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Building from Within

SusilaDharmaInternationalbuilding with humanity

SDIA Annual Report 2012

World Subud AssociationBringing together Subud members around the world

Affiliations

World Subud Association

SDIA is an affiliate organisation of the World Subud Association.

Subud is an association whose members world wide belong to

all cultures and religions and who are united through a direct,

personal experience called the latihan that acknowledges a higher

power.

United Nations

Since 1989, SDIA holds special consultative status with the United

National Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) http://www.

un.org/ecosoc/ and http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo and

the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), http://www.unicef.

org/. Since 2000, SDIA has been affiliated with the UN Department

of Public Information, NGO Section http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosec-

tion/index.asp.

Working with the UN through volunteers, SDIA participates as an

international non-governmental organisation, contributing from

civil society to the discourse on global issues.

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Message from the Chairperson Who We Are Building from Within Making a DifferenceJoining Together Reaching Out Thank you! Financial reportContact information

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Welcome to the Annual Report of the Susila Dharma International Association for 2012! It gives me great pleasure to present highlights of our activities and ser-vices for the year, as well as our financial statements. As a learning organization finding our way in the com-plex world of human development, our activities rep-resent not only our accomplishments but also what we learned, so that we can strengthen our common efforts to bring about a more equitable, compassion-ate and caring world.

In 2011 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was lowered to the bottom of the UN Human Devel-opment Index, reflecting how much social, physical and material conditions had worsened. It was most appropriate then, that one of our key service areas was supporting efforts of our partners and members in that country. We learned more about patience and persistence, and that the work is messy, unpredicta-ble and time consuming. We learned that results are slower to realize, and that communication among partners did not always proceed as smoothly as we hoped for. More importantly, however, we are grateful for the hard work of the entire team both within and outside of the DRC that kept the work growing.

One of the strengths of our Association is the close relationships we enjoy among members of the SD National organizations, projects and the internation-al team. These friendships and connections are the foundation of our many activities from the annual member meeting in Great Malvern hosted by SD Brit-ain, to the gathering of the Americas in Vancouver, Canada; the capacity building initiatives, particularly

in the DRC, and the Human Force Volunteer camp that supported Anisha project in India. Our commu-nications services, especially our eNews, maintained connection among the wider network, sharing inspi-rational stories from the field, and inviting support.

The idea of subtle, quiet and calm growth, ‘like a flower blooming’, is how Latif Vogel (Australia) cap-tured the spirit of Susila Dharma in our new logo that now marks our visual identity. The petals and buds at various stages of growth, represent ‘our growing process’ and our commitment to live according to the highest principles of humankind. We strive to attend to our development work through holistic approach-es that include outer and inner realities and dimen-sions, and based on caring relationships. Indeed, the most challenging aspect of this work that demands so much of our material and people resources is to keep ourselves grounded through our inner personal growth.

Our financial statements show the confidence that our partners placed in SDIA to deliver services and direct grants to projects. Specifically, we wish to thank the Buchan Family Foundation, Muhammad Subuh Foundation, the Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace, and the Blond Family Trust for providing stability and continuity for essential services of SDIA, particularly in capacity building. A trend that is some-what troubling is the decline of general donations, the Dollar-a Day-Club, group donations, and other forms of unrestricted donations. This was particular-ly visible among the SD Nationals whose support of specific projects and earmarked donations increased while their general support of SDIA towards core op-

erational costs was below budgeted estimates or ex-pectations. We are grateful that project needs were being responded to, but core SDIA service delivery was underfunded. We were fortunate to have a good year for the performance of our Endowment Fund. The Board is very aware, however, of the dangers of relying primarily on our Endowment Fund for our operational funds to the neglect of the health of the fund. Policy was created to balance the protection of the fund with the good use of the fund in keeping with its purpose, which was to serve the needs of the organization. These donor trends over the past two years have caused us to reflect on more innovative and creative fundraising in this current year, and to explore new options such as shared fundraising with SD Nationals.

On behalf of the Board of SDIA, I would like to close by thanking you, the donors and many supporters of our work, our volunteers at the local, national, region-al, and international levels, for nurturing and growing Susila Dharma in the world.

Kumari Beck

“ We strive to attend to our development work through holistic approaches that include outer and inner realities and dimensions, and based on caring relationships.”

Message from the Chairperson


I was enthralled by the array of projects displayed to us, especially as the last two decades of my career had been in foreign aid to tropical countries. Because I had developed a very sanguine and conservative yardstick of success for my own efforts in foreign aid, it was a considerable pleasure to hear reports of real progress in this difficult field of endeavour. Lachlan Hunter, New Zealand

Susila Dharma International (SDIA) is a non-profit as-sociation that aims to relieve human suffering and promote just and sustainable development. With activities in 29 countries, SDIA has 23 voting and 38 associate members. We work by:

• Partnering and supporting grassroots, participa-tory development and humanitarian initiatives

• Empowering individuals and communities to engage in human, social and economic development

• Raising awareness of global issues and interdependence.

New Zealand

Australia

D.R. Congo

Portugal

USA

Ecuador

Colombia

Chile

Mexico

Canada

United KingdomIreland

Norway

Indonesia

Uruguay

MoldovaSerbia

France

GermanyNetherlands

Sweden

Spain

Argentina

Paraguay

Suriname

Zambia

India

Japan

1. Support to members (SD Projects and SD Nationals)

• Building capacity in project management

• Technical support to projects

• Support to new and developing SD Nationals

• Coordinated use of available resources for efficient and effective project support

2. Strengthen the SD Network

• Encourage project support teams

• Encourage the creation of long-term partner-ships and inter-cultural learning

• Increase sharing of good practices and lessons learned

Who We Are

The location of SDIA Members around the world

At the Annual General Meeting held in New Zealand in January 2010, members approved the goals that guide SDIA’s activities for the years 2010-2014:

SDIA was founded in 1968 and is an affiliate organiza-tion of the World Subud Association. ‘Susila Dharma’ can be translated as “guided from within to take ac-tion in the world.”

Susila Dharma International Association (SDIA) is a US-registered non-profit organization (US Charitable tax No. 98-0156249) and holds special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), UNICEF and the Department of Public Information (DPI). SDIA is governed by an inter-national board and by the decisions of voting mem-bers at the Annual General Meeting.

3. Strengthen links with others

• Support growing interest in volunteering through the GetInvolved! program

• Promote Susila Dharma initiatives in local Subud groups

• Expand partnerships and fundraising with non-Subud organizations

• Facilitate attendance at United Nations meet-ings by interested members and SD project representatives.

This Annual Report covers the activities of SDIA and its services to members for the year 2012. It does not cover the activities and achievements of all 61 members of SDIA. Annual Reports from SDIA members for the year 2012 and other information about the Susila Dharma Network are available at http://www.susiladhar-ma.org/


I feel a long-term responsibility to share what I know with as many people as possible. By fostering communication between projects, Subud members, the administration of SDIA and the world in general, I hope to be of some assistance to the everyday heroes and hero-ines who run these projects. Hillel Natanson, SDIA Voices Project

Building from Within

Developing Local Capacity, Networking and Learning

Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)Susila Dharma DR Congo (SD DRC) leads a national network of independent NGOs (Non-Governmen-tal Organisations) providing education and child protection, primary healthcare and food security. In 2012, SDIA supported this organization to main-tain its offices in Kinshasa, from which it oversees and monitors the projects in the national network and communicates on their behalf with outside funders. SDIA covered rent, salaries, communica-tions, equipment and transport costs associated with SD DRC operations.

Towards a national network of Community Health CentresOne of the main commitments of SDIA and SD DRC is to realise a vision of quality, accessible and sus-tainable healthcare for the people of the DR Congo, which currently has the highest rates of child and maternal mortality in the world. In 2012, SDIA sup-ported this process, not only through raising public

awareness about the need for improved healthcare services and fundraising, but also through capacity building efforts on the ground. With SDIA support, SD DRC was able to engage colleagues from the University of Kinshasa’s School of Public Health to collaborate on an operational manual and guidebook for other NGOs interested in investing in this com-munity-based, not-for-profit healthcare model. It was also able to pay for legal advice to help establish in-dividual healthcare centres and the foundation of a national network. SDIA also supported the formation and training of Health Mutual Associations designed to protect poor families from becoming indebted due to healthcare costs.

Strengthening Quality Education in the DR CongoThroughout 2012, the SDIA office team also provided capacity building and technical support to SD DRC and other NGOs in the DR Congo in their realization of a number of projects. A main area for capacity building and support was in project management, and in particular school management. Long-time SDIA member Lemba Imbu School received funding from SD USA via SDIA for a financial audit that drew attention to its need to strengthen its financial and administrative procedures.

« Launching the construction of Community Health Centre in Kingantoko, DR Congo


This led to a wider process of analysing the needs, opportunities and risks facing three SD schools - AL-BADI, Inkisi School and Lemba Imbu School. SDIA sponsored two workshops to explore the commit-ment of school management towards a full transition from a ‘private’ model of school management to-wards a truly not-for-profit model that SDIA and other donors can support now and in the future. Based on what they learned in 2012, the management of the three schools have requested further training in 2013.

Support for Donor VisitsIn order to share our experiences of working under the challenging conditions of the DR Congo, SDIA supported a visit to Canada by SD DRC Chairman Sa-lomon Dianteza Dimpiokia, who met with donors and attended the World Subud Council meeting and SD Canada annual general meeting in Vancouver. In addi-tion, SDIA and SD DRC facilitated a visit of donors to the DR Congo in October 2012, to learn more about the health and education projects supported there.

Many thanks to SD Canada for its close collaboration in fundraising and project support, to the SD Net-work, the Blond Trust and Buchan Family Foundation for making all our capacity building and learning activ-ities in the DR Congo possible.

IndiaVolunteers in the fieldThis year the 4th Human Force Volunteer Camp was hosted by the Anisha project in India from 8th to 22nd July with 9 participants: four from India and five in-ternational volunteers. The coordinators, Alexandra Woodward, Osanna Favre and Myra Margolin, led three different activities that helped volunteers learn more about development: research on the impact of this organic agriculture project on local farmers, help-ing improve English acquisition in the local school,

and teaching about visual documentation techniques and the use of social media. After the camp one volun-teer from Australia returned to Anisha to train staff in permaculture techniques to help them cope with the current drought conditions in southern India. Many thanks to the Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace, whose financial support has made all the Human Force Volunteer camps possible.

Myra Margolin (USA) extended her stay as a volunteer after the camp to assist the Anisha project with ca-pacity development of staff in photography, filmmak-ing and use of social media.

Conveying who we areWith the financial support of Guerrand Hermes Foun-dation for Peace, SDIA launched the Voices Project in 2012 to document activities of SDIA members and to assist them to communicate about their activities. Hillel Natanson (USA) visited three Susila Dharma projects in India and was able to interview leaders and community members, write articles and photo-graph their activities. Having access to better images and information about projects will help SDIA and its members improve their ability to communicate what they do, and for others to understand why the pro-jects are important in each social context.

Networking and LearningThe SDIA Annual General Meeting and Conference was held at the St. James School for Girls, Great Mal-vern, England, August 22-25, 2012. Members came from Britain, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and USA, representing 12 national SD organizations and five projects. SDIA subsidized SD Nationals rep-resentatives from Colombia and India.

In addition to the formal business meeting, which approved the financials and activities of the previous year and elected Kohar Parra and Rosali Meepaibul to the Board, presentations were given by project leaders who attended. People attending the Subud Britain Congress and Zone 3 meeting were invited to learn about Living Well Dying Well (UK), Puppet-eers Without Borders (France), the International Child Development Programme (UK-Norway), Centre for Culture and Development (India) and all the projects in Colombia. An engaging discussion resulted from the presentation by Sharifin Gardiner on his partici-pation in the Rio+20 Earth Summit and sustainable development.

Communicating face to face strengthens the Susila Dharma Network as members strive to learn from each other about their successes and challenges. Maintaining communications between meetings con-tinues to be key and members were urged to use the tools created to facilitate this. The office was asked to create a members’ section on the new website.

A second more informal SDIA members’ meeting was held in Vancouver, Canada in June at the Ameri-cas Gathering, which had a focus on North and South America. Project information was shared with many of the participants — Usuha Mulia Abadi (Mexico), Bright Futures Scholarship Fund (USA), Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, Yayasan Usaha Mulia and Bina Cita Utama School (Indonesia), and an overview of all the activities currently underway in the Democratic Re-public of Congo. Networking discussions took place as well as a Board Orientation workshop and a pres-entation by Illène Pevec on the Rio+20 Earth Summit on Sustainable Development

“ This Human Force camp was a learning experience for our staff and they were fully involved in the camp. Really, we got more benefits than we expected.”

Valli Krishnaswamy, Anisha Project

« Luke and Dianteza World Subud Association and SD DR Congo Chairmen, Canada

« Myra teaching video to volunteers – Human Force Camp, India

« Hillel Natanson visits the Centre for Culture and Development in India

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I’ve seen lots of joy, smiles, happiness and enthusiasm during these two weeks. These emotions were shared not only by project participants, but by everyone who was part of the project. Anna Hiora, Budesti English Language Summer School Coordinator

Traditionally, most funds for SD projects and activ-ities are raised from SD National organizations and our dependable partners like Guerrand Hermes Foun-dation for Peace and the Lesley and Dorothy Blond Trust. In 2012 SDIA signed a two-year grant agree-ment with the Muhammad Subuh Foundation to fund some of our core operations and co-fund grants to SD member projects. This year again the Buchan Family Foundation was a major funder of activities in the DR Congo. SDIA continues the role of grant man-agement, monitoring and assessment for projects in the DR Congo in collaboration with SD DRC.

In addition to providing technical and capacity de-velopment support, SDIA disbursed a total of US $726,379 in grants to members’ and other activities in 2012. This includes those allocated from SDIA funds, earmarked donations from individuals, and grants from trusts, foundations and SD Nationals that are administered by SDIA. In addition to the support described below, small grants were provided also to Centre for Culture and Development (India) to support their work in promoting organic agriculture; Clear Path International (USA) for their work with vic-tims of landmines; and Q-Fund (USA) for their work in promoting education in Zambia.

Making a Difference

“ I’m taken aback by the simplicity of those around me - they seem to have nothing, but even their eyes smile. At school everyday, the little girls run up to hold my hands - I felt I had nothing to offer, but realized the human connections that I made transcended everything. ” Anita,

Australia, Human Force Camp participant.

« Photo by Hillel Natanson

Fundación Amanecer, Colombia.


Argentina SDIA, along with SD Netherlands, supported Entrela-zos in the implementation of a programme of La Obra Fantástica - an interdisciplinary approach between art, philosophy and psychology, dedicated to strength-ening and liberating creativity in different areas. The programme was run in Nono, a region of high unem-ployment to the North-west of Buenos Aires, with the aim of helping young people create projects for life and work. The residents of Nono live from tourism in the summer, but throughout the rest of the year they have little work, which often leads to migration.

The series of workshops in a high school in Nono began in the middle of 2012 and finished in April 2013 with a high level of success, recognised by the teaching staff and management, in addressing fac-tors such as rivalry, aggression and discrimination by using alternative teaching techniques involving games, self-reflection and physical activity.

Colombia Fundación Amanecer has continued to run a pro-gramme in conjunction with the Colombian govern-ment, which aims to address the rights and protec-tion of poor children from the ages of 0-5, providing early stimulation, education and comprehensive care to disadvantaged children sometimes suffering from neglect and abuse, and whose basic needs are not always met.

As well as implementing the basic programme accord-ing to official guidelines, the Foundation has worked in collaboration with ICDP Colombia to enhance the programme by training the staff (pre-school teachers and their assistants) in the ICDP methodology which aims to improve relationships between caregivers, children, and their families. It also improved the nutri-tional supplements provided to the children involved in the programme. This project was co-funded by SDIA and the Muhammad Subuh Foundation.

Moldova SDIA coordinated the support of SD National organ-isations and zone 4 for the second English Language Summer School in Budesti, Moldova. In this commu-nity, many parents have to work abroad in order to ensure their families’ economic survival, often leading to challenging situations for young people, and the aim of the School is to provide these youngsters with the self-confidence and skills that will help them over-come their difficult backgrounds.

The Summer School ran for two weeks in July with the participation of 32 children who were able to im-prove their English and enjoy games and excursions as well as participating in a community clean-up.

The project was coordinated by Anna Hiora and facil-itated by three local teachers, three local volunteers and four volunteers from outside Moldova. Drawing on lessons learnt from the first time round (2011), it was considered to have been a great success: a learning and sharing experience appreciated and en-joyed by both the children and adults who took part.

DR Congo Healthy Schools Initiative: In 2012, thanks to the sup-port of the Buchan Family Foundation, SDIA and SD DR Congo were able to launch a Healthy Schools In-itiative to support more than 70 schools to find ways improve health and safety in the school environment and make regular sports a part of the lives of children.

Thanks to donors, SDIA was able to cover the cost of renting a home for 10 orphaned and abandoned children who are looked after by ALBADI School and Orphanage founders Albert and Rose.

Thanks to the generous support from SD Norway and Blond Trust, SDIA was able to provide funding for the purchase of 70 school benches for the children at AL-BADI and Inkisi Schools.

“ I’m 24 years old, and have been working for three years at YUM (Foundation for Noble Work). I am very happy because thanks to your help I can now go to university, and this has been my dream for a long time.”

Erpan, Central Kalimantan

Grants to Support Child Development and Education

Indonesia The Bright Futures Scholarship Fund was initiated by Hanafi Fraval (USA) and is administered by SDIA joint-ly with the project that recommends the recipient. Erpan, from Central Kalimantan, was recommended the Cita Bina Utama School. He is now studying for a BA in Management in Palanka Raya at a university that accommodates working students who support their families. Erin was recommended by Yayasan Usaha Mulia and is working towards a BA at the University of Padjajaran in Bandung, studying animal sciences.

The combination of the urgent need for new class-rooms and the donations received by the end of 2011 enabled the completion of a new building for the Bina Cita Utama School. The building construction, air con-ditioning, teaching equipment and a new walkway in front of the classrooms was ready at the start of the new school year in July 2012. Grants were provided towards this project from SDIA and the Muhammad Subuh Foundation. Bina Cita Utama School in Central Kalimantan also received earmarked funds for schol-arships for low-income students via SDIA.

« Bright Futures Scholarship recipient Erin (left) and a friend

« Bina Cita Utama School, Kalimantan

« Children participating in the Budesti English Summer School, Moldova

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DR Congo Improving agricultural production and rural incomes is essential to addressing the persistent poverty of households in the DR Congo. Several agricultural and community development projects outside the SD Network were assessed, monitored and supported by SDIA in 2012. CEDER, a rural community centre in Lower Congo, supported a number of farmers’ as-sociations with new seed varieties, training in animal husbandry techniques and agricultural credits to help increase their production. Working Villages Interna-tional, an American non-profit organization, supports an agricultural project to introduce oxen teams and animal traction in farming and production of extensive and varied crops in the Ruzizi Valley in Eastern Congo.

India SDIA provided a grant to SD Germany to help them raise funds from the German government for Anisha, which enables them to further their work with train-ing in organic agriculture methods in Kollegal, South India.

Indonesia SDIA supported Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM) to raise funds for the Konrad Baerveldt Memorial Fund for its planned Vocational Training Centre in Central Kalimantan.

Earmarked grants were also provided to the YUM Cipanas Village for their work in assisting youth and families with a library, vocational training for youth and training in organic agriculture methods. SDIA provided a grant to help raise the YUM’s portion of the partner-ship agreement that SD Germany requires to access financial support from the German government.

Grants to support Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods

Grants to support Community Health and Wellbeing

DR Congo Opening of the Pilot CSCOM: In 2012, SDIA sup-ported SD DRC to open the pilot Community Health Centre (CSCOM) at Lemba Imbu: providing funding for construction, medicines, equipment, solar panels and all that is needed to sustain the centre for its first year of operation. This opening marked the culmina-tion of the combined efforts of many small and larger donors, including the SD Network, Muhammad Sub-uh Foundation, the Blond Trust and Buchan Family Foundation to put in place a new system of quality, accessible and sustainable health care in the DR Congo. Today, this Health Centre is providing care to thousands of patients a year.

Launching of two new Health Centres at Nkandu and Kingantoko: After the visit to Canada in May and June by SD DRC Chairman Dianteza Dimpiokia, it was agreed with the Buchan Family Foundation that they would fund two additional health centres based on the SD model. Training of the local community and health authorities and construction began in 2012, and will be completed in 2013.

Improving health facilities at CEDERI-Madimba: Thanks to the support of the Blond Trust, in 2012, SDIA was able to support the construction of toilets and showers and the purchase of surgical equipment for this health centre in Lower Congo Province. This centre is dedicated to promoting primary health care, agriculture and reforestation and supplying clean drinking water and sanitation to the people of the Madimba territory.

Caribbean SDIA provided a grant for emergency relief in re-sponse to flooding from Hurricane Sandy that provid-ed food and personal supplies to families, equipped a centre for young and disabled people and refurbished a school damaged by the storm with fridge, freezer, carpets, cleaning supplies and a stereo system.

« Representatives of SD Canada, SDIA and MSF with members of the Lemba Imbu Health Centre team, DRC

« Cipanas YUM Village, Indonesia

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Joining Together

The success of SDIA depends heavily on partnerships, starting with the collaboration between members of the SD network. In addition, SDIA is fortunate to have financial, technical and inner support partners to make this work possible.

As an affiliate organization of the World Subud Association (WSA), SDIA has an important partnership with the World Subud Council (WSC) and both organizations are active in each other’s governance structure. Inner awareness is an important dimension in the Susila Dharma work, and members of the WSC provide this support to SDIA members around the world through their visits. The WSC also supports and promotes the work of SDIA by distributing publications and information about our work, and funded the costs of SDIA’s recent brochure. SDIA assisted Subud International Cultural Association (SICA), another affiliate of the WSA, with its organizational development and explored the joint sponsorship of projects that combine the creative arts with development outcomes. SDIA supported the Subud Youth Association by lending administration and leadership to the Human Force Volunteer Camps. The Muhammad Subuh Foundation supports SDIA’s core operations and co-funds projects within the SD Network.

SDIA provided a grant to become one of the sponsors of a regional conference initiated by the Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace (GHFP) in Central Kalimantan. The conference, to be held in 2013, is on Sustainability, Governance and Human Centered Development. Building on the 2008 research project on governance that SDIA members participated in, also sponsored by GHFP, the event will be organised by SDIA member Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta.

With the support and collaboration of the Lesley and Dorothy Blond Trust Capacity Development Fund, SDIA worked on the articulation of its Capacity Development Program and to reflect on how this service can be implemented and improved upon in the future. The Blond Trust is also a long term and valuable supporter of various activities in the DR Congo.

Partnerships and LinksThe University of Kinshasa’s School of Public Health assisted Susila Dharma DR Congo and SDIA with technical support to set up and manage Community Health Centres in DR Congo.

United NationsSDIA is privileged to be in Consultative Status with the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and with UNICEF since 1989, and subsequently with the Department of Public Information (DPI). In June 2012, SDIA supported a delegation of three people to attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One delegate’s participation was financed by the Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace.The purpose of attendance and subsequent follow-up was to enhance SDIA’s understanding of effective development practices with respect to environmental sustainable development, through learning, sharing and interacting with other Civil Society Organizations and bringing back their knowledge and connecting it to the Susila Dharma network.

Volunteers and staff members also engaged in the following UN events and activities:

• NGO Committee on UNICEF membership meet-ings (New York)

• Networking evening by the US Fund for UNICEF for fellow attendees of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York)

• Submission and acceptance of statement to the Commission on the Status of Women on rape prevention in South Africa

• NGO Health Committee - The Health Implications of Violence Against Women and Girls (New York)

• First annual International Day of the Girl (online participation)

• The World We Want – networking and discus-sion to help build key topics, issues and strat-egies to plan a new development agenda post Millennium Development Goals (online)

• Union of International Associations (UIA) Round Table and Council Meeting (Brussels)

• Compilation and submission of a report to DPI as part of membership requirements.

« Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, Community Planning, Indonesia


Reaching Out

The new logo makes me so happy and proud to be associated with SUBUD. The power of an identification marker is just that. This new look is powerful, simple and uplifting. Chellie Kew, Q-Fund

Publications and ResearchThe 2011 Annual Report and a new brochure, funded by the World Subud Council, launched the new visual identity of SDIA. Designer Latif Vogel of the Element Design Group in Sydney Australia writes: “How I saw the logo originally was that it was subtle and quiet…. like a flower blooming. It doesn’t jump out at you. Just quiet, unimposing and almost natural. Quietly working away. Perhaps this is the nature of SDIA.”

Once accepted, the implementation of the visual identity was contracted to Begin Design, a creative agency based in USA working to generate positive social change.

The communications team published eight issues of the SDIA eNews in English, Spanish and French and distributed these widely through email networks and on the website. The eNews featured lead stories, such as how SDIA members are achieving their goals, volunteer opportunities, information about participation in UN related events, and funding needs. SDIA’s increasing use of Facebook is helping to reach a new and younger audience.

SDIA updated a yearly summary document on how the members of the SD Network are working towards achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals. SDIA fulfilled its reporting obligations to the UN Department of Public Relations at the end of the year. Detailed reports were published on the Human Force Camp in India and on SDIA representatives’ attendance at the United Nations Rio +20 Earth Summit in Brazil.

In the lead up to the Earth Summit, SDIA, with the help of three volunteers, conducted a survey with eight projects into environmental challenges they face. The survey’s aim was to find out what environmental problems the projects are trying to address, what their activities are in this area, what challenges they face and how effective they are being. This activity is ongoing.

SDIA 2011 MembershipSDIA achieves its goals by serving and supporting its members. In 2012 SDIA welcomed two new mem-bers: Living Well, Dying Well (UK) and CORMUDEPAZ (Colombia).

SDIA had 23 voting members — Susila Dharma National organizations in

Australia, Britain, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, D.R. Congo, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, USA and Vietnam.

The Network had 38 Associate Members and two SD Nationals implementing projects in the following areas:

Child Development and Education Africa: École Albadi, Groupe Scolaire SD Lemba Imbu, Complexe Scolaire SD Inkisi, École Nkembo, (DR Congo).

Americas: Child’s Garden of Peace (USA), CORMUDE-PAZ (Colombia), Entrelazos (Argentina), Fundación Aman-ecer, Fundación Educativa Amor (Colombia), Fundación Vida Plena (Paraguay), Inka Samana (Ecuador), The “Q” Fund, Child’s Garden of Peace (USA), ICDP Colombia.

Asia: Centre for Culture and Development, Mithra Foun-dation (India), Bina Cita Utama School Yayasan Usaha Mulia, (Indonesia).

Europe: Budesti English Language Summer School (Moldova), International Child Development Programme (Norway—with activities in 18 countries), Lewes New School (UK), Puppeteers Without Borders (France), Roda Viva (Portugal).

Community Health and Well-Being Africa: CEDERI-Madimba, Centre de Santé Nkandu, École Médicale de Kimpemba, Polyclinique Nandora-Vunguta, SD DR Congo Community Health Centres, Centre de Santé de Yenge (DR Congo).

Americas: Asociación Vivir (Ecuador), Clear Path Interna-tional (USA), Mis Corazones Alegres (Colombia), Quest Centre for Integrated Health (USA), Tierraviva (Uruguay), Usaha Mulia Abadi (Mexico).

Asia: SD Indonesia Clean Water Project, Yayasan Usaha Mulia (Indonesia).

Europe: Fountain Housing Association (UK), Living Well, Dying Well (UK).

Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods Africa: CEDERI-Madimba (DR Congo).

Americas: Child’s Garden of Peace (USA), CORMUDEPAZ (Colombia), ECOSIMIA (Ecuador), Fundación Trópico, (Colombia).

Asia: Anisha Foundation, Centre for Culture and De-velopment (India), SD Indonesia Women’s Empower-ment, Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, Yayasan Usaha Mulia (Indonesia).

Four countries also have SD contact persons who receive information from SDIA and the Susila Dharma Network – Austria, Ecuador, Peru and Ukraine.

« SDIA NEW Brochure« Fundación Trópico, Colombia« SDIA delegation to the UN Earth Summit, Brazil

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Marwan LoMele Arif Matthee Jacob McMillian Marc & Jacki Perry Frederik Siegmund Andre Sutanto Rosada Swaab Stefan Swaab

DESIGNATED DONATIONS

Individuals Anonymous Damanhuri & Rohana AlkaitisGeorge BaerveldtRoss BatesLusiyah Bassi Viviana BrodeyKartini ClaphamElna CookeMarcella CookeEli DoksonRohana FilippiAngela FordeHanafi FravalIsaac Goff

Lester HensleyGeorge and Jill HelmerMariana LedeszmaLaurie LoebBrian LillisMaya MachadoSylvia MargolinArif MattheeJacob McMillianCarol MillerDaniela Patricia MonetaChris OwenEvan PadillaSteve RadowKeri RamseyAngela Savaia Andrea Salazar PajoyRaphael SeidelSimon ShimaRosada SwaabRenee SwigloRobert Winter

OrganizationsSubud California SD Britain

SD FranceSD GermanySD IrelandSD NetherlandsSD New ZealandSD NorwaySD USA

BEQUESTS

Gerard Chalem Living Trust

Foundations and TrustsBuchan Family FoundationGuerrand Hermes Foundation for PeaceMuhammad Subuh FoundationLesley & Dorothy Blond TrustWorld Subud Association

VOLUNTEERS

TranslatorsSalman AnglesioDahlan Bécart

Gregorio CardenasRaphaelle ChapleauArnaud DeluneLahana DoucetEmmanuel FajardoMartín FiscoNathan Nudman

UN representativesHesther BateSharifin GardinerUraidah HassaniIllène PevecJanineTwymanSabariah van der BeekRomina Vianden-Prudent

OthersSamuel Chapleau (office)Hillel Natanson (office)Cassidy Sterling (office)Osanna Favre (volunteering) Myra Margolin (capacity development)Alexandra Woodward (volunteering)

Thank You

GENERAL DONATIONS

OrganizationsSD BritainSD CanadaSD FranceSD GermanySD IrelandSD Japan SD NetherlandsSD New ZealandSD NorwaySD SpainSD SwedenSD USASubud Sydney (SD Australia)

Individuals under $500Stephanie AlbornozDamanhuri & Rohana AlkaitisSimon AndrewsLiv & Miyako ArmytageHesther & Raphael BateHermione BromleyBeverly June CravenRupert CunninghamCarl English-YoungNazzimuddin HarrisJulia HurdLevi Lemberger Conrad LeutholdSylvia MargolinSylvia MacClainEmmanuel PeemenMatthew PienaarRoosmiwati ReynoldsMardijah Simpson

Peter TruemanGina WammockVictor Wuamett

Dollar a Day Club Mrs. L. BarkerRohana FilippiRachael KnotzBrian LillisJohn McElkerneyMatthew PienaarGregory Tarsy

Individuals $500-$999Melissa BernfeldGeorge & Jill HelmerLorena KredaLydia SturtonPremalab Enterprise

Individuals $1000+Estate of Lewis Arquette Begin Design (in kind)Farrand Family Charitable Gift

Hadrian FravalIsaac Goff Meldan HeaslipLuqman KatzHalstein StralbergLatif Vogel (in kind)

To SDIA Managed FundsYuri Bey Sofyan Brugger Dominique (Salman) Anglesio Ihsan Naushad Kharim Charles M Kittrell

On behalf of the Susila Dharma Network, thanks to all the donors who make the work of SDIA, SD nationals and SD Projects possible. Donations are given for SDIA general operations and services, and also earmarked for members’ activities in response to grant requests. Thanks equally to SD national teams and the dozens of volunteers who give of their time

to make this international network a living, growing reality and, of course, thank you to the project leaders and their local teams who work tirelessly, under the most challenging conditions, to improve health, living, learning and working conditions for communities all over the world.

SDIA Board of Directors

Kumari Beck (Canada), SDIA Chairperson, Luke Penseney (Canada), World Subud Association Chairman. Hesther Bate, (UK), Raphael Bate, (UK), Lusana Blond – outgoing, (USA), Rasjidah Flores Torres, (Mexico), Lawrence Fryer, (Germany), Rosali Meepaibul –incoming, (Thailand/Indonesia), Kohar Parra – incoming (USA) Romina Vianden-Prudent, (Germany) Haris Wolfgang – outgoing, (USA).

SDIA Staff

Rafaela Ana Maria Alvarez – Bookkeeping and AdministrationSamuel Chapleau - Bookkeeping, Finance and D.R. Congo Project Administration (retired)Rosanna Hille – Executive DirectorSolen Lees – Publications, UN Coordinator and VolunteeringHillel Natanson – Social Media and Special ProjectsCassidy Sterling - Web maintenance and Office technical support (retired) Virginia Hamida Thomas – D.R. Congo Program Manager

Layout by begin. Ideas for ChangeCover photo by Hillel Natanson, Anisha Project, India


Financial Report (In US Dollars)

Unrestricted operations and

services

Temporarily restricted

services

Temporarily restricted

projects

Permanently restricted

endowment

2012 2011

BEGINNING BALANCE 36,903 993,621 1,030,524 991,450

Exccess (Deficiency) of revenues over expenditures 11,719 ( 36,401 ) 36,400 107,103 118,821 39,074

TRANSFERS

From Temporarily restricted projects to Unrestricted ( 36,401 ) 36,401

From Temporarily restricted services to Unrestricted 36,400 ( 36,400 )

ENDING BALANCE 48,621 - - 1,100,724 1,149,345 1,030,524

Revenue—Total $ 1,107,084 (USD)

SD Nationals 6%

Interest and other income 4%

Individual and group donations 10%

Foundations and trust 80%

Use of Funds — Total $ 905,170 (USD)

Project Grants 8o%

Management & Administration 5%

Services 14%

*Interest and Investment is the sum of Interest and other income, Gain on disposal of marketable securities, Unrealised loss on marketable securities and Brokerage fees.

Balance Sheet 2012

Changes in Net Assets 2012

ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily restricted

Permanently restricted

endowments

2012 2011

Cash and term deposits 64,939 365,252 67,006 497,197 315,207

Advance receivable 500 500 -

Receivable from unrestricted 20,926 20,926 20,926

Marketable securities 1,012,792 1,012,792 887,751

Equity investments, at cost 4,108 4,108 4,108

69,547 365,252 1,100,724 1,535,523 1,227,992

LIABILITIES

Payable to permanently restricted endowments 20,926 20,926 20,926

Deferred revenue 365,252 365,252 176,542

20,926 365,252 - 386,178 197,468

NET ASSETS

Non restricted 48,621 48,621 36,903

Endowments 1,100,724 1,100,724 993,621

Internally restricted - -

48,621 - 1,100,724 1,149,345 1,030,524

69,547 365,252 1,100,724 1,535,523 1,227,992



REVENUES Unrestricted operation Unrestricted services Temporarily restricted services

Temporarily restricted projects

Permanently restricteed endowments

2012 2011

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

Deferred income carried forward 44,063 132,479 176,542 103,779

Revenues from services

Foundations and trusts* 39,705 847,706 887,411 62,631

Individual and group donations 35,852 8,805 69,620 200 114,477 87,657

SD Nationals 33,512 2,263 20,482 56,257 302,414

Membership dues 550 550 650

Interest and other income 372 70,956 71,328 66,112

Bequest 66,995

Gain (loss) on disposal of markeable securities ( 8,023 ) ( 8,023 ) 17,005

Unrealised gain (loss) on marketable securites 105,887 105,887 ( 57,061 )

DEFERRED INCOME ( 66,586 ) ( 298,666 ) ( 365,252 ) ( 176,542 )

TOTAL 70,286 28,250 771,621 169,020 1,039,177 473,640

EXPENDITURES

Direct grants 16,351 710,029 726,380 285,086

Brokerage fees 14,917 14,917 13,833

SERVICES

Research and publications 28,653 25,049 53,702 32,611

Support project management 3,826 8,573 20,619 33,018 26,169

Granting and financial support 854 9,000 5,483 15,337

Links to other organisations 14,403 9,794 3,515 27,712 5,777

Outreach, networking, learning 38,777

ADMINISTRATION

Board expenses 5,050 4,628 9,678 6,204

Contract labour 804

Foreign Exchange (gain) loss 4,723 ( 28 ) 4,695 3,957

Executive director 5,248 7,500 12,748 5,160

Assistant director 1,300 1,300

Bookkeeping 5,000 5,000

Office and miscellaneous 9,389 24 947 10,360 10,194

Professional services 5,509 5,509 5,994

TRANSFERS 460 ( 47,000 ) 4,884 ( 5,344 ) 47,000

TOTAL 36,233 22,334 64,651 735,221 61,917 920,356 434,566

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES 34,053 ( 22,334 ) ( 36,401 ) 36,400 107,103 118,821 39,074

Revenue and Expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2012


Foundations and trusts* This amount was received through SD Nationals: SD Britain and SD Canada

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