Mission Development Office Report to the 30 th Congregational Chapter of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd Cristina Duranti

Mission Development OfficeReport to the 30th Congregational Chapter of the

Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd

Cristina Duranti – MDO DirectorAngers, 11th June, 2015

2

«address the challenges and implement the recommendations in the Mission

Development report presented at the 29th Congregational Chapter regarding

economic justice and mission development: accountability,

sustainability, networking, planning and continuity.»

In 2009 the Congregational Chapter called all of us to:

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

3

MDO responded by moving from a fundraising centered

model…

Grantseeking$$$$$

FundraisingCommunication

$$$$$$

Technical assistance

Project management


4

Capacity Building

Organisational development

Fundraising$$$$

Monitoring and

Evaluation

...towards a “Learning Organisation” model…

(MDO Strategic Plan 2014-2016)


5

…that we began to implement through the

«Mission Development Process»Research/needs

assessment

Participatory planning at Unit

level

Strategic Plan & Funding Plan

Customised Training

MDO established in

Units/countries

Fundraising local/global

Monitoring & Evaluation/

Communication

6

Some of the results achieved thanks to this approach…

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

7Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

A wide range of services provided to Units across the Global South

8Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

121 Projects Prepared

9

For 28 countries

Angola, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Libano, Madagascar, Malaysia,

Moçambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, Brasil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica.

10Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

100 Projects

approved

(83%)

11

Types of Projects Beneficiaries

Women and Children protection 1494

Healthcare 11005

Human Rights 17610

Anti-Human Trafficking 324277

Income Generating 8621

Primary Education 7423

Skills Training 4377

Capacity Building of Sisters and Staff 867



Males 669,864Females

699,400

1,369,264 People Served


2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014€0.00

€500,000.00

€1,000,000.00

€1,500,000.00

€2,000,000.00

€2,500,000.00

€3,000,000.00

€294,969.75

€196,338.75

€1,015,258.56

€990,541.04

€2,210,494.13 €2,491,299.51

Funding Secured for Mission 2009-2014

14

FUNDS APPROVED BY REGION

AFRICA71%

Latin America

11%

Asia5%

Inter-na-

tional5%

Middle East11%


Funding Destination

15

The impact of MDO’s work during the past six years in a few snapshots…



16

In Congo, in one and a half year, we have been

helping an entire community to move from

inhuman working and living conditions in the

mines…

17Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office -Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

Towards alternative livelihoods…

500 miners turned farmers, so that now they

are able to feed their families without risking

their lives daily

976 children don’t eat sand anymore to fill their

tummies and quit the mines to attend school

regularely


18

In Honduras

Olga and 19 other women started a local business and, after one year, they

could afford to build a toilet for their family and open a savings account


19

In Thailand 149 Myanmar migrants got work permits and 112 children enrolled to receive education and

healthcare

20


In 2014 in Bolivia and Chile the first ever cross-border program assisted 283 women migrants, helped them stay in touch with

their families and got 49 of them dignified jobs.

21


15 Business Plans for income generating activities in

Angola, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Nicaragua, India, Philippines, Thailand are improving the living conditions of

300+ women and their families


22

9 Strategic plans based on research and participatory planning have been

prepared at Unit and program level to bring the mission forward in Angola,

India, Congo, Burkina Faso and 7 Latin American countries


23

252 sisters and mission partners from 18 countries trained in key

project management areas

24


6 Units participated in training and marketing

projects to strengthen the Economic Justice network.

Australia and 9 Latin American countries initiated a

joint regional program on micro-finance.


25

7 projects succesfully passed international funders’ audits and 2 of them have been signaled, among Catholic congregations,

for using «best practices» for their accountability and M&E systems.

26Cristina Duranti - Mission Development

Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

Our Social Media strategy built a vibrant and active community of 400+ people from all over the world following

us on Facebook and Twitter. Our website is a unique gateway for

data sharing on ministries, international fundraising and global

advocacy initiatives.

27

5 New regional/national Mission Development Offices

MDO Latin America

MDO Lebanon

MDO Angola

MDU India

MDO Regional Manager for Asia-Pacific

Link Kenya

Link Ireland/M&E Coordinator

28

New Tools and Policies for Mission Effectiveness


29

Questions for the Chapter


1. Global challenges require a strong global «corporate» response, articulated with a strong «single» voice.

Are we, sisters and mission partners, ready to risk for mission by developing «corporate» cross-border programs in response to

issues like migrations, human trafficking, natural disasters, climate change and growing inequalities?

2. Human rights and development programs require increasingly sophisticated management and advocacy skills.

How can we, sisters, mission partners, and congregational offices, «work together» to «raise the bar» of mission effectiveness?

30

Whatever response the Chapter will offer to these challenges, the MDO network will do its best to implement them with the support of a highly qualified international board and a

very committed staff, and with a true heart for mission.


31

Documents

Mission Development Office Report to the 30 th Congregational Chapter of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd Cristina Duranti