InterAction Recommendations Letter to Congress on FY2013 Budget (4!6!2012) FINAL

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President and CEO Samuel A. Worthington

Chair Kathy Spahn

Helen Keller International

Vice Chair Tsehaye Teferra

Ethiopian CommunityDevelopment Council

Treasurer Jonathan Quick

Management Sciences for He

Board of Directors Nancy Aossey

International Medical Cor

David BeckmannBread for the World

Nan DaleAction Against Hunger US

Pape GayeIntraHealth

Anne GoddardChildFund International

Cindy HallberlinGood 360

George HamiltonInstitute for SustainableCommunities

Susan HayesReSurge International

Sarah Holewinski CIVIC

Neal Keny-GuyerMercy Corps

Melanie MacdonaldWorld Neighbors

Ruth MessingerAmerican Jewish World Ser

John NunesLutheran World Relief

Carol PeasleyCEDPA

Robert RadtkeEpiscopal Relief and Develop

Farshad RastegarRelief International

Jonathan ReckfordHabitat for Humanity

William S. ReeseInternational Youth Foundatio

Carter RobertsWorld Wildlife Fund

Tessie San MartinPlan USA

Ron SconyersPhysicians for Peace

Alison SmithInsideNGO

Adam WeinbergWorld Learning

April 6, 2012

Dear Member of Congress:

We, the undersigned members of InterAction, write to urge you to support

strong funding for international development and humanitarian assistance accounts in

FY2013 as outlined in the attached account-level recommendations.

InterAction’s member nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) work in every

developing country. We know how to save a child’s life by providing vaccinations or

anti-malaria bednets, partnering with local communities wherever possible. We know

how to respond rapidly when conflicts or natural disasters overwhelm people. Weknow that working with local men, women, girls and boys to teach, share and expand

sustainable agricultural techniques helps the world’s poorest people eat not just for

one day but build livelihoods that can help them escape poverty for a lifetime. We

know that promoting democracy and good governance is fundamental because

governments chosen by the people respect and protect their populations.

Our compassion, and for some our faith, call us to do the right thing. At the

same time, today’s fiscal climate requires us to take a fresh look at the best ways to

maximize impact from limited taxpayer resources while responding to humanitarian

crises and tackling global poverty. Federal spending on poverty-focused

development and humanitarian relief amounts to only seven-tenths of 1 percent of thetotal U.S. budget, so we must ensure that tax dollars are used efficiently and

effectively.

That’s why InterAction doesn’t just advocate for resources. We support

ongoing comprehensive efforts to modernize and reform the way aid is delivered, and

we advocate for improved partnerships between the U.S. government, U.S. NGOs,

and local governments, communities and organizations that are transparent,

accountable and deliver results. Our field experience in working with local partners to

design and deliver programs directly to people in need greatly reduces the risk of

wasted funds. By working together, we can help people around the world lead more

prosperous, sustainable and healthier lives.

This work requires long-term commitment, foresight and the wisdom to seize

opportunities for change. For example, after 15 years of work targeting polio, India

was recently declared free of that disease by the World Health Organization. On the

disaster relief front, while we have seen famine conditions recede in southern

Somalia, over 2 million civilians are still in need of life-saving assistance; many of

these people will remain in crisis throughout 2012. Meanwhile, a serious food and



nutrition crisis looms in Africa’s Sahel region; 5.5 million are food insecure in Niger

alone. The Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East presents a historic

opportunity – and challenge – to help foster empowerment of local civil societies.

These and other hotspots demand active and engaged U.S. diplomacy and

assistance – both of which depend on strong funding of the international affairs

account. Commitment and nimble investment in these regions now can help local

people and communities build sustainable institutions that reduce the need for aid

over the long term.

Given the strong practical and moral arguments for investing in our

international development and humanitarian programs, and the small fraction of the

federal budget those programs constitute, we urge you to support funding for vital

international development and humanitarian accounts that is as strong as possible.

Our attached FY2013 funding recommendations for the U.S. government’s

poverty-focused international development and humanitarian relief programs are built

on decades of field experience working with local communities to deliver assistance.

Please feel free to contact Ken Forsberg at [email protected] for

recommendation justifications.

Thank you for giving serious consideration to our recommendations and for

your continuing leadership in Congress.

Respectfully, [Names of signing organizations and logos follow below]

1. ACDI/VOCA2. Action Against Hunger3. ActionAid International USA4. ADRA5. African Methodist Episcopal

Church Service and DevelopmentAgency

6. Air Serv International7. All Hands Volunteers8. Alliance for Peacebuilding9. America's Development

Foundation

10. American Jewish World Service11. American Near East Refugee Aid12. American Red Cross13. American Refugee Committee

International14. AmeriCares15. Amigos de las Americas16. Basic Education Coalition17. Better World Campaign

18. Bread for the World19. CARE20. CBM21. Center for Health & Gender Equity

(CHANGE)22. Center for Justice and

Peacebuilding/Eastern MennoniteUniversity

23. CHF International24. ChildFund International25. Christian Reformed World Relief

Committee

26. Church World Service27. CIVIC28. Concern America29. CONCERN Worldwide30. Congressional Hunger Center31. Counterpart International32. Creative Learning33. Disability Rights Education and

Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)

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34. Education Development Center,Inc.

35. Episcopal Relief & Development

36. Ethiopian Community DevelopmentCouncil

37. Family Care International38. Food for the Poor, Inc.39. Friends of the Global Fight40. Global Washington41. Habitat for Humanity International42. Handicap International/USA43. Heartland Alliance for Human

Needs & Human Rights44. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

(HIAS)

45. Heifer Project International46. Helen Keller International47. HelpAge USA48. IMA World Health49. INMED Partnerships for Children50. InsideNGO51. Institute for Sustainable

Communities52. International Center for Research

on Women (ICRW)53. International Foundation for

Electoral Systems

54. International Fund for AnimalWelfare55. International Housing Coalition56. International Medical Corps57. International Relief & Development,

Inc.58. International Relief Teams59. International Rescue Committee60. International Youth Foundation61. IntraHealth International Inc.62. Islamic Relief63. Life for Relief and Development

64. Lions Clubs International65. Lutheran World Relief66. Management Sciences for Health67. Medical Care Development68. Medshare69. Mercy - USA for Aid and

Development70. Mercy Corps

71. Merlin USA72. National Association of Social

Workers

73. Operation USA74. Pact75. PATH76. Pathfinder International77. PCI78. Perkins International79. Plan International USA80. Planet Aid81. Plant with Purpose82. Population Action International83. Population Communication84. Project C.U.R.E

85. ProLiteracy Worldwide86. Relief International87. Resolve88. ReSurge International89. RESULTS90. Save the Children91. SEVA Foundation92. Stop Hunger Now, Inc.93. The Alliance to End Hunger94. The Hunger Project95. Transparency International-USA96. Trickle Up Program

97. U.S. Climate Action Network98. U.S. International Council onDisabilities (USICD)

99. United Methodist Committee onRelief

100. US Committee for Refugees &Immigrants

101. US Fund for UNICEF

102. VAB103. Water for South Sudan104. WaterAid in America105. WellShare International

106. Winrock International107. Women Thrive Worldwide108. World Food Program USA109. World Learning110. World Neighbors111. World Wildlife Fund

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InterAction FY2013 RecommendationACCOUNT (or sub-account)

(incl. OCO)(in $ thousands)

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - USAID $2,798,250Maternal and Child Health $650,550Family Planning in All Accounts $700,000Nutrition $200,000Vulnerable Children $17,500HIV/AIDS $350,000Malaria $650,000TB $236,000Neglected Tropical Diseases $89,000

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - STATE $6,142,860Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria $1,650,000

NIH GLOBAL HEALTH - HHS $605,700CDC GLOBAL HEALTH - HHS $362,900DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE $2,681,532

Food Security and Agriculture in all bilateral accounts $1,245,971Microfinance $265,000Basic Education in all accounts $925,000Climate Change in All State and USAID Accounts $522,900

SCCF & LDCF $50,000Biodiversity in all accounts $200,000Water in all accounts $350,000

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT $898,200INTERNATIONAL ORG’S AND PROGRAMS $348,705

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION $1,358,500GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

PROGRAM $134,000INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT $30,000MCGOVERN-DOLE INT'L FOOD FOR EDUCATION &

CHILD NUTRITION - AG BILL $209,500GREEN CLIMATE FUND $5,000INT'L DISASTER ASSISTANCE $1,466,000MIGRATION/ REFUGEE ASSISTANCE $1,875,100EMER. REFUGEE & MIGRATION ASSIST (ERMA) $100,000P.L. 480 TITLE II FOOD FOR PEACE - AG BILL $1,840,000

TRANSITION INITIATIVES $57,600USAID OPERATING EXPENSES $1,374,246

USAID WORKING CAPITAL FUNDAuthority to establish and

fundCONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL

PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES (CIPA) $2,164,580PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (PKO) $249,100

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