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Focus on our 2009 accounts

Your donations are essential to our
humanitarian action

In 2009, funds utilised totalled 41.9 M€

Breakdown of Expenditure 2009

Rigorous management: 91.1% of all funds were dedicated to providing aid to populations in need.

Where do the funds come from?

In 2009, sources of funds totalled 41.7 M€

Sources of funds in 2009

Volume of activity by country

With one hundred programmes in 15 countries, 2009 brought a slightly higher volume of activity than 2008 for our humanitarian volunteers and local staff, despite our forced departure from Darfur.

 

With the determination and commitment of our volunteers
With the vital support of our donors
We continue to move forward!

THANK YOU for your support.

 

Download our special report on OUR 2009 ACCOUNTS (in French)

Significant events in 2009

- An increase in the volume of our activity: 36.5 M€ compared to 34.8 M€ in 2008.
- Even more people received aid: over 3.5 million
- 17 humanitarian missions in 15 countries, where 150 humanitarian volunteers and 1800 local employees are working.
- Our NGO was expelled from Darfur by the Sudanese authorities at the beginning of the year.
 
- A new mission opened in Zimbabwe and an emergency response to the crisis in Pakistan.
- A slight fall in fundraising: 3%.
- High variations in exchange rates have had a significant impact and in particular, have contributed to a loss of 156 K€. The first loss in 8 years !
- Rigourous management: 91.1% of all funds were dedicated to providing aid to populations in need.

Your donations in action

Thanks to you, we were able to provide aid for 3 555 230 people in 2009. 41.7 M€ were used for our humanitarian missions, in other words 91.1% of all funds were dedicated to providing aid to populations in need. For example:

In Chad: access to drinking water

CONTEXT:
- 245 000 Sudanese refugees and 18 000 Central African refugees
- Team: 6 humanitarian volunteers and 38 Chadian staff members.
=> 45 200 beneficiaries.

OUR ACTION in Adé and Daha:
- Building wells,
- Rehabilitating water points,
- Distributing sand filters, jerry cans and soap,
- Setting up water management committees, hygiene training.

In Bangladesh: a natural disaster - Cyclone Aila

CONTEXT:
- One of the poorest countries in the world,
- A succession of natural disasters - on May 25, 2009 - Cyclone Aila : homes destroyed, embankments and roads damaged, land flooded with saltwater, over 500 000 people displaced,
- Team: 4 humanitarian volunteers and 31 Bangladeshi staff members,
=> 455 400 beneficiaries.

OUR EMERGENCY ACTION:
- Rehabilitation of homes and rainwater collection ponds,
- Building latrines,
- Distribution of hygiene kits, hygiene awareness sessions...

 
 

Our 2009 accounts

The SOLIDARITES headquarters has an Accounting and Financial Management department.

Each overseas mission has an Administrator, and the Steering Committee includes a Treasurer among its members.

The financial accounts are presented and voted annually, at the Annual General Meeting. They are certified by our Auditor, IDF Expertise et Conseil.

You can request a copy of our 2009 ACCOUNTS simply by calling 01 80 21 05 93.

Photos : AFP, SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL