Malteser International Annual Report 2009 - Ordine di Malta

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Malteser International
Editorial
Contents
Birgit Betzelt Birgit Betzelt Esther Suchanek
Malteser International is the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta for
humanitarian aid with the status of a non-governmental organisation. The relief service
has more than 50 years of experience in humanitarian relief and at present covers around
100 projects in about 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Currently, 22 national
associations and priories of the Order of Malta are members of Malteser International.
Evolved from Malteser Germany, thus set up in accordance with German Law, and internationalised
in 2005, the organisation at present has two branches: “Malteser International”
(www.malteser-international.org) in Europe (Cologne/Germany) and “Order of Malta
Worldwide Relief – Malteser International Americas” (www.maltarelief.org) in the USA
(Washington DC). It provides aid in all parts of the world without distinction of religion, race
or political persuasion. Christian values and the humanitarian principles of impartiality and
independence are at the foundation of its work. Its mission is not only to provide emergency
relief, but also to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency
relief and sustainable development. Malteser International establishes and promotes
primary health care services and seeks to reduce vulnerability and poverty. It is committed to
ensuring high quality standards. Accountability and transparency are priorities on its agenda.
Malteser International’s mission is to:
• provide relief to major emergencies in the world and implement reconstruction and
rehabilitation measures with a community focus;
• establish and promote primary health care services and contribute to better health by
providing nutrition related programmes;
• contribute to better health and dignified living conditions by providing access to drinking
water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH);
• implement livelihood measures and social programmes to ensure access for people to income
security and reduce their vulnerability and poverty;
• establish and promote disaster risk reduction activities, especially at a community level.
Our mission is to support the vulnerable and marginalised to live a healthy life
with dignity.
Malteser International, through Malteser Germany (Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V.), is a
member of the following networks and associations, among others:
• Action against AIDS Germany (Aktionsbündnis gegen AIDS, www.aids-kampagne.de)
• Catholic Working Group of the German Bishops’ Conference on Emergency and Disaster Relief
(KANK – Katholischer Arbeitskreis Not- und Katastrophenhilfe)
• Coordinating Committee for Humanitarian Relief of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany
(KAHH – Koordinierungsausschuss Humanitäre Hilfe)
• Germany’s Relief Coalition (Aktion Deutschland Hilft, www.aktion-deutschland-hilft.de)
• International Network to Promote Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (WHO/Switzerland, www.who.int)
• National Association of German Non-Governmental Organisations for Development Policy
(VENRO – Verband Entwicklungspolitik Deutscher Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen, www.venro.org )
• People in Aid (www.peopleinaid.org)
• Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE, www.ngovoice.org)
• Working Group on Medical Development Aid (AKME – Arbeitskreis Medizinische Entwicklungshilfe)
Malteser International, through Malteser Germany (Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V.), has
committed itself to observe, inter alia, the following national and international
codes and standards:
• Code of Conduct to protect children and young people from abuse and sexual exploitation
(Caritas Internationalis, www.caritas.org)
• Principles for the international work of the German Caritas Association (www.caritas.de)
• The Code of Conduct: Principles of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and
NGOs in Disaster Response Programmes (www.ifrc.org)
• The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (www.sphereproject.org)
• VENRO Code of Conduct: Transparency, Organisational Governance and Control
(VENRO Verhaltenskodex, www.venro.org)
Nicolas de Cock de Rameyen
President
Wherever aid is urgently needed, Malteser International – the relief service of the Sovereign
Order of Malta for worldwide humanitarian aid – is ready to provide it; with care,
with compassion, and with a commitment to help with sustainable rehabilitation once
the immediate need is over.
This Annual Report contains a brief – and by no means exhaustive – overview of the work
carried out by more than 900 local and international staff members of Malteser International
in about 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas and supported by numerous public and
private donors as well as by the international network of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Much
of this work continues to redress the impacts of earlier disasters, such as the devastating cyclone
Nargis or the South Asian tsunami, and to relieve the distress caused by complex emergencies
in some of the world’s poorest countries. In addition, Malteser International and its international
network have responded to new challenges created by the earthquakes in Abruzzo
(Italy) and Sumatra in 2009 as well as in Haiti and Chile in the beginning of 2010 or by severe
typhoons that hit Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines last autumn.
While such responses to urgent needs remain an essential part of Malteser International’s work,
they are complemented by numerous long-term relief programmes in the fields of health and
nutrition, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), livelihood, disaster preparedness as well as
rehabilitation and reconstruction. In many ways, it is through these activities and initiatives that
Malteser International is able to make a sustainable contribution towards people’s wellbeing.
With this Annual Report, we would also like to draw your special attention to the partnerships
between support groups and Malteser International programmes – a new form of support
that we encourage and highly appreciate. These partnerships are a wonderful possibility to
enable direct contact between the beneficiaries in our programme regions in Africa, Asia and
the Americas and their supporters. The resulting human relationships enrich our humanitarian
activities. Once a partnership has been established, the partners are kept up-to-date about
developments in their partner region and – if desired – even a project visit can be organised.
We encourage support groups – companies, school classes, parishes, entities and associations
of the Order of Malta – to contact us to find out more about such partnerships.
In all these ways, Malteser International remains true to its mission to provide help – with the
people and for the people. Thank you very much for your continuous support!
Nicolas de Cock de Rameyen
Cologne, June 2010
Ingo Radtke
Secretary General
Ingo Radtke
Relief, Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation
Portrait of our help: Philippines
Spotlight: Vietnam
Spotlight: Pakistan
Portrait of our help: Asia
Portrait of our help: Myanmar
Portrait of our help: Kenya
Portrait of our help: DR Kongo
Portrait of our help: Italy
Health and Nutrition
Portrait of our help: South Sudan
Spotlight: Uganda
Spotlight: South Sudan
Spotlight: DR Kongo
Spotlight: Cambodia
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Portrait of our help: Myanmar
Spotlight: India
Spotlight: Thailand
Disaster Risk Reduction
Portrait of our help: Mexiko
Spotlight: Myanmar
Spotlight: Pakistan
Pictures of the year 2009
Programme overview 2009
Livelihood and Social Programmes
Portrait of our help: Vietnam
Spotlight: Mexiko
Spotlight: Indonesia
Spotlight: DR Congo
Facts and figures
Experts abroad
Help at a glance
Further events and highlights 2009
Financial overview 2009
Annual accounts as of 31 December 2009
Auditor’s report (KPMG)
Notes on the income statement
Strong partnerships for the future
New ways of support
Portrait of our help: South Sudan
The Sovereign Order of Malta
Structures and committees
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