Annual Report. CiD. Council for International Development

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1 Annual Report CiD 2004 Council for International Development i

2 The COUNCIL for IN TER NA TION AL DEVELOPMENT (CID) is the umbrella organisation that rep re sents 64 New Zea land-based aid and development agen cies. CONTENTS 1 Report from the Chairperson 2 Report from the Executive Director 8 NGO Trav el Fund Photo: UNICEF 9 Training and Capacity Building 10 Survey of international development agen cies 13 Communications Photos The photos used in this report are all from CID member agencies. Front cover: Woman making chapatis. Alan Fletcher ADRA NZ Back cover: Making water jars, Kenya. Save the Children NZ 14 NDRF 16 Financial Report 26 CID Code of Ethics 27 CID Members (August 2004) ii

3 Annual Report from the Chair The last Annual General Meeting of CID, held in Oc to ber 2003, saw an active engagement by the CID mem ber ship in our fi rst residential meeting in Wel ling ton. Held over a weekend, it gave much more time and many more opportunities for people from CID member agen cies to spend together and get to know each other. As the CID membership has increased signifi cantly in the past two to three years this was appreciated by both new agencies and longer term members. The CID Board, since the AGM, has comprised: Steve Tollestrup (Tear Fund) as Vice Chair, Jonquil Brooks (DevZone) as Treasurer, Mary Cavanagh (Christian World Service), Barry Coates (Oxfam), Alan Fletcher (ADRA), Adam Laidlaw (Christian Childrens Fund), Paul Martell (World Vision), JB Munro (IHC), Carmel Williams (Fred Hollows Foun da tion). We accepted with regret Adam Laidlaw s resignation in June when he left Christian Childrens Fund. Since the AGM, CID s Board has met four times: No vem ber 2003; February, May and August On these occasions Board members also meet with var i ous staff members from NZAID in what is known as the CID/NZAID Quarterly Meetings. We ap pre ci ate Dr Peter Adam s attendance at these meetings when he is able and his strong support of the work our NGOs are doing in international development. This is refl ected in the updated Strategic Policy Framework for relations between NZAID and New Zealand NGOs. Our sincere appreciation goes to the members of the Strategic Policy Framework workgroup who guided this policy through to completion. Such a shared agreement is indeed valued by the NGOs making up the international development community in New Zealand. In addition to the above, committees (Finance, Membership, Staff, Policy, and Travel Fund) made up of Board members have also met and/or had teleconference calls as needed during the intervening months. At the May Board meeting it was agreed there was a need to differentiate between internal and external policy, so a new committee was formed as the External Policy Committee, leaving the original Policy Committee to become the new Internal Policy Committee. As members of your elected Board it is our mandate to represent you, our member agencies, as best we can in CID s overall strategic direction. To this end, at the August Board meeting, it was agreed we should canvas member agencies asking for feedback to help us better achieve this, and for guidance about any other issues of priority and/or concern. It is our intention to use this feedback as we plan the 2004 AGM. Thank you for the confidence you placed in me when you elected me as Chair of your Board. It has been my privilege to serve you over the past year. Isabelle Duff Chair of CID Board 1

4 Annual Report from the Executive Di rec tor Membership Membership has grown again this year there are now 63 member organisations. Seven or gan i sa tions have joined CID and there were no res ig na tions. A number of other organisations are in the proc ess of joining. Introduction With the val u a ble increase in staff, CID has been able to build up its ac tiv i ties and support ac tiv i ties, es pe cial ly in the area of policy de vel op ment and ad vo ca cy. Staff There was no change to the staff during the year, which was very pleasing. It meant that we were able to deal with the pressures of being a very busy of fice with a well co-ordinated team ap proach. Sadly, at the end of the year, both Raewyn Reynolds and Kim Chamberlain tendered their resignations. We thank them both very much for their invaluable con tri bu tions to the de vel op ment of CID. Kim in par tic u lar had been with CID for over 3 years and her skills and commitment will be hard to re place. Michael Hartfield, Ewan Morris and Claire-Louise McCurdy remain with the offi ce and continue to pro vide excellent work in their own areas and in their general support for the activities of CID. We were also fortunate to have the temporary as sist ance of Imogen Prickett who covered a wide numbers of support areas. She will continue into the new fi nan cial year. New members: The Communities-on-Line Trust Pacific Wom en s Watch The Bridgebuilders Trust Community Service The UMMA Trust Rotary New Zealand World Community Service The Pacific Paramedical Training Cen tre The Richmond Fellowship These or gan i sa tions are based in Auck land, Wel ling ton, and Christchurch and en com pass a wide range of in ter ests. We look for ward to their con tri bu tion to the general activities of CID. During the year all current mem bers and some oth ers were con tact ed as part of the survey carried out by Ewan Morris. Other staff mem bers and I have also vis it ed many mem ber agencies and wel comed others to the office as we consider such contacts an important part of our role. We also note that many agen cies have staff changes including that of Chief Executive. During the year a lunch was held in Wellington for Wel ling ton-based CEOs. This was a very successful event and we propose to repeat it annually. CID staff, past and present, gather to farewell Kim Funding The NZAID grant increased again for the new fi nan cial year. In addition to the core grant, fund ing was received for some spe cial projects, in clud ing SPHERE training in the Pacific, and a survey of public attitudes to overseas aid that was mainly a repeat of the survey carried out in L to R from back: Carol Nelson, Pat Webster, Kim Chamberlain, Rae Julian, Claire-Louise McCurdy, Virginia Pidcock, Michael Hartfield, Imogen Prickett, Ewan Morris (current staff missing: Sahana Basavapatna and Pat Craddock

5 MEETINGS An nu al Gen er al Meet ing 2003 The AGM was held on the week end of the Oc to ber with a theme of confl ict transformation. We were especially pleased to have as guest speakers Guillermo Kerber from the World Council of Church es, Ruth Liloqula the Wom en s Coordinator for the Lauru Land Conference in the Solomon Is lands and Lt Col Rick McDonald from the New Zea land Defence Force. Winnie Laban MP of fi cial ly opened the meeting. Special guests at the meet ing were from PIANGO and ACFOA (now ACFID). An im por tant part of the meeting was the contribution of member agen cies to the various work shops and dis cus sions. Guillermo Kerber A new Board was elected, with Isabelle Duff as Chair per son and Jonquil Brooks as Treasurer. At the fi rst Board meet ing, Steve Tollestrup was elect ed Vice-Chair per son. Re gion al Meetings Meetings were held in Auckland, Wel ling ton and Christchurch in April. As with the previous year, a valuable part of the meeting was the presentation by Dr Peter Adams, Executive Director of NZAID, reviewing progress since the launch of the new agency in July It was generally agreed that the re la tion ship between CID and NZAID was strong and healthy and members ap pre ci at ed the ongoing opportunities to contribute towards policies, coun try re views and other activities. The days were divided between CID-only sessions and time for NGOs to discuss VASS-related issues with PSC mem bers and gen er al is sues with the NZAID rep re sent a tives. There was a high turn out of mem bers at all meet ings and mem bers ap peared pleased to have an op por tu ni ty to dis cuss mat ters re lat ed to NZAID and CID within their own region. Peter Adams, Director of NZAID, and Isabelle Duff, CID Chair, launch the Strategic Framework CID BOARD The Board met four times dur ing the year. Adam Laidlaw re signed in May as he was leav ing CCF but membership was otherwise con stant. Board mem bers worked very hard, es pe cial ly on the per ma nent and ad hoc com mit tees. Subcommittees Finance: Jonquil Brooks, JB Munro, Paul Martell; Membership: Adam Laidlaw, Steve Tollestrup, Carmel Williams Staff: Isabelle Duff, Steve Tollestrup, Mary Cavanagh Travel Fund: Steve Tollestrup, Mary Cavanagh, Carmel Williams Policy: JB Munro, Jonquil Brooks, Adam Laidlaw, Barry Coates External Policy: Isabelle Duff, Jonquil Brooks, Barry Coates Strategic Policy Framework: David Hall, (Leprosy Mission), Adam Laidlaw, Jon quil Brooks, Helen Green (World Vi sion), Don Clarke & Suzanne Loughlin (NZAID) disbanded in Feb ru ary due to the completion of its tasks. Ad Hoc Committees/Working Groups Treaty Partnership: Jill Hawkey, Manu Caddie/Tarsha Te Rure (Te Ora Hou), Maree Tukukino (Te Korowai Aroha), Don Clarke, Suzanne Loughlin and Tony Andrews (NZAID) Pacific Poverty Steering Committee: Harriet Sewell, (Oxfam), Rae Julian (and all agencies work ing in the Pacific as a reference group). 3

6 Lunchtime Forums CID has hosted the following NGO Forums (July 2003 to June 2004). Attendance varied between 7 and 40 and with an average of around 20. Ken Casey World Vision specialist HIV/AIDS Ans Zwerver Dutch pol i ti cian and hu man rights ad vo cate John Rumbiak Human Rights Advocate, Papua Visitors from Burma Karen Mason World Bank Senior spokes per son on gender and development Lyn Squire Director of the Global De vel op ment Network (GDN) DOMESTIC LIAISON NZAID CID has met with NZAID on many occasions dur ing the year, both formally and informally. The Board meets quarterly with Dr Peter Adams and other of fi cials to discuss areas of common interest and the agendas are always lengthy. These meetings range from issues of concern within the relationship to discussions of wider matters. There have also been meetings arranged to com ment on country and regional strategy reviews, pol i cy consultations, and the joint committees and working groups outlined above. Bulls and hay cart PHOTO ADRA NZ 4 Lydia Kan freelance American strategy and management consultant Vernon Mack (Chief, Resource Mobilisation Branch), Kristin Hetle (Chief, Media Branch) and Kae Ishikawa (Resource Mobilisation Offi cer) from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ross Whitcher Communities OnLine Richard Manning Chair of DAC (OECD) Annette Dixon Operations Director Europe and Central Asia Group, World Bank Poul Nielson Commissioner for De vel op ment and Humanitarian Aid, European Commission. David Hartsough Director, PeaceWorkers James Morris Executive Director WFP, Saw Min Lwin Burmese trade unionist Ian Thomson 2020 Trust on the WSIS Maire Leadbetter Indonesian Human Rights Committee Simon Duffy World Vision Jamil Kassum World Bank East Asia/ Pacifi c Vice President Yadana Saw (Development Resource Cen tre), Sara Tamati (The Next), Sonya Hogan (Save the Children NZ) Josephine Sirivi and Sam Kauona Bougainville Don Borrie and Tim Beal DPRK So ci e ty Edwina Hughes Peace Move ment Aotearoa Jane Kelsey Uni ver si ty of Auck land Ron Riddell Latin Amer i ca There is also a great deal of informal com mu ni ca tion between the two agencies, especially with the Civil Society Programmes Manager and with other staff working in areas related to the activities of CID staff. We thank Suzanne Loughlin, Josie Pagani, Matt Dalzell, Don Clarke, Kirsty Bennett, June Ralston, Barbara Williams, and Bruce Inglis in par tic u lar, as well as the many other NZAID people who are always willing to engage with us. This would not, of course, be possible without the strong sup port for the relationship with civil society from Peter Adams. The NZAID/CID relationship is often used as a model in discussions with similar umbrella NGOs around the world. MFAT Links with MFAT are less frequent than before the partial separation from NZAID. CID has par tic i pat ed in discussions on trade matters but we were dis ap point ed when the annual consultation with NGOs on human rights was not held. Basket makers. PHOTO The Salvation Army

7 The Pacific Division was very helpful at the time of the Pacific Forum in Auckland. We thank Rene Wilson and his team for their support for the civil society meeting which was held on the day of the Leaders Retreat. It was encouraging to see a ref er ence to civil so ci e ty in the Leaders Communiqué. Military Assistance with briefi ngs for peacekeepers pri or to their de ploy ment has con tin ued on a 4-6 weekly basis. Most of the deployments are to Bosnia, Timor Leste, Sinai and Leb a non and Si er ra Leone. Dis cus sions at these meet ings centre on the re spec tive roles of the mil i tary and NGOs, ar e as of sim i lar i ty and dif fer enc es and is sues that may arise from the dif fer enc es. They are usu al ly lively as many peacekeepers have formed a negative view of in ter na tion al NGOs from their previous ex pe ri ence. We plan to take up these issues at a joint work shop in the new financial year. Parliament The six weekly meetings with Marian Hobbs have continued. These meetings have been very useful opportunities to cover a wide range of topics and we have always found her open to discussion. Oth er CID members with issues of general concern are encouraged to attend the meetings, especially those members who may not otherwise have an op por tu ni ty to meet the Minister. ANGOA I have continued as a member of the ANGOA co-ordinating committee, mainly to represent the in ter ests of the international sector. I consider this relationship to be very important as it keeps CID informed about issues within the domestic sector and maintains links within the whole voluntary sec tor. ANGOA has been working mainly on com mu ni ty and voluntary sector relationships with gov ern ment and the proposed Charities Commission leg is la tion. Development Studies I represent CID on the Co-ordinating Committee of DEVNET, which is the umbrella body for in ter na tion al development, including the tertiary in sti tu tions, NZAID and those with an interest in the topic. DEVNET is co-ordinated through Dev-Zone and is also responsible for the biennial Development Stud ies Conference. The next conference is in De cem ber I am also on the Board of Development Stud ies at Victoria University and present about three lec tures per year at the university. Pacific Conflict Transformation Network This network of university, NGO, Maori, former mil i tary and Pacifi c people arose from a Hui in Auck land in February organised by PACDAC (the Pa cific Advisory Committee of Dis ar ma ment and Arms Control). A NZAID-funded fea si bil i ty study is cur rent ly being carried out by the Pacific Con cerns Resource Centre through out the Pacific in order to gauge sup port for the extension of the network and to discover other similar activities in the area. Making handicrafts, Tokelau. PHOTO Louise Hyatt VSA INTERNATIONAL LIAISON PIANGO I maintain a close relationship with PIANGO, main ly through Felicity Bollen, the Executive Director. We play a supportive role, including liaison with NZAID. PIANGO continues to build up strength and cred i bil i ty among the regional NGOs. The Commonwealth Foundation I attended the Commonwealth Foundation Pacifi c regional meeting in Auckland in July. The theme of this meeting, which was to carry forward to the Com mon wealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM), was governance, especially dem o crat ic governance that ensures that the voices of the peo ple are heard on all issues that affect their lives. Following this meeting, I was invited to be part of the Foundation s official delegation to the People s Forum to be held in parallel to the CHOGM in Abuja, Nigeria in December. This was an extremely val u a ble experience in that I learnt fi rst hand of the dif fi cul ties encountered by many developing country NGOs in trying to get recognition from their gov ern ments, and the general circumstances in which they worked. I was impressed by the strength of these organisations and their leaders. An outcome of the CHOGM was a further invitation to me to be one of the two Pacific representatives on the Foundation s Civil Society Advisory Com mit tee (CSAC). The other is Jesse Sikivou from the Pacific Island Broadcasting Association in Fiji. This is a four-year appointment with annual meetings that 5

8 alternate between London and the venue for the next CHOGM (Malta in 2005). I attended my first meeting in May, mainly an introduction to the work ings of the Foundation and Secretariat. During the meeting, I was elected to the Board of Governors of the Foundation as Pacifi c representative. This is a new position following a review of the Foun da tion s governance structure that recommended that the previous system whereby all governors were from the Commonwealth diplomatic corps resident in London was inappropriate. The Board meets annually and meetings will coincide with those of the CSAC. I have attended my first meeting, which followed the trip to Ottawa. Training in Africa PHOTO World Vision Reality of Aid/CCIC Following the trip to London, I went on to Canada to attend the AGM of the Canadian Council for In ter na tion al Cooperation (CCIC) and the international launch of the Reality of Aid This was a val u a ble op por tu ni ty to learn from the ex pe ri ence of sim i lar um brel la agencies and to dis cuss the is sues aris ing from the Re al i ty of Aid re port, such as gov ern ance, conditionality and the alarm ing new move to broad en the defi ni tion of development to in clude anti-terrorist activities. We hope to use the op por tu ni ty of the New Zealand launch to promote the Point Seven campaign. BOND On my way home from Abuja, I spent a week in London to meet BOND and other NGOs. BOND is the British International de vel op ment umbrella agency and meeting them es tab lished useful links for much of our advocacy work. I also had meetings with Saferworld to discuss issues around conflict transformation; with Lead International, a training organisation; and with the De vel op ment Education Association. PUBLICITY Media I have been asked for comment on a number of issues during the year, mainly by Radio New Zea land International. We have commented on a range of issues, mainly related to the Pacific. During the year, we have built up our re la tion ships with the media, mainly through the ef forts of our Communications Manager. An in for mal net work of communications and media staff has recently been established. This is an op por tu ni ty for staff with media responsibilities to support Aisake Casimira speaks at the each other, to share ideas Reality of Aid launch and ex pe ri enc es and to gen er al ly work more closely together in pro mot ing aid and de vel op ment issues. A workshop with me dia rep re sent a tives is proposed for later in the year. Attitude Survey 2004 NZAID and CID combined to organise a repeat of the 1999 general survey of New Zealand attitudes to overseas development assistance. We were for tu nate to contract this exercise to Stephen Mills from UMR Research, who had done the 1999 survey. In addition to the random poll, focus groups were held of youth, Maori, Pacific Island people, general pub lic and news followers in order to add further in for ma tion to the quantitative responses. In general, the survey showed a slight im prove ment in the overall level of support for the NZ gov ern ment providing assistance to developing countries (76% in 2004, 71% in 1999). The strongest ar gu ment given for aid centred on humanitarian and duty issues, while the strongest argument against aid was the priority should be given to problems at home, followed by the perceived lack of ef fec tive ness of aid. There was also an in crease in the num bers of peo ple supporting aid to the Pacific re gion as a first pri or i ty. Two thirds of the respondents in di cat ed that they knew very little about overseas aid. There were clear messages from the survey for an increase in de vel op ment ed u ca tion and gen er al, focussed on the message that we live in a global community. 6

9 POLICY DE VEL OP MENT AND ADVOCACY Point Seven Campaign CID has recommenced its campaign to increase Official Development Assistance (ODA) to reach the UN target of 0.7% of Gross National Income by Starting with a workshop at the 2003 CID AGM, a campaign working group was established, and 18 CID member organisations are now represented in this group. The campaign, known as point seven, has the slogan: point seven: invest in a better world. The initial focus of the campaign was on lobbying for an increase to ODA in the 2004 Budget. As part of this phase, the public launch of the campaign was held on 10 February 2004 on the steps of the Parliamentary Library. People from CID member organisations held fl ags representing the OECD donor countries, and were arranged on the steps in order of each country s generosity as an aid donor. New Zealand was near the bottom of the steps, reflecting our low ranking of 19 th out of 22 donor countries. Spokespeople for six of the seven political parties represented in Parliament addressed the launch, and several of them expressed support for increasing ODA. point seven launch at Parliament. PHOTO CID This will be followed by further pressure on the political parties in the lead-up to the election. CID sees this as a long-term campaign, and one in which it will be very important for member organisations to work to build up public understanding of and support for the importance of increasing our aid levels. Trade and Debt Unfortunately, the 2004 Budget saw only a tiny increase to ODA, but CID will continue to keep up the pressure on the government and on other political parties. CID s focus on the need for more aid does not mean that other Financing for Development issues, particularly trade and debt, are being neglected. Following the development of CID s trade policy in 2003, CID now has regular meetings with the Trade Negotiations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to discuss trade issues of current interest. We have also made submissions on the proposed free trade agreements with Thailand and China. On debt, CID is an active member of the Jubilee Aotearoa Debt Action Network, and a CID policy statement on debt is being developed. CID sees aid, trade and debt as being like three legs of a stool. All are of equal importance, and we will continue our efforts to persuade the government to adopt policies that are beneficial to developing countries in all three areas. Conflict transformation A draft position paper on Conflict Transformation was produced for circulation around the membership. This paper arose from the presentations and general discussion at the AGM and the guest speakers provided valuable input to the draft. Disability and Gender policies Disability and gender policies are also under discussion. Charities Commission Legislation A comprehensive submission on the Charities Commission Bill was prepared with input from members and Board. In view of the serious concerns about aspects of the Bill, members were urged to also make individual submissions and we understand that many followed our advice. Unfortunately, the 2004 Budget saw only a tiny increase to ODA, but CID will continue to keep up the pressure on the government and on other political parties. The next phase of the campaign involves lobbying political parties to include a commitment to achieving 0.7% by 2015 in their party manifestos or policies. After that, the campaign will move on to lobbying for an increase to ODA in the 2005 Budget. Before presenting the submission, I attended a meeting between the ANGOA Co-ordinating Committee and Margaret Wilson, the Minister responsible for the legislation. She assured us that our main concerns would be addressed but Ewan and I also took the opportunity to express them as strongly as possible before the Select Committee. 7

10 The NGO Travel Fund 2003/04 Conclusion We reaffirm our first priority is to support our members, with the promotion of international development issues also very high on the agenda. The CID staff have had another very active year. We are encouraged by the growth of the organisation and increased involvement in CID activities, especially as we increase our advocacy work. We reaffirm our first priority is to support our members, with promotion of international development issues also very high on the agenda. Our liaison with a wide range of relevant agencies, both domestically and internationally, strengthens and gives greater legitimacy to our work. CID administers the NGO Travel Fund on behalf of NZAID. The following applications were supported in 2003/04 (applicant/ name of organisation/con fer ence attended and amount approved) Abigail Vogt Women s International League for Peace and Freedom, Aotearoa attended Wom en s International League for Peace and Free dom Meeting, Paris Aug ($1,283) Christopher Swain CALM Fifth Meeting of States Parties to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty Conference, Bankok Sept ($1,250) Yadana Saw/Sara Tamati Save the Chil dren NZ Children as Partners, Melbourne Nov ($2,180) Simon Duffy World Vision NZ DFID: Trade, Growth and Poverty Conference, London Dec ($3,500) Ron Riddell The Latin America Committee VII Cartagena International Poetry Festival, Colombia Dec ($3,500) Ian Thomson 2020 Com mu ni ca tions Trust World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva Dec ($3,500) Maire Leadbeater Indonesia Human Rights Committee Contributing towards sustainable Peace in Aceh, Kuala Lumpur Dec ($2,246) Rae Julian Executive Director Luke Coxon Asia Pacific Workers Solidarity Links (Aotearoa) World Social Forum, Mumbai Jan ($2,800) Manu Caddie Te Ora Hou Study Session on Civil Society and Youth Work: Trends and Challenges in a Globalising World, Strasbourg Mar ($2,500) David Robinson Social and Civic Policy Institute CIVICUS World Assembly, Botswana Mar ($600) Rev Don Borrie and Dr Tim Beal NZ Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Society Economic Reform, aid and re ha bil i ta tion in DPRK Apr ($3,500) Taimalie Kiwi Tamasese Anglican So cial Services Journey to Healing and Wholeness, Cape Town Apr ($2,800) Alyn Ware Peace Foundation Preparatory Conference for the 2005 Non-Pro lif er a tion Treaty Review Conference, New York May 2004 ($3,000) Robert Mar tin IHC New Zealand In cor po rat ed United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled People and UN Commission for Social Development, New York June 2004 ($3,500) Trade Aid 8

11 Training and Capacity Build ing Workshops have been held reg u lar ly through out the year. They cov ered a wide range of top ics and some were pro vid ed at the re quest of the PSC in or der cov er VASS-re lat ed is sues. There is clear ly an ongoing need for In tro duc tion to VASS work shops as more new agen cies seek to join the scheme. VASS mentoring also takes up some of the time of the Training and Capacity Build ing (TCB) Man ag er. This is mainly to assist agencies to de vel op their profile for ac cred i ta tion or to submit their first project application. Liaison with NZAID was main ly related to the Ap proved Contractor Scheme, assisting agencies that sought to join the scheme. The TCB Manager also ran training workshops to introduce NZAID staff to the scheme. Kim Chamberlain 2003 July Introduction to the Voluntary Agency Support Scheme (VASS) Auck. August Becoming a Treaty-based organisation Auck/Wgtn September Toolshare Auck/Wgtn/ChCh September VASS Workshop Guidelines for Religious Based Organisations Wgtn. December Presentation Skills Getting your message across Wgtn. December Beginners Guide to VASS Wgtn April VASS GAD1 Workshop Auck. April Presentation Skills Getting your message across Auck. May Toolshare Water Matters Auck/Wgtn/ChCh May Development Education Toolshare Auck/Wgtn/ChCh June VASS GAD 2 Workshop Auck/Wgtn/ChCh The Treaty of Waitangi As part of CID s commitment to becoming a Trea tybased or gan i sa tion, the process of pro vid ing Trea ty training for members was con tin ued. This com pris es a first stage of Treaty ed u ca tion, fol lowed by a sec ond stage of looking at the im pli ca tions of the Trea ty for individual or gan i sa tions and shar ing ex pe ri enc es. This proc ess will be con tin ued on a regular basis. Gender and Development This is another core area of CID s training work. Workshops were held both to introduce the ba sic issues of GAD and then to examine these is sues in more detail, as they applied to de vel op ment pro grammes and projects. Toolshares These are sessions that draw primarily on the ex per tise within member agencies, recognising the depth and breadth of experience available. They were held on Water Issues and De vel op ment Ed u ca tion. Capacity Building This is an important aspect of the work of the TCB Manager, carried out mainly by visits to in di vid u al agencies to provide assistance with is sues such as strategic planning, or any other aspects of their work. CID rec og nis es the im por tance of maintaining con tact with those agen cies who cannot participate in the regular ac tiv i ties of CID, sometimes because they have only vol un tary supporters. 9

12 Survey of international development organisations Last year, CID carried out its first comprehensive survey of the international development activities of New Zealand-based non-government organisations (NGOs). The results were published in the 2003 CID Annual Report, as well as in a more detailed report available on the CID website. In future, the survey will be carried out every year, and the results will be featured in the Annual Report. $26,282,065 (27%) from the New Zealand government $4,428,223 (5%) from other known sourc es, including sales $347,636 from unspecified sources This year, 54 NGOs were surveyed, all but two of which are members of CID. This is down from 60 organisations in last year s survey, but all of the large organisations included last year were included again this year. The absence of some smaller organisations from this year s survey is unlikely to make much difference to the overall figures. The survey relates to the financial year ending in Staff A total of 8133 people were doing paid and voluntary work for the organisations at the time when the survey was carried out. This figure was made up of: 422 paid staff working in New Zealand (or 346 full-time equivalents ) 6854 volunteers in New Zealand 604 people serving on boards and committees 253 New Zealanders working in developing countries. The number of paid staff is up from last year, but the number of volunteers is down. Donors In the course of the financial year, 236,958 people made donations towards international de vel op ment work, of whom 115,777 were regular donors. This is up from 235,143 donors in total, and 107,338 reg u lar donors, in last year s survey. Although fig ures for donors will include some doublecounting of people who donate to more than one or gan i sa tion, it is likely that these figures actually un der state the true number of New Zea land ers who donate to international development. This is because a number of organisations are unable to provide fig ures for donor numbers. Income from each of these three main sourc es is up from last year, but the pro por tions have changed slightly, with public donations de clin ing from 72% to 68% of the total. Funds from public donations can be fur ther broken down as follows: Child sponsorship $35,894,997 General fundraising $28,258,350 Emergency appeals $2,287,814 Membership fees $27,349 Funding from the New Zealand gov ern ment con sist ed of: VASS $9,372,255 EMDR $5,119,281 Other NZAID $10,394,721 Other government departments $1,395,808 Income The total income related to international de vel op ment of the organisations surveyed was $97,526,434, which is more than $9 million higher than the previous year. This money came from the following sources: $66,468,510 (68%) from donations from the public 10 Training. PHOTO World Vision

13 Funds spent overseas The total amount spent overseas on aid and de vel op ment was $69,036,277, up from around $62 mil lion last year. Of this total, $10,457,529 (15%) was spent on dis as ter relief (compared to just under $8 mil lion last year). The chart below shows how these funds were dis trib ut ed by region: Africa $22,613,479 (35.7%) South Asia $11,781,361 (18.6%) Southeast Asia $10,531,896 (16.6%) Pacific $7,614,911 (12%) Americas $6,307,242 (9.9%) Middle East $3,219,982 (5.1%) North Asia $1,261,129 (2%) Europe $80,849 (0.1%) Region not known $5,625,428 As was the case last year, India and Bang la desh re ceived the largest amounts of aid from New Zea land NGOs, and several other coun tries that were among the top ten aid re cip i ents were in similar positions last year. The in va sion of Iraq, which re ceived almost $2 million in aid from New Zealand NGOs, catapulted that country into the top ten, while another war-rav aged country, Af ghan i stan, fell from its top-ten position. Conclusion The latest CID survey shows a continuation of pat terns revealed in last year s survey. For ex am ple, the pro por tion of income from dif fer ent sources and the re gion al dis tri bu tion of funds spent over seas are broad ly sim i lar in the two years. There has been a mod est rise in the number of donors, and both the in come and the overseas expenditure of New Zea land in ter na tion al de vel op ment NGOs have in creased sig nifi cant ly. Note: South Asia includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Southeast Asia includes Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam Middle East includes Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Pal es tine and Turkey North Asia includes China, Mongolia and North Korea The survey demonstrates the con tin u ing strong sup port for in ter na tion al development among large num bers of New Zea land ers who donate their mon ey and their time to NGOs. This gen er ous sup port al lows NGOs to make a major contribution to New Zealand s aid to de vel op ing coun tries, as the fol low ing comparison shows: Total amount spent over seas on aid and development by NGOs in : $69 mil lion (including at least $20 million from NZAID) Total NZAID programme expenditure in : $230 mil lion World Vision The proportions going to different regions are not sig nif i cant ly different from last year. The main dif fer enc es are a 5% drop in the per cent age going to South Asia, and a 4% rise in the proportion going to Southeast Asia. The per cent age going to the Pa cifi c is unchanged from last year. The table that follows shows the distribution of funds of more than $25,000 to particular countries or regions. For a list of all countries, contact CID. 11

14 Country/region* Total funds** Country/region* Total funds** India $5,558, Bangladesh $4,389, Tanzania $3,703, Cambodia $3,633, Uganda $3,343, Papua New Guinea $2,487, Malawi $2,265, Ethiopia $1,984, Kenya $1,972, Iraq $1,949, Philippines $1,824, Indonesia $1,767, Zambia $1,761, Honduras $1,571, Mali $1,324, Pacific Regional* $1,261, Fiji $1,041, Nicaragua $1,019, Zimbabwe $905, Nepal $870, East Timor $860, Angola $843, Afghanistan $829, Brazil $827, Vietnam $827, Thailand $817, Vanuatu $811, Solomon Islands $767, Africa Regional* $730, Guatemala $683, Mongolia $674, Mozambique $639, Niger $621, China $534, Sri Lanka $527, Palestine $424, Sudan $421, Bolivia $411, Laos $408, Rwanda $408, Lesotho $384, South Africa $360, Burma $350, Haiti $344, Liberia $342, Peru $320, Mexico $308, Cook Islands $275, Pakistan $258, Ecuador $257, Samoa $256, Colombia $237, Bougainville $233, Dem. Republic of Congo $221, Tonga $213, Dominican Republic $162, Fed. States Micronesia $151, Bhutan $127, Gambia $112, Tokelau $87, Eritrea $83, El Salvador $75, Ghana $60, Ivory Coast $55, South Asia Regional* $50, Chile $39, North Korea $32, Malaysia $31, Costa Rica $28, Belarus $24, Albania $21, Americas Regional* $20, North Asia Regional* $20, Congo $19, Senegal $16, Czech Republic $11, Romania $10, SE Asia Regional* $10, Middle East Regional* $9, Somalia $9, Nigeria $8, Kiribati $8, Slovakia $6, Egypt $5, Sierra Leone $5, Niue $5, Marshall Islands $5, Palau $5, Tuvalu $5, Georgia $4, Turkey $3, Iran $1, Europe Regional* $1, Algeria $1, Israel $1, Tapa cloth, Tonga. PHOTO Glenn Jowitt for VSA Alan Fletcher ADRA NZ * Projects clas si fi ed as re gion al cov er more than one coun try with in a region. **In some cases this total is higher than the total of the other two col umns. This is because some or gan i sa tions only pro vid ed a total figure going to each country, and did not spec i fy how much of this total came from agency and NZAID funds. 12

15 Communications Information Management Development Update, a bulletin of development related information that includes information about CID, its member agencies and other developmentrelated information, is ed every second Fri day to around 450 recipients. The bulletin is one way that CID can help promote member agency issues and events. It is also available from the web site. Publications and Design Three issues of CID s journal, Development Fo rum, have been produced this year. The format, design and approach has changed markedly from pre vi ous years and takes a thematic approach, with con tri bu tions largely being provided by CID member agencies. Topics have included Trade (November 03), the point seven campaign (April 04) and con flict (July 04). Circulation has increased to 800 and the changes have on the whole been well received. CID has produced a number of publications this year, including the Policy Statement on International Trade, the Position Paper on Conflict Trans for ma tion and briefing packs and brochures on the point seven campaign. These, and others, are all avail a ble as PDF files on the CID website. Meetings and Forums CID organised 26 lunchtime forums during the past year with attendance exceeding 20 on many oc ca sions. These discussions are a particularly useful and effective way of engaging with people from the wider development community, with students, NZAID staff and media representatives regularly attending. CID is very keen to extend these to other centres whenever possible. Website The CID website is colourful, simple and easy to use. Several hours are set aside each week to keep it up to date. Around 1400 requests are made each week to the site (this is based on people actually delving into the site as opposed to hits - which would be higher) and this has been growing each month. Media Ongoing relationships with the media are de vel op ing and it is encouraging that CID is contacted on a regular basis by the print, radio and TV for in for ma tion on a range of development related topics. CID statements are always available on the CID website. Radio New Zealand International in particular has been very supportive. Many of the media requests received by CID are referred to individual agen cies. CID maintains a close working relationship with Josie Pagani, the Communications Director at NZAID, and an informal grouping of com mu ni ca tions and media staff from NZAID and CID mem bers has been established to better support and assist each other as a way of improving the ef fec tive ness in the way that development issues are promoted. A workshop is planned for later this year. Pacific Sphere Project ACFID and CID co-managed a project designed to assess Pacifi c agencies understanding of the Sphere Project and to then provide an entry-level three-day workshop on how Sphere can be used and incorporated - particularly into post-cyclone rehabilitation. Well-attended workshops were held in the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu and reports are available. Michael Hartfield was one of the trainers in Fiji at the end of May. NZAID and AusAID funded the Project, including CID s time, and an evaluation is taking place in September. Full reports are available from CID. Other In December, Michael participated in the Humanitarian Information Network Con fer ence in Bangkok organised and paid for by Relief Web. This brought together information specialists from the Asia and Pacific region for an intensive threeday workshop on current trends in humanitarian information man age ment, including web-based information sharing, ideas on how to keep web sites simple and accessible and the importance of disaster preparedness. 13

16 Annual Report from the Chair NDRF The Emergency Management Disaster Relief (EMDR) Funding Win dow was in tro duced in De cem ber 2000 and fund ing has been avail a ble to VASS reg is tered agen cies for their EMDR pro grammes on a reg u lar ba sis since then. The scheme has grown sub stan tial ly and has dem on strat ed the po ten tial to ac com mo date more NZODA fund ing as the agen cies develop partnerships with NGO s in disaster prone areas. Agen cies have con trib ut ed sig nifi cant matching funds as well as de vel op ing strong skills and part ner ships within the target com mu ni ties. Through the regular NGO Disaster Relief Forum (NDRF) meet ings the agencies have con trib ut ed to the de vel op ment of clearer op er at ing pro ce dures, fund ing criteria, and application and re port ing processes. There has been a marked improvement in the quality and hence im pact of projects fund ed under this scheme. This third annual report for the EMDR NGO Fund ing Window covers the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 and includes a sum ma ry of the ap pli ca tions and funding op por tu ni ties made possible through the reg u lar EMDR funding and special funds released by the Minister in response to in ter na tion al disasters and civil emer gen cies. Background $500,000 is provided annually from the NZAID EMDR allocation for the October and Feb ru ary meetings of the VASS Project Selection Com mit tee (PSC) for New Zealand NGOs to apply to their EMDR projects overseas. The NGO Disaster Re lief Forum (NDRF) de vel ops policy and procedures governing the EMDR NGO Funding Window. The NDRF com pris es a group of New Zealand NGOs active in emergency and disaster relief. The Forum is coordinated by the Council for In ter na tion al De vel op ment, the umbrella body of New Zealand in ter na tion al development NGOs. Criteria and Prioritisation Process The PSC assesses applications against the EMDR NGO Funding Window criteria and all applications that meet the criteria are prioritized, and the re quire ment for di ver si ty is then applied. As with the VASS, decisions are agreed by consensus and where an agency submits an application and that agency is represented on the se lec tion committee, the rep re sent a tive re moves themselves from the meeting when decisions about whether their application meets the criteria, prioritisation and/or fund ing of applications are made. Reporting The EMDR NGO Funding Window has been in op er a tion for over 3 years and over this time the se lec tion committee has de vel oped a policy for re port ing that refl ects VASS experience. EMDR Fund ing Win dow reports are due 15 months after pay ment and the PSC is noting a high level of com pli ance in reporting and a significant im prove ment in the quality of these reports. Most NDRF agencies are now providing these reports within the due timeframe. As the NDRF community has gained more ex per tise and involvement in disaster and relief activities there has been a greater emphasis on impact as sess ments to be carried out to improve agency re sponse to complex emergency situations. The VASS PSC and NZAID staff are keen to support an interagency review of disaster relief activity within a specific region to provide lessons learned in for ma tion back to the NDRF members. This ongoing learning from experience will be an important fo cus in the next fi nan cial year. Water in Rwanda. PHOTO UNICEF The VASS PSC and the NDRF chair con sid er EMDR NGO applications twice each year at the October and February VASS meetings. Additional funding is often made available from the Minister and extra fund ing rounds are scheduled to assist in the distribution of these special funds. Spe cial fund ing this year has been tagged for Iraq, Liberia and Su dan. 14

17 Antony Njuguna. PHOTO Save the Children Trends The EMDR NGO Funding Window is re spond ing to an important aspect of the work of the in ter na tion al development New Zealand NGO com mu ni ty. The quality of applications has risen con sid er a bly in the last three years with most ap pli ca tions meeting the agreed criteria. Not only has the capacity in creased but there has been an in crease in the number and scale of in ter na tion al cri sis that require complex and long-term in ter ven tions. These humanitarian dis as ters are of ten of a civil or military nature and require careful and expert in ter ven tions. The NGO com mu ni ties again dem on strate their ability to im ple ment com mu ni ty programmes in a neutral and non-par ti san way across con fl ict ing groups. However, with the increased use of humanitarian aid work being undertaken by mil i tary forces as part of their political/military agenda, there have been con cerns raised about the safety of the NGO staff as they are caught up in the cross-fi re in conflict situations. This issue will continue to raise ques tions and needs to be addressed in the coming months. Multi-funded, large scale programmes Many agencies continue to support large scale, multi-donor funded programmes, which allow ef fi cient use of expertise and minimizes overhead costs. NZ NGOs are dem on strat ing good levels of partnership with their international networks and are providing more complete proposals indicating the extent of the hu man i tar i an as sist ance being sup port ed by their partners. This gives the VASS PSC a better understanding of the integration and bal ance of the disaster relief projects being supported by the NZ part ner. Funding Summary 2003/2004 In addition to the $500,000 budgeted for the EMDR NGO Funding Window an ad di tion al $1m of supplementary fund ing was provided in the 2003/ 2004 fi nan cial year. Eighteen projects were fund ed for a total of $1,527,909 and in clud ed sig nifi cant funds for Liberia and Dafur, Sudan and $500,000 of this went specifically to projects in Iran. The amount available this year was a significant de crease from the previous year where the EMDR funding disbursed through NZ NGOs was $5,582,709 to 47 projects. The NDRF agencies were concerned about the fluctuating amounts available and have requested the Min is ter to look at a more secure and significant budg et for EMDR given the capacity and ex pe ri ence of the NGO community to handle extra funds to meet the needs of vulnerable com mu ni ties in a range of coun tries. Acknowledgements The NDRF would like to thank the NZAID staff, Matt Dalzell and Suzanne Loughlin for their in volve ment in administering the EMDR funding window. Claire- Louise McCurdy also provides ad min is tra tive sup port for the EMDR funding rounds and Michael Hartfi eld, CID, ably assists the NDRF members with communications and administrative support for the NDRF meet ings and training programme. PSC mem bers also contribute many hours of their time in reading, assessing and selecting projects from a wide range of agencies, emergency situations and geographic lo ca tions all of which requires a high level of understanding of the issues and needs of these communities. As this will be my fi nal EMDR report as I hand over the reins to the incoming chair, I would like to ex press my thanks for the support of the agency staff and pro gramme specialists who have contributed to the strength en ing of the NDRF and its re sult ant growth that has impacted so many lives through the increased funding that reach es those com mu ni ties who suffer natural, civ il, political or en vi ron men tal disasters. Alan Fletcher Chair NGO Disaster Relief Forum 15

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28 Code of Ethics To be a member of the Council for International Development (CID) agencies must adhere to the following Code of Ethics: 1 Principles (a) (b) (c) (d) Development is sustainable and en com pass es the social, spiritual, cultural and economic well-being of people. The poor are the most appropriate people to make decisions about their own development. The ultimate test of development policies is their long-term effect on the lives for the poorest sectors of society, especially women and children. Sustainable development involves the use of all resources for the benefit of future as well as present generations. Mother and child, Laos. PHOTO Alan Fletcher, ADRA (e) (f) (g) Issues of justice and peace, human rights and a sustainable environment cannot be considered separately from development issues. The Treaty of Waitangi is fundamental to development in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and to our perspective of development issues in ter na tion al ly. Development education in Aotearoa/New Zealand is an integral part of all de vel op ment programmes. 2 Objectives (a) (b) (c) To act as a forum for discussion and cooperative action by NGOs on development issues. To lobby the government of the day and other political parties. To seek greater consultation and cooperation on development programmes and con cerns be tween the government and the non-governmental agencies. (h) In all promotional activity members should ensure that the dignity of aid recipients is rec og nised and ad vanced. (d) To work for an increase in the quality and quantity of Aotearoa/New Zealand s development assistance. 26 (i) All promotional, educational and fundraising programmes should be con sist ent with the above principles. Teenagers outside Honiara, Solomon Islands. PHOTO Nicola Dove VSA (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) To encourage a higher priority for development and education and to achieve a greater awareness an understanding of, and com mit ment to, de vel op ment amongst the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. To initiate research into development issues. To speak out publicly on development issues. To strengthen national and international links with groups actively involved in de vel op ment issues. Any or all of the objectives of the Council shall be carried out in any part of Aotearoa/ New Zealand.

29 CID MEMBERS August 2004 ActionLove PIRM - Pacifi c Institute of Resource Man age ment ADRA - Adventist Development Relief Agency QPSNZ - Quaker Peace and Service Aotearoa NZ Alay Buhay Foundation RedR - Register of En gi neers in Disaster Relief Amnesty International * RMS - Refugee and Mi grant Service AMB - Anglican Missions Board Rich mond Fel low ship NZ BANZAID - Baptists of Aotearoa NZ Aid & De vel op ment Rotary New Zea land World Community Serv ice Bridgebuilders Trust * SCNZ - Save the Children NZ The Cambodia Trust Soroptimist In ter na tion al CALM - Campaign Against Land Mines Surf Aid CARITAS - Caritas Aotearoa TEAR - Tear Fund Connected Media Trust Te Korowai Aroha Aotearoa CBM - Christian Blind Mission Te Ora Hou CCF - Christian Children s Fund The Af ri ca Centre Communities OnLine Trust The Peace Foun da tion* CWS - Christian World Service TLM NZ - The Lep ro sy Mis sion, NZ Dev-Zone - Development Resource Centre The Trade Aid Move ment ECPAT - End Child Pros ti tu tion Pornography and The Sal va tion Army Traffi cking Trans par en cy In ter na tion al FPAID - Family Planning Association In ter na tion al The UMMA Trust Fred Hollows Foundation UNICEF - NZ National Committee Habitat for Humanity NZ * UNIFEM - NZ National Committee IHC (Inclusion International) UNANZ - United Nations As so ci a tion of NZ International Needs VCLSN - Vi et nam Cam bo dia Laos Sup port Network LAC - Latin America Committee Vi et nam Health Trust Mahitahi - People Working Together Vi sion Pacific Char i ta ble Trust Medical Aid Abroad VSA - Vol un teer Serv ice Abroad NMT - Nelson Mandela Trust Wellington Palestine Group NI - New Internationalist WWF - World wide Fund for Nature NZACU - NZ Assoc. Credit Unions WVNZ - World Vi sion of NZ NZCFS - NZ/China Friendship Society YMCA - Young Men s Christian As so ci a tions of NZ O Le Lafitaga Trust YWCA - Young Women s Christian As so ci a tion of NZ OXFAM - Oxfam NZ * Associate member Pacific Paramedical Training Centre Pacific Women s Watch (NZ) Inc 27

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