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Annual Report 2016

Contents

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Report from the President of the Board 2

Report from the Chief Executive 3

About UNICEF 4

Our Work: Select Programs in the Region and Beyond 6

Championing Children’s Rights in Australia 8

Humanitarian Action: For every child, safety and security 10

Development Programs 14

Our Global Parents 26

Our Community Fundraisers 27

Our Business Partners 28

Our People 30

Our Board 32

Summarised Financial Report 33

Auditor’s Report 36

Committed to Best Practice 39

Seven-year-old Makelesi surveys the damage to her school’s library after Cyclone Winston tore the entire roof from this building in Fiji.

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Report from the President of the Board

It has been a confronting year for the world’s most disadvantaged children. As UNICEF marked 70 years since its founding, we worked harder than ever to promote the rights and well-being of children everywhere.

In 2016, Syria entered its fifth year of civil war, where 1 in 3 children are growing up knowing nothing but conflict. The impact of the world’s refugee crisis has been felt in neighbouring countries, Europe and indeed Australia. In 2016, UNICEF Australia co-authored a report outlining the prolonged and severe human costs of Australia’s asylum seeker framework. The At What Cost report was ground-breaking in its findings, revealing the $9.6 billion human economic and strategic costs of Australia’s refugee and asylum seeker policies.

In 2016 our development programs reached children in need with access to clean water and sanitation, nutrition, education and protection. Australians directly supported the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in Kiribati to immunise all babies when they reach six weeks. Our education program in the Solomon Islands is making a huge difference to children who have felt disengaged from the system. And life-changing programs are being rolled out in Cambodia, Myanmar, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, among other places. Our regular reviews and evaluations are showing a high standard of implementation, management and most importantly, results.

Our Australian corporate supporters play a critical role in helping children, and we are enormously grateful to every business that has supported us this year. I would like to acknowledge Qantas, with whom we celebrated 25 years of partnership in 2016. The Change for Good program was established in 1992 and asks passengers to place foreign and local currency in the in-flight Change for Good envelopes. Since inception, this fantastic initiative has raised $32 million for the world’s most vulnerable children, a testament to the commitment and passion of Qantas customers, cabin crew and management.

I would like to welcome of our new CEO, Tony Stuart, who joins UNICEF Australia at an exciting and important time. Under his leadership, we hope to do even more to stand up for the rights of children throughout the world. I extend my thanks and admiration to the UNICEF Australia staff, and my fellow Board members, for their ongoing work to safeguard the well-being of children. And finally, thank you to the many individuals, families and organisations who help us drive changes in disadvantaged children’s lives. It is thanks to you that UNICEF can continue its life-saving work.

John Stewart President

Report from the Chief Executive

For 70 years UNICEF supporters like you have been the difference between life and death, surviving and thriving, for millions of children around the world. While we face the largest humanitarian crisis for children since WWII, with hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children on the move from Syria and the region and famine raging in South Sudan and emerging in Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria, my first six months at UNICEF have convinced me that together we can, and do, make a life changing difference for children every day. Whether through a jacket in a freezing refugee camp, the delivery of therapeutic food to a severely malnourished child, a vaccine, an education, or a listening ear, UNICEF supporters are by the side of vulnerable and suffering children letting them know somebody cares. I could not be more proud to be a part of this work and this organisation, and we could not be more grateful for your support.

But we have a challenge ahead of us. Government funding to Foreign Aid is decreasing while more children are facing displacement, famine, and other crises than any other time in modern history. In the face of this challenge, UNICEF cannot slow down, and indeed must expand its impact for children. Here at UNICEF Australia we intend to do this by deepening our impact globally, regionally, and locally. That is where dedicated supporters like you come in. Generous Australian individuals and partners are making a difference for children caught in crisis around the world. With your support, we simultaneously intend to grow our impact regionally by working with strategic partners, including the Australian Government, in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Timor Leste, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. At home in Australia, we need to help ensure that no child is left behind in our own country. We will continue to strongly advocate on the rights of all Australian children and ensure that they have adequate protection, appropriate justice and safety from violence.

At this milestone anniversary, we want to remind our supporters of our focus on children at home and abroad. We know that every child deserves a fair chance in life whether they are in Syria, Sydney or Sudan. We are passionate and committed to making this happen. It is a privilege to join a team so driven to make a difference for children at home and abroad. We hope that in the minds of all Australians, we will be seen as the Children’s Champion – championing their rights with the business community, media and government.

Thank you.

Tony Stuart Chief Executive

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UNICEF: 70 years for every child

“The hope of the world rests in the coming generations.”

With these words in 1946, the United Nations General Assembly recommended the establishment of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, to safeguard the lives of children struggling to survive in the aftermath of World War II – and in doing so, to help rebuild destroyed societies and restore hope for a better future.

From providing safe shelter, nutrition and protection, to supplying clean water and sanitation, health care and education, UNICEF works for and with children. We are guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that every child has a right to survive, thrive and fulfil their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

We carry this mandate in everything we do.

Fairness has always been at the heart of our work at UNICEF. Seventy years ago it didn’t matter which country the children whose lives had been ravaged by war lived, or what role that country played in the war. What mattered was reaching the children at greatest risk and in greatest need.

The same principle guides our work today.

We work to live up to the trust that was placed in us 70 years ago to promote the rights and protect the well-being of all the world’s children, wherever they live, and whatever the domestic politics or international policies of their governments. Many highlights of that work appear in the pages of this annual report.

Children are our mission. And the “hope of the world” still rests on them.

Our MissionUNICEF’s mission focuses on the whole child – including that child’s mental and physical health, and his or her access to education, legal and social protection, safe water, sanitation and more. UNICEF understands that the spiral of poverty, disease and hunger stifles global development and leads to violations of children’s human rights. Those rights guide UNICEF’s work towards a world where every child has a fair chance in life.

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For every child, hopeBy ‘every child,’ UNICEF means infants and adolescents alike – including those born into poverty or reduced to poverty by the loss of a parent, or due to bias and discrimination. It means boys and girls alike – including girls who are denied access to quality education, girls who are targets of gender-based and sexual violence, and girls whose life prospects are destroyed by early marriage.

In 2016, we worked harder than ever to promote the rights and well-being of children everywhere.

In Australia, that meant standing up for our country’s most vulnerable children, working alongside government, advocates, health workers and educators.

We directly funded programs in our region and beyond, focusing on every child’s right to health, nutrition, education and child protection.

In the Solomon Islands, our early childhood development programs are helping children under the age of 5 get the best start in life, while in Kiribati, UNICEF is supporting the introduction of a rotavirus vaccine for all newborns when they reach six weeks. In Cambodia, screening and treatment for malnutrition is resulting in clear improvements, and important child protection interventions are keeping children in families and preventing unnecessary institutionalisation. The results from our programs are outlined in this report.

In 2016, children continued to bear the brunt of conflict, natural disasters and prolonged droughts, and UNICEF staff on the ground provided lifesaving assistance. Our emergency response in Syria is helping vaccinate 3.5 million children against polio. In the aftermath of cyclone Winston in Fiji, UNICEF delivered drinking water to 11,617 people. And in Ethiopia, where El Niño drought has continued to wreak havoc on children and families, UNICEF supported the roll out mobile health and nutrition teams providing communities in need with access to immunisation, antenatal care and nutrition screening and treatment.,

We worked alongside corporate partners – like IKEA, Qantas, Starwood Hotel & Resorts and MMG – to bring progress. We are grateful to the thousands of Australians who generously donated in 2016, including the 28,015 Global Parents, who give on a monthly basis.

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ZIMBABWEEducationProviding water and sanitation in the poorest schools to help children stay in school

ETHIOPIAChild & Maternal HealthProviding access to health, nutrition and emergency services through mobile health teams

MYANMARChild ProtectionSupporting adolescent networks to ensure young people’s voices are heard

SYRIAEmergency ResponseDelivering essential services for Syrian families during civil war

IRAQChild ProtectionProviding child-friendly spaces in Mosul to help children learn and play

INDONESIAChild ProtectionHelping register births so children can access services incluing health and education

NutritionPreventing malnutrition and undernutrition


Our Work: Select Programs in the Region and Beyond

LAOSChild ProtectionStrengthening the justice system for children in contact with the law

NutritionPreventing malnutrition and undernutrition

CAMBODIANutritionPreventing malnutrition and undernutrition

Child ProtectionKeeping children out of institutional care and with their families

EducationStrengthening early childhood development services and multi lingual education

SOLOMON ISLANDSEducationImproving access to early childhood education and improving the quality of teaching

AUSTRALIAChild RightsInfluencing governments and the private sector by providing technical advice

FIJICyclone WinstonDistributing emergency health kits, tents and education supplies to the worst affected outer islands

KIRIBATIChild & Maternal HealthSupporting a package of health interventions to reduce child mortality

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Our work with governmentOne of UNICEF’s strengths, both internationally and in Australia, is our ability to work collaboratively with governments to develop systems and policies that improve children’s lives. This means that we benefit the widest number of children and that our work is sustainable over time. In Australia we work with the support of the members of the Australian Parliamentary Association for UNICEF.

Protecting the rights of children in Australia A report released in June from the Australian Child Rights Taskforce, led by UNICEF Australia and the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre, highlighted that despite two decades of consecutive economic growth, one in six children in Australia still lives below the poverty line with no view of a long term solution. CRC25: Australian Child Rights Progress Report marked 25 years since Australia ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, agreeing to a set of standards and obligations for all children. The report identified that inadequate and uneven progress has been made for key groups of children. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, LGBTI children, children from rural areas, children with disabilities and children from migrant backgrounds are more likely to experience persistent poverty, discrimination, social exclusion and disadvantage. UNICEF Australia continues to work with policy makers on recommendations for how these challenges can be addressed.

Advocating for children seeking asylum This year, UNICEF Australia welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that children were no longer being held in immigration detention facilities on mainland Australia. We continue to work with Government and civil society partners towards an urgent and appropriate resettlement solution for children and families who currently remain on Nauru and Manus Island. In 2016, UNICEF Australia and Save the Children Australia released a joint report which set out the human, economic and strategic costs of Australia’s asylum seeker framework. The At

What Cost report set out the prolonged and severe human costs of Australia’s current approach and revealed a $9.6 billion financial cost to Australian taxpayers over the 2014-2016 period. The report also found that Australia’s approach would cost a further $5.7 billion over the next four years unless changes were made. The ground-breaking report sets out a plan for how the Australian Government could embrace a more humane and effective alternative that would afford greater protections for children and other asylum seekers and refugees.

Promoting respect for human rights in business In 2016, UNICEF Australia launched a focus on child rights in business, with the intention of increasing the number of governments, businesses and civil society organisations supporting children’s rights in the context of business operations. Working with civil society organisations and the private sector, UNICEF Australia is playing an important role to encourage the Australian Government to commit to establishing a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. Throughout 2016 we also provided advice to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) to support good practice in human rights, child safeguarding and sustainability in the delivery of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018.

Justice for childrenThe over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and the conditions in youth detention facilities continue to be an issue of significant concern for UNICEF Australia. In 2016, we provided technical advice and policy submissions to the Royal Commission into Child Protection and Youth Detention Systems of the Northern Territory, which proposed major reforms. We have also undertaken national and state based advocacy to ensure that youth justice and child protection were priorities on COAG’s agenda. UNICEF Australia is a member of the Change the Record Coalition which sets out a blue print to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander over-incarceration, and related levels of violence.


UNICEF Australia defends the rights of children in Australia and overseas, and helps them to develop to their full potential. We do this through listening to children, influencing governments and the private sector, providing technical advice, communicating with the public and through building evidence and data.

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In 2016, UNICEF Australia advocated for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). OPCAT deals with places of detention – and seeks to prevent cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In 2016, UNICEF Australia produced a major submission supporting OPCAT and detailed a model for a preferred national preventative mechanism. In a significant development, the Australian Government has since announced that it will ratify OPCAT.

Strengthening children’s rights in overseas aidIn 2016, the Australian government cut the overseas development aid (ODA) budget by $224 million, following a $1 billion cut in 2015. Australian aid as a share of Gross National Income (GNI) will fall to just 0.23 per cent by 2016-17 – its lowest historic level. UNICEF Australia is concerned about the investments – or lack thereof – for the most

disadvantaged children in Australia and the region. In 2016, we commenced a partnership with World Vision Australia to make the case for a stronger focus on children and their rights in Australia’s overseas aid policy.

Creating child friendly citiesUNICEF Australia and the South Australian Government co-launched the Child Friendly City Initiative in Adelaide in October 2016. This partnership has produced two key resources to help guide local councils across South Australia to become child friendly: Children’s Voices Connecting Communities: An Introduction to Child Friendly SA and Self-Implementation Guide: A Step by Step Guide to becoming Child Friendly. The Premier of South Australia also used the occasion to announce the creation of an independent Children’s Commissioner in South Australia. UNICEF Australia has advocated in all states and territories and at a Federal level to encourage governments to establish independent Children’s Commissioners as an important step in strengthening accountability to children.

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Every Syrian child under the age of five has known nothing but a lifetime shaped by war – that’s an estimated 2.9 million children inside Syria and at least 811,000 in neighbouring countries. Syria is now the most deadly and complex conflict of our time; its impact is affecting millions and is being felt across continents. Many families have lost everything – including, for those who have fled the country, the protections that come with citizenship.

A heavy toll on children

• 8 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance

• Nearly 5 million Syrians have been registered as refugees.

• Children recruited to fight from as young as seven years of age

The humanitarian response to Syria’s crisis began as a traditional emergency relief program. Five years on, it has grown into the largest response in recent years.

In 2016, Australians contributed $344,322 to support UNICEF’s emergency response in Syria and neighbouring countries. While the Australian and international communities have responded generously, much more is needed.

In 2016, only 6 per cent of UNICEF’s funding requirements for the Syria crisis were received.

UNICEF and its partners are committed to delivering essential services for Syrian families and keeping Syrian children from becoming a ‘lost generation’. Critical efforts are being made to minimise the impact of the crisis on children – including in the life-saving areas of health, nutrition, immunisation, water and sanitation, as well as education and child protection.

1 in 3 Syrian children have grown up knowing only crisis

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The last time Nuha, 11, saw her brother, he was heading out to get her a scoop of her favourite ice-cream in the Old City of Homs. A mortar struck him, and he never returned.

“I imagine him coming back with an ice-cream in his hand,” she says, standing quietly on the spot where he died.

In 2016, UNICEF:

• Helped to vaccinate 3.5 million children against polio

• Gave 1.4 million children and mothers access to primary health care

• Delivered medical supplies for more than 2 million people across Syria.

When conflicts or natural disasters strike, children are always the most vulnerable, particularly the poorest and most disadvantaged. In 2015, UNICEF and partners responded to 310 emergency situations in 102 countries reaching millions of vulnerable children and their caregivers. In 2016, the challenges continued and were significant with more people displaced than any other time since World War II.

Children continue to bear the brunt of conflict, natural disasters and prolonged droughts, and UNICEF staff on the ground continue to provide lifesaving assistance.

By providing urgent humanitarian action and supporting sustainable development work, UNICEF, together with governments and partners, strengthen the systems that provide critical services to children and families before, during and long after the onset of a crisis. With this support, communities can be better prepared for emergencies and more resilient when future disasters strike.

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“When I was little, I loved to read,“ says Mes’hal, 16, a refugee in Jordan’s Za’atari Camp, scavenging goods with his wheelbarrow. “I used to think I was going to be a teacher.

“But now I’ve been out of school for three years. If I go back to school now, I’ll be too old. I’ll have to go back to Grade 5. And if I do that, who will support my family?”

Mes’hal has enrolled in a special non-formal education scheme for working children, learning basic Arabic and Mathematics, part of a region-wide “No Lost Generation Initiative“. He keeps going to school, even though days are long and he gets tired. “A job is a job,” he says. “But if I can learn Mathematics, it will always remain mine.”

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UNICEF is also working in neighbouring countries to support refugee families and the communities in which they have settled. Countries including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, have taken in millions of Syrian refugees. Many more Syrian families have risked everything to find safety outside the region. For children reached by aid, the response has made a difference. Many lives have been saved, and others changed for the better.

In February 2016, Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston flattened entire villages in Fiji with torrential rain, storm surges and wind gusts of up to 325 km/h. Forty per cent of the total population was impacted and in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 120,000 children. Thousands of homes were damaged, hospitals, schools and water supplies were hit hard, and damage to crops and livestock cut off families’ food and livelihoods.

“I was with my family...then I saw our house starting to collapse. I grabbed my brother Waisake and we ran. I was so scared. We ran from house to house three times. Now I am heartbroken to see the house where I was born and raised in, in pieces”.

Adi, 13, and her 4-year-old brother Waisake survived the cyclone but lost their home on Yasawa Island.

In 2016, Australians contributed $680,164 to support UNICEF’s emergency response in Fiji.

Rapid response to Cyclone Winston in Fiji

Results Within the first 24 hours of the Fiji Government’s request for assistance, UNICEF provided 3,000 people with access to safe drinking water and distributed emergency health kits, tents and education supplies to the worst affected outer islands. UNICEF supporters have since provided safe drinking water to nearly 11,617 people in Fiji.

In the aftermath of the cyclone, UNICEF gave mothers like Avalon the expert advice, supplies and support they needed to see their newborns through this tough time.

Avalon went into labour just as the cyclone hit, surviving ferocious winds, flying debris and downed power lines to make it to hospital and give birth to two healthy girls.

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Ripisai Manonge stands in the empty enclosure that once housed all her cattle.

The battle to retake the city of Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State put thousands of families in humanitarian catastrophe. Hellish images of conflict, smoke-filled skies and families on the run filled the news. Many children witnessed unimaginable violence, experienced harsh persecution and missed out on school at a critical time in their development. As boys and girls flee into camps, UNICEF’s child-

friendly spaces are helping them learn and play. Each tent is a safe and welcoming place where children can escape from the chaos that swirls around them; a chance to get psychosocial care and recover from trauma.

In 2016, Australians contributed $51,629 to support UNICEF’s emergency response in Mosul.

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In 2016, a devastating El Niño cycle fueled the highest global temperatures in more than 130 years, forcing thousands to flee their scorched or flooded lands, causing major crop losses, impacting water supplies and leaving millions food insecure. In East and Southern Africa, El Niño put the health of the region’s most vulnerable people at risk. The region’s

worst drought in decades ruined harvests, dried up water supplies and left 1.2 million children with severe acute malnutrition, struggling to survive. Australians contributed $136,796 to help reach children with the therapeutic treatment they need to recover from severe acute malnutrition.

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The Pacific: Solomon IslandsFor every child, educationWith funding from Australia, UNICEF Pacific is taking an integrated approach to address the challenges to improving educational indicators in the Solomon Islands.

In 2016, UNICEF Australia supporters contributed $254,155 to fund the Targeted Support to Basic Education in Solomon Islands program. The program focused on 500 young children aged under 5 and their families (250 households), 8,114 primary school children in Guadalcanal and approximately 2,000 parents and school committee members. It included the introduction of key interventions in early childhood development, continuous professional development of primary school teachers, and the roll out of the teachers’ Code of Ethics.

We are grateful to the Australian Government for providing support for this program.

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Results Early Childhood Development

In 2016, more than 200 families and approximately 450 children under the age of 5 were reached with early childhood development initiatives.

Continuous Professional Development

Eighty Year 1 and 2 teachers attended orientation and refresher workshops to strengthen school-based in-service teacher training, and 30 teachers completed the second phase of training. Teacher surveys have been introduced as an effective monitoring tool to observe training effectiveness to teacher practices and educational quality.

Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics has been introduced in three wards in Guadalcanal Province, benefiting 23 schools and 5,694 students, including 2,742 girls. Its introduction correlates with increases in teacher attendance rates and decreases in incidences of corporal punishment and bullying.

Local storybooks and posters help children prepare for school life

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The Pacific: Kiribati For every child and mother, health In 2016, UNICEF continued to support the Government of Kiribati to introduce a vaccine for rotavirus, vaccinating all newborn children when they reach six weeks. It is one of the first countries in the Pacific to introduce the rotavirus vaccine and integrate it into routine immunisation programs countrywide. In 2016, UNICEF Australia supporters contributed $344,740 to this program. The Government of Kiribati has committed to progressively take over the costs of the rotavirus immunisation in coming years.

We are grateful to IKEA for providing support for this program.

Wilco Gideon is an early childhood education teacher who knows the setbacks facing children trying to access early education. “I’ve been teaching for over four years now and one of the major challenges has been lack of materials to support my teaching,” he says. “The few materials I used in my class are mainly produced overseas and feature characters and environments that are very different from Solomon Islands, making it difficult for children to relate to them.”

With funding from Australia, UNICEF Pacific partnered with the Ministry of Education to develop storybooks and posters tailored to the country’s unique cultural and geographical context. More than 50 Solomon Islands graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and early childhood teachers collaborated on the development of materials.

The program has made a huge difference. Children easily identify with the images, and the morals of the stories promote a culture of reading, as well as the language, social, emotional and cognitive development of children.

Wilco was one of 21 early childhood education teachers and community facilitators selected from targeted communities to take part in a three-day training of these materials. They also prepared workplans for home visits and distribution of the storybooks and posters to targeted households in their communities.

Five-year-old Paul from Guadalcanal Province, whose mother participated in a workshop, says the storybooks helped him overcome his fear of the doctor.

“One of the books encouraged children not to be afraid of visits to the hospital and to see doctors and nurses as friends who can help them. This is exactly the challenge often faced by parents when they bring their children to hospital, so these stories can change the lives of children and families,” says Wilco.

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In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $178,517 to combat severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years old. With this funding, a protocol and training package was developed and rolled-out through a series of training workshops to all six intervention sub-districts, reaching 74 health workers from 29 health facilities and 12 government health officials. Children are given a nutrient-rich paste known as ready-to-use therapeutic food, a medical treatment for severe acute malnutrition, and given medicine to treat any underlying health problems. The program also seeks to build the capacity of health workers and community volunteers to counsel mothers on breastfeeding and complementary feeding so that their children are less likely to become malnourished from an early age. In Indonesia, only 42 per cent of infants aged less than six months are exclusively breastfed.

IndonesiaFor every child, nutrition

ResultsBy September 2016, approximately 3,000 children were being screened for severe acute malnutrition each month in the first four sub-districts, 222 children were admitted for treatment and about one third had been fully treated and returned to a normal body weight. There has been further expansion of training on maternal and infant nutrition, including recommended breastfeeding practices, and more than 400 community-based workers received refresher training on how to screen children for severe acute malnutrition.

A 2016 mid-term review (Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage) of this program found a need to continue to strengthen training of volunteer health workers and mobilisation of community members to prevent and treat severe acute malnutrition. UNICEF in Indonesia and its partners are working to implement these recommendations and continue building the capacity of key local stakeholders to reduce malnutrition in the target district.

A few months ago, two-year-old twins Randy and Rendy looked fragile, lethargic and thin. The twins suffered from severe acute malnutrition and remained sitting in their mother’s lap, unable to stand or walk on their own. The twins live in Nusa Tenggara Timur in the eastern part of the archipelago, one of six provinces where the prevalence of acute malnutrition is critical.

A local nurse in their village noticed the boys and they became two of the first patients enrolled in the new program. One month into the regimen, the boys are noticeably healthier and stronger. Randy, the older twin, is able to walk, while Rendy is able to stand and is learning to walk.

“My children are crying for life — not death.”

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Most Australians take it for granted that they can prove their identity by producing their birth certificate. Under international law, birth registration is a fundamental human right and a key to citizenship. If your birth has never been registered, children can miss out on the benefits of citizenship and, as they become adults, struggle to fully participate in society.

In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $371,610 to promote universal birth registration in Indonesia, focusing on 2.6 million unregistered children in six provinces of Central and East Java, Aceh, South and West Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara. UNICEF offers technical support to local government to increase outreach services for registration and establish online services at maternity hospitals, community health posts and village offices.

For every child, universal birth registration

“This is a legal document. It’s true. It shows this is my child. He will now be able to go to school and have a future.”

New father, Rahardi Joko Suparno.

ResultsA mid -year update from UNICEF Indonesia found that:

• More than 1.1 million children in the six focus districts have been registered

• Birth registration increased from 68% in 2014 to 79% in 2016 in the nine implementation districts of the six provinces.

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Socio-economic inequalities and low household wealth in Cambodia continue to fuel high rates of child malnutrition. In poor communities, children are fed watered-down rice as their only source of solid nutrition. In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $59,990 to combatting malnutrition. The program is divided into four components: improving the policy environment and scaling up food fortification for women of reproductive age (aged 15-49); accelerating community-based micronutrient supplementation for children 6-23 months, and developing innovative supplements for children 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women; promoting appropriate complementary feeding practices for children 6-23 months (including development of potential market-based supplements); and scaling up specialised treatment with therapeutic food in wasted children aged 0-5 years.

Reaching Phnom Penh’s vulnerable communitiesYin Seiha, 15 months old, and her mother Chea Sok live in one of Phnom Penh’s slum communities, in a single room hut that floats on the Tonle Sap River. Smiling and playing with her one-year-old neighbour, it’s hard to believe that this is the same child that a month ago was struggling to live and in need of urgent treatment.

Luckily, the young child caught the attention of a local village health volunteer Sothea Teth, whose role is to identify malnourished children in the community and refer them to services. She also follows up with women and children who are at risk of becoming malnourished and could benefit from available support.

“As the volunteer, I know many families with malnourished children,” Sothea said. “Visiting families at their home enables me to refer them to outreach services when they are offered at the village or to services at the health centre and hospital.”

At the screening site, Seiha was diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition by the trained health staff, requiring special treatment. They suspected that her inadequate diet – watered-down rice as her only source of solid nutrition – was the reason behind her poor nutritional status, as is the case with many other young children from poor families who live in similar conditions.

Like many poor Cambodians, Chea was simply unaware of her baby’s nutritional needs and what she needed to thrive. She did not realise that the food she was giving Seiha was preventing her growth and development and threatening her life.

CambodiaFor every child, nutrition

Results More than 11,000 children have been treated for severe acute malnutrition in the last three years.

Evidence shows clear improvements in nutritional outcomes for children at the local level through severe acute malnutrition screening and treatment. UNICEF has contributed to the development of a Ready-to-eat therapeutic food (Num Trey therapeutic) and food supplement (Num Trey prevention), which are fish-based and locally produced.

An external evaluation found that Num Trey was equally as effective in treating severe acute malnutrition as the globally used BP-100, meaning treatment can be produced locally rather than relying on international products. A national campaign reached women of reproductive age, pregnant/lactating women and child caregivers, while more than 500,000 children aged 6-24 months were reached with mass media. More than 50 per cent of the population surveyed had not received nutrition or WASH messages during their latest visit to a health centre. To combat this, UNICEF installed 28 televisions in health centres in UNICEF target districts to air spots on water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and health for patients to watch while they wait for their appointments, reaching more than 70,000 individuals.


“Now my baby is much better and has gained some weight because of the Num Trey from the hospital,” says Chea. “At the hospital, they also taught me the importance of coming back for three follow-up visits to monitor Seiha’s progress and receive more of these therapeutic snacks.”

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In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $100,000 to the Keeping Children in Families Safe project. This important program aims to prevent unnecessary institutionalisation, keeping children in families where possible and promoting family-based care options in the best interests of children. Interventions focus on communication for social and behavioural change targeting overseas donors, volunteers and tourists in Cambodia, government

and NGO stakeholders, children and families. The program also includes capacity building of government representatives; partnerships with faith-based leaders to strengthen their role in child protection; and case management and family reintegration of children living in residential care institutions. The program focused on five priority provinces: Preah Sihanouk, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Kandal and Battambang.

In 2016, UNICEF Australia provided $438,999 to education in Cambodia, including strengthening early childhood development services and establishing multi-lingual education tools for ethnic minority students. Strengthening early childhood services resulted in a significant increase in enrolment numbers and participation levels among children with disabilities (aged 3 – 5). All 21 children with disabilities who enrolled in the 25 state preschools remained in school and completed the year, up from zero the year before.

Some 56 parents (30 males, 26 females) and 80 school directors and teachers were trained on inclusive early childhood education. UNICEF Cambodia worked with partners to develop a diploma course on special needs education, specialising in visual and hearing impairments, and supported ethnic minority students to attend both primary and secondary school.

We are grateful to Starwood Hotels & Resorts for providing support for this program.

For every child, a safe home

For every child, education


Cambodia

© UNICEF Cambodia/2016/De Verneuil

Results

More than 2.2 million people were reached nationally with the campaign ‘Keep Families Together’.

More than 5 million people outside of Cambodia were reached through the international campaign ‘Don’t Create More Orphans’.

106 children who did not have parental care were placed in foster care in 2015 and 2016. Of these, 40 children are still in short-term foster care awaiting a longer-term solution.

More than 1,000 key stakeholders including government, NGO and government representatives from five provinces participated in training and workshops on their roles in preventing unnecessary family separation and promoting family- and community-based care.

A total of 1,058 children outside of family care were supported with case management services to be integrated into family-based care. They were reunified and fully integrated with their biological parents, placed with extended family, in foster care or in independent living arrangements in communities and group homes.

62 Cambodian foster families were recruited

In October 2016, the Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation signed the national action plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families by 2018. Currently, 285 cases from residential care institutions are still open and their permanent care planning is being conducted by government and NGO social workers. These cases are from State run orphanages and NGO run institutions.

UNICEF Australia 21 © UNICEF Lao PDR/2016/Bracken

Myanmar is emerging from six decades of economic and political isolation and military dictatorship. The resulting changes are rapidly altering the political, economic and social landscape. More than one in three households is living below the poverty line, and by age 15, there is a less than 50 per cent chance a child will still be in school.

Despite the fact that adolescents make up almost 20 per cent of the population, their voices around the issues that affect them are rarely, if ever, heard. Youth groups in Myanmar are well established. However, they tend to focus on issues affecting older youth, and adolescent participation in these networks is very limited.

To help combat this issue, in 2016, UNICEF Australia provided $412,706 to the Adolescent Engagement Program, focusing on bringing adolescent voices to the table, and enabling their participation at community level and in national policy discussions.

MyanmarFor every child, a voice

ResultsThis program has given a voice to adolescent girls and boys, including many from ethnic minorities and conflict regions. The first ever Myanmar Adolescents Conference was attended by 388 adolescents, including 227 girls, who outlined their needs, priorities and made recommendations to representatives from the newly elected government. The results contributed to the formation of a National Youth Policy and National Drug Control Policy, currently being drafted by the Government. In addition, U-Report was launched, a platform for adolescents and youth to have their voices heard on key issues that affect them. To date, over 10,000 adolescents and youth have registered.

“This conference was an opportunity to spread a strong message on ending the war and building peace,” says Ma Kai Ja, one of the participants who attended the conference.

“Whilst we wait for that, education cannot stop even if there is a conflict. Children and Adolescents have to go to school, as education is important and can make a difference in our country’s future.”


©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Myo Thame

©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Myo Thame

Each year, an estimated 16,000 children die in Laos before reaching their fifth birthday. About half of these deaths are caused by undernutrition. Some 36 per cent of children in Laos suffer from long-term, chronic malnutrition (stunting), more than 50 per cent of those under two years old have anaemia, and, in some provinces, more than 15 per cent are too thin or acutely malnourished.

Since 2012, UNICEF Australia has partnered with UNICEF Laos with support from MMG Limited to address high levels of micronutrient deficiencies among infants and young children in Laos. This program supported the Lao government to develop an effective home delivery model for micronutrient powder called “SuperKid”, trialling both public and private sector distributions. In 2016, phase 2 commenced, with MMG committing to a further three years, allowing the program to expand into more provinces. In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $744,609 to improving nutrition in Laos.

While Laos has made progress towards protection of children from violence, exploitation and abuse, children are not well protected when they come into contact with the justice system, whether as victims of violence, abuse or exploitation, as witnesses or as suspects in conflict with the law. There is currently no separate justice system for children in Laos, with specialised roles and institutions. In 2016 UNICEF Australia provided $240,000 to the Strengthening the Justice System for Children in Contact with the Law program. This funding supports the long-term goal of establishing, by 2020, a child-friendly and gender-sensitive child justice system in line with international standards and best practice.

We are grateful to the Australian Government for providing support for this program.

LaosFor every child, nutrition

For every child, a fair justice system

Results

Impact on the community This program has helped strengthen the policy and legislative framework in Laos to ensure children are protected as children, rather than treated as adults. For Mr Boun, a lawyer with the Lao Bar Association in Savannakhet province, this new law has brought significant progress in his ability to be able to protect children.

In total, an estimated 180,000 children under five, including 67,000 children under two, were reached in target provinces.

“I am glad that the new Law on Juvenile Criminal Procedure and its implementation guidelines clearly define the roles and responsibilities of lawyers in advising and providing legal assistance to children in criminal proceedings,” says Mr. Boun.

“I will keep giving my child SuperKid. I’m very proud and happy that SuperKid is in my village and is making my child healthier. I’m happy with the project and would regret if it is not continued.” Chanhom, mother

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As one of the most vulnerable groups across the country, pastoralists in Ethiopia require unique interventions to provide them with a safety net in times of emergency. More than a decade ago, Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams (MHNTs) were established to support these communities with access to immunisation, antenatal care and nutrition screening and treatment.

In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $250,000 to support the operation of 29 MHNTs over 2 months in the Somali region, where El Niño drought wreaks havoc on children and families’ livelihoods. In the Somali region, 68 out of 72 districts in the region are classified as nutrition hotspot priority one and two districts.

Under the shade of a tree and settled on plastic mats, the mobile health and nutrition team (MHNT) is in full operation. Dressed in brightly-coloured fabrics, mothers and children gather around in varying stages of screening, vaccinations, treatment or referral. In Gashamo woreda district in the Somali region, this MHNT has been operating as a static clinic for the past two months as part of the response to the drought.

Mohammed Miyir, 28, is team leader of this temporary Al-Bahi settlement. A senior clinical nurse by training, he has been working on MHNTs for nearly seven years. Here, he works alongside two nurses who treat and manage cases, and two health extension workers who screen patients and conduct community health education.

“There is a woman who travelled 20 km to bring her daughter to us for treatment. They were both dehydrated and the daughter was malnourished. However, both are recovering well after being here for six days,” says Mohammed.

Once word spread about the needed services, families began trickling in, mostly mothers and their children. Now roughly 12,000 people have temporarily settled here.

“My family is 200 km away and I am not sure when I will visit them. Likely when the drought is over,” says Mohammed. “But our work here is very important, there are thousands of people who otherwise would not reach any health services. Especially during a severe drought, our services save lives.”

EthiopiaFor every child, health and nutrition

Results In 2016, the mobile health teams reached 252,534 people, including 96,341 children under five.

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In Zimbabwe, the poor economy over the last decade has eroded household incomes. In rural areas, the average low per capita income is just USD 360 per year, making it extremely difficult for rural communities to fully support the development of appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in schools. The situation is made more difficult by a harsh El Niño drought that ravaged much of the country and resulted in increased malnutrition and diminished water resources. WASH-related diseases can result in stunted growth, impaired learning and increased absenteeism among students.

In 2016, UNICEF Australia contributed $200,131 to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene services at targeted schools in Zimbabwe. The program aims to reach 8,000 pupils and 300 teachers and their families at 28 satellite schools in three districts: Binga, Hurungwe and Mwenezi.

ZimbabweFor every child, safe water

Calvin, 10, and Blessed, 13, are two of 601 pupils at their Satellite Primary School in Hurungwe district, who are benefitting from 13 new toilets, a tap and a borehole.

Calvin remembers the stress of break time before the new toilets were installed.

“Some kids would actually wet themselves on the queues because before the new latrines we had to share the few available [ones].”

The school now has 25 latrines.

“Now there are more toilets and I don’t have to rush as much as I used to,” Calvin says before giggling and running off to play with his friends again.

Blessed is excited about the new borehole. “Before this borehole, we used to each carry a 2-litre container of water to school for everything you needed water for – drinking, washing hands and all. Now, we have our own borehole and I do not have to walk all the way to school carrying water and books.’’

The program not only benefits the school, learners and teachers, but the surrounding communities including domestic livestock.

“On top of the clean water, we have started doing practicals for our agriculture classes and I have actually grown carrots for the first time in my life.”

We are grateful to 3P Learning, World Education Games and the Australian Government for providing support for this program.

Results 8,870 pupils, including 4,098 girls and 223 teachers, including 89 females, are being served by toilets so far.

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Our Global Parents

Global Parents are people who support UNICEF on a monthly basis. In 2016, UNICEF Australia welcomed 10,148 new Global Parents to the family, Australians who are committed to UNICEF’s work and believe in the right of every child, no matter their circumstances.

We are honoured to have the support of 28,015 regular supporters who provide essential services to children in need. Australia’s passionate and generous Global Parents ensure that a child’s birthplace does not determine their chance of a healthy life.

Our Global Guardians UNICEF Australia is deeply grateful to the supporters and families of supporters who left a legacy for the world’s most disadvantaged and marginalised children through gifts in their Wills in 2016. UNICEF Australia would also like to thank the individuals who committed to leaving a legacy to UNICEF’s work for future generations of children.


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Mr Sunday MoviesIn 2016, Mr Sunday Movies, a popular YouTube and podcast sensation, asked its 530,000 subscribers to donate to UNICEF Australia’s Syria Crisis Appeal. In return, supporters were entered into a prize draw and given the chance to take part in a Q & A. The competition was promoted on Facebook and Twitter and a UNICEF-specific video was produced, which has been viewed 90,000 times. With an initial goal of $1,500, in total $39,580 was raised to support UNICEF’s Syria Crisis Appeal.

Trek for Children Peru Peru inspires wonder at every turn. From high mountains to lush valleys, traditional Quechuan villages and mystical Inca ruins, this beautiful country beams with cultural pride.

In 2016, nine UNICEF supporters trekked the spectacular Inca Trail to Machu Pichu and raised $55,041 for UNICEF’s education programs.

“Participating in a challenge like the Inca Trail is a wonderful way to make new friends of like-minded people of diverse backgrounds.”

Michael Vesey

Everest Base Camp Trek for Children In March, 15 UNICEF supporters took part in the Everest Base Camp Trek for Children.

Together with a team of local guides and sherpas, our adventurers discovered the majesty and mysticism of the Himalayas by day, and fell asleep in traditional lodges and teahouses in remote Nepalese villages at night. The 11-day-trek took participants through alpine meadow into birch and rhododendron forest, across rivers and along narrow mule tracks between snow-capped mountains. And every step they took raised vital funds for UNICEF.

In total, the participants raised an incredible $49,906. Of that, $28,345 was allocated to UNICEF’s nutrition program in Southeast Asia, helping children to grow up healthy, strong and reach their full potential. The participants opted to direct the remainder of the funds, $21,561, to the Nepal Earthquake Children’s Appeal.

“It made me believe we should all push ourselves a little more, a little more often.”

James Dewar

Our Community Fundraisers


Commonwealth BankUNICEF’s Coins for Kids program runs in Commonwealth Bank branches across Australia collecting foreign change in support of UNICEF’s health, protection and education programs for children worldwide.

MMG LimitedSince 2012, MMG Limited and UNICEF have partnered with the Lao Ministry of Health delivering health interventions to children and mothers in Southern Laos. In 2016, phase 2 of the partnership commenced, with MMG committing to a further three years of delivering nutrition programs for children in need.

QantasQantas continues to change the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children through the Change for Good program, where passengers are asked to donate any unwanted foreign and local currency to UNICEF. In 2016 the partnership celebrated 25 years. More than $32 million has been raised since the start of the program.

StarwoodIn 2016, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and UNICEF Australia celebrated 20 years of partnership. Through the Check out for Children program, which invites guests to donate $1 at check out, Starwood has reached over 2.7 million children in the Asia Pacific region with improved education, healthcare, vaccines and emergency support.

Bankwest Bankwest commenced its partnership with UNICEF Australia in 2014 inspiring customers to donate spare foreign currency to make a difference for children around the world. Whether rupees, rand or rubles, we’ve seen a wonderful contribution from Bankwest customers.

3P LearningSince 2010, 3P Learning has supported UNICEF’s education programs around the world.

In 2016, 3P Learning continued their generous support by raising funds for UNICEF’s child friendly school programs in Zimbabwe.

IKEAIn 2016, IKEA employees continued to show their incredible support of UNICEF through their workplace-giving program, with almost 40 per cent of staff making regular donations from their wages. IKEA customers also gave generously, with $190,000 dollars raised through the sale of the good cause soft toy range.

Global Corporate ChallengeThe Global Corporate Challenge, a UNICEF partner since 2013, recruits teams of employees from around the world to take part in a 16-week challenge to improve health and well-being. Throughout the challenge participants are taken on a global journey which profiles key UNICEF programs. Funds raised support UNICEF’s child survival programs.

MAC Cosmetics UNICEF was proud to continue its long-standing partnership with MAC Cosmetics in 2016. MAC Cosmetics supports UNICEF’s HIV/AIDS programs globally through the sale of its Viva Glam product.

DomestosIn 2016, the retail partnership with Domestos continued with success. The six month campaign period saw a percentage of sales on specially marked Domestos bottles donated to support UNICEF’s life changing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs.

Our Australian corporate supporters play a critical role in helping children, and we are enormously grateful to every company that has supported us this year. In particular we would like to thank the following companies who have supported us in strategic and innovative ways. Along with their staff and customers, these companies have helped reach the world’s most vulnerable children.

Our Business Partners

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DLA PiperDLA Piper and UNICEF have worked together globally since 2013 to strengthen the protection of children around the world with their Justice for Children partnership in Bangladesh. In 2016, DLA Piper Australia provided significant pro bono support to UNICEF Australia as well as held numerous fundraising events including a trivia night and cycle challenge.

Workplace givingMany of our donors support us through a regular gift to UNICEF via their employer. We would like to thank everyone who chooses to support us through workplace giving, as well as those companies that support and promote this way of giving.

Pro Bono SupportUNICEF Australia is grateful for the pro bono support offered by: Qantas; JC Decaux; Clayton Utz; Sema Operations; Moss Green; DLA Piper; AT Kearney; The Monkeys and AMS Direct Marketing Solutions.

Special thanksUNICEF Australia would like to give special thanks to the following organisations for their generous support in 2016: Tibra Capital Foundation, National Rugby League; Thank You Group and Ansell Healthcare.

To find out more about partnering with UNICEF, please phone UNICEF Australia on 1300 884 233.

Champions For ChildrenUNICEF Australia Champions for Children are small and medium-size businesses committed to making a positive change in the lives of children.

Our thanks to:

Platinum Champions for ChildrenPlatinum Champions for Children donate $1,000 a month. Elk AccessoriesFirecorp Australia Pty LtdRCR International Pty LtdInteractive Freight Systems

Gold Champions for ChildrenGold Champions for Children donate $500 a month. Bio Dental CareIae Edu Net BrisbaneObi Holdings Pte Ltd.

Silver Champions for ChildrenSilver Champions for Children donate $250 a month. Australian All Star Cheerleading FederationBeddingco BeedezignedCleanway Environmental Services Pty LtdEnrich Property Group Pty LtdGlobal GrandparentsItchyfoot Pty LtdLe, Quynh AnhMolonglo Group Pty LtdSunshine CompanyThomas Adams SolicitorsTravel Health Plus FremantleUnity Asian SupermarketWell-Being Pharmacy

Staff EngagementIn September, UNICEF Australia conducted its annual staff survey with a 92 per cent response rate. The survey sought feedback on staff engagement, career development, performance assessment, leadership and employee benefits. The results were positive and staff members continue to view UNICEF Australia as an enjoyable place to work. The survey told us that 89 per cent of staff find their work challenging and meaningful and that 94 per cent of staff are proud to work for UNICEF Australia.

Staff also said that everybody was treated fairly and felt empowered to do their jobs.

The survey also demonstrated areas for improvement in career development, change management, internal communication and leadership. Staff turnover in 2016 was 26 per cent. The longest serving staff member has provided more than 10 years of service; 22 per cent of staff have tenure of more than three years; and 15 per cent have tenure of more than five years.

UNICEF Australia recruited for 24 positions in 2016, with our own network and job boards as our two leading recruitment sources. The majority (75 per cent) of roles were recruited directly (avoiding agencies) ensuring costs were controlled.

UNICEF Australia takes seriously its commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity, attracting a diverse array of staff members with great strengths, expertise and new ideas to help UNICEF Australia build on earlier achievements.

UNICEF Australia’s policy ensures employment priorities are free from any kind of bias including race, gender, nationality, mental state, sexual preference, age, disability, pregnancy, family responsibilities and religious or political connection.

UNICEF Australia undertook a review of our Parental Leave Policy and now offers 14 weeks paid parental leave for any primary carer with 6 months or more continuous employment. This change means an increase in the number of weeks for any employee with less than 4 years’ service. We have also changed the 12 months qualifying period to 6 months. At the same time we have done some further review and revision in the language of our policy to ensure it fully recognises and respects a diversity of family structures.

Performance DevelopmentUNICEF Australia’s performance management system measures staff achievement and sets new key performance indicators for all staff members through to the Chief Executive, whose performance is evaluated by the UNICEF Australia Board President. The formal process requires bi-annual reviews and the gathering of stakeholder feedback on individual staff. The process also identifies individual career development goals and development actions to achieve career goals.

Work, Health and SafetyUNICEF Australia is committed to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace for its staff, volunteers and contractors. UNICEF Australia complies with current work, health and safety regulations. No work cover claims were submitted by staff in 2016.

As part of UNICEF Australia’s ongoing commitment to the well-being of its staff, we continue to offer health and well-being programs to help staff manage stress and workload. The amount of staff taking up these initiatives increased in 2016 with positive feedback. The annual staff survey will continue to measure and monitor staff stress levels and the impact of our health and well-being work.

UNICEF Australia StaffUNICEF Australia’s Sydney-based team is made up of 55 full-time, 9 part-time and 3 casual employees.


Our People

Code of ConductUNICEF Australia’s code of conduct requires all employees and board members to maintain the highest standards of integrity and conduct consistent with UNICEF Australia’s core values.

Those core values are:

• Respect for the rights of all children and the tenets of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

• Respect and care for our supporters and beneficiaries

• Respect for others

• Collaboration first

• Being transparent and honest in all our communication

• Making our vision a reality

UNICEF Australia is also a member of the Australian Direct Marketing Association and is compliant with its self-regulatory Code governing all aspects of direct and data driven marketing.

VolunteersIn 2016, 20 people volunteered their time for UNICEF Australia. Of those, 14 people provided assistance to the administration, supporter relations, communications and fundraising teams in roles ranging from general administrative work and customer service, to research and analysis in support of our work. The remaining six volunteers formed a key part of the Change for Good partnership with Qantas. These volunteers give their time to count foreign currency at the offices of the Change for Good program. We acknowledge the contribution of all our volunteers who continue to generously donate their time and skills to support the work of UNICEF.

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Our AmbassadorsJimmy Barnes, singer-songwriter UNICEF Australia National Ambassador for Immunisation

Carrie Bickmore, television and radio presenter UNICEF Australia National Ambassador for Maternal Health

Adam Liaw, cook UNICEF Australia National Ambassador for Nutrition

Tara Moss, author UNICEF Australia National Ambassador for Child Survival

Our other ambassadors:

• Erica Packer

• Ken Done AM

• Tim Cahill

• Geoffrey Rush AC

• The Wiggles

• Roy and HG (aka Greig Pickhaver and John Doyle)

• Morris Gleitzman

• Callan McAuliffe

• Professor Fiona Stanley AC

• Steven Solomon

Mr John Stewart (President)President (2015) Chartered Accountant and Managing Director of SEMA Holdings Elected April 2005 Attendance at Board meetings: 6/6

Ms Deeta Colvin (McGeoch)Consultant to Consolidated Press Holdings and Director Colvin Communications Pty Ltd Elected May 2009 Attendance at Board meetings: 6/6

Ms Stephanie Copus-CampbellExecutive Director Oil Search Foundation Elected September 2013Attendance at Board meetings: 4/4Resigned August 2016

Mr Robin DaviesAssociate Director Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public PolicyElected September 2013Attendance at Board meetings: 6/6

Ms Nadika Garber Managing Director and part owner of Hinkler Pty LtdElected May 2013Attendance at Board meetings: 5/6

Ms Christine ChristianInvestor and Independent Non-executive Director, Chief Executive Women Elected April 2011Resigned January 2016

Ms Megan Quinn Managing Director Q&CO Consulting and non-executive director of Specialty Fashion Group Elected May 2013 Attendance at Board meetings: 5/6

Mr Paul Fisher CEO of The UnLtd FoundationElected October 2014Attendance at Board meetings: 4/6

Mr Colin Storrie Colin Storrie Group Portfolio Director, Woolworths GroupElected August 2015Attendance at Board meetings: 6/6

Ms Olivia Wirth Group Executive Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, QantasElected August 2015Attendance at Board meetings: 4/6

Mr Matt Comyn Group Executive, Retail Banking Services for the Commonwealth BankElected April 2016Attendance at Board meetings: 3/5

Ms Suzanne Dvork Executive General Manager, residential communities at Australian Unity Elected March 2017


Our Board

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Statement of Comprehensive IncomeFor the year ended 31 December 2016 2016 2015 $ $CONTINUING OPERATIONS

REVENUE

Donations and Gifts - Monetary 22,963,338 27,526,665 - Non Monetary 838,305 369,928Bequests and Legacies 1,875,950 1,086,572

Grants - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 219,474 37,639 - Overseas UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships 3,956,286 3,003,264

Investment Income 203,061 233,557Other Income 629,416 686,947TOTAL REVENUE 30,685,830 32,944,572

EXPENDITURE

International Aid and Development Programs Expenditure

International Programs - Funds to international programs 17,007,081 21,494,463 - Program support costs 416,724 304,542 17,423,805 21,799,005

Community Education 1,128,385 817,529

Fundraising Costs - Public 5,421,711 4,405,936 - Funded by UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships 3,956,286 3,003,264 9,377,997 7,409,200

Accountability and Administration 1,816,748 1,855,072

Non-Monetary Expenditure 838,305 369,928

Total International Aid and Development Programs Expenditure 30,585,240 32,250,734

Domestic Programs Expenditure 60,000 60,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 30,645,240 32,310,734

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURE 40,590 633,838

Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (13,343) (16,857)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 27,247 616,981

UNICEF Australia has no International Political or Religious Adherence Promotion Programs.

Summarised Financial Report


Statement of Financial PositionAs at 31 December 2016 2016 2015 $ $Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 8,088,669 11,223,377Trade and other receivables 538,364 412,404Prepayments 100,066 56,247Total current assets 8,727,099 11,692,028 Non-current assets Financial assets available for sale 320,632 333,975Plant and equipment 147,371 173,400Intangibles 351,032 243,577Total non-current assets 819,035 750,952 Total assets 9,546,134 12,442,980 Liabilities Current liabilities Trade and other payables 5,066,787 8,069,637Provisions 304,875 200,590Total current liabilities 5,371,662 8,270,227

Non-current liabilities Provisions 63,675 89,203Total non-current liabilities 63,675 89,203

Total liabilities 5,435,337 8,359,430 Net Assets 4,110,797 4,083,550 Equity Reserves 4,110,797 4,083,550Total Equity 4,110,797 4,083,550

At the end of the year the company had no balances in the following categories:

- Current assets – Inventories, Financial assets available for sale, Other financial assets

- Non-current assets – Trade and other receivables, Other financial assets, Investment property or Other non-current assets

- Current liabilities – Borrowings, Current tax liabilities, Other financial liabilities, Other

- Non-current liabilities – Borrowings, Other financial liabilities, Other

- Equity – Retained earnings

Summarised Financial Report

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Statement of Changes in EquityFor the year ended 31 December 2016 Reserves $

Balance at 1 January 2016 4,083,550

Excess of revenue over expenditure 40,590

Other comprehensive loss (13,343)

Balance at 31 December 2016 4,110,797

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Table of Cash Movements for Designated Purposes

Cash available at Cash raised Cash disbursed Cash available beginning of during during at end of financial year financial year financial year financial year

Nepal Earthquake Children’s Appeal 32,491 80,681 100,202 12,970

Other Purposes 11,190,886 27,079,598 30,194,785 8,075,699

11,223,377 27,160,279 30,294,987 8,088,669

Notes:

1. UNICEF Australia has a process for handling any complaints about it. Please direct your complaint to us directly on (02) 9261 2811 or [email protected].

2. The Summarised Financial Report has been prepared in accordance with the presentation and disclosure requirements set out in the ACFID Code of Conduct. For further information on the Code please refer to the ACFID website at www.acfid.asn.au

The Summarised Financial Report comprising the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2016 are an extract of the Annual Financial Report of Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited (“UNICEF Australia”) for the year ended 31 December 2016. The Summarised Financial Report was extracted for the purpose of presenting the summarised financial position and performance of UNICEF Australia to its members in the 2016 Annual Report.

UNICEF Australia is a company limited by guarantee. The liability of each member of the company is limited to $1.00. UNICEF Australia is a not-for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards. The Annual Financial Report of UNICEF Australia complies with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board. The Summarised Financial Report has been prepared under the historical cost basis and are presented in Australian dollars, which is the company’s functional and presentation currency.

3. For a copy of the full financial report for the year ending 31 December 2016 please contact us directly on telephone (02) 9261 2811; or email [email protected].

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Independent Auditor’s Report To the members of Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited

Report on the audit of the Summary Financial Report Opinion We have audited the Summary Financial Report of Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited (the Company) derived from the audited Annual Financial Report of Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited for the year ended 31 December 2016 (audited Financial Report). In our opinion, the accompanying Summary Financial Report is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited Financial Report, in accordance with the basis of preparation described in the Notes to the Summary Financial Report.

The Summary Financial Statements comprise:• Statement of comprehensive income for the

year ended 31 December 2016 • Statement of financial position as at 31

December 2016 • Statement of changes in equity for the year

ended 31 December 2016 • Notes

Summary Financial Report The Summary Financial Report does not contain all of the disclosures required by the applicable Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board. Reading the Summary Financial Report and the auditor’s report thereon, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited Financial Report and the auditor’s report thereon.

The Audited Financial Report and Our Report Thereon We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on the audited Financial Report in our report dated 2 May 2017.

Other Information Other Information is financial and non-financial information in Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited’s annual reporting which is provided in addition to the Summary Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report. Management is responsible for the Other Information. Our opinion on the Summary Financial Report does not cover the Other Information and, accordingly, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the Summary Financial Report our responsibility is to read the Other Information. In doing so, we consider whether the Other Information is materially inconsistent with the Summary Financial Report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. We are required to report if we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this Other Information, and based on the work we have performed on the Other Information that we obtained prior to the date of this Auditor’s Report we have nothing to report.

Management’s responsibilities for the Summary Financial Report Management is responsible for the preparation of the Summary Financial Report in accordance with the basis of preparation described in the Notes to the Summary Financial Report.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Summary Financial Report Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the Summary Financial Report is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited Financial Report based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standard ASA 810 Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.

KPMG

Sydney

2 May 2017


Community Support Income

Grants – DFAT

Grants – UNICEF

Other Income

2016

0% 10% 50%20% 60%30% 70% 90%40% 80% 100%

84% 13% 3%

Where the Money Comes FromCommunity Support Income includes donations and gifts from the Australian public and corporations, both monetary and non-monetary, as well as income from legacies and bequests.

Grants (DFAT) includes grants received from the Australian Government’s overseas aid program.

Grants (Overseas UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships) represents investment grants from UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships to undertake new fundraising initiatives.

Other Income includes investment income and revenue generated from the sale of Inspired Gifts.

Total revenue in 2016 of $30.7 million (2015: $32.9 million) reflects the continued generosity and compassion of the Australian public.

UNICEF Australia continues to invest in its Global Parent pledge program. This investment has been funded through utilisation of UNICEF Australia’s own resources as well as grants received from UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships. The projected long-term benefits of this investment strategy continue to generate healthy returns which will increase our impact and ensure more children not only survive, but thrive.

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Where the Money GoesPrograms Expenditure includes humanitarian development and emergency response work across international and domestic programs, as well as activities to inform and educate Australians on development and humanitarian issues.

As part of this, $4.2 million was directly allocated and managed by UNICEF Australia in line with our international programs strategy and with contribution to program design, monitoring and technical support.

Fundraising Costs (Public) develop and retain donors to fund programs for children and community education work. Costs are funded from UNICEF Australia’s own resources.

Fundraising Costs (UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships) are channelled to developing the organisation’s Global Parent pledge program, which funds UNICEF’s global programs. There is a strict return on investment protocol for these investments.

Accountability and administration costs are costs required to efficiently run the organisation. It includes such items as staff costs for finance, human resources and administration as well as audit fees, insurance and office maintenance costs.

Reserves are maintained by UNICEF Australia to meet its commitments, obligations and other contingencies, and deliver on its objectives in the unanticipated event of significant financial difficulties. At the end of the financial year UNICEF Australia reserves were $4.1 million.

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The value of non-monetary donations and gifts as well as fundraising costs that are funded by UNICEF Private Fundraising & Partnerships and not the public are excluded from this bar chart.


ACFID The company is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and has applied the principles of the ACFID Code of Conduct for Non-Government Development Organisations, which sets minimum standards of governance, management and accountability for member agencies. Adherence to the code is monitored by an independent Code of Conduct Committee.

Accreditation UNICEF Australia has accreditation with the Australian Government. Accreditation is a robust assessment of an organisation’s practice, in governance, program and partner management, community engagement and financial accountability. Gaining accreditation recognises UNICEF Australia meets the criteria of and has the capacity and accountability to manage Australian Government funding. Accreditation makes us eligible for government funding including the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). In 2016, ANCP funding received through the ANCP supported UNICEF’s WASH in Satellite Schools in Zimbabwe, Targeted Support to Basic Education in the Solomon Islands, and Strengthening the Justice System for Children in Contact with the Law in Lao PDR.

EvaluationUNICEF Australia is committed to ensuring its directly supported programs are effective in tackling child rights and there is continuous improvement in program implementation. It is our practice to ensure regular reviews and evaluations of programs are undertaken to demonstrate achievements and articulate lessons learned. In 2016, the following evaluations were undertaken:

• Mid-term review: UNICEF Myanmar Adolescent Engagement Project

• SQUEAC (Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage) assessment of the Out-patient Therapeutic Programme for Severe Acute Malnutrition by the Ministry of Health, with Action Against Hunger as technical implementing partner

• Review of the UNICEF Cambodia Programme for Combatting Child Malnutrition (2014-2016)

• Local Governance for Child Rights – Seth Koma Program Review (2011-2015)

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The Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited is committed to achieving best practice in its management of program funding and corporate governance for not-for-profit organisations.

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Establishment and OperationsAustralian Committee for UNICEF Limited is a public company limited by guarantee and established under the corporations Act 2001. The company has Deductible Gift Recipient and income tax exempt charity status with the Australian Taxation Office and is registered in each State under applicable charitable collections legislation. The company is also a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).

International AffiliationThe company is one of 34 UNICEF National Committees around the world. Each National Committee operates under a formal Cooperation Agreement and an individually agreed Joint Strategic Plan with UNICEF.

GovernanceAlthough not a listed company, in developing and continuously improving its corporate governance policies and practices, the company has applied, where relevant, the best practice corporate governance principles laid down by the ASX for limited companies. The company’s Audit and Risk Committee and its Board regularly review the corporate governance framework to ensure continued best practice.

The company’s directors are committed to adding value to the organisation by bringing to the Board their broad range of skills and experience. Brief details on each of the directors are included on Page 32 of this report.

The company operates under a Constitution. The current Constitution was formally adopted by the Members at a Special General Meeting held on December 15, 2001.

The Constitution provides for a voluntary and independent Board of Directors to be responsible for the company’s overall management and specifies, inter alia, the Board’s powers and responsibilities and how directors are elected and re-elected by the members.

The Board has adopted a formal Board charter, which articulates the role of the Board; the matters the Board has reserved to itself; Board composition; how Board meetings are conducted; and directors’ ethical standards and leadership. The Board has established risk identification and management and corporate compliance protocols which are incorporated into the Policies and Procedures Manual.

Except for those matters which the Board has reserved to itself, it has delegated to the chief executive responsibility and authority for managing day-to-day operations, subject to the Board’s overall direction and control and full reporting to each Board meeting, which takes place every two months.

The Board regularly reviews the company’s financial performance and ensures the risk management and corporate compliance protocols it has approved are being followed. The Audit and Risk Committee and the Board receive detailed budget and financial performance reports at each of their meetings.

The Board conducts a board and director performance self-assessment on an annual basis.

The company’s audited financial statements are forwarded to its members each year for consideration at the Annual General Meeting and are reported to ASIC, ACFID, ACNC and State Government departments responsible for State charitable collections legislation.

An abridged version, which complies with ACFID code of conduct requirements, is included in this published Annual Report. Copies of the full audited financial statements are available upon request.

Risk ManagementUNICEF Australia considers risk management an integral part of its organisational culture and an essential component of its strategic planning and decision making. Its risk management policy identifies those risks facing the organisation, assigns responsibility to managing these risks and how these should be monitored and reported on an ongoing basis.

Effective risk management may only occur through involvement of all members of the organisation. Whilst management maintain the responsibility for responding to risks, all staff are required to assist in identifying risks in the first instance. Consideration of risk is key whenever there is a significant change in circumstances, such as the introduction of new processes, or implementation of new programs.

An organic risk register is maintained which is updated on a regular basis by all departments within the organisation. Risks are categorised under the following headings and ranked based upon likelihood and severity:

Strategic – Evaluation of risks relating to the organisation’s mission and strategic objectives.

Regulatory – Evaluation of risks relating to compliance obligations, considering laws and regulations, ethics and business conduct standards, contractual obligations and best practices to which the organisation has committed.

Operational – Evaluation of the risks associated with failed internal processes, systems or external events.

Fraud – Evaluation of the potential for fraud and its impact on the organisation’s ethics, compliance standards and integrity.

Information technology – Evaluation of risks relating to technology system failures and data security.

Financial statement – Evaluation of risks relating to material misstatement of the financial statements.

Reputational – Evaluation of risks relating to the organisation’s wider reputation.

Higher ranked risks are summarised and shared with the audit and risk committee and board meetings twice a year.

Further InformationFor further information about the company’s corporate governance framework, please see our website at www.unicef.org.au

Feedback and ComplaintsAnyone wishing to provide feedback or make a complaint can do so via email at [email protected] or via (02) 9261 2811. Complaints relating to a breach of the ACFID Code of Conduct by an ACFID code member can also be made to the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee – for information on how to make a complaint see www.acfid.asn.au

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