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Notes on the state of Income and Expenditure 20073.1. General analysis on the State of Income and Expenditure 2007Humanitarian AidThe Sri Lanka Orphanage Foundation was founded within days after the tsunami disaster and has one sole aim inhumanitarian aid being the construction and exploitation of an orphanage in the south of Sri Lanka. During the first 6months of 2007 the main emphasis was to improve the internal operational organisation in Sri Lanka and to startoperating the Medical Post. During the second half of 2007 a lot of hard work has gone into constructing new livingpavilions to be able to take in a new group of victimized children. As of December 2007 the Somawathi Home offerspermanent housing to 89 children, day-care at the Montessori pre-school and nursery school to 35 children from thevillage, monthly financial support to 106 children living with extended families and 8 university students and medical careto 1000 patients from the region. The Turing Foundation has made it possible that all children, both in-home and outhome,as well as 354 children from the region participate in afterschool educational programs .Publicity and awarenessThe foundation was established 3 years ago and is known nationwide due to the media attention and TV exposure.During 2007 national press and weekly magazines have paid attention to the project and published several articles andinterviews with the initiator of the project. RTL- television has sponsored the project during several months bybroadcasting a spot for free. In December 2007 Pia Douwes, the patroness of the foundation, organised a fundraisingconcert in the Pieterskerk in Leiden.Publicity by the Foundation is mainly via the website: www.weeshuissrilanka.nlFree product s and services by Dutch companies have materialized in a free website and free updates and maintenance.In 2007 all printing materials and stationary including brochures for PR purposes have been offered free of charge.FundraisingThe Foundation has obtained the revenues in 2007 from various sources: private individuals, corporate accounts,schools, associations, clubs, service-clubs and others.To spread the income also government grants and third-party appeals were contacted. This has resulted in a grant ofThe Turing Foundation for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Although last year the vast amount of over€ 400,000 has been raised, it remains the question how willing and generous the private individuals and the businesssector will stay in future. The focus of attention will be to find strategic business partners, foundations and institutionswilling to commit to the project for several years.IncomeAll donations and gifts will be used to support the only aid project of the Foundation: the Somawathi Home HollandHouse of Hope and all her activities at Harumalgoda, Habaraduwa, Sri Lanka.Results own fundraisingThe results from own fundraising in 2007 can be categorised as follows:€Donations < € 5,000 110,260Donations > € 5,000 190,057Donations adoption plan via standing orders and web shop sales 55,929Total Income 356,246Fund raising concert44,731TOTAL INCOME OWN FUNDRAISING 400,977Interest revenues89,333TOTAL INCOME 490,31075