Balance Sheet as of 31 December 2010
31.12.2010 CHF
31.12.2009 CHF
ASSETS
31.12.2010 CHF
31.12.2009 CHF
Current liabilities Short-term liabilities Pre-payments Accrued expenses and deferred income Total
434,405 2,630,983 98,265 3,163,653
641,772 1,825,796 91,569 2,559,136
Long-term liabilities Mortgages Liability reserves Total
3,250,000 741,459 3,991,459
3,250,000 730,202 3,980,202
7,155,112
6,539,338
Earmarked fund capital
2,868,522
2,935,226
Net worth Paid-up capital Foreign exchange offset reserve Collective agreement (GAV) reserve Accrued free capital Total
100,000 78,068 60,000 1,132,281 1,370,349
100,000 127,942 60,000 1,128,473 1,416,415
11,393,982
10,890,980
LIABILITIES
Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable Accrued income and pre-paid expenses Total
6,713,307 849,745 810,432 8,373,484
5,095,637 1,000,247 1,733,289 7,829,174
Fixed assets Financial assets Tangible fixed assets (excl. real estate) Real estate Total
146,253 24,040 2,850,205 3,020,498
146,232 18,737 2,896,837 3,061,806
11,393,982
10,890,980
Total liabilities Total assets balance
Total liabilities balance
SOLIDAR SUISSE TAKES ACTION! Annual Report 2010
CAMPAIGNS AGAINST EXPLOITATION
Profit and Loss Account as of 31 December 2010
No Exploitation During the World Cup 2010
Origin of funds Income from fundraising Income from services rendered Other income
2010 CHF 6,270,038 14,542,492 254,635
2009 CHF 6,444,123 7,842,831 228,160
Total operational income
21,067,165
14,515,113
International programme Swiss programme Executive unit, communications
17,372,632 1,047,202 2,879,994
10,303,971 1,246,378 2,756,232
Total operational expenditure
21,299,828
14,306,580
Operating profit/loss Other profit/loss
-232,663 119,892
208,533 283,363
Profit/loss before funds adjustment
-112,771
491,896
66,704
-308,066
-46,067
183,830
-3,808 49,875
-85,338
Movement in funds Annual profit/loss 1 before allocations Allocations to acquired free capital to acquired fixed funds to earmarked funds Annual profit/loss 2 after allocations
26.1% Government contributions 19.2% Donations & legacies
8.8% Swiss Solidarity (Glückskette) 8.9% Cantonal, municipal & institutional contributions
30.6% Contributions from various government agencies
3.5% Contributions from various organisations 1.7% Membership fees, supporter contributions 1.2% Other operating revenue
-98,492 0
8.6% Fundraising 4.9% Executive unit, communications 4.9% Swiss programme
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Our campaign “No exploitation with our tax money!” has again made positive headlines. Our call for public money to be invested only in fairly produced goods has been heard by more than 200 municipal councils. In 2010 Solidar Suisse awarded “The Stone of Fairness” to one cantonal and fifteen municipal councils.
Swiss Labour Assistance becomes Solidar Suisse
Use of funds 81.6% International programme
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The 2010 Solidar Suisse campaign called for “No exploitation during the World Cup 2010”. Our giant football visited twenty Swiss towns and cities and Solidar Suisse made people aware of many violations of human and labour rights in the run-up to the World Cup in South Africa. 13,715 individuals signed our petition asking Fifa to prevent such violations. In interviews Fifa president Sepp Blatter for the first time acknowledged that Fifa has to commit itself to the compliance with human rights at the venues of the World Cup – we will take him at his word!
Fair Procurement
Our new name – Solidar Suisse – stands for continuity and change alike: while we remain true to our roots and our key value of solidarity, we have also adopted new perspectives. Solidar Suisse was among the first Swiss charitable organisations to become involved in development aid. However, our concept of development has evolved since then. The name Solidar Suisse stands for a modern development concept that involves partners co-operating across regional, national, and continental boundaries. We are committed to more democracy, and to stronger fundamental labour laws – to provide leverage for better lives and a fairer society. The regional SLA associations are keeping their name. Our byline – Swiss Labour Assistance SLA – demonstrates our commitment to them, and to our roots.
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HOW DOES SOLIDAR SUISSE WORK? Decent working conditions are key to success in our fight against poverty. Which is why we co-operate with labour unions and self-help organisations, e.g. the Bolivian Union of domestic workers, or South African Sikhula Sonke, the union of rural women workers. And we are involved in a policy dialogue with
Nicaragua: Radio-based Labour Union Information Most Nicaraguans still do not have TV, let alone internet access. People are linked to the outside world by small, battery-operated radios. Every Sunday morning, ATC, the National Association of Labour Unions, produces a one-hour radio programme called El Mañanero, which informs listeners on issues of labour law and unions. Callers keep the phone lines busy; letters arrive from
governments, public and development institutions. Most Solidar co-ordination offices in our focus countries are staffed by locals. In Switzerland our campaigns and media work reach a wide audience.
Kosovo: Competition Promotes Innovative Projects Solidar‘s second competition for rural associations, Perspektiva Rurale, was held in 2010 in Kosovo. Accompanied by Solidar Suisse, ten associations with the most promising ideas drew up their business plans. The three top projects that received an award were: the Krusha Widows Association‘s marketing of Ajvar (paprika
preserves); the Krusha Farming Women‘s milk-collection project; and the Gjakova Neptun Fruit Growers‘ irrigation project. The jury consisted of representatives from municipalities, banks, schools and private companies, enabling the associations to establish important contacts with local decision makers. The prizemoney will help the winners to realise their projects without any further delay.
Pakistan: Emergency Aid for Flood Victims In August 2010 massive monsoon rains caused the worst floods Pakistan has seen in decades. Twenty million people were directly affected by the disaster. Once the waters had receded people were threatened by famine and the onslaught of winter. Solidar
Suisse emergency aid consisted in the distribution of tools and materials to clear silt and rubble from homes, and of tarpaulins to provide shelter from more rain. Since last October Solidar Suisse and its partners in the European Solidar network have been constructing 800 temporary homes and sanitary installations, which will provide shelter until the re-building of destroyed homes is complete.
distant settlements – proof of the importance of this kind of information in times of labour disputes, for example. If they require more support, callers are referred to local labour union offices. Since 2004 Solidar Suisse has supported not only these radio programmes but also the training of grassroots radio journalists. Meanwhile, eight stations transmit four regional radio programmes which reach many parts of the country.
Serbia Kosovo China
Mozambique: Involving Local Populations for Sustainable Investments In Mozambique Solidar Suisse and its partner organisations have been calling for greater participation. The Mudzingadzi project encourages people in Chimoio‘s popular quarters to take charge and become active. Dialogue with the city‘s council has improved the democratic pro-
Burkina Faso: Bi-lingual education becomes tri-lingual Solidar Suisse‘s long struggle for the inclusion of primary pupil‘s actual mother tongues has reached a couple of new milestones. Burkina Faso has expanded the model into a «Continuum of bi-lingual education», which includes pre-schools and secondary schools. The successful scheme has also been introduced in © Illustrations: Solidar Suisse Translation from German: Margret Powell-Joss
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Pakistan
cess: public investments in health, education and infrastructure – new fountains for drinking water, for example – are being made according to the local population‘s actual needs. In 2010 Solidar Suisse trained 130 members of urban development committees who play an important part in planning. The project also provides support to adult literacy courses – an important step for women to become more actively involved.
Franco-Arabic schools: ten primary schools are participating in a tri-lingual pilot project involving the local language as well as French and Arabic. We are also taking our expertise in bi-lingual education to Benin, where Solidar Suisse – in co-operation with its partner charity Helvetas and on behalf of SDC (Swiss Development Co-operation) – is implementing a new educational project for children excluded from the formal education system.
Palestine Burkina Faso El Salvador Nicaragua
Sri Lanka Sumatra Mozambique
Bolivia
Operational Expenditure per Sector Labour & Unions
1’280’420
Participation & Democracy
2’982’627
Rural Development
1’370’521
Bi-lingual Education
7’418’913
Humanitarian Aid
3’108’174
Total
16’160’655
South Africa
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