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12ABRINQ: DEDICATED TOTHE RIGHTSOF BRAZILS
CHILDRENAND ADOLESCENTSThe Abrinq Foundation bridges social and economic divides to
protect the rights and improve the lives of Brazils children.
15AN INFORMATION SOURCE ON PHILANTHROPY,
SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND BRIDGING DIVIDES
16US-MEXICO BORDER:
COMMUNITYFOUNDATIONS AS CHANGE AGENTSA unique partnership tackles social and
economic problems along the US-Mexico border.
19UNIVERSITYFOR A NIGHT20SENIORFELLOWS: CATALYSTS FORCHANGE
ANNUAL REPORT
2STAFF AND OFFICES3
INTRODUCTION:BRIDGING SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC DIVIDESTO OVERCOMEPOVERTYAND INCREASE EQUITY
4FDC: RAYOF HOPE FOR
MOZAMBIQUES FUTUREThe countrys first grantmaking foundation
enables Mozambicans to help themselves.
22OURNETWORK, PARTPROGRAMS
24SOUTHEAST ASIA: FOU
WORKING TO SOLVE LAND NATIONAL PROBLCommunity foundations iPhilippines, Thailand andfostering collaboration amsociety, local government
to address development c
29LEADERSHIPTHAT BRDIVIDES: CONNECTININTERESTS FORCOMMSynergos convenes a globthat develops tools to teaneeded for successful coll
30GPC TRIPSTO SOUTH
Global Philanthropists Citrips leave an indelible imforging alliances and transphilanthropy.
36ESQUEL: ECUADORS MFOUNDATIONAn innovative organizatioapproaches in Ecuadors sreduce poverty and promodevelopment.
39 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
40 DONORS
42 SUMMARYFINANCIAL REPORT
COVER: AmeliasHome forAbandonedChildren,aprogram in CapeTown, SouthAfrica, supportedby IkamvaLabantu and theRupert f amily,
that Global Philanthropists Circlemembers visited.
fpo
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he history of Mozambique
fraught with colonialism,internal conflict and faminPortuguese colony for a
500 years, Mozambique achieveindependence in 1975 after a fiv
year, hard-fought war. That str
was followed by 15 years of foreiinfluenced war. A UN-brokeredsettlement brought peace in 199but the consequences of the wa
were devastating.Almost a million Mozambican
during the fighting and from famcaused by a severe drought.
Hope
FDC:
RayofMozambiqueFuture
f
Graa Machel,
co-founder and
Chairperson of the
Foundation forCommunity
Development and
former first lady of
Mozambique and
South Africa.
T
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HE SYNERGOS INSTITUTE is an independent nonprofit organ
dedicated to the development of effective, sustainable and
based solutions to poverty.
Synergos is a force for reducing poverty in the developing wo
believe that poverty is the result of a complicated array of caus
conditions and cannot be remedied without the commitment of
sectors of societygovernment, business, nonprofit organization
other major stakeholders.Our staff of 35, headquartered in New York and onsite in Asia
America and Southern Africa, work with Synergos partners to m
resources and bridge social and economic divides to reduce pove
increase equity.
Our programs:s Build and strengthen community foundations in Africa, Asia an
America, fostering a local culture of philanthropy
s Bring leading philanthropic families together to deepen the im
their social investments
s Broker partnerships among philanthropists, government, busine
citizens, increasing the flow of resources to impoverished comm
around the world.
t
ANGOLA
CYPRUS
SLOVAKIA
RUSSIA
INDIABANGLADESH
THAILAND
INDONESIA
P
AU
ZIMBABWE
MOZAMBIQUE
TANZANIA
MALAWI
KENYA
ZAMBIA
SWAZILAND
NAMIBIA
BOTSWANA
SOUTH AFRICA
LESOTHO
Our Networks, Partners and Programs
Senior Fellows & Alumni
Global PhilanthropistsCircle Families
Board Members
Partners
Key Program Countries
Regional Programs
Synergos Offices
BRAZIL
ARGENTINA
GHANA
MOROCCO
PORTUGALSPAI N
UNITED KINGDOMBELGIUM
ECUADOR
COLOMBI A
JAMAICA
PUERTO RICO
UNI TED STATES
CANADA
MEXICO
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he aftermath of the Asian fi-nancial crisis in the late
1990s strained the resourcesof Southeast Asia, increasingunemployment, adversely af-
fecting vulnerable populations, and furtherendangering the environment.
Although poverty rates have tapered off slight-ly, the residual effects of that period remain.Poverty is still endemic, especially in Indonesiaand the Philippines where the disparities be-
tween rich and poor continue to grow.At the same time, political change has
brought about new opportunities. Three di-
verse countries Thailand, the Philippines andIndonesia are giving more power to their citi-zens through decentralized governments.
In this climate, local foundations haveemerged as especially useful vehicles for fos-
tering collaboration among civil society, localgovernment and business that address devel-opment challenges. Synergos is promotingand supporting foundations which can mo-
bilize resources and channel funding andtechnical support to service deliverers ascritical institutions in combating poverty in
Southeast Asia.
Synergos in Southeast Asia
Synergos has been facilitating the communityfoundation movement in Southeast Asia bybringing together local institutions, leaders
and resources since 1997. Work includes pro-ducing directories of foundations in eachcountry, providing foundation capacity build-
ing services through Senior Fellow consultan-cies, organizing workshops on foundationresource mobilization, and linking founda-
tions to funding and information sources.We began work in Southeast Asia by map-
ping the foundation sector in each country.
Research identified the key actors, the
amount and sources of funds being mobi-lized, and the types of programs being sup-
ported. Findings were discussed in countryand regional workshops to identify opportu-
t
SOUTHEAST ASIA:
F ou n da t ion s Wor k in g t o SolveLoca l a n d Na t ion a l P r oblem s
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otal role in improving the well-being of the residents.
These are just two examples of the diverse experiencesshared by GPC members on trips to Southern Africa in
2002 and 2003. Both visited South Africa; the 2002 tr ip alsostopped in Mozambique.
The GPC offers its members engaged phil
from 14 countries a chance to exchange ideas wlearn about successful philanthropic initiatives
gies, and collaborate in groundbreaking efforts tpoverty around the world. The annual trips also
30
t a dinner one night in Cape
Town, the room was packed with a cross section of the
foremost figures from the anti-apartheid struggle, currentgovernment and business leaders of South Africa, and visit-
ing members of the Global Philanthropists Circle (GPC).
Another day, Circle members stood in a field on the coun-try's remote Eastern Cape where community women grow
vegetables for sale at the local market. Members learnedfirsthand about the strength of one organization and its piv-
a
Globa l Ph ila nt h r opis t s Cir cleMembers Sha re Divers e Exper i ences on South ern Afr ica n Tr ip
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Credits
Leslie J.Yerman (lead writer)
Robin Read (design)
James M. Brasher III, John Heller, Andrew Sillen,Shari Turitz, John Tomlinson (editorial board)
Classic Color Systems (printing)
Photographs by/Courtesy of:Abrinq Foundation for Childrens Rights
Bajo Community Foundation
Border Health Commission (map)
Esquel Foundation
Sylvain Gaboury
Art Humphrey
Grace Kiniki/Foundation for Community Development
Richard Kiy/International Community Foundation
Eric Miller
Ricardo Morales
Philippine Business for Social Progress
J.D. Scott
VillageReach
Gisele Wulfsohn
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