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Annual Report 2011

Helping where help is needed: sustainably, for over 30 years.ROKPA

www.rokpa.org

The full consolidated annual fi nancial

statement according to Swiss GAAP FER and the

respective attachments can be downloaded

from www.rokpa.org.

The printed annual report is just

part of the overall report.

Preface 3

Thank you 4

2011: 155 Humanitarian Aid Projects 5

Tibetan areas of China 6

Nepal 7

Zimbabwe and South Africa 8

Former street kids today 9

Donation focus: Helping where help is needed 10

Donation focus: Nourishment 11

Donation focus: Education 12

Donation focus: Culture 13

Donation focus: Medicine, medicinal plants 14

Donation focus: Women and children 15

ROKPA Donation matrix 16

Project expenses in Tibetan areas of China 18

Project expenses in Nepal 19

Origin of donations 20

Usage of donations 21

Split of donations 22

Forms of donation 23

ROKPA performance report 24

Balance sheet for ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated) 25

Income Statement for ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated) 26

Auditor report by KPMG 27

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL 28

ROKPA Switzerland 29

Preface

Dear Sir or Madam, Dear ROKPA Friends,

I am very happy to present you with our annual report.

We have always been transparent and sustainable, for

more than 30 years now. The directors as well as many

volunteers work for ROKPA without pay, so only a small

amount of the donations goes into administration costs.

With the accounts presented here, this will be clearly

comprehensible. With this fi nancial statement we inform

you what your donated money is being used for, where

we are doing well and where we need additional help.

Especially in our main project areas, the Tibetan areas of

China and Nepal, the economic situation is worse than

ever. This means that the living conditions of the poor in

these areas are becoming harder and the people

increasingly depend on us more. This means for us:

We have to make a special effort. We have to become

better known. We want to fi nd new donors for ROKPA.

Therefore this annual report is an appeal to all our good

friends and generous supporters, but also to any other

interested parties.

Please spread the word, and mention ROKPA as a

sustainable, long-established relief organization to your

acquaintances. Ask us for further documents – open

the doors for us with institutions and enterprises.

Help us directly.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Yours,

Lea Wyler

Vice-President and Co-Founder of ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

Zurich, July 2012

Index

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Yours,

Lea Wyler

To our donors

We would like to thank all the donors who supported ROKPA in 2011. Private individuals, companies, foundations, institutions, cantons and parishes have all stood out through their special – and often repeated – generosity towards ROKPA.

To our volunteers

Our thanks also go to all our volunteers: with their unpaid work they play a huge role within the organization of ROKPA. Roughly 23’000 hours of voluntary work were regi-stered in 2011. Calculated with an hourly wage of 40 Swiss Francs this would equal the impressive equivalent of CHF 920’000.

Only with the help of all these donors and volunteers, can ROKPA help where help is needed.

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Projects

In 2011, ROKPA led 155 humanitarian aid projects in the Tibetan areas of China, Nepal, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Donations

For its projects, ROKPA received donations of a total of CHF 2’283’306 in 2011, which indicates a decrease of 34% in comparison with the preceding year (2010: CHF 3’466’947).

Spending

The amount of CHF 2’422’101 has been applied, which indicates a decrease in activity of 1,5% in comparison with the preceding year (2010: CHF 2’465’899).

Tibetan areas of China CHF 2’018’972

Education and Training CHF 1’444’126

Orphans and Street Children CHF 8’690

Medical Care CHF 132’542

Preservation of Culture CHF 378’870

Other CHF 54’744

Nepal CHF 239’860

Children’s Home (incl. education) CHF 175’976

Street Children CHF 15’691

Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent CHF 14’000

Guesthouse CHF 16’000

Other CHF 18’193

Africa CHF 76’970

Zimbabwe: 13 projects CHF 76’970

South Africa: 5 projects CHF 0 *

* Projects by ROKPA South Africa have been supported by local sponsors.

India CHF 18’922

(1 project in supervision)

Other projects CHF 45’546

Travel costs CHF 21’831

2011: 155 Humanitarian Aid Projects

Thank you

3’500 hours of voluntary work at HQ

5’000 hours of honorary work in councils

8’800 hours of honorary work at the ROKPA branches in 20 countries

350 hours of non-compensated extra hours by full and part time employees

5’000 hours of voluntary work at the Soup Kitchen in Nepal

300 hours of voluntary work at markets in Switzerland

Tibetan areas of China From Interviews with our helpers on site. In Nepal From Interviews with our helpers on site.

The general situation

The economic situation here hardly changes, with nomads and shepherds making up the majority of the Tibetan population.

Funding for Studies: During the terms of 2011/12

we financed the university studies of 788 students.

This results in a total expense of CHF 320’000.

Lamdrak – nunnery: 120 nuns are living in this nunnery

in the province of Sichuan, 10 have been newly admitted

in 2011. The nuns are between 16 and 72 years old.

It is the largest nunnery in the prefecture of Kanze.

Lamdrak – clinic: This clinic is attached to the nunnery.

The doctors are taking care of 50 to 60 mostly elderly

patients with Tibetan Medicine. We support the clinic in

the purchase and production of medicine.

Nangchen – Medical project: We support the local

population in the cultivation and harvesting of plants that

can be processed into Tibetan Medicine. In the past,

the plants had been completely pulled out and handed

over for production. Today, seeds are harvested and

newly planted to ensure a sustainable production.

Luchu – Orphanage and primary school: ROKPA absorbs

the costs for 38 schoolgirls and 82 schoolboys at the

Luchu School. 16 of them are orphans. 38 pupils will

now continue their studies at a higher level and are again

supported by ROKPA.

Nangchen – Support for abandoned mothers:

Paltso, a former ROKPA child, has been abandoned by

her rich husband while she was pregnant. Additionally,

she had to hand over her entire salary as a doctor to her

mother-in-law. Paltso finally left her family together with

her son while she was pregnant again and is looking

for a new place to stay. ROKPA is collecting money so

she will be able to afford a flat.

The general situation

Politically, Nepal is descending into chaos, and the economic situation has deteriorated. Long power cuts are daily fare and petroleum – needed for cooking at the Children’s Home, the Guest House and the Soup Kitchen – is getting scarce and more expensive.

Women’s Workshop: At the moment 10 women are

employed at the Workshop. The sales from the attached

shop are pretty divergent. Fortunately we can also supply

our ROKPA community (through markets and our

online-shop). However, this is not sufficient and therefore

we are looking for additional customers.

Children’s Home: Since May 2011, no child has left us.

The children who have grown up in the Children’s Home

are now mature and independent adults. Some are

partially running their own shops in Kathmandu, some

are working for the ROKPA Organization and others

are studying abroad.

ROKPA Guest House: With the help of volunteers from

Switzerland, we have been able to refurbish the Guest

House. The occupancy rate is quite high but we are

reflecting on how it could be managed more efficiently.

Fund for Street Children: With the money that has been

donated to this fund we are supporting the families of the

children who could not be admitted to the school.

Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent: From mid-December to

the beginning of March we feed more than 500 people

every day. We offer two nutritious meals per day.

Additionally, 10 to 15 people per day are given medical

treatment.

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Zimbabwe and South AfricaChotti has studied fashion design

and lives in the US.

Dani is operating her own carpet

shop in Kathmandu together with

her family.

Dilip is studying economics

in the US.

Bijay works for ROKPA in

Kathmandu and is administrating

the back office.

Naresh finances his studies with a

DVD shop and with selling mineral

water and recycling the bottles.

Ram Hari leads two children’s

homes himself in Kathmandu.

Raja operates his own greengrocery

in Kathmandu.

Sagar became manager of the

ROKPA Guesthouse.

Pema is studying hotel

management in Holland.

Kanchi is living in Australia and

finances her studies herself.

These children lived on the streets of Kathmandu without any prospect of a successful future. Years ago, ROKPA took them in – today, they have made a success of their lives.

They are examples of many more children to whom ROKPA gave decent living conditions and a chance for a good future.

Former street kids today

AIDS, poverty and the consequent malnutrition are still the main issues in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

ROKPA pays the school costs for AIDS orphans and

finances medication for mothers suffering from AIDS.

In keeping with our policy “Helping where help is

needed” we engage course instructors for gardening,

we supply the seeds, plants and garden tools and we

finance the construction of irrigation plants, each of

which provides a living for several families.

In South Africa, volunteers are trained to become local

HIV/AIDS-mentors. In 8-week-courses adolescents

are led to their future professions. In soup kitchens we

nourish the poor. Infants are provided with food and

a place at the day-care centre.

Donation focus: Helping where help is needed Donation focus: Nutrition

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“Helping where help is needed” has become the life motto of the ROKPA founders Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche and Lea Wyler. Under this premise a relief organization has been established over the past 30 years that provides assistance to people who could barely survive without help – particularly in the Tibetan areas of China, Nepal, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Non-specific donation

A non-specific donation greatly helps ROKPA in that it can be used for a project which is pending or one for which the funding is not yet ensured. In brief: A donation like this can be used for something very urgent.

Typical non-specific donation:

• After the disastrous earthquake in Yushu, ROKPA was

able to carry out emergency relief work. Over 100

weatherproof tents with concrete floor and a heating

stove, with space for up to 12 persons, have been

delivered to Yushu.

• With 105 CHF, 10 precious ancient medical and

scientific texts can be preserved for posterity.

• With 500 CHF a month ROKPA is able to pay a sculptor

involved with the construction of a stupa.

• A mother suffering from AIDS receives 180 CHF

a year for the purchase of medication and is able to

live with her disease.

• With 450 CHF an urgently needed operation can be

financed for a sick person.

In the countries where ROKPA is active, many women and children are malnourished to an extent that threatens their lives. Malnou-rishment in children also invariably leads to obstacles in their mental development and therefore diminishes their opportunities in life. In many cases a reasonable diet is the first step out of their often miserable life towards a happier, humane future.

ROKPA operates soup kitchens that feed hundreds of people daily during the winter season.

The elimination of poverty and hunger is the No. 1 aim of the Millennium Development Goals of the UN.

Example: Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent, Kathmandu

Aim: People in need as well as sick people of every age,

regardless of their religion, nationality or culture receive

two hot meals per day, warm clothing and medical care

during the winter season.

Involved helpers: Volunteers from all over the world,

children from our Children’s Home

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Finish date: Ongoing Project

Budget goal 2012: CHF 10’550

Ensured budget per May 2012: CHF 8’824

Please help us to achieve our budget goal!

Donation focus: Education Donation focus: Culture

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Especially in the Tibetan areas of China, the preservation of an ancient and endangered culture has become a priority for ROKPA. It allows the people to preserve their historical identity and gives them their dignity.

ROKPA promotes monastic universities where lecturers teach in Tibetan and thereby pass on the language to their students. Precious writings previously believed to be lost have been rediscovered, and cultural sites are preserved for posterity.

Example: Boeju Nangten Monastery in Dechen

Aim: As religion and the associated culture are still very

important to the Tibetan population, a continuity of

the monastic tradition is ensured through the training of

tulkus (high reincarnate lamas) and monks. Nowadays,

the pure Tibetan language is only taught grammatically

correctly in the monasteries. A monastery is therefore a

guarantee for the preservation of culture and language.

Location: Dechen, Province Yunnan, Prefecture Dechen/

Jiddam, Eastern region of the Tibetan areas of China

Finish date: Ongoing project


Ensured budget per May 2012: CHF 0


Through education, the people supported by ROKPA are prepared for a self-sufficient life in the future. Children are attending school, adolescents become students, women pick up technical skills and receive start-up financing for their small-scale enterprises.

Every year ROKPA enables about 10’000 children and adolescents to attend school.

The attendance of primary school is the Millennium Development Goal No. 2 of the UN.

Example: Chentsa Middle School

Aim: Education of children – some of them orphans from

the lowest social level – who cannot afford to pay school

fees. Through its educational program, ROKPA aims to

create better life conditions. Special attention is given to

girls, as subsequently they will be responsible for the

nurture of their children. The formation of Middle Schools

makes higher education possible and therefore leads to

good opportunities for professional life and to an

improvement in general living conditions.

Location: Chentsa/Jianza Xian, Province Qinghai, County

Malho/Huannan, Eastern region of the Tibetan areas of China



Ensured budget per May 2012: CHF 0


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Donation focus: Medicine and medicinal plants Donation focus: Women and Children

Women and children are especially affected by poverty. Cultural norms in many Eastern societies demote women and especially girls to inferior victims without any rights, and often this leads to poverty and prostitution.

ROKPA rescues women, girls and boys from the streets and supports them in a sustainable manner. They get a place to sleep, are nourished and trained to become mature and self-sufficient.

Example: ROKPA Children’s Home in Kathmandu

Aim: The social reintegration of destitute children and/or

orphans in Nepal, independent of their religion, nationality

or culture. Currently, 55 children are living at the ROKPA

Children’s Home. Single mothers and/or grandparents or

relatives of orphans are unburdened. ROKPA takes care

of their shelter, medical needs and education. These kids

are growing up well looked after in a loving and protective

extended family.

Location: Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal



Ensured budget per May 2012: 24’264


Traditional Tibetan Medicine is an ancient, holistic and potent system of medical know-ledge with its origins stretching back more than 2,500 years. It has always had a central position in Tibetan life, however nowadays only a few doctors still fully master its study.

Moreover, there is a serious lack of doctors in the Tibetan areas of China, and for every 16’000 inhabitants there is only one doctor.

ROKPA promotes the education of doctors and supports 12 hospitals in the Tibetan areas of China. The training courses teach, in addition to the study of herbal medicine, the knowledge of the cultivation of medicinal plants; thus a stable income for the rural population is created.

Example: Traditional Tibetan Medicine in Nangchen, Yushu

Aim: The preservation of knowledge concerning the

effects of particular plants, the dispensing of medicines

and the areas of application. Also emphasized are the

preservation, protection and resettlement of plant species

and groups. Additionally, the area is strengthened

economically, socially and ecologically, and a contribution

to medical care in the region is established.

Involved persons: Dr. Karma Tashi from the Nangchen

Tibetan Hospital, also Dr. Palden and Dr. Droni (two of

the doctors who were trained by ROKPA) as well as the

local population.

Location: Nangchen, Yushu, Sichuan



Ensured budget per May 2012: CHF 131’615


With 130 CHF,

10 adults can learn

how to read and write

during 1 year.

There are currently

55 children living

in the Children’s Home,

and it costs 158 Swiss

Francs per month

to support each child.

School materials

for one child in the

Tibetan areas of China

cost 80 Francs per year.

With 105 Swiss

Francs, old

medical and scientific

Tibetan texts can be

restored.

A collector of

critically endange-

red medicinal herbs

requires 60 Francs a

month.

A mother in

Zimbabwe

suffering from AIDS gets

150 CHF for her medica-

tion for 1 year.

The annual salary

for a teacher

amounts to 1’900 CHF.

Nutrition,

accommodation

and schooling for an

orphan costs 171 CHF

a year.

With 60 CHF

monthly, the

schooling for a child in

the Tibetan areas of

China can be financed.

500 CHF is the

monthly salary of a

sculptor for the building

of a temple.

22 CHF pays for

the treatment of a

sick person with Tibetan

medicine.

For 10’000 CHF

an orphan can be

educated over 5 years to

become a Tibetan doctor.

A one-year-long

sewing training

costs 1‘000 CHF.

400 homeless

people receive 2

meals a day for 156 CHF.

One year of

education for a

street kid costs 565 CHF.

A simple

operation costs

about 500 CHF.

As a start-up

capital, a mother

with a family in need

receives 500 CHF.

An irrigation plant,

which serves as a

basis for existence for a

number of families, costs

1‘820 CHF.

With 176 CHF,

100 meals are

provided at the Soup

Kitchen in Johannesburg.

For 450 CHF a

sick person

receives training in Harare

on how to live with AIDS.

For 20 CHF,

an AIDS-orphan

can attend school

in Zimbabwe for one

month.

In the crèche at

Groot Marico in

South Africa a place costs

74 CHF per child per

month.

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10

16

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7

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8

12

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ROKPA Donor Matrix

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109 11 12

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ROKPA General

HELPING WHERE HELP

IS NEEDED

NUTRITION

EDUCATION

CULTURE

MEDICINE AND

MEDICINAL PLANTS

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

TIBETAN AREAS OF

CHINANEPAL

ZIMBABWESOUTH AFRICA

INDIA

DONATION TARGETS

DONATION FOCUSES

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Project expenses 2011 in the Tibetan Areas of China

Project expenses 2011 in Nepal

In the Tibetan areas of China, ROKPA mainly invests in education and culture (In total 92.7% of the funds are

designated to those projects), whereby a close coherence is seen. The preservation of their culture allows the Tibetans

to keep their identity. Every year roughly 10’000 children are enabled to attend school. Within the medical projects,

Traditional Tibetan Medicine is also promoted and thereby an important part of culture is preserved.

At 73% the biggest share of all the costs in Nepal is the operation of the ROKPA Children’s Home. Here, street children

find a safe home, and they go to school and become prepared for an independent life.

Highly efficient and cost-effective is the Soup Kitchen with its Medical Tent (6%), where during the winter season

hundreds of poor people are taken care of. The Guest House (7%) is financing itself to a large extent.

73 %

Children’s Home

8 %

Other

6 %

Orphans and Street Children

6 %

Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent

7 %

Guest House

73.4 %

Education

0.1 %

Other

0.4 %

Orphans and Street Children

6.7 %

Medical Care

19.3 %

Conservation of culture

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Usage of donations

0

200’000

400’000

600’000

800’000

1’000’000

1’200’000

1’400’000

1’600’000

1’800’000

2’000’000

84 %

Project Expenses

6 %

Fundraising

10 %

Administration

Origin of donations Switzerland 58% / Other countries 42%, in Swiss Francs

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Thanks to the great number of voluntary and unpaid helpers, in 2011, as in other years, ROKPA was able to maintain

the administrative costs at 10%.

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Split of Donations

As a charitable relief organization ROKPA is tax-exempt. A donation therefore goes fully to the benefit of our aid projects and additionally can be deducted from taxes by the donor.

Project sponsorship

Sponsoring a project causes significantly less admini-

strative costs than traditional single sponsorship.

The donations can be utilized even more efficiently.

ROKPA deliberately does not offer the possibility of

sponsoring a child, as this often causes injustice and

imbalance within families.

Educating disadvantaged children

(PP 7800)

Medical care for those in poverty

(PP 7600)

Women’s fund to support mothers in need

(PP 8300)

Preserving Tibetan culture

(PP 8900)

What ROKPA needs most urgently

(PP 8000)

Donation as a company

Donate instead of giving presents: companies can

donate for their anniversary or for Christmas and deduct

this from their taxes.

Legacies

A will or legacy enables ROKPA to benefit from a

bequeathed property, and thus use those funds to help

those in need. In the case of a sustainable regulation

of an inheritance, ROKPA can offer capable consultation.

Here as well tax exemption takes effect.

Volunteer work

Unpaid skilled work keeps the costs of administration

at a very low level (about 10%) and the donations are

utilized where they are genuinely needed.

Donations are possible through payment slips

or via online banking.

Forms of donations

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2011 % Quantity % Amount

CHF 1 – 499 77.9 % 12.6 %

CHF 500 – 999 10.4 % 7.9 %

CHF 1’000 – 4’999 9.5 % 19.6 %

CHF 5’000 – 19’999 1.6 % 14.4 %

CHF 20’000 – 49’999 0.4 % 15.8 %

CHF 50’000 + 0.2 % 29.7 %

ROKPA performance report 2011

Balance Sheet ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated)

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31.12.2011 31.12.2010

Assets CHF CHF

Current assets Appendix*

Cash in hand 1’222’740 1’897’665

Securities 2,6 183’828 393’014

Accounts Receivable Trade 1’645 1’645

Additional Receivables 34’494 53’816

Transitory Assets 42’522 6’549

Total Assets 1’485’229 2’352’689

Liabilities

Short-term Current Liabilities 54’599 137’846

Loan Lea Wyler – 107’759

Loan Akong Rinpoche 12’699 0

Deposit Soup Kitchen – 6’850

Transitory Liabilities 41’900 23’237

Long-term Current Liabilities 130’435 130’435

Loans Third Parties 130’435 130’435

Funds with a specific purpose 1’981’816 2’598’067

Nepal Fund 1,4 1’371’101 1’413’412

Tibet Fund 1,4 346’989 847’467

India Fund 1,4 183’870 163’110

Africa Fund 1,4 72’742 121’763

Children Fund 1,4 630 4’306

Women's Fund 1,4 5’439 3’009

Education Fund for Girls, Women 1,4 1’044 0

Swiss Fund 1,4 – 45’000

Organisation Capital –681’621 –513’659

Balance 01.01. –681’621 –513’659

Total Liabilities 1’485’229 2’352’689

Purpose of the Association

The purpose of ROKPA is to provide humani-tarian and educational support for those in need, regardless of their faith, race, gender or nationality. ROKPA organizes some of its own projects and selects other existing projects that conform to its purpose.

In order to meet this stipulated purpose, ROKPA

may undertake a range of activities, including those

listed below:

• provide support wherever required in the form of

money, food, clothing, shelter, protection, employment

and other essential aids;

• construct schools, museums and other educational

establishments or otherwise arrange for or support

their construction and maintenance;

• construct hospitals and other healthcare establish-

ments or otherwise arrange for or support their

construction and maintenance;

• carry out forestry and other projects with an

environmental focus or arrange for such projects to

be carried out.

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* The appendix can be downloaded on www.rokpa.org

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Income Statement ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated)

Income 2011 2010

Donations Appendix* CHF CHF

Donations Tibet 1,4 1’301’827 2’302’744

Donations Nepal 1,4 228’451 185’913

Donations India 1,4 45’646 65’237

Donations Africa 1,4 32’804 57’101

General Donations 1,4 674’578 855’952

Total Donations 2’283’306 3’466’947

Sales Income Shop/Markets/Cards 28’178 27’050

Sales Income Events 3’257 88’042

Income Administration, IT Materials 0 50’500

Interest Income 2’992 2’009

Profit from securities sold 3’849 6’628

Profit from currency exchange 2,5 2’125 11’026

Extraordinary Income 45’000 0

Various Income 0 185

Total Income 2’368’707 3’652’387

Liabilities 2011 2010

Project Expenditures Appendix* CHF CHF

Projects / Sponsorships Tibet 1,4 2’018’972 2’159’493

Projects / Sponsorships Nepal 1,4 239’860 189’647

Projects / Sponsorships India 1,4 18’922 49’351

Projects / Sponsorships Africa 1,4 76’970 50’480

Other Projects 1,4 45’546 0

Travel Cost / Expenditures Project Mgmt 21’831 16’928

Total Project Expenditures 2’422’101 2’465’899

Shop / Events

Expenditures Shop/Markets/Cards 12’175 7’590

Expense Events 4’201 46’351

Total Shop / Events 16’376 53’941

Administration

Rent 53’295 55’570

Wages incl. Social Security Contributions 2,7 333’480 249’238

Communication 2,7 32’071 43’565

Administration 2,7 135’767 49’911

Total Administration 554’613 398’284

Other Expenditures

Loss from securities sold 44’156 9’229

Loss from currency exchange 2,5 62’601 269’560

Other Expenditures 8’073 47’386

Total Other Expenditures 114’830 326’175

Annual Profit before Fund results –739’213 408’088

Committed Funds

Allocations of committed Funds (incl. Transfers) –1’451’336 –2’291’930

Use of Committed Funds 2’445’270 2’448’972

Free Funds

Allocations of committed Funds (incl. Transfers) –510’585 –719’661

Use of Committed Funds 0 0

Fund Results 483’348 -562’619

Annual Profit before change in Organisation Capital –255’865 –154’531

Change of acquired free capital –122’962 207’903

Change of free Funds –510’585 –719’661

Allocations to Committed Funds 377’682 357’227

Annual Profit after Fund Results 0 0

Total Expenditures 2’368’707 3’652’387

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* The appendix can be downloaded on www.rokpa.org

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ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is based in Zurich in Switzerland. It is the umbrella association for the 18 ROKPA country offi ces around the world and is responsible for all projects and sponsorships in Nepal, Tibet, India, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Executive Board

• Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche (President)

• Lea Wyler (Vice-President)

• Catherine Brown

• Syl Edelmann

• Elise Jacobsen

• Gerry Leumann

• Andrea Widmer

The Executive Board of ROKPA INTERNATIONAL held

three meetings in the fi nancial year 2011.

The Board approves the Annual Budget at the Annual

General Meeting.

Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche and Lea Wyler can carry out

projects which have been approved be the Steering

Committee.

The ROKPA ambassadors

• Charles Dance, actor, screenwriter and producer

• Jill Dawson, BBC-Producer

• Marc Forster, movie producer

• Sandra Studer, TV-presenter

• Andreas Vollenweider, harpist, grammy-winner

Country offi ces

Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, United Kingdom,

Netherlands, India, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Austria, Nepal,

Poland, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, USA,

Zimbabwe.

Auditor for both associations KPMG AG, Badenerstrasse 172, 8004 Zurich

ROKPA Switzerland is based in Zurich and is responsible for obtaining funds in Switzerland, mainly for Tibet and Nepal.

Executive Board

• Gerry Leumann (Präsident)

• Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche

• Elka Gouzer

• Claude A. Ribaux

• Andreas Vollenweider

• Lea Wyler

The Executive Board of ROKPA Switzerland held three

meetings in the fi nancial year 2011.

Board of Patrons

• Robert Schenker (President)

• Dr. iur. Thomas Bär

• Walter Bosch

• Christine Egerszegi

• Josef Estermann

• Kurt E. Feller

• Marc Forster

• Dr. med. Felix Gutzwiller

• Peter Hasler

• Trix Heberlein

• Philipp Keel

• Cyrill Koller

• Dr. med. Remo Largo

• Charles Lewinsky

• Dr. iur. Ellen Ringier

• Roger Schawinski

• Emil Steinberger

• Niccel Steinberger

• Franz Steinegger

• Sandra Studer

• Andreas Vollenweider

• Dr. iur. Christian Wenger

Auditorreport for the Consolidated Financial Statements ROKPA INTERNATIONAL ROKPA Switzerland

Imprint annual report

Publisher:

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

Böcklinstrasse 27

CH-8032 Zürich

Conception, Editorial:

Fritz Reust

ROKPA Communications

Layout:

Renée Reust

Translation:

Thomas Stettler, Liev Wint (Thubten)

Photos:

Lea Wyler, Robert Bösch, Marius Hamann,

Annick Nevejan, Fritz Reust, Bea Schmutz

© Texts ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

© Photos: ROKPA INTERNATIONAL, Lea Wyler, Robert Bösch, Marius Hamann, Annick Nevejan, Fritz Reust, Bea Schmutz

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Main Office Zurich

General Manager:

Pia Schneider

Fundraising:

Gabriele Lenk

Communications:

Marie-Luce Le Febve de Vivy

Administration:

Barbara Meier

Intern:

Thomas Stettler

Volunteers

Finance:

Bea Schmutz, Susanna Hardegger, Monika Ghenzi

Administration/IT:

Harald Ammeter, Corinna Biasutti, Gesine Dietrich,

Antonella Guggenheim, Tereza Konaté, Anna-Katharine

Bosshard, Andrea Keller, Magdalena Kubicka,

Marlis Lüscher, Georgios Mazarakis, Raquel Neubig,

Susy Oswald, Andrea Widmer, Ralph Williams,

Anne Witteveen, Johan Wezel, Margrit Stahel,

Sara Stamm, Giovanna Sylla, Eva Tobler, Robert Tobler,

Elisabeth Weiss

Communications:

Angela von Koblinski (Medienstelle, Events),

Raquel Neubig (Events), Maryuri Saldañas (Fotos)

Editorial, Layout:

Alana Craigen (Facebook), Volker Haller (Gestaltung).

Translations:

Sian Edwards, Jürgen Hachmeier, Ina Hohmann,

Hanna Hündorf, Bettina Grieser Johns, Chris Michalski,

Anke Hoffmann, Yaël Katz, Katrin Klein, Elaine Knoerich,

Anna Krol, Sonja Kroll, Barbara Ludwig-Schlegel,

Susanne Reiche, David Tonge, Ani Tsultrim

Sales:

Bea Schmutz, Margrit Stahel (Branch office Beringen)

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