We are very pleased to report that 2013 was our most successful year yet. We contributed to, initiated and/or developed 24 projects across 15 countries. This work benefitted 353,007 people, primarily the poorest and most vulnerable in their communities. Despite the economic uncertainty, the funding approved to support Good Shepherd projects more than doubled from 2012 to over 2 million Euro. Here's a closer look at how we performed, and we have planned for 2014.
2. 2013 was our most successful year yet. We contributed to, initiated and/or
developed 24 projects across 15 countries. This work benefitted 353,007
people, primarily the poorest and most vulnerable in their communities.
Despite the economic uncertainty, the funding approved to support Good
Shepherd projects more than doubled from 2012 to over 2 million Euro.
In 2014, we have entered a new phase. We will leverage the results of the
hard work done by Good Shepherd communities in, for example, Bolivia,
Congo, Burkina Faso, and Lebanon to develop accurate research and
prepare long-term strategic plans. This new data-rich approach is vital for
funding opportunities in the future, in our opinion. Already it has enabled
us to secure new funding from one major donor.
3. In order to extend such positive results to other Good Shepherd programs,
we have approved a Strategic Plan covering 2014-2017 entitled “Our
Shared Journey of Transformation.” It commits our staff and partners to
invest more time and resources in developing tools for training and
planning.
As part of this process of empowerment of Good Shepherd partners, energy
and time have been addressed to support organizational development
processes initiated by some of our partners in Angola, Lebanon and Latin
America and we will encourage other programs to initiate a similar
process, especially in those countries that have been marginalized the most
in the globalization process due to conflicts and geo-political isolation (Sri
Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal). To that end, the Foundation opened mission
development offices in Angola and in Bolivia; the third and fourth MDOs
following Rome and Beirut.
4. The key projects we supported in 2013 are adopting a holistic approach to tackle the
root causes of poverty. We believe we can affect change through the support of local
groups in lobbying governments for the protection of human rights and access to basic
social services by empowering women and children and encouraging community
cohesion. This approach implements in practice the position taken by the Good Shepherd
sisters and its partners at the UN Economic and Social Commission and within the
“Global Conversation” on how to shape future policies and agendas of NGOs and
Governments after 2015, when the UN Millennium Development Goals expire.
With a renewed attention to monitoring the results of our programs, we wish to
positively contribute to this global debate by giving voice to those women and children
living in fragile states and in deprived communities which suffer the most from the
unresolved plague of poverty and entrenched inequality. While our journey
continues, we invite all our partners to keep supporting our efforts.
Peace,
Sr. Eliene Barros, Executive Director
Cristina Duranti, Director
5. Funding at a Glance
Trend of Funding Approved (Euro)
€2,133,775.13
€990,541.04
€1,015,258.56
€618,000.00
€185,250.00
€294,969.75
€196,338.75
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
6. Funding at a Glance
Funding Approved in 2013 by Donor
CEI (IT)
1.9%
Other EU
agencies
14.4%
Hilton Fund
for Sisters
0.0%
0.4%
MIVA (NL)
2.1%
Harris Fraser
(HK)
15.4%
Misean Cara
(Ireland)
65.8%
7. Funding at a Glance
Success Rate of Applications Submitted in
2013
Pending
17%
Rejected
6%
Approved
77%
8. Funding at a Glance
Funds Approved by Region
LATIN
AMERICA
20%
INTERNATIO
NAL
1%
ASIA-PACIFIC
12%
MIDDLE
EAST, AFRICA
67%
9. Funding at a Glance
MYANMAR
1%
SYRIA
ANGOLA
1% SENEGAL
1% THAILAND
1%
PHILIPPINES
3%
2%
MADAGASCAR
BOLIVIA
0%
20%
LEBANON
13%
KENYA
1%
INTERNATIONAL
1%
INDIA
5%
HONDURAS
1%
CONGO (DRC)
35%
BURKINA FASO
15%
10. Funding at a Glance
As a funding strategy for the
future, we are committed to
further increase this share of
the funding mix, with improved
communications, especially via
social media and including a
“donate-online” option on our
website, and engaging a larger
number of Good Shepherd
communities in Europe, US and
Asia in co-sponsoring a project
organizing fundraising events.
GSS
Contributions
4%
Grants from
Agencies/Fou
ndations
92%
Gifts from
Private
Individuals
4%
11. Funding at a Glance
Funds Approved by Type of Activity
Protection
of
Vulnerable
Children/Yo
uth
14%
Emergency
Relief
4%
Human
Rights
58%
Capacity
Building of
GSS/partner
s
2%
Livelihoods
22%
12. Funding at a Glance
People Reached by the Projects
Victims of
Natural
Disasters
and
Conflicts
1%
Migrants
and
Refugees
6%
Poor
according
to Local
Standards
93%
