How do we use our funds ?

    Our humanitarian aid budget in 2008 was 45.2 M€:

• 39.2M€ were used to fund our humanitarian missions, in other words 86.8% of our expenditure was directly allocated to providing humanitarian assistance in 2008.
• Running costs, which include all headquarters costs, are essential to our humanitarian action.
• We use our resources as effectively as possible, and keep the costs of fundraising appeals to a minimum.

Where do our funds come from ?

    In 2008, our ressources totalled 45.6 M€, and originated from:

• 70,000 private donors
• The French government (DAH), the European Union (DG-ECHO, EuropeAid), International aid bodies: United States (USAID / OFDA), Great Britain (DFID), Italy, Switzerland, and Japan (JICA), United Nations Agencies (PAM, HCR, FAO, UNICEF, PNUD, OCHA...)
• Companies and foundations
  (Cora, Fondation de France, Crédit Coopératif...)

Volume of activity by country

With 127 programmes carried out in 13 countries and a 22% increase in the volume of aid in 2008, our teams of humanitarian volunteers and local exployees have been working flat out.

Your generosity = our action

Natural disasters, conflicts, humanitarian emergencies, access to drinking water... 39.2M€ were used to fund our humanitarian missions, in other words 86.8% of our expenditure was directly allocated to providing humanitarian assistance in 2008:

• 140 000 cyclone victims in Myanmar (Burma) received emergency aid in the aftermath of cyclone Nargis.
• 1 145 000 displaced persons in R.D. Congo, fleeing the conflict in North Kivu, received emergency aid to meet their vital needs.
• 81 000 displaced persons in Darfur received monthly food aid, representing a total of 970 000 food rations distributed (equivalent to 11 378 tons).
• 18 770 vulnerable individuals in eastern Tchad now have access to drinking water and hygiene thanks to our action.
• 47 000 people living in districts 6 and 13 in Kabul now have access to drinking water and sanitation thanks to our programmes.

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.

Our 2008 accounts

The SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL 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 download our 2008 accounts or request a copy simply by calling 01 80 21 05 93.