Synergos 2002 Annual Report

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12ABRINQ: DEDICATED TOTHE RIGHTSOF BRAZILS

CHILDRENAND ADOLESCENTSThe Abrinq Foundation bridges social and economic divides to

protect the rights and improve the lives of Brazils children.

15AN INFORMATION SOURCE ON PHILANTHROPY,

SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND BRIDGING DIVIDES

16US-MEXICO BORDER:

COMMUNITYFOUNDATIONS AS CHANGE AGENTSA unique partnership tackles social and

economic problems along the US-Mexico border.

19UNIVERSITYFOR A NIGHT20SENIORFELLOWS: CATALYSTS FORCHANGE

ANNUAL REPORT

2STAFF AND OFFICES3

INTRODUCTION:BRIDGING SOCIAL AND

ECONOMIC DIVIDESTO OVERCOMEPOVERTYAND INCREASE EQUITY

4FDC: RAYOF HOPE FOR

MOZAMBIQUES FUTUREThe countrys first grantmaking foundation

enables Mozambicans to help themselves.

22OURNETWORK, PARTPROGRAMS

24SOUTHEAST ASIA: FOU

WORKING TO SOLVE LAND NATIONAL PROBLCommunity foundations iPhilippines, Thailand andfostering collaboration amsociety, local government

to address development c

29LEADERSHIPTHAT BRDIVIDES: CONNECTININTERESTS FORCOMMSynergos convenes a globthat develops tools to teaneeded for successful coll

30GPC TRIPSTO SOUTH

Global Philanthropists Citrips leave an indelible imforging alliances and transphilanthropy.

36ESQUEL: ECUADORS MFOUNDATIONAn innovative organizatioapproaches in Ecuadors sreduce poverty and promodevelopment.

39 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

40 DONORS

42 SUMMARYFINANCIAL REPORT

COVER: AmeliasHome forAbandonedChildren,aprogram in CapeTown, SouthAfrica, supportedby IkamvaLabantu and theRupert f amily,

that Global Philanthropists Circlemembers visited.

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he history of Mozambique

fraught with colonialism,internal conflict and faminPortuguese colony for a

500 years, Mozambique achieveindependence in 1975 after a fiv

year, hard-fought war. That str

was followed by 15 years of foreiinfluenced war. A UN-brokeredsettlement brought peace in 199but the consequences of the wa

were devastating.Almost a million Mozambican

during the fighting and from famcaused by a severe drought.

Hope

FDC:

RayofMozambiqueFuture

f

Graa Machel,

co-founder and

Chairperson of the

Foundation forCommunity

Development and

former first lady of

Mozambique and

South Africa.

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HE SYNERGOS INSTITUTE is an independent nonprofit organ

dedicated to the development of effective, sustainable and

based solutions to poverty.

Synergos is a force for reducing poverty in the developing wo

believe that poverty is the result of a complicated array of caus

conditions and cannot be remedied without the commitment of

sectors of societygovernment, business, nonprofit organization

other major stakeholders.Our staff of 35, headquartered in New York and onsite in Asia

America and Southern Africa, work with Synergos partners to m

resources and bridge social and economic divides to reduce pove

increase equity.

Our programs:s Build and strengthen community foundations in Africa, Asia an

America, fostering a local culture of philanthropy

s Bring leading philanthropic families together to deepen the im

their social investments

s Broker partnerships among philanthropists, government, busine

citizens, increasing the flow of resources to impoverished comm

around the world.

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ANGOLA

CYPRUS

SLOVAKIA

RUSSIA

INDIABANGLADESH

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INDONESIA

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ZIMBABWE

MOZAMBIQUE

TANZANIA

MALAWI

KENYA

ZAMBIA

SWAZILAND

NAMIBIA

BOTSWANA

SOUTH AFRICA

LESOTHO

Our Networks, Partners and Programs

Senior Fellows & Alumni

Global PhilanthropistsCircle Families

Board Members

Partners

Key Program Countries

Regional Programs

Synergos Offices

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UNITED KINGDOMBELGIUM

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he aftermath of the Asian fi-nancial crisis in the late

1990s strained the resourcesof Southeast Asia, increasingunemployment, adversely af-

fecting vulnerable populations, and furtherendangering the environment.

Although poverty rates have tapered off slight-ly, the residual effects of that period remain.Poverty is still endemic, especially in Indonesiaand the Philippines where the disparities be-

tween rich and poor continue to grow.At the same time, political change has

brought about new opportunities. Three di-

verse countries Thailand, the Philippines andIndonesia are giving more power to their citi-zens through decentralized governments.

In this climate, local foundations haveemerged as especially useful vehicles for fos-

tering collaboration among civil society, localgovernment and business that address devel-opment challenges. Synergos is promotingand supporting foundations which can mo-

bilize resources and channel funding andtechnical support to service deliverers ascritical institutions in combating poverty in

Southeast Asia.

Synergos in Southeast Asia

Synergos has been facilitating the communityfoundation movement in Southeast Asia bybringing together local institutions, leaders

and resources since 1997. Work includes pro-ducing directories of foundations in eachcountry, providing foundation capacity build-

ing services through Senior Fellow consultan-cies, organizing workshops on foundationresource mobilization, and linking founda-

tions to funding and information sources.We began work in Southeast Asia by map-

ping the foundation sector in each country.

Research identified the key actors, the

amount and sources of funds being mobi-lized, and the types of programs being sup-

ported. Findings were discussed in countryand regional workshops to identify opportu-

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SOUTHEAST ASIA:

F ou n da t ion s Wor k in g t o SolveLoca l a n d Na t ion a l P r oblem s


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otal role in improving the well-being of the residents.

These are just two examples of the diverse experiencesshared by GPC members on trips to Southern Africa in

2002 and 2003. Both visited South Africa; the 2002 tr ip alsostopped in Mozambique.

The GPC offers its members engaged phil

from 14 countries a chance to exchange ideas wlearn about successful philanthropic initiatives

gies, and collaborate in groundbreaking efforts tpoverty around the world. The annual trips also

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t a dinner one night in Cape

Town, the room was packed with a cross section of the

foremost figures from the anti-apartheid struggle, currentgovernment and business leaders of South Africa, and visit-

ing members of the Global Philanthropists Circle (GPC).

Another day, Circle members stood in a field on the coun-try's remote Eastern Cape where community women grow

vegetables for sale at the local market. Members learnedfirsthand about the strength of one organization and its piv-

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Globa l Ph ila nt h r opis t s Cir cleMembers Sha re Divers e Exper i ences on South ern Afr ica n Tr ip


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Credits

Leslie J.Yerman (lead writer)

Robin Read (design)

James M. Brasher III, John Heller, Andrew Sillen,Shari Turitz, John Tomlinson (editorial board)

Classic Color Systems (printing)

Photographs by/Courtesy of:Abrinq Foundation for Childrens Rights

Bajo Community Foundation

Border Health Commission (map)

Esquel Foundation

Sylvain Gaboury

Art Humphrey

Grace Kiniki/Foundation for Community Development

Richard Kiy/International Community Foundation

Eric Miller

Ricardo Morales

Philippine Business for Social Progress

J.D. Scott

VillageReach

Gisele Wulfsohn

Documents

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