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Annual Report

Year ended 30 June 2012

Change begins with Education

ANNUAL REPORT TO JUNE 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

A. INTRODUCTION TO SEEBEYONDBORDERS......................................................................................3

B. A REVIEW OF THE YEAR ..................................................................................................................6

C. ACTIVITIES DURING YEAR TO 30 JUNE 2012 ...................................................................................9

i. Teach the Teacher Workshops.................................................................................................... 9

ii. Better Schools ........................................................................................................................... 11

iii. Getting to School program........................................................................................................ 13

D. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................15

i. The Organisation....................................................................................................................... 15

ii. Financial Review of the Year ..................................................................................................... 15

iii. Summary Financial Statements ................................................................................................ 17

iv. SeeBeyondBorders Foundation Australia: Board Members .................................................... 22

E. OTHER BODIES ..............................................................................................................................23

F. COMPLAINTS.................................................................................................................................23

Contact Us:

T / F: +61 2 9960 7077

E: [email protected]

W: www.seebeyondborders.org

A: Suite C, 9 Crane Crescent, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia

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A. INTRODUCTION TO SEEBEYONDBORDERS

SeeBeyondBorders is a non-profit social enterprise that aims to provide children in Cambodia withaccess to quality teaching and learning at school. Founded in Australia in March 2009, we trainCambodian primary teachers, develop school infrastructure and support local families trying to educatetheir children. Our vision is of Cambodian children empowered by education.

SeeBeyondBorders has formed relationships with well-established organisations in Cambodia, withwhom we develop integrated programs to support our objectives.

Our objectives Our programs

We: Train local teachers through workshops and

mentoring programs; Develop school infrastructure; and Support families trying to educate their

children.

Our initiatives are:

Teach the Teacher program Better schools program Getting to school program

We are committed to respecting and engaging local communities, to sustainably improving educationstandards in Cambodia, and to franchising partners and volunteers to help shape our approach. Weencourage our supporters to contribute their time, skills, and money to initiatives run in collaborationwith our Cambodian communities and partners, linking overseas expertise and resources with localcommunities in need.

We offer direct participation in a number of projects where volunteers and teachers work together withlocal communities to help support and enrich one another’s lives.

VISIONCambodian children empowered by education.

MISSIONTo provide children in Cambodia with access to quality teaching and learning at school.

VALUES1. Generosity of spirit (by virtue of our wealth and privilege, we have a responsibility to those in need)

2. Justice & equity (honest and fair dealings with all people, regardless of similarities or differencesincluding but not restricted to gender, ability or disability, culture, or religious belief)

3. Dignity & respect for difference (all people are of equal esteem, we learn from others & help otherslearn, including but not restricted to those who may be different due to gender, ability or disability,culture, or religious belief)

4. Openness to all systems of belief that respect and nurture life (independent of religious or politicalaffiliation)

5. Authenticity and transparency (always searching for better ways to deliver effective programs witha responsibility to ensure openness in communications and accountability for our actions)

6. Enduring Legacies (through a commitment to local partnerships that lead to Cambodian autonomy)

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OBJECTIVESSeeBeyondBorders’ objective is to provide children in Cambodia with access to quality teaching andlearning at school. Our aim is to improve education levels for students, which will in turn lead to:

1 Improving primary school attendance rates;

2 Reducing drop-out and repetition rates;

3 Assisting more children to enter the appropriate grade of school at the appropriate age; and

4 Encouraging more children to progress beyond primary school.

We believe that achievement of our goals will contribute to the Millennium Development Goal ofbuilding an education system which secures a brighter future for its graduates and is fully attended tograde 9. We applaud the ‘Education First’ initiative launched by the Secretary General of the UnitedNations in September of 2012. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's opening remarks were:

“Education is the basic building block of every society and a pathway out of poverty. More educationmeans less vulnerability to extreme poverty and hunger; more opportunities for women and girls; morehealth and basic sanitation; more power to fight HIV, malaria, cholera and other killer diseases. Indeed,progress on education brings progress on all of the Millennium Development Goals.”

STRATEGYOur Strategy is founded on Cambodia’s priorities. SeeBeyondBorders recognises that developingeducation in Cambodia is a complex and continuing process, best undertaken in tandem with theCambodian National Child Friendly Schools (CFS) initiative. This government initiative embraces content,strategies and principles aimed at providing basic education from grades 1-9 (ages 5-14 yrs). The CFSinitiative embodies a response to the Millennium Development Goals; the National Plan for EducationFor All; the Education Strategic Plan (ESP); and the Education Sector Support Program.

SeeBeyondBorders recognises the importance of the objectives inherent in these different documentsand fully embraces the six dimensions of the CFS policy:

1 Access and Inclusion – education is accessible to all children, especially those in poor and difficultcircumstances (including orphans, girls, drug/violence/HIV/AIDs affected children).

2 Effective Teaching and Learning – teachers have theoretical and practical knowledge thatpromotes active, creative, and child-centred learning, in a joyful and harmonious environment.

3 Health and Safety – children are cared for, healthy, safe and protected from violence at school, inthe family and in society.

4 Gender – promote awareness of the responsibility to provide equal and equitable opportunity forboth girls and boys to participate in all activities in school, family and society.

5 Community Involvement - enhance the dynamic relationship between schools and communitiesso that schools, families and communities are active resources for each other.

6 Management - ensure the CFS policy is embraced and implemented in all schools, and all levels ofthe national education system work together to improve the quality of education.

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In embracing these dimensions, SeeBeyondBorders has adopted the following practical strategies:

1 Identify communities where our programs can contribute to locally driven educational outcomes.

2 Provide Cambodian teachers within those communities with the skills and tools to teach to thenational curriculum in an engaging and empowering way.

3 Improve the physical environment/facilities within the communities within which we work toraise respect for the education system.

4 Assist families with the immediate issues that prevent them from sending their children to school,help raise school attendance and encourage a positive attitude to learning in the community.

5 Broaden Australian corporate support for children and their educational needs in Cambodia.

6 Use the education platform to address other immediate issues such as personal hygiene, healthand nutrition, which underpin children’s ability to develop and learn.

7 Increase our support base by leading Australian visits to Cambodia, to see the need and theimpact which direct action can have, and so facilitate engagement with Asia.

8 Encourage Australians who have been to Cambodia to reflect on their own values system andprovide long-term support for the communities they have visited.

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B. A REVIEW OF THE YEAR

TEACH THE TEACHER PROGRAM2012 has been a year for developing, refining, and expanding our programs. Some key milestones havebeen the introduction of a mentoring system and the development of Memorandums of Understandingwith key partners that underpin the way in which we work together.

In 2011 we did our first review of the take up in the classroom of teaching methodologies covered in ourworkshops. With this knowledge and in light of what we had also learned from BETT in 2011, weintroduced a mentoring system for the 2012 academic year. We developed a two stream approach toour workshop program: one for mentors and one for mentees. Mentors were selected from moreexperienced teachers, often school directors, with the capabilities and maturity to guide teachers whoare willing and eager to develop their skills. Our challenge has been to move from an authoritarian, agebased hierarchy, to an inclusive peer-to-peer support model that recognises ability and communicationskills as the selection and evaluation criteria for good mentoring.

We first introduced mentoring in October through our workshops in Kampong Cham, which werefacilitated by Australian teachers. At the same time, we also attempted to introduce a mentoringprogram in partnership with VSO in Banlung, Ratanakiri. It subsequently became apparent that there are

currently insufficient local resources to support a mentorprogram in Ratanakiri. We decided to shelve working withVSO who themselves are withdrawing from much of thecountry to focus on the more remote regions of the NorthEastern provinces. In January 2012, we extended thementoring program to Battambang and Siem Reap duringthe Australian summer workshop program with a newgroup of Australian teachers. We concluded the teachingyear in June / July with a small group of returning Australianteachers, working with our mentors and learning from them

KampongChamProgramOctober 2011

BanlungProgramOctober 2011

Teachers preparing in Australia for theworkshop programs in Cambodia

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how the first period of mentoring had gone for them and their mentees.

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN CAMBODIAIn order to accommodate the growth in ouractivities, our staff numbers in Cambodia grewfrom 1 to 5 during the year. Three of the newstaff are teacher trainers, one of whom is nowstationed in Siem Reap. We opened our firstoffice in Cambodia in Battambang in June2011 to become our local headquarters. Ourstaff have also been developing their skills byworking with the visiting Australians while alsoencouraging and coaching our mentors. They have also begun to act as facilitators in two of theteaching workshops as part of our move to increase the localisation of our activities and to grow theskills of all concerned.

During 2012 financial year we signedMemorandums of Understanding (MoU)with Jesuit services and with KAPE(Kampuchean Action for PrimaryEducation). These set out the basis of ourrelationship and the way in which wewould work together to improveeducation in Cambodia, focusing onteacher development in particular.

The financial year also saw the completion of projects begun in 2011. The schools at Chrok Sdeak and atPhum Steung were opened at the beginning of the school year in October and the new administrativebuilding at Banteay Prieb with the extension of the workshops was opened in March 2012.

In December 2011, we took a group of non-teachers to help kick-start our Getting to School program inBattambang. With a focus on both push and pull activities that will get children going to school andcontinuing to attend, we looked at basic healthfor school children as well as engaging activitiesthat would take place at school. We ran trials fora school health programs as well as sports andarts programs. We will be using the weight andheight data collected during the health programsto target the most malnourished of the childrenwithin our family support initiative. These familysupport initiatives include rice scholarships andare designed to encourage children to keepcoming to school while also having the bestopportunities to learn.

SeeBeyondBordersoffice Battambang

Sophen & Sopheawith resourcestorage boxes

Greg Priyadi – Director Jesuit Services Cambodia andEdward Shuttleworth celebrate signing the MoU

The signing page for the MoU with theRoyal Cambodian Government

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CORPORATE MATTERSThe 2012 financial year saw the development of our corporate structure. Work on registering as anInternational NGO continued in Cambodia culminating in a memorandum of Understanding being signedwith the Royal Cambodian Government after the end of the financial year, on 2nd August 2012.

In recognition of our aim to foster learning within both the Australiana and Cambodiancommunities, SeeBeyondBorders was accredited by the NSW Institute of Teachers inOctober 2011, as an endorsed provider of Institute Registered professionaldevelopment for the maintenance of accreditation at Professional Competence level.

Our Australian constitution was changed with effect from 1st July 2012 paving the wayfor ACFID (Australian Council For International Development) membership and AusAID registration.SeeBeyondBorders Australia was established as a company limited by guarantee and all operationalactivities were transferred to the new entity as from 1st July 2012. SeeBeyondBorders UK was alsoestablished and registered as a charity in the UK in Mach 2012.

FUNDING OUR ACTIVIIESRaising money to support our activities is of course a central role for Australia. Since our inception,

overheads have been almost entirely covered by our foundingdonors, allowing us to focus on the veracity of our program inCambodia. However, in 2012 attention turned to developingsustainable funding sources and a more structured approachto fundraising was commenced. A program was launched toappeal to businesses and encourage them to incorporateSeeBeyondBorders’ expertise in facilitating Australianengagement with Asia, into their Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) programs.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters, volunteers, donors and their families fortheir patience, enthusiasm and encouragement for what we do. I would also like to thank our staff,partners and the communities we work with for their diligence and sense of ownership with which theyrun and participate in our programs. None of this would be possible without each of you and our growthand development is in the hands of those people who are able to help us keep moving forward.

Thank you to all those who make this work possible,

Edward ShuttleworthChief Executive Officer

First Lunch Briefing for launch ofSeeBeyondBorders’ CSR program

NSWIT Logo

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C. ACTIVITIES DURING YEAR TO 30 JUNE 2012

i. Teach the Teacher Workshops

Mentoring program September 2011 Kampong ChamThe first of our mentoring programs began with a workshop for 13 experienced teachers funded jointlybetween SeeBeyondBorders and KAPE utilising BETT trained Teacher Trainers to provide a base ofcontent knowledge and context for the mentoring process.

Teach the Teacher, October 2011, Kampong Cham and Banlung, RatanakiriIn October 2011, the Teach the Teacher program saw the introduction of our first Mentoring workshopin Kampong Cham. Following up with the 13 experienced teachers who had attended the Septemberprogram Australian teachers provided training in in-class mentoring techniques. The workshop gavementor teachers and representatives from both the Provincial and District Offices of Education anopportunity to engage in an informative and open discussion about the needs in schools that could beaddressed through the mentoring program. The program also enabled the Education Departmentrepresentatives to gain an in-depth understanding of the role of the mentors as they were also includedas observers throughout in the full 4 day training program. Meanwhile, other members of the Australianteam held workshops for 60 teachers at Level 2 at the same time. These teachers were to become thementee teachers for the 2012 school year.

Moving to Banlung in Ratanakiri province during the second week of their visit, the Australian teachersran workshops for 65 teachers who attended our Level 1 workshops.

Workshop Name Dates LocationNumber

ofteachers

No. ofResource

Packs

Numberof schools

Teach the Teacher Workshops involving Australian teachersMentoring Oct 2011 Kampong Cham 18 18 13Number and Calculation Oct 2011 Kampong Cham 78 78 60Maths for understanding Oct 2011 Banlung 60 25 23Mentoring Jan 2012 Battambang 25 25 9Number and Calculation Jan 2012 Battambang 75 32 44Mentoring Jan 2012 Siem Reap 25 25 17Number and Calculation Jan 2012 Siem Reap 75 32 21Annual review & Mentorupdate

June / July 2012 Kampong Cham& Siem Reap

32 0 31

Workshops run by SeeBeyondBorders CambodiaMentoring Sept 2011 Kampong Chan 13 0 13Mentoring Dec 2011 Battambang 22 0 12Mentoring Dec 2011 Siem Reap 18 0 18Teaching Jan 2012 Battambang 22 53 12Mentoring Feb 2012 Kampong Cham 13 0 13Mentoring April 2012 Battambang 17 0 12Mentoring April 2012 Siem Reap 16 0 14TOTAL 509 288

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Mentoring program, December 2011, Battambang and Siem ReapFollowing the success of the September program in Kampong Cham, in preparation for the January 2012Teach the Teacher program, 22 teachers in Battambang and 18 teachers in Siem Reap were given 4 daysof training utilising SeeBeyondBorders’ Cambodian staff and BETT trainers. Modifications to theprogram saw the introduction of SeeBeyondBorders manuals to complement the BETT materials and tobetter prepare potential mentors for the January 2012 training

Teach the Teacher, January 2012, Battambang and Siem ReapThe January 2012 Teach the Teacher program saw the expansion of our Mentoring workshops intoBattambang and Siem Reap. Australian teachers provided training in in-class mentoring techniques to22 experienced teachers who had attended the SeeBeyondBorders / BETT trainer workshop in December2011 and 4 teacher trainers working with Jesuit Services. Other members of the Australian team heldworkshops for 60 teachers at Level 1, and 27 teachers at Level 2.

Moving to Siem Reap, the Australian teachers provided training in in-class mentoring techniques to 27experienced teachers. Other members of the Australian team ran workshops for 73 teachers whoattended our Level 1 workshop and 23 teachers at Level 2. In both venues we had observers from localNGOs who had asked to see how we deliver our maths workshops and in particular the mentor training.The Australians welcomed them and were happy to share their experiences to date in that area.

Annual review and mentor update, June 2012, Kampong Cham and Siem ReapThe June 2012, workshops in Kampong Cham and Siem Reap provided the core Australian programdevelopment teachers with the opportunity to work with Mentors and find out how they had progressedsince their initial training and how they thought their mentee charges were developing as teachers. Theprogram focused on where the difficulties lie and what the next training should entail. As a result of thisconsultation process, an additional workshop module was proposed, focussing on how to break downthe concepts of the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, from a concrete toan abstract understanding. The mentor teachers recommended that all teachers in the program(including mentor teachers) have access to this workshop to strengthen their conceptual understanding.These workshops will be piloted with all teachers in Battambang and Kampong Cham in October 2012.

Maths Resource PacksWe provided Maths resource packs to enable the teachers to put into practice everything they hadlearnt in the workshops. Initially SeeBeyondBorders provided one resource pack per school representedat the workshops however we are now extending this so that in due course, every teacher in ourworkshop program will get their own pack for their classroom, for a typical class size of 40-50 students.In January 2011 we provided 100 packs at a cost of $80 each and in October we provided 98 packs at acost of $60 each.

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ii. Better Schools

Projects completed in 2012

Chrok Sdeak School, near Phnom PenhAs reported in 2011, SeeBeyondBordersfunded the construction of a 5classroom lower secondary school,together with 120 student benches, 5whiteboards, 5 teacher desks andchairs, water tank, guttering, 3 roomtoilet, flagpole and gate. Student drop-out rates from grade 6 to seven are thehighest throughout the grades of basiceducation and a significant cause is thelack of schools for secondary leveleducation.

This school is in the same compound asthe primary school and the completionof this building also givesSeeBeyondBorders the opportunity tocontinue working with a communitythat is engaged with the notion ofeducating their children by providingcontinuing teacher training, resources,mentoring and other programs such asart, health and nutrition. The schoolwas opened in time for the2012 schoolyear with the donor who made thisproject possible attending theceremony and cutting the ribbon.

Phum Steung School, near Siem ReapAs reported in 2011, construction of an additional three classrooms has been funded bySeeBeyondBorders within the existing school at Phum Steung to replace the makeshift shelters thatwere previously in use. The school was opened in time for the commencement of the 2012 school year.

Banteay PriebThe Administration building at Banteay Prieb has made itpossible to expand the workshop area for the vocationaltraining school which is an inspirational example of aproject that gives young people with a disability a greatopportunity to contribute to their communities. Here theylearn skills in practical areas such as repairing electronicgoods, mobile phones and motorbikes, with courses alsooffered in agriculture, carving and sewing. Students spend

The Finished School at Chrok Sdeak

Cutting the Ribbon at the opening of the School at Chrok Sdeak

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a year here learning how to be a productive member of their community in their daily lives as well as in aselected skill area. SeeBeyondBorders is very enthusiastic about the work at Banteay Prieb andcontributed approximately 80% of the cost of this new building which was completed in March 2012.Our association with Banteay Prieb goes back to our beginnings and we have adopted many of thedevelopment practices utilised at Banteay Prieb. A visit to Banteay Prieb and the opportunity to share ameal with the students is amongst the highlights of many of our programs for the participants.

Projects commenced in 2012Construction of additional projects that were commenced but remained unfinished at the end of theyear as follows:

Srer RusseyIt was on our very first SeeBeyondBorders trip in June 2009 that we first visited the school at Srer Russeyand built a sandpit together with the students and the community to encourage students to participatein school activities. During 2012 SeeBeyondBorders funded the addition of a classroom onto the originaltwo classroom building. Srer Russey is a Government school within reasonable proximity of Chrok Sdeakand teachers in this school also attend our workshop program and receive teaching resources. Ourchallenge is to implement some form of limited mentoring program in this area. It is far from our basesin the country, but there are teachers of high quality in the area. SeeBeyondBorders along with the localcommunities is considering ways of expanding in a limited way, what support it is able to offer. Thereare some ideas to pursue.

Chrok Sdeak teacher housingFollowing on from the construction of thelower secondary school at Chrok Sdeak,which was opened at the beginning of the2011 / 2012 school year, SeeBeyondBordershas had further discussions with thecommunity about improving education. It isacknowledged that the absence of schools isa significant contributing factor to the poorlevel of education. But schools are only apart of the problem. Getting teachers whoare prepared to live and teach in rural areas is another issue. Without housing, family support oropportunities to supplement their living costs from other work, the wage of a teacher is barely enoughto live on let alone to pay for travel back to their families on a regular basis. “Three of us have to sharethis old classroom as our home” said Eang one of three new teachers in the school in 2011. “We alsoshare the space and our food with the mice from the field and have no light to use to prepare ourlessons in the evenings” he adds in his excellent English at our first meeting. Together with JesuitServices, we determined to build the teachers a house with enough space for six teachers to have theirown rooms, a simple kitchen, bathroom and a space to work. In this way, we hope that we canencourage them to stay a little longer at Chrok Sdeak.

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iii. Getting to School program

SeeBeyondBorders Getting to School program assists families to get their children to attend school in amanner that encourages them to learn. This program incorporates a number of sub-programs which canbe categorised as “push” or “pull” programs. Push programs cut the barriers to going to school andincorporate initiatives that assist families, improve health or nutrition, and improve accessibility ofschools through mini-schools or transport. Pull programs encourage families and children to come toschool, to participate and to learn. Sport and Art program were initiated this year in this category andwere piloted by visiting Projects teams from Australia. Their purpose is to provide fun learningenvironments and activities that encourage children to come to school and so to participate.

Mini-schoolsThe mini-schools program is an initiative under the umbrella Getting to School program that getschildren attending school at an appropriate age. Mini-schools provide communities with a local facilitythat provides education for grades 1 & 2. Community teachers are employed to work in these one roomschools which are outside of the Government system and yet supporting the Government system. Localfamilies are encouraged to send their school age children to the local mini-school where getting them toa Government school is an issue given the distance their young children would have to travel. By thetime these children are in grade 3, they are physically and mentally able to make the journey to thegovernment school and continue their education with an appropriately aged cohort.During the calendar year 2011 SeeBeyondBorders helped 268 children attending 7 mini-schools byproviding teacher and librarian salaries, books, bicycles, rice scholarships for poor families, uniforms andstationery.

The schedule of support for calendar year 2011 within the Mini-schools program is as follows:

School Details Recurring costs Family support - no of families / units Stationery Secondary

Name District Children TeacherSalaries

LibrarianSalaries

Books &Magazines

Bicycles Rice Uniform Stationery Gov't school Schoolsupport

Kampong Krasaing Ponhear Leu 33 1 1 1 5 22 33 33 24 1

Kamchat Preay Ponhear Leu 19 1 1 1 5 9 19 19 23 -

Chambak Phlosh Ponhear Leu 31 1 1 1 5 13 31 31 23 3

Chek Phnom Srouch 81 3 1 1 5 - 81 81 18 -

Ta Peck Ponhear Leu 15 1 1 1 - - 15 15 29 -

Sombok Kriel Samaki Meanchay 42 2 1 1 - - 42 42 - -

Rumlech Oodong 47 2 1 1 - - 47 47 44 -

268 11 7 7 20 44 268 268 161 4

Expenditure in 2011

During the calendar year 2011, significant expenditure went towards refurbishing these mini-schools. Inthe calendar year 2012, the mini-schools program has been continued with the same seven mini-schools.Expenditure on repairs and refurbishment is considerably reduced allowing more students to beassisted, with support being provided for up to 524 students as follows:

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School Details Recurring costs Family support - no of families / units Stationery SecondaryMini school Teacher Librarian Books & Gov't School

School Name District Children Teacher Training Salaries Magazines Bicycles Rice Uniform Stationery School Support

Kampong Krasaing Ponhear Leu 71 1 1 1 1 3 - 71 38 33 1

Kamchat Preay Ponhear Leu 43 1 - 1 1 - - 43 21 22 1

Chambak Phlosh Ponhear Leu 47 1 1 1 1 - 15 47 24 23 0

Tapech Ponhear Leu 74 1 - 1 1 - 5 74 37 37 0

Rumlech Odong 101 2 2 1 1 - 10 101 59 42 0

Chek Phnom Srouch 138 2 2 1 1 3 19 138 92 46 0

Sambok Kriel Sameakki Meanchay 50 1 1 1 1 13 - 50 50 - 0

524 9 7 7 7 19 49 524 321 203 2

Expenditure in 2012

Sports, Art and Health programs‘Pull’ programs are designed to draw families and their childrento participate in school and our Sport, Art and Health programsfall into this category. These programs are designed to providecommunity education as well as drawing on different talentsand abilities within the school community. During 2012SeeBeyondBorders worked with several schools in both EkPhnom and Puok Districts to explore the possibilities withschool directors in these areas with the help of Australianvolunteers. We are planning to run more formal programs in2013, funding some equipment in qualifying schools runningqualifying programs. While Sport and Art programs allowchildren to explore issues like the use of colour or fair play,Health programs teach about basic hygiene, cleaning teeth andwashing hands. It is hoped that the scope for the Healthprogram will also be expanded in 2013 to incorporate somebasic first aid support in qualifying schools.

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D. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

i. The Organisation

SeeBeyondBorders Foundation Australia was conceived and founded by Edward and Kate Shuttleworthand began operations in March 2009. It is governed by a Board of Directors (Edward Shuttleworth,David Armstrong, Jeffrey Lees), and an Advisory Committee, augmented by transient members recruitedaccording to project needs. Donations are made to the Foundation, which pays management fees toSeeBeyondBorders Pty Ltd which employs staff and pays expenses.

Legal and Tax Structure

SeeBeyondBorders Australia, a company limited by guarantee was incorporated at the end of June 2012.As of 1 July 2012 SeeBeyondBorders Australia replaces SeeBeyondBorders Pty Limited as the operatingcompany.

ii. Financial Review of the Year

2012 was a year of great development for SeeBeyondBorders. Donations have increased by 13% duringthe year to $308,139. We continue to be supported by our founding benefactor, whose generousdonation covers our administration costs each year. Funds are raised by the Australian schools whoseteachers are participating in the Teach the Teacher program, and by the teachers and project volunteersthemselves.

Fundraising costs increased this year as staff were employed to raise the profile of SeeBeyondBordersand begin developing relationships with the corporate sector by running a series of Corporate Briefinglunches.

Summary of Donations $Individuals 259,592Corporate 3,500Schools 7,696Trip participants 32,351Funds (Rotary) 5,000Total 308,139

SeeBeyondBordersPty Ltd

(The Trustee)

SeeBeyondBordersFoundation Australia

(The Trust)

Board Advisory Committee

• Operating Entity• Company limited by shares• Not-for-profit

• Auxiliary Fund• Charitable status• DGR status

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Staff costs have increased from $47,000 last year to $118,000 this year, and are a major portion ofadministrative costs. The Sydney office now employs one full time and four part-time staff. Both paidstaff and volunteers donate an extraordinary amount of time to all areas of our work as shown in thetable below.

VOLUNTEER HOURS IN 2012 HrsTeach the Teacher Program 3,200Administration 1,150Fundraising and Communication 1,475TOTAL 5,825

We would also like to thank the following organisations for their generous support and gifts in kindduring the year.

ORGANISATION GIFT IN KINDMacquarie Bank Hosting Business Briefing LunchZurich Hosting Business Briefing LunchAON Hosting Business Briefing LunchAdams Print PrintingSierng Creative Design work

Funding from donations and other income was allocated to our programs during the year as follows:

PROGRAM EXPENDITURE SBBFoundation

SBBPty Ltd

Teach the Teacher/Mentoring 48,009 53,479Better Schools 40,359Getting to school 8,897Cambodian staff - program support 17,736Program support 45,023

115,000 98,502

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iii. Summary Financial Statements

Summary Financial Reports have been prepared in accordance with the requirements set out in theACFID Code of Conduct. For further information on the Code please refer to the ACFID Code of ConductImplementation Guidance available at www.acfid.asn.au.

A full set of audited financial statements can be requested by emailing [email protected]

Income Statement SBB Fdn SBB Pty Ltd SBB Fdn SBB Pty Ltd

2012 2012 2011 2011REVENUE $ $ $ $Donations and Gifts

Monetary 308,139 275,292Non-Monetary

Bequests and LegaciesGrants

AusAIDOther AustralianOther overseas

Investment Income 7,787 7,601Other Income

Teach the Teacher program fees 44,319 20,330Management fees 194,566 72,647

TOTAL REVENUE 315,926 238,885 282,893 92,977

EXPENDITURE

International programsFunds to international programs 115,000 53,479 192,514 24,386Program support costs 45,023 28,301

Community Education 18,628 1,815Fundraising costs

Public 571 55,940 90 13,208Government, multilateral and private

Accountability and Administration 328 70,467 332Management fees 194,566 72,646 31,966Non-Monetary Expenditure

310,465 243,537 265,582 99,676

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 310,465 243,537 265,582 99,676

EXCESS/(SHORTFALL) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURE 5,461 (4,652) 17,311 (6,699)

Revenue for International Political or ReligiousAdherence Promotion Programs

International Aid and Development ProgramsExpenditure

Total International Aid and Development ProgramsExpenditureInternational Political or Religious AdherencePromotion Programs Expenditure

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Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2012

2012 2011 2012 2011ASSETS $ $ $ $Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents 291,249 297,329 9,778 8,912Trade and other receivables 13,151 1,610 1,137 1,376InventoriesAssets held for saleOther financial assets 5,421 2,290

Total Current assets 304,400 298,939 16,337 12,578Non Current Assets

Trade and other receivablesOther financial assetsProperty, plant and equipment 2,178 3,515Investment propertyIntangibles 4,826 7,239Other non-current assets

Total Non Current assets - - 7,004 10,754TOTAL ASSETS 304,400 298,939 23,341 23,332

LIABILITIESCurrent Liabilities

Trade and other payables 23,667 15,784Borrowings 675 0Current tax liabilitiesOther financial liabilitiesProvisions 10,093 2,260Other 11,730

Total Current Liabilities - - 34,435 29,774Non Current Liabilities

Borrowings 500 500Other financial liabilitiesProvisionsOther

Total Non Current Liabilities - - 500 500TOTAL LIABILITIES - - 34,935 30,274NET ASSETS 304,400 298,939 (11,594) (6,942)

EQUITYReserves 200 200 2 2Retained Earnings 304,200 298,739 (11,594) (6,944)

TOTAL EQUITY 304,400 298,939 (11,592) (6,942)

SBB Fdn SBB Pty Ltd

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Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 30 June 2012

SeeBeyondBorders Foundation Australia Settled Sum Retained Reserves TotalEarnings

$ $ $ $

Balance at 1 July 2010 200.00 281,428 281,628Profit(loss) attributable to members of the company 17,311 17,311Total comprehensive income for the year attributable tomembers of the company - 17,311 - 17,311Balance at 30 June 2011 200.00 298,739 298,939

Balance at 1 July 2011 200.00 298,739 - 298,939Profit(loss) attributable to members of the company 5,461 5,461Total comprehensive income for the year attributable tomembers of the company - 5,461 - 5,461Balance at 30 June 2012 200.00 304,200 - 304,400

SeeBeyondBorders Pty Ltd Share Capital Retained Reserves TotalOrdinary shares Earnings

$ $ $ $

Balance at 1 July 2010 2 (245) (243)

Profit(loss) attributable to members of the company (6,699) (6,699)Total comprehensive income for the year attributable tomembers of the company (6,699) (6,699)

Balance at 30 June 2011 2 (6,944) (6,942)

Balance at 1 July 2011 2 (6,944) (6,942)

Profit(loss) attributable to members of the company (4,652) (4,652)Total comprehensive income for the year attributable tomembers of the company - (4,652) - (4,652)Balance at 30 June 2012 2 (11,596) (11,594)

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iv. SeeBeyondBorders Foundation Australia: Board Members

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David ArmstrongDavid is closely involved in SeeBeyondBorders being one of thefounding directors of the Foundation. He has worked for KPMG,Shell Australia and has been a partner in a Chartered Accountingfirm for more than 25 years. With significant experience inbusiness services including directorships and the chairing of anaudit committee of a listed ASX company he brings widecommercial experience to SeeBeyondBorders. He continues tohold other community based committee memberships as well ashaving previous involvement on various panels including the ICAA

Jeffrey LeesJeffrey’s true passion is boat building having served as anapprentice with one of Australia’s most highly respected mastershipwrights during the 1980’s. However, since then, Jeffrey hasspent the past 23 years advising large and medium sizedbusinesses in Australia, USA and the EU on legal and tax issues. Hegained his B.Ec; LLB at Macquarie and his M.Com Tax at UNSW.After 11 years as the Tax Partner for a top five national legal firmin Australia, Jeffrey established Babingtons in April 2006. Prior topracticing law, Jeffrey practiced as an accountant in a top 4international accounting firm working both in Australia andoverseas. Jeffrey is a director of SeeBeyondBorders and wishes todevote his efforts to helping raise both the awareness and fundsneeded to help SeeBeyondBorders grow.

Ed ShuttleworthBorn in India, home until 16, Ed was educated in England.Qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he worked in treasurymanagement in London and Hong Kong before settling in Australiain 1995. Working in the energy industry, he joined LMS Generationin 2004 where he continues on the Board. During 2006 - 2008 heworked for the Jesuits on their World-Youth-Day program. Ed andKate were married in 1982 and have three children. They firstvisited Cambodia in 2002 and subsequently Ed spent four years onthe Board of Tabitha Foundation Australia. Together, they startedSeeBeyondBorders in 2009.

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E. OTHER BODIES

ACFIDSeeBeyondBorders is a member of the Australian Council for International Development, the nationalpeak body of international development NGOs, and a signatory to its Code of Conduct.SeeBeyondBorders is committed to adhering to this Code.

NSWITThe NSW Institute of Teachers (NSWIT) has recently granted accreditation to SeeBeyondBorders as anendorsed provider of Institute Registered professional development for NSW teachers. This accreditationis for the Teach the Teacher program workshops that are delivered in NSW, in preparation for theCambodia workshops.

F. COMPLAINTS

SeeBeyondBorders has a process for handling any complaints about the organisation. In the firstinstance, please direct your complaint to Jo Forbes on 02 9960 7077 or send an email to:[email protected]

SeeBeyondBorders is a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct which is a voluntary, self - regulatorysector code of good practice. Information about how to make a complaint can be found atwww.acfid.asn.au.

The financial statements for SeeBeyondBorders Foundation Australia and SeeBeyondBorders Pty Ltd areavailable on request. Please contact [email protected] or Jo Forbes on 02 9960 7077.