Annual Report
2015
Annual Report
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LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT.............................3 INTRODUCTION...............................5 IDENTITY OF THE WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA ONLUS..............................8 STAKEHOLDERS’ MAP AND INVOLVEMENT IN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES............................10 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE...........................12 COMPOSITION OF THE CORPORATE BASE.........................14 INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION/ ATTESTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..............17 PAID PERSONNEL...................................18 VOLUNTEERS...................................20 OUTSOURCING.......................................21 A GLANCE AT THE PROJECTS AND THEIR FINANCING..........................................23 EQUITY DIMENSION.........................................34 ECONOMIC DIMENSION..........................................37
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LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT
Letter of the President
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ur organization is called to support of human person. It is with people in every part of the world pleasure that we present to have the necessary means to to you the activities which access knowledge and information kept us busy in the past year. in several sector of their life. Once more in 2015, that was the spirit which pushed us to Peace is one work tirelessly to serve our partners. In this annual report, we intend to give a glimpse of of the themes the efforts we have made and a picture of the VITTORIO VICCARDI that pervade our WFRM PRESIDENT results we achieved during the past year. projects. All our 2015 was a special year for us because we had the worldwide conference in Italy, an opportunity The world is activities aim which falls every three years to meet all our changing and at improving life associate members and stakeholders. During World Family of that gathering we had the honour and the joy Radio Maria is of people to be welcomed in a private audience by His prompt to adapt Holiness Pope Francis in the Clementine Hall, to the inputs in Vatican City. It was a moment of gratefulness coming from the five continents. In particular it is for the moral and spiritual support His Holiness important to accompany a growing digitalization give to our efforts, and of great encouragement in communication, investing in different to continue working in the whole world �in first technologies, in radio frequency and in the new line� for all the projects to promote the dignity web and mobile platforms. The main vocation of World Family is the growth of local human resources and our challenge is to provide new instruments and at the same time, to train local staff and volunteers to use them properly, to reach all the people and the smallest communities, interacting with them and promoting the universal values of dialogue and pacification. So we are called to operate directly with our projects by local institutions especially where political crises cause millions of refugees in the Middle East and in Africa. For this reason in 2015 we started programs and activities in favour of 3
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refugees from Burundi and, offering them words of consolation, and hope to alleviate part of their pain. In the Middle East we are actively present with initiatives to support the Arabian Christian communities of Lebanon, and in the next future for the emergency in Erbil we will be probably able to offer the same also in Iraq and Syria. Peace is one of the themes that pervade our projects. All our activities aim at improving the life of people especially where lack of peace put it in danger and conflicts cause spiritual and physical sufferings. We work with our local partners to alleviate the pain, to heal the wounds and generally. On the other side we started to collaborate with Universities in Africa to form journalists and professionals involved in media to spread peace through the communication industries, because peace starts also from the way we talk, listen and read. We believe this is the contribution we can give
to the world nowadays and that our efforts will bear beautiful fruits. We would like to thank all the collaborators and volunteers that helped in spreading our mission and values through our projects in all the continents. The spirit of our organization started by Italian volunteers and nowadays it is brought to the different continents by the team work of thousands of volunteers that, from all the organizations associated to World Family, support us daily. Finally as new President, I would like to thank the great work and example that gave us our former President Mr. Ferrario that founded the World Family in 1998 consecrating his life to this world wide mission. Enjoy reading this Annual Report Regards Vittorio Viccardi, WFRM President
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Introduction and methodological note
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orld Family of Radio Maria Onlus worked during 2015 looking for ways to respond to the need of our changing world. Communication is one of the sectors which is changing very fast. As we are an association aiming at serving people through communication we have to be prompt to align to the need of people wherever we are called. Social communication is getting more and more important not only in a business and commercial perspective but also in the no-profit sector. Technology is changing rapidly; therefore as World Family of Radio Maria Onlus we want to innovative and use technology to improve life of people.
some parts of the world. It is something which in 2015 did not interest yet most of the developing countries where we work, but we are working in order to be ready when the time in which our partners need support in that field comes. Secondly, the “digital continent� made of social networking and social media is involving more and more people in the developing countries. The usage of internet related technologies is increasing drastically especially due to a wide and capillary presence of mobile phone operators in Latina America and Africa, which recently filled the digital gap with the developed world. As also in developing countries more and more people are users of social media, we increased our efforts in providing formation, assistance and support to our partners in order for them to use those tools efficiently in helpung their own beneficiaries. In particular we implemented a training course in Rwanda for journalists and workshops in Tanzania to students of Mass Communications aimed at forming youths in the art of communicating peace both via traditional means and social medias. In this particular case the project
This intention finds an application in several aspects of our work. First, the traditional radio broadcasting, which is the communication means we were born for is changing. Digital radio broadcasting is now a reality that requests us to be innovative in
In Africa we started a project which intends to assist people forced to flee their countries
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with Saint Augustine University in Tanzania was confirmed and strengthened: a pilot course in Peace Journalism done in Songea during 2015 has been transformed in a proper course which now in 2016 is compulsory for students attending the Bachelor in Mass Communication. The year 2015 was very prolific in terms of new stations coming to life. In fact we contributed to start up 5 new radio stations, three in Africa: Central African Republic, Madagascar and Republic of Guinee and three in Europe: Ireland, Latvia and a web radio in Arabic language with a studio in Rome. This is a project that was requested by communities
of Christians in countries like Syria, Giordania and Iraq. Its aim is to provide moral and spiritual assistance and human education and promotion to the millions of persecuted Christians both resident in the Middle East and seeking refuge in European countries. Through the internet they can not only listen but also take active part to the programming of Radio Mariam.
Refugees are in Europe but also in Africa. The case of political conflict in Burundi was not in the first pages of the newspapers and magazines in western countries, although it provoked more than two hundred fifty thousand refugees in the neighboring countries. Our local partners requested our support and cooperation in order to provide services in the METHODOLOGICAL NOTE refugee camps in Rwanda and Uganda and to sensitize the For this fifth edition of our Annual Report we used population about refugees’ life information taken from several World Family’s conditions. With associations departments and individuals: and Ngos in Tanzania, ▶ Administration Rwanda and Uganda we ▶ Communication managers started a project which intends ▶ Technical Services to assist people forced to flee ▶ Continental Managers their countries giving back a “normal life” contributing to The information contained herein comes from the their education and integration following sources: in the countries that welcomed ▶ Minutes of the meetings and of the Board them.
▶ Letters, e-mails and communications to and from the stakeholders ▶ The Association’s management documents ▶ Reports from partners and local offices
The document was approved by the Board held on 24th of May 2016 and will be distributed by means of circulars, newsletters and through the World Family’s institutional website. The Annual Report refers to the World Family of Radio Maria ONLUS, and also contains a few pieces of information concerning its main stakeholders, which are mainly Associations from several countries.
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2015 was the year of the 6th World Conference of Radio Maria, which was held in Collevalenza at the Divine Love Sanctuary (PG) from the 25th to 30th of October. This meeting are held every three years and they are attended by representatives of all associations which are members of WF and other stakeholders involved in its projects. During this edition we had the opportunity to meet His Holiness Pope
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Francis in a private audience in the Clementine Hall in Vatican City on 29th of October. It was a moment of joy for the work done and encouragement of the challenges and activities to come. The Pope recognized the value of the work of our organization in the whole world and spurred us to continue to serve the poor and the vulnerable wherever they are bringing
INTRODUCTION
them the hope that comes from the Gospel. Out of His words World Family of Radio Maria Onlus will focus in the next future to strengthen those activities which widen the possibilities for the poor to have access to information and knowledge for better humans in a better world.
I invite you to persevere in your commitment, which has become a true mission, with fidelity to the Gospel and to the Magisterium of the Church, and to listen to the society and to persons, especially the poorest and most marginalized, in order to be for all your listeners a point of reference and of support. In fact, by spreading the Gospel and devotion to Jesus’ Mother and promoting love of the Church and of prayer, you offer a valid “channel” to hear beautiful reflections, to learn to pray, to deepen reflection on the contents of the faith, which build and enlarge the horizons. In this way, the Radio becomes a means that does not just communicate an ensemble of news, ideas of music without a leading thread, which could only seek to distract and perhaps amuse, but becomes a means of the first order to transmit hope, that true hope that derives from the salvation brought by the Lord Christ, and to offer good company to so many persons in need of it... always keep present that you give something great and unique: Christian hope, which is much more than simple spiritual consolation, because it is founded on the power of the Resurrection, witnessed with faith and works of charity. (From Pope Francis’ speech to World Family of Radio Maria Onlus during private audience in Vatican City on 29th October 2015)
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Identity of the World Family of Radio Maria Onlus
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he World Family of Radio Maria ONLUS is an association with its registered office in Via Rusticucci 13, 00193 Rome. Its main operational offices are located in Via Mazzini 12, 21020 Casciago (VA). During the course of 2015, World Family had a total income of € 6.405.824 net of variation in inventories. The Association has a workforce of 19 paid individuals. It also has 80 volunteers who are involved in several activities in Italy and abroad.
“The purpose of the association is exclusively to achieve social solidarity in the areas of cooperation for development and international solidarity. These goals are pursued in the context of the “Radio Maria” through radio broadcasting, this project has the aim of protecting and affirming the dignity of human rights, support peace processes, post-conflict stabilisation and strengthening of democratic institutions by affirming the uniqueness and centrality of the human person, bearer of inalienable rights. The association intends to pursue its objectives in the areas of MISSION OF WORLD FAMILY cooperation for development To assist and help, through its own and international solidarity through: services, the diffusion of the Radio - training and vocational Maria project throughout the world, education, for people in specifically providing assistance developing countries in order to eradicate poverty and reduce to developing countries in order to inequalities by promoting create a local organizational culture development focused on the centrality of the human within the scope of the means of person; communication and their related - planning and implementing of structures, research and activities. exchange of experiences to disseminate the “Radio This principle is contained in the corporate Maria” project throughout the world; purpose, in article 2 of the Bylaws, which states: - supporting the social and cultural growth 8
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of the countries in which it operates, by promoting their social, cultural and religious values in order to improve coexistence and develop human resources with the help of radio broadcasts and advertising of specific local events”;
through the implementation of technical training projects in the field of social communication; ― The support initiatives to face crisis and/or emergencies especially availing know-how about telecommunications.
The Association thus operates in the cultural and socio-educational sector, as well as in the sector of professional training, health protection and prevention, agriculture and environment. It pursues its aims through two main areas: ― The socio–cultural–educational area through the implementation of communication projects aimed at development; ― The professional training area
The recipients of such activities are mainly local organizations in over 50 countries, most of them are developing in Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. The Association operates according to codes of conduct that consolidated through the years, and specifically with no commercial, advertising or sponsorship contribution whatsoever. 9
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Stakeholders’ map and involvement in management activities
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he main stakeholders of the World Family of Radio Maria are the Associations that share and pursue the same purposes with World Family: they are 79, distributed in 72 countries, roughly 50 of them are in developing countries. Many of the local NGOs and not-for-profit associations, initially set up as counterparts in World Family’s projects, have enhanced their partnership over time and shared with World Family the ideal inspiration and work method, thus originating an informal network that is basically located in the southern regions of the world and in transition
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countries. Most of the Associations that belong to the network have also become members of World Family, to confirm the existing deep bond and collaboration. N. 6 Associations have become members of World Family of Radio Maria Onlus in 2015, with resolution taken by the Assembly on 30th of October 2015.
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STAKEHOLDER’S MAP
The stakeholders are contacted and their involvement is solicited through a monthly newsletter which is also published on the Association’s website. Besides it an annual institutional meeting and few periodical continental meetings for informational and training purposes are held, at least an annual report and a magazine-type publication are published (“Miracle of Volunteers”).
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Istitutional structure
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uring the course of the year 2015, the Association convened three general meeting with the following agendas.
On 13th of April 2015: ― Amendments of the Statute of the Association following the guidelines of the Italian law 11 August 2014 n.125 and Italian legislative decree 04 December 1997 n.460; ― Amendments of Regulation of the Association; ― Any other business. On 28th of May 2015: ― Report of the Board of Directors; ― Approval of balance sheet at 31st of December 2014;
― Approval of the Budget 2015; ― Any other business. On 30th of October 2015: ― Congress recommendations; ― New Board election; ― Any other business. Pursuant to art. 9 of the Bylaws, the Board of Directors is appointed by the General Meeting. During the General Assembly on 30th of October a new Board was elected. In order to assure a good preparation of the Congress and a smooth handover between the two Boards a total of twelve Board meeting were held during the year (nine by the old Board, three by the new one). Below is a list of the Board meetings and their agendas during the year 2015: 12
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DATE OF BOARD MEETINGS
AGENDA
19th February 2015
1. Membership fee 2014 2. Information about WF International Congress of October and Continental Congresses 3. Information about Mariathon 2015 4. Any other business 1. Convocation of the ordinary and extraordinary general meeting 2. Any other business 1. Contents of extraordinary and ordinary General Meeting; 2. Next Board and General Meetings convocation; 3. Any other business 1. Approval of the Financial Statements at and for the year ended 31st December 2014; 2. Approval of the budget 2015; 3. World Family Congress; 4. Fixed and variable membership fee; 5. World Family General Assembly of 30th October 2015; 6. World Family continental activities and structure; 7. World Family project 8. Any other business 1. WF Members donations with third parties and related agreements; 2. Any other Business 1. WFRM General Meeting Convocation on 30 of October 2015 2. Suggestion for RM Statute model 3. Any other business 1. New associated members; 2. List of the Board to be communicated 3. Visit to the Pope and list of to greet personally; 4. “Italian Revenue Authority” and Budget 2015 5. Article new Model Statute RM 6. Assembly of Friday and petition secret vote (Germany) 7. Last recommendations for the Congress – Secretariat and conclusions; 8. Any other business 1. Election of the President; 2. Resolutions of the Congress; 3. Any other business 1. Congress Collevalenza 2015 resolutions; 2. Balance sheet at 31.10.2015; 3. Plan & Budget for 2016; 4. Jubilee of Mercy; 5. Continental Activities and services; 6. Worldwide Mariathon objectives 2016; 7. World Family membership fee resolution; 8. New Radio Mariam in Arabic language; 9. Any other business 1. Powers of President and Vice President; 2. Any other business
13th March 2015 13th April 2015
27th May 2015
10th July 2015 24th September 2015
25th October 2015
30th October 2015 3rd December 2015
17th December 2015
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Composition of the Corporate base
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he members of the World Family of Radio Maria ONLUS are, pursuant to the Bylaws, individual not-for-profit associations. At the end of 2015, there were 65 members, compared to 60 members at the end of 2014. In Canada the two original organizations Radio Maria Canada and Holy
Mother Word Networks merged in one, while six associations were welcomed among the members of World Family of Radio Maria Onlus, during the General Assembly meeting held on 30th of October 2015. They are organizations from India, Latvia, Usa, Ireland, Macedonia and Serbia. This is the full list of members:
ID
NAME
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Associazione Radio Maria Asociacion Radio Maria Asociacion Radio Maria de Colombia Udruga Radio Marija Radju Marija Malta Internationale Christiche Rundfunkgemeinschaft E.V. Fondo Radio Maria Verein Radio Maria Austria Fundacion Radio Maria Asociacion Radio Maria Radio Maria Uganda Asociacion Radio Maria Asociacion Radio Maria Radio Marie France Asociacion Radio Maria Radio Maria Inc. Association Radio Maria Togo Corporacion Radio Maria Chile Association of Radio Maria Malawi Associacao Radio Maria Mocambique Asociacion Radio Maria Radio Maria Foundation Inc.
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COUNTRY OF THE REGISTRED OFFICE Italy PerĂš Colombia Croatia Malta Germany Russia Austria Ecuador Guatemala Uganda Panama Bolivia France Spain USA Togo Chile Malawi Mozambique El Salvador Philippines
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COMPOSITION OF THE CORPORATE BASE
Radio Maria Burkina Asociacion Civil Radio Maria Argentina Radio Maria Radio Maria Asociacion Civil Asociacion Radio Maria Asociacion Radio Maria Radio Maria Sierra Leone Marijos Radijas Radio Maria Rwanda Udruzenje Marija Asociacion Radio Maria Association de Radio Maria Burundi Associacao Radio Maria do Brazil Magyarorszagi Maria Radio Kozhasznu Alapitvany Asociatia Radio Maria Romania Radio Maria Radio Maria Zambia Asociacion Civil Radio Maria Association Maria Congo Radio Maria Inc. Friends of Radio Maria Inc. Radio Maria Canada Verein Radio Maria Soudtirol Vereiniging Radio Maria Nederland Radio Maria Papua New Guinee Incorporated Ass. Association Radio Maria Centrafrique Asociatia Radio Maria Erdely Radio Maria Kenya Perkumpulan Radio Maria Indonesia Association Radio Maria Gabon International Charitable Organization Radio Maria Verein Radio Maria Deutschschweiz Udruga Glas Marija VZW Radio Maria Marafiki wa Radio Maria Ass. Radio Maria Repubblique Democratic du Congo Association Radio Maria Camerun Association Radio Maria Radio Marija Latvija Amigos de Radio Maria Inc. Radio Maria Ireland Ltd Radio Marija Macedonija Za Nasu Radio Mariju
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Burkina Faso Argentina Albania Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Sierra Leone Lithuania Rwanda Serbia Costa Rica Burundi Brazil Hungary Romania Uruguay Zambia Venezuela Congo Dominican Rep. USA Canada Italy The Netherlands Papua New Guinea Central African Rep. Romania Kenya Indonesia Gabon Ukraine Switzerland Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Tanzania Democratic Republic of Congo Camerun India Latvia USA Ireland Macedonia Serbia
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Pursuant to art. 9 of the Bylaws, the Board of Directors is appointed by the General Meeting for a three-year term. During 2015 a new Board was NAME Vittorio Viccardi Alicia Del Cid Emanuele Ferrario Fr. Livio Fanzaga Lukas Bonelli Fr Roger Wawa Julius H. Kira Fr. Raymond Cruz Victor Adolfo Duarte Fr. J. A. Luna Casillas Mukdin M. Turnip Fr. Lazraj Prekë
DATE OF ELECTION 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015 30th October 2015
Board members are volunteers therefore they don’t receive any payment or allowance during their term in office. The minutes of the Board of Directors and Directive Councils’ meetings are made available to the members and kept on file at the administrative offices in Casciago (Varese), at the address of Via Mazzini 12. Vittorio Viccardi was appointed Chairman of the Board by the newly elected Board and he is the legal representative of the Association.
elected on 30th of October 2015. The members reflect the international nature of the Association, since they come from 10 different countries: COUNTRY Italy Guatemala Italy Italy Austria Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Philippines Paraguay Mexico Indonesia Albania
ROLE President Vice president President Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor
The World Family has not appointed a Board of Statutory Auditors because, since its very founding, in order to ensure the highest transparency, it was decided to submit the financial statements to a specific external auditing firm for certification purposes. Once they are approved by the Board, the financial statements for the period, published in both Italian and English, are personally distributed to all members attending the annual meeting, or sent in electronic format by e-mail to all absent members. 16
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Independent certification Attestation of the financial statements
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very year financial statements are submitted to auditing and certification by an independent company. Even for the year 2015 the auditing firm was KPMG S.p.A., which will be paid a total of â‚Ź 7.000 + V.A.T. after conclusion of the certification process. îˆ?
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t the end of 2015 there were 19 employees, as shown in the tables below. During the year 2015, two new people were hired: one to support activities in America and the other one to support projects in Africa. Two people had an apprenticeship contract, one of them resigned before the end of the year. One person had a temporary contract and all the rest are permanent employees. Therefore the overall turnover rate, given by the ratio of total incoming and outgoing employees during the period, in relation to the employees average during the period is equal to 16%. Employees are hired pursuant to the National Labour Collective Agreement for Commerce,
tertiary sector. There were no workplace accidents during the course of 2015, and there is no on-going litigation on the topic of health and safety or concerning other issues with employees or project-based collaborators. The total number of sick days taken in 2015 by all personnel was 33,5 with an average equal to 1,76. Capacity building is one of the ways to improve the quality of work of our employees. In 2015 a second level Spanish course was attended by four people and one in Hygiene and Safety In Workplaces was attended by 8. While as usual the employee responsible for safety at work attended an annual updating training course. �
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE END OF 2015 WOMEN MEN HIRED WITH PERMANENT CONTRACT
19 3 16 17
AGE GROUPS Less than 30 years old Between 30 and 39 years old Between 40 and 49 years old 50 and above
1 7 6 5
TRAINING BODY
COURSE
HOURS NUMBER OF
CESVIP Lombardia CESVIP Lombardia
Spanish language Safety at work for workers rapresentative
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PARTICIPANTS 4 1
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AS Servizi alle Imprese srl
Higiene and sagety in the workplace
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The organisation chart of the World Family
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Volunteers
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here are 80 volunteers who work for the Association. In Italy there are 12 volunteers distributed on the two offices of World Family of Radio Maria: in Roma 2 volunteers, in Casciago (operation and administration headquarters) 10. But most of volunteers (68) are foreigners who assist the implementation of each on-going project with our partners in their own countries. Out of the total number of volunteers 54 are men and 26 are women. In Roma volunteers are committed to support editorial activities in cooperation with our
partners, while in Casciago volunteers work in collaboration with administrative personnel. Please note that among the Associations that are members of World Family, the Chairmen and the members of the Directive Councils are all volunteers. The volunteers in Italy always attend the convivial holiday events held at the headquarters, especially during Christmas, while for the ones abroad there are some regional meetings organized according to the needs. An insurance policy covers injuries that volunteers might have while working for the Association. �
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Outsourcing contracts
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or the procurement of certain services, World Family of Radio Maria relies on companies and people specialized in their sectors. In particular, this happens for the satellite service, for the audio streaming service, with skilled technicians in the radio and audio frequency areas. In 2015 we developed also some IT products with the help of more professionals. The satellite service allows the radio signal to be broadcasted throughout the country’s territory without relying on an infrastructure
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of capillary broadcasting apparatus in the country, thus resulting in a considerable reduction in investment costs as well as in routine and extraordinary maintenance costs. During the course of 2015, Satellite link, a total of € 377.607 was streaming, spent for this technical training type of services. For the audio are some of our streaming, strategic services which allows provided to local people to partners listen to the radio via web in any country of the world, the Association relies on the company Dream Site, and pays a monthly fee. In 2015 the cost of said supply was equal to € 70.436. Other Information technology services include the provision to partners of a template web site which will be used by several associations, and developing a fund raising tool to record donors contacts to be organized in an appropriate database. The total cost for such services was € 191.697. The “Technical Task Force” consists of a group of highly skilled technicians in the radio and audio frequency sectors. World Family sends the Technical Task Force to
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developing countries to provide assistance to the local technicians in assembling, repairing equipment and apparatus; they also provide on-the-field training. Such expense increased as more interventions were done due to a
number of projects focused on installations and upgrading of studios and network, the total cost was equal to â‚Ź 265.990. Lastly, please note that there is no on-going litigation with the owners of the service providers. îˆ?
Technical services offered to partners
Satellite link Radio Frequency Technical support to help radios mantaine efficiently their networks
To allow radios to broadcast in wider areas
Website support To help radios in developing countries to start and run their web sites
Streaming To allow radios to be heard via internet
Fund raising tools and database To help partners to manage efficiently their contacts
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A glance at the projects and their financing
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he activities of World Family of Radio Maria Onlus in the year 2015 had as beneficiaries 52 countries. Below are the description of the situation and the progress status of the most
significant on-going projects. The smaller projects related to the supply of materials and spare parts purchased by the World Family of Radio Maria itself or by the local associations are not included:
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
A total of 58 projects was implemented in 2015, in 52 countries. 19 new projects started in 2015 Id
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Association
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Argentina
Asociacion Civil Radio Maria
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Armenia
3
Belgium
4
Bolivia
5
Bosnia
Title
Social education and involvement of local communities in national communication Radio Mariam Digital networks in Cultural Foundation the capital Yerevan Radio Maria VZW Education to solidarity through radio broadcasting Asociacion Radio Promotion Maria of socially vulnerable people through cultural empowerment Udruga Radio MaAntennas for rija Peace. Peace education through radio in the ex-Yugoslavia Republics
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Area Cultural - social educational
Cultural - social educational Education to development
Duration and Status in 2015 2014 – 2016
2012 – 2015 2014 – 2015
Cultural – social educational
2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2013 – 2014 Extended 2015
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Association
Title
Area
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Brazil
Associacao Radio Maria do Brasil-ARMB
Cultural - social educational
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Burkina Faso
Association Radio Maria Burkina
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Burundi
Radio Maria Burundi
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Cameroun
Radio Maria Cameroun
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Camerun
Université Catholique de l’Afrique Central
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Canada
Radio Maria Canada
Communication technology serving vulnerable people. A project to improve life of old people through internet. Music as cultural instrument for people education Peace on Air. Supporting refugees for a sustainable peace. Realization of new broadcasting station in Youndé Peace Journalism: training to spread peace through media Project for integration of local minorities through radio broadcasting Communicating Peace to Make Peace Peace and reconciliation through radio programs Promotion of cultural and social heritage of communities in remote areas Education to the development of the human promotion of disadvantaged people Promotion of cultural and agricultural heritage in local communities Renovation of production unit in local communities
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El Salvador
Asociacion Radio Maria
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Philippines
Radio Maria Foundation Incorporated
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France
Radio Maria France
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Gabon
Radio Maria Gabon
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Guatemala
Associacion Radio Maria
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Duration and Status in 2015 2015 – 2017
Cultural – social educational
2013 – 2015
Humanitarian education
2015 – 2017
Technical
2013 – 2015
Education
2015 – 2017
Cultural – technical
2014 – 2016
Cultural - social educational
2015 – 2017
Technical educational
2015 – 2016
Cultural – social. educational
2014 – 2016
Education to development
2012 – 2015
Human promotion 2013 – 2015
Technical and professional training
2013 – 2015
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Association
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Guatemala
Familia Latina
A GLANCE AT THE PROJECTS AND THEIR FINANCING
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Peace and development. Integrated action for the growth of no profit media in Latin America. 19 Guinea Radio Voix de la A voice of peace in Paix SARL West Africa 20 Guinea Radio Maria Guinea A voice of Peace in Equatoriale Equatorial West Africa Project of com21 India Association Radio Maria munication for the development for the local communities of Kerala region 22 Indonesia Perkumpulan Radio Renovation of broMaria Indonesia adcasting network 23 Irlanda Radio Maria Ireland Education for Limited development and promotion of vulnerable people 24 Kenya Radio Maria Kenya Renovation of a broadcasting network 25 Kosovo Shoqata Radio Ma- Peace building ria promotion towards local Albanian ethnic groups 26 Latvia Radio Maria Latvija Culture for development of people 27 Lithuania Public Institution Radio broadcaRadio Maria sting for community growth. 28 Liberia Radio Veritas Mon- Project for Educarovia tion and Pomotion of Human Rights in post Ebola Liberia 29 Macau Centro de Maria Broadcasting with new technologies 30 Macedonia Radio Marija Mace- Antennas of Peace donija in the ex Yugoslavian republics. 31 Madagascar Association Radio A voice of peace in Maria East Africa 32 Malawi Association of RaA voice of peace in dio Maria Malawi East Africa
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Area Educational
Cultural - social educational Cultural - social educational Cultural - social educational
Technical cultural Technical – educational
Duration and Status in 2015 2015 – 2017
2012 – 2015 2013 – 2017 2011 – 2014 Extended 2015
2013 – 2015 2014 – 2016
Technical - cultural
2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2012 – 2015
Cultural – social 2014 – 2015 educational Technical – social - 2014 – 2016 cultural Education
2015 – 2017
Cultural - social 2013 – 2016 educational Technical – social - 2014 – 2016 cultural Technical cultural Cultural - social educational
2014 – 2016 2013 – 2016
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Association
Title
Area
33 Mexico
Radio Maria Asocia- Renovation of cion Civil production site for local communities’ communication 34 Mozambique Associacao Radio Media and deveMaria Moçambique lopment. Learning skills through radio programs 35 Papua New Radio Maria PNG Growing together. Guinea Inc. Association A project for development and integration of minority groups. 36 Perù Asociacion Radio Support to local Maria communication networks 37 Central Association Radio Start up of a broaMaria Centrafrique dcasting station in African Bangui Rep. 38 Rep. of Association Maria Communication Congo Congo for development. A project to form communicators 39 Dem. Rep. Association Radio Antennas of peace of Congo Maria RDC 40 Dominican Radio Maria Inc. Growing together. Republic A project for development and integration of minority groups. 41 Romania Asociatia Radio Radio: a means of Maria integration and development 42 Romania Asociatia Radio Ma- Radio as means ria Erdely of integration and development of linguistic minorities 43 Russia Development Fund Cultural Project of of non-comm. RaCommunication dio Broadc. “Radio for Development Maria” 44 Rwanda Radio Maria Rwan- Communication da for Peace: increasing opportunities to build peace in Rwanda 45 Rwanda Institut Catholique Peace Journalism de Kabgayi
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Education to development
Duration and Status in 2015 2013 – 2015
Cultural - social – educational
2015 – 2017
Cultural - social educational
2015 – 2017
Technical – education - social
2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational Cultural – social educational
2012 – 2015 2015 – 2017
Cultural - social educational
2014 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2014 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2012 – 2015
Technical
2014 – 2016
Educational
2015 – 2017
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Country
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Association
Title
Area
46 Serbia
Udruzenje Rarija
Cultural - social educational
47 Serbia
ZA Nasu Radio Mariju
48 Sierra Leone
Radio Maria Sierra Leone
49 Tanzania
Saint Augustine University of Tanzania Association Radio Maria Togo
Antennas of peace. Peace education in the ex-Yugoslavia Republics Antennas of peace. Peace education in the ex-Yugoslavia Republics Education is healthy. Programs for health and sanity to overcome Ebola Peace Journalism
50 Togo
51 Ukraine
52 Uganda
53 Uruguay 54 Tanzania
55 Tanzania
56 USA
Folk culture for personal and social growth. Human development programs through culture Installation and International Charitable Organization network development in Zhytomyr, Radio Maria Kamayanets, Horodok Radio Maria Ugan- Professional traida ning for media operators in Eastern Uganda rural areas Asociacion Civil Renovation of raRadio Maria dio network World Family Africa Africa growths through communication: initiatives for professionalization of media sector World Family Africa Peace on Air. Supporting refugees for a sustainable peace. World Family Inc. – Integration after America migration. Project to support integration of language minorities.
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Duration and Status in 2015 2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2013 – 2015
Cultural - social educational
2015 – 2017
Educational
2015 – 2017
Educational
2015 – 2016
Technical development
2013 – 2014 Extended 2015
Educational
2015 – 2016
Technical
2013 – 2015
Technical education
2015 – 2017
Humanitarian educational
2015 – 2017
Professional training and technologies
2015 – 2017
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Id
Country
57 Venezuela 58 Zambia
Association
Title
Area
Associacion Civil Renovation of Radio Maria network Radio Maria Zambia New ways of education to rural population in central and east provinces in Zambia
Technical Technical educational
Duration and Status in 2015 2014 – 2015 2015 – 2017
Some areas of social technical and educational projects
Manufacture/supply, production conditions • on site visits by skilled personnel; • feasibility studies • technical projects, • training programmes, • provision of equipment
Assistance and assembly services • assembling equipment, production and transmission systems • final testing • conformity of standard to international law requirements
Training operations • assistance during the set up and selection of the teams and managerial training (first selection on site, followed by training in Italy of the area managers); • on-site training programmes (technical editorial personnel and sector experts sent for on-site training); • initial operational assistance through continental managers (with specialists of the continental area on hand); • supervision of internal audit (visit by internal personnel for verification purposes: regularity audit and performances audit); • external audit
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SIX NEW RADIOS STARTED IN 2015
2015 saw the starting up of six radios, three in Africa and three in Europe. Modality of broadcasting
Country
Name of the radio
Location
Started on
Madagascar
Radio Maria
Ambositra
25th March 2015 1 FM frequency
Ireland
Radio Maria
Dublin
13th May 2015
Centrafrican Republic Latvia
Radio Maria
Bangui
Radio Marija
Riga
Italy
Radio Mariam (in Arabic) Radio Voix de la Paix
Rome
22nd November 2015 8th December 2015 8th December 2015 19th December 2015
Republic of Guinea
Conackry
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Web and DAB in Dublin and Cork 2 frequencies 3 frequencies and web web 1 frequency
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Sectors of development to which World Family is committed in order to improve life of people
Health education
Empowerment of vulnerable people
Peace and development
Human rights
Alphabetization
Education for sustainability
Local culture support
Voice to the voiceless World Family is committed to give voice to the voiceless supporting her partners to assist those categories of people who are forgotten or hidden by the society. This concerns both ethnical minorities and people living in rural areas like in Guatemala, Uganda, Papua New Guinee, Tanzania, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Romania, Kosovo and also social divisions helping partners to fill the gap between the
Food security and agriculture
wealthy and the poor by involving the latter in communication and education activities like in Liberia, in Rwanda, in Burundi, in Ireland, Brazil.
Activities with Universities in Africa In 2015 World Family started a collaboration with some Universities in Africa to form future journalists in Peace Journalism. It is a course which has the objective to spread peace by 30
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teaching how to narrate peace and report conflicts in an optic of peace building. In Tanzania the course has already started and produced positive effect both in students and in stakeholders of the Saint Augustine University. In Rwanda and in Cameroun the courses will start in 2016.
Activities in professional training area In 2015 continental meetings were held in Switzerland for Europe, in Tanzania for Africa, in Philippines for Asia in PerĂš for Latin America, in U.S.A. for North America. Two main topics were discussed in all the continental meetings: the first one was the preparation of Mariathon 2015, and the second the
Training given to Personnel of projects Journalist
20
Managers Fund raisers
12 14
Total
62
Administrators
16
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preparation of the World Radio Maria Meeting which then was in Italy in October. Such meetings are always opportunities for members of local associations both to receive trainings and to contribute actively to the life of World Family of Radio Maria Onlus. Other training and formation courses were organized and implemented in several countries mainly by the two teams in charge of that: EFCA (Equipo de FormaciĂłn Continental de America) and FARM (Formateurs Africains Radio Maria) and FARM (Formateurs Africains Radio Maria). These are formed by volunteers coming from some of the Associations that are members of WF; they have the mandate to plan and implement training courses according to the needs in their own continents. Courses where held in Guatemala, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique, Zambia, Italy. The total number of people who have been trained in those courses is 62. Some have been training in editorial work, especially in relation to radio broadcasting. Some others have been trained to manage radios stations, therefore in administration, promotion and fund raising, and technical management.
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FINANCING SOURCES
Below is a table that shows the distribution of the financing sources of on-going projects. ITEM Contribution from members Other donation from members Pre-tax 5 per thousand government contribution Donation from third parties Other incomes TOTALE
AMMOUNT PERCENTAGE 3.055.193 47,69% 3.246.686 50,68% 0 0,00% 6.247 0,10% 97.698 1,53% 6.405.824 100,00%
Contribution from members Other donation from members Pre-tax 5 per thousnad government contribution Donation from third parties Other incomes
50,68%
47,69%
1,53% The item “Contributions from members” consists of a variable membership fee and a fix annual fee paid by the associations to the World Family of Radio Maria ONLUS. The fix fee amounts to 500 USD, while the variable fee is based on the gross revenues shown on the financial statements of the previous year of each association.
0,10% “Other donations from members” are donations given by the associations for the cofinancing of specific projects of communication for development and projects of information and education to development. The item “Government contribution” consists of the 5 per thousand of taxpayers’ income received by the State and intended for non-profit 32
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organizations. This contribution has not been paid to World Family during the year 2015, though the same association appeared among the beneficiaries on the list published by the Revenue Agency. Based on the principle of prudence, the
non-profit associations can bookkeep the incomes only when the amounts are actually received. The item “Donation from third parties” regards donations from both associations and from private supporters.
DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES
ITEM Running Costs Strategic Service Projects Activity Projects TOTAL Expenses
AMMOUNT PERCENTAGE 1.932.630 26,66% 1.237.356 17,07% 4.079.747 56,27% 7.249.733 100,00%
Running Costs Strategic Service Projects Activity Projects
26,66%
56,27%
17,07%
The item “Strategic Service Projects” includes those activities that World Family of Radio Maria Onlus grants to the associatate members like the satellite services, the streaming services, the technical task force that we described in chapter 10 (Outsourcing 33
contracts). Instead “Running costs” includes expenses for personnel both in Casciago and Roma offices, and all administrative services which allows the organization to run all the projects. “Activity Projects” are the ones listed in pagg 23-28.
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Equity dimension
T
he financial statements of the World Family of Radio Maria ONLUS have always been drawn up according to the provisions of the Italian Civil Code for corporations and in order to guarantee the utmost transparency, they have always been submitted to the certification by a primary auditing firm. It has been appropriately integrated by considering the “Directives for the preparation of financial
statements of non-profit organizations”, issued by the Italian Agency for non-profit organisations (ONLUS) . In particular, the financial statements format has been made considering the “Directives” in order to give a better view about the “core activity” and to guarantee a major transparency. It should be noted, that there are no relevant law obligations in this matter. Please find below the Balance Sheet for 2015 along with the one pertaining to the 2014 period:
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BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS
EQUITY DIMENSION
31/12/2015
A - Membership fees to be received B - FIXED ASSETS I Intangible fixed assets II Tangible fixed assets 1 - Land and buildings Accumulated depreciation
31/12/2014 1.068
1.443
-
-
-
-
363.389 (363.389) -
319.506 (319.506) -
a) Furniture and fittings Accumulated depreciation
236.555 (236.555) -
270.098 (270.098) -
b) Motor vehicles Accumulated depreciation
43.951 (43.951) -
66.840 (66.840) -
2 - Industrial and commercial equipment Accumulated depreciation 3 - Other assets
III Financial fixed assets 1 - Investments a) subsidiaries 2 - Financial receivables 3 - Other securities
-
382.491 -
Total fixed assets (B)
-
382.491
370.359 -
370.359
382.491
370.359
144.940
87.788
C - Current assets I
Inventory 4 - Finished products and goods II Receivables 4 bis - Tax receivables 5 - From others III Current financial assets 6 - Other securities IV Liquid funds 1 - Bank and postal accounts 3 - Cash-in-hand and cash equivalents
468.993
8 468.993
285.536
945.295 460.588 12.573
Total current assets ( C ) D - Prepayments and accrued income Prepayment and accrued income Total assets (A+B+C+D)
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473.161
285.544 987.796
149.969 4.920
154.889
2.032.390
1.516.017
20.350
17.933
2.436.299
1.905.752
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BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES
31/12/2015
A - Net worth I Unrestricted net worth: 1 - Surplus for the year 2 - Surplus for the previous year 3 - Statutory reserves II Endowment fund III Restricted net worth TOTAL NET WORTH (A) B - Provisions for risks and charges 1 - Pension and similar provisions 2 - Other
31/12/2014
(766.861)
38.500
877.142
838.642
162.155 -
162.155 -
272.436
1.039.297
-
-
-
270.000
-
270.000
TOTAL PROVISIONS FOR RISKS AND CHARGES C - Employees' leaving entitlement Employees' leaving entitlement
-
270.000
270.000
289.815
252.273
D - Payables 2 - Bank loans and borrowings 3 - Loans and borrowings from other financial backers - due within one year - due after one year
1.214.702
-
-
-
5 - Trade payables 6 - Tax payables 7 - Social security charges payable
129.146 84.759 40.973
121.502 67.522 41.485
8 - Other payables
131.162
E - Accrued expenses and deferred income Accrued expenses and deferred income
Â
1.600.742
112.742
343.251
3.306
931
TOTAL LIABILITIES (A+B+C+D+E)
2.436.299
1.905.752
Memorandum and contingency accounts
1.037.000
582.000
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Economic dimension
F
or the statement of activities too, reference has always been made to the Italian Civil Code with regards to corporations and appropriately integrated by considering the “Directives for
the preparation of financial statements of non – profit originations”, issued by the Italian Agency for non-profit organizations. The Statement of Activities is provided here below, together with the 2014 figures.
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES EXPENSES
2015
2014
1 Expenses for core activities 1.1. Purchases 1.2. Services 1.3. Use of third party assets 1.4. Personnel expenses a) wages and salaries b) social security contributions c) Employees' leaving entitlement
701.284 203.007 48.985
59.121
32.777
1.907.535
1.438.431
114.951
107.598
953.276
733.086 217.563 51.534
1.002.183
23.687
11.603 0 59.582
71.185
1.5. Amortisation and depreciation a) amortisation of intangible fixed assets - concessions, licences and trademarks - leasehold improvements - software b) depreciation of tangible fixed assets - industrial and commercial equipment - furniture and fittings - motor vehicles
1.330 1.635 20.722 43.883 11.666 171
1.6. Other operating costs 1.7. Contributions for projects 2 Financial charges and adjustments to financial assets 2.1. bank interest expense 2.2. exchange rate losses 2.3. write-downs of securities included under assets forming part of working capital 2.4. other
19.404 55.720
13.483 0
29.372
305.148
4.079.747
5.297.389
6.648
7.458
506
158
7.102 0
3 - Extraordinary expenses 3.2. Other
32.887
14.256
11.160 0
18.776
-
-
Total expenses for core activities
7.237.666
8.306.374
Taxation on surplus for the year Surplus for the year
12.067 (766.861)
29.970 38.500
Total
6.482.872
8.374.844
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES REVENUES
1.1. Contributions for projects
2015
1.6. Adjustment to inventory
2014
3.246.686
2.829.113
0
1.627.460
3.055.193 6.247 97.698
3.587.524 59.554 186.836
1.2. Government contributions 1.3. Membership fees 1.4. Donations from third parties 1.5. Other income
ECONOMIC DIMENSION
57.152
6.462.976
72.425
8.362.912
2 - Financial income 2.1. Bank interest income 2.2. Securities classified as fixed assets 2.3. Exchange rate gains
15 19.421 460
Total revenues from core activities
86 19.896 6.482.872
11.818 28
11.932 8.374.844
During the year 2015 the revenues of the World Family were equal to € 6.482.872 (including variation in inventories and financial incomes). Even during the year 2015 the World Family of Radio Maria Onlus did not carry out any advertising or specific activity for collecting funds. The donations are usually made through 39
banking and/or postal channels. As clearly shown by the aforementioned data, there are no subjects that, due to the entity of their contributions, can jeopardize the Association’s independence. The Association has no contractual relationship underway with the Public Administration.
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