CAFOD Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2011-2012

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CAFOD’s priorities for 2012/13We will continue to focus our work on the four aims set out in our strategic framework, Just One World.Below are some of the specific focus areas for the coming year, together with examples of thechange we are seeking:> Aim 1: Increasing power and influence ...1.11.21.3We will seek to address the systems, policies and power imbalances that prevent millions ofpeople around the globe from accessing enough food by contributing to an ambitious Joint Campaigninitiative with other agencies which will be launched in early 2013.The change we seek> We will work to bring about specific policy change on investment to smallholder farmers, as part ofour long-term aim to ensure that the world’s resources are shared more fairly and sustainably andthat there is greater accountability and openness to public scrutiny within the corporate sector.> We will engage our supporters actively in this campaign, including during Lent, looking to build theirunderstanding of the systems and policies behind the food crises.We will work to ensure that the right processes and procedures are in place to ensure a newframework successor to the Millennium Development Goals which has poverty eradication at its heartand is based on the voices of poor communities.The change we seek> The new framework will have sustainable development at its heart, following the commitment ofthe UN High Level Panel and their studies on listening to the voices of the poorest> We will build high level support across Parliament, the Church, the media and other stakeholders onthe importance of a Post 2015 Framework.We will increase our supporter network of MP correspondents to press their MPs to take action ondecisions and policies which affect the future of the world’s poorest peopleThe change we seek> seventy per cent of constituencies will have CAFOD MP correspondents by the end of 2012-13; thisrepresents a fifteen per cent increase.> Aim 2: Promoting sustainable development …2.1LivelihoodsWe will work to ensure that communities living in poverty have adequate and sustainable access toincome and other resources to meet their basic needs (including food, water and healthcare)> We will ensure that Church-linked initiatives provide opportunities for improved and sustainableaccess to food, increased incomes and increased participation in markets for poor anddisadvantaged women and men.The change we seek> 82,000 families will have reported an improved and sustainable income and access to other resourcesto meet their basic needs, which will be evident through an increase in food, income or other assets.22
2.22.3HIVWe will work to bring about a measurable improvement in the quality of life for women and menliving with and affected by HIV. We will ensure that Church-linked initiatives provide women, men andchildren in marginalised communities with comprehensive services to reduce the impact of HIV onthem and their vulnerability to it. This will include care and advice on prevention.The change we seek> 65 per cent of women and men living with and affected by HIV who are sampled can provideevidence of improved quality of life. This includes:> 120,000 women, men and children have increased access to a holistic range of care andmitigation servicesWaterWe will work to improve poor communities’ access to and control over water resources, supportingthe provision of clean drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene campaigns and information,particularly targeting women and girls.The change we seek (over the next three years, to March 2015)An increase of> 400,000 people with access to clean drinking water> 100,000 people with improved access to sanitation facilities> 100 communities implementing water management plans> Aim 3: Achieving peace, security and recovery …3.13.23.3We will work in conjunction with Caritas Internationalis and other Caritas agencies tostrengthen the capacity of key partners to respond to emergencies.The change we seek> the expertise of our key partners is called upon to respond to other emergencies within their region> our humanitarian response work with partners receives increased funding from institutional donorsWe will respond with immediacy to a given emergency.The change we seek> within 72 hours of a new major emergency our humanitarian staff will be working alongside partners> our portfolio of staff capable of scaling up and transferring quickly to respond to emergency needswill have grownWe will work to enhance and significantly strengthen our relationship with the Department forInternational Development (DFID)’s humanitarian section (CHASE) and the European Commission’sHumanitarian Office (ECHO).The change we seek> DFID and ECHO recognise CAFOD in its partnership approach as effective humanitarian actorswith clear areas of focus, an ability to respond in a timely and effective manner and influential indialogue on key areas of humanitarian policy> we are successful in winning increased funding from DFID’s humanitarian section and ECHO23
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