In January 2010, citing hopeful developments in world affairs, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) moved

the minute hand of its famous Doomsday Clock from 5 to 6 minutes to midnight. As the board of BAS said, “We are poised to bend the arc of history toward a world free of nuclear weapons.”

The nuclear age is in its seventh decade. Finally, we have a climate of rare opportunity for nuclear disarmament. One-time Cold Warriors such as Henry Kissinger and Richard Burt have joined current and former political and world leaders such as Gordon Brown, Barak Obama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ban Ki-moon, and Kofi Annan in warning us of the consequences of inaction. To prevent the further spread and use of nuclear weapons they must be banned – not just for some, but for all. Every day, approximately 2,000 people worldwide die as a result of

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“We call on citizens everywhere to raise their voices and compel public action for a safer world now and for future generations.” Lawrence Krauss, co-chair of the BAS board of sponsors

Research and action for peace

armed violence. In 2009 we saw progress in the Arms Trade Treaty process at the United Nations. First, the United States joined with other states in working for a strong and robust treaty. Second, the process moved from well supported UN resolutions to a plan of action for treaty negotiations that will culminate in 2012.

During 2009 the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated. While there is widespread recognition that the growing insecurity will not be reversed by military means alone, insufficient resources have been put into finding political solutions to the Afghan conflict that war cannot settle.

Project Ploughshares will continue to work with colleagues around the world in calling for leadership and action to free the world from the terror of nuclear weapons; stop irresponsible arms transfers that fuel conflict and human rights abuses; and more vigorously pursue diplomatic, reconciliation, and reconstruction initiatives in Afghanistan.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Cover photo: Lanterns with prayers for peace set adrift on the Motoyasu River by Hiroshima citizens at the 64th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9).

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Vision and Mandate

Our name and vision come from the enduring vision in Isaiah, which sees the material and human resources consumed by preparations for war transformed into resources for human development – a transformation that goes to the roots of war itself:

God shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:4

Founded in 1976, Project Ploughshares is the peace centre of The Canadian Council of Churches, with a mandate to advance policies and actions that prevent war and armed violence and build peace.

A secure world without war, a just world at peace.

ProgramWorking with churches, governments, and civil society, in Canada and abroad, Project Ploughshares undertakes research, dialogue, and public engagement to:

• Prohibit the use, possession, and manufacture of nuclear weapons;

• Prevent the weaponization of space;

• Control the supply and reduce the demand for weapons;

• Reduce the resort to military force; and

• Build sustainable peace in conflict zones.

Prohibit the use, possession, and manufacture of nuclear weapons• In 2009 we sent a letter to Canada’s Foreign Minister and published a briefing on the NATO strategic concept. We also assisted the World Council of Churches, along with the Canadian, US, and European church councils, in preparation of a joint letter to NATO leaders in advance of the 2009 NATO Summit. The letter and briefing stressed the need to

realign NATO’s nuclear doctrine with the disarmament provisions of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

• The nuclear programs of Iran, North Korea, India, and Pakistan continued to be a focus for commentary and engagement with officials.

• At the 2000 Review Conference to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), all States Parties to the Treaty agreed to submit regular reports. Since the NPT has no permanent secretariat, there is in effect no central entity to request and receive the reports and no process for compiling and analyzing them. Project Ploughshares has filled this void by publishing regular reports on the state of NPT reporting. During 2009 we updated our analysis on state reporting to the NPT for publishing in 2010 in advance of the 2010 NPT Review Conference.

Ernie Regehr (left), Project Ploughshares, with participants at an ecumenical consultation in December 2009 on nuclear issues, held at the World Peace Bell Park in South Korea near the demilitarized zone.

GovernanceThe responsibility of board formation and governance is delegated by The Canadian Council of Churches to its member churches and other churches or church agencies that have agreed to sponsor Project Ploughshares and provide annual operating support. The board of Project Ploughshares is made up of persons appointed by sponsors and members-at-large appointed by the board.

Prevent the weaponization of space• The Space Security Index project, a program of research and international expert consultation managed by Project Ploughshares, produces a book each year assessing indicators of space security. Space Security 2009 was released in September.

• Research findings from the Space Security Index project were presented to senior US officials in Washington, DC at the Canadian Embassy, and at a side event to the UN First Committee co-sponsored by the Government of Canada and the Global Security Institute.

Control the supply and reduce the demand for weapons• Following the release of On the Record, an audit of Canada’s latest military exports report, Ploughshares staff met in Ottawa with officials from the Export Controls Division and Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The meeting occasioned a collegial and open discussion with the officials about the recommendations in the audit, especially on options to make the government report more complete and transparent.

• Project Ploughshares is a founding member of the international NGO steering committee promoting an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). In 2009 there was sufficient support to begin the negotiation of a comprehensive, legally binding global ATT by 2012. In 2009 Ploughshares administered a fund on behalf of the ATT Steering Committee provided by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office that sponsored NGO events in parts of the world expected to provide stiff resistance to a strong ATT.

Project Ploughshares is affiliated with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies of Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.

Board of DirectorsScott Beech, Treasurer, Member-at-large Linda Bowron, Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and PeaceJim Caughran, Canadian Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of FriendsLawrence Cumming, The United Church of CanadaEsther Epp-Tiessen, Mennonite Central Committee CanadaDonna Fitzpatrick-Lewis, The Presbyterian Church in CanadaDr. Nathan Funk, Member-at-largeDona Harvey, Chair, Member-at-largeDr. Scott Kline, Member-at-largeSharon Lee, The Anglican Church of CanadaJeanette Liberty-Duns, The United Church of CanadaRev. Lowell Nussey, Evangelical Lutheran Church in CanadaColin Read, Canadian Unitarian CouncilSteve van de Hoef, Christian Reformed Church in North America

Cesar Jaramillo (on the right), Project Ploughshares, with John Steinbruner and Nancy Gallagher, University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, at a side event sponsored by the Govern-ment of Canada and Global Security Institute during UN First Committee sessions in October 2009.

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• With our program partner in Trinidad, the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development, we supported regional action on the devastating impact of small arms and light weapons in the Caribbean. Annual murder rates in the Caribbean — at 30 per 100,000 — are the highest regional rates in the world. The project supports the Caribbean Coalition for Development and the Reduction of Armed Violence in addressing the causes and consequences of armed violence through research, public education, training, and policy engagement activities.

• The Disarming Domestic Violence campaign was launched during the Global Week of Action against Gun Violence in June 2009 with over 30 launch events worldwide. The campaign goal is to increase public awareness on domestic violence committed with guns and to advocate for legislation to restrict access to guns by actual or potential abusers. Canada is one of a handful of countries that have laws to restrict access to guns by perpetrators of domestic violence.

Reduce the resort to military force• We worked with The Canadian Council of Churches in multi-faith initiatives to address disarmament and peacebuilding challenges, including content support for the 2010 G8 Religious Leaders’ Summit that took place in Canada. The Interfaith Statement was released at a media conference on October 14, 2009.

• We participated with Canadian civil society in responding to the Canadian Forces’ mission in Afghanistan by giving presentations at events and conferences, writing op-eds, responding to the media, and participating in a civil society project, Pathways to Peace, to advance the reconciliation agenda in Afghanistan. This project is managed through the Peace Operations Working Group of Peacebuild.

We worked with the Commission on Justice and Peace of The Canadian Council of Churches in drafting an ecumenical brief on reconciliation in Afghanistan, Canada’s Role in Afghanistan. It was released on December 10, 2009, Human Rights Day.

StaffGrant Birks, Program AssociateKen Epps, Senior Program AssociateMaribel Gonzales, Program Associate Debbie Hughes, Assistant to the Directors Cesar Jaramillo, Program Associate (as of September 1, 2009)Anne Marie Kraemer, Financial AssistantErnie Regehr, Senior Policy AdvisorNancy Regehr, Associate Executive DirectorJohn Siebert, Executive DirectorWendy Stocker, Administrative AssistantJessica West, Program Associate (until August 14, 2009)

Interns and VolunteersLaura Ashfield, The Presbyterian Church

in Canada (September 2009-May 2010)Taylor Binington, University of Guelph *Amalia Biro, Wilfrid Laurier University *William Darling, University of Guelph **Catherine Doldrina, McGill University * **Matthew Gidomski, Wilfrid Laurier

University *Diane Howard, McGill University **Marcio Juliato, University of Waterloo **Dave Kielstra, volunteerElizabeth Mandelman, IANSA Peace

FellowEugene Miakinkov, University of Waterloo*Amanda Mowle, McGill University *Kshama Nargund, McGill University * Scott Verhoeve, Wilfrid Laurier University *Jonathan Yazer, University of Waterloo **

*(January-April 2009)** (October-December 2009)

Maribel Gonzales (left), Project Ploughshares, with participants from St. Lucia and Trinidad at the Civil Society Forum during the Summit of the Americas held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009.

Left to right – front row: Anne Marie Kraemer, Debbie Hughes, Maribel Gonzales, Laura Ashfield, Wendy Stocker; Second row: Nancy Regehr, Grant Birks, Cesar Jaramillo; Back row: Ernie Regehr, Ken Epps, John Siebert.

Elizabeth Mandelman, IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms) Peace Fellow. Elizabeth supported Project Ploughshares’ coordination of the Disarming Domestic Violence campaign.

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The Presbyterian Church in Canada Internship Program

In 2007 The Presbyterian Church in Canada launched a three-year Peace and Human Security Internship Program with Project Ploughshares. The internship is for Presbyterian university graduates and funds one 8-month internship annually for three years. Laura Ashfield of Waterloo was the second intern, serving from September 2009 to April 2010. The third intern in the program will begin September 2010.

Build sustainable peace in conflict zones• Our work with the Africa Peace Forum in Nairobi on developing a peace and security architecture for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development was completed with an international conference and book launch in Mombasa in March 2009. The book addresses chronic, long-term insecurity in the Horn of Africa.

• We continued to participate in meetings in Ottawa between the Sudan Inter-Agency Reference Group and the federal government’s Sudan Task Force to discuss ongoing threats to peace in Sudan, including the deployment of the joint UN and African Union mission to Darfur, the forthcoming elections, and the impact of the potential indictment of the Sudanese President for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

• In November 2009 Ploughshares released the collaborative report produced with World Vision Canada examining the impact of World Vision International’s peacebuilding projects on levels of armed violence in Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan. The report was released at an event in New York that brought the diplomatic community’s attention to the links between peacebuilding programs and armed violence reduction. In addition, Ploughshares continued to work with the civil society support process to the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development.

The Hon. Richard Onyonka, the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, presenting a copy of Human Security: Setting the Agenda for the Horn of Africa, to Anita Kiamba, author of one of the book’s chapters.

• Armed Conflicts Report 2009 was published as an online resource and as a poster. In 2009 the preface to the Armed Conflict Report was written by Dr. James Orbinski, a Canadian who was head of Médecins Sans Frontières when it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. No new conflicts were added in 2008. At the end of 2008, 28 armed conflicts were being fought in 24 countries.

John Siebert (left), Project Ploughshares, with Warren Hoge, Vice President and Director of External Relations, International Peace Institute, in New York in November 2009 at the launch of Addressing Armed Violence in East Africa.

Addressing Armed Violence in East Africa: the collaborative report produced with World Vision Canada.

The Canadian Council of Churches calls on Canada to mount a new peace mission in Afghanistan that focuses on two priorities: 1) support Afghans in implementing participatory reconciliation programs and responsive governance at district and local levels; 2) urge the international community to pursue diplomatic efforts to end the war.

Excerpt from Canada’s Role in Afghanistan, the ecumenical brief on Afghanistan, released on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2009

Peace Partner [$250-$499.99]443472 Ontario Ltd., Toronto Lee Adamson Rev. Harold & Hiroko AlstonG. F. AndrusStephen AntleNancy L. ArmstrongJohn ArmstrongJohn Ken ArnoldMs. Elizabeth Atherton-Reid & Noel R. McNaughtonMrs. Eleanor AugusteijnDorothy BackmanRicardo BainEunice R. BaldwinMichael & Janet BastDr. Gregory BaumLorna Beairsto Mary BeechDr. Marianne BelauMs. Janis BelgumHans BerettaTimothy L. BergenBronwyn BestJohn BeyeaCalvin & Wilma BinnemaErika BinderFemmy & Grant BirksAllan BlakeneyMr. Jan BoersJane BonsteelClare BookerPaul Born & Marlene EppMrs. Linda BosslerGeorge BradyLiwana Bringelson & Gloria NafzigerRudy BroenimanPaul & Shirley BruerGeorgina M. BrunetteWilliam BurgessMrs. Margaret BurkhartJohn D. ButtarsMavis O. CariouMargaret CaseyDrs. Mel & Donna CesconS. Allan ChambersOrval K. ChapmanDr. John A. CherryDrs. Juan Carlos Chirgwin & Kaberi DasguptaKen ChristensonJean ChristieMyra Anne ClarkeMichele ClemoPenny CoatesBruce CockburnHelen A. ColeRobin W. CollinsPaul ConnellyLinda D. CormickJohn & Edna CornishElizabeth CraigieRobert CreightonDr. Edward & Mrs. Maxine Crispin

Ms. Pamela CuelenaereBeverley DelongDr. Richard DentonMichel DesjardinsJacob DickDr. Donald J. DoddsOtto H. DriedgerElizabeth M. DubeJohn G. Dueck Margaret & Ross DumoulinMrs. Nancy DuncanRuth Dyck Wilson & Ian E. WilsonJoan M. EakinDavid EdwardsMargarete EmminghausAnton & Freda EnnsLowell M. EwertDr. William T. FaganDr. Dianne FahseltVictor & Rebecca FastFelician Sisters of St Francis, MississaugaWilliam F. FitzgeraldKatie FitzrandolphGeorge FordDonald E. ForsythMargaret & Ivan FranklinAlice FreyTheodore E. FriesenThomas M. FylesLouise GallieTherese GervaisChris & John GilmourJane GordonAnna E. Graham-CummingDonald GraystonShirley GreenMalcom Griffin & Sharon M. ThompsonMary I. GrohMr. W.J.N. HagginsKeith HalfyardSarah HarmerDonald G. Hedges, MDYvonne H. HeeremaSusan L. HelwigJohn O. HessHenry G. HiebertRick HillDr. Theo & Mrs. Doris HofmannGwendolyn L. HollaarMrs. Anne HollowayHoward Family Foundation Inc., SaskatoonB. Hunsberger & Dr. J. SchaffenburgDr. Margaret HunsbergerMarlene A. HutletColin JacksonMrs. William J. JohnsonHarold E. JonesMrs. Valerie JoostenMme. Pauline JoyalWilliam & P. Lynn JuddProf. Walter JungkindMolly KaneHenry & Livia KaszubaLarry J. Kelly

Christopher A. KentSusanna KlassenPamela KlassenDave & Mary Lou KlassenHerb & Nadine KlassenSheila & Al KoopErnest D. KornelsenTed KuntzBonny KurtAnne LakeProf. Steven L. LamyPatrick LandersRobert F. LaneRaymond LarkinIrene LatheJohn K. Lawson & Susan E. CampbellAlvin A. LeeNathan LeppEdward LevinsonCynthia J. LlewellynMarie Lloyd-SmithJohn G. LowHeather MacDermidDr. George MacDougallMary A. MacEachernCathy MacKenzieManitoba Government Employees, WinnipegRobert & Nancy MannDerrick MartensRonald J. & Gudrun L. MathiesDavid & Nancy MatthewsDr. Tom Mayberry, MDCarol Mazurek & Timothy HolzerMarion McDougallMarshall J. McElhinneyDr. Margaret R. McGregorAlex McMillanRuth & John McRaeMrs. Heather A. MenziesCarolyn MilkeJoanna MillerMs. Christine MilletElias MinaRobert MoultonR.B. MowatE. J. NapierMichael NashWendie NelsonDr. Gerald NemanishenHarold & Dorothy Barg NeufeldBrenda NeuhoferGail NewellH.H. NewmanMarilyn NicholasJohn P. NickelKevin NolanDr. Elizabeth Oliver MaloneOntario English Catholic Teachers’ Assoc., Dufferin-Peel Secondary UnitProf E. M. OrstenMarion OverholtAlan & Alice PallettChristopher J. Parfitt & Marg Taylor-ParfittG. Wayne & Carolyne Pepper

Thank youProject Ploughshares gratefully acknowledges the ongoing financial support of the many individuals, national churches and church agencies, local congregations, religious orders, foundations, and organizations across Canada that ensure that the work of Project Ploughshares continues. We are particularly grateful to The Simons Foundation in Vancouver for their generous annual support.

In 2009 grants were also received from the Canadian International Development Agency, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, the International Development Research Centre, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, World Vision Canada, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Erin J. C. Arsenault Fund at McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law, and the Secure World Foundation.

More than 6,000 individuals and organizations supported Project Ploughshares in 2009 at the Contributor, Associate, and Sustaining Associate levels. The following individuals and organizations provided support at the Peace Partner, Peace Builder, and Peace Advocate levels.

The Future FundThe future of Project Ploughshares depends on adequate resources to carry on its work for peace. In 1991 the board of Project Ploughshares established the Future Fund to provide a predictable source of revenue for the annual operations of Project Ploughshares. We are grateful for the $74,654 in bequests received in 2009 for the Future Fund from the estates of the following individuals:

Muriel LucaJames BarcleyChristopher HarveyIrene BoyleL.M. KennyElizabeth Stileman

Maurice & Marianne PerrinCharlotte J. ProwseRev. Donald G. RayL. M. ReadWalter RegehrHilda M. RegierEsther M. ReimerGeorge RenningerReligious Society of Friends, VictoriaGeoffrey RichardsonGordon RitchieGordon J. RogersChris RoltonWalter Romanow, PhDJohn RozemaEugene J. RudniskyRev. Dr. Martin RumscheidtPeter RyallReginald Thomas RyanBrahm & Judie SahadeoD. A. SandersonPenny SangerScarboro Foreign Mission Society, ScarboroughDaniel SchwartzDr. Nola-Kate SeymoarMarjorie Shaw Paul SiebertSisters of Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, WindsorMs. Barbara SkeltonMargaret Skowronska-Binek Grant Snider & Sharon CohenRichard & Verna SplaneStephen StewartPatricia StrungHarold J. SudermanCathy TaylorKaren H. TeasdaleFrank TestinJohn & Norma ThiessenTom ThomasSteven W. & Mary Anne ThomasJohn D. ThomasDr. J. C. & Dr. Mary ThompsonMurray ThomsonRonald & Kathryn TiessenJennifer E. ToewsD. ValkPaul VineyFred VockDavid WadleyJewel WalkerColin & Sharlene WallaceDonald WarneNorm & Marg WarrenMark WeberByron & Ann Weber-BeckerJ. Roy WeirJonathan WhistlerWhitmore Park United Church, ReginaStephen WhitneyRudy & Tena WiebeJohn & Elisabeth Wieler

Linda & Erwin WiensDr. Paul F. WilkinsonRudy & Lena WilliamsJ.R.M. WilliamsDr. Lois WilsonR. Fenton ZengerDrs. Paul & Deborah Zeni50 Anonymous donors

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Peace Builder [$500 to $999.99]Margaret AubertThomas E. BatesJoan M. BoltAndrew & Helen BrinkRick & Louise Cober Bauman Donald CockburnCongregation of the Presentation, St. John’sAlice DoellJudy Eising & Ron GroenenbergFellowship Christian Reformed Church, EdmontonNancy FitchRobert FugereSteven Furino & Sabine BehnkJames GoertzenDr. Beverly GoodwinFrank & B. Leigh Greaves Lori Guenther Reesor & Barry ReesorSue HeathGerda & Gudrun HesseDr. James HollingworthDr. Gordon HollwayRobert HowardTom HowePaul HunterMoira & Roger HutchinsonDr. & Mrs C. Kenneth JohnstoneAudrey KennyGerhard KlaassenJohn T. & Alice KlassenDr. Keith D. LemayRev. J. Liberty-Duns & D. J. CrossleyBonnie MacLachlanJulia Magnuson-FordMichael Manley-CasimirDr. E. Massarelli & Dr. R. ThomasE. Joan McConnellR. Bruce McFarlaneDeirdre MeltonMersynergy Charitable Foundation, St JacobsHeather More & Richard KesperskiRay & Anne MorrisDavid Neufeld & Joy WatersOntario English Catholic Teachers’ Association, TorontoDave Ott & Sandra ElgersmaOttawa Mennonite Church, OttawaGenevieve & Donald Patterson

Myrtle & John PennockMrs. Mary June PettyferRuth PoetkerCelia Rodd & Atul SharmaChristine RoulstonLinda & Alan SlavinSisters of Charity of St. Louis CalgarySisters of Charity, Saint JohnSt. John’s United Church, Fall RiverUrsuline Religious of the Diocese of London, ChathamSteve & Liza van de HoefAnne Van EgmondHerbert & Barbara WhitneyStanley J. WiensZane M. WilliamsonAlisa Wilson

Peace Advocate[$1,000 or more]Rev. John R. BarkerRev. Russel BeairstoIrene BoyleWinifrede W. BurryCongregation of Notre Dame, BedfordThe Daly Foundation, TorontoBarbara GreenDona J. HarveyHoly Cross Fathers, Welland*Mr. L. M. KennyKnox United Church, ParksvilleMurray & Linda KrahnGary & Brenda LeisJuanita C. MacDonaldCatharine MainsJohanna McKenzieMargaret A. MotzLara PetkauNancy & Ernie RegehrEvelyn R. ReidReligious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, KingstonLeonard ScheinJohn Siebert & Carolyn WiensSisters of Holy Cross, OttawaSisters of Providence, KingstonSisters of St. Joseph, LondonThe Stephen A. Furbacher Charitable Trust, Paso Robles, CaliforniaJulie StobbeValerie TamblynMargaret UllandVictoria Foundation - Dr Roy & Mrs Ellen Sutherland Fund, VictoriaPhyllis J. WatersHugh R. WhiteleyJohn & Jennifer WiebeProf. G. R. Williams4 Anonymous donors*deceased

I am proud to support Project Ploughshares and have included you as a beneficiary in my will. Keep up the good work!

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Publications and information

We provide information for our church sponsors, our local group and church networks, our donors, the media, and the general public through our print publications as well as our website, www.ploughshares.ca.

Our print publications include The Ploughshares Monitor (quarterly), the Armed Conflicts Report (annual), Working Papers, and Briefings, as well as fact sheets and reports. The monthly Ploughshares E-Newsletter is source of news and information about our programs (www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/PloughsharesNews.htm).

We welcome your comments about our activities. Contact us at:Project Ploughshares57 Erb St WWaterloo ON N2L 6C2519-888-6541Fax: 519-888-0018plough@ploughshares.ca

Project Ploughshares is respected by government officials and politicians in Canada and abroad, who have come to expect high quality and accurate research, as well as forthright presentations of concrete policy options. The views of Project Ploughshares are listened to and sought out by decision-makers.

Project Ploughshares consistently provides expert analysis and policy options to the wider NGO community. We help shape debates on issues such as nuclear disarmament, space security, the arms trade, Canada’s role in Afghanistan, and Canadian security policy and spending.

Project Ploughshares has a broad and engaged constituency in Canada that includes its nine sponsoring churches, a network of local Ploughshares groups, and a donor constituency of more than 8,000 individuals, as well as foundations, religious orders, congregations, and organizations. This informed Ploughshares

constituency contributes generally to a higher level of public debate in Canada on peace and security issues.

Policy work and program implementation are often carried out in collaboration with other NGOs, in Canada and internationally. Project Ploughshares is a member of the Canadian Council for International Co-operation, Peacebuild, the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the Control Arms Coalition Steering Board, the International Action Network on Small Arms, as well as other working groups.

Our commitment to collaboration also involves working with partner organizations in conflict zones. This collaboration builds the capacity of partners in conflict zones to continue the work in their own regions and builds our capacity to provide analysis and policy options based on a more comprehensive international perspective.

Project Ploughshares is audited each year by an independent accounting firm, and accounts are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The audited financial statements are available on request.

Use of FundsTotal: $1,623,450Program 81%Administration 8%Fundraising 11%

Financial Report: Operating Fund

Source of FundsTotal: $1,627,033Donations 40%Sponsors’ grants 2%Nongovernment grants 9%Government grants 46%Sales & interest 3%

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