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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) presence in 2015

DRC/DDG OPERATIONS

MAnAGeMent'S ReVIeW 2015

2015 at a glance 4

5-year financial highlights 5

2015 was a terrible and a terribly busy year 7

Advocacy efforts 8

International project aid 10

Protecting Syrian refugees wherever they are 10

Afghanistan and a greater focus on finding solutions 12

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in new emergencies 13

Providing effective emergency aid through cash distributions 13

Integration 16

Integrationsnet 16

Lærdansk 16

Frivillignet 19

Asylum counselling 20

Repatriation counselling 21

Knowledge resources 22

Special financial risks 25

FInAnCIAl StAteMentS 2015

Management statement 26

Independent auditors’ report 27

Accounting policies 28

Income statement 31

Balance sheet, assets 32

Balance sheet, liabilities 33

notes to the financial statements 34

organisation details 44

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Contents

The world’s third best NGOIn January, Geneva Global ranked DRC as the world’s third best NGO, describing the Organisation as ‘The Com-plete Game’.

Expanding operations in UkraineDuring the spring, DRC became a key humanitarian actor in Ukraine, which is torn by civil war, and was granted ac-cess to distributing emergency aid in the areas controlled by insurgents.

The crisis in Yemen worsensIn March, the crisis in Yemen intensified and DRC extended its efforts to help more than 240,000 people during the year.

New models for access to labour marketCalling for new models to allow more refugees into the labour market, Secretary General Andreas Kamm caused a lively debate during the spring.

Massive increase in the number of refugees arriving in GreeceDuring the summer, the influx of refugees into Greek islands exploded. Sadly, so did the number of refugees drown-ing in the Aegean Sea. In the autumn, DRC obtained a mandate to commence operations in Greece.

Humanitarian disaster in NigeriaThe crisis in northern Nigeria escalated. In August, DRC commenced operations to provide basic relief items and protection.

Ad campaign in LebanonIn September, Inger Støjberg, the Danish Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing, placed adverts in Leb-anon newspapers to explain Danish asylum rules. These ads were later criticised by the Ombudsman. In an effort to provide a more balanced picture, DRC produced and put up posters in Danish asylum centres.

Refugees on Danish motorwaysIn September, the refugee situation in Denmark attracted massive attention when large numbers of refugees began walking along the motorway in an attempt to reach Sweden. DRC sent counsellors to receive the refugees at Rød-byhavn and also saw a large influx of new volunteers.

Lærdansk wins European Language LabelIn September, DRC received the European Language Label 2015 for its LærdanskABC language teaching pro-gramme, an online programme for students with weak backgrounds.

MYOB wins the Crown Prince Couple’s Social Prize In October, DRC’s micro-enterprise programme, Mind Your Own Business, received the Crown Prince Couple’s So-cial Prize. With the prize came a cheque for DKK 500,000.

Record collection resultOn Sunday 8 November, almost 18,000 collectors were on the streets collecting more than DKK 21.7 million for DRC’s work, the best result since the record year of 1999.

Asylum restrictions November and December saw the introduction of the government’s latest measures to tighten asylum rules. DRC has especially criticised the delay of the right to family reunification.

2015 at a glance



DKKm 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Collected funds Income 56 49 63 66 102Collected funds utilised 48 57 72 63 75 Net income/expenditure 8 -8 -9 3 27 Own funds Income, Lærdansk 322 327 288 302 371Income, integration etc. 75 96 87 97 150Other income 1 1 6 47 28 Expenditure, Lærdansk 268 283 243 245 322Expenditure, integration etc. 64 87 81 89 142Other expenditure 26 16 15 39 32 Net income/expenditure 40 38 42 73 53 Donated funds Income/grants for international project aid utilised 924 1,194 1,719 1,691 1,915Income/grants for other projects, pool funds, etc. utilised 19 10 12 10 11 Government allocations etc. Income/utilised, all activities 25 29 32 39 47 Total income 1,422 1,707 2,208 2,252 2,624Total expenditure 1,374 1,677 2,175 2,176 2,544 Surplus/deficit for the year 48 30 33 76 80 Balance sheet items Total assets 546 613 810 842 1,058Equity 189 220 253 329 408

Average number of full-time employees HQ, Copenhagen 181 186 197 225 245 Lærdansk language centres 397 374 338 324 398 Regional employees, Integrationsnet and Frivillignet 100 131 132 127 215 Expats in international projects 153 154 283 353 398 Local staff in international projects 3,900 4,200 4,300 4,665 4,743 DRC Roster expats 46 50 76 96 83 Volunteers in Denmark 5,300 6,400 5,100 5,169 7,129 Administrative expenses Administrative expenses are stated as total HQ expenditure plus the year’s capacity-building investments. Administrative expenses 84,296 95,953 104,487 114,766 123,284Capacity-building investments 8,544 10,595 11,127 21,650 27,682

Total 92,840 106,548 115,614 136,416 150,966

As a percentage of revenue 6.5% 6.2% 5.3% 6.2% 5.8%


5-YEAR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


2015 WAS A TERRIBLE AND A TERRIBLY BUSY YEAR

Some of my more than 35 years with the Danish Refugee

Council are easier to remember than others. No doubt, 2015

will stick in my memory but, I’m sad to say, for all the wrong

reasons. It has been said over and over again that the world

is facing the worst global refugee crisis since World War II.

This became abundantly clear to Denmark and the rest of

Europe in 2015.

The large numbers of refugees knocking on Europe’s doors

caused political turmoil in a number of European countries

and created a massive humanitarian crisis on European soil.

For the Danish Refugee Council, this meant that we had to

open and expand relief programmes in, among other coun-

tries, Greece, Serbia and Macedonia to help the many people

in distress and on the run.

As increasing numbers of people are seeking asylum in Den-

mark, the debate revolves mainly around the national implica-

tions of the conflicts taking place around the world. Speaking

up in the Danish media and maintaining a current dialogue with

politicians and opinion makers, DRC works incessantly to de-

fend the fundamental rights of asylum seekers. As a result of

the increasing number of people seeking asylum in Denmark,

DRC’s many highly skilled employees also had to shoulder a

heavier workload. Our legal consultants provide counselling

during the asylum procedure, and our integration department

provides a wide range of professional services to local authori-

ties through, among other things, the Lærdansk language cen-

tres. The past year also saw growing support from the Danish

people for DRC’s work. The number of people volunteering to

lend a hand to help refugees seeking protection in Denmark

grew at an unprecedented pace. It is reassuring to know that

so many people are willing to help.

However, while the debate in Denmark has largely revolved

around the parish pump, this did not mean that our help in the

world’s conflict zones was less needed. Today, DRC is present

in around 40 countries, and in 2015 we reached out to more

than 2.5 million refugees and internally displaced people. In ad-

dition to our European efforts, we opened new emergency aid

programmes in, among other countries, Nigeria, where thou-

sands of people are on the run from the Boko Haram militia,

and in southern Tanzania to help refugees from Burundi. We

extended our efforts in, among other countries, Afghanistan,

South Sudan, Iraq and, especially, in and around Syria, where

the civil war is now raging in its sixth year.

In the world today, there is a glaring mismatch between the

need and the resources available for humanitarian assistance.

Unfortunately, there are no indications of any imminent change

to this situation. On the contrary, we are facing a paradigm shift

in which this imbalance will eventually become the constant.

As a consequence, the assistance rendered by DRC will in the

future be needed more than ever before.

I would like to thank our many employees, contributors, donors,

cooperation partners and volunteers who make it possible for

us to help millions of people all over the world. We constantly

strive to do better so that we can reach out to even more.

Sadly, our help has never been more needed in recent history.

Andreas Kamm

Secretary General





Advocacy efforts

Refugees were the predominant subject of the Danish de-

bate in 2015. DRC maintained a strong voice in the debate,

defending the rights and pleading the cause of refugees.

According to Infomedia, DRC appeared in the Danish me-

dia a total of 2,830 times in 2015.

Throughout the year, DRC encouraged Denmark and the rest

of Europe to focus on solutions and cooperation rather than

close their borders, which was how many countries reacted

when large numbers of asylum seekers started arriving in Eu-

rope. Most refugees by far came via Greece, and suddenly a

humanitarian crisis developed on European soil.

DRC has repeatedly emphasised that pan-European solutions

are required to protect the refugees. In addition, more compre-

hensive and more long-term efforts are required in neighbour-

ing areas of conflict zones, which currently house most of the

world’s refugees.

The Danish Parliament has passed several measures to tighten

asylum rules, some of which are contrary to the Human Rights

Convention. Moreover, the new and lower integration allow-

ance will throw many families into poverty. DRC has repeatedly

warned against this. These measures will obstruct integration

rather than improve it.

In 2015, DRC issued 15 consultation responses and held nu-

merous meetings with politicians. According to Infomedia,

DRC was the most frequently mentioned private organisation

and the fifth most frequently mentioned special interest groups

and think tanks during the general election campaign in June.

Representatives of DRC have given a large number of talks and

appeared in the Danish media on a daily basis. The objective

of all these advocacy efforts is to plead the cause of refugees

and to protect their rights.

DRC has delivered the following very clear messages:

National solutions will not solve the refugee crisis.

Concerted international efforts are the only viable

approach.

The EU must strengthen its external borders so that

all refugees are registered and assured of proper

consideration of their asylum claims.

International conventions should be strengthened, not

weakened or ignored.

By far the majority of the world’s refugees are still in

countries suffering from war or in neighbouring countries

and regions.

Peace in the countries suffering from war is the only

durable solution to the refugee crisis.

The postponement of the right to family reunification

by three years conflicts with the right to family life laid

down in the European Human Rights Convention and is

damaging to integration.

The integration allowance will counteract integration and

lead to poverty.

Better tools are required to help more refugees gain a

foothold in the Danish labour market, rather than being

shut out. Against this background, the labour market

parties have been urged to come up with and agree on

new solutions.

Again in 2015, DRC maintained a strong voice in the debate con-

cerning refugees - in Denmark and internationally. According to

Infomedia, DRC appeared almost 3,000 times in the printed and

digital Danish press in 2015. To this should be added numerous

appearances on TV and radio in Denmark and abroad. DRC is

committed to defending the fundamental rights of refugees and

asylum seekers, to keeping the debate centred on facts and

to placing the discussion in a larger international perspective.

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INTERNATIONAL PROJECT AID

A YEAR OF GLOOMY RECORDS

2015 saw the largest number of internally displaced peo-

ple since World War II. More than 60 million people are on

the run, 15 new emergencies have broken out during the

past five years, and the average displacement period is

more than 17 years.

The massive humanitarian emergencies witnessed in 2015 -

inside and outside of Europe’s borders - have put extensive

pressure on the international community and on DRC’s work

to protect and create durable solutions for internally displaced

people across the world. In 2015, DRC opened new relief pro-

grammes in Macedonia, Tanzania, Nigeria and Greece.

While these humanitarian emergencies call for acute assist-

ance and aid for internally displaced people across the globe,

durable solutions are required to break the stream of gloomy

records set in 2015. This includes an urgent need to rethink

and coordinate development and humanitarian aid at global

and European level. Development aid should also address

displacement, and middle-income countries with large ref-

ugee populations should be supported by the international

community. In DRC’s opinion, the international political com-

munity needs to focus on neighbouring area funding and du-

rable solutions.

The need to focus on durable global and regional solutions is

reflected in DRC’s work. Project activities addressed durable

solutions to a much larger degree in 2015 than in the year be-

fore. In addition to our operations in the world’s emergency

zones, DRC is committed to promoting durable political solu-

tions through global and regional advocacy efforts. Such ef-

forts are carried out in, among other countries, Somalia in the

Horn of Africa and in the Middle East, where the Syrian crisis

is now in its sixth year.

PROTECTING SYRIAN REFUGEES

WHEREvER THEY ARE

The Syrian crisis is not confined to Syria. It is a crisis with

regional and global implications. A crisis that is affect-

ing Syria’s neighbouring countries and Europe. While the

number of internally displaced people in Syria remained

stable at around seven million, more than one million peo-

ple fled Syria in 2015.

In response to the Syrian refugee crisis, DRC has expanded

and developed its operations in Syria, in the neighbouring re-

gion and in Europe.

The war in Syria has entered its sixth year, and neither a politi-

cal nor a military solution is in sight. Therefore, new efforts fo-

cusing on long-term goals such as establishing social cohesion

between refugees and the local population of the host country

and sustainable livelihoods for refugees are required. However,

like other NGOs, DRC suffers under the mismatch between in-

ternational funding and the need for assistance.

International projects by activity, 2015

Infrastructure and capacity building in local communities 6%

Water, sanitation and hygiene 5%

Education 2%

Armed violence reduction 5%

Food security 13%

Income generation 9%

Humanitarian coordination and capacity building 7%

Shelter and non-food items 22%Protection 26%

Humanitarian demining 5%

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International funding divided by purpose, 2015

Saving lives 42%

Restoration and development of livelihoods 44%

Institutional and organisational change 14%



AFGHANISTAN AND A GREATER FOCUS

ON FINDING SOLUTIONS

While the crisis in Afghanistan has almost been forgotten,

the situation in Europe and its huge streams of refugees

reflect a persistent need for durable solutions in neigh-

bouring regions.

In response to the situation, the United Nation brought re-

newed attention to the Afghan conflict at the annual EXCOM

meeting of the UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency. Secretary

General Andreas Kamm was a keynote speaker at the event,

and representing international civil society, DRC played a key

role in bringing into focus durable solutions for Afghan refu-

gees that avoid using force in connection with repatriation,

offer comprehensive reintegration efforts in Afghanistan and

allow refugees to be financially active in their host countries.

In 2015, DRC expanded its relief efforts in Afghanistan against

the backdrop of escalating local conflicts and a resulting in-

crease in the number of internally displaced people. Ac-

In 2015, DRC focused not only on expanding its presence in con-

flict zones, but also on developing a holistic operational approach

focused on protecting refugees during the displacement from

their home country through transit and right until they arrive in

their host country. Setting up operations in Greece and Macedo-

nia is part of these efforts and benefits from the knowledge and

experience gained from DRC’s programmes in the Middle East

and Central Asia. Most refugees are from Syria and Afghanistan.

Despite the low overall number of refugees and migrants in Eu-

rope compared with many other areas of the world, the situation

triggered a major political and humanitarian crisis. Displaced peo-

ple and migrants lacked basic protection and help. The humani-

tarian crisis in Europe clearly demonstrated the need for a holistic

approach to solving humanitarian emergencies, showing that the

wars in Syria and Afghanistan are having global and regional ef-

fects and that solutions require long-term political intervention.

In September 2015, DRC set up an internal working group to

coordinate, support and expand DRC’s advocacy and human-

itarian efforts in Europe.



cordingly, 2015 was a year of, on the one hand, focusing on

solutions and, on the other, of expanding emergency efforts.

Both important DRC priorities.

DRC IN NEW EMERGENCIES

Yemen

Out of the limelight, Yemen developed into one of the most seri-

ous global humanitarian disasters in 2015. More than 21 million

people - 80% of the population - need emergency assistance,

and 2.4 million people are internally displaced.

DRC has been present in Yemen since 2007. In 2015 DRC ex-

panded and reorganised its operations into direct emergency

assistance for the many people in need. DRC has reached out

to more than 240,000 people in Yemen, providing food and

water purification equipment, informing migrants and refugees

about their rights and options and warning about the risk of

land mines in vulnerable areas.

Operating in conflict zones has been a major challenge for DRC

in Yemen. All international staff were evacuated at one point,

but the international presence in the country have been main-

tained since July.

The crisis in Yemen is being felt in Yemen’s neighbouring coun-

tries as well, and DRC is also providing assistance to inter-

nally displaced Yemenites from existing operations in Somalia

and Djibouti.

Ukraine

The Ukranian conflict escalated in 2015, leaving serious human-

itarian consequences in its train. More than 1.8 million people

have fled the conflict zone in the eastern part of the country,

around a million of these to neighbouring countries and some

800,000 to other parts of Ukraine.

The de facto authorities of the non-government-controlled areas

have refused to admit international NGOs, and the 2.7 million peo-

ple living in these areas are getting very little help. The UN esti-

mates that 3.1 million people will require humanitarian assistance

and protection in 2016. In the government-controlled areas in the

eastern part of the country, DRC is distributing emergency aid,

including winter relief, setting up temporary shelters and organ-

ising income generation projects for internally displaced people.

Nigeria

The humanitarian situation in northern Nigeria, which was al-

ready highly unstable, deteriorated dramatically in 2015, due

primarily to the Boko Haram militia’s terrorist attacks and vio-

lence against civilians. The UN estimates that 15 million peo-

ple are affected by this conflict, and that almost three million

of them are internally displaced.

With only a few humanitarian organisations operating in Ni-

geria, capacity is far from sufficient to cover current human-

itarian needs. Moreover, humanitarian access is very limited

and security risks are grave.

DRC set up operations in northern Nigeria in June and is cur-

rently operating out of Yola in the troubled state of Adamawa,

providing basic relief items and protection to internally dis-

placed people.

Tanzania

Civil unrest broke out in Burundi in April after President Pierre

Nkurunziza announced his decision to run for a third term. The

disturbances subsequently spiralled into full-scale violence and

fighting, forcing more than 200,000 people to flee to Burundi’s

neighbouring countries, primarily Tanzania.

In May, invoking a standing global agreement between UN-

HCR and DRC, UNHCR asked DRC to help set up two refu-

gee camps for Burundian refugees in Tanzania. DRC is currently

managing and coordinating the operation of these two camps,

distributing emergency aid packages, setting up shelter and

physical infrastructure and providing protection for vulnerable

refugees in the camps.

PROvIDING EFFECTIvE EMERGENCY AID

THROUGH CASH DISTRIBUTIONS

DRC is focused on expanding expertise in using cash

as a relief tool. DRC has distributed cash as part of its

relief efforts since 2011, gaining valuable experience

from programmes in Somalia, Lebanon and, most re-

cently, Ukraine and Nigeria.

Cash in hand has proven an efficient relief tool in countries with

well-functioning markets because the money can be spent ex-

actly where the need is strongest. Studies show that the money

is spent responsibly. Accordingly, cash distributions are now a

generally recognised humanitarian relief tool.

DRC has hired a leading expert in this field to act as global ad-

viser and to help strengthen internal quality development, hop-

ing in this way to be able to leverage our own experience to

influence and set global standards in this field.


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Efforts to help refugees in Denmark were at the top of DRC’s

agenda in 2015, and the increasing inflow of refugees has

significantly affected the Organisation’s integration work,

which comprises the Integrationsnet, Lærdansk and the

Frivillignet. All three areas experienced hectic and increas-

ing activity levels in 2015.

INTEGRATIONSNET

Integrationsnet works to smooth refugees’ entry into Danish

society by helping them gain a foothold in the Danish labour

market and helping especially vulnerable children and families

to a better start. Integrationsnet successfully solves a large

number of tasks for Danish local authorities. The large inflow

of new refugees gave rise to a rush of work and efforts were

significantly expanded in 2015.

At 1 January 2016, the number of Integrationsnet employees

totalled 197, almost double the level in 2014. More than 1,000

citizens participated in Integrationsnets job-oriented activities

in 2015, an increase of 60% relative to 2014.

Improved results from combined job creation efforts

Job&Language, a project developed by a joint effort between

Integrationsnet and Lærdansk, aims to significantly raise

the employment rate among project participants. In 2015,

Job&Language projects were started in Ringsted, Kolding,

Vordingborg and Aarhus.

Combining lessons in Danish and Danish society with job-ori-

ented efforts, Job&Language aims to empower new refugee

arrivals to take control of their own lives and become self-sup-

porting. A key element of this concept is direct encounter with

the Danish labour market through, for example, trainee periods,

typically with an enterprise. Job&Language projects are aligned

with the needs and backgrounds of individual participants.

LÆRDANSK

DRC’s Lærdansk language centres experienced significant

changes in 2015 with refugees making up a growing proportion

of the students. As a result, the number of students attending

the introductory levels of Danish training, levels 1 and 2, has

increased. In the past three years, the share of students with a

refugee background has gone up from 10% to 23% with a to-

tal of 4,293 refugees enrolled at Lærdansk centres.

Against this background, Lærdansk has launched additional

initiatives to help integrate the many refugees.

In a partnership with Center for Udsatte Flygtninge, Lærdansk

has launched extensive measures to make instructors better

equipped to teach traumatised refugees. In addition, Lærdansk

has produced a scientific report on language learning and trau-

matisation as well as a practical guide to teaching language to

traumatised refugees.

Integration



Based on a Dutch model, the LærdanskABC programme has

been developed especially for illiterates learning a new lan-

guage. A huge success in and outside class rooms, the pro-

gramme was awarded the European Language Label in 2015

for being ”innovative, motivating and effective.”

Last, but not least, Lærdansk joined efforts with Integrations-

net to develop the Job&Language programme.

The higher number of Lærdansk students is not only due to the

growing number of refugees. Overall, the number of students

grew by around 20% in 2015. Half this increase is attributable

to refugees, while the other half reflects growing numbers of

immigrants and other students learning Danish.

Number of Lærdansk students in thousandsStudents by module

2010 2011 2013 2014 20152012

20

15

10

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DT 1 18%

DT 2 51%

DT 3 31%

DT = Danish Training Level

DRC presence

Lærdansk language centres, including local departments

At the national level DRC has 441 volunteer groups and - network

Integrationsnet

Volunteer counselor groups

Roskilde

Sønderborg

Ribe

Middelfart

Vejle

Vejen

Aalborg

Herning

Kolding

Ringkøbing-Skjern

Syddjurs (Rønde)

Hjørring

NykøbingFalster

Holstebro

Horsens

Esbjerg

Varde

Odense

Aarhus

Ærøskøbing

Svendborg

Nyborg

Ringsted

Næstved

Vordingborg

Copenhagen



Number of people covered by voluntary work programmes in 2005-2015 in thousands

Number of volunteers in 2005-2015 in thousands

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

8

7

6

5

4

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FRIvILLIGNET

Never before in Frivillignets history have so many people volun-

teered to help refugees integrate into Danish society. In Septem-

ber, when in a blizzard of media attention a group of refugees

walked along the motorways trying to get through Denmark to

Sweden, Frivillignet was deluged with phone calls from peo-

ple wanting to help.

Expanding activities in all areas

Around 2,000 new volunteers joined Frivillignet in 2015, taking

the total number of volunteers to around 7,200. A substantial

share of these new volunteers have signed up to be network

families. In 2015, Frivillignet counted 2,191 network persons,

compared with 714 in 2014.

Naturally, the growing influx of refugees to Denmark in 2005

has increased demand for volunteer assistance. The number

of refugees applying for support from DRC’s volunteers rose

from around 14,000 in 2014 to 25,000 in 2015. This support is

provided in a number of ways, including the aforementioned

network families, homework assistance, mentor relations in

a broad sense, cultural and social events, general counsel-

ling and facilitation of contact with local authorities and other

public institutions. The volunteers make up the local network

that refugees lack when they arrive in Denmark and that is

key to integration.

Expansion was the order of the day for Frivillignet in 2015, and

interest in volunteer courses was no exception. In 2015, the

number of volunteers participating in Frivillignet courses on

subjects ranging from the history of Eritrea to family reunifica-

tion rules was twice as high as in previous years. The number

of course participants in 2015 totalled more than 800.

No leisure time, no future

Under that headline, Danish newspaper Politiken and DRC

joined forces in September 2015 to raise funds to enable refu-

gee children to participate in leisure activities. The background

to this initiative was the adoption of the Danish government’s

proposal to lower integration allowances, restricting refugee

families’ ability to pay for membership fees and equipment for

their children wanting to play football, join the scouts or pur-

sue other leisure activities.

The collection was a huge success and the millions of kro-

ner donated by private contributors were generously supple-

mented by the OAK Foundation to take the total amount raised

to DKK 10 million.

The first membership fees have already been paid, and the pool

is open to more applications from families on integration benefits.

Assisting new and unorganised volunteer communities

A large number of new volunteer communities emerged in

2015, including various small local groups and the many new

Facebook-organised ”Venligboere” (Friendly Neighbours), who

are not part of Frivillignet or other organised networks. Many

of these groups have approached Frivillignet for organisation

guidance. In the autumn, Frivillignet encouraged all its volunteer

groups to collaborate with these new volunteer communities

in order to exchange experience and knowledge. Thankfully, a

lot of groups have followed this advice. Our voluntary efforts

are inspired and enriched by the many new initiatives, and we

look forward to working more closely with them going forward.



In 2015, our asylum counselling services were strongly af-

fected by changes to the rules on protection and family re-

unification, increasing numbers of asylum seekers and the

large inflow of Syrian asylum seekers.

Rumours and misinformation generally flourish along escape

routes and in asylum centres. Navigating a foreign country’s

rules and procedures can be a major challenge for new asylum

seekers. In order to protect the rights of asylum seekers and

refugees and enable them to make decisions about their future,

it is crucial that refugees and asylum seekers become familiar

with relevant rules and procedures as quickly as possible. Ac-

cordingly, DRC works continuously to improve our early-stage

counselling efforts. In the past year, we focused on strength-

ening frameworks, content and methodology to ensure that in-

formation about rules and procedures is communicated in the

best possible way to as many recipients as possible. In an ef-

fort to reach out to people who may be just transiting through

Denmark, DRC set up counselling stations at several loca-

tions, including Rødbyhavn and Copenhagen Central Station.

As mentioned above, it is vital that refugees and asylum seek-

ers know relevant rules and procedures and are not confused

or scared by rumours or other incorrect information. When in

the autumn of 2015 the Danish government placed ads in Leba-

nese newspapers conveying oversimplified and partly mislead-

ing information, DRC felt compelled to make our own poster to,

item by item, clarify and introduce light and shade into the in-

formation communicated by the government’s ad. The poster

was put up in Danish asylum centres.

ASYLUM COUNSELLING

New asylum rules give rise to increased demand for

counselling

Explaining the new rules on temporary protection status and

delayed family reunification for persons with such residence

permits dominated our counselling services in the past year.

Some 1,000 Syrians were granted residence permits under

the new provision on temporary protection status in 2015. In-

dividuals who have been granted temporary protection status

but who claim convention or protection status must appeal to

the Refugee Appeals Board themselves. Finding it important

to clarify the scope of the new provision on temporary protec-

tion status, DRC set up a programme to assist people with this

kind of status in filing an appeal. Accordingly, during the au-

tumn, DRC conducted 135 in-depth interviews of Syrians with

temporary protection status and assisted 46 individuals in ap-

pealing to the Refugee Appeals Board.



In 2015, DRC responded to 4,500 inquiries from foreigners

with Danish residence permits who were considering repatri-

ating, i.e. returning to their home country or former country of

residence. These inquires were from refugees and immigrants

of different nationalities, each of them with residence permits

and their own personal reasons to consider returning to their

home countries. We conduct individual, personal interviews on

request, providing advice and guidance on the consequences

of giving up a Danish residence permit as well as on repatria-

tion allowances.

More than 500 new cases were opened in 2015, and over 300

individuals voluntarily gave up their residence permit and opted

for subsidised repatriation.

Repatriate immigrants/refugees 2010 - 2015

Immigrants Refugees

2010 20152014201320122011

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

REPATRIATION COUNSELLING



Working in approx. 40 countries around the world, DRC

is one of the UN’s preferred cooperation partners when it

comes to helping refugees and internally displaced peo-

ple. Over the past 60 years, DRC has built extensive expe-

rience and today handles a wide range of counselling, relief

and advocacy tasks in Denmark and abroad.

INTERNATIONAL ADvOCACY AND NETWORKING

DRC is an active member of international advocacy and net-

working organisations working to promote global and Euro-

pean standards for humanitarian solutions. DRC is a member

of the following networks:

International Council of Voluntary Agencies - ICVA Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies –

VOICE European Council on Refugees and Exiles – ECRE The CHS Alliance (for the Core Humanitarian Standard) European Reintegration Support Organisations - ERSO Active Learning Network for Accountability and

Performance in Humanitarian Action - ALNAP The Global Protection Cluster The Food Security Cluster The Emergency Shelter and NFI Cluster Global Compact

Danish Demining Group (DDG) represents DRC in the follow-

ing networks:

International Campaign to Ban Landmines – ICBL Cluster Munition Coalition International Mine Actions Standards Review Board

(a body under UNMAS – the United Nations Mine Action

Service) Global Alliance on Armed Violence – GAAV

In addition, DRC has signed partnership agreements with the

European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protec-

tion department (ECHO), the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) and pro-

vides personnel to a wide number of other UN departments

and agencies.

As a member of ISOBRO, the trade organisation for Danish

fundraising organisations, and Global Focus, a network for

Danish NGOs, DRC participates actively in Danish advocacy

efforts as well.

KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES



DRC opens representative office in Brussels

In 2013, DRC set up a representative office in Geneva with a

view to strengthening humanitarian advocacy efforts across UN

departments and leading humanitarian actors. Encouraged by

the positive experience gained in Geneva, DRC has opened a

corresponding office in Brussels that will focus on:

Representing and enhancing the visibility of DRC’s

overall mission among European institutions Supporting the systematic participation by DRC in

relevant political advocacy forums Maintaining DRC’s position as a relevant cooperation

partner for European donors

New shared humanitarian standards

Again in 2015, DRC contributed actively to developing new

shared humanitarian standards. Named Core Humanitarian

Standard (CHS), the initiative sets out nine specific commit-

ments relating to the provision of humanitarian aid. For exam-

ple, the humanitarian response must be relevant, appropriate,

effective, coordinated and timely.

Based on a certification process, the new shared standards set

out to ensure that humanitarian organisations meet the same

high standards for effective assistance and are accountable to

donors as well as people affected by crisis.

DRC has been certified under The Humanitarian Accounta-

bility Partnership (HAP) since 2007, but is currently adjusting

policies, tools and practice for its international work aiming to

be certified to the new standards. It is crucial that the emer-

gency aid and assistance rendered is effective, coordinated

and based on real needs.

THE ROSTER

- massive need for experts ready to be posted

DRC’s Roster includes around 700 international experts who

can be posted at short notice, typically for periods of three to

six months.

In 2015, DRC seconded 222 experts in protection, logistics,

relief and camp management, reconstruction and reporting to

assist in UN operations in humanitarian emergencies.

Concurrently, two new stand-by forces were established in 2015.

One is the Humanitarian Logistics and Procurement Roster, set

up in association with the World Food Programme (WFP) under

the United Nations, which consists of logistics and procurement

experts who can be sent on secondment to all UN organisa-

tions, while the other, the UNHCR DRC Resettlement Deploy-

ment Scheme, consists of resettlement experts who are only

posted to the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

DANISH DEMINING GROUP (DDG)

- now present in 20 countries

DRC’s demining unit, Danish Demining Group (DDG), expanded

its operations in 2015 and is now active in 20 countries com-

pared with 17 in 2014.

New operations in West Africa account for a major share of this

expansion with the Boko Haram militia’s insurgency attacks

in Nigeria displacing a large share of the Nigerian population.

Other dangers facing the population are small arms, unexploded

ordnance and homemade bombs. DDG has launched various

measures to address these dangers and reduce the risks fac-

ing the civil population by providing training, information, etc.

DDG’s operations include clearing mines and unexploded ord-

nance, improving community safety and reducing small arms

threats, conflict resolution and facilitating cooperation between

those in power and local communities.

Concurrently with broadening its activities, DDG strengthened

its strategic efforts in 2015 based on in-depth analysis of all

ongoing projects and activities. The results of this analysis will

be used to strengthen DDG’s strategy and focus areas in 2016.

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DRC’s activities are invariably subject to the special con-

ditions applying to international emergency aid and recon-

struction work, including the challenges of carrying out

activities in areas that lack well-structured organisations and

institutions. Appropriated administration funds are limited and

do not cover unforeseen expenses arising in connection with

international activities. In the areas where DRC operates, there

is a potential risk of expenses occurring due to illicit enrichment.

Such expenses are covered by DRC’s own funds.

A special risk relates to rapid changes to the overall compo-

sition of activities, including the total level of activity. This re-

quires flexibility and speedy alignment in relation to contracts,

donor terms, personnel and leases.

Political decisions in the refugee and integration area, nationally

as well as internationally, may also place increased demands

on flexibility and organisational adjustments.

Due to the Organisation’s significant currency exposure from

international activities, DRC is highly affected by foreign ex-

change fluctuations and uncertainty regarding banking and

transfer conditions in relation to international activities.

A special risk relates to liquidity insofar as donors often hold

back last instalments until the financial statements have been

approved. Given DRC’s level of activity, this often poses a chal-

lenge for the Organisation’s liquidity.

The past few years have seen a growing trend among local au-

thorities to subject expats to taxation, sometimes even with ret-

rospective effect. It is crucial that donors put pressure on local

authorities to exempt the staff of humanitarian organisations

from taxation as such costs will ultimately be paid by donors,

not the humanitarian organisations.

Management devotes special attention to the above matters and

is in continuous dialogue with donors concerning these issues.

DRC’s organisational structure allows the Organisation to main-

tain equity of a size that ensures economic stability.

SPECIAL FINANCIAL RISKS

Copenhagen, 18 April 2016

Today, the Executive Committee and General Management

have discussed and approved the annual report of the Dan-

ish Refugee Council for the financial year 1 January - 31 De-

cember 2015.

The annual report has been prepared in accordance with the

Danish Financial Statements Act.

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view

of the Organisation’s financial position at 31 December 2015

and of the results of its operations for the financial year 1 Jan-

uary - 31 December 2015.

Further, in our opinion, business procedures and internal con-

trols have been established to ensure that the arrangements

comprised by the financial statements are consistent with ap-

propriations granted, legislation and other regulations as well

as with agreements entered into and common practice.

In our opinion, the Management’s review includes a fair re-

view of developments in the Organisation’s operations and fi-

nancial matters and a description of the special risks that the

Organisation faces.

We recommend the annual report for adoption by the Council.

Management statement

F I n A n C I A l S t A t e M e n t S 2 0 1 5


The Executive Committee of the Danish Refugee Council

Stig Glent-Madsen

Chairman

Andreas Kamm

Secretary General

Bent Nicolajsen

Deputy chairman

Birgit Buddegård

Ilse Fjalland

Pernille Rostrup Hansen

Head of Finance

Bent Lexner

Hans-Henrik Lund

Peter Kellermann Brandorff


To the Executive Committee and the General Management of the Danish Refugee Council

Report on the financial statementsWe have audited the financial statements of the Danish Ref-ugee Council for the financial year 1 January – 31 December 2015, which comprise the income statement, balance sheet and notes, including a summary of significant accounting pol-icies. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act.

Management’s responsibility for the financial statementsManagement is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act. Further, Management is responsible for such internal control that it determines is nec-essary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, for selecting and applying appropriate accounting poli-cies and for making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

In addition, Management is responsible for ensuring that the ar-rangements comprised by the financial statements are consist-ent with appropriations granted, legislation and other regulations as well as with agreements entered into and common practice.

Auditors’ responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial state-ments based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with international standards on auditing, additional requirements under Danish audit regulation and auditing standards generally accepted in Denmark as regards public enterprises. This requires that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the fi-nancial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In

making those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the Organisation's preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design au-dit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an audit opinion on the ef-fectiveness of the Organisation's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by Management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

Further, the audit comprises an assessment as to whether busi-ness procedures and internal controls have been established to ensure that the arrangements comprised by the financial state-ments are consistent with appropriations granted, legislation and other regulations as well as with agreements entered into and common practice.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffi-cient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Our audit has not resulted in any qualification.

OpinionIn our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the Organisation’s financial position at 31 December 2015 and of the results of its operations for the financial year 1 Jan-uary – 31 December 2015 in accordance with the Danish Fi-nancial Statements Act.

In our opinion, business procedures and internal controls have been established to ensure that the arrangements comprised by the financial statements are consistent with appropriations granted, legislation and other regulations as well as with agree-ments entered into and common practice.

Statement on the Management’s reviewPursuant to the Danish Financial Statements Act, we have read the Management's review. We have not performed any other pro-cedures in addition to the audit of the financial statements. On this basis, it is our opinion that the information provided in the Management’s review is consistent with the financial statements.

Independent auditors’ report

Copenhagen, 18 April 2016

Ernst & Young | Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab | CVR no. 30 70 02 28

Alex Petersen

State Authorised Public Accountant

Svend Duelund Jensen

State Authorised Public Accountant



GENERAL

The annual report of the Danish Refugee Council for 2015

has been prepared in accordance with the provisions apply-

ing to reporting class A entities under the Danish Financial

Statements Act. In certain respects, the financial information

exceeds the minimum disclosure requirements for reporting

class A entities.

Terms and classifications have been aligned with the general

provisions of the Danish Financial Statements Act, taking into

account the special structure of the Organisation.

Changes in accounting policies

The Organisation’s accounting policies have been changed in

the following areas:

Collected funds:

Acquisitions, including cars, are recognised as an expense at

the time of use. This change impacts earnings by a negative

DKK 423,000. The comparative figures for 2014 have not been

restated to reflect the change.

Cash at bank and in hand:

Cash at bank and in hand of offices outside Denmark is recog-

nised in ’Cash at bank and in hand’. Comparative figures have

been restated, and an amount of DKK 145.4 million has been

reclassified from ’International project aid’ to ’Cash at bank

and in hand’ for 2014.

Except as set out above, the accounting policies applied in

the preparation of the financial statements are consistent with

those of last year.

INCOME STATEMENT

Collected funds are recognised as income when received and

expensed when utilised. Costs concerning planned national

collection campaigns are recognised in the collection year. As

regards earmarked donations from private foundations, see

donated funds.

Own funds comprise income from school-related activities and

international projects, which is recognised as activities are car-

ried out, and income from sales of counselling and interpreta-

tion services, which is recognised when invoiced.

Donated funds and earmarked donations from private founda-

tions are recognised as income when utilised. Any additional

costs relating to projects are covered as funds utilised under

other own funds. Income and expenditure for the year relating

to project assistance will always be equal in size.

Government allocations are recognised as income when utilised.

Income and expenses for the year will always be equal in size.

Financial income and expenses comprise interest, foreign ex-

change gains and losses and capital gains and losses on securities.

accounting policies



Financial income and expenses are included in the main cate-

gories of the income statement.

Foreign currency translation

Transactions denominated in foreign currency are translated

using the average monthly exchange rates fixed by Danmarks

Nationalbank (the Danish central bank) in the previous month.

For currencies not comprised by the rates fixed by Danmarks

Nationalbank, the monthly rates fixed by the EU are used. Only

donors with project-specific requirements in respect of ex-

change rates are exempted from this policy.

Foreign exchange differences arising between the exchange

rates at the transaction date and at the date of payment are

recognised in the income statement under Own funds.

Receivables, payables and other monetary items denominated

in foreign currency are translated using the average monthly ex-

change rates fixed by Danmarks Nationalbank. For currencies

not comprised by the rates fixed by Danmarks Nationalbank,

the monthly rates fixed by the EU are used. The difference be-

tween the exchange rate ruling at the balance sheet date and

the exchange rate at the date when the receivable or paya-

ble arose or was recognised in the most recent financial state-

ments is recognised in the income statement under Own funds.

Non-current assets acquired in foreign currency are meas-

ured at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction date.

BALANCE SHEET

Property, plant and equipment

Land and buildings and fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment

are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation. Land is

not depreciated. Cost comprises the purchase price and any

costs directly attributable to the acquisition until the date when

the asset is available for use.

Depreciation is provided according to the straight-line method,

based on the following expected useful lives:

Cars 2-4 years

Tools and equipment 2-4 years

IT equipment 3 years

Buildings in Denmark 50 years

depreciated to expected residual value,

Compounds abroad 3-5 years

Depreciation is recognised in the income statement under

own funds. Acquisitions with a cost of less than DKK 50,000

are expensed in the year of acquisition. All acquisitions fi-

nanced by Collected funds are recognised as an expense at

the time of use.

Property, plant and equipment is written down to the lower of

the recoverable amount and the carrying amount.

Gains and losses on the disposal of property, plant and

equipment are calculated as the difference between the sell-

ing price less selling costs and the carrying amount at the

date of disposal. Gains or losses are recognised in the in-

come statement.

Donated funds

Donated funds received before the time of use are recognised in

the balance sheet under current liabilities. Utilised donated funds

not received at the time of use are recognised under receivables.

Receivables

Trade receivables are measured at amortised cost. Provision is

made for bad debts based on individual assessments.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand comprises cash and bank deposits.

Prepayments and deferred income

Prepayments and accrued income include expenses paid in

respect of subsequent financial years.

Deferred income comprises payments received concerning in-

come in subsequent financial years.

Equity

Equ other international funds, including DRC’s relief pool. Own

funds cannot exceed 20% of the total revenue for the year. Any

excess amount is transferred to International funds.

Provisions

Provisions comprise expected expenses relating to the dis-

continuance of activities. Provisions are recognised when,

as a result of past events, the Organisation has a legal or

a constructive obligation and it is probable that an outflow

of resources embodying economic benefits will be required

to settle the obligation. Provisions are measured at net re-

alisable value.

Other liabilities

Other liabilities are measured at net realisable value.


2015 2014

DKK’000 DKK’000

Collected funds

Collected funds received 101,702 65,731

Collected funds utilised 74,871 62,688

Net collected funds 26,831 3,043

Own funds

Own funds received 548,817 445,533

Own funds utilised 495,990 372,271

Net own funds 52,827 73,262

Donated funds

Donated funds received 1,925,734 1,701,371

Donated funds utilised 1,925,734 1,701,371

Net donated funds 0 0

Government allocations etc.

Government allocations etc. received 47,090 38,666

Government allocations etc. utilised 47,090 38,666

Net government allocations etc. 0 0

SURPLUS/DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR 79,658 76,305

Total income 2,623,343 2,251,301

Total expenditure -2,543,685 -2,174,996

Surplus/deficit for the year 79,658 76,305

The surplus for the year is transferred to equity as follows:

Own funds 59,571 86,101

Equity - total own funds 59,571 86,101

Relief pool 4,300 -14,594

Other international funds 15,787 4,798

Equity - total international funds 20,087 -9,796

Total appropriation of surplus 79,658 76,305

Note

1

2

3

4

INCOME STATEMENT

1 JANUARY - 31 DECEMBER




2015 2014

DKK’000 DKK’000

Property, plant and equipment

Land and buildings 666 5,982

Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment 2,092 1,564

Total property, plant and equipment 2,758 7,546

Total non-current assets 2,758 7,546

Current assets

Receivables

International project aid 351,331 288,860

Other project aid 2,157 2,217

Trade receivables 96,047 55,365

Other receivables 40,095 28,079

Prepayments 4,818 3,690

Total receivables 494,448 378,211

Cash at bank and in hand 560,543 456,148

Total current assets 1,054,991 834,359

TOTAL ASSETS 1,057,749 841,905

Note

5

3

3

3, 6

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER

ASSETS



2015 2014

DKK’000 DKK’000

Equity

Own funds 343,309 283,738

Equity - total own funds 343,309 283,738

Relief pool 15,000 10,700

Other international funds 50,087 34,300

Equity - total international funds 65,087 45,000

Total equity 408,396 328,738

Provisions 43,658 34,652

Current liabilities

Trade payables 33,126 24,986

International project aid, unexpended grants 418,255 354,710

Other project aid, unexpended grants 6,965 4,277

Government allocations etc. - 12

Other payables 141,129 88,733

Deferred income 6,220 5,797

Total current liabilities 605,695 478,515

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,057,749 841,905

Note 10 Contingent liabilities

Note 11 Payroll costs

Note 12 Related parties

Note

7

8

3

3

4

9

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES



2015 2014

DKK’000 DKK’000

Collected funds

Private donations 42,550 32,864

Donations from private firms 1,985 2,203

Other events* 29,456 7,378

Annual national collection 21,644 17,844

Lottery funds** 6,017 5,442

Other collected funds 50 -

Total income*** 101,702 65,731

Collected funds utilised

Collection-related expenditure 25,203 20,477

Lottery funds utilised** 5,442 5,080

Utilised for international activities* 44,213 36,948

Utilised for national activities 13 183

Collected funds utilised 74,871 62,688

Net collected funds 26,831 3,043

* Funds from the national charity event “Danmarks Indsamling 2015” total DKK 7.2 million, of which DKK 6.9 million has been trans-

ferred to a project in Kenya, “Kakuma, a youth centre supporting vulnerable youths”. A total of DKK 3.7 million was spent on this

project in 2015, leaving DKK 3.2 million to be spent in 2016. Other events also include funds from the ”Hjælp nu 2015” telethon total-

ling DKK 8 million, of which DKK 7.5 million has been transferred to projects in the Middle East. A total of DKK 0.2 million was spent

in 2015, leaving a total of DKK 7.3 million to be spent in 2016.

** The grant, which was utilised in the grant period, has been utilised in accordance with the Organisation’s objects. The funds have

been allocated to national advocacy projects and projects to promote voluntary social activities.

*** To this should be added contributions from foundations totalling DKK 25.5 million, as listed in note 3. In 2014, contributions from

foundations totalled DKK 17.6 million.

NOTE 1

Other events 2015

Danmarks Indsamling 29%

Telethon ”Hjælp nu 2015” 29%

Other activities 8%

No leisure time, no future 34%



Collected funds 2011 - 2015, DKKm

The 2015 national collection produced the best result in 16 years.

Conveying the message “When you do it, we’ll be there”, the

collection generated a total of DKK 21.7 million - an increase

of 21% relative to 2014.

Total collected funds soared by 55% from 2014 to 2015. Pri-

vate donations grew by 29%, and the number of private donors

exceeded 42,500, who contributed an average of DKK 1,000.

Other collected funds surged by 300% from 2014 to 2015, sig-

nificantly boosting income for 2015. Funds came from “Dan-

marks Indsamling”, the ”Hjælp nu 2015” telethon, Politiken’s

collection for refugee children in Denmark - ”No leisure time,

no future” - and a number of other activities.

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

Lottery funds

Donations from private firms

Annual national collection

Other events

Private donations

2013 2014 20152011 2012

Collected funds are prima-

rily utilised to fund interna-

tional activities. In 2015, a

total of DKK 44 million was

allocated to a range of ac-

tivities, including DKK 13

million for the Horn of Africa,

DKK 6 million for the Mid-

dle East/North Africa, DKK

5 million for West Africa and

DKK 5 million for Myanmar.

Allocation of collected funds 2015Countries/regions

DKKm

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

UkraineTajikistan

DR CongoAfghanistan

Central African RepublicBalkans

South SudanOther countries

MyanmarWest Africa

Middle East/North AfricaHorn of Africa


2015 2014 DKK’000 DKK’000

Own funds Integration, excluding Lærdansk Sales of consultancy services 119,357 74,669Interpreting services etc. 30,594 21,981Total income 149,951 96,650 Wages and salaries 103,413 63,027Other external expenditure 38,927 25,923Total expenditure 142,340 88,950 Net income 7,611 7,700 Lærdansk Income from local authorities 335,508 297,453Teaching services sold etc. 35,134 4,507Total income 370,642 301,960 Wages and salaries 207,962 164,072Other external expenditure etc. 113,878 80,596Total expenditure 321,840 244,668 Net income 48,802 57,292 Relief pool 6,744 14,594Total expenditure 6,744 14,594 Net expenditure -6,744 -14,594 Other own funds Other income (net) - 13,944Membership fees, member organisations 302 304Glamsbjerg, rental income - 338Realised financial income 27,922 10,187Unrealised foreign exchange adjustments - 22,150Total income 28,224 46,923 Other expenditure (net) 5,818 - Property expenses - 43Realised financial expenses - 15,306Unrealised foreign exchange adjustments 19,248 8,710Total expenditure 25,066 24,059 Net income 3,158 22,864 Own funds, total income 548,817 445,533Own funds, total expenditure 495,990 372,271Net own funds 52,827 73,262

NOTE 2



Integration: The level of activity in the Integration business rose significantly in 2015 as a result of the growing numbers of ref-ugees in Denmark. Accordingly, income grew by as much as 31% relative to 2014 to a total of DKK 521 million for the year. Lærdansk and Integrationsnet grew their income by 23% and 55%, respectively.

The 14 Lærdansk language centres reported a 44% increase in the number of student lessons held, driven by a 14% increase in the number of students, most of them refugees, who generally need more training and therefore more lessons.

While Integrationsnet reported growth in all areas, psychosocial and job activities accounted for a major share of income growth in 2015. Combined, these two areas contributed almost 70% of total income, DKK 150 million, while Tolkeservice accounted for another 20%.

Despite this income growth, net Integration income was down by 13%.

The decline in Lærdansk’s net income from DKK 57.3 million in 2014 to DKK 48.8 million in 2015 can be ascribed to the hiring of extra teachers in 2015 to cover growing requirements and the establishment of new teaching facilities with a view to securing the long-term effects of the quality of teaching. Moreover, new contracts entered into in 2015 reflect a highly competitive market for Danish training.

Net Integrationsnet income was DKK 7.6 million, down 1% on 2014. In all four areas, the strong growth was accompanied by investments made necessary to cover growing demand and higher activity levels.

Relief pool: DRC’s own relief pool enables the Organisation to repond quickly to emergencies. Of the DKK 6.7 million spent in 2015, DKK 1.7 million was allocated to starting-up and emergency activities in Nigeria. Another DKK 1.1 million was allocated to Ukraine and DKK 0.8 million to Tanzania.

Other own funds: These funds are primarily related to international activities and cover, among other items, realised and unrealised foreign exchange adjustments caused by DRC’s substantial exposure to currency fluctuations.


2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

200 300 400 500 600

Income, Integration, DKKm

0 100

Lærdansk Integrationsnet

Net income, Lærdansk and Integrationsnet, DKKm

Lærdansk Integrationsnet

80

60

40

20

02013 2014 20152011 2012

Allocation of relief pool funds 2015

Ukraine 17%Tanzania 12%

Other 46% Nigeria 25%


2015 2014

DKK’000 DKK’000

Donated funds

International projects

Carrying amount at 1 January 65,850 -10,688

Correction, prior years - -347

Correction, cash/bank balance at 31 December 2013 - 244,172

Grants received for international project aid 1,914,754 1,566,063

UN grants utilised 637,422 639,276

EU grants utilised 380,650 414,263

DANIDA grants utilised 248,202 188,669

DFID grants utilised 237,276 98,315

US grants utilised 170,476 103,080

SIDA grants utilised 50,529 87,869

Foundation grants utilised 23,850 9,056

Other grants utilised 166,265 1,914,670 150,956 1,691,484

Net movement, outlays 2,401 1,057

Funds returned, completed projects 31,404 15,418

Net provision for impairment losses -34,795 25,391

Carrying amount at 31 December (payable) 66,924 65,850

The carrying amount of international projects is stated as follows in the balance sheet

Receivables 351,331 288,860

Payables, unexpended grants 418,255 354,710

Other project grants and pool funds

Carrying amount at 1 January 2,060 884

Grants, projects and pool funds 13,812 11,063

Project grants and pool funds utilised 11,064 9,887

Carrying amount at 31 December 4,808 2,060

The carrying amount of other project grants and pool funds is stated as follows in the balance sheet

Receivables 2,157 2,217

Payables, unexpended grants 6,965 4,277

Donated funds received 1,925,734 1,701,371

Donated funds utilised 1,925,734 1,701,371


NOTE 3


The level of DRC’s total activities increased by 17%, while the

level of international activities was up by 13% over 2014. Inter-

national donor-funded activities accounted for 73% of DRC’s

total activities, compared with 75% in 2014. The global refu-

gee crisis is reflected in a higher level of international activities

and a higher level of total activities.

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

02011 2012 2013 2014 2015

International projects

Other activities

DRC activities, DKKm

DRC’s funding base is substantial and broadly based, compris-

ing around 100 donor organisations. The UN remains the Or-

ganisation’s largest donor organisation, accounting for 33% of

total international activities, while the EU, at 20%, is the sec-

ond largest.

SIDA DKK 51m

Donors 2015

Foundations DKK 24m

Other DKK 166m

Danida DKK 248mDFID DKK 237m EU DKK 381m

UN DKK 637m

US DKK 171m

Activities by geographical regions, 2015

HQ and Roster DKK 87m

Africa and Yemen DKK 903mMiddle East DKK 539m

The crisis in Syria remains one of the Organisation’s main ar-

eas of action, and the Middle East accounted for 28% of to-

tal activities in 2015. The largest single area of action in 2015

was Africa and Yemen, with activities in Somalia and South Su-

dan accounting for 31% and 17%, respectively, of the activi-

ties carried out in this region.

Asia DKK 150m

Europe DKK 236m



2015 2015 2015 2014

Allocation Grants Expenditure Expenditure

(DKK’000) (DKK’000) (DKK’000) (DKK’000)

Government allocations etc.

Secretariat work and General Secretariat 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100

Grants for volunteer work 10,419 10,482 10,482 10,431

Grants from local authorities, own contributions, etc. 735 735 735 700

Grants for asylum counselling, documentation, etc. 11,193 14,693 14,693 17,593

Asylum counselling services 8,751 8,751 8,751 -

Grants for quota work, travel planning, etc. 1,300 3,829 3,829 1,342

Repatriation work 3,400 3,400 3,400 3,400

Center for Udsatte Flygtninge 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100

Total government allocations etc. 40,998 47,090 47,090 38,666

The carrying amount of government allocations etc. is stated as follows in the balance sheet

Receivables - -

Payables, unexpended grants - 12

Government allocations etc. received 47,090 38,666

Government allocations etc. utilised 47,090 38,666

Net income 0 0

NOTE 4

Government-funded activities are subject to performance con-tracts, framework agreements or other agreements subject to regular reporting. Totalling DKK 47 million, government-funded ac-tivities accounted for around 2% of DRC’s total activities in 2015.

This represents an increase of 21% relative to 2014, which re-lates primarily to asylum counselling activities and counselling services for rejected asylum seekers, with the number of coun-selling sessions increasing by a massive 33% from 12,171 in 2014 to 16,161 in 2015.

Of total government-funded activities, 22% was accounted for by volunteer work in Denmark, 2% by advocacy efforts and counselling by the Center for Udsatte Flygtninge, 39% by legal counselling services for new refugees, consideration of Dublin and Manifestly Unfounded cases, quota work and family reuni-fication, 19% by counselling services for rejected asylum appli-cants, 7% by repatriation counselling, 9% by secretariat work and 2% by projects supported by local authorities.

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Activities funded by government allocations 2011-2015, DKKm


Volunteer work

Asylum counselling, Manifestly Unfounded - Dublin cases etc.

Counselling services

Secretariat work

Repatriation work

Center for Udsatte Flygtninge

Projects supported by local authorities50403020100


Property, plant and equipment Land and buildings Cars Fixtures, fittings and IT

Cost

Carrying amount at 1 January 10,859 7,253 2,359

Additions - 2,050 -

Disposals* 7,594 - 69

Carrying amount at 31 December 3,265 9,303 2,290

Depreciation

Carrying amount at 1 January 4,877 5,805 2,243

Depreciation and impairment 816 1,432 90

Disposals* 3,094 - 69

Carrying amount at 31 December 2,599 7,237 2,264

Carrying amount at 31 December 2015 666 2,066 26

* The property in Glamsbjerg was sold at its carrying amount at 1 January 2015

NOTE 6

Cash at bank and in hand 2015 2014

HQ 267,420 254,876

Lærdansk 77,693 55,917

Balances held outside Denmark 215,430 145,355

Total cash at bank and in hand 560,543 456,148

NOTE 7

Equity

Equity - own funds Own funds Total own funds

Balance at 1 January 283,738 283,738

Surplus/deficit for the year 59,571 59,571

Balance at 31 December 343,309 343,309

Other Total

Relief international international

Equity - international funds pool funds funds

Balance at 1 January 10,700 34,300 45,000

Transferred 11,044 15,787 26,831

Utilised 6,744 - 6,744

Balance at 31 December 15,000 50,087 65,087

Equity - Equity - Total

Total equity own funds international funds equity

Balance at 1 January 283,738 45,000 328,738

Surplus for the year/net transfer 59,571 20,087 79,658

Balance at 31 December 343,309 65,087 408,396

NOTE 5


All numbers in DKK’000


NOTE 8

Provisions 2015 2014

International termination liabilities etc. 11,378 6,241

International projects 17,977 19,071

Other 14,303 9,340

Total provisions 43,658 34,652

NOTE 9

Other payables

Holiday pay 67,985 49,102

Special purposes and annual national collection, unexpended grants - 2,430

Other 73,144 37,201

Total other payables 141,129 88,733

NOTE 10

Contingent liabilities Operating leases concerning copiers etc. 3,800 1,800

Rent commitments in Denmark 56,885 27,645

Guarantee commitments 8,100 8,600

NOTE 11

Payroll costs Wages and salaries 326,500 272,870

Special expat allowances - 557

Wages and salaries, local project staff abroad 322,289 252,773

Wages and salaries, Lærdansk 171,038 138,413

Adjustment of provision for holiday pay 18,744 6,234

Total wages and salaries 838,571 670,847Pensions 53,837 44,255

Social security costs 5,899 4,681

Total 898,307 719,783

Average number of employees in Denmark and expats 1,339 1,125

Average number of local staff abroad 4,743 4,665

NOTE 12

Related parties

The Danish Refugee Council is a confederation of non-partisan, voluntary national and international humanitarian organisations. Related parties are

the Executive Committee and the Organisational Management. Members of the Organisational Management receive a fixed remuneration (employ-

ment terms according to the Danish Salaried Employees Act). Members of the Executive Committee receive no remuneration.

All numbers in DKK’000







Name: The Danish Refugee Council

Address: Borgergade 10, 1300 Copenhagen K, Denmark

Telephone: +45 33 73 50 00

Fax: +45 33 32 84 48

Website: www.flygtning.dk

E-mail: [email protected]

CVR no.: 20 69 93 10

Year founded: 1956

Registered office: Copenhagen

Executive Committee: Stig Glent-Madsen (Chairman)

Bent Nicolajsen (Deputy Chairman)

Bent Lexner

Birgit Buddegård

Hans-Henrik Lund

Ilse Fjalland

Peter Kellermann Brandorff

General Management: Andreas Kamm, Secretary General

Ann Mary Olsen, International Director

Anette Christoffersen, Director of Integration

Eva Singer, Head of Asylum & Repatriation

Jørgen Skieller, Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Mads Egeskov Sørensen, Global Head of HR

Pernille Rostrup Hansen, Head of Finance

Protector: Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Auditors: Ernst & Young, Osvald Helmuths vej 4, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark

Council annual meeting: The Annual Council Meeting will be held on 19 May 2016

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