ANNUAL REPORT
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Annual report
2009 ANNUAL REPORT OF AIDE ET ACTION
The development of our mission in 2009 took place in a difficult socio-economic context at the international level, on two accounts:
- the global economic and financial crisis continued to hit vulnerable sections of the population, and children, thereby diluting the progress that has been achieved in the recent years in education;
- secondly, the crisis also made fundraising very challenging for associations. In fact, if fundraising appears to have registered an overall increase, it has been due to the re-allocation of donations to urgent priorities to the detriment of support to children, the environment and for the
development of human rights.
However, Aide et Action has been able to control the impact of this situation and maintain its collections from the general public in France. The organization faced difficulties in recruiting new sponsors in compensation for those who discontinued their support. Activities in 2010 will therefore have to be scheduled and planned accordingly.
Finally, since several agreements ended in 2009, consequently a decrease in institutional funding
was noted.
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Income
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The total resources of the Association (excluding not yet consumed restricted funds) decreased by 12.8%, from €28,197,000 in 2008 to €24,586,000 in 2009.
- Funds from public generosity (sponsorship and other private donations) fell (15,777 K € against 16,083 K € in 2008). They accounted for 64% of the resources of the association against 57% in 2008.
- Funds from corporate sponsorships remained stable at 655 K€ as against 635 K€ in 2008. They accounted for 2.7% of the funds as compared to 2.3% in 2008.
- Institutional funding experienced a sharp drop in 2009 as compared to 2008. They amounted to 7,489 K€ as against 10,918 K€ in 2008, which represent 30.5% of resources (it was 38.7% in 2008).
- Other income registered an increase of 18.7%, rising from 560 K€ to 665 k€ in 2009, reflecting an increase in extraordinary items (315 K € in 2009), as compared to previous periods.
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Fund utilization
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Recognised Financial Transparency
Aide et Action received the Crystal Prize in 1990 and 1995 for financial transparency from the “Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes” in France.
We are closely monitored by France’s “Comité de la Charte”, a member of the International Committee on Fundraising Organizations (ICFO), a global association of national monitoring agencies.
Aide et Action’s accounts are audited each year, both at the headquarters and at the program-level, by external auditors from Ernst & Young.
The Annual Report is available online each year.
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Aide et Action, an international non-governmental organisation and the top child sponsorship organisation in France,
focuses on improving access to quality education internationally. Aide et Action operates in Africa (Mali, Senegal, Niger,
Guinea, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar), in Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia,
China, Myanmar), in Latin America-Caribbean (Haiti, Dominican Republic) and in France.