Annual report 2009 - Handicap International

EditorialContentsxz Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3xz Worldwide action.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5xz Emergency response . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9xz Development .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13xz Landmines andcluster munitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17xz Financial report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-29xz Acknowledgements .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Chairman: Pascal VanotEditor: Dominique Lê Van TruocCoordinator: Caroline ArlandisAssistant: Frédéric GruyerEditing: In medias resTranslation: Steven Durose, John Clube and Mandy DuretCorrection: Magenta CorrectionDesign: In medias res and Abdel BoureghdaCreation: Frédéric Escoffier / NJmcPictures: Læthicia LamottePrinting: Two PrintPhoto credit page 1:© B. Darrieux for Handicap InternationalPhoto credit page 4:© S. Bonnet for Handicap InternationalISSN: 1639-6421ISBN: 978-2-909064-50-5Handicap International, cofounder of the International Campaign toBan Landmines, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.2009: the year ofthe federationThe creation of the HandicapInternational Federation on 12September 2009 after four intensiveyears of collective effort marked amajor milestone in our organisation’shistory. Under our new rulesof governance, Handicap International’sassociations in seven countries(Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg,Switzerland, the UK and theUS) each contribute according totheir means to this supranational body and, in return, enjoythe same rights and responsibilities.Every member of the Handicap International Federation is, bydefinition, a stakeholder in each of its programmes. Each nationalassociation is therefore able to capitalise on the actionsof the federation as a whole, giving it greater impact, visibilityand legitimacy to promote our values, extend our reach andobtain the resources needed to fund our joint actions.We are convinced that this new democratic system will increaseour cohesiveness, make us stronger and enable us todevelop our actions on behalf of those who need them. Thisis the sole aim of these structural changes.We were able to maintain a presence in sixty countriesin 2009, based on a programme of priorities focusing onspecific themes, regions and contexts for the period 2008 to2010. Handicap International’s development and emergencyresponse activities increased significantly over the year, whileits mine actions remained relatively stable.The entry into force of the International Convention on theRights of Persons with Disabilities in 2008 was a source ofgreat satisfaction for us. It demonstrates a growing globalawareness of disability-related issues, something HandicapInternational has helped to achieve. Our task now is to helpensure the Convention brings about real improvements inthe living conditions of people with disabilities throughout theworld and we will remain alert and committed to reachingthis goal in the years to come.Pascal VanotChairman of Handicap International France2 ı Annual report 2009

In 2009: 301 projects iCANADAUNITED STATES5634Europe7 Albania8 Germany9 Bosnia and Herzegovina10 France11 Kosovo12 Macedonia13 Montenegro14 SerbiaNorth Africa15 Algeria16 Morocco17 Tunisia19UNITED KINGDOM23FRANCEGERMANY1014911SWITZERLAND 137 121621BELGIUMLUXEMBOURG8181517222242025Central andSouth America1 Brazil2 Colombia*3 Cuba*4 Haiti5 Honduras6 Nicaragua1West Africa18 Burkina Faso19 Cape-Verde20 Liberia21 Mali22 Niger23 Senegal24 Sierra Leone25 Togo33EmergencyresponseRehabilitationMine actionPreventionand healthInclusionDisability rightsand policy4 ı Annual report 2009Handicap International network

n 60 countries43CIS: Community of Independant States43 Russian Federation (incl. North Caucasus)44 Uzbekistan4446Central Asia45 China*46 North Korea*26413938 342930284236353727403231Indian Ocean32 Madagascar4752495051Middle-East26 Egypt5327 Iraq (incl. Iraqi Kurdistan)**28 Jordan5629 Lebanon30 Palestinian Territories31 YemenSouthern, Central and East Africa33 Angola*34 Burundi**35 Ethiopia36 Kenya37 Mozambique38 Democratic Republic of the Congo**39 Rwanda40 Somaliland / Puntland41 Sudan42 Tanzania4854455759556058South Asia47 Afghanistan48 Bangladesh49 India50 Nepal51 Sri Lanka52 Pakistan53 Maldives*South-East Asia54 Myanmar (Burma)55 Cambodia**56 Indonesia57 Laos*58 Philippines59 Thailand60 Vietnam**NB: (*) Programmes implemented solely by the Belgiansection of Handicap International. They are shown on thismap to provide a true picture of the extent of the actionundertaken by Handicap International.(**) Programmes where the Belgian section works with us.• Countries where activities were started in 2009:Tanzania, Yemen.• Countries where activities closed down in 2009:none.The borders and country names shown in this map do not imply an opinion by Handicap International as to the status Annual of these report 2009 ı 5territories.

xz Emergency responseReady to launch an immediateresponseHandicap International’s conception of humanitarian aid is to provide assistanceto displaced persons, refugees or victims of disasters whose basic needs are nolonger being met, paying special attention to the wounded and disabled. HandicapInternational contributes to relief efforts by supplying aid adapted to each situationto meet the needs of the populations affected, and the specific needs of the mostvulnerable.In 2009, three years after its creation, Handicap International’sEmergency Response Department implemented aseries of major organisational changes designed to enableit to respond whenever civilians are severely affected by anexceptional event. It has set itself the goal of respondingwithin 72 hours whenever a disaster or large-scale exodusputs the population in a situation of extreme vulnerabilityand causes traumas, disabling injuries, destruction orhardship. The association pays particular attention to ensuringthe specific needs of the injured, disabled and the mostvulnerable are taken into account.xz Sectors of activityDistribution of humanitarian aidWars, populations fleeing from fighting, natural disastersare just some of the situations that deprive people of theirmeans of subsistence. Emergency relief must thereforemake up for what has been destroyed or abandoned.In each situation, the storage, supply and distribution of aidshould be organised according to the nature and extent ofthe population’s needs, using secure systems. In order tobe effective, the relief effort should draw on experience acquiredduring previous crises, and begin by defining needsbefore providing an adapted response in coordination withthe other stakeholders.Countries: Haiti | Democratic Republic of Congo (NorthKivu) | Palestinian Territories.Repatriation and assisting refugees anddisplaced personsCamps for refugees and displaced persons often form duringwars or periods of great political instability, as well asduring exoduses triggered by famine, devastating epidemicsor natural disasters. Refugees and displaced personsare left with nothing: no shelter, water, food, sanitation orclothing. The specific needs of the most vulnerable, especiallypeople with disabilities, are no longer covered.Our emergency response involves identifying sites that canaccommodate several thousands of people, then setting upcamps on these sites and organising their management.This involves ensuring there are shelters, access, sanitaryfacilities, drinking water, food aid distribution areas, burialareas, etc. It may also involve helping to repatriate familiesto their region of origin. However, to ensure these reneweddisplacements do not cause the same problems and havethe same consequences as the initial exoduses, preparationis vital. Zones suitable for returnees must be identified andtransport conditions adapted to the state of health, age ordisability of the persons concerned.Countries: India | Sudan.Disability and Vulnerability Focal PointsAccess to humanitarian aid by vulnerable people is particularlycompromised or disorganised at the height of a crisis:isolated children, the elderly or people with disabilitiesoften have little access to information and are unable tomove around. This is why one of Handicap International’sfirst priorities in an emergency situation is to rapidly set upaccessible “disability and vulnerability focal points” , takingthe country’s cultural and geographic context into accountin doing so. Whether mobile, run from a tent or set up inany other available premises, focal points provide all the humanitarianoperators on site with a clearer picture of at-riskpopulations. They also register people and their families andevaluate their specific needs, organise care and the distributionsof hygiene packs, technical aids, etc., and supply6 ı Annual report 2009

xz EMErgEncy 2009vulnerable people with information on the assistance availableto them and refer them to suitable facilities.The focal points are set up in the fi rst days of an emergencyresponse, but they evolve according to changing needs andin coordination with the other operators, including international,national and community actors. The very existence ofthese focal points, which benefi t from Handicap International’sextensive experience, is an incentive for humanitarianaid operators not to sideline the specifi c needs of the mostvulnerable.Countries: Burma x Haiti x India x Indonesia x Pakistan x Philippinesx Palestinian Territories.Disability prevention and careHumanitarian crises often result in large numbers of deathsor injuries. Healthcare personnel must be assured of rapidaccess to the injured, as in this type of situation even themost minor injuries can quickly become serious. The immediatetreatment of injuries and the prevention of disablingcomplications are therefore at the heart of the association’smandate. It is extremely important to provide families whohave lost friends and relatives with psychological support,and there is also an urgent need to fi nd ways of helpingpeople needing care to overcome the numerous obstacles,such as geographical inaccessibility, distance whenthere is a lack of transport and poor security conditions.Countries: Iraq x Sudan.Rebuilding and rehabilitatingIn an emergency, it is usually necessary to provide shelterfor a large number of families before helping them fi nd safeand secure housing adapted to their environment. It is essentialto identify priority benefi ciaries in order to ensure theneeds of the most vulnerable people are taken into account.New constructions must be accessible to people with disabilitiesto ensure the operation’s long-term success.Areas devastated by a disaster or a confl ict, particularlybombardments, may present obstacles that are particularlydiffi cult to overcome, both for the population and the reliefteams. Therefore, re-opening roads and building temporarybridges are often a top priority.Countries: Bangladesh x Indonesia x Philippines.© B. Darrieux / Handicap International © P. Demaison / Handicap InternationalPalestinian TerritoriesHandicap International’s mobile teams carried out a needsassessment and distributed emergency packs to families whosemembers included vulnerable or disabled persons.90,000 leafl ets in Pashtun and Farsiwere distributed to displaced personsin Pakistan, informing them of the dangersof mines and unexploded ordnance.Indonesia200 families made destitute by the earthquake in Padang weresupplied with basic materials to construct scalable shelters, whichthey were helped to build. These shelters comply with earthquakeand accessibility standards.Annual report 2009 ı 7

xz Emergency responsexz Key events in 2009Transporting aid to isolated populationsCountry: Haiti.Staff numbers in 2009: 106 national staff and 5 expatriates.Funding bodies: World Food Programme, Luxembourg Ministry ofForeign Affairs.Handicap International has been present in Haiti since 2008when the west of the country was hit by a tropical storm anda series of hurricanes, causing lasting damage. An operationalpartner of the World Food Programme as part of thelogistics cluster, the association managed a fleet of fortyfiveall-terrain lorries to transport aid to all the humanitarianoperators in Haiti. Four main bases were set up in Portau-Prince,Cap-Haïtien, Jacmel and Gonaïves. More thantwenty NGOs (national and international) and UN agenciesbenefited from these services in 2009. In addition, HandicapInternational set up a “disability and vulnerability focal point”in the region of Artibonite to meet the needs of the mostvulnerable families.Planning for rapid reconstructionCountry: Indonesia.Staff numbers in 2009: 64 national staff and 5 expatriates.Funding bodies: Colas, OFDA, RRA, sanofi-aventis, City of Paris.In October 2009, Handicap International once again deployedits teams to Padang, in the province of Sumatra,after it was hit by a violent earthquake. On returning to thisregion wracked by a series of natural disasters, includingthe Tsunami of December 2004 and earthquakes on the islandof Nias in 2005 and Java in 2006, the association setabout registering the injured arriving in large numbers in theregion’s hospitals with a view to following up their rehabilitation.Five “disability and vulnerability focal points” were alsoset up, supported by eight mobile teams to supply aid tothose unable to travel. Handicap International also erectedmore than 200 temporary shelters and provided training tosome 1,200 families to rebuild their homes in line with earthquakeand accessibility standards.Decent hygiene conditions for displacedpersonsCountry: Pakistan.Staff numbers in 2009: 82 national staff and 5 expatriates.Funding bodies: ECHO, DFID, Unicef.A total of 2.8 million people were driven from their homes byfighting in the north of Pakistan in the spring of 2009. Theresulting humanitarian crisis received little media coverage.Living in makeshift camps or with host families, the situationfor these refugees soon became desperate. Mobile teamswere set up to supply aid to the most vulnerable and to covertheir basic needs (protection against the cold, hygienepacks, etc.) and specific requirements (physiotherapy care,medical follow-up, etc). Handicap International built or rehabilitated300 latrines and set up some one hundred washingareas accessible to people with disabilities to ensure theybenefited from decent hygiene conditions. Lastly, in theareas affected by armed conflict, the association deliveredmine and unexploded ordnance risk awareness sessions.Involving the local population in reconstructionactivitiesCountry: Philippines.Staff numbers in 2009: 65 national staff and 5 expatriates.Funding bodies: ECHO, sanofi-aventis, Secours islamique France,Unicef.The Philippines were hit by three typhoons, Ketsana, Parmaand Santi, between September and October 2009. Almost7 million people were affected by the flooding that followed.As Handicap International was already working in Manila,this made it easier for the association to organise its emergencyresponse. Thanks to our “disability and vulnerabilityfocal points”, 4,000 families benefited from direct aid duringthe operation, of whom 1,200 received equipment toimprove their housing conditions and 250 were rehoused.More than 300 people were also recruited for clean-upoperations after the flood waters had receded. This cashfor-workproject enabled families traumatised by the eventto rebuild their lives and earn an income, a very welcomeopportunity under these circumstances.Coordinating humanitarian aid and relieving theisolation of territoriesCountry: Democratic Republic of Congo.Staff numbers in 2009 in North Kivu: 38 national staff and 5expatriates; South Kivu: 128 permanent national staff and 5expatriates.Funding bodies: Pooled Fund (through the UNDP), OFDA.The resurgence in fighting in North Kivu at the end of 2008resulted in the constant displacement of populations. Thelogistics platform coordinated by Handicap International organisedthe transport of almost 20,000 tonnes of humanitarianaid (food, water and hygiene packs) for its 31 partnersin the region. An evaluation of the needs of the local populationwas also carried out at their request in areas of Luberothat were difficult to access.In South Kivu, rehabilitation works on the Bwegera-Lemera-Runingu road were completed at the end of summer 2009,facilitating the work of humanitarian operators in the region.More to the north, the rehabilitation of the Mambasa-Dunguroad (360 kilometres long) was launched in October, makingit easier to access displaced persons from Haut-Uélé.8 ı Annual report 2009

xz EMErgEncy 2009Supplying relief to a traumatised populationCountry: Palestinian territories.Staff numbers in 2009: 50 national staff and 8 expatriates.Funding bodies: ECHO, DFID, France MoFEA, Luxemburg MoFA.In the Gaza Strip, which has one of the highest populationdensities in the world, the military offensive and air strikescarried out by the Israeli army between 27 December 2008and 18 January 2009 killed 1,300 people and woundedmore than 5000, half of whom sustained extremely seriousinjuries. Handicap International set up “disability and vulnerabilityfocal points” in partnership with local organisationsand also provided support to hospitals, registering the injured,training staff and distributing technical aids (wheelchairs,crutches, etc).© Handicap International © T. Calvot / Handicap InternationalBurmaIn the wake of hurricane Nargis in may 2008, HandicapInternational supplied aid to some 6,000 injured and disabledpeople as part of its emergency response in 2009.5,900 emergency packs were distributedto the victims of the tropical stormsKetsana and Parma in the Philippines.Democratic Republic of CongoFollowing the rehabilitation of 80 kilometres of roadway in SouthKivu, Handicap International began repair works on the mambasa-Dungu road, essential for supplying humanitarian aid to displacedpersons in North Kivu.Annual report 2009 ı 9

xz DevelopmentIntensified and more inclusiveactionHandicap International continued to shift the focus of its development activitiestowards Africa in 2009. At the same time, it extended its inclusive approach byintensifying its efforts to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities on all thecontinents, particularly in the fields of education, local development and disasterpreparedness and prevention.The association increased its development activities bymore than 10% in 2009. Despite the uncertainty surroundingcertain types of funding, Handicap Internationalwas able to fulfil its commitments in Burundi, Ethiopiaand Madagascar. The programme reviews carried out to determinean operational framework for each country over thenext three to four years illustrate the association’s determinationto press ahead with its work. The heightened instabilityin Sudan did not discourage Handicap International fromworking in a region where it is extremely difficult to operate.In West Africa, rehabilitation actions were identified and studiesconducted in Benin for launching new activities in 2010.xz Areas of activityRehabilitationWhether they concern orthopaedics or rehabilitation techniques,all our projects focus on training and supportinglocal operators, including health professionals, communityofficers and families. Among the innovations in 2009, aprogramme was launched simultaneously in five countries(Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Cambodia and Nepal)to study ways of ensuring the sustainability of rehabilitationservices and the factors likely to foster their ownership bylocal authorities. In West Africa, another regional project hasfocused, since 2009, on including the prescription of wheelchairsas part of the overall case-management of peoplewith disabilities.Countries: in 2009, a rehabilitation project was organisedin almost all the countries in which the association operates.HealthIn other health-related fields, 36 projects were organisedin 21 countries in 2009, covering prevention and the treatmentand support of patients. AIDS is still a major problemworld-wide, and many projects were implemented to promoteaccess to care for people living with HIV, especiallythose with disabilities. Specific actions focusing on disablingdiseases such as diabetes, lymphatic filariasis and Buruliulcer were organised to raise the awareness of local populationsand to improve the care offered both in the communityand by health services. The association’s mental healthprogrammes focused on populations affected by armedconflict. Lastly, three projects were set up focusing on gender-basedviolence.Countries: Algeria x Bangladesh x Burkina Faso x Burundi xCambodia x Ethiopia x India x Kenya x Lebanon x Madagascarx Mali x Mozambique x Nicaragua x Philippines x Rwanda xSenegal x Somaliland x Tanzania x Thailand x Togo x Vietnam.InclusionThe association’s inclusion actions focused on three keyareas: access to education, social inclusion and economicinclusion. In 2009, Handicap International’s teams workingin the inclusive education sector in Africa developed activitiesdesigned to promote access to education for childrenwith disabilities and to raise the awareness of students todiversity issues. Handicap International also launched a “Microfinancefor all” campaign as part of its efforts to improveaccess to economic activity for people with disabilities byensuring they are taken into consideration by microcreditorganisations.Personalised support now forms the foundation of all of ourinclusion actions.A lesson-learning document was also produced, compilingthe association’s expertise on this subject.Countries: Afghanistan x Algeria x Bangladesh x BurkinaFaso x Burundi x Cambodia x Indonesia x Madagascar x10 ı Annual report 2009

xz dEvEloPMEnt 2009Mali x Morocco x Mozambique x Nepal x Nigeria x Rwanda xSenegal x Sri Lanka x Tunisia x Vietnam.Civil society supportBy the end of 2009, 76 countries had ratifi ed the Internationalconvention on the rights of persons with disabilities.Instigated by Handicap International’s US section, a followupgroup set about collecting and sharing best practices onimplementing the convention. The association continued tocarry out its awareness, training and advocacy actions forthe mainstreaming of disability issues by national cooperationagencies and the UN. The association also intensifi edits support for disabled people’s organisations in the MiddleEast, the Maghreb and West Africa to help them build theircapacity for action and to infl uence with a view to achievinggreater inclusion.Countries: Algeria x Bangladesh x Brazil x Burkina Fasox Cambodia x Ethiopia x Southeast Europe x Indonesia xMadagascar x Mali x Morocco x Middle East x Mozambique xNepal x Nicaragua x Nigeria x Pakistan x Rwanda x Senegal xSierra Leone x Sri Lanka x Togo.Cross-sector themesDisaster preparedness and preventionDuring relief operations in the wake of natural disasters,people with disabilities are often the biggest “losers”. HandicapInternational runs projects in six countries (Bangladesh,India, Nepal, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan and Pakistan) to promotethe inclusion of disability issues in prevention plans,from risk information through to the preparation of evacuationprogrammes and the constitution of emergency packs.An integrated approach to the effects ofdisabling diseasesBuilding on Handicap International’s expertise in the fi eld ofdisability prevention, the association organised a seminar in2009 on the theme of “Conditions for the integrated casemanagementof chronic foot and lymphedema wounds”.Organised in Kenya, this seminar was attended by specialistsand stakeholders from twenty-two countries, all workingon lymphatic fi lariasis, Buruli ulcer and diabetes controlprogrammes. The outputs from this seminar are expectedto form the basis for pilot projects in 2010.Inclusive local developmentIn 2009, 24 projects in 18 countries implemented an inclusivelocal development approach designed to improve theinclusion and participation of people with disabilities and disabledpeople’s organisations. These actions usually startby providing technical, fi nancial and logistical support tolocal associations to help them make the voices of peoplewith disabilities heard. These associations then go on tofoster dialogue with local authorities. Inclusive local developmentprojects also support pilot initiatives in the fi eld ofaccessibility, for example.© Handicap International © P. Guimet / Handicap InternationalBurundi21,000 people with diabetes benefit from our project in Burundiwhich aims to prevent disabling complications and improve thequality of life of patients.The inclusive education project inDapaong, in northern Togo, involves2,000 disabled children aged between3 and 15.NepalWarning messages for use in the event of a natural disasterhave been developed in conjunction with disabled people’sorganisations in Nepal, including audio messages for the visuallyimpaired and colourful posters for the deaf.Annual report 2009 ı 11

xz Developmentxz Key events in 2009Preventing diabetes complicationsCountry: East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania).Staff numbers in 2009: 2 national staff and one expatriate.Funding bodies: European Union, sanofi-aventis.Although diabetes is expected to affect 24 million peoplein Africa by 2030, too little attention is being paid tothe disease. In response to requests from diabetesorganisations, Handicap International launched a regionalproject in Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania in 2009. Its teamstook part in the construction of health facilities in Kenyaand trained twenty-three professionals to help organisemultidisciplinary consultations in hospitals. HandicapInternational also provided support to diabetes associationsin three countries to organise awareness actions to coincidewith World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2009.Caring for isolated children with disabilitiesCountry: India.Staff numbers in 2009: 2 national staff and 2 expatriates.Funding body: ECHO.In Jammu and Kashmir, a state in northern India that hasbeen the theatre of political tensions for nearly sixty years,the health of people with disabilities is not considered tobe a priority. Yet the disabled people, especially disabledchildren living in remote areas of this mountainous region,have enormous needs. Handicap International has thereforechosen to support a local NGO, the Hope DisabilityCentre, which has been working in the field for ten years.The first project, launched in the autumn of 2009, extendedthe NGO’s premises in Ganderbal, refitting the physiotherapyand occupational therapy rooms in the process, andadding a prosthesis and orthosis production workshop. Fifteencommunity officers were recruited and trained to identifychildren and teenagers with disabilities in villages andoffer them adapted care.Making towns and cities more accessibleCountry: Madagascar.Staff numbers in 2009: 14 national staff.Funding bodies: French embassy, European Union.The inclusion of people with disabilities is an issue thatconcerns the whole community. On the basis of thispremise, Handicap International’s project in Madagascarhas expanded its awareness, inclusion and accessibilityactivities in four of the island’s regions (Diégo-Suarez,Majunga, Tamatave and Tuléar). In 2009, the associationhanded over the management of the social supportoffices set up in each town to the communal authorities.It is, however, continuing its actions in support of incomegeneratingactivities for people with disabilities. HandicapInternational has also promoted the adoption of “accessibletown charters” in these four regions.Making rehabilitation services sustainableCountry: Liberia and Sierra Leone.Staff numbers in 2009: 6 national staff and 2 expatriates.Funding bodies: France MoFEA, European Union (for SierraLeone).The rehabilitation centres set up in response to the emergencytriggered by fighting in both Liberia and Sierra Leonehave, until now, been administered by Handicap International.The aim now is to gradually hand over their managementto the public authorities, while ensuring the long-termfuture of the services. In 2009, staff at the centre in Monrovia,Liberia were integrated into the public sector workforce.The same process is underway in Sierra Leone. HandicapInternational continues to help train professionals and organiseservices.Disaster preparedness and preventionCountry: Nepal.Staff numbers in 2009: 5 national staff and 2 expatriates.Funding body: ECHO.Nepal recently suffered a series of natural disasters, includingearthquakes, landslides and river flooding. The projectlaunched in 2008 and completed in 2009 helped promotethe inclusion of disability issues in disaster preparednessand prevention programmes. In total, 27 local and internationalorganisations and more than 8,500 people tookpart in awareness-raising activities. A collaborative platformbringing together people with disabilities, relief operatorsand public authority representatives was set up to ensurethat all types of disability, whether visual, hearing, mental orphysical, were taken into account in the country’s disasterpreparation plans.Strengthening social tiesCountry: Rwanda.Staff numbers in 2009: 7 national staff.Funding body: Agence française de développement, Accentusfondation.Fifteen years after the genocide of 1994, an estimated 54%of the Rwandan population still suffers from depression andtrauma. To help teenagers and young people, profoundlymarked by events experienced when they were children,Handicap International has adopted a community-basedapproach. The project is therefore based on a network ofresource persons, including teachers, community officers,elected representatives and heads of families to help promotethe implementation of solidarity mechanisms. A seriesof collective activities, including discussion groups, danceworkshops and theatre groups help strengthen social ties12 ı Annual report 2009

xz dEvEloPMEnt 2009and improve the mental health of the individual participants.Initially scheduled to end in late 2009, the project has beenextended for three years.Identifying disabled children outside the schoolsystemCountry: Togo.Staff numbers in 2009: 2 national staff and 2 expatriates (including1 co-financed with the AFVP).Funding body: European Union.Togo used to have one of the most advanced educationsystems in Africa. However, a series of economic crises andsocial and political problems between the end of the 1980sand 2007 has caused serious and on-going disruption tothis system. In 2009, in partnership with the Togo federationof disabled people’s organisations (Fetaph), HandicapInternational launched a project in Dapaong in the country’snorthern Savanes region to identify children with disabilities,often hidden by their families and kept away from school.A series of awareness-raising activities, including the distributionof posters and leafl ets, radio programmes and teachertraining, were also carried out. At the end of 2009, 33schools began work on improving the accessibility of theirpremises.Instilling confidence in the parents of childrenwith disabilitiesCountry: Vietnam.Staff numbers in 2009: 3 national staff and one expatriate.Funding bodies: Agence française de développement, EuropeanUnion, Koogo (Flemish parents association).Based in the region of Bac Kan in the north of Vietnam, thisproject, organised jointly with the NGO Save the ChildrenSweden, identifi ed 227 children with disabilities and 400young persons from disadvantaged and ethnic minority familieswho were all excluded from the school system. In additionto providing support to local authorities to implementan inclusive education plan and provide teacher training, theproject led to the setting up of clubs to encourage parentsto play a greater role in school activities.© G. Pegon / Handicap International © Handicap InternationalMadagascarNumerous awareness-raising activities, including trainingsessions, radio debates and working groups carried out in eachcommune have increased the visibility of people with disabilitiesand encouraged the implementation of accessibility projects.2,200 children and teenagers withdisabilities have benefi ted from theJammu and Kashmir rehabilitation projectin India.RwandaA mental health project to help young Rwandan people who livedthrough the genocide of 1994 cope with their personal traumacontinues to prove its worth.Annual report 2009 ı 13

xz Landmines and cluster munitionsTowards a world free of minesand cluster munitionsIn 2009, the general public continued to support the campaign against clustermunitions, and there was growing awareness on the part of the internationalcommunity of the need to ban these weapons. Handicap International scaled upits activities to promote the entry into force of the Oslo Treaty. The associationcontinues to assist the victims of mines and cluster munitions and is expecting tomake major advances in its mine clearance efforts.By bearing witness and influencing opinion, HandicapInternational has raised the awareness of governmentsand the public to the urgent need to end thescandal of mines and cluster munitions. The prospect ofthe entry into force of the Oslo Treaty, signed at the endof 2008, increased with each passing month, but 2009was otherwise uneventful. Hope for populations in the fieldcame from an innovative approach that will ensure the rapidrelease of land suspected of being polluted by mines andcluster munitions. The possibility of a major global reductionin the number of sites registered as dangerous, and the surfacearea they cover, has rekindled the interest of internationalfunding bodies. These major obstacles to developmentare therefore expected to disappear faster than expected.Handicap International welcomes this advance, to whichthe association made a major contribution as an operatorin the field and by chairing the Survey Action Center, an organisationat the cutting-edge of mine clearance methods.xz Areas of activityRisk managementA major project to develop a global risk managementconcept applicable to all Handicap International’s operationswas completed in 2009. The concept is divided intothree fields:– Evaluation: the KAP method (Knowledge, Attitudes andPractices) has become one of the association’s specialitiesin its field actions. It involves understanding and analysingthe way in which populations manage the risks posed bymines and cluster munitions, then evaluating the improvementsneeded in terms of education, facilitation anddemining.– Mine and cluster munitions risk education: this can beprovided as part of an emergency operation in the wakeof a specific crisis, or over the long-term in areas pollutedduring a conflict.– Facilitation/coordination: this consists in taking actionin villages or neighbourhoods to prepare for the arrival ofdeminers by explaining their role and their authority to limitaccess to certain dangerous areas. This method helps preventmisunderstandings and possible clashes with the localpopulation. Working with communities also provides informationabout the history and use of the land in question thatis extremely useful when it comes to releasing it.Countries: Afghanistan x Algeria x Mozambique x Senegal xSomalia x Somaliland x Sudan x Thailand.Land releaseDemining underwent a major change in approach in 2009.New international standards, inspired by the reflection andpractices of the full range of demining operators, now allowlocal authorities to confirm a near-zero risk situation in anarea registered as suspect in the UN database. Following anin-depth survey (analysis, observation and archive research)involving all the relevant parties (owners, representatives oflocal institutions, operators, and members of the community),large areas can now be released to local populationswithout deploying expensive demining techniques.This means that demining efforts can now be focused onland that is actually polluted, marking a considerable stepforward. However, the process is not easy to implement, raisingcomplex responsibility issues as there is no such thingas zero risk. The surveys conducted by operators must thereforebe of an irreproachable quality to ensure these newstandards do not lead to an underestimation of the real risksto local populations.14 ı Annual report 2009

xz landMinEs 2009Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina x Lebanon x Mozambique xSenegal.Landmine and cluster munitions advocacyFollowing the signing of the cluster munitions ban treatyin Oslo in December 2008, Handicap International has focusedits efforts on advocating its universal adoption. On31 December 2009, the treaty was signed by 104 states.For its part, France ratifi ed the treaty on the eve of the ShoePyramid event organised by Handicap International in thirtytwoFrench towns and cities on 26 September 2009.In December, the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free Worldin Colombia brought together countries party to the OttawaTreaty to review how the treaty, which entered into forcein March 1999, has been applied over the last fi ve years.To coincide with the summit, four countries declared themselvesto be “mine-free” - Albania, Greece, Rwanda andZambia. However, nineteen states that should have completedtheir demining operations asked for an extension tofi nish the process, revealing the scale of the task to be accomplished.Victim assistanceHandicap International does not believe that assisting victimsof mines and explosive remnants of war should belimited to orthopaedic-fi tting and rehabilitation services. Itshould also help people return to normal life and promotetheir educational and socio-economic inclusion. This wasthe message pressed home at the Cartagena Summit inDecember 2009. The association has produced guidelinesfor implementing national victim assistance programmes,which place the emphasis on adapting existing services andinvolving survivors and people with disabilities.At operational level, Handicap International provided supportto the Algerian and Nepalese governments to developand implement such assistance programmes.Countries: Afghanistan x Albania x Algeria x Bosnia-Herzegovina x Cambodia x Ethiopia x Iraq x Jordan xMozambique x Nepal x Nicaragua x Senegal x Serbia x Sudanx Sri Lanka x Thailand.© Mary WarehamCartagena Summitmore than a thousand representatives from over 130 countriesreviewed how the terms of the mine Ban Treaty have been appliedover the last five years and adopted a new action plan for the nextfive years.In Southern Sudan, nearly 200 peoplewith disabilities benefi ted from rehabilitationactivities, 560 injured personsreceived care and the awareness of morethan 1,500 families was raised to thecauses of disability.SenegalAs well as the 6,200 villagers whose land was cleared of mines,humanitarian demining operations also benefited some 1000 displacedfamilies, representing a total of 10,500 people who can nowplan their return home.© O. Shu / Handicap InternationalAnnual report 2009 ı 15

xz Landmines and cluster munitionsxz Key events of 2009Risk education trainingCountry: Algeria.Staff numbers in 2009: 2 national staff.Funding bodies: UNPD, France MoFEA.A legacy of the war of independence, Algeria is still pollutedby almost three million anti-personnel mines, hamperingthe activities of its nomadic population and farmers and thecountry’s socio-economic development. The mine risk educationproject began in March 2009 with the training andnetworking of eight disabled people’s and mine victims’ organisations.A wide range of awareness-raising tools, includingposters, leaflets, picture boxes, CD-ROMS and schoolexercise books, were produced in both Arabic and French.A directory of available services has also been compiled tofacilitate victim assistance.Inclusion of mines victims and their familiesCountry: Cambodia.Staff numbers in 2009: 8 national staff.Funding body: European Union.The region of Battambang in the west of Cambodia is infestedwith mines and the rural population suffers from malnutritionat least five months of the year. Since 2008, HandicapInternational, in partnership with a local association,has helped mines victims, their families and, more generally,people with disabilities, who are often unemployed, to setup their own businesses. By the end of 2009, almost 500people had been helped to set up a business. Market studies,funding and professional training were among the serviceson offer. According to a survey of 207 of these people,86% had been able to increase their income and 95% hadimproved their food safety situation.Clearance operations prior to reconstructionCountry: Lebanon.Staff numbers in 2009: 44 national staff and 4 expatriates.Funding bodies: UNRWA and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).In 2009, in the north of Lebanon, almost 12,000 unexplodeddevices, including bombs, grenades, mortar shells, munitions,mines and explosive booby traps were removed fromrubble in the Palestinian camp of Nahr el-Bared, destroyedby bombing. The clearance operations were launched byHandicap International in 2008 under the auspices of theUNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for PalestineRefugees in the Near East). Slowed down by the discoveryof the remains of a Roman city, they were nearingcompletion at the end of 2009. The association also carriedout awareness-raising actions on the risks of landmines andcluster munitions for everyone working on the site. Lastly, atthe request of the Norwegian NGO, NRC, the associationalso worked on a site adjoining the camp to demine an areaof land destined to house Palestinian refugees.Demining areas of socio-economic valueCountry: Senegal.Staff numbers in 2009: 35 national staff and 3 expatriates.Funding bodies: French embassy, German cooperation (GTZ), UKembassy, American State Department (PMWRA), Unicef (for minerisk education).Handicap International has been the only humanitarian deminingoperator in the region of Casamance since 2008.In 2009, it trained a second team of deminers. A total offifteen sites covering 50,000 square metres of land of socio-economicvalue for the population (access path to thevillage, school, orchards and plantations) were cleared ofmines, and some one hundred anti-personnel mines weredestroyed. In partnership with the Senegalese mine victimsassociation, a mine-risk education programme funded byUnicef was also launched in schools. Twelve awarenessraisingsessions were organised in December for some 800children, who were able to pass on the prevention messageto their families.Identifying the causes of armed violenceCountries: Sierra Leone and Liberia.Neighbouring states Sierra Leone and Liberia have sufferedyears of civil war during which many child soldiers wererecruited. Despite the demobilisation and disarmamentprogrammes implemented in both countries, quantities oflight weapons are still in circulation. A study performed byHandicap International in the autumn of 2009 highlightedthe major causes of violence: unemployment, encouraginggroups of young people to carry out armed attacks, andthe return of displaced persons, giving rise to conflicts overfarmland. Following this study, a project is now being consideredfor the Mano River region, on the border between thetwo countries, which would include income-generating activitiesand training to help a generation scarred by memoriesof extreme violence.Caring for the victims of violenceCountry: Sudan.Staff numbers in 2009: 27 national staff and 6 expatriates.Funding body: ECHO.Four years after the signing of a peace agreement in 2005,the threat of violence still hangs over the population ofsouthern Sudan. In 2009, more than 2,500 people werekilled and 350,000 persons forced to flee their homes. Despitethis crisis situation, Handicap International continuedits actions to assist the victims of violence in the province ofJonglei. A mobile team was formed to provide rehabilitationservices to people with disabilities or the injured in remote16 ı Annual report 2009

xz landMinEs 2009rural areas. As it travelled around the region, the team alsoraised awareness of communities to accidents linked tomines and light weapons, which cause disabilities. In theBor regional hospital, health staff received training in preventingthe disabling complications of injuries.Giving the victims a voiceCountries: Thailand and Colombia.Funding bodies: France MoFEA (Victim assistance programme/agreement), Norwegian MoFA, European Union (developmenteducation project).In preparation for the Cartegena Summit on a Mine-FreeWorld, a South East Asia regional conference was held inBangkok, Thailand, from 1 to 3 April 2009, to raise awarenessof civil society, government representatives andfunding bodies to the need to incorporate more effectivecase-management of victims into national public policies.This question was central to the discussions held in Cartagena,Colombia, a country which sadly holds the recordfor the number of new mine accident victims. The strongattendance at the summit - almost 1000 people from 130countries - revealed the continuing commitment of the internationalcommunity to the fi ght against these weapons,including, for the fi rst time, the notable presence of a delegationfrom the United States, which had observer status.Despite the emerging hope that the US will sign the OttawaTreaty, there was a distinct lack of enthusiasm for fundingdemining and victim assistance actions on the part of thestate parties. In the face of pressure from Handicap International,France may change its position, with a promise ofmore funding in the future.© Handicap International © A. Leymat / Handicap InternationalCambodiaThis woman stepped on a mine while she was looking for wood.The basketwork business she set up with help from HandicapInternational has enabled her to buy a cow and increase herfamily’s income.More than 50,000 signatures werecollected and 50 tonnes of shoes weredonated during the 15 th Shoe Pyramidon 26 September 2009: a sign of protestagainst mines and cluster munitions, butalso of solidarity with the victims of theseweapons.LebanonIn the Nahr el-Bared camp, deminers carried out an extensivevisual inspection to eradicate explosive remnants of war.500,000 m 3 of rubble were painstakingly examined.Annual report 2009 ı 17

Financial report2009© Dieter Telemans for Handicap International18 ı Annual report 2009

A word fromthe Treasurer2009: a year of rebalancingThanks to the hard work of all Handicap International’semployees and to the loyal support of our donors,2009 was notable as the year in which the Associationrebalanced its fi nancial position. This favourabledevelopment, which led to a US$3.8 million surplus,enabled us to keep up the volume of our operations in thefi eld, which was the priority.It’s worth recalling that the 2009 budget was built againstthe background of the international fi nancial crisis whichstarted in 2008. We feared it would be a particularlydiffi cult year because of the severity of the economicconsequences of this crisis, so most of the structuralrethink initiated in 2008 was put into effect in the fi rst halfof 2009. Systematically seeking savings made it possibleto reduce costs while keeping up the social mission.The programmes contributed to this rebalancing throughtheir sustained efforts with funding organisations toobtain better fi nancial coverage of our operations byinstitutional funds. This responsible approach bore fruit,and even enabled us to signifi cantly increase the volumeof development projects, with the requirement for fundingfrom private sources being lower than initially expected.At the beginning of 2009, the principal unknown was howdonors would behave in the adverse economic climate. Inthe end however their loyalty to Handicap International’swork proved to be beyond our expectations, with a sharpincrease right at the end of the year. It should also benoted that the surplus was achieved in spite of a reductionin our usual efforts to recruit new donors.Of course, in 2010 we will have to redouble our efforts tofi nd new donors throughout the Federation network toavoid any erosion of the donor base.We will also need to stay on our guard, because thereis still much economic uncertainty at the European andinternational levels. In particular, the unforeseeable resultsof speculation in currencies can cause great diffi culties foran association such as ours, whose operations are for themain part run abroad.We therefore need to be prudent to secure the resourceswe need in 2010, and there must be no letup in ouractions as the needs are huge. The 2009 surplus isa bolster for the Association’s fi nancial security andincreases its self-funding capacity. This situation meansthat we can embark upon the launch of the HandicapInternational Federation, an important step in the history ofour movement, from a position of confi dence.Olivier Scalbert, Treasurer.xz Key events of 2009A surplus of US$3.8 millionThe adverse global economic climate, together with a largedefi cit in 2008, led Handicap International to undertakesignifi cant restructuring in the fi rst half of 2009, with thepurpose of reducing its running costs. Public relations andpublic fundraising costs were cut, resulting in substantialsavings. Thanks to this surplus made in 2009, the Associationis in a better position to face up to the uncertainties ofthe economic crisis which is continuing into 2010.An increase in resources from publicfundraisingIn spite of lower investment, fundraising yielded incomeequivalent to that for 2008, producing an additional marginof US$2.9 million in the process. The loyalty of our donorsgoes a long way to explaining this performance, since therewas a considerable slowdown in recruiting new donors in2009.More operations in the fieldIn 2009, targets for the fi nancial coverage of programme activitiesby institutional funding organisations were met, andthe objective of keeping up the Association’s social missionwork under diffi cult circumstances was also achieved. Thevolume of programme activities abroad even increased byUS$2.9 million compared to 2008, rising from US$61.08million to US$63.96 million, with a signifi cant increase in developmentwork.Annual report 2009 ı 19

xz Financial reportxz Financial transparencyFor Handicap International financial transparency is amanagement principle, and it aims to be able to account forthe use of the funds entrusted to it at all times. In addition toits own internal control procedures, the Association submitsitself to several types of checks.Statutory auditThe annual financial statements, drawn up to 31 st December2009, are audited and certified by the Association’s auditors,Ernst & Young Audit. They were prepared according togenerally accepted French accounting principles andmethods, in accordance with the French accountingsystem applicable to associations and foundations, andin accordance with the new regulations on the “compted’emploi des ressources” (CER) [Statement of utilisation offunds].“Le Comité de la charte” charity supervisorybodySince 1998 Handicap International has been a member ofthe “Comité de la Charte”, a supervisory and accreditationbody. The Association voluntarily submits itself to oversightof principles of good governance, scrupulous management,irreproachable public relations and public fundraisingactivities, as well as financial transparency towards donors.The logo “Don en confiance” or “Giving with confidence”,which appears on the Association’s main public relationsmaterials, informs donors that accreditation has beenreceived from this body and that its principles have beenadhered to.Cour des Comptes [French Court of Audit]Because Handicap International is recognised as beinga public interest body by the government, appeals to thepublic for funds and issues tax deduction certificates, thisgovernmental body can audit the Association at any time.The Cour des Comptes also carries out ad hoc checks onthe utilisation of funds raised.Inclusion of the CER statement in to the annualfinancial statementsThe decree of 11 December 2008 laid down newaccounting regulations on the preparation of the CERstatement, effective from the 2009 financial year. Thecombined financial statements for 2009 have thereforebeen prepared to comply with these regulations. Forcomparative purposes, the 2008 financial statementshave been restated in line with this new standard. Thisrestatement has been verified by the Association’sauditors.Did you know?The annual financial statements, the notes to the accounts,and the statutory auditor’s report can be consulted uponrequest to the Association’s head office. These documentsare also available on the www.handicap-international.frwebsite.xz How the CER (statement ofutilisation of funds) is prepared– The total for each line item includes the direct costs, theremuneration of the employees responsible for carrying outthe activity, and a fraction of overhead costs proportionalto head office employee full-time equivalents.– The expatriate labour cost total is allocated directly to thesocial missions, on the basis of the time actually spent inthe field.– Steering costs and the costs of the support services neededto run the social missions (programmes management,technical advisers, logistical and purchasing supportservices, personnel administration, and accounting andinternal audit services) are categorised under this lineitem, as in 2008.– The costs incurred in development education form part ofthe Association’s social mission and are categorised in theappropriate line item. This is the case with costs allocatedto the International Campaign to Ban Landmines andCluster Munitions, and for costs relative to raising publicawareness on the inclusion of people with disabilities.– The costs of information for the general public, such asthe website, are included in the line item “Administrativeexpenses”.– Exceptional costs are included under the operations towhich they relate. Financial support given to other sectionsof the international network is allocated over various lineitems according to the type of expense being funded.– Funds raised for a specific purpose but not utilised in thefinancial year are shown before arriving at the surplus ordeficit.– The proportion of the contribution from institutional donorstoward funding head office costs is allocated to theheading “Administrative expenses”.– Charges to and write-backs from provisions are shownafter the totals for uses or sources of funds, as requiredby the new legislation.– The total valuations of donations in kind received byHandicap International in 2009 are shown at the bottomof the CER.– The proportion of reserves deriving from funds raised fromthe general public has been calculated in accordance withthe new directives of 1 st January 2008.20 ı Annual report 2009

Balance sheet at 31 st December 2009Financial security indicatorsTo assure the Association’s financial security and that ofthe actions it carries out, Handicap International has builtup reserves of Association funds and of cash, according tostrict rules:– as a minimum, Association funds must represent the equivalentof one and a half months’ running costs for emergencyoperations and three months’ for other work;– minimum cash available must be sufficient to cover onemonth’s expenses.These reserves make it possible to cope with any fluctuationsin funding. They can also be used to finance working capitalrequirements arising from timing differences betweenoperations being carried out and receipt of funding frominstitutional donors. They also allow Handicap Internationalto act on its own initiative and the freedom of action neededto carry out its social missions.Increased financial securityAt 31 st December 2009, Association funds stood atUS$28.1 million, against US$24.9 million at the end of 2008.The increase in these funds, which ensure the Association’sfinancial security and action capacity, was the result of thesurplus made in 2009In line with the security indicators referred to above,Association funds covered 3 months of running costs in 2009(all types of activities included) against 2.6 months in 2008(calculated on total uses of funds, excluding designatedfunds brought forward). Together with an increased averagecash position, they are testimony to the Association’s returnto financial health.Association fundsThey were made up of:– US$6.8 million in net fixed assets, against US$7.9 millionin 2008. This represents a return to normal levels aftercompletion of the rollout of the new financial informationsystem which had a significant impact on the volume offixed assets in 2008;– US$4.4 million in working capital requirement,against US$3.5 million in 2008. This is the minimum cashneeded to cover the timing differences between receipt offunds receivable and paying out liabilities falling due;– US$16.9 million in available cash, against US$13.5million in 2008. This increase is due to the improvement inthe public fundraising margin.Designated fundsThese stood at US$583 thousand at the end of 2009,against US$810 thousand* in 2008. These funds concernprogrammes in Cambodia (US$530 thousand) and thePhilippines (US$53 thousand).The balance of designated funds not utilised for operationsin Iran, (amounting to US$24,700) were reallocated to theMiddle-East programme.* The difference from the US$1.04 million reported in the 2008published financial statements relates to designated sponsorshipincluded in the line item “Other private funds” in the new CER.(in thousands US$) Rate 1.4406Intangible fixed assetsTangible fixed assetsFinancial fixed assetsASSETS 2009 20081,7164,1349731,8034,9601,144Fixed assets 6,822 7,907Inventories and work-in-progress146 272Payments on accounts243Client receivables and related accountsFunding organisationsMissions advancesOther receivablesMarketable securitiesCash disposal2,2214,2925,65610,05614,4692,4112,2964,6225,5087,81412,684811Current assets 39,493 34,007PrepaymentsUnrealised exchange losses1,8805091,725689Total assets 48,705 44,328LIABILITIES (before distribution) 2009 2008Association funds and reservesProfit and loss during periodProgrammes subsidies20,7043,8383,60726,073– 5,3694,242Association funds 28,148 24,945Provisions for risksProvisions for charges1,5169591,3101,555Provisions for risks and charges 2,475 2,865Allocated funds to social missions 583 1,040Loans and debts with banksSuppliers and trade payablesFiscal and social debtsFunding organisationsOther liabilities603,8504,3836,0432,754304,1353,9644,8731,821Current liabilities 17,089 14,822Accrual and deferred incomeUnrealised exchange gains275133308348Total liabilities 48,705 44,328Annual report 2009 ı 21

xz Financial reportIncome statement at 31 st December 2009(in thousands US$) Rate 1.4406EXPENSES 2009 2008Purchase of raw materials and othersuppliesOther purchases and external expensesTaxes and similar expensesWages, salaries and social chargesProvisions on current assetsOther operating expenses4,716.241,788.91,565.539,391.42,823.113,506.95,053.446,805.91,652.939,110.92,911.512,217.9Operating expenses 103,792.1 107,752.7Interest and similar expensesExchanges lossesIncrease in provisions and depreciation0.11,348.1274.21,952.1694.5897.2Financial expenses 1,622.3 3,543.8Exceptional expenses from managementoperationsExceptional expenses from capital expensesExceptional increase in provisions anddepreciation1,042.5378.9745.5 1,519.9Exceptional expenses 2,166.8 2,483.8Expenses total for the financial year 107,581.2 113,780.3Commitments up to the amount allocated fundsTaxes on business activities583.4355.7190.2773.71,039.9182.0Expenses total 108,520.3 115,002.2Net incomeValuation of contribution in kind3,838.02,023.8– 5,369.32,262.7General total 114,382.2 111,895.7INCOMES 2009 2008Donations, legacies and sponsoringFinancing from international organisationsFinancing from national organisationsFinancing from private organisationsOther operating incomes51,814.522,756.919,372.55,658.97,993.551,269.818,889.516,073.17,556.58,569.0Operating income 107,596.2 102,357.9Financial interestExchange gainsWrite back of provisions, transfer of charges14.0655.0198.7499.4435.92,219.2Financial income 867.7 3,154.5Exceptional income from managementoperationsExceptional income from capitaltransactionsWrite back of provisions, transfer of charges104.12,421.1551.1246.92,761.6431.7Exceptional income 3,076.3 3,440.2Incomes total for the financial year 111,540.2 108,952.6Carry over of funds not used from previousyear 818.1 680.4Incomes total 112,358.4 109,633.0Valuation of contribution in kind 2,023.8 2,262.7General total 114,382.2 111,895.7xz Understanding the new CER (statement of utilisation of funds) (see next page)A new presentationColumns (1) and (2) show respectively the uses of funds - orexpenses - incurred in the year and the funds received - receipts- for the year. Columns (3) and (4) show the funds raised fromthe general public, and how they are used in the year.Social missionsThe line item “Social missions carried out in France”(US$8.3 million) is principally made up of costs incurred inthe International Campaign to Ban Landmines and ClusterMunitions, and costs of raising public awareness on theinclusion of people with disabilities. The line item “Socialmissions carried out abroad” (US$75.9 million) is made up offield operating expenses, to which are added the expensesincurred at head office in managing and running them(steering, personnel administration, support services).Public fundraising expensesThe expenses of fundraising from the general public (US$14.3million) include direct fundraising expenses (publishing andpostage, internet, couponing) and donor and SolidaritySponsor administration expenses (expenses of processingfunds received, despatching tax certificates). They alsoinclude the expenses of solidarity shopping and co-brandingproducts. Also included in this line item are the expenses ofraising public and private institutional funds (US$0.75 million).Administrative expensesThis heading (US$7.5 million) is made up partly of expensesof a general nature incurred at the Association’s headoffice and partly of expenses of information for the generalpublic (excluding development education and raising publicawareness of social missions).Resources raised from the public broughtforwardThe total of donated funds available at the beginning of theyear ($5.78 million), coming from funds raised in previousyears, represented the equivalent of 1.3 months of publicdonation requirements for the year (US$53.6 million).The difference between these figures demonstrates theAssociation’s need to raise from the general public duringthe current year the majority of the funds it needs to run itsoperations, on top of institutional funding. At the end of 2009,total available donated funds, not used during the year, stoodat US$8.76 million.22 ı Annual report 2009

CER 2009 (statement of utilisation of funds)(in thousands US$) Rate 1.4406USES OF FUNDS1- SOCIAL MISSIONS1.1. Carried out in France- Actions carried out directly- Payments to other organisationsoperating in France1.2. Carried out abroad 1- Actions carried out directly- Payments to a central body or otherorganisations2- FUNDRAISING EXPENSES2.1. Fundraising expenses - generalpublic2.2. & 2.3. Fundraising expenses- Other private funds,- Applications for grants and otherpublic subsidies3- OPERATING EXPENSES2009uses =incomestatement(1)84,233.38,304.275,929.115,053.014,302.4750.67,548.5Allocation byuse of resourcesraised from thepublic in 2009(3)35,631.66,036.329,595.314,631.63,512.7I- Total uses for the period recognisedthrough the income statement 106,834.8 53,776.0II- Charges to provisions 1,102.1III- Commitments to be fulfilled fromdesignated resources 583.4IV- Resources surplus for the period 3,838.0OVERALL TOTAL 112,358.4V- Proportion of gross fixed assets forthe period financed from resourcesraised from the public 343.0SOURCES OF FUNDSResourcesraised in2009 =incomestatement(2)Record ofresourcesraised fromthe public andused in 2009(4)NON-DESIGNATED, UNUSED RESOURCES RAISEDFROM THE PUBLIC IN PREVIOUS PERIODSBROUGHT FORWARD AT THE START OF THE PERIOD 5,784.31- RESOURCES RAISED FROMTHE PUBLIC1.1. Gifts and legacies received- Non-designated lifetime gifts- Designated lifetime gifts- Non-designated legacies and otherdonations- Designated legacies and other donations1.2. Other income raised by public appeal2- OTHER PRIVATE FUNDS3- GRANTS AND OTHER PUBLICSUBSIDIES4- OTHER INCOME56,299.947,545.837,059.79,037.61,171.5277.18,754.08,058.744,262.21,381.2I- Total current period incomingresources recorded through theincome statement 110,001.9II- Provisions written back 1,538.3III- Unutilised prior period designatedresources brought forward 818.156,299.947,545.88,754.0IV- Change in dedicated funds raised fromthe public (see schedule of dedicated funds) 234.7V- Resources deficit for the period 0.0Overall total 112,358.4 56,534.6VI- Reversal of amortisation charges onfixed assets financed from resourcesraised from the public since adoptionof the new regulations – 561.5VII- Total uses financed from resourcesraised from the public 53,557.5VI- Total uses financed by resourcesraised from the public – 53,557.5BALANCE OF RESOURCES RAISED FROM THEPUBLIC NOT USED AND NOT DESIGNATED ATTHE PERIOD END 8,761.3Social missions workFundraising expensesOperating expenses and other expenses673.71,294.955.2VALUATION OF DONATIONS IN KINDVoluntary workServices giftedGoods gifted255.51,613.3155.1Total 2,023.81Including other exceptional expenses for social missions carried out abroad.Total 2,023.8Annual report 2009 ı 23

xz Financial reportChanges in sources and utilisation of fundsAfeature of 2009 was a bigger budget for social missionsabroad, in spite of the decrease in the Association’sbudget overall. This is confirmation of the prioritiesand the choices set at the time of building the budget:a reduction in structural costs and costs of seeking new donors,without adversely impacting the volume of operations.An increased budget for social missionsBetween 2008 and 2009, total utilisation of funds fell fromUS$113.2 million to US$108.2 million. This was due in largepart to the significant decrease (US$2.8 million) in expensesallocated to finding new donors and related public relationswork (database administration expenses). Althoughutilisation of funds for activities decreased significantly (fromUS$105.7 million to US$103.2 million), the social missionsbudget increased by US$0.8 million (from US$83.4 millionto US$84.2 million).Within the social missions, educational development workexpenditure – particularly raising public awareness to thedangers of landmines, in conjunction with the InternationalCampaign to Ban Landmines – was significantly less in 2009(down US$2 million). There was also a significant reductionat head office of the expenses of steering and administeringmissions abroad (down US$673 thousand). Refocusing oncountries with the lowest human development index (HDI)resulted in a drastic reduction in operations in mainlandFrance.(in million US$) Rate 1.4406Expenditure 2009 2008Social missions 84.2 83.4Fundraising expenses11.7 14.5incl.General publicOther private funds and other grants11.00.813.80.8Administrative costs 7.3 7.8Used in activities 103.2 105.7Costs of commercial activitiesCharges to provisions(after deducting write-backs fromprovisions of a similar type)Funds allocated and carried forward to thenext financial year3.60.80.63.72.71.0Total expenditure,before contribution in kind108.2 113.2The volume of social mission work abroad increasedby f3 million, mainly for programmes managed by theDevelopment Department, particularly in Asia, the Balkansand the Middle East. Significant transfers of operationsshould be noted: the support to Handicap International’spartners for mine clearance in the Balkans has become aDistribution of expenditure81.7%78.9%11.3%200913.7%20087%7.4%Social missionsFundraising expensesAdministrative costs24 ı Annual report 2009

Development Department operation. Mines Departmenthas therefore seen its budget reduced, especially since nosignificant new programmes were opened during 2009.Emergency Response Department’s budget rose slightly,however, in line with new operations in Pakistan and thePalestinian territories.These programmes bore exceptional expenses of US$2.12million, including US$1 million in the exchange lossesbecause of market instability and US$0.7 million arising onproject close downs.Better funding cover by institutional donorsPublic and private institutional funding increased by US$4.8million overall, a greater increase than that of expenditure,resulting in better financial coverage for missions. Thework done in 2009 to develop new international fundingmechanisms bore fruit: United Nations grants more thandoubled between 2008 in 2009 (up 125%). These weremainly for the food security programme in Haiti (US$1.7million), humanitarian aid in the Democratic Republic ofCongo (US$1.5 million) and the development programme inthe Lebanon (US$1.2 million).European co-financing was down overall, but thecontribution from the European Community HumanitarianOffice (ECHO) stayed much the same in 2009, at US$5.0million. The decrease in other private funds (down f2 million)is explained mainly by the decrease in post-emergencywork in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.Donations from the public: reduction in costsand stabilisation of receiptsPublic fundraising expenses decreased sharply in 2009,the Association’s objective being to return to a position offinancial balance. The budget for finding new donors wasreduced in favour of trying to reactivate former donors, andstreet operations for seeking new regular donors ceasedfollowing the fall in return from this type of fundraising in2008. These savings taken as a whole (US$2.8 million)resulted in a better rate of cover: for each US$1.00 spent,US$4.80 was raised compared to US$3.80 in 2008.The initiative to achieve greater stability of funding by useof Solidarity Sponsorship and regular donations by directdebit continued: the proportion of funding received from thistype of commitment came to 46% in 2009, against 44% in2008. Bequests received increased significantly rising fromUS$0.84 million in 2008 to US$1.45 million in 2009.Funding from co-branding products also increased slightlyin 2009. Plio kits fetched US$1.53 per unit sold for theAssociation (against US$1.51 in 2008), and the Christmastree bag fetched US$2.49 (against US$2.47), giving anaverage of US$2.05 (against US$2.00)Finally, total funding from corporate sponsorship was alsoup in 2009, in spite of the drop in interest rates which hadadversely impacted “shared” type financial investments setup mainly by the Credit Coopératif (down US$72 thousand).However, in 2009 the economic crisis made it more difficultto find new partners.Provisions for risksProvisions of US$1.1 million were raised during the 2009financial year, with US$0.72 million being for programmeoperations. They were particularly to provide for new taxesin field countries, and to provide for litigation with theinsurance company that insured the “mines” accident thatoccurred in Albania in 2004.Finally, the exceptional expenses incurred in restructuringin the first half of 2009 were covered by provisions raisedin 2008. As a result, they had no impact on the surplus forthe year.(in million US$) Rate 1.4406Origin of funds 2009 2008Subsides and other public aid 44.3 37.4Collected private income 60.7 62.8Resources raised from the public 52.7 52.6Donations, solidarity sponsorship, legaciesDonations foreign countriesRevenues from sales and other productsOther income from general public47.53.02.10.147.32.92.30.1Other private income 8.1 10.1Financing from private organisationsSponsoringOther private income5.91.30.88.01.11.0Other income 1.4 2.1Subtotal of resources 106.4 102.2Commercial activitiesWrite-back of provisions(after deducting write-backs fromprovisions of a similar type)Allocated funds carried forward from theprevious financial year3.61.20.83.71.20.7Total income,before contribution in kind112.0 107.9Annual report 2009 ı 25

xz Financial reportMoney raised from the general public:a guarantee of independence and efficiencyThe new presentation of the CER (statement of utilisationof funds) (p.23) clearly shows the leveraging effectof funds raised from the general public in obtainingthe funding applied for from institutional donors. It is thebalanced combination of these two types of funding whichenables Handicap International to fund its programmesthroughout the world, to safeguard its independence and tocontinue its work in the long term.These two sources are in fact interdependent because,usually, institutional donors only give funding to associationswhich can demonstrate their ability to co-financea significant proportion of the projects involved. Financialsoundness is therefore a guarantee of credibility, commitmentand viability. At the end of 2009, Handicap International’sAssociation funds stood at US$28.1 million, of whichUS$8.76 million was in funds received but not yet utilised.In addition to the necessary credibility, they provided securityfor coping with fluctuations in funding receipts, as in2008, thereby safeguarding the social missions. They madeit possible to advance the cash to programmes in the fieldneeded to initiate this work, pending receipts of funds frominstitutional providers.For each US dollar of funds raised from the public spenton social missions, US$1.40 is received from institutionaldonors. By raising funds from the public, the Associationscales up its field operational capacity spectacularly: foreach US$1.00 spent on initial fundraising, US$5.60 are finallyutilised in social missions.(in thousands US$) Rate 1.4406Social missionsFundraising expensesOperating expenses26 ı Annual report 2009EXPENDITUREUses of funds fromresources raised fromthe public35,631.614,631.63,512.7Uses of fundsfrom otherresources48,601.7421.44,035.7TOTAL200984,233.315,053.07,548.5Total expenditures for the financial year 53,776.0 53,058.9 106,834.8Charges to provisionsFunds allocated and carried forward to the next financial year1,102.1583.41,102.1583.4Total expenditure 53,776.0 54,744.3 108,520.3Proportion of gross fixed assets for the period financed from resourcesraised from the publicReversal of amortisation charges on fixed assets financed fromresources raised from the public since adoption of the new regulations343.0– 561.5Total uses financed from resources raised from the public 53,557.5INCOMETotal income2009Monitoring of funds raisedfrom the general publicNon-designated, unused resources raised from the public in previous periods broughtforward at the start of the period 5,784.3Resources raised from the public 56,299.9 56,299.9Other private funds 8,058.7Total resources raised from the public 64,358.6Grants and other public subsidies 44,262.1Other income 1,381.2Total income this financial year 130,098.4Provisions write-backUnutilised prior period designated resources brought forward1,538.3818.1Change in dedicated funds raised from the public 234.7Total income 132,454.8 62,318.8Total uses financed by resources raised from the public – 53,557.5Balance of resources raised from the public not used and not designated at the period end 8,761.3

Social missions and funds allocatedProgrammes implemented abroad are run fromHandicap International’s head office by three operatingdepartments: Emergency Response Department,Development Department and Mines Department; TheAssociation also runs public interest programmes fromits head office such as disability rights awareness andthe International Campaign to ban landmines and clustermunitions.Emergency Response DepartmentQuicker response through controlled risktakingThe Emergency Response Department’s budget wasUS$9.17 million in 2009 (against US$8.14 million in 2008),an increase explained by a sequence of dreadful eventsneeding action from Handicap International in the PalestinianTerritories, Pakistan, the Philippines and Indonesia (readpages 8 and 9).The broad approach to emergency response, specific to theAssociation, demonstrated its worth. It consists of helpingvulnerable people immediately, with particular supportto those with disabilities. In each set of circumstances,from setting up “disability and vulnerability focal points” torebuilding housing, the types of operations deployed wereadapted to the needs of the beneficiary populations (readpages 6 and 7).Work was also done on optimising our intervention capacity,particularly by shortening reaction times. The Associationtherefore decided to run the financial risk of starting upthese operations, using its own private funds withoutwaiting for confirmation of the funding agreements thatit was seeking. This strategy enabled it not only to meetthe needs of victims, refugees or displaced persons morequickly, but also to achieve a funding cover rate of 82.2%from institutional donors, in full costs.Development DepartmentReorganisation to favour the poorestcountriesThe Development Department’s budget came to $66.26million in 2009 (against $63.95 million in 2008). Threegeographical areas particularly benefited from this increasein the volume of operations:– Southern Asia, including Pakistan (up US$0.72 million andIndia (up US$0.57 million), where actions were launched inresponse to the Bihar floods, and in the Kashmir conflictzone;– East Africa, with the Development Department taking overEmergency Response Department’s operations in Sudan;– the Middle East (the Gaza Strip and Iraq).The target of cutting structural costs and the decisionto concentrate on the poorest countries led to almostcomplete closure of the projects carried out in France andthe regional merger of several programmes (Thailand andCambodia, also Kenya and Somaliland) when they could berun as single operations.Moreover, a project for prescribing and manufacturingwheelchairs was set up in Togo, in conjunction with otherWest African countries.The fall in activity in Mozambique is the result of a transitionphase with AIDS programmes coming to an end and mineclearance programmes waiting to be scaled up whenresponses are received from institutional funding providers.In Sierra Leone and Liberia, the falls are the result ofsuccessful transfer of orthopaedic services to the relevantministries (read page 12). In Uzbekistan, it is explained bythe government’s refusal to authorise operations for whichfunding had been secured.Overall, the work on obtaining better institutional fundingcoverage was effective in 2009, with a funding rate, in termsof full costs, of 58.8%.Mines DepartmentA pivotal yearMines Department’s budget came to US$2.93 millionin 2009 (against US$5.19 million in 2008), a decreaseexplained mainly by the transfer of the Balkans programmeto Development Department and by the end of the project innorth Lebanon (down US$0.72 million in direct expenses).In addition to technical responsibility for the decontaminationand risk prevention activities implemented by DevelopmentDepartment (particularly the continuation of a major mineclearing project in Mozambique), Mines Departmentcontinued its work to help Palestinian refugees near Byblos,in Lebanon, also on the project in Casamance, in Senegal(up US$72 thousand, but still awaiting European Uniontendering results).2009 saw many tender process responses and preparationsfor 2010, such as the design of the “mines emergencykit”, designed to help make areas intended for civilianpopulations safer (read page 16). Two exploratory missions,in Chad and Uganda, should result in programme openingsthat will have an impact in 2010.The institutional funding coverage rate has stabilised at ahigh level, 74.5% of full costs.Annual report 2009 ı 27

xz Financial report(in thousands US$) Rate 1.4406ThaïlandCambodiaVietnamPhilippinesBurmaSocial missionsFullcost1,0031,7577551,403469Publicfunding505826343688384Private fundsallocated1271,46231352825Pooledfunds3719924060Surpluscarried over2010SOUTH-EAST ASIA 5,386 2,745 2,454 770 583Sri LankaIndonesiaPakistanAfghanistanIndiaNepalBangladeshSouth Asia Coordination2,8902,1982,8313,3001,8492,3061,8973151,6011,2662,1222,3821,1571,448917SOUTH ASIA 17,586 10,893 2,852 3,841BrazilNicaragua / HondurasHaiti4051,6162,6662228922,251SOUTH AMERICA 4,686 3,365 596 726EthiopiaKenya / SomalilandSudanBurundiDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwandaUgandaEast Africa Coordination / Tanzania9075,6861,9931,3612,0782,707284514683,8671,2898531,7311,630212533254671210458431141,3526924983434947195HORN OF AFRICA AND GREAT LAKES 15,211 10,112 1,405 3,695Burkina Faso / NigerMaliSenegal / Cape VerdeSierra Leone / LiberiaTogoChadWest Africa Coordination2,5762,2532,4021,6782,1901361,0191,4141,3471,0697521,40282340WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 12,255 6,405 2,407 3,443MozambiqueMadagascar3,3851,8482,2251,154SOUTHERN AFRICA AND INDIAN OCEAN 5,233 3,380 1,207 646Morocco / TunisiaAlgeriaJordan / Egypt / Palestinian Territories / Lebanon / Yemen / Iraq2,5671,5578,3901,4591,0886,16347675043062695864601358343061241163931561059822511972781318270661242327252031517014141573329592228747354679549968833511,500MAGHREB AND MIDDLE-EAST 12,515 8,710 1,071 2,734Russian Federation / UzbekistanBalkans (Albania / Macedonia / Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina /Serbia / Montenegro)France1,5493,5623817262,15568359859820809254EUROPE 5,492 2,949 660 1,883Déclic MagazineMobilisation and awareness for the inclusion of persons withdisabilitiesInternational Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster BombsOther programmes activitiesContribution to Handicap International Belgium1,0721,6554,8291,02018GENERAL INTEREST MISSIONS 8,594 1,481 791 6,322Miscellaneous non-allocated by areaExceptional social missions expenses1182,1254286334021875536287 2333TOTAL SOCIAL MISSIONS 89,201 50,327 13,499 25,959 583Missions expressed in terms of full costsThe table above shows the full costs of social missions, that is after allocation of administrative expenses to the programmes. In 2009,these expenses came to US$5.0 million, raising social mission costs from US$84.2 million to US$89.2 million. For each programme,the table displays all the funding allocated to their implementation, including designated funds carried forward to 2010.3171,2264,160618– 1932,0925305328 ı Annual report 2009

Contributions from Federation sections(in thousands US$) Rate 1.4406SectionsFunds allocated to social missionsSupport from Net contributionsections 2009HandicapDonations Private funding Public funding Total International France TotalSwitzerland 581.4 2,600.6 1,539.4 4,721.4 4,721.4Germany 535.0 548.3 1,235.4 2,318.7 415.8 1,902.9Luxembourg 771.9 3,187.3 3,959.2 3,959.2United Kingdom 24.4 213.6 999.6 1,237.6 657.8 579.8Canada 81.7 80.7 499.1 661.6 641.1 20.5Belgium 850.0 850.0 850.0United States 123.8 320.5 217.5 661.7 814.8 – 153.1All sections 51.9 – 51.92009 2,968.3 3,763.7 7,678.3 14,410.3 2,581.3 11,829.02008 2,919.6 4,924.6 5,012.9 12,857.2 3,585.5 9,271.7In 2009, the net contribution from other national associations,to which the contribution of Handicap InternationalBelgium is to be added, amounts to US$11.8 million, anincrease of US$2.6 million over 2008.US$1.5 million of this increase came from an increase infunds raised from institutional funding organisations andUS$1.0 million came from a reduction in structural costs andcosts of seeking new donors. As in France, the donors ofother national associations responded generously. In spiteof the difficult economic conditions, donations remainedstable.The increase in institutional funding comes from the Germanand the UK associations, who obtained new contracts.The Handicap International FederationIn June 2010, the transfer to the Federation of the FrenchAssociation’s social missions was approved by the latter’sgeneral assembly, with backdated effect to 1 st January2010. The net assets of the social missions and theirsupport services were transferred on the basis of theaccounts prepared and approved at 31 st December 2009,representing US$22.15 million of the Association’s netassets.From now on the Handicap International Federationwill run the social missions common to the network. Allnational associations will from now on have similar rolesand responsibilities: contributing to developing work in thefield, raising the necessary funds, and taking part in theFederation governance as members.The framework agreement signed by the LuxembourgAssociation with the Grand Duchy’s Ministry of ForeignAffairs for 2007-2009 has come to an end; a memorandumof agreement has been finalised and submitted for theperiod 2010-2013.Allocation of funds raised by the sectionsFor social missions, the contribution from the nationalassociations of US$14.4 million is still for the most partallocated to Asian and African programmes (60.3% of thetotal). However, as certain actions have come to an end,including the AIDS project, the amount of this contribution isdown on 2008, particularly for Mozambique (down US$1.5million, , in spite of the start-up of an urban accessibilityproject. Funds allocated to Asia have remained stable. Incontrast, those allocated to North Africa and the MiddleEast have increased, rising from US$1.1 million to US$2.7million (19% of the total).The other national associations have received less supportfrom the French Association (US$2.6 million, against US$3.6million in 2008). This reflects a decrease in the investmentin finding new donors, in line with the shared commitmentto reduce expenses. It should be noted that the USAssociation, the most recently formed, has neverthelesscontinued to grow, and that the Swiss Association did notneed support in 2009.At the time this report is published, Handicap InternationalBelgium (formed in 1986) has asked to postpone its decisionon joining the federal network.Annual report 2009 ı 29

AcknowledgementsHANDICAP INTERNATIONAL’S PARTNERS FOR THE YEAR 2009xz International publicbodies– European Union: EuropeAid, ECHO.– United Nations: OCHA, UNDESA,UNDP, UNHCR, Unicef, UNMACA,UNMAS, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP.– Other: World Bank, InternationalTrust Fund.xz National publicbodiesFrench public bodies– Agence française deDéveloppement.– French Ministry for Foreign Affairs:support mission for the internationalwork of NGOs, humanitarianaction department, embassies anddevelopment agencies.– Other French ministries: Ministry ofHealth and Sport, Social and SanitaryAffairs Department, FNPEIS – CPAMFrench regions, departments, townsand prefectures: the Rhône- Alpesregion, the General Councils of Ain,the General Councils of Bouchesdu-Rhône,the General Councils ofRhône, the towns of Lille, Lyon, Parisand other towns and general councilsForeign public bodiesGovernments (ministries andembassies):Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium,Canada, Quebec InternationalDevelopment Programme, Spain,United-States, Finland, Great-Britain,Ireland, Italia, Japan, Luxemburg(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theCity of Luxemburg), Mali, Norway,Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Togo.xz Private organisations(European Union)Air France Corporate FoundationAktion MenschAktion Deutschland HilftArbeiter Samariter BundAssociation française contre lesmyopathiesBig Lottery FundCaritasChristian Blind MissionCordaidCrédit Cooperative CorporateFoundationDiakonieDie JohanniterEnfants du MékongFIFAFondation AbilisFondation de FranceFondation IpsenInstitut RandstadInternational Deaf Children’s SocietyLight for the WorldMédecins sans FrontièresNorwegian Refugee CouncilOL corporate foundationPhilip Green Memorial TrustSchmitz FoundationSecours islamique françaisSolidarité Tiers Monde bassind’Arcachonxz Private organisations(outside of theEuropean Union)Accentus FoundationAdopt a Mine FieldAndré et Cyprien FoundationAngelina Jolie FoundationAmeriCaresCanadian Auto WorkersChaîne du BonheurConcernDrosos FoundationElma FoundationLord Michelham of HellinglyFoundationOAK FoundationGlaxoSmithKlineMectizan Donation ProgramMedicor Foundation LiechtensteinOpen Society Institute West AfricaPaul Pauletti FoundationPlan TogoPro-Victimis FoundationSurvey Action CenterVanguard Charitable EndowmentProgramStammbach FoundationWellspringxz CorporateAir FranceAstellasAurilisBAC FilmsBNP ParibasBonduelleCrédit coopératifCrédit mutuel Centre-Est EuropeDispatchDPPJGL EventsIBM FranceIpsosIrfan Le LabelLeroy MerlinMax ColleateOlympique de Marseille SASRobert Bosch France SASsanofi-aventissanofi-pasteurSEJT PresseSenobleSociété générale (SG Services)SolidaimeSPL ProcityStudyramaTT TransfertUITSEM-Smerraxz MediaCourrier international, France 2,France Bleu, Groupe M6, La Vie, LSA,Mon quotidien, NRJ, Rue89.xz CommunicationsagencyMgA / Groupe 361°Handicap International wouldalso like to thank:– the SME members of the Club1000Handicap International;– the billboard companies and mediathat provided the association with freepublicity;– its various service providers, for theadvantageous conditions from whichthe association has benefited;– retailers, for offering its co-brandedproducts for sale for no fee.30 ı Annual report 2009

Board of Trusteesxz BurEauChairman Pascal VANOT, retiredTreasurer Olivier SCALBERT, consultantGeneral Secretary Bernard MICHEL, directorxz MEMBErsHélène BLONDEL-EHNI, business sponsorship managerVital BOTTURA, directorMarc JOUFFROY, doctorPierre LEVY, consultantGérard ROUSSON, magistrate (vice-treasurer)Jean SOUBRIER, university professorJacques TASSI, managerFlorence THUNE, training – international programmes(Sidaction)Pierre-Jean VIGNAND, associate company directorBruno VUILLERMOZ, industrial property consultantxz associatE MEMBErsMarc BONHOMME, retiredPhilippe CHABASSE, doctorHervé DUBOIS, co-directorPierre DUMON, retiredChristophe GIRARD, executive officerLady MICHELHAM, chairperson of the Lord Michelham ofHellingly FoundationDidier PAQUIER, physiotherapistVanessa ROUSSELLE, portfolio manager for the Middle-East / North Africa regionJean-Noël SERSIRON, doctor (honorary chairman)xz “coMitÉ DE la CHartE”insPEctorJean-Louis MIGNOTTExz Honorary MEMBERPierre BERGÉ, chairman of the Pierre Bergé – Yves SaintLaurent FoundationHandicap International networkFEDERATION14, avenue Berthelot69361 Lyon Cedex 07Tel.: + 33 (0) 4 78 69 79 79Fax: + 33 (0) 4 78 69 79 94contact@handicap-international.orgwww.handicap-international.orgxz GERManyGanghofer Str. 1980339 MünchenTel.: + 49 (0) 89 54 76 06 00Fax: + 49 (0) 89 54 76 06 20info@handicap-international.dewww.handicap-international.dexz BElgiuM67, rue de Spa1000 BruxellesTel.: + 32 (0) 2 280 16 01Fax: + 32 (0) 2 230 60 30headoffice@handicap.bewww.handicap-international.bexz canada1819, boulevard René-Lévesque OuestBureau 401Montréal (Québec) H3H 2P5Tel.: + 1 514 908 2813Fax: + 1 514 937 6685info@handicap-international.cawww.handicap-international.caxz unitED statES6930 Carroll Avenue – Suite 240Takoma Park, MD 20912Tel.: + 1 301 891 2138Fax: + 1 301 891 9193info@handicap-international.uswww.handicap-international.usxz FrancE16, rue Étienne Rognon69363 Lyon Cedex 07Tel.: + 33 (0) 4 72 72 08 08Fax: + 33 (0) 4 26 68 75 25info@handicap-international.frwww.handicap-international.frRepresentation office104-106, rue Oberkampf75011 ParisTel.: + 33 (0) 1 43 14 87 00Fax: + 33 (0) 1 43 14 87 07xz luXEMBourg140, rue Adolphe-Fischer1521 LuxembourgTel.: + 352 42 80 60-1Fax: + 352 26 43 10 60hilux@pt.luwww.handicap-international.luxz unitED KingdoMCAN Mezzanine32-36 Loman StreetSouthwarkLondon SE1 0EHTel.: + 44 (0) 870 774 37 37Fax: + 44 (0) 870 774 37 38hi-uk@hi-uk.orgwww.handicap-international.org.ukxz SWitZErlandAvenue de la Paix 111202 GenèveTel.: + 41 (0) 22 788 70 33Fax: + 41 (0) 22 788 70 35contact@handicap-international.chwww.handicap-international.chAnnual report 2009 ı 31

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