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Annual Report 2012
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Index
Preface 3
Thank you 4
2012: 150 Aid Projects 5
In Tibet 6
In Nepal 7
In Zimbabwe / in South Africa 8
Donation Focus: Nourishment 9
Donation Focus: Education 10
Donation Focus: Culture 11
Donation Focus: Medical Aid, Medical Herbs 12
Donation Focus: Women and Children 13
ROKPA Dance tour 14
ROKPA Donation matrix 16
Project expenses in Tibet 18
Project expenses in Nepal 19
Origin of Donations 20
Use of donations 21
Source of donations ROKPA Switzerland 22
Forms of donations 23
ROKPA-Performance Report 24
Balance Sheet ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated) 25
The full consolidated Financial Report
according to Swiss GAAP FER and the respective
attachments can be downloaded from
www.rokpa.org. The printed annual report
is just part of the overall report.
Income statement ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated) 26
Auditor Report by Truvag 28
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL / ROKPA Switzerland 29
Main Office ROKPA 30

Preface
Dear Sir / Madame,
dear Rokpa friends
2012 was a full, intensive year for ROKPA – and for me.
The emotional highlight was definitely the Dance Tour
with ten kids from the ROKPA Children`s Home in
Kathmandu. We toured Europe – starting in Switzerland
– over a time span of almost three months. Wherever we
were: those young artists – all of them ex-street kids –
literally enchanted their audience with their talent and
their joie de vivre.
Another positive aspect in 2012 was that we were able to
purchase a new parcel of land in Kathmandu. We had
planned to do so for quite some time as it combines our
projects in a truly wonderful way. It allows us to expand
our Women`s Workshop, thus offering more space for
more education and more workplaces. The demand is
pressing as the need for education and work as means to
earn money is constantly growing. Every new employment
opportunity counts. We support women who
previously lived on the street and train them to work as
seamstresses, enabling them to support themselves.
In our second key geographic area – the Tibetan areas of
China – the living conditions also remain difficult.
The economic boom along the Chinese coast is very far
away and not at all tangible in the Tibetan highlands.
People there continue to make a living through crop
cultivation and animal farming. Schools and medical aid
is sparsely spread.
There`s still a lot to do in the upcoming years.
Let me take this opportunity to thank you from the
bottom of my heart.
Yours, Lea Wyler
Vice President and Co-Founder ROKPA
Zurich, June 2013
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Thank you
To the donors
Without your donations ROKPA would not be
able to help the people who are dependent
on it – whether the approximately 10’000
children in need of education nor the countless
beneficiaries unable to pay for urgently
needed medical aid. A big thank you goes to
all private donors as well as foundations,
companies, institutions, cantons and municipalities
who supported ROKPA in 2012.
To the volunteers
In 2012 ROKPA volunteers worked 27’770
hours. Based on an hourly rate of CHF 40 this
adds up to a saving of CHF 1’110’800.
Therefore a big thank you also goes to all
volunteers for their great effort!
Only with to the support of donors and volunteers is ROKPA able
to sustainably help where help is needed.
3’500 hours of volunteer work in the Zurich office
4’320 hours of volunteer participation by the Boards
14’000 hours of volunteer work in the different country offices of ROKPA
250 hours unpaid overtime of full- and part time employees
5’700 hours of work by the volunteers in the Soup Kitchen in Nepal
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2012: 150 Aid Projects
Projects
In 2012 ROKPA carried out 150 aid
projects in Tibet, Nepal, Zimbabwe and
South Africa.
Donations
ROKPA received donations worth
CHF 3’448’314 in 2012, an increase of
51% compared to the previous year
(2011: CHF 2’283’306).
Use of donations
CHF 2’609’161 of donations were used for
the projects indicating an increase in activities
of 7,7% compared to the previous year
(2011: CHF 2’422’101).
Tibetan areas of China CHF 2’283’632
Education and Training CHF 1’633’004
Orphans and Street Children CHF 8’690
Medical Care CHF 244’679
Preservation of Culture CHF 288’863
Other CHF 108’396
Nepal CHF 198’143
Children’s Home (incl. education) CHF 140’698
Street Children CHF 9’790
Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent CHF 12’025
Women projects CHF 10’000
Other CHF 25’630
Africa CHF 46’684
Zimbabwe: 13 projects CHF 30’000
South Africa: 5 projects CHF 16’684
India CHF 66’190
(1 project in supervision)
Travel costs CHF 14’513
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In Tibetan areas of China
Overall Situation
ROKPA supports projects focusing on education,
medical aid und culture. Overall there
were 127 projects in 2012.
Kanze – Girls School: ROKPA supported all of the
58 girls in this school in 2012, 15 of them were new.
Head Mistress Tamdin Dolma focuses on the very
poorest in the application process. Otherwise, without
the help of ROKPA, these girls would not have a
chance to attend school or obtain an education.
Chamdo – Dolma Lhakang monastery: The Dolma
Lhakang monastery is situated at 4’300 meters altitude;
the living conditions here are extreme. In 2012 the works
to secure the water supply continued. As of May 2012,
water was pumped to the monastery from a river located
1 km away. However, since the reservoirs were not dug
deep enough they froze as early as September. So this
work needs to be corrected in order to ensure the water
also runs in cold winters.
Nangchen – Medical project: This is the largest ROKPA
project in financial terms with expenditures in 2012
of CHF 123’552. Its main aims are the preservation and
processing of medical herbs being used in Traditional
Tibetan Medicine (TTM). In 2012 63’270 m² of countryside
were sustainably cultivated; 13 different types of
seeds were planted. It is planned that in the long-run,
this project will finance itself through the sale of the
medicine produced from the medicinal herbs.
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In Nepal
Overall situation
In Nepal ROKPA continues to work on existing
projects. In addition a new piece of land was
acquired.
New piece of land: The new land is situated directly
between the existing ROKPA Children’s Home and the
Guest House. Among other things, a new building for
the Women’s Workshop is planned, as this is still located
in the Children’s Home. The new building creates room
for both projects. The Children’s Home shall receive a
playground and a small sport field, the Women’s Workshop
a shop from where the customers can directly
source their products. This will provide an additional
source of income.
Children’s Home: While two children have found a new
family in the Children’s Home, five kids have left the
„nest“. They want to lead an independent life as young
adults.
Sonam can be proud of her diploma as a physiotherapist.
She currently works for an organization for persons with
leprosy. In addition to the 2012 Dance Tour through
Europe, another cultural highlight was the founding of
the ROKPA orchestra.
Soup kitchen/Medical tent: As of mid-December until
the beginning of May we provide meals on a daily basis
for over 500 people.
During the 2011/2012 season volunteers cooked
and ladled out 5 tons of rice and vegetables/potatoes
respectively. During that same period 683 people
received medical aid.
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In Zimbabwe/in South Africa
General information
18 different ROKPA projects are active
in Zimbabwe and South Africa. ROKPA has
invested a total of CHF 46’684 in these
projects.
Child Care Center Groot Marico, South Africa: The child
care center is located in a rural area of northwest
South Africa. In 2012 between 11 and 17 disadvantaged
children attended the child care center. There they
receive help, support, protection and food, which are the
goals of the project. In 2012 a small play area was
constructed in the garden so that the children can now
play outside. The center provides work for one to
two local employees, depending on the number of
participating children.
Food security Harare, Zimbabwe: In the highly populated
suburbs of Harare and Chitnugwiza, ROKPA supports
families with children with disabilities. In gardening
courses parents learn how to provide for themselves by
planting fruit and vegetables. The courses provide
knowledge about companion planting, pest and disease
control, soil enrichment and water storage methods.
Knowledge about healthy nutrition and preparing food
is also communicated. Last year 36 new families
attended the garden courses and received seeds to start
their own garden.
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Donation focus: Nourishment
Those who suffer from hunger face deprivation,
disease, decreased intellectual capacity,
lethargy, poor performance, poverty and thus
early death. In many regions of the world
malnutrition is a major problem, affecting a
large percentage of the population. That’s why
ROKPA operates soup kitchens in Nepal and
South Africa and supports monks and nuns in
Tibet with food grants. Every year ROKPA
helps thousands of people in need in this way.
Example: Shanti / Soup
Kitchen in Nepal
Shanti lost her parents and lives with
a poor aunt who has four children of
her own to feed. Shanti has to do a lot of work at home
to earn her food. She was able to eat at the ROKPA Soup
Kitchen for almost three months during the winter.
Thanks to our help she also now finally has the chance
to go to school!
Project: Soup Kitchen in Kathmandu, Nepal
Goal: Providing needy, sick and poor people of every
age two warm meals every day as well as medical
treatment and warm clothes throughout the winter
months regardless of religion, nationality or culture.
Budget 2012: 12’025 CHF
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Donation focus: Education
Due to the low population density, the distances
between schools in Tibet are enormous.
For mainly this reason, children from nomadic
families can only really attend boarding schools.
The high costs of these schools, however,
are beyond the financial means of most parents.
As a result, the children stay at home and
help with the housework or with the animals.
By paying for their living expenses, school
materials and medical care ROKPA enables
these children to attend primary school.
ROKPA also helps Tibetan youths attend
secondary school and even university, as the
government offers virtually no support in
this field. In 2012 a total of 9106 children
and youths were able to attend school
thanks to ROKPA.
Example: Rinchen Tsomo /
Chöpdrak
Fourteen-year-old Rinchen Tsomo
comes from a village not far from
Nangchen. Rinchen Tsomo is an orphan and was only
able to attend school thanks to ROKPA’s support. During
the week she lives at the Chöpdrak School for Orphans,
while she spends weekends with her grandmother.
Her older brother also lives with their grandmother and
works there. He has never attended school. Rinchen
Tsomo would later like to become a teacher of the
Tibetan language.
Project: Chöpdrak School for Orphans in Nangchen,
Qinghai Province (China)
Goal: By covering living, medical and school material
expenses, ROKPA provides 120 orphans with an
education every year.
Budget 2012: CHF 10’700 (CHF 89 per child)
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Donation focus: Culture
ROKPA’s cultural program includes three
kinds of projects: the support of monastery
colleges, the (re)construction of cultural
monuments and the preservation of important
Tibetan literary works. Because the Tibetan
people are spread across five Chinese provinces
and belong to different government administrative
units, their identity symbols have
great importance. Without traits of common
identity, the Tibetan traditions dating back
thousands of years are threatened. Tibetan has
now been recognized as the second official
language in the autonomous region of Tibet,
but there is still a possibility that the Chinese
language will become more prominent. Monastery
schools are the only institutions where
the sole language of instruction is Tibetan.
Monastery
Kajin Wangmo is 83 years young and
has spent almost her entire life in
Kepcha Monastery. Last year she fell
ill and had to stay for a time at Shonda Hospital − it was
the first time
in years that she had been away from the monastery.
Now she is doing better and is glad to be back at the
monastery. ROKPA supports her and 29 other nuns by
covering some of their living expenses and by funding
the clinic that ROKPA built there.
Project: Kepcha Women’s’ Monastery in Nangchen,
Qinghai Province (China)
Goal: By means of a food allowance, ROKPA provides
food for 30 nuns in the monastery. By building and
funding the clinic the nuns as well as the surrounding
population are able to receive primary medical care.
Budget 2012: CHF 18’250
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Donation focus: Medical Aid, Medical Herbs
The medical care provided in Tibet, as well
as in Nepal, is far under the standards we are
used to in the West. For many nomads in
isolated high plateau regions of the Himalayas
the nearest doctor is often a few days away
by foot. The nearest hospital for serious cases
is even further! Here ROKPA is helping in two
different ways. On the one hand we help
provide immediate care for people in urgent
need. On the other hand we are working to
improve medical care over the long term in
order to ensure access to medical treatment
for as much of the population as possible.
Example: Chunga Lhamo /
Zatu Day Clinic
Supported as a child and young adult
in her training as a Tibetan doctor
by ROKPA, Chunga Lhamo has opened a clinic in Zatu,
an isolated Tibetan mountain community. The clinic is
run as a charitable organization for people in need who
would not be able to afford to go to a doctor. Every year
around 2700 people benefit from the medical treatment.
Project: Day clinic in Zatu, Qinghai Province (China)
Goal: By providing funding for a medical center ROKPA
provides basic medical care for the local population.
The clinic is located in an area where medical facilities
are lacking and where the population suffers from the
medical effects of poverty.
Budget 2012: CHF 6’500
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Donation focus: Women and Children
One of ROKPA’s main goals is the improvement
of the social standing of girls and women.
In Nepalese and Tibetan villages, girls have no
opportunity to obtain an education – they
have to work in the house and in the fields
from a very early age. Way too early – often
when they are still children - they are married
off and stay financially dependent on their
partner, who then often leaves them with a
number of children to care for. A substantial
number of these women end up living on the
streets where they and their children try
to survive by begging and working odd jobs.
To give these woman and children a better
future, ROKPA supports a number of projects
for women and helps individual women in
emergency situations without bureaucracy.
Example: Padma / Women’s
Workshop in Kathmandu
Padma was married off when she
was 16. Five years later, she fled from
her husband as she was repeatedly physically abused.
After years of suffering, during which time she and her
children also had to live on the street, she found her way
to ROKPA where she was hired as a seamstress. Today,
she works as the Manager of the Women’s Workshop.
Project: ROKPA Women’s Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Goal: The purpose of the Women’s Workshop is the
social reintegration of single poor mothers by providing
training to become a seamstress and offering them a
job that pays fair wages.
Budget 2012: CHF 20’030*
* Through the sale of the products, this project is
almost financially independent.
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Dancers on Tour
The ROKPA Dance Tour in May 2012 achieved
its goal: Ten former homeless children from
Kathmandu captured the hearts of their
audience and sponsors. As emissaries for
ROKPA and accompanied by famous performers
like Andreas Vollenweider, Marc Sway,
Sina, Seven and Steff La Cheffe, they danced
their life stories.
The goal was not quantified but clear: ROKPA should
be introduced to a new and broad audience. Lea Wyler
knew from experience: “Without a very special event it is
almost impossible to have an article placed in the daily
newspapers.“ Through the Dance Tour the images of the
daily struggle in the streets of Kathmandu and also of the
beauty of Nepalese culture will leave a lasting impression.
Because ROKPA’s work covers both: humanitarian aid
and cultural support.
Emissaries
Who would be better equipped to be ROKPA’s emissaries
than ten young artists from the ROKPA Children’s Home
in Kathmandu? Directed by Lea Wyler, who also wrote
the piece, they worked many months to fine-tune the show
„From homeless child to stage star“. The work confronted
them with their own trauma which gave the play such
an authentic air. The audience was impressed by the
children‘s evident ability to face their past.
„On stage I search for food and only find cigarettes
and glue which I sniff until I get sick. That was part of
my life“, explains Reema , one of the young artists,
in a personal interview after the show.
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Heartfelt Engagement
A large project such as this dance show is impossible
to set up without the help of generous sponsors, innumerable
volunteers and selfless patrons. We thank all of
our supporters very much and in particular Andreas
Vollenweider. He was responsible for the music and
invited his musician friends and presenters to participate
in the project. They came on stage and acted as warm-up
performers for the former homeless children without any
compensation. The children, though, deserve our biggest
thank you: They are living proof that people are able to
make the most of their lives if they are given the chance
– through the help of ROKPA and our sponsors.
Success Story in Comments and Numbers
The performance by the childrens stunned through its
professionalism, managed to get under the skin and
touched hearts. This was confirmed by the feedback from
the audience which often had tears in their eyes.
The audience became quiet as the children removed their
festival robes and were left with only their street clothes
in the final scene. It was meant as a challenge to help all
those thousands of children who are still in need of aid.
The audience understood. In May alone, donations
increased by a threefold in the areas around the show
venues. The number of new supporters doubled. A total
of 1,524 spectators came to see the show.
Dance Tour 2012: Venue and Audience
Date Venue Audience
13th May Kaufleuten, Zurich 405
15th May Kammgarn, Schaffhausen 115
16th May Alte Kaserne, Winterthur 153
17th May Aula Progr, Bern 148
18th May Kollegi, Stans 144
19th May Elisabethenkirche, Basel 176
22th May Alte Kirche, Boswil 188
23th May Casino, Zug 195
Total of 1,524
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ROKPA Donation matrix 2012
Donation
Focuses
Donation
Targets
Tibetan Areas
of China
NEPAL
Africa
1 2
3
Nutrition
4 5
6
Education
7
Culture
8
9 10
Medicine
and Medicinal
Plants
11 12
13
Women and
Children
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1
96 Swiss Francs provide food for
a Tibetan nun for 1 year.
2
51 Swiss Francs per month is spent
on food for 1 child in the Children’s
Home.
3
77 Swiss Francs per month pay
for enough food for all children in a
child care facility in South Africa.
4
343 Swiss Francs pay for 12
months of secondary school, food
and accommodation for a Tibetan
orphan.
5
The annual cost of school supplies
for one homeless child is 84 Swiss
Francs.
6
20 Swiss Francs are enough to pay
for one month of primary school for
an AIDS orphan in Zimbabwe.
7
25 Swiss Francs are the monthly
income of a stonemason.
8
The annual income of a medical
doctor is 1,500 Swiss Francs.
9
140 Swiss Francs per month cover
all health care expenses in the
Children’s Home.
10
A mother inflicted by the AIDS virus
receives 150 Swiss Francs worth of
medication in 12 months.
11
84 Swiss Francs pay for teaching
10 women how to read and write
for 1 year.
12
The annual cost for the training
of one seamstress is 335 Swiss
Francs.
13
A mother with disabled children
needs 125 Swiss Francs per year to
plant her vegetable patch in
Zimbabwe.
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Project Expenses 2012
in the Tibetan Areas of China
The educational program is the largest single cost factor in Tibet with 71.6%. ROKPA increasingly supports young Tibetans
with their tertiary education as a sound education becomes more and more important in today‘s employment market.
Medical and cultural programs receive approx. 10% of our budget respectively.
12,7 %
Conservation of culture
4,6 %
Other
10,7 %
Medical Care
0,4 %
Orphans and Street Children
71,6 %
Education
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Project Expenses 2012
in Nepal
Over 50 former homeless children currently live in the ROKPA Children’s Home in Kathmandu which receives 71% of the
ROKPA budget for Nepal. The Children’s Home is run by local staff and many of the staff members are former ROKPA
children. The project is therefore anchored in the region. In addition, it offers a life style for, and ensures the upbringing of,
the children in accordance with their culture and within a safe home without social pressure.
5 %
Women‘s Workshop
12,9 %
Other
6,1 %
Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent
5 %
Orphans and Street Children
71 %
Children‘s Home
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Origin of Donations Switzerland 71% / Other countries 29%, in Swiss Francs
2’500’000 2010
2011
2012
2’250’000
2’000’000
1’750’000
1’500’000
1’250’000
1’000’000
750’000
500’000
250’000
0
Switzerland
UK
Germany
Euskadi
Spain
Netherlands
Italy
Austria
Poland
USA
France
Ireland
Finland
Belgium
Canada
Others
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Use of Donations
Administration expenses were 8% and we were able to reduce the cost in comparison to last year once again.
8 %
Administration
9 %
Fundraising
83 %
Project Expenses
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Source of Donations ROKPA Switzerland
We receive approx. 50% of our donations from private sources. Charities are responsible for one third of the donations.
1 %
Churches
34 %
Foundations
15 %
Legacies
1 %
Public Sector
2 %
Companies
47 %
Private Sponsors
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Forms of Donations
ROPKA is recognized as a non-profit aid
organization and tax exempt. Therefore, your
donation will go directly into our aid projects
without any tax deductions and can be
deducted from your own taxes.
Project Sponsorship
Project sponsorships require a significantly smaller
administrative effort than single sponsorships.
Donations can be used more effectively. ROKPA does
not offer possibilities for personal children sponsorships
as they may result in unfair treatment and an imbalance
within families. Currently, we offer the following
sponsorships:
Education of underprivileged children
Medical emergency aid
Company Contributions
Donations instead of gifts: Companies send donations on
Christmas or company anniversaries. These donations are
tax deductible.
Legacy
To include ROKPA in a last will, inheritance contracts or
legacies guarantee that ROKPA will receive part of your
inheritance. Those responsible for legacies at ROKPA
offer competent advice on lasting provisions. These
donations to ROKPA are also tax deductible.
Volunteering
Unpaid specialized volunteers are responsible for
keeping the administration expenses at a very low level
(on average 10%) and donations will be used in areas
where they are really needed.
Women’s fund for support of mothers in need
Preservation of Tibetan culture
What ROKPA needs most urgently
We accept donations via direct deposit, online or SMS.
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ROKPA Performance Report 2012
ROKPA Objectives
The organization provides humanitarian
and educational aid for people in need
without consideration of religion, gender and
nationality. It organizes own projects or
selects projects which correspond to these
objectives.
To achieve those objectives, the organization may
undertake the following, but not conclusively specified
responsibilities:
• Support in form of money, clothes, housing,
protection, work or other vital measures where needed
• Build schools or other educational facilities,
subcontract to build or support the building and
maintenance of those facilities
• Build hospitals or other healthcare facilities with the
purpose to improve health conditions, subcontract to
build or support the building and maintenance of
those facilities
• Build monasteries, statues, stupas or other cultural
facilities, subcontract to build or support the building
and maintenance of those facilities
• Realize forestry or other ecological projects or support
their execution
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Balance Sheet ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated)
31.12.2012 31.12.2011
Assets CHF CHF
Current assets Appendix *
Cash in hand 1’250’047 1’222’740
Securities 2,4 – 183’828
Accounts Receivable Trade – 1’645
Additional Receivables 61’021 34’494
Transitory Assets 10’060 42’522
Fixed assets
Land Nepal 562’811 –
Total Assets 1’883’939 1’485’229
Liabilities
Short-term Current Liabilities 126’330 54’599
Loan Akong Rinpoche – 12’699
Transitory Liabilities 126’330 41’900
Long-term Current Liabilities 130’435 130’435
Loans Third Parties 130’435 130’435
Funds with a specific purpose 2’281’567 1’981’815
Nepal Fund 1,4 1’623’602 1’371’101
Tibet Fund 1,4 489’198 346’989
India Fund 1,4 113’976 183’870
Africa Fund 1,4 54’207 72’742
Children Fund 1,4 4 630
Women‘s Fund 1,4 128 5’439
Education Fund for Girls, Women 1,4 452 1’044
Organisation Capital – 654’393 – 681’621
Balance – 654’393 – 681’621
Total Liabilities 1’883’939 1’485’229
* The appendix can be downloaded on www.rokpa.org
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Income Statement ROKPA INTERNATIONAL
(consolidated)
Income 2012 2011
Donations Appendix * CHF CHF
Donations Tibet 1,4 1’687’324 1’301’827
Donations Nepal 1,4 528’641 228’451
Donations India 1,4 45’041 45’646
Donations Africa 1,4 32’893 32’804
General Donations 1,4 1’154’415 674’578
Total Donations 3’448’314 2’283’306
Sales Income Shop/Markets/Cards 19’960 28’178
Sales Income Events 58’500 3’257
Interest Income 1’974 2’992
Profit from securities sold 2’500 3’849
Profit from currency exchange 2,3 78’343 2’125
Extraordinary Income 0 45’000
Various Income 300 0
Total Income 3’609’891 2’368’707
* The appendix can be downloaded on www.rokpa.org
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Liabilities 2012 2011
Project Expenditures Appendix * CHF CHF
Projects / Sponsorships Tibet 1,4 2’283’632 2’018’972
Projects / Sponsorships Nepal 1,4 198’142 239’860
Projects / Sponsorships India 1,4 66’190 18’922
Projects / Sponsorships Africa 1,4 46’684 76’970
Other Projects 1,4 0 45’546
Travel Cost / Expenditures Project Mgmt 14’513 21’831
Total Project Expenditures 2’609’161 2’422’101
Shop / Events
Expenditures Shop/Markets/Cards 6’466 12’175
Expense Events 87’487 4’201
Total Shop / Events 93’953 16’376
Administration
Rent 56’009 53’295
Wages incl. Social Security Contributions 2,5 373’515 333’480
Communication 2,5 56’674 32’071
Administration 88’903 135’767
Total Administration 575’101 554’613
Other Expenditures
Loss from securities sold 0 44’156
Loss from currency exchange 1’853 62’601
Other Expenditures 2’844 8’073
Total Other Expenditures 4’697 114’830
Annual Profit before Fund results 326’979 –739’213
Committed Funds
Allocations of committed Funds (incl. Transfers) –1’932’780 –1’451’336
Use of Committed Funds 2’594’649 2’445’270
Free Funds
Allocations of committed Funds (incl. Transfers) –960’045 –510’585
Use of Committed Funds 0 0
Fund Results –298’176 483’348
Annual Profit before change in Organisation Capital 28’803 –255’865
Change of acquired free capital 27’228 –122’962
Change of free Funds –960’045 –510’585
Allocations to Committed Funds 961’620 377’682
Annual Profit after Fund Results 0 0
Total Expenditures 3’609’891 2’368’707
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Auditorreport for the Consolidated Financial Statements

ROKPA International ROKPA Switzerland
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is based in Zurich
in Switzerland. It is the umbrella association
for the 19 ROKPA country offices around the
world and is responsible for all projects and
sponsorships in Nepal, Tibet, India, Zimbabwe
and South Africa.
Der Vorstand
• Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche (President)
• Lea Wyler (Vice-President)
• Gerry Leumann
• Catherine Brown
• Elise Jacobsen
• Andrea Widmer
The board members are elected for a period of two years
respectively.
The ROKPA ambassadors
• Charles Dance, actor, screenwriter and producer
• Jill Dawson, BBC-Producer
• Marc Forster, movie producer
• Sandra Studer, TV-presenter
• Andreas Vollenweider, harpist, grammy-winner
Country offices
Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, United Kingdom,
Netherlands, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Canada,
Austria, Nepal, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa,
USA, Zimbabwe.
ROKPA Switzerland is based in Zurich and is
responsible for obtaining funds in Switzerland,
mainly for Tibet and Nepal.
Executive Board
• Gerry Leumann (President)
• Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche
• Claude A. Ribaux
• Lea Wyler
• Andreas Vollenweider
The board members are elected for a period of two years
respectively.
Board of Patrons
• Robert Schenker (President)
• Dr. iur. Thomas Bär
• Walter Bosch
• Christine Egerszegi
• Josef Estermann
• Kurt E. Feller
• Marc Forster
• Dr. med. Felix Gutzwiller
• Peter Hasler
• Trix Heberlein
• Philipp Keel
• Cyrill Koller
• Dr. Remo Largo
• Charles Lewinsky
• Dr. iur. Ellen Ringier
• Roger Schawinski
• Emil Steinberger
• Niccel Steinberger
• Franz Steinegger
• Sandra Studer
• Andreas Vollenweider
• Dr. iur. Christian Wenger
Auditor for both associations Truvag Revisions AG, Leopoldstrasse 6, 6210 Sursee
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Main Office Zurich
General Manager:
Pia Schneider
Fundraising:
Gabriele Lenk
Communications:
Fritz Reust
Administration:
Barbara Meier until March 2012
Brigitte Böhle from August 2012
Intern:
Thomas Stettler
Volunteers
Finance:
Janusz Skonieczny, Lotti Kobler, Bea Schmutz
Administration:
Anna-Katharina Bosshard, Robert Diener, Monika Imfeld,
Hansruedi Isler, Gisela Weisner, Elisabeth Weiss
IT:
Georgios Mazarakis, Ciro Parlato, Johann Wezel
Photo archives:
Corinna Biasutti, Tereza Konate, Laura Munzel
Translations:
Sian Edwards, Martha Müller, Ina Hohmann, Hanna
Hündorf, David Tonge, Chris Michalski, Bettina Grieser
Johns, Anke Hoffmann, Katrin Klein, Elaine Knoerich,
Susanne Reiche, Yael Katz, Karin Stutz
Dance Tour:
Tommi Zeuggin, Achim-David Z’Brun, Mathias Ott,
Claudia Boggio, Laura Munzel
Media:
Angela von Koblinski
Sales:
Bea Schmutz, Margrit Stahel
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Imprint annual report
Publisher:
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL
Boecklinstrasse 27
CH-8032 Zurich
Editors:
Thomas Stettler, Anna-Katharina Bosshard
Image editors:
Corinna Biasiutti, Thomas Stettler
Layout:
Renée Reust
Photos:
Lea Wyler, Christian Lanz, Robert Bösch, Pim Willems
Print run:
1.200 copies
In Switzerland, donations to ROKPA are
exempt from tax. ROKPA has been ZEWO
certified since 2004.

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