Annual report Helpcode Italia - EN

OUR STAKEHOLDERS
2.4 Institutional Donors
Institutional donors are international institutions and organizations, and government
agencies that finance or co-finance Helpcode’s projects through call for bids.
INSTITUTIONAL DONORS IN 2021
• Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
• Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
• European Union (EU)
• Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
(DG ECHO)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• Office of the Italian Prime Minister (8x1000 managed by the Italian State)
The initiatives financed or co-financed by institutional donors are defined and carried out in
line with the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, importance, coherence and sustainability, as
established by the Development Aid Committee (DAC) of the OECD (Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development). In such a context, narrative and financial reporting of
initiatives by means of regular reports drafted according to donors’ guidelines is
essential for Helpcode’s activities to be in line with the above-mentioned principles
and to prove the correct management of economic resources according to the
principles of transparency and cost containment. Furthermore, initiatives
are monitored by Helpcode’s staff, donors and external bodies to provide
recommendations to the project team for effective implementation and to
identify good practices and lessons learned.
It is important to note that during 2021, Helpcode received funds from a
more diversified group of donors if compared to the past. In particular,
funds received from the above-mentioned UN agencies called for an
assessment of our procedures, methods and experience, which allowed
Helpcode to measure itself against international rules and fully comply
with them.
In 2021, Helpcode aimed to raise at least 4 million euros from institutional
donors. The total amount raised was lower, a result which was also due to
the impact of the pandemic on raising funds for development cooperation.
The amount nevertheless increased by 58%, if compared to 2020.
Fund-raising from Institutional Donors*
2021 3,316,365 € total 2020 2,094,780 € total
*For greater details on the funding received, refer to section 4
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