SOLIDAR SUISSE TAKES ACTION!Annual Report 2010

No Exploitation During the World Cup 2010The 2010 Solidar Suisse campaign called for “No exploitation during the World Cup 2010”. Our giant football visited twenty Swiss towns and cities and Solidar Suisse made people aware of many violations of human and labour rights in the run-up to the World Cup in South Africa. 13,715 individuals signed our petition asking Fifa to prevent such violations. In inter-views Fifa president Sepp Blatter for the first time acknowledged that Fifa has to commit itself to the compliance with human rights at the venues of the World Cup – we will take him at his word!

Fair ProcurementOur campaign “No exploitation with our tax money!” has again made positive head-lines. Our call for public money to be in-vested only in fairly produced goods has been heard by more than 200 municipal councils. In 2010 Solidar Suisse awarded “The Stone of Fairness” to one cantonal and fifteen municipal councils.

CAMPAIGNS AGAINST EXPLOITATION

Swiss Labour Assistance becomes Solidar SuisseOur new name – Solidar Suisse – stands for continuity and change alike: while we remain true to our roots and our key value of solidarity, we have also adopted new perspectives. Solidar Suisse was among the first Swiss charitable organisations to become involved in development aid. However, our concept of development has evolved since then. The name Solidar Suisse stands for a modern development concept that involves partners co-operating across regional, national, and continental boundaries.We are committed to more democracy, and to stronger fundamental labour laws – to pro-vide leverage for better lives and a fairer society.The regional SLA associations are keeping their name. Our byline – Swiss Labour Assis-tance SLA – demonstrates our commitment to them, and to our roots.

Balance Sheet as of 31 December 2010

31.12.2010 31.12.2009 CHF CHF ASSETS

Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 6,713,307 5,095,637 Accounts receivable 849,745 1,000,247 Accrued income and pre-paid expenses 810,432 1,733,289 Total 8,373,484 7,829,174

Fixed assetsFinancial assets 146,253 146,232 Tangible fixed assets (excl. real estate) 24,040 18,737 Real estate 2,850,205 2,896,837 Total 3,020,498 3,061,806

Total assets balance 11,393,982 10,890,980

31.12.2010 31.12.2009 CHF CHF LIABILITIES

Current liabilities Short-term liabilities 434,405 641,772 Pre-payments 2,630,983 1,825,796 Accrued expenses and deferred income 98,265 91,569 Total 3,163,653 2,559,136

Long-term liabilitiesMortgages 3,250,000 3,250,000 Liability reserves 741,459 730,202 Total 3,991,459 3,980,202

Total liabilities 7,155,112 6,539,338

Earmarked fund capital 2,868,522 2,935,226

Net worthPaid-up capital 100,000 100,000 Foreign exchange offset reserve 78,068 127,942 Collective agreement (GAV) reserve 60,000 60,000 Accrued free capital 1,132,281 1,128,473 Total 1,370,349 1,416,415

Total liabilities balance 11,393,982 10,890,980

Profit and Loss Account as of 31 December 2010

2010 2009 CHF CHF Income from fundraising 6,270,038 6,444,123 Income from services rendered 14,542,492 7,842,831 Other income 254,635 228,160

Total operational income 21,067,165 14,515,113

International programme 17,372,632 10,303,971 Swiss programme 1,047,202 1,246,378 Executive unit, communications 2,879,994 2,756,232

Total operational expenditure 21,299,828 14,306,580

Operating profit/loss -232,663 208,533 Other profit/loss 119,892 283,363

Profit/loss before funds adjustment -112,771 491,896

Movement in funds 66,704 -308,066

Annual profit/loss 1 before allocations -46,067 183,830

Allocationsto acquired free capital -3,808 -85,338 to acquired fixed funds 49,875 to earmarked funds -98,492

Annual profit/loss 2 after allocations 0 0

1.7% Membership fees, supporter contributions

3.5% Contributions from various organisations

Origin of funds

1.2% Other operating revenue

8.8% Swiss Solidarity (Glückskette)

19.2% Donations & legacies

26.1% Government contributions

30.6% Contributions from various government agencies

8.9% Cantonal, municipal & institutional contributions

Use of funds

81.6% International programme

8.6% Fundraising

4.9% Swiss programme

4.9% Executive unit, communications

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HOW DOES SOLIDAR SUISSE WORK?

Decent working conditions are key to success in our fight against poverty. Which is why we co-operate with labour unions and self-help organisations, e.g. the Bolivian Union of domestic workers, or South African Sikhula Sonke, the union of rural women workers. And we are involved in a policy dialogue with

governments, public and development institutions. Most Solidar co-ordination offices in our focus countries are staffed by locals. In Switzerland our campaigns and media work reach a wide audience.

Burkina Faso: Bi-lingual education becomes tri-lingualSolidar Suisse‘s long struggle for the inclusion of primary pupil‘s actual mother tongues has reached a couple of new mile-stones. Burkina Faso has expanded the model into a «Continuum of bi-lingual education», which in-cludes pre-schools and secondary schools. The successful scheme has also been introduced in

Franco-Arabic schools: ten prim-ary schools are participating in a tri-lingual pilot project involving the local language as well as French and Arabic. We are also taking our expertise in bi-lingual education to Benin, where Soli-dar Suisse – in co-operation with its partner charity Helvetas and on behalf of SDC (Swiss Deve-

lopment Co-operation) – is implementing a new educational project for children excluded from the formal education system.

Mozambique: Involving Local Pop-ulations for Sustainable InvestmentsIn Mozambique Solidar Suisse and its partner organisations have been calling for greater participation. The Mudzingadzi project encour-ages people in Chimoio‘s popular quarters to take charge and become active. Dialogue with the city‘s council has improved the democratic pro-

cess: public investments in health, education and infra-structure – new fountains for drinking water, for example – are being made according to the local population‘s actual needs. In 2010 Solidar Suisse trained 130 members of urban develop-ment committees who play an important part in planning. The

project also provides support to adult literacy courses – an important step for women to become more actively involved.

distant settlements – proof ofthe importance of this kind of information in times of labour disputes, for example. If they require more support, callers are referred to local labour union offices. Since 2004 Solidar Suisse has supported not only these ra-dio programmes but also the

training of grassroots radio journalists. Meanwhile, eight stations transmit four regional radio pro-grammes which reach many parts of the country.

Nicaragua: Radio-based Labour Union InformationMost Nicaraguans still do not have TV, let alone internet access. People are linked to the outside world by small, battery-operated radios. Every Sunday morning, ATC, the National Association of Labour Unions, produces a one-hour radio programme called El Mañanero, which informs listeners on issues of labour law and unions. Call-ers keep the phone lines busy; letters arrive from

The label stands for:• appropriate, economic and effective

use of your contribution • transparent information and

meaningful accounting• independent and appropriate

monitoring structures• honest communication and fair

procurement of funds

Since 1947 Solidar Suisse/SLA has enjoyed the approval of the ZEWO label.

Kosovo: Competition Promotes Innovative ProjectsSolidar‘s second competition for rural associations, Perspektiva Rurale, was held in 2010 in Kosovo. Accompanied by Solidar Suisse, ten associations with the most promising ideas drew up their business plans. The three top projects that received an award were: the Krusha Widows Association‘s marketing of Ajvar (paprika

preserves); the Krusha Farming Women‘s milk-collection project; and the Gjakova Neptun Fruit Growers‘ irrigation project. The jury consisted of representat-ives from municipalities, banks, schools and private companies,enabling the associations to establish important contacts with local decision makers. The prize-

money will help the winners to realise their pro-jects without any further delay.

Pakistan: Emergency Aid for Flood Victims In August 2010 massive mon-soon rains caused the worst floods Pakistan has seen in decades. Twenty million people were directly affected by the disaster. Once the waters had receded people were threatened by famine and the onslaught of winter. Solidar

Suisse emergency aid consisted in the distribution of tools and materials to clear silt and rubble from homes, and of tarpaulins to provide shelter from more rain. Since last October Solidar Suisse and its partners in the European Solidar network have been con-structing 800 temporary homes and sanitary installations, which

will provide shelter until the re-building of de-stroyed homes is complete.

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Translation from German: Margret Powell-Joss

Bolivia

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Burkina Faso

Mozambique

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Sumatra

China

Serbia

South Africa

PakistanPakistanPakistanPakistan

Sri Lanka

SumatraSumatraSumatra

Palestine

Kosovo

Operational Expenditure per Sector

Labour & Unions 1’280’420

Participation & Democracy 2’982’627

Rural Development 1’370’521

Bi-lingual Education 7’418’913

Humanitarian Aid 3’108’174

Total 16’160’655

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