Students from Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane, Cork, fundraising for Tr贸caire, April 2014
Your Support at Work 2013-2014
Thank you... Your support helped to improve the lives of over 3.4 million people last year in some of the poorest regions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. From families made homeless by war, to farmers battling the effects of climate change, your support has brought hope and dignity to people living in poverty.
Trócaire’s programmes last year reached over 3.4 million people directly and had an indirect impact on over 30 million people worldwide.
Working at home and abroad
We work on five core themes: strengthening livelihoods, defending human rights, responding to emergencies, empowering women and supporting people living with HIV. At home, we work with communities across Ireland - be it through schools, parishes or volunteer networks – to build a greater understanding of the causes of extreme poverty in the developing world. Our supporters make our work possible, and you’ll see examples of
Éamonn Meehan with genocide survivor Frida Kamuzima in Rwanda, 2014
that work in action throughout this booklet.
Major events
We launched two emergency appeals in 2013, in response to the suffering caused by the war in Syria and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. People in Ireland reacted with enormous generosity, helping us to deliver vital aid to people who have lost everything (see page 6). Last December, the world paused to mark the death of Nelson Mandela. Trócaire was proud to have stood against Apartheid and to have supported activists in South Africa during the worst moments of that brutal regime.
We have also recently commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. Trócaire responded to that tragedy in 1994 and has been working with people in Rwanda ever since to build peace and stability (see page 3).
Trust in charities
As a supporter of Trócaire, I want you to know that we take very seriously the trust placed in us by the Irish public.
We believe in being transparent and open about our finances (see pages 12 and 13), which is why our most recent audited accounts are always available on our website at trocaire.org. As I complete my first year as Executive Director of Trócaire, I thank you for your ongoing support. Without you, our work would not be possible.
Éamonn Meehan Executive Director
Frida Kamuzima and Jean Baptiste Gatera, Rwanda, 2014
Rwanda: 20 years after the genocide Bad governance and a lack of respect for human rights are two of the main reasons why hundreds of millions of people live in dehumanising poverty.
working with survivors and perpetrators of the genocide to build peace in Rwanda.
It is also a cause of conflict. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, in which over 800,000 people were killed.
During the genocide, Jean Baptiste Gatera, a Hutu, searched for members of the minority Tutsi tribe who were fleeing for their lives. Many of the Tutsis he found were then killed.
Since 1994, Trócaire has been
Frida Kamuzima, a Tutsi
neighbour of Jean Baptiste, survived the genocide but for many years after could not forgive him for what he had done. However, a Trócaire-supported project has helped to bring survivors and perpetrators together to build peace. Today, Frida and Jean Baptiste are friends.
“It [the genocide] should not have happened,” says Jean Baptiste. “It was down to a lack of knowledge and bad leaders. Nobody can come to me now and make me do what I did again.” Watch our documentary ‘Let the Devil Sleep’ about our reconciliation programmes at trocaire.org/rwanda.
Our governance and human rights programmes benefited 1.5 million people in over 20 countries last year.
Impact in
5,000 students & 2,000 teachers Received development education sessions from the Trócaire team
95 parishes
Visited by Trócaire speakers at masses during Lent 2014
2013-2014 Honduras: Guatemala:
4,874 families improved crop yields
300 music sessions
202 cases of
human rights violations documented
Nicaragua:
Organised by supporters for Trad for Trócaire 2013
15,026 people benefited from village developments
€29.6 million Donated 330,000 people Reached
face-to-face by Trócaire staff and volunteers during Lent 2014
to Trócaire by over 70,000 supporters
In 2013-2014 Trócaire’s work directly benefited the lives of over 3.4 million people across the world.
Syria: 194,000 victims of
conict supported with emergency aid
Ethiopia:
3,373 families
DR Congo: 7,514 farmers
gained access to safe drinking water
Palestine:
4,717 survivors
35,000 people Kenya: 12,438 women
affected by conict provided with shelter and food
received awareness training on their rights
their number of meals per day
access to HIV treatment
supported after Cyclone Phailin
300,000
people received emergency aid after Typhoon Haiyan
Myanmar:
Rwanda: 21,053 farmers increased
55,390 people received
3,000 families
Philippines:
of human rights violations given legal aid
improved their crop yields
Zimbabwe:
India:
Malawi:
3,748
people received HIV testing and counselling
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Mulvarosa Pepilla Perote (57) and her grandson Brynzsly (12)
Supporters provide vital aid after Philippines typhoon Last November, Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines, damaging or destroying up to 500,000 homes and killing 3,000 people. People in Ireland responded quickly and donated to support Trócaire’s relief efforts. Working with our Caritas partners, we have helped to provide food,
shelter, medicine and other vital aid to over 300,000 people affected by this crisis. Mulvarosa Pepilla Perote (57) was in her home in Tacloban city with her husband, five children and three grandchildren when the typhoon struck.
“We were very frightened,” she says. “We thought we were all going to die. The children were crying. We just had to hold on to whatever we could.” While the family survived the typhoon, their house was partly destroyed. They moved into an emergency accommodation centre, where Trócaire and our
partners provided food and shelter to over 400 people in the immediate aftermath. “We have shelter here and we also receive rice, noodles and tinned food,” she says. “We are very grateful for the help we receive here.”
Your support helped to provide humanitarian aid to 1.1 million people in 15 countries last year.
Gacembe Mugende (36) on his farm in Meru, Kenya
Combating climate change with farmers in Kenya Gacembe Mugende (36) was one of the people you helped to support in 2013. This father-oftwo struggled to grow crops on his farm in central Kenya. Climate change is making rain patterns unpredictable and leading to food shortages. “All my crops depended on the
rain,” he said. “I used to plant my crops and then the rains would not come. I lost all my maize. When the harvests failed I felt a pain in my heart because I had nothing to fall back on for my family.” Gacembe was connected to a Trócaire-supported irrigation
system that is changing the lives of 30,000 people in the area. Within four months of being connected to the water system, Gacembe had harvested twice. “None of these things would have grown before with so little rain,” he said.
”The difference is amazing. I don’t have to worry about having to get casual labour to feed my family. I work every hour of the day on the farm and I am so happy to be able to do that. My family will never be hungry again and my two children are in school.”
Last year our livelihoods programmes directly supported 656,000 people in 15 countries.
Won Sa (23), Mon State, Myanmar
Empowering women in Myanmar’s poorest communities Trócaire advocates for laws that protect women, offers support to those exposed to genderbased violence, and works with local groups to help build women’s leadership skills. In many countries women are expected to perform household tasks and are not given any say in issues affecting their lives. In
her small village in Mon State, Myanmar, Won Sa (23) is one of the young women challenging this structure. “Women here are followers,” she says. “Men make the decisions, while the women take supporting roles. It makes me feel inferior as a woman to think that I am not allowed to make
decisions.” Trócaire is helping to change that. With your support, we have funded training courses for women, teaching them how to get involved in decision-making at community level. Won Sa says that the training has shown women what they are capable of and has inspired
young women especially to strive to become leaders in their communities. “Women have been afraid to take responsibility but that is beginning to change,” she says. “I want to take part in more trainings and get more women involved. I want to show that women can do it.”
Last year we supported programmes to empower women in six countries, benefiting over 78,000 people.
Benita Ramírez, Honduras
Combating stigma and giving support to people living with HIV As well as helping to provide treatment and medication, our HIV programmes also work to combat stigma, helping people living with HIV to live full lives.
“For me, AIDS was a synonym of death,” she says. “I did not want to know anything. My self-esteem was low. I was devastated.”
When Benita Ramírez from Honduras received the news that she was HIV positive she was stunned and fearful.
Benita began receiving home visits from two volunteers but she found it difficult to be open about her status. However, gradually she opened up and
learned about the support services available to her. “I learned that the HIV was not going to kill me,” she says. “I learned to love me and accept myself as I am. I got psychological support and I raised my self-esteem.” Benita now offers support to
other women living with HIV, helping them to live full lives and be open about their status. “We must not lock ourselves up,” she says. “We must find someone who inspires us to talk about our condition. If I had not done so I would not be here now.”
Your generosity has supported HIV programmes in five countries that have benefited over 80,000 people.
People Power: Heavy Load? On his strong, sturdy shoulder,
It is such a chore, it really sucks.
A school bag heavy as a boulder.
Just another mile to go,
All the way from the car, To his desk, it’s way too far. Carrying a jar filled to the top, Filled with water, she cannot stop. For miles and miles she walks alone,
In this heat she’s sweating so, But she must carry on, be brave, Her baby sister she must save. On the Trócaire box he sees the girl, Carrying water from the well.
For she must take this water home.
She is about his age, about his height -
Complaining and weary, he reaches his desk.
Suddenly his bag seems light.
He puffs and pants, he needs a rest,
by Pádraig Power
He has to carry all these books,
Our amazing supporters in action Pádraig Power (11) from Shronell National School, Tipperary, wrote this poem for our annual poetry competition with Poetry Ireland. His inspiration came from a picture he saw in a newspaper of children in the developing world struggling to get to school. His empathy and talent shines through. And, when we shared his poem on Facebook, it received more than 15,500 likes, making it Trócaire’s most popular post ever!
Double Impact Supporters in Northern Ireland like Fr O’Brien and the children of Ballymoney Parish (pictured) were fantastic in their support of the ‘UK Aid Match’ initiative this Lent. This means that at least £1.65 million of donations from schools, parishes and the public will be matched pound for pound by the UK government.
Slieve Donard Hike
Marathon Man
In April 2014, Father Gerry Campbell ran an unbelievable 85 miles (137km) across County Armagh in just four days. This mega-marathon effort raised money for Trócaire’s projects in Malawi which Father Gerry had seen firsthand and was moved to support.
Last year, over 162 Trócaire supporters, including Patrick McBrearty (pictured), took part in a hike of Slieve Donard, County Down, Northern Ireland’s highest mountain. Well done to all who took part in this epic adventure.
Trad for Trócaire
Supporters held over 300 events up and down the country for Trad for Trócaire in 2013, raising money and raising awareness of our work. Picture above, students from Cork Institute of Technology and the Cork School of Music Trad Society warm up for their own big session.
Our finances: 2013-2014 In 2013-2014, Trócaire’s work directly benefited the lives of over 3.4 million people in some of the poorest regions of Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Your support made this possible.
l 91 cent out of every €1.00 donated by our supporters is spent on the organisation’s charitable expenditure, including our overseas programmes. l T rócaire is signed up to the Irish Charities Tax Research (ICTR) statement of Guiding Principles for Fundraising and is fully committed to achieving the highest standards. l T rócaire does not give salary top ups or bonus payments to any personnel. l M embers of the Trócaire board serve a maximum of two three-year terms, to constantly refresh ideas and skills. Board members do not receive any remuneration. l T rócaire has signed up to the Dóchas Code of Corporate Governance, which represents the common interests of Irish Non-Governmental Development Organisations. l T rócaire has long called for a proper regulatory framework for the charity sector in the Republic of Ireland. We very much welcome the appointment this year (2014) by the Irish government of a Charities Regulatory Authority.
Income 2013-14
Expenditure 2013-14 8% 91%
Cost of generating funds
Charitable expenditure
51%
Governments and other institutions
1%
1%
Investment income
Governance
48%
Public income
Charitable Expenditure
2013-14 Expenditure â‚Ź
Preparing for and responding to Emergencies
29,398,000
Lenten Campaign
Governance and Human Rights
10,697,000
Syria and Philippines Appeal
Building Sustainable Livelihoods
11,635,000
Voluntary Income (excl Lent and Emergencies)
Promoting Gender Equality
3,285,000
Addressing the HIV and AIDS Crisis
2,855,000
Public Engagement (e.g. Development Education)
2,967,000
Total Charitable Expenditure Cost of Generating Funds Governance Costs Total Expenditure
60,837,000 5,218,000
2013-14 Income â‚Ź
Public Income
Total Public Income
7,357,000 7,221,000 15,009,000 29,587,000
Investment Income
500,000
Income from Governments and Other Institutions
31,056,000
Total Income
61,143,000
445,000 66,500,000
Our full financial statements for year-ended 28 February 2014 are available on www.trocaire.org. These are prepared according to the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities (SORP), which is recommended best practice by the Accounting Standards Board (ASB). Our financial accounts are independently audited.
Lent 2014: The daily struggle for water This year’s Lent Campaign was about the global water crisis. Worldwide, 783 million people do not have access to clean, safe water.
and sparse, unpredictable rainfall for its crops.
Francis’ Primary School in Lurgan even pulled a 52-seater bus!
Nine-year-old Enestina (pictured) was the girl on this year’s Trócaire Box. She comes from a small rural community in Malawi that has for many years relied on a polluted river for drinking and washing,
The public support and solidarity for Enestina and her community has been truly inspiring. As well as putting money in their Trócaire Boxes, supporters up and down the country held fundraising events - from fasts to bake sales to sponsored runs to relay races – and one ten-year-old boy from St
Teachers brought the message to life in their classrooms using our education resources, and parishes throughout Ireland shared the story of this small but determined Malawian community at masses throughout Lent. People showed their support in other ways too – calling on our
Find out more about this year’s Lent campaign at trocaire.org/lent
leaders to protect our precious natural resources, and many pledged to be less wasteful in how they used water in their daily lives too. Thank you, one and all, for making Lent 2014 so special, and for making clean water accessible to Enestina’s community.
Ways to get involved
Working together for a just world Trócaire continues to work tirelessly to address injustice and bring about lasting change in some of the world’s poorest places – but we need your help!
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Trócaire Gifts
Whether you have one hour a month, or one day a week to spare, your time is greatly appreciated. Volunteers can get involved in a range of activities from campaigning on political issues to fundraising to reaching out to your community. Find out more at trocaire.org/volunteer
Buy Trócaire Gifts and make a lot more people happy! Each gift is sourced locally and sustainably from the country where it is needed. So the gifts not only support families in the world’s poorest places, they grow the local economy too.
Fundraise
Leave a legacy
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From coffee mornings to marathons and fasts to fashion shows, there are hundreds of ways to fundraise for Trócaire. We can provide you with fundraising packs, online fundraising pages and help you promote your event or activity. For more information visit trocaire.org/fundraise or if you’re interested in organising a music or dancing session visit trocaire.org/trad
“I am SO inspired by Trócaire’s work, I can’t wait to begin my mass speaking to tell people about what I witnessed.” Brian Lowney, a Trócaire volunteer who travelled to Ethiopia in 2014.
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Use our resources
Trócaire produces high-quality educational resources suitable for children of all ages – from early years to sixth years. And we run training events for teachers on how to bring justice issues alive in their classrooms. We also have a range of resources for faith groups and parishes. For more information or to access these resources visit trocaire.org/resources
Buy gifts at trocaire.org/gifts
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When making a Will it is important to provide for our loved ones. It is also a unique chance to provide for those causes closest to our heart. You can be assured that leaving a gift of any value in your Will can make a real and lasting difference to the people that Trócaire works with. Visit trocaire.org/legacy or call Margaret Rooney at +353 (0)1 505 3251
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Make a donation
If you would like to make a donation to support Trócaire’s work you can do so online at trocaire.org/donate or by calling 1850 408 408 (ROI) or 0800 912 1200 (N. Ireland). Or if you would like to give a major donation please contact Frances Haworth at +353 (0)1 654 9149.
You can call us any time: +353 (0)1 629 3333 (ROI) or +44 (0)28 9080 8030 (NI).
JOIN US ON: Website: trocaire.org Facebook: facebook.com/trocaireireland Twitter: twitter.com/trocaire Head Office: Trócaire, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Tel: +353 (0)1 629 3333 Dublin: 12 Cathedral Street, Dublin 1, Tel: +353 (0)1 874 3875 Cork: 9 Cook Street, Cork, Tel: +353 (0)21 427 5622 NI: 50 King Street, Belfast, BT1 6AD, Tel: +44 (0)28 9080 8030
Trócaire is the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Did you know Trócaire can claim back tax on your donations at no cost to you? Find out more at trocaire.org/tax
Photo credits: Cover: Students from Presentation Secondary School, April 2014 Mike English P2: Éamonn Meehan with Frida Kamuzima, Rwanda, 2014 Michelle Hoctor P3: Frida Kamuzima and Jean Baptiste Gatera, Rwanda, 2014 Elena Hermosa P6: Mulvarosa Pepilla Perote and her grandson Brynzsly in Tacloban, 2013 Eoghan Rice P7: Gacembe Mugende, Meru, Kenya, 2013 Clare McEvoy P8: Won Sa, Mon State, Myanmar, 2013 Eoghan Rice P9: Benita Ramírez, Honduras, 2013 Gerardo Aguilar P10-11: Fr O’Brien and children from Ballymoney Parish, 2014 Kevin Donnelly Students of Cork IT and Cork School of Music Trad Society, 2013 Mike English Patrick McBrearty at the summit of Slieve Donard, 2013 Courtesy of Patrick McBrearty Father Gerry Campbell running for Trócaire, 2014 Courtesy of Fr Gerry Campbell P15: Brian Lowney, Trócaire volunteer, Ethiopia, 2014 Tamiru Legesse
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