Annual report 2009 - Handicap International

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