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BótharAnnualReport2013

HELPING PEOPLE TOHELP THEMSELVES

BBóótthhaarr aannnnuuaall rreeppoorrtt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 June 2013

Bóthar MissionStatementBóthar enables families andcommunities worldwide to over-come hunger and poverty and torestore the environment in asustainable way. To do this, wespecialise in improved livestockproduction and support relatedtraining and community devel-opment. Bóthar also educatesthe public in Ireland about glob-al poverty.

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AFRICA continues to be the main focus of Bóthar’s work in the devel-oping world. Our projects there are as varied as the continent itself,ranging from the continued airlifting of Irish livestock and ArtificialInsemination Straws, to the sourcing of local livestock such as rabbitsand pigs. The mass vaccination of livestock to the development of anagri-business sector completes the diversity.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been only a recent addition toBóthar’s list of project countries, with projects starting in 2007. Mostof our projects in the Congo focus on the rehabilitation of rural com-munities who suffered during the terrible 1997-2002 war. The victimshelped by the Livestock Rehabilitation Programme in Kindu are womenwho suffered the indignity of sexual violence during the war. A localNGO called FORECAP identified 35 women, all victims of sexual vio-lence, who in turn identified pigs as a suitable livestock activity to liftthemselves out of poverty and integrate them back into society. Theproject includes helping 15 ex-combatants also. The 50 beneficiarieswere trained and received a breeding pair of pigs, ensuring they wereof the improved landrace breed. The new supply of high quality andgood value pigs has negated the need for locals to illegally hunt formeat in the local forests.

Illustrating the wide range of areas where Bóthar can intervene in live-stock development, the Mass Vaccination Programme in Kenya cameabout when the Pokot People approached the Catholic BarpelloMission to report that their goats were dying in large numbers due tothe diseases CCPP and PPR. During the prolonged drought andfamine in the horn of Africa in late 2011, the Pokot, like so many oth-ers lost a large number of their livestock and recovery has been slow.Over 56,000 animals have been vaccinated so far, with many of theseto be re-vaccinated within six months. The area coverage is quiet largeand remote but vaccinations continue. Bóthar continues its work withmissionary organisations throughout Africa. The Saint FrancisCommunity in Livingstone, Zambia is a great example. Bóthar fundeda project where 30 individuals are involved in rabbit farming and 20locals have received chickens. The project comprises mainly oforphans and other vulnerable children.

Bóthar continues to partner with Irish Aid on the SustainableLivelihoods Women Empowerment Project (SLWEP) in Zambia. Thisproject is reaching its conclusion and 1,879 households have beenreached with livestock, buck and bull breeding services, gender train-ing, co-operative governance, Community Animal Health Services,conservation farming, with linkages to market and service providersincluded. Overall the project has impacted 11,274 people, well overthe originally targeted 9,000. Ensuring the long term sustainability isthe aim of all Bóthar projects and the SLWEP is no different. Thebeneficiary dairy farmers of Masengo and Balaka in Kabwe District,the focus of the SLWEP, established a basic milk collection centre andthey employed two youths to manage it. A monthly average of 9,900litres of milk was delivered to Parmalat at €0.40 per litre earning€4,100 for the farmers collectively, a great example of the success ofthis project.

Bothar’s airlifts to Africa continue, despite the financial pressure to

A beneficiary of an Irish Dairy Goat in Uganda.

Bóthar in

Africa

Country and project titleDDeemmooccrraattiicc RReeppuubblliicc ooff CCoonnggoo --Livestock Rehabilitation Programme inKinduKKeennyyaa -- Mass Vaccination ProgrammeRRwwaannddaa -- Rusizi Dairy ProcessingPlant; 2 Heifer Airlifts January andMarch 2013 105 Heifers; AI StrawsShipments; Msaada PartnershipUUggaannddaa -- Goat Airlift November 2012,150 goats; Uganda MADDO DairiesProgramme, Biogas Generation andDairy Plant Floor Renovation ZZaammbbiiaa -- Rabbit Farming and ChickenRearing Business Plan 2013;Sustainable Livestock WomenEmpowerment Project (SLWEP).

Marcelline and her family and Irish Heifer,donated in partnership with Msaada inRwanda.

Bóthar is activein 36 countriesworldwide as of 30 June 2013The countries shown in this illustration may not have receivedfunding in the timeline covered bythis Annual Report but have receivedfunds in previous years and are stillactive.

LATIN AMERICAEcuadorHaitiHondurasPeru

EUROPEAlbaniaBosnia & Herz.EstoniaKosovoLatviaLithuaniaPolandRomaniaSerbiaUkraine


do so. In November 2012 Bóthar sent 150Irish dairy goats to Uganda. These goatsare given to the poorest farming families,many of them headed by widows andorphans. The goat’s milk feeds the familiesand their manure is invaluable in increasingcrop yields. Bóthar continues to supportMADDO Dairies, our first dairy plant proj-ect. The latest stage of this project involvedBiogas Generation and Dairy Plant FloorRenovation. The project included theupgrade of plant machinery to furtherensure farmers get the return they deserveon the milk they supply. 30 families werealso provided with Biogas units. Theseunits utilise the methane produced fromcow manure, transforming it into a naturalgas that can be used for cooking and light-ing, negating the need to chop down treesfor firewood from the surrounding area.

Rwanda has been a country where Bóthar continues to heavily develop its programme there through various initia-tives. The main one is its continued airlift of high quality dairy heifers, with 105 being transported this financial year.The revenues from the milk sales helps beneficiaries improve the nutrition of their families, improve their farm plotsand renovate their homes. Artificial Insemination (AI) straws are an essential part of developing Bóthar projectsonce the animal is distributed. Thousands of AI straws were sent to Africa and Eastern Europe during this period.This will help to ensure the genetic integrity of the Irish stock’s offspring for future generations. We have com-menced construction of our 10,000 litre capacity dairy in Rusizi and are in the final processes of sourcing appropri-ate equipment for the plant. We have started the hiring process locally for a manager and a recently-commissionedstudy indicates that both market needs and milk volumes are high in the catchment area. We are currently undergo-ing an intensive training session with local farmers to ensure readiness to run the adjoining milk collection centreand thus provide adequate quantities for the dairy processing. Branding has also been decided upon and all indica-tors show we will be ready to commence running the dairy in 2014.

Bóthar has continued its partnerships with the Irish based NGO, Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (VIVA)and the UK based NGO, Msaada. The latter forms part of a five year general agreement, where Msaada providesfunds for dairy heifer airlifts to Rwanda. Cows provided by Bóthar have gone to the Msaada programme in Rwanda.Their projects are very similar in their implementation to Bóthar’s.

John Mukezangango of Huye district, Rwanda, a beneficiary of a heifer in2006 and has given birth to 2 bulls and 3 heifers.

Country and project titleKKoossoovvoo -- Heifer Land-lift October 2012 63heifersRRoommaanniiaa -- Two Heifer Land-lifts Septemberand October 2012, 157 heifers in total; AIStraws.


BÓTHAR has continued its distribution of quality Irish dairyheifers to the former communist country of Romania. The majori-ty of farmers there survive off small plots of land and the limitedcattle they possess have low productivity. Irish heifers have beendistributed to families looking after orphans and the milk theyproduce has been transported to the numerous orphanages takingcare of children with a wide range of disabilities in theTransylvanian region. In this period, 157 in-calf Irish dairy heiferswere land-lifted to Romania, including one consignment of 95.

Land-lifts involve bringing the Irish dairy stock to Eastern Europevia land. The four to five day trip involves numerous stops wherethe animals are taken off the trucks and given an opportunity torest at a purpose built lairage farm. This results in the heifersarriving at their destination in great condition. In Bóthar’s effortsto cut costs, land-lifts to Eastern Europe have become the norm.

A land-lift comprising of 63 heifers was also sent to Kosovo inOctober 2012, further strengthening our intervention there since2000. AI straws have also been sent to Romania, to ensure thegenetic integrity of the future offspring of the Irish animalsalready sent to Romania.

AFRICABeninBurkina FasoCameroonD.R. CongoKenyaMalawiMoroccoNigeriaRwandaTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

ASIABangladeshCambodiaChinaIndiaNepalPakistanPhilippinesVietnam

Bóthar in

Europe

Bothar heifers before distribution, Belin village, Romania.Holstein Friesian donated by Bothar grazing inKosovo.

Mobile Veterinary Camp in action in the Livelihoods Recovery Project, Pakistan.

Country and project titlePPaakkiissttaann -- Livelihoods Recovery Projectin Flood affected District Rajan Pur,Punjab; Sustainable Livelihood Programfor brick makers and farm workers in the3 rural target area of District FaisalabadIInnddiiaa -- Farrukhabad Livelihood Project;Income Generating Program; Dalitomen Sheep Rearer Co-operativeProject.

PAKISTAN has been an essential part of Bóthar’s work in Asiasince 2007. There are two projects currently active, the LivelihoodsRecovery Project in Flood Affected District Rajan Pur, Punjab andthe Sustainable livelihood Program for Brick Makers & FarmWorkers in the 3 rural target areas of District Faisalabad. Bothprojects are administered locally by Bóthar’s long term partner inPakistan, Tanzeeme-Nau-Jawana (TNJ).

The first project has targeted 100 affected families of Rajan Pur-Punjab District, who suffered from devastating floods. Each familyreceived two goats and ten hens, enabling them to resume produc-tive agricultural activities, contribute to livelihood recovery andensure food security. In the flood affected areas, as part of theproject, 25 mobile veterinary camps were organised in which 4,405animals were successfully treated.

In the second project 120 marginalised women received three teddygoats each, improving household food security. After training theyhave received sufficient information about vaccination, de-wormingand management of the goats. In this particular project there hasbeen evidence of Hindus, Muslims and Christians co-operating inproject activities.

India, despite its massive recent strides economically, still experi-ences some of the worst global poverty. The worst of this poverty isexperienced rurally, where small farmers and land labourers are atthe bottom rung of society, especially those of the lower castes.Co-operative Outreach of India (COI) has implemented their sec-ond project in partnership with Bóthar. Amongst 60 families, 50received 20 poultry birds each, 25 received two goats each and 50families in the project group have received various fruit trees,papaya being one species that features.

The Income Generating Programme is a continuation of Bóthar’spartnership with Razole Parish in Andhra Pradesh State. 50 fami-lies received two goats each. Three buffaloes were bought andthese were divided amongst three other local parishioners. Eachbuffalo will give around four to five litres of milk per day. Each litreof milk costs €0.30 to €0.37, and this milk is high in nutritionalvalue. Centre for Environment, Energy and Development (CEED)India, is also a long term partner of Bóthar, continuing our practiceof working with reliable field partners. The Dalit Women SheepRearers’ Cooperative in Villupuram targets a caste at the lowest endof the social scale in India. 50 Dalit women, mainly widows,received nine ewes and one ram, as a unit.

To further illustrate the local nature of our projects in India, 10barefoot veterinarians, trained by the project, are at the service ofthe beneficiaries and the entire community. The sheep’s offspringwill be extended to new beneficiaries within two or three months.This passing on the gift is common to all our projects.


Bóthar in

Asia

Mrs.Vanitha and her daughters Saritha andPunitha with their sheep, Dalit Women SheepRearer Co-operative Project, India.


Bóthar Financial Reportyear ended 30 June 2013

22001133 2012

NNoottee € € € €

SSTTAATTEEMMEENNTT OOFF FFIINNAANNCCIIAALL PPOOSSIITTIIOONN

FFIIXXEEDD AASSSSEETTSS

Tangible assets 66 807,503 850,035

CCUURRRREENNTT AASSSSEETTSS

Debtors 77 73,701 18,477

Cash at bank and in hand 398,608 940,216

472,309 959,393

CCRREEDDIITTOORRSS:: AAmmoouunnttss ffaalllliinngg dduueewwiitthhiinn oonnee yyeeaarr 88 (232,103) (478,588)

NNEETT CCUURRRREENNTT AASSSSEETTSS 240,207 480,805

TTOOTTAALL AASSSSEETTSS LLEESSSS CCUURRRREENNTT LLIIAABBIILLIITTIIEESS 1,047,710 1,330,840

CCRREEDDIITTOORRSS:: AAmmoouunnttss ffaalllliinngg dduueeaafftteerr mmoorree tthhaann oonnee yyeeaarr 99 (629,235) (691,676)

418,475 639,164

SSHHAARREE CCAAPPIITTAALL 1122

Reserves 1133 418,475 639,164

MMEEMMBBEERRSS’’ FFUUNNDDSS 418,475 639,164

SSTTAATTEEMMEENNTT OOFF CCOOMMPPRREEHHEENNSSIIVVEE IINNCCOOMMEE

Income 6,372,238 6,960,460

Livestock Provision and Support (5,392,069) (5,784,794)

Other Expenses (1,177,709) (2,459,775)

OOPPEERRAATTIINNGG DDEEFFIICCIITT 11 (197,540) (1,284,109)

Attributable to:

Operating (deficit)/surplus before exceptional items (197,540) (548,109)

Exceptional items 33 – (736,000)

(197,540) (1,284,109)

Interest payable and similar charges 44 (23,149) (25,369)

DDEEFFIICCIITT OONN OORRDDIINNAARRYY AACCTTIIVVIITTIIEESSBBEEFFOORREE TTAAXXAATTIIOONN (220,689) (1,309,478)

Tax on deficit on ordinary activities 55 –– ––

This condensed financial information is derived from Bóthar’s 2013 financial statements audited by independ-ent Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors. To view this report and the extended annual report pleasevisit www.bothar.org

CCoommmmiittmmeenntt ttoo SSttaannddaarrddss iinn FFuunnddrraaiissiinngg PPrraaccttiicceeBóthar is fully committed to achieving the standards contained within the SSttaatteemmeenntt ooff GGuuiiddiinngg PPrriinncciipplleess ffoorrFFuunnddrraaiissiinngg..


Distribution of funds 2012/13

Distribution of funds per Region %

Africa

Asia

Europe

* This total includes funds spent on education, all programme work and other fields directly related tothe project.

TToottaall PPrrooggrraammmmaattiicc FFuunnddss €55,,339922,,006699

Project animals 2012/13

• Dairy & Draft cows

• Meat and Dairy Goats

• Sheep

• Trees

• Poultry

• Buffalo

• Rabbits

• Pigs

• Trees


A message from theChairmanMr. HarryLawlor

BótharBoardMembers

There is no doubt but the last five years have been tough on all those of

us who are working to help the poor.

In our case, what is even more distressing is that the eventual victims

are the families that lose out on the opportunity of receiving a life sus-

taining animal. I think it's referred to as ‘collateral damage’. It rolls off

the tongue so easily and yet it is so real and so damaging to these poor

families.

Real families whose long term planning is always about today, food,

shelter and health. It's not about health care schemes or waiting lists;

it's about keeping alive and keeping their families alive. With an Irish

cow, the monthly income goes from €15.00 / month to circa €300.00

/month. This brings with it surety of survival, health care, schooling for

their children, development, real sustainable development. The cow

reproduces, the first heifer calf is ‘passed on’ to a new family and so the

circle is completed only to start again and complete the circle again and

again . . . sustainability at its simplest.

A few years ago, I visited a family in Rusizi, Rwanda, on the border with

the DRC. The woman of the house had lost her husband and two of her

children in the genocide. Having spent some 3 months in the forest with

her three baby girls, she returned to Rusizi after the killing stopped.

Some years later she received a cow from Bóthar and was now milking

three cows (about the limit of her holding). She lives in the same little

house, albeit somewhat improved, her three daughters have been edu-

cated at the local school and have gone on to University and she proud-

ly has a photograph on the wall of their graduations. All of this is due

to the generosity of an Irish farmer, the Irish public and one very strong

and determined mother in Rusizi.

It's what I love about Bóthar, it works.

Thank you to all our supporters, a huge thank you in these austere times

and well, as you know we will keep asking, as the advertisement says,

"Because it's worth it!"

Chairman: Mr. Harry Lawlor - Foods exporter, Cork

Treasurer: Mr. Jim Quigley - Chartered Accountant, Limerick

Mr. Billy Kelly - Journalist and author, UK

Ms. Sinead Baggott - Solicitor, Limerick

Archbishop Dermot Clifford - Clergy, Tipperary

Canon. Tom Sherlock - Clergy, Kilkenny

Ms. Mary Culhane - Farmer, Limerick

Ms. Helga Morrow - Office Manager, Dublin

Mr. John Finucane - Farmer, Limerick

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