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dāna(Pali,Sanskritdāna)isgenerosityorGiving.Inother

Asiancultures,itisalsothepracticeofcultivatinggenerosity

AnnualReview2013

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TableofContents

Chair’sMessage 3ExecutiveDirector’sMessage 4OurTeam 6WhatWeDo 7OurServices 9OurWork 10SocialBusinessCreationforaSustainableFutureinAsia 11CaseStudy 12OurPartners 13

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Chair’sMessage

DanaAsiaisauniquephilanthropicintermediarythat

workscloselywithdonorsforthedevelopmentofprojects

thatchangelives.Ourdonorsareanexceptionalarrayof

generousandinsightfulindividuals,familiesand

foundationswhorecognisethatphilanthropyismorethan

adonation:theyarecommittedtotheiridealsand

passionateaboutmakingarealandlastingdifferenceto

communitiesinAsia.

Weworkcloselywithourdonorsandsocialinvestorstodevelopprojectsthatare

underpinnedbykeygrantmakingactivitiesthatmakeademonstrabledifference

tobothindividualsandcommunities:

• SocialBusinesses-innovativelong-termsolutionstoovercomepovertyand

disadvantage.Projectsaredesignedtodevelopsustainablebusinessesthat

generatestableandlong-lastingincomeforcommunitiestobettersecure

theirlivelihoods.

• Microfinance–small,non-collateral,lowinterestloanstothosewhohaveno

accesstofinance,forthedevelopmentofsmallbusinessesthatprovide

empowermentandrealchangefortheirfamilies.

• Education&Training–educationistheessentialbuildingblockforabetterfuture.Servicesrangefromschoolconstruction,vocationalskillstraining,

mentoringandsupporttosmallbusinessmanagementtrainingtoensure

beneficiarieshavethetoolstochangetheirownlives.

DanaAsiahassuccessfullydevelopedprojectsinallthreecategoriessinceits

establishmentinJuly2011inSingapore,withlowmanagementoverheads

resultingina13.4:1leverageratioensuring92.5%ofourdonors’fundsreachthe

targetedcommunities.

Essentialtooursuccessinimplementingprojectsthatmakeanimpactisthorough

auditingofallactivitiestoensurefundsareappliedcorrectlyandprojectsare

implementedeffectively.Teammembersregularlymonitorourprojectsthrougha

combinationofsitevisits,discussionswithbeneficiariesandmeetingswithlocal

implementationpartners.Detailedprojectduediligenceandfinancialauditsof

individualprojectsandNGOpartnersarecompletedannually.

Integraltotheeffectivenessofouractivitiesisoursmallteamthatisdedicatedto

ourmission.Theyhavewide-rangingexperienceindevelopingphilanthropic

strategiesthatincorporatedonorpassionswithgenuineneed.Ithanktheteam

fortheirpassionandcommitmenttotheworkofDanaAsiaoverthepastyear.

JulieWhite(Chair)

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ExecutiveDirector’sMessage

ThepastyearhasbeenasuccessfuloneforDanaAsiawith

thedevelopmentofsomeuniqueprojectsthatarethe

forefrontofphilanthropicendeavour.Withthegenerosityof

itsdonors,DanaAsiahasgrantedUS$2.3milliontowards

projectsthataredrivingchangeinAsia.

OurImpactSocialBusiness–US$1.7millionofgrantsarefundingthe

developmentofthreesocialbusinesses,

aChickenRaisingTrainingCentrein

Cambodia,aMicrofinanceBusiness

SchoolinManilaandanAutoMechanic

CollegeandWorkshopinBangladesh.

Thesethreeinnovativeprojectswillwork

withover1,500beneficiariestowardsthe

developmentoftheirownincome

generatingbusinesses

Microfinance–US$80,000isfundingfinancialandagriculturaltrainingfor457membersincluding411femaleswhohave

establishedsmallbusinessraisingstockandgrowingcrops.Todatethemembers

havesavedatotalofUS$9,057,with334membersaccessingsavingsloansand177

membersusingprojectloanstodeveloptheirbusinesses.

Education–US$450,000hasensuredmorethan3,200childrenandyouthhave

beenabletoaccesshighqualityeducationandtrainingfacilitiesthroughthe

fundingofschools,vocationaltrainingcentres,scholarshipsandother

educationalprograms.

Health–US$90,000hasprovidedtothefamilieslivinginthesqualidenvironment

ofthePhnomPenhDumpsite,oneofAsia’sworst.400mothersandtheirbabies

havereceivedmedical,educationalandsocialsupportand7,500medicaland

dentaltreatmentshavebeenprovidedtochildrenandtheirfamilies.

ThecomingyearwillbeaparticularlyexcitingtimeforDanaAsiaasitworksmore

closelywithGrameenAustraliaforthedeliveryofgenuinelyeffectiveand

sustainableprojects.TheGrameenfamilyisthegloballeaderinthedevelopment

ofsocialbusinessesandmicrofinanceprojectswithaspecificfocusoneducation,

trainingandmentoring,anditssocialphilosophyisfullyalignedwiththe

principlesofDanaAsia.

ImpactSnapshot

SocialBusiness–US$1.7mcreating

employmentforover1,500people Microfinance–US$80,000for

agriculturalbusinessdevelopmentby

457members Education–US$450,000toensure

3,200childrenandyouthcanaccess

qualityeducationandtraining Health–US$90,000toprotectthe

healthoffamilieslivingononeof

Asia’sworstdumpsites

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DanaAsialooksforwardthefurtherdevelopmentofitsalliancewiththeNobel

PrizewinningGrameen.Increasedaccesstosomeoftheleadingthinkersinthe

philanthropicfieldwillensurewecontinuetodelivertheground-breaking,

sustainableprojectsforourdonors,therebyempoweringmorepovertystricken

anddisadvantagedcommunitieswiththeskillstosecureabrighterfuturewithout

poverty.

DuncanPower(ExecutiveDirector)

Education Micro

finance

Social

Business

Health

GrantMakingbyCategory

BangladeshCambodia

Laos

Philippines

Thailand/

Myanmar

GrantMakingbyCountry

KeyStatisticsDanaAsiaCosts: US$172,300FundsLeveragedtoProjects: US$2,300,000LeverageRatio: 13.4:1FundstoProjects: 92.5%BeneficiariesAssisted: 5,600

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OurTeam

TheBoard

JulieWhiteChair,Sydney

ChrisBreachBoardMember,Sydney

PeterHuntAMBoardMember,Sydney

NasirHajiBoardMember,Singapore

ManagementTeam

DuncanPowerExecutiveDirector,Sydney

UKToptossedaProjectsManager,PhnomPenh

MichelleSawyerDirectorofOperations,Sydney

MarleneMacFarlaneConsultant,Sydney

PhillipGardinerAccountant,Sydney

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WhatWeDo

DanaAsiahasaclearanddistinctmission–toprovideeducationandtrainingto

secureincomegenerationtoensureasustainablefutureforAsia’spoorest.

DedicationtothedevelopmentofBestPracticeProjectsisessentialtoallour

work.Wepartnerwithpioneeringlike-mindedorganisationstodevelopprograms

thatprovidegenuineanddemonstrableresults.

DanaAsiaisworkingwithGrameenAustraliatoshiftthephilanthropicparadigm

throughtheapplicationofbusinessprinciplesforthedevelopmentofprojects

thatwillprovideongoingbenefitsforlocalcommunities.Thisgoalisbeing

achievedthroughtheprovisionofeducation,trainingandongoingmentoringto

beneficiariestoempowerthemtotakecontroloftheirfutureandgenerate

incomesfortheirfamilies.

DanaAsiaandGrameenAustraliaare

developinganumberofinnovative

projectsthatareunderpinnedbythe

SevenPrinciplesofSocialBusiness

developedbytheNobelPrizewinning,

ProfessorMuhammadYunusandthe

GrameenBankofBangladesh.The

Principlesfocusonovercomingpoverty

throughthedevelopmentofbusinesses

thatusecorporatefinancialstructures

togenerateprofitsthatareusedto

ensurefairworkingconditionsand

providetheopportunityforexpansion

andimprovement.

Fourkeyelementsareessentialtothesuccessofthesebusinesses:

• Capital–accesstodevelopmentfundsisessentialtoprovidethepoorwiththe

opportunitytodeveloptheirownsmallbusinessesandtoscaleactivitiestoa

viablesize.

• Education–toensurebeneficiariesareprovidedwitheducation,training,

mentoringandsupport.

• Scalability–toincreasethereachofthemodelintomorecommunitiesinneed

• Transparency–toprovidethoroughandobjectivetestingofprojectresultstoassesstheimpactontargetedcommunities,anddriveimprovementstothe

modeltoensurelong-termeffectiveness.

CEODuncanPowerandProjectsManager

UKToptossedameetingwithbeneficiaries

oftheKhmerJapanChickenTraining

Center

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DanaAsiaworkswithinspirational

philanthropistswithapassiontocreate

sustainablechange.Togetherwithour

donors,weareactivelyengagedin

designingandimplementinganumber

ofSocialBusinessesacrossdifferent

sectorsintheAsianregion.

TheseSocialBusinessesprovide

valuabletraining,up-skillingand

employmenttothepoorwhilstalso

producingmeaningfulproductsand

services.Theyalsoprovidea"richand

engaging"alternativetotraditional

one-offphilanthropicgifts.

Inthehealtheducationsphere,collaborationwithCambodianChildren’sFundhas

resultedinthedevelopmentofabestpracticeprojectworkingtoovercome

maternalandinfantratesintheSteungMeancheydistrictofPhnomPenh,home

oftheinfamous“SmokeyMountain”dumpsite.

Priortotheestablishmentofthe

MaternalCareProgram(MCP),pregnant

mothersandtheirbabiesweredyingat

alarmingratesof8%aslocalhospitals

turnedthemawayiftheywereunableto

payfeesthatcouldamounttoupto2

weekswork.Withgenerousfundingfrom

akeyDanaAsiadonor,theProgramwas

establishedintoreducemortalityrates

andimprovethehealthandwellbeingof

womenateachstepofmotherhood

alongwiththeirbabies.Theprogram

providesanintegratedmaternalcare

servicewithmedicaltreatment,healthsupport,educationandcommunity

outreach.

MCPsuccesshasbeenoutstanding,asitisoneofthefewprogramsintheworld

toachievezeromaternaldeathsoverits478births.

Withtheongoingsupportofitsdonors,DanaAsiawillcontinuetoleadthewayin

thedevelopmentofpioneeringinitiativesthatareprovidingthepoorestofthe

poorwiththeskillstoescapepovertypermanently.

BeneficiariesoftheMicrofinanceBusiness

SchoolProjectattendingSmallBusiness

Training

HealthyMotherandBaby-Beneficiariesof

theMaternalCareProgram

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OurServices

DanaAsiahelpsdonorswiththecapitalandcommitmenttomakeadifferencein

Asiathroughtheprovisionofkeyservices:

AdvisoryOuradvisoryservicesareavailabletoPhilanthropicindividuals,familiesand

PrivateWealthAdvisors.OurexpertiseandexperienceintheAsianregion

enablesustoidentifyprojectswheretherewillbevisibleandsocialimpactand

socialreturnoninvestment.

GrantMakingfoundationsandAdvisorsinAustralia,EuropeandtheUnited

Statescanalsoaccessourservices.

Weprovidecustomisedresearch,duediligence,monitoringandevaluationfor

grantmakersinterestedininvestinginAsia.

GrantMakingWeenablePhilanthropicIndividuals,familiesandinstitutionsincludingsocial

venturefundstograntmakeeffectivelyandtransparentlyinAsia.

Withthehelpoftrustedpartnersandnetworkswhohavebeenthroughour

stringentduediligence,wehavemadegrantssuccessfullyandimpactedvisible

changeindiversepartsofAsia.

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OurWork

DanaAsia’sworkisfocusedonthepoorestofthepoorwhohavelittleorno

accesstosupporttoescapeabjectpoverty.Wepartnerwithourbeneficiariesto

providethesupporttheyneedtoempowerthemtohelpthemselves.

OurregionalfocusisAsiawherepovertysitsbesiderapidlyexpandingwealth.

DanaAsiadonorsrecognizethisextremedisparityandwanttoensuretheirfunds

providelong-termsolutionsforthoseinextremeneedintheregion.

Projects

SocialBusinessesBangladesh

• AutoMechanicTrainingCollegeand

Workshop,Dhaka

Cambodia

• KhmerJapanChickenTrainingCentre,Siem

Reap

Philippines

• MicrofinanceBusinessSchool,Manila

MicrofinanceCambodia

• IncomeGenerationPrograms,SiemReap

HealthCambodia

• Children’sHealthSupport,PhnomPenh

• MaternalCareProgram,PhnomPenh

EducationCambodia

• KaliyanMith,SiemReap

• SreKandal,OddarMeanchey

Laos

• PhnonNgam,Savanakhet

• BungKaew,Champasak

Thailand/MyanmarBorder

• FoundationforEducation&Development,

MaeSot

• Children’sDevelopmentCentre,MaeSot

• YouthConnect,MaeSot

• MinmahawEducationProgram,MaeSot

• PyoKhinn,MaeSot

SocialBusinessCreationforaSustainableFutureinAsia

DanaAsiaisworkingwiththeGrameenFamilytodevelopSocialBusinesses

withadifference.Theseprojectsarebeingdevelopedusingcorporate

businessprinciplesthatensureprofitisemphasizedwhilstensuringsocial

responsibilitiesareparamount.Theprogramsincludecomprehensive

education,trainingandongoingmentoringtoensurebeneficiariesareableto

gaineffectiveskillstoestablishandgrowtheirbusinesses.

OurKeyProjects

MicrofinanceBusinessSchool,Manila1. Combinationofmicrofinance,educationand

mentoringpeoplelivinginthepoorestareasof

Manilatohelpthemdevelopincomeproducing

businessesasameansofalleviatingpoverty.

2. Developmentofanadvancedmicrofinance

modelthatissustainableandreplicablein

otherareasofthePhilippinesandSEAsia

followingtheGrameen7Principles.

Theseobjectiveswillbeachievedthroughafocusonaninitial1,200poorestofthe

poorwhoaremotivatedtoworkinself-managedcommunitygroupsknowntoGFA

towardsthedevelopmentofbusinesses.

AutoMechanicCollegeandWorkshop,Dhaka1. Establishmentofatrainingcollegeforupto200studentsfrom

deprivedandverypoorrural/urbanbackgrounds

2. Developmentofabusinessmodeltoensurebreakevenbythe

endofyearthree,wherebytheprofitsfromtheWorkshopwill

fundtheactivitiesandexpansionoftheCollege

Theprojectwillachievetheseobjectivesthroughthedevelopment

ofabestpracticeworkshopleadbythreeJapaneseteachersand

staffedbytraineesattheCollege.

KhmerJapanChickenFarmandTrainingCentre,SiemReap• EstablishmentofaSocialBusinessraisingchickensas

ameansofprovidingscavengersonthelocal

Dumpsitewithanhigheralternativeandmoresecure

incomesource.

• DevelopmentofascalableFarmmodelthatcanbe

replicatedinotherCambodianprovinces.

TheseobjectivesarebeingachievedthroughthedevelopmentofaCooperativeFarm

andTrainingCentreforupto80beneficiariesoveran18-monthtrainingcycle.

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CaseStudyKhmerJapanChickenFarmandTrainingCentre

ThoySalis17yearsoldandisblindin

herlefteye.ShefinishedGrade5and

canonlyreadandwritealittle.Sheis

theoldestchildwith6brothersand

sisters.5siblingsarestillatschool,

whilsttheoldest16-year-oldsonworks

inconstructioninanotherprovince.

ThoySalandher40-year-oldmother

aretheprimaryincomeearners,asher

40-year-oldfatherlosthislegtoamine

inthewarandisanalcoholic.ThoySal

andhermotheronlyearn200,000-

300,000rielspermonth(US$50-75)

fromscavenging.Thefamilyhavea

verysmallplotofricenexttotheir

housethatgeneratesminimalincome.

ThoySalregisteredasamemberfor

theFarmatthebeginningofthe

projectandsheworkedontheshed

constructionintheearlydays.

“Iwouldreallyliketojointheprojectto

raisechickenasIreallywanttohavethis

skill.IfIbecomeamemberoftheFarm,I

willgetonechickenshedandreceiveskills

trainingonchickenraising.Thisskillwill

helpmeandmyfamilyhavebetterliving

conditionsinfuture,Ibelieve”.

However,ThoySalstoppedattending

afteronlyafewdays.Theteamtried

tocontactherbutsheavoidedthem.

Finallytheywereabletomeetwith

ThoySalandhermother.Theylearnt

thatsheleftduetoherfatherwhodid

notallowhertocomeandthreatened

herwithviolence.ThoySalalsosaid

thatshefearedthatifshedidjointhe

Farm,herfatherwouldtakethe

chickenssheraisedforfood.

TheteamdiscoveredthatThoySal’s

fatherwasaviolentmanwhoverbally

abusedthefamily,threwcooking

utensilsandbitthemiftheydidnot

givehimmoneytobuyalcohol.Thoy

Salwaslivinginacottageatthe

Dumpsitetoescapeherfather,buthe

regularlydraggedherhome.

TheFarmTeamproposedthatonly

ThoySalwouldbepermittedtocome

totheFarmtoensureherfatherwas

notawareofheractivities.ThoySal

agreedtojoinandparticipatedinthe

drawforachickenshed.Shereminded

theFarmTeamoftherisksshefaces.

“Sisters,pleasedonotgotomyhouseif

myfatherisathomebecauseIwillnottell

himthatIhavenowdecidedtojointhis

project.Onlymymotherknowsaboutthis

andshesupportsme.Ifmyfatherknows,

IamafraidhewillcometotheFarmand

saybadwordstosistersandotherFarm

staffandhewillgetmychickens….”

OurPartners

Child’sDreamFoundation

Establishedin2003,Child’sDreamisacharitableorganisation

dedicatedtoprovideunconditionalhelptounderprivileged

childrenandyouthinthe“MekongSub-Region”(Myanmar,

Thailand,LaosandCambodia)withaspecificfocusonremote

andneglectedareasoftheregion.

Themissionoftheorganisationistoempowermarginalisedcommunitiestoshapetheir

ownfuture.Thisisachievedbyworkingwithcommunitiestoimprovehealthcareand

educationforchildrenandyouth.

Theorganisation’sactivitiesrangefromhealthinterventionsforchildrentoreducechild

mortality,constructionofeducationfacilitiestoprovideuniversalbasiceducation,youth

employmentcentrestohighschoolanduniversityscholarships.

CambodianChildren’sFund Foundedin2004,CambodianChildren’sFundprovideslife-

changingeducation,nourishmentandhealingtovulnerable

childrenfromsomeofCambodia’smostdestitute

communities.OriginallyCCFfocusedonthehealthandwell

beingof45children,howevertodaytheFundcaresformore

than1,400childrenandhasextendeditsservicestoprovidefor

familiesandcommunitiesincrisis.

TheFundofferseducation,healthcare,nutritionandsafesheltertochildrenandtheir

familiesinneed.Givingtheparentstheopportunitytoliftthemselvesfrompoverty—

whileensuringthattheirchildrenhaveaccesstoeducation—notonlyprovidesforthe

greatergoodbutalsorelievesthechildrenoftheiradult-likeburdens.Themajorityof

childreninCCF’scarewereformergarbagepickersandprimarycaretakersoftheir

siblings,livingandworkingonPhnomPenh’sformermunicipalgarbagedump.

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FarmerLivelihoodDevelopment

FarmerLivelihoodDevelopment(FLD)wascreatedinAugust

2002bylocalisingSCALE,aninternationalNGO,createdby

SoutheastAsiaOutreach(SAO),whichbeganasafish-focused

foodsecurityprojectin1991.FLDenvisagescommunities

wherepeopleinteractwithintegrityandempathytoimprove

andsustaintheirlivelihoodactivities,andwherepeoplecan

solvetheirownproblemsthroughjusticeanddemocracy.

FLD’smissionistoworkwithtargetedcommunitiestoimprove

productivity,promoteandcreatejobsandenhancemicroand

smallenterprise(MSE)practicestobetterfoodsecurityand

livingconditions.

During2010,FLDestablishedfourcomplementary,stand-aloneprogramsthatwill

providethenecessaryassistancetohelpcommunitiesemergefromthecycleofrural

povertytheyfinddifficulttobreakoutof,withoutprofessionalandcompassionate

assistance.

• LivelihoodDevelopmentProgram

• SKIL-Support,KnowledgeandInspirationforLife

• FarmerFund–MicroCreditOperator

• KhmerFarmerProducts(KFP)Friends-International

WithheadquartersbasedinCambodia,Friends-International

(FI)hasbeenassistingmarginalisedchildren,youthandtheir

familiesacrosstheworldsince1994.Todate,theorganisation

hasinitiatedandsupportedprogramsinCambodia,Laos,

Thailand,Indonesia,Honduras,Mexico,MyanmarandEgypt.

Eachyear,theFIprogramsprovidedirectsupportto50,000

marginalisedchildrenandyoungpeople(particularlystreet

children/youth),offeringarangeofcomprehensiveservicesas

partofaholisticapproachtoassistingchildren(andtheirfamilies)toimprovetheirlives.

Throughlisteningtoandlearningfromyoungpeople,theorganisationdesigns

progressiveandstrategicprogramsaimedatprovidingmaximumassistancetothem.

FIisbuiltaroundfourmainprograms:

• FriendsSocialBusinesses(PeuanMit,KaliyanMith,TemanBaik,PeuanPeuan,Mith

Samlanh)

• FriendsPrograms

• CYTIAlliance

• ChildSafeNetwork

Friends-InternationalandDanaAsiawillinitiatetheirpartnershipthroughtheprovision

ofagranttofundaproportionoftheProtectionandReintegrationprojectonthe

AnglongPiDumpsitenearSiemReaptownthroughtheprovisionofoutreach,education,

vocationaltrainingandfamilysupportservices.

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GrameenFoundationAustralia

GrameenFoundationAustralia'svision

istohelpcommunitiestoapplybest

practicebusinessprinciplestohelp

thepooroutofpovertyindevelopingcountries.Theorganisation’smissionisto

promoteanddelivermicrofinanceprogramsandsocialbusinessesthroughboth

directinvolvementandadvicetopartnersoncreativeprogramdelivery.

Inalltheirwork,theyembraceanddrawinspirationfromarichGrameen

Heritage.Inparticular:

• Seektoempowertheworld’spoor,especiallythepoorestwomen

• Holdourselvesandourpartnersaccountablefortransparencyandmeasurable

results,includingsocialandfinancialperformance

• Championinnovationfocusedonmakingsustainabledifference

• Seektoformpartnershipswiththosewhocanadvanceourmission

• Respect,investinandpromotelocalsocialentrepreneursandlocal

innovation.

• Replicationistheessentialmethodologythatunderpinsallprogramsinwhich

wehavedirectinvolvement

GrameenFoundationAustraliaservicesinclude:

1. DevelopingandOperatingMicrofinanceProgramsthatarecarefullycrafted

andoftenincludeasuiteoffinancialservicesgearedtowardsbenefitingthe

poorestandmostdeprived.

2. SocialBusinessAdvisoryServicebasedontheadvancedexperienceofstaff

andadvisorsbuiltupovermanyyears.

3. WhereGrameenWorks–Theorganisationiscurrentlyoperatingand

developingprogramsinthreecountries,Bangladesh,thePhilippinesand

Cambodia,andhasadvisedonprogramsinover10countries.