods out of the poorest countries of the world when multinational companies use clever methods to minimise their tax payments. IBIS has implemented a project known as "The Tax Dialogue" in order to involve companies in the battle against capital flight and tax havens and invited Danish companies to define "fair tax" themselves. Tax is absolutely central in the financing of development and reasonable distribution of the world's wealth. In the companies' discussions with IBIS and one another, the specific objective is to find a set of principles relating to responsible tax; principles which Danish and later – international companies can use as elements in their tax policies. "Fortunately, it seems that companies are happy to get involved. We have been battling against capital flight for some years, and I believe that we will make major progress as soon as leading companies decide to change their values and behaviour," says Sara Jespersen of IBIS. Find out more at www.thetaxdialogue.org

Many thanks to all of you who showed support in the fight against Ebola.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Private companies create big results Over the years, IBIS has built strong partnerships with a number of Danish companies which this year have again created important and lasting results for the people they support. Major paint supplier Hempel has extended the scope of its commitment for the second year in a row and is now supporting education projects in six countries in Africa and Latin America. One of these is a major project which aims to create better education for the indigenous population of Bolivia in particular, as well as support for the "Happy

Schools" in Mozambique. One new initiative is focusing on children in some of the poorest areas of Ghana, who can now start their schooling earlier thanks to the partnership with Hempel. Claus Meyer and LĂŚrerstandens Brandforsikring, chocolate manufacturer Toms and the COOP consumer cooperative are other important partners. Toms and COOP have provided better schooling to more than 48,000 children in Ghana's cocoa districts thanks to the establishment of new schools and teachers training,

as well as mobilising parents and local communities, and helped to combat child labour in the region. This year, this work has helped almost 5,000 cocoa farmers and their families to increase their production and improve their living conditions. "It looks as though these good results are inspiring others. In any case, throughout the year we have been seeing an increasing interest from companies that want to get involved," says Anne Margrethe Hefting, who is responsible for CSR and partnerships at IBIS.

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IBIS behind new teaching material for upper secondary

Salar de Uyuni is in Bolivia. It is an enormous salt plain, extending further than the eye can see â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the focal point of new teaching material for upper secondary students. This is entitled "Fra ressourceforbandelse til grĂ¸n omstilling"

(From resource curse to green transition). Its purpose is to provide information for young people on climate, rights and inequality and to persuade them to discuss and make decisions on some complicated topics. All of these dilemmas are concealed on the Bolivian salt plain. Beneath the white surface of the salt plain lies 80 per cent of the world's stock of the coveted element lithium, which is used in batteries in electric cars for example. "Lithium is an important ele-

ment in green transition, but what does extraction of lithium cost in terms of energy and environmental destruction? Can extraction take place without infringing human rights? And can we be sure that the revenues will actually end up in the treasuries of the poor countries? These are some of the questions we ask," says Stine Bang, IBIS campaign coordinator. The material is free and can be used for teaching in Spanish, chemistry, Danish, history, geography and social sciences. Read more at www.lithium.ibis.dk

HIGHLIGHTS

vision and desires and want to invest time and effort in doing voluntary work," says Michael GaardsĂ¸e, volunteer coordinator at IBIS. "I am also impressed by the expertise and skills they bring with them, which they have already used to do some really cool things," he says. IBIS now has almost 50 active volunteers. Would you like to join in? Send Michael a mail at mg@ibis.dk

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IBIS has been very pleased this year to be able to welcome a large number of new volunteers who have signed up in in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg. With their involvement in work on tax and capital flight, education and Latin America, they have been responsible for a series of campaigns, events and presentations and have already made major contributions to IBIS' work for a more just world. "It is absolutely brilliant to see so many people sharing IBIS'

A battlecry against global inequality Since 2014, IBIS has been part of the global movement against extreme inequality, which according to world leaders is one of the biggest problems facing the world. "Extreme inequality corrupts politics, prevents economic growth and social mobility. It gives rise to crime and violence. It wastes talent and potential. It undermines the foundation of society," says Stine Bang, campaign coordinator at IBIS. With the EvenItUp campaign, IBIS has in partnership with Oxfam invited Danish people to help make the world a little less unequal. This year, this work involved measures such as asking the then Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon not to cooperate with companies that use tax havens. More than 6,000 people co-signed

the petition. In total, more than 12,000 Danes have signed a statement that they want to help make the world less unbalanced. A group of volunteers have been touring upper secondary schools and universities with presentations on tax and capital flight and the role of tax havens in extreme global inequality. "This year, we have an absolutely unique opportunity to join with most of the world and eliminate the loopholes, errors and unfair systems that have created more extreme inequality and unfairness than ever before. And this major backing has created an opportunity for people's voices to be heard so that we can really make a change," says Stine Bang.

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Many new IBIS volunteers

Danmarks Indsamling helps young people scrap the rubbish Claudia Isabel Parrales lives in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. She is 17 years old and has a nine-month-old daughter, and she makes a living by collecting old electronics, plastic and metal. She ought to be in school, but in Nicaragua 43 per cent of children leave school before the age of 12. Abuse and discrimination are widespread, and girls in particular are vulnerable. A desire to help vulnerable young people out of poverty by giving them education and jobs was the aim for IBIS' part of this year's Danmarks Indsamling collection, which took place in January. The people of Denmark donated more than DKK 100 million. More than 3 million went to IBIS to provide an education for 1,000 young people, who will be offered training in running a business and job creation. The first intake of students are already learning about electronics, mechanics and other crafts, while 150 youths are getting back to school and complet their basic education. Another important element of the project involves violence prevention and ensuring greater equality.

Find out more: www.evenitup.dk

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HIGHLIGHTS

A popular Reading Rocket It seems that more students and teachers want to work with global development. In any case, there has been an increase this year in the number of students throughout Denmark who have used IBIS' Reading Rocket and the related website, focusing on children in Guatemala. The reading book was distributed to 183,986 pupils and their 8,958 teachers, and a total of 68 per cent of primary schools in Denmark are using this learning material. "We were wondering about what the new primary and lower secondary school reform would entail – whether teachers had enough

energy to prioritise teaching on global problems and use the Reading Rocket. Fortunately, it looks as though the material is perfect for the new school framework," says Heidi Brehm of IBIS. Not only does working with the Reading Rocket give the children knowledge, it also engage them in the lives of children in other countries. This year, 500 classes took part in the collection for children in Guatemala, totaling in excess of DKK 850,000. Grade 4.B from Hvalsø Skole collected the largest amount – more than DKK 10,000. Well done everyone!

The Reading Caravan was also in demand, and the 50 school visits that IBIS was able to offer were "sold out" incredibly quickly. "We are really pleased about the massive support for the Reading Rocket, the Reading Caravan and the spring collection, and we are looking forward to offering all schools in Denmark some more exciting material next year, when the Reading Rocket will be flying to Burkina Faso in West Africa," says Heidi Brehm.

Almost 700 students at Nante School in Mozambique can look forward to a much better education. This is all thanks to a new partnership between IBIS and Lærerstandens Brandforsikring, working to fund the "Happy Schools" in Mozambique. "Education is one of the most important cornerstones in social development – in Denmark and elsewhere. This is why we have chosen to support this project, which IBIS has successfully developed. We hope that we can make a positive difference for children and teachers

in Mozambique in this way," says Anne Mette Toftegaard, Managing Director of LB Forsikring. This support is being provided via LB Foreningen, which owns Lærerstandens Brandforsikring and which supports schools and education projects. At present, memorising facts and tough discipline are commonplace at many schools in Mozambique. Children are often taught under trees or in rundown classrooms, with far too many students and few or no teaching materials. Only half of all teachers have teach-

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Lærerstandens Brandforsikring helps 700 children to a better school

er training, and fewer than one in two children completes grade 7. This is why IBIS together with local partners has created the Happy School concept, and significantly increasing the quality of the children's education.

HIGHLIGHTS

IBIS works to promote a world in which everyone has equal access to education, influence and resources. A lot of this work is done locally, but some of the topics and agendas which IBIS works with will create biggest and better impact when addressed at regional or international level. This is why IBIS has launched a new global programme that can suggest solutions that transcend borders. The aim of EAPI (Education against poverty and inequality) is to support efforts to ensure quality education for all. In the first year of the programme, EAPI – via our partners – helped to ensure that bilingualism, broad understanding of quality and rights-based access

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IBIS focuses even more on education

to education were included in the global political education targets adopted at the World Congress on Education. Shortly afterwards, it managed to persuade Latin American

politicians and experts to discuss the importance of children being taught in a language they understand. This was based on a study created by EAPI's partners.

At the turn of the millennium, the world's leaders decided that all the children of the world should go to school by 2015. Danish schoolchildren have done their best during the past 13 years to make sure this promise would be kept. Year after year, they have been learning about the right to education via the Reading Rocket, and participated on the day of action organised by IBIS as part of the international Global Campaign for Education. Every year, IBIS invites school pupils from all of Denmark to Christiansborg Square to remind politicians about their promise. This year, then Prime Minister Helle ThorningSchmidt was given cardboard masks with messages on the importance of going to school. The children danced and cheered when Helle ThorningSchmidt repeated her promise to do everything in her power to make sure even more children could have an

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Danish students make politicians toe the line

IBIS has been celebrating global action week since 2003. Its objective is for all children to have a good education, because quality education is a prerequisite for a good life where everyone has equal access to influence and resources. education. 800 pupils and teachers from 22 schools took part this year and celebrated the fact that it has been possible to halve the number of children who are out of school, from 100 mill. in 2000 to 58 mill. in 2015.

"Now all we have to do is get those last children into school and make sure they get a quality education," says Helle Gudmandsen, who is leading the IBIS education campaign. Find out more at heleverdeniskole.dk

HOW IBIS WORKS

how IBIS works IBIS works towards a more just world. You can see here how we are going about it. BY MALENE AADAL BO / PHOTO: LOTTE ÆRSØE

IBIS are supporting quality education for children and young people, men and women, training of groups, associations and organisations and support to influence politicians and the international community. Some of this work is organised into the education programmes, which works to turn the right to quality education for all into reality. This is being done by training teachers

and school boards, by trying out new teaching models and sharing experiences, by strengthening the influence of civil society on education policy. Another part of IBIS work is the governance programmes, which aims to safeguard people's rights and support individuals, groups and organisations in achieving democratic influence.

3 key words for the way IBIS works Rights

Everyone has the right to education, influence and a fair share of the world's resources. This is the starting point for our development work all over the world, and means that we focus on rights in all contexts. In practice, we are working to inform people of their rights and support them in their own battle to have these rights recognised.

Partnerships

IBIS primarily works via or together with local, national, regional or international partners. First and foremost, this is a way of ensuring local anchorage and sustainable development, and it is also a way to have an impact and really make a lasting difference.

Quality

Children can go to school without learning anything. And women can sit in parliament without ever having their voices heard. This is why IBIS focuses strongly on quality – ensuring that children receive good, relevant teaching, that their teachers are capable educators, that the organisations are skilled and trustworthy, and that all the people who have influence use that influence in a good, correct way.

HOW IBIS WORKS

IBIS' thematic programmes are working specifically on creating partnerships and synergies between all four levels. individual

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• IBIS develops models for quality teaching of marginalised children, young people and adults. • We work in particular with basic education, life skills, youth education and literacy. • And we support quality training of teachers.

• IBIS strengthens the participation of individuals in governance. • We teach men and women about rights and how to gain influence. • IBIS focuses on increasing the influence of women, young people and indigenous peoples.

• IBIS supports and trains school boards, parentteacher associations, teacher associations, student councils, etc. • We support organisations and networks working to promote quality education and education rights.

• IBIS supports civil society to lobby in respect of tax policy and the extraction of natural resources. • And we reinforce local and national organisations that want democratic influence.

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• IBIS helps organisations and networks to influence legislation in respect of education. • IBIS supports local authorities in the provision of quality education opportunities.

• IBIS supports civil society in influencing legislation in respect of fair financial redistribution and climate policy. • We also hold discussions ourselves and via partners with governments on anti-corruption, decentralisation and rights.

• IBIS supports regional education networks and works politically in order to secure political and financial backing for targets on education for all. • We do information work in Denmark and globally on children's entitlement to quality education.

• IBIS takes part in international networks, working to promote transparency and fair taxation of multinational companies. • We are part of international campaigns focusing on climate change, the rights of indigenous peoples and fair distribution of the world's resources.

WHERE IBIS WORKS

where ibis works SIERRA LEONE H LIBERIA H

GUATEMALA H NICARAGUA H

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WHERE IBIS WORKS

H BURKINA FASO H GHANA

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IBIS HAS COUNTRY OFFICES IN: Guatemala, Nicaragua,

Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, South Sudan, Mozambique and Burkina Faso.

IBIS IS A MEMBER OF ALLIANCE2015

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The organisations which make up Alliance2015 together with IBIS Acted, Cesvi, Concern, Hivos, People in Need, Helvetas and Welthungerhilfe.

IBIS IS AN OXFAM OBSERVER Find out more at www.oxfam.org

IBIS IN DENMARK

IBIS IN GUATEMALA

www.ibis.dk General Secretary Vagn Berthelsen vb@ibis.dk

www.ibisguatemala.org Country Director Ana Maria Mendez

Twitter: @vagnibis

www.ibisnicaragua.org Country Director Sergio Pivaral Leiva

Facebook: vagn.berthelsen

IBIS IN GHANA

IBIS IN NICARAGUA

IBIS IN LIBERIA

www.ibisliberia.org Country Director Anne-Catherine Bajard

IBIS IN BURKINA FASO

www.ibisburkinafaso.org Country Director Aliou Kissima Tandia

IBIS IN SOUTH SUDAN

www.ibisghana.org Country Director Tijani Ahmed Hamza

www.ibissouthsudan.org Country Director Peter McCanny

IBIS IN SIERRA LEONE

IBIS IN MOZAMBIQUE

www.ibissierraleone.org Country Director Rosalind Hanson-Alp

www.ibismozambique.org Country Director Ann Bouchaert

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MILESTONES

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / GUATEMALA

Guatemala IBIS is working to reinforce civil society and provide the most vulnerable parts of the population with quality education and influence over their own lives. PHOTO: CLAUDIA PUJOL ROSENLUND

IN CHICHICASTENANGO, a couple of hours drive from Guatemala City, 600 Mayan midwives have something special to celebrate. After centuries of performing their duties without respect or assistance from the authorities, a new bill will now formally acknowledge their work and key role in the health and rights of poor Mayan women in particular. This is a process which has been supported by IBIS since we began our cooperation with the midwives' council in early 2014. With funding from last year's TV collection, we have supported midwives by providing equipment and training, and to work with sex education for young people and marginalised women. Together, we have helped teenage mothers and the victims of domestic violence back to school or provided short courses to give them the chance of making an income and a life for themselves. Unfortunately, violence and attacks – particularly against women – is a major problem in Guatemala. This is why IBIS is focusing more strongly on the people and organisations who promote a culture of peace and help children and young people to live their lives without violence. At the same time, we are working on reinforcing human rights and governance throughout the region thanks to funds from Danida and together with organisations such as DanChurchAid. We have provided legal assistance so that vulnerable men and women can go to the police and courts with cases which would otherwise never have been heard. We have backed leading cases relating to persecution of indigenous leaders and abuse of power, and supported participation in a case at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to force the Gua-

temalan government to do more to guarantee human rights and stop the trade in women and children. The extensive migration from Guatemala is a humanitarian disaster. Indigenous children and teenagers embark upon this hazardous journey, and IBIS has created special education programmes that warn schoolchildren about human traffickers and teach them about the dangers associated with travelling. IBIS is also helping young people to combat poverty and create lives for themselves in Guatemala.

Milestones of the year • 577 child labourers have started school or technical

training. IBIS' partner CEIPA has presented a bill for the abolition of child labour.

• Public pressure has been created to ensure better taxation of the country's natural resources and use the revenues for quality education, etc.

• 33 vulnerable youth can now call themselves entrepre-

neurs after participating in an IBIS project designed to create education and jobs. The concept will now be rolled out throughout the rest of the country.

Facts about IBIS in Guatemala IBIS has been working in Guatemala since 1990. We have helped the indigenous population to exercise their rights, focusing in particular on education, young people and women. IBIS has been successful in strengthening the legal system and the people and organisations that work with human rights. IBIS in Guatemala has 36 local partners. The office employs 21 people and implemented development activities for approximately DKK 24 million in 2014.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / NICARAGUA

Nicaragua Dialogue and involvement of local communities are key to IBIS' work in Nicaragua. This has enhanced the quality of education for the poorest children in the country and created opportunities in place of conflict. PHOTO: EVA KØNGERSKOV

THE GOVERNMENT'S DESIRE to build a large canal and trading route across Nicaragua could easily have triggered serious conflicts in this country in Central America. But in close cooperation with both the government and representatives of the people living in the area, IBIS has helped to create a foundation for constructive dialogue and negotiation. Together with the leaders of the Rama-Kriol people, IBIS has developed a method for applying the principles of "free, prior and informed consent" as a starting point for negotiations. At the same time, indigenous people's organisations, with the support of IBIS, has developed a template now used by nine local communities in their negotiations with authorities and private companies. "It is important for the indigenous people and authorities of Nicaragua to enter into constructive dialogue and ensure that the interests of the nation as a whole are taken into account. We are proud to be involved in building bridges between the parties and ensuring a good framework for negotiations," says Sergio Pivaral Leiva, country director in Nicaragua. A good framework has also been created for thousands of children in central Nicaragua. With support from IBIS and a number of local organisations, their schools have been joined in a network and a learning environment has been created around the schools. This means that the teachers have been trained, authorities have been engaged; and not least, the students themselves, their parents and the entire local community are now committed to improve the quality of the children's education. Awareness raising on the importance of giving children a quality education has helped a number of child labourers to go to school in 2014. The good

results have inspired an interest in the methods and experience from the project among teachers and authorities from neighbouring towns, and so even more children may benefit. IBIS' support to young people who need training in a trade and help to start a businesses is another factor that will benefit people in the region. In 2014, particular emphasis was on young women who have been subjected to violence. They need social support and financial opportunities so that they can become independent and stand up to abuse. 45 women have learnt about their rights and opportunities and helped one another to start businesses.

Milestones of the year • Almost 500 key people have undertaken to actively fight

for human rights, and they have taken part in courses on rights and governance.

• 21 young men and women have received training on

climate and environmental protection and can now call themselves climate campaigners.

• A major campaign to raise awareness on children's right to quality education reached out to more than a million

people and created a great deal of debate and awareness.

Facts about IBIS in Nicaragua IBIS has been working in Nicaragua for more than 30 years. In particular, we focus on the country's poor indigenous people and help them fight for democratic influence and quality education for their children. IBIS in Nicaragua works with 19 local organisations and has 17 employees, and in 2014 it implemented development activities for almost DKK 24 million.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / BOLIVIA

Bolivia The IBIS office in Bolivia was closed in 2014. But support for quality education for children and vocational training for vulnerable youth is continuing in partnership with Oxfam Bolivia and with the support of IBIS in Copenhagen. PHOTO: MALENE AADAL BO

MOST OF THE PEOPLE Dayan Leydi Chirino Flores knows from school are already married and have young children. Or else they have moved away to find unskilled labour in the nearest big city or in one of Bolivia's neighbouring countries. She herself has just celebrated her 20th birthday and has just bit into what she hopes may become her future: a mandarin. Dayan is a student at an agricultural college in Santa Cruz, which is supported by IBIS partner Desafio. Here, poor young people are given vocational skills which will allow them to create a life and an income that can help lift them out of poverty. At school, Dayan has learned how to work and develop the family's small farm, which her grandfather bought after a life as a mine worker in the Potosí silver mines. She learns to think creatively, and has gained the self-confidence to pursue her ideas. "Initially my family were sceptical about my plans to create a life for myself here on the farm. Because I'm young, and because I'm a girl. But now I've spent four years working hard and they can see what I've achieved," says Dayan with pride. This pride is encountered again and again when talking to some of the other 1,000 young people, that IBIS has helped with vocational training this year. Learning to till the soil, do pottery, sew or cook is not all they do. They also learn how to start a business and take charge of their lives and communities. The same mechanism is applicable to a particularly vulnerable group in Bolivia – the Guaraní people, who until recently lived as bonded labourers on the huge plantations in eastern Bolivia. Their rights were recognised with the support of IBIS and others, and as a people they were given land to live on. There is enormous poverty in the region, which is why IBIS

is supporting a honey production as an example of an income generating activity. The development of quality education for Bolivian children is central to IBIS' work. This concept is known as "bilingual, intercultural and intracultural education" and involves creating an education where the children actually learn and develop as individuals. This year, IBIS has supported – together with the Hempel Foundation and others – the training for thousands of teachers and developed new methods and teaching materials.

Milestones of the year • 56 per cent of schools in the project areas have seen an

improvement in quality and now offer "bilingual, inter-

cultural and intracultural" teaching (39 per cent in 2012).

• 1,372 young people received vocational training and how to run a business.

• Youth organisation Wayna Tambo, which involves young people in their communities through music and culture,

has altered the politicians' view of young people and, was invited to help devising new legislation.

Facts about IBIS in Bolivia IBIS has worked in Bolivia for over 30 years. We have supported children in getting a good basic education and helped marginalised young people and adults to acquire vocational skills and influence. We focus in particular on indigenous peoples and their rights. The food schools and restaurant GUSTU is run by the Melting Pot Foundation, established by Claus Meyer, IBIS and others. The rest is done by Oxfam in Bolivia with the support of IBIS in Copenhagen. DKK 10 million was used on activities in 2014.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone Yellow T-shirts with key words and teaching from the radio. These have been important elements in efforts for quality education, equality and fair distribution of resources while Ebola raged in Sierra Leone. PHOTO: WILLIAM VEST-LILLESØE

"OH, I DON'T FEEL WELL! That's probably because I gave a lift on my motorbike to somebody who was sick. Or maybe it was because I ate a mango that a bat had bitten into," complains Anthony Dabbo. Around him, people have flocked to see the little play about Ebola which Anthony and his colleagues are presenting on a tour of the country. Anthony Dabbo is one of hundreds of thousands of young people in Sierra Leone who make a living by transporting passengers on their motorbikes. They speak to lots of people everyday. This was why IBIS set up a partnership with the drivers' trade union, and since then 10,000 drivers have been wearing yellow T-shirts bearing information about Ebola. They have devised plays on how to protect families, as well as talking about how children could set up reading groups and learn via the radio during the time where schools were closed because of the risk of infection. Lately, the drivers have also helped to tell people that the schools are open again, and IBIS and others have helped to ensure that it is safe for children to go back to school. It is important for girls to go back to school as well – just as many girls as before, and ideally even more of them. One way of ensuring this is to combat female genital mutilation and early marriage. IBIS is canvassing local leaders and making both parents and the girls themselves aware of their right to an education, the problems involved in female genital mutilation, and making a family too early in life. In 2014, this persuaded 7 village leaders to fight against female genital mutilation in their local communities. At the same time, there are specific examples of how the girls' clubs set up by IBIS at local schools have prevented young girls being forced into mar-

riage. The clubs have succeeded in making men take responsibility for the children they have fathered with young schoolgirls. IBIS is working to create better funding for the school system in the long term. One goal is to make the tax system work and ensure that the revenues are spent on education and development. 40 villages in one district, have introduced effective and fair property taxes with the help of IBIS' partners and have systems which ensure that the funds are spent openly and democratically.

Milestones of the year • At 45 IBIS supported schols, the numbers of students passing their final exams rose from 39 to 83 per cent.

• A number of the mothers' clubs set up at IBIS supported schools have created small loan companies and use

the income from interest to help vulnerable children to go to school.

• Many thousands of children benefited from the educational radio and reading groups which IBIS helped to set up while their schools were closed due to Ebola.

Facts about IBIS in Sierra Leone IBIS has been working in Sierra Leone since 2006. The purpose of this work is to guarantee quality education for all, build up governance and ensure fair taxation and sustainable development based on alternative energy sources. IBIS in Sierra Leone has 50 staff and 21 partners, and carried out development work for DKK 17 million in 2014.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / LIBERIA

Liberia Quality education and democratic influence for children, young people and adults are still key to IBIS' work in Liberia. PHOTO: WILLIAM VEST-LILLESØE

DEBORAH HOTO turns on the tap and washes her hands. She will also have her temperature messured before entering the school gate – the school has just opened again after months of closure on account of the Ebola epidemic. Deborah is 12 years old and one of the lucky ones; she has not lost any of her close family to Ebola. She even had books, radio and helpfull parents nearby, so she could continue with her studies even though the school was closed. But that was boring, so she is happy to be back at last. IBIS has helped to make it safe for teachers and pupils to return to the school, although Ebola still poses a threat. Water and chlorine have been provided so that the children can wash their hands. Thermometers have been handed out so that feverish pupils do not come to school. And furniture are organised so the pupils do not sit too close in the classrooms. IBIS has also trained school inspectors and teachers on how to reduce the risk of infection. The fight against Ebola and efforts to reduce the effects of the epidemic have been the focus of IBIS' work in Liberia this year. IBIS has assisted organisations, making sure that funds to fight against Ebola are spent correctly. We have supported the youth organisation Naymote with a major information campaign on Ebola, and Ebola prevention was on the agenda for 40 youth trained by IBIS this year in leadership and politics. They are exchanging their knowledge into influence in their local communities in respect of matters such as how to prevent Ebola. Another group of people who have used newly acquired knowledge to resolve problems are the 840 men and women who this year have completed IBIS' adult education course. They have learned to read,

write and count and a range of practical skills and basic knowledge of hygiene and rights. An evaluation showed how they have benefited from being able to read and write, and this has increased their self-confidence. 71 per cent have used the things they have learned about fishing and agriculture, and a third replied that they have used their new knowledge to resolve conflicts.

Milestones of the year • Almost 100 school leaders received training on admini-

stration, leadership and involvement of local communities, all to enhancing the quality of the learning.

• A report on abuse of schoolchildren which IBIS helped to compile has created backing for the use of the code of ethics for teachers, which was developed and published by IBIS.

• In 2014, IBIS played an important part in the fight

against Ebola by training teachers, setting up alternative educational services and working to prepare for fast and safe reopening of the schools.

Facts about IBIS in Liberia IBIS began work in Liberia in 2005 to support a generation of children and youth who had never gone to school because of the civil war. Today, IBIS also supports organisations which work to promote democratic influence and equality. We helped to prevent Ebola infection during the epidemic and create alternative educational services. IBIS in Liberia has 60 staff and 7 partners, and development activities for more than DKK 14 million.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso In a country where less than a quarter of the population can read and write, quality education is crucial in the fight against poverty. IBIS further works to provide unemployed youth with courses on running a business. PHOTO: LOTTE ÆRSØE

GERMAINE OUEDRAOGO makes a superb dolo. Dolo is the local millet beer, which is fortunately so popular in her village that she can support herself and seven children on her income. Since her husband left her last year, this 40-year-old woman has worked even harder to make ends meet. But even so, she never for a moment considered taking her children out of school in order to save money. "That is not an option. When they've finished school and find jobs, then they can help me. For now, they have to go to school. I'm proud that they go to school, and they're already a lot cleverer than I am," she smiles. Illiteracy in Burkina Faso is sky high, and there are lots of examples of children in schools receiving such a poor education that they do not really learn anything. But Germaine is very confident that her children will learn the things they have to learn. The local school in the village is part of the project run by IBIS and BØRNEfonden since 2010 with a view to improving the quality of teaching. As a result, students and teachers are now doing a lot better and far fewer children play truant or drop out. According to 15-year-old Isabella, Germaine's eldest daughter, a lot has happened in school. One of the most important things is that children are no longer beaten, so now they have the courage to ask questions if there is something they do not understand. IBIS and BØRNEfonden are working together with local partners to improve teaching for a total of 75,000 children. At the same time, the intention is to extend the new methods and models in the long term to the country as a whole and provide a muchneeded boost to the education quality. The aim of this project is to ensure that children learn something in school, and to encourage parents

and local communities to avoid removing children from school in order to work. The many young people who are currently trying to survive without education and with few options for work is another major focus area for IBIS in Burkina Faso. Agreements have been concluded with partners on starting a range of vocatinal courses. These courses, which focus on women in particular, will also give young people basic reading and numeracy skills and teach them how to start and run their own businesses.

Milestones of the year • IBIS has entered into strong partnerships with three local partners. They have been introduced to IBIS' values, and work has got off to a flying start in order to create better education for children and young people.

• Almost 2,000 teachers and 400 school leaders have been trained in education methods and good leadership.

• Information on the roles and responsibilities of school boards has been translated into the local language and used to get new school boards up and running.

Facts about IBIS in Burkina Faso IBIS has worked in Burkina Faso since 2010, and in 2012 the country was formally selected as IBIS' new cooperation country. The first project is focusing on quality education and equality in primary schools and is being implemented in cooperation with BØRNEfonden. The office was opened this year, and agreements have been concluded with local partners. Relationships have been forged with various public institutions and ministries. IBIS has five staff and development activities around DKK 4.5 million in 2014.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / GHANA

Ghana In Ghana, IBIS has successfully developed models for how to help children in schools and how to increase equality in the country. PHOTO: WILLIAM VEST-LILLESØE

REBECCA OTABIL peers out between the dolls that students at Blessing Vocational Institute use every day to practise beauty treatments. The dolls are surrounded by mirrors, combs, hair products and make-up, all being used diligently by a group of young girls who are concentrating hard. One thing these students have in common is the fact that they have had to abandon their regular schooling for various reasons, but they have grabbed the opportunity to get an education here and give themselves a chance of a good job. Rebecca Otabil is a single mother and has just lost her father, so she has to help her mother on the family's cocoa plantation. This course is organised to allow her to do both, giving her the chance of making a career for herself and, in the longer term, giving her young daughter better opportunities in life. The project in Bibiani is one of many initiatives giving girls access to quality education with IBIS’ support. Equality is a central feature in the training of teachers and discussions with school boards in schools in Northern Ghana and the cocoa regions in which IBIS works together with Toms and COOP to create quality education. An independent evaluation of teachers at IBISfunded schools shows that 143 out of 145 teachers now completely avoid stereotypes and sexist language and examples in their teaching. Many places have even set up clubs for girls where girls can meet female role models and speak freely about subjects such as hygiene, sexuality, rights and discrimination. A survey this year showed that girls in Ghana now have more knowledge of their rights and more strength to reject sexual harassment, female genital mutilation and early marriage.

In Ghana, IBIS also focuses on children who do not attend school at all. We offer a nine-month intensive reading course which is free and effective and takes place in the villages near to where the children live. This has turned out to be entirely the right model to close the gap and help children in schools by giving them and their parents a positive view of what school involves and can achieve. The method is so good that the Ghanaian government used it throughout the country in 2014 and has helped 79,000 children to start school in just one year. IBIS in Ghana also focus on climate change. We supported the organising of young people for them to place climate on the agenda among politicians.

Milestones of the year • In a number of cases, the general public have managed to

expose abuse relating to the country's extractive industry.

• 3,243 traditional leaders and opinion makers have signed the campaign to support women in local elections. The number of female candidates has now tripled.

• A special teaching method known as "Active learning",

developed and tested by IBIS and our partner Edukans, has been recognised and will now be used nationwide.

Facts about IBIS in Ghana IBIS in Ghana is working towards quality education for children and youth, and supporting civil society in order to reinforce the rights of the population and their participation in decision making processes. IBIS in Ghana has 33 partners and 50 staff. The development activities amounts to DKK 16 million in 2014.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan South Sudan is scarred by bloody conflict that has caused large sections of the population to flee. IBIS is working to give the vulnerable children and youth the knowledge and skills they need to build their futures. PHOTO: PERNILLE BÆRENDTSEN

THERE IS A TWINKLE in the eye as the boy peeps out from his hiding place behind the little red box where he keep his school things. He is shy but curious, and surrounded by children who, like him, have found a new temporary home in one of South Sudan's refugee camps. In 2014, IBIS has helped almost 4,000 of the millions of children and young people who have been forced to flee on account of an unfortunate civil war. We have set up places in the refugee camps where children can play and learn in safe surroundings, and receive psychosocial support if they need it. This is an initiative which will benefit the children later on, but it also means the world for them right here and now. "Before they had a safe space, the children fought with one another and there was a lot of anger," says Tabisa Nyakong Tiop, who lives in the camp with her five children. "But school makes them remember the good things and their normal lives before the war. Now they've started playing again and are optimistic about the future." Another place in South Sudan where people still have faith in the future is at a special girls' school in the town of Yei. In South Sudan, 85 per cent of all women are illiterate and girls education has low priority. The school in Yei is a boarding school for girls which IBIS has developed as a model school. We support it in order to show that educating girls is worthwhile and that equality and development can be created through quality education. 10 per cent of students have dropped out on account of the civil war, but the rest of the girls are still at the school and doing far better than the national average. This year, the school has been focusing on

natural science as well as growing a vegetable garden. Having something to live on is the focal point for IBIS' third major focus area in South Sudan. In the poor Northern Bahr el Ghazal, thousands of desperate youth have no education or work opportunity. This year, 1,323 young men and women participated in IBIS' courses on reading, numeracy and running a business. At a later stage of this course, the young people will start a business together and help one another to get through the difficult startup process.

Milestones of the year • IBIS has supported the training of 400 teachers, and a

survey shows a clear effect on the quality of the teaching.

• Almost 400 street children in the capital city of Juba

have – with IBIS' help – returned to their families, started school or begun vocational training.

• The girls' school in Yei has held six seminars on methods, and experiences from the model school have been shared with teachers and trainers from neighbouring districts.

Facts about IBIS in South Sudan IBIS has been working in South Sudan since 2007. IBIS support education for children and young people in a country where the majority are illiterate. Since political dissent in late 2013 developed into bloody conflict, IBIS supports safe spaces and provides basic education for refugee children and youth. In 2014, IBIS in South Sudan had 24 staff and implemented activities for around DKK 13 million.

IBIS COUNTRY BY COUNTRY / MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambique IBIS works in Mozambique to give poor children quality schooling and to help men and women to influence their own lives and communities. PHOTO: MIKE KOLLÖFFEL

"IF CHILDREN DROPPED OUT or didn't do well at school, only the teachers knew about it. Nothing was done about it. This has changed through the invovlement af the school board. Last year there was only one child that we couldn't bring back into school." These are the words of Vinoria Gusmao, a member of the school board at the Nante school. It is one of the "Happy Schools" supported by IBIS with the assistance of Lærerstandens Brandforsikring. The concept - that Hempel is assisting in other schools in the country – includes training of teachers, training of school leaders and setting up school boards and courses for parents on the importance of education. And the efforts are paying off. At a school in the town of Maganja de Costa, the number of children dropping out fell from 38 per cent to 1 per cent. There was great success in persuading more girls to begin and remain at school. And the number of third-year students who have achieved basic literacy has more than doubled between 2012 and 2014. The system used to test students' reading skills is now being used – with IBIS' help – by the authorities all over the country as a tool for detecting problems and improve teaching. The desire to detect problems and improve the situation is also found in another IBIS project in Mozambique, namely the training of agents of change. Ordinary men and women are given courses on rights, rules and the political system, they learn to understand contracts, budgets and budget tracking. This year, agents for change discovered that a large sum of money had been used unlawfully by the local government for political purposes. And elsewhere, it turned out that the local leader had kept the money given to the village by a mining company

as compensation. In both cases, the discoveries led to major debate and resolution of the problems. Another success was traced in creating debate as parliamentary elections took place in Mozambique. IBIS helped young people and women to get involved in the political discussions. One offshoot from this is that IBIS has helped to create a platform for the country's youth organisations and women's organisations and give them a strong political voice.

Milestones of the year • After nine years, a law on access to information was

finally approved by parliament in 2014 after a great deal of effort from organisations supported by IBIS.

• IBIS' partner CIP has had significant influence on

new guidelines which regulate the country's extractive industry and will ensure greater transparency and credibility.

• Following pressure from agents for change in several locations throughout the country, two regional

governments have now agreed to make their plans and budgets available to the general public.

Facts about IBIS in Mozambique Mozambique is the country in which IBIS has worked the longest. We have been helping to create quality education and develop governance since 1976. We work with 29 local partners and have 28 staff. In 2014, IBIS in Mozambique carried out development work for around DKK 43 million.

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PROGRAMMES

The regional programmes PHOTO: WILLIAM VEST-LILLESØE

Some of the topics and agendas which IBIS works with, will have larger outreach and results when addressed at regional or international level. This is why IBIS has devised three interdisciplinary programmes that can create solutions that transcend borders. The three regional and global programmes concentrate on indigenous peoples, climate changes, extractive industries and education, and are divided into: LAPI (emphasis on Latin America), AAP (emphasis on Africa), EAPI (emphasis on the right to quality education).

Africa Against Poverty (AAP) AAP focuses on the extractive industry, tax and climate change with a view to reducing inequality and poverty in Africa. EACH YEAR, SIERRA LEONE misses out on more than DKK 1 billion from tax and VAT in the mining sector. These were the findings of a survey launched by a number of AAP's partners in the spring of 2014 with the support from IBIS. It demonstrated how the government has granted excessively large tax rebates to international mining companies: money that could have been spent on education and health in one of the poorest countries in the world. The report led to discussion, and since then it has been used to force the government of Sierra Leone to create greater openness in respect of the country's agreements with multinational mining companies and boost the future taxation of raw materials in the country. It has also been used internationally to argue in favour of better global tax regulations and greater action against capital flight. In both Ghana and Mozambique, the year has seen important reforms relating to mining and gas extraction. With AAP support, civil society has organised itself and organisations has gained a great deal of influence over the new legislation, and in particular to ensure that the process and content of the new laws are discussed openly. Another element of AAP's work is support to partners who keep an eye on authorities and businesses and demand to know what is going on. In Ghana, for example, this led to a Chinese mining company paying compensation for farmland which was destroyed.

Milestones of the year at AAP • AAP has created a unique partnership between a think

tank at Columbia University and two partners in Africa and Latin America. The objective is to develop a way of comparing taxation of the mining sector across countries.

• Sierra Leone adopted a new format for agreements be-

tween villages and mining companies. These agreements used to be compiled without rules, and local communities were often cheated.

Facts about AAP Africa Against Poverty (AAP) focuses on the extractive industries tax and climate change with a view to reducing inequality and poverty in Africa. The programme was launched in 2004 and works to create and share knowledge and help organisations and networks to exercise political influence. AAP focuses in particular on Ghana, Sierra Leone and Mozambique, and has three staff. It spend DKK 4 million on activities in 2014.

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PROGRAMMES

Latin America Against Poverty and Inequality (LAPI)

Education Against Poverty and Inequality (EAPI)

IBIS' regional work in Latin America is concentrating on indigenous peoples, climate change and extractive industries

EAPI came into being in order to step up the fight for quality education in Latin America and Africa.

THE CONCEPT of "free, informed and prior consent" was for a long time mostly a grand idea about how negotiations between strong international mining companies and disadvantaged local communities should take place openly and freely, and with all the necessary information available, and in plenty of time before extracting gold or oil - for example. Today the concept is widely recognised, and IBIS' partners have now taken the next step and developed tools and trained local partners in using them. Knowledge is often the key to influence. This is why studies and knowledge sharing are central to the work of LAPI. In 2014, this resulted in an analysis of the social and environmental consequences of building the Nicaragua Canal, two studies showing the extent of tax evasion in Guatemala and Ecuador, and a landmark report on the social conflicts caused by the mining industry in Guatemala. IBIS has helped our partners to use this new knowledge in order to create debate, discussion and gain influence. In 2014, maintaining the attention of the Danish and international community with regard to Latin America has been a task in itself. This is why IBIS has spearheaded the Danish Latinamerika Akademi (Latin America Academy), which gathers together the organisations working in and with Latin America. Together, we have held a very well attended conference on Latin America in Copenhagen.

EAPI IS IBIS' latest global programme, launched in 2014 to underpin efforts to guarantee quality education for all. In other words, it does not just involve making sure all children go to school. If education is to be a way of combating poverty and achieving equality and development, this education has to be of good quality. This is why inclusion of linguistic diversity, broad understanding of quality and rights-based access to education in the global political education targets adopted at the World Congress on Education in the spring of 2015 was such a success for EAPI. This was also a huge step, as it succeeded in persuading Latin American politicians and experts to discuss in earnest the importance of children being taught in a language they understand. This was based on a study created by EAPI's partners. Other input from EAPI's partners indicated the importance of involving civil society in the fight for better education. Politicians and ministers from eight countries gathered on the basis of the study, and formed a regional network of parliamentarians and organisations working towards quality education. Finally, EAPI's global work has paved the way for one of the EAPI's partners to be invited to speak about education at the UN's general meeting in september 2015, on the new targets for 2030.

Milestones of the year at LAPI • IBIS partner ICEFI published a report on the mining industry's limited contributions to the Guatemalan economy.

• In Guatemala, LAPI's partners worked together to devise

Milestones of the year at EAPI • EAPI has helped to ensure that quality was incorporated in the new world targets for education.

• Together with our partners, EAPI managed to persuade politicians all over the world to increase their financial contributions to education.

a proposal for a reform of the country's mining law.

• 24 women did an university course on international

climate negotiations. 10 of them subsequently represented their people and countries at COP20 in Lima.

Facts about LAPI

Facts about EAPI

Latin America Against Poverty and Inequality (LAPI) was launched in 2010 and focuses on the mining industry in South and Central America, climate change and the rights of indigenous peoples. Via LAPI, IBIS is in charge of gathering Danish organisations and individuals interested in Latin America.

The EAPI helps organisations and networks on a national, regional and international level to implement changes to laws, regulations and policies relating to education and to ensure that governments stand by their commitments to guarantee free quality education for all. The programme works with quality in education and the financing of quality education.

In 2014, LAPI had 12 partners in six countries, as well as a number of regional networks. LAPI spent just under DKK 6 million in 2014 and has three staff.

In 2014 the programme spend DKK 2.2 million, and it has three partners and two staff.

report 2014

REPORT 2014

BY OLE MØS, HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION / PHOTO: MIKE KOLLÖFFEL

2014 WAS A YEAR in which the work of IBIS was considerably affected by serious circumstances in several locations around the world. In South Sudan, political dissent developed into bloody conflict over the course of the year, resulting in many hundreds of thousands of refugees. This has set limits on where and how IBIS has been able to work, and it has forced us to postpone some of our work and instead invest our efforts in helping the many refugee children and youth. In the same way, the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa completely changed our agenda in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Most of our planned work here was halted, too, while we focused on slowing the infection and mitigating the negative effects for – among others – the millions who were out of school for months.

countries which were not affected by conflict or disease, namely Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ghana and Mozambique. In our latest partner country, Burkina Faso in West Africa, IBIS opened a small office in June and signed the first contracts with local partners. Initial work here will involve a simple thematic programme which focuses on creating quality education for the many thousands of children out of school or who receive poor education. In all countries, IBIS is continuing to support both small and large partner organisations, enhancing their skills and increasing their capacity to help promote equal access to education, influence and resources. Our starting point is human rights, and the tool is to seek influence on decisions as well as on development and implementation of policies and laws.

For the regional programmes and international political work, the most important event this year was the launch of a new initiative which will take the lead in the global fight for quality education for all (EAPI). IBIS already has the two regional programmes AAP and LAPI, which focus on indigenous peoples, climate change and the extractive industries in Africa and Latin America respectively. There have been some excellent results this year, particularly with regards to creating transparency and introducing decent contracts and fair tax payment from the extractive industries. However, both IBIS, our local and international partners are noting difficulties, due to an increasing number of governments viewing both local and international organisations with scepticism, particularly organisations which demand openness and influence and ask questions about cash flow and contracts. Work was completed as planned and with good results in IBIS partner

In Denmark, IBIS has focused in particular on ensuring that the fight against extreme inequality is on the agenda through campaigns and conferences. And not least, time has been spent trying out the partnership with Oxfam. In 2014, the general meeting decided that IBIS would spend a year as an observer of the international NGO in order to test the partnership and create a foundation for making a decision in 2015 on whether we shall become a part of Oxfam. Therefore, 2014 has been affected by this experimental partnership and the resulting analyses and discussions, which have involved more or less all parts of the organisation in both Denmark and our partner countries.

Financial results of the year

Our financial results for this year show a surplus of DKK 207,000, which is less than the budgeted surplus of DKK 831,000 but satisfactory given the

REPORT 2014

uncertainty margin which exists when working in some of the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the world. IBIS' equity amounted to DKK 13 million at the end of the year. This is equivalent to 5.6 per cent of the turnover for the year, and is seen as satisfactory. The share for long-term development work stands at over 80 per cent, and in addition we have spent 4 per cent of our turnover on humanitarian work in countries such as South Sudan. 8 per cent has been spent on political work on campaigns, and 2 per cent has been spent on information work and fundraising. IBIS' aim is to continue to maintain the administration percentage at the level absolutely necessary for running the organisation well and effectively. In 2014, 7 per cent was spent on administration, which is satisfactory. (This figure stands at 5.3 per cent if we deduct expenses for communication and fundraising.)

Members and partnership In 2014, IBIS experienced a major increase in support from companies entering into strategic CSR partnerships with IBIS. They now constitute 38 per cent of the private fundraising. At the same time, we were successful in halting the drop in income from private contributors, who now contribute almost DKK 5 million a year. Warmest thanks to all individuals, companies, foundations and institutional donors for the support for our work.

Photo: IBIS

Yours faithfully

Ole MĂ¸s Head of Administration, IBIS

FIGURES FOR THE YEAR

Income statement for the period 1/1-31/12 2014 Amounts in DKK thousands Revenues Danida allocation Other institutional donors Private funds Other operating grants (lottery funds, etc.)

2014 2013 127,535 121,386 87,920 135,238 16,328 20,222 465 489

Revenues, total

232,248

277,335

Expenses Project and programme activities Development activities Humanitarian efforts Campaigns and advocacy

2014 2013 188,348 8,728 16,948

228,126 10,957 21,887

Project and programme activities, total

214,024

260,970

Losses and provisions for projects (278) 793 Innovation 2,074 2,991 Other expenses 16,221 14,463 Expenses, total 232,041 279,217 Profit for the year +/(-) 207 -1,882

Balance sheet as at 31/12 2014 Amounts in DKK thousands Assets Fixed assets and deposits Current assets (receivables, securities and cash and cash equivalents) Assets, total Equity and liabilities Equity as at 31/12 2014

2014 3,005 35,611

2013 3,404 37,374

38,616

40,778

2014 12,985

2013 12,778

Current liabilities Unused donor funds inc. interest payable 12,094 11,646 Severance pay 4,858 4,108 Other liabilities 8,679 12,246 Equity and liabilities, total 38,616 40,778

Fees for administration in 2014 amounted to: 7.0%*

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* If the amount is calculated differently and expenses for fundraising and communication are deducted, this amounts to 5.3 per cent.

FIGURES FOR THE YEAR

Other 5%

Private funds 7%

EU 2%

Dutch Government funds 2%

NORAD 1%

Other Danida 8%

GIZ 5%

Humanitarian efforts 4%

232,248 100%

Alliance2015 <1%

Revenues, 2014

55% 11% <1% 5% 4% 8% 1% 2% 2% 7% 5%

SIDA 11%

Amounts in DKK thousands Danida allocation 127,535 SIDA 25,085 Alliance2015 631 GIZ 10,491 Humanitarian efforts 9,191 Other Danida 18,883 NORAD 2,175 Dutch Government funds 5,267 EU 4,759 Private funds 16,793 Other 11,438

Danida allocation 55%

Where the money is coming from

Private funds: Members and permanent supporters 23% Companies 38% Foundations 2% Collections 37%

How IBIS spends the money

Regional programmes EAPI LAPI AAP

115,290 50% 43,451 19% 13,212 6% 16,479 7% 14,210 6% 17,102 7% 4,484 2% 6,352 3%

12,064 6% 2,233 1% 5,809 3% 4,022 2%

Other 41,979 18% Other programme activities 23,749 10% Comm. and fundraising 3,764 2% Innovation 2,074 1% Administration 12,391 5%

Expenses, 2014

Amounts in DKK thousands Long-term development 188,136 81% Humanitarian efforts 8,728 4% Campaigns and advocacy 16,948 7% Comm. and fundraising 3,764 2% Innovation 2,074 1% Administration 12,391 5% Total 232,041 100%

232,041

100%

Bolivia 4% Rest of Latin America 2% Mozambique 19% South Sudan 6% Ghana 7% Liberia 6% Sierra Leone 7% Burkina Faso 2% Rest of Africa 3% EAPI 1% LAPI 3% AAP 2% Other programme activities 10% Communication and fundraising 2% Innovation 1% Administration 5%

Africa Mozambique South Sudan Ghana Liberia Sierra Leone Burkina Faso Rest of Africa

62,708 26% 24,156 10% 23,991 10% 10,015 4% 4,546 2%

Guatemala 10% Nicaragua 10%

Amounts in DKK thousands Latin America Guatemala Nicaragua Bolivia Rest of Latin America

Many thanks for your help Warmest thanks to all of you who have helped to create a fairer world. Thank you to all IBIS members and permanent supporters, because making a difference for other people is a priority for you. Special thanks to the many volunteers who make such an enormous and important contribution, and to the pupils and teachers who have taken part in this year's The Whole World in School campaign. Thank you to Danida, and not least thank you to the foundations and companies that give their enormous and invaluable support to IBIS' work at a time when the world's total contributions towards development are in decline.

Photo: William Vest-LillesĂ¸e

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