Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

Annual Report 2005

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Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Annual Report 2005

Contents
Introduction 1

Keep the Promise: HIV and AIDS campaign calls for accountability and action 2

Trade for People: Movement grows for trade justice 9

Organizations participating in an active alliance 14

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Participants 15

Structuring for coordinated advocacy 16

Financial support for common advocacy 18

List of financial supporters in 2005 20

Published in July 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Front cover photo: Aleksander Wasyluk
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Introduction
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
(EAA) is a broad international network
of churches and Christian organizations
cooperating in advocacy on global trade
and on HIV and AIDS. Alliance partici-
pants represent tens of millions of Chris-
tians around the world who share the
conviction that advocacy against unjust
structures, practices and attitudes should
not be a task we engage in when it is con-
venient, but must be a fundamental re-
quirement of living out our faith.

Global Week of Action demonstration in Columbia

2005 tapped into this tremendous en-
ergy and commitment in many ways. campaigns. But it is also reflective of the continue, the EAA remains very open to
In April, the largest ever global mobili- combined commitment of our partici- providing a presence and service that best
zation for trade justice took place the pants who range from local churches serves its participants while maintaining
Global Week of Action on trade. The to some of the largest and most diverse the diversity of our participants that cur-
week sparked a sharp increase in inter- Christian NGOs. rently goes beyond most international
est and use in EAAs campaign resources, ecumenical organizations.
which continues to rise. The World AIDS Signs of our success are the increasing
Day events, particularly in Geneva, were value placed on faith-based voices by In addition to HIV and AIDS and global
some of the largest and most inclusive, global leaders in the response to HIV and trade, the EAA has a special concern
with the participation of positive peoples AIDS and on trade issues. Our resources with the broad issue of peace and conflict
networks and schools. are growing in popularity and used far resolution, which is mostly addressed
outside the EAA network. And increas- through sharing information and net-
Yet the failure of governments to com- ingly, the EAA is turned to as the lead working. An opportunity to combine ef-
mit sufficient resources for an effective partner by organizations seeking faith- forts, with the new ecumenical alliance
global response to HIV and AIDS or to based involvement and insight. for development, to map the advocacy
follow through on development promises and development foci of participants was
in trade negotiations, emphasize the need Organizationally, the EAA adjusted the identified in 2005 and will be further de-
to sustain such energy and vision. frameworks for action for the two cam- veloped in 2006.
paigns following the appointment of new
The EAA both strengthens faith-based strategy groups early in 2005. The rec- 2005 was marked by opportunities, suc-
voices and participation in global collec- ommendations from the Assembly held cesses, and continued challenges for the
tive advocacy and supports campaigns at in November 2004 were implemented to advocacy of people of faith. When the
national and local levels. We coordinate: strengthen the capacity of the EAA, both churches and their rich array of orga-
common international campaign plan- as a coordinating office and an alliance. nizations, networks, educational institu-
ning and strategies; Larger discussions on reconfiguring the tions, and agencies agree to focus their
develop and distribute accompanying ecumenical movement and developing a collective energies on specific issues, im-
resources; coordinated ecumenical response to de- portant changes in global structures and
provide links between faith-based ac- velopment have also actively included the local communities can be achieved. In
tors and civil society and intergovern- EAA. The EAA is seen as one important tackling the HIV pandemic, and the in-
mental partners, and; and successful model of cooperation that justices in the international trading sys-
encourage national and international supports and magnifies the work of ex- tem, the Alliance promotes a vision of a
action on key issues and events. isting organizations from the World world where all live in dignity, security
Council of Churches to national agencies and peace.
The EAAs demonstrated effectiveness and churches without duplicating ef-
is in part due to our light structure, the forts or competing for funds or attention.
focus on our coordinating role, and con- As ecumenical efforts to combine emer-
centration on practical resources that gency relief, development and advocacy
support and accompany EAA participant

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 The people who are living with or are affected by HIV and AIDS and the commu-
nities which are vulnerable to the disease are not and should not be perceived as
passive recipients of handouts and help they are vibrant resource persons and
co-workers with us in this struggle to overcome not only this epidemic, but also to
overcome the fundamental flaws in our societies which make us all vulnerable to
HIV and AIDS.
Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, General Secretary, World Council of Churches, 1 December 2005

Keep the Promise: HIV and AIDS campaign calls for

accountability and action
The HIV pandemic is one of the gravest to AIDS, and the Alliance sparks action engaging the local HIV positive networks
challenges facing the world today. The within churches, communities, and in- in Geneva as partners.
disease robs millions of their lives and ternational fora to break the silence and
devastates the fabric and livelihood overcome the discrimination which pre- The Global Poster Competition on HIV
of families, communities and nations. vents people from receiving the informa- and AIDS-related Stigma and Discrimi-
UNAIDS estimates that 38.6 million tion, care, and support they need. nation that was held in 2003 continues to
children and adults were living with HIV be used widely and in creative ways, with
in 2005. An estimated 4.1 million became Central to all our responses is recogniz- a steady stream of requests for the CD-
newly infected, and 2.8 million lost their ing that we are all living with HIV, and ROM, now in its third edition, and for the
lives due to AIDS. that planning, decision making, and im- accompanying Next Steps brochure.
plementation must include greater par- Orders of the brochure included the print-
The Alliances 2005-2008 campaign, ticipation of people living with HIV. ing of 20,000 in Spanish for distribution
Keep the Promise, holds individuals, through Jesuit networks in Mexico. The
religious leaders, faith organizations, World AIDS Day, held on 1 Decem- poster competition materials will also be
governments, and intergovernmental or- ber each year, is an important moment used in 2006 during the World Day of
ganizations accountable for the commit- to raise HIV and AIDS awareness in Prayer, which will focus on South Africa
ments they have made and advocates for churches and communities. The Alliance and HIV.
further efforts and resources to fight HIV encourages participants to mark the day
and AIDS. The campaign works to pro- with special worship observances and ac- The EAA and Religions for Peace
tect the rights of people living with HIV tivities. An ecumenical liturgy on Keep (WCRP) co-produced a new CD-ROM,
and AIDS, promotes an attitude of care the Promise was developed and translat- Combating Stigma and Discrimina-
and solidarity which rejects all forms of ed, and proved a popular resource on the tion: The Role of Religion in Building
stigmatization and discrimination, and website along with other worship, study
advocates for access to necessary forms and action resources for World AIDS
of treatment as well as expanded efforts Day.
for education and prevention.
In Geneva, the Alliance worked with UN
Goal I: Advocate as, with, and for agencies and civil society actors to plan a
people living with HIV and AIDS for program at the Ecumenical Center which
dignity and rights and for an attitude included worship, artistic productions
of care and solidarity that rejects all from students at the International School,
forms of stigmatization and discrimi- presentations by HIV positive people, an
nation exhibit, reception and a symbolic light-
ing of candles and torchlight march. The
Silence and stigma remain one of the events were attended by 400-500 people.
major barriers to an effective response For the first time we were successful in

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World AIDS Day 2005, Ecumenical Centre, Geneva

Inclusive Communities Responding to The distribution of the report from the still engulfs AIDS is essential for open-
HIV and AIDS. The CD-ROM provides UNAIDS 2003 global theological work- ing further dialogue on effective methods
a collection of multi-faith resources on shop on HIV-related stigma took place to prevent the transmission of HIV.
HIV-related stigma and discrimination as early in 2005, and the EAA encourages
a follow-up to the satellite session held in its use among participants and in semi- With the growing rates of infection
Bangkok at the International AIDS Con- naries and academies. among women and girls, more emphasis
ference in 2004. is being placed in raising awareness of the
Goal II: Promote prevention activities impact that poverty, violence, and gender
that address root causes of vulnerabil- inequality has on the spread of HIV. In
ity, with particular attention to women March, the EAA promoted a well-attended
and girls film festival at the Ecumenical Center. The
festival, begun on International Womens
Discussions about prevention remain Day, featured a series of films on women
flash points within the church and in and AIDS provided by UNAIDS. The
wider circles, as effective responses must EAA encouraged participants to plan
involve issues of sex and sexual relation- similar events.
ships, drug use, and inequalities and
discrimination which make some people The EAA, through our bulletins and
much more vulnerable to infection. The networking, highlights the diversity and
EAAs efforts to break the silence that commitment of faith communities work

?
Test your knowledge

UNAIDS estimates global resources needed to tackle HIV and AIDS over
A new study resource on AIDS-related three years (2006-2008) are US$ 55 billion for prevention, treatment and
stigma, Thinking Outside the Box: The care, support for orphans and vulnerable children, as well as program and
Theological Challenge was produced human resource costs. Over a similar three year period (2003 - 2006), the
jointly by the EAA and World Council of
US Government alone will have spent how much on the war in Iraq?
Churches and made available in English,
Spanish, French and Portuguese in print a) US$56 billion b) US$125 billion
and as a PDF download from the web- c) US$200 billion d) US$251 billion
site.
For the answer, see the Keep the Promise quiz at www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp

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 PHOTOS
EAA action brings positive response in
South Africa
In July, a demonstration organized by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) to call for rapid
expansion of the antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was met by police who opened fire
on demonstrators and used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowds. The EAA issued an
action alert with a sign-on letter to South African government officials calling for

An investigation of police actions

Training for police in good practice in policing demonstrations
Efforts to provide universal access to treatment within South Africa
An apology to the demonstrators

Thirty-one organizations signed the letter, which formed part of the widespread condemna-
tion of the police action. TAC held a second demonstration on 26 July. Representatives from
the South African Council of Churches (SACC) read out the sign-on letter at the demonstration
and passed on our solidarity to the demonstrators.

SACC informed the EAA that the police publicly apologized for their actions. The EAA also
received a reply from the office of the Premier of the Eastern Cape, where the demonstration
was held. The letter reported that the Independent Complaints Directorate was investigating
the violence, and that the provincial minister for health met with TAC to discuss the roll-out
of ARV treatment in the province.

Our joint efforts do make a difference!

in the area of prevention as well as treat- A consultation on Global Assessment of difficulties for staff from a number of
ment and support, and the common com- and Strategy Session on Faith Commu- organizations to devote sufficient time to
mitment to eradicate HIV and AIDS. nities Accessing Resources was held at follow up on the recommendations, we
the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey in recommended reassessing the sugges-
Goal III: Mobilize resources to prevent January 2005 which took a critical look tions in 2006 and finding a staff person
the transmission of HIV, particularly at obstacles and opportunities for faith- to devote time and energy to revising and
among vulnerable populations, and for based organizations to access large-scale implementing the most practical and ef-
the care and support of people living financial and human resources in order to fective proposals.
with and affected by HIV and AIDS better respond to the HIV pandemic. The
consultation was organized by the World Several key recommendations were im-
The global resources needed to tackle Council of Churches, Caritas Internatio- plemented, however, including follow-up
HIV and AIDS at one level seem huge, nalis, Norwegian Church Aid, German discussions with some of the funding and
as they not only cover costs of testing Institute for Medical Mission (DIFAEM) development partners who could not be
and treatment, but education, prevention, and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. present, particularly USAID.
health infrastructure, support for orphans The 40 participants came from more
and other vulnerable populations. But in than 20 churches and church-related or- As follow up, EAA, Norwegian Church
fact the financial and human resources ganizations, positive peoples networks Aid, Church World Service and Religions
are easily available if the political will and funding and development partners for Peace (WCRP) are developing a re-
and commitment is there to make eradi- including the World Health Organiza- source to enhance faith literacy among
cating AIDS a priority for the sake of tion, UNAIDS, UNICEF, World Bank, UN field personnel, partner organiza-
public health and economic stability. the UKs Department for International tions, embassy staff, secular NGOs and
Development (DFID), and the Global positive peoples networks. The easy-to-
The EAA works to improve faith-based Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and use manual on faith-based organizations
organizations access to funds to support Malaria. and how to work with them is intended to
grassroots efforts for prevention, treat- address the gap in knowledge and mis-
ment, care and support, as well as advo- The participants at the consultation de- information among secular organizations
cates at national and international levels veloped proposals to address many of about faith-based efforts to respond to
for appropriate funding for the global re- these areas and formed several task forces HIV and AIDS. The anticipated publica-
sponse to AIDS. around key recommendations. Because tion date is end 2006.

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The replenishment process for the Global ticipant Christian Aid held at St. Pauls ation of a civil society strategy. When the
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Covent Garden. Global Fund Board met in September, the
Malaria was a high priority for the EAA EAA arranged that the NGO delegates on
and many of our participants in 2005, as Despite the intensive efforts, govern- the Board met with faith-based organiza-
the Global Fund sought necessary longer- ments pledged only about half of the tions. In addition, the EAA coordinator
term commitments to ensure continued agreed upon need just enough to sus- was invited to join the three-day retreat
support of current programs as well as tain the current program. In December of the developed country NGO delega-
new grant applications. 2005, the EAA had to issue an action tion to the Global Fund Board.

?
At the first official meeting in the replen-
ishment process, EAA participant Church
of Sweden held an ecumenical service for
participants and the community in the
Test your knowledge
Stockholm Cathedral, followed by a re-
ception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign How many countries signed the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in
Affairs. The chair of the replenishment 2001- a long list of firm commitments that those leaders pledged to fulfill
process was reportedly pleasantly sur- as a comprehensive response to HIV and AIDS?
prised by the engagement and construc-
tiveness of civil society, including faith-
a) 189 b) 101
based organizations. c) 36 d) none
For the answer, see the Keep the Promise quiz at www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp
In the subsequent months of the process,
the EAA promoted an International Ap-
peal to governments about their support alert to encourage the Global Fund Board The replenishment process highlighted
for the Global Fund, and many EAA par- to launch Round 6 of grant applications that because NGOs and faith-based or-
ticipants joined the 507 signatories from despite the lack of pledges. This effort ganizations raise and spend their own
87 countries and took up local action us- was successful, but advocacy continues funds they are rarely seen as donors with
ing the Appeal. The EAA also encour- in 2006 to enable the Global Fund to con- a place in major resource discussions. If
aged strong advocacy with governments tinue its vital role in supporting projects we had a picture of what resources are ac-
and shared key documents to aid national tackling these three major diseases. tually mobilized privately, our own hand
efforts by explaining the need, the work for advocacy would be strengthened. In
of the Global Fund, and calculations of In addition to advocacy efforts around March 2005 EAA engaged a researcher
countries fair share. The EAA coor- funding, the EAA on an ongoing basis to undertake a project of collecting this
dinator served on a global civil society monitors and critiques the Global Fund to data, but there was insufficient response
advocacy team, which included conven- ensure that the voice and participation of from churches and related organizations
ing a media working group that produced faith-based organizations and civil so- to develop meaningful analysis.
resource materials, press releases, op- ciety in general leads to improvements
eds and a global media strategy around in the functioning of the Global Fund.
replenishment. Advocacy efforts culmi- Because the EAA is recognized by the
nated in the September pledging meeting Global Fund as a vital partner, the EAA
held in London, including an ecumenical was invited and served on an External
worship service organized by EAA par- Experts Group for the Global Funds cre-

In the beginning I did not tell my parents about my HIV situation, one young woman
- who is part of a sharing and discussion HIV and AIDS group in the Saigon Arch-
diocese - told AsiaNews. Eventually, I told them the truth. That was terrible: my
parents no longer allowed me to eat and drink at the same table with them. They
counted how many time I go to the toilet. They forced me to sleep outside. Luckily, I
found fathers, sisters and volunteers in the church, who have loved and cared for us.
I have tried to live and to bring up my daughter.
4 March 2006 Church helps HIV+ people to live normal life by Vu Nhi Cong
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Goal IV: Advocate universal access to No one has any illusions that political will
treatment for people living with HIV and financial commitments will match the
and AIDS needs of the massive scale-up required
without concerted and overwhelming ad-
Leaders at the G8 Summit in July 2005 vocacy by civil society. The 3 X 5 ini-
committed themselves to a huge increase tiative of the World Health Organization,
in efforts towards HIV prevention, treat- which the EAA supported, demonstrated
ment and care with the aim of coming too well the obstacles ahead. In terms of
as close as possible to universal access numbers, the initiative failed to reach its
to treatment by 2010 for all who need it. goal of 3 million people in developing
The UN General Assembly endorsed this countries on anti-retroviral treatment by
call, and UNAIDS led a broad national the end of 2005 by almost half. And with
and international consultation to identify over four million new infections in 2005,
key obstacles and opportunities to attain the goal of universal access only moved
universal access. farther away. However, the initiative has
succeeded not only in saving lives, but in
The EAA HIV Strategy Group co-chair, raising awareness of the great need before
Robert J. Vitillo (Caritas Internationalis) the world to ensure all people have access
was asked to be a member of the Global 2005 to identify global-level actions and to the life-saving information, medicine,
Steering Committee on Universal Ac- recommendations that would be neces- and support they need.
cess. The Committee began its work in sary to achieve the goal.

Students from International School (Geneva) perform at EAA co-sponsored World AIDS Day event

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Goal V: Ensure governments and pol- in their country. [www.e-alliance.ch/ Ecumenical planning for the Internation-
icy makers meet the targets they have keepthepromise.jsp] The letter-writing al AIDS Conference, which is expected
agreed to in the fight against HIV and campaign will be featured in an exhibit to attract over 20,000 people from all
AIDS at the UN headquarters during the high- levels of the response, got well under-
level review in 2006. way in 2005. A local Christian plan-
The EAAs Keep the Promise campaign ning committee hosted by the Canadian
echoes the World AIDS Campaign to hold Enhancing partnerships and raising Council of Churches organized early
leaders to the commitments they have al- the visibility of faith-based organiza- and secured meeting and accommoda-
ready made and need to strengthen in tions in the response to HIV and AIDS tion space for ecumenical and interfaith
order to reverse the spread of HIV and participants during the conference and
eradicate AIDS. The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is pre-events. A Global Ecumenical Team
increasingly recognized as a key part- was formed to guide overall ecumeni-
But in addition to the political leaders, ner in intergovernmental, international, cal planning. Additional global planning
the EAA calls on churches and religious and civil society fora, demonstrated by teams were appointed for: advocacy, the
leaders to fulfill the statements and prom- the growing number of invitations to be ecumenical pre-conference, the interfaith
ises they have made over many years to participants and partners in planning and pre-conference, and an interfaith exhibi-
eradicate stigma and respond effectively decision-making processes of organiza- tion. Similarly to the 2004 conference in
to the many challenges HIV and AIDS tions such as UNAIDS; the Global Fund Bangkok, the EAA is taking the lead in
pose. Many church and ecumenical state- to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; overall coordination, ecumenical media
ments on HIV and AIDS have been col- the International AIDS Society; and the team, interfaith chaplains and worship,
lected by EAA participants, the World World AIDS Campaign. There is grow- and proposing faith-based names for IAC
Council of Churches, and made available ing positive involvement with the World committees.
through the EAA website [www.e-alli- Health Organization and the United Na-
ance.ch/media/media-6097.doc]. tions Population Fund [UNFPA]. The EAA coordinator serves on the Inter-
national Reference Group of the WCCs
Much of the work on accountability with One significant and effective way the Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Initiative in Afri-
political leaders in 2005 was focused to- EAA supports faith-based advocacy in ca and takes part in monthly meetings of
ward the UN Review of the 2001 Decla- key organizations and events is by pro- the Ecumenical Center Working Group
ration of Commitment to be held 31 May- moting and enabling nominations of on HIV and AIDS.
2 June 2006 in New York. The EAA is faith-based representatives to decision-
coordinating ecumenical involvement in making and planning bodies. The EAA
the process, including taking a leading coordinator has also served several times
role among the hundreds of civil society on the selection committee for Global
organizations in planning for active na- Fund board members.
tional and international advocacy around
the review to pressure governments to One sign of the new high-level recogni-
maintain the commitments they made tion of the role of faith-based organiza-
in 2001 and do more to ensure that goals tions in the fight against HIV and AIDS
such as universal access to treatment by was the successful nomination of Bishop
2010 can be reached. Gunnar Stlsett as co-chair of the Lead-
ership Program of the International AIDS
The EAA initiated an advocacy Conference (IAC) to be held in Toronto
curriculum for young people, supported in August 2006. Stlsett was nominated
by UNAIDS and the World AIDS by Norwegian Church Aid with letters of
Campaign. This easy-to-use curriculum support from the EAA and Religions for
sensitizes young people to the realities Peace (WCRP). The EAA has also been
of HIV and AIDS and encourages them successful in getting three ecumenical
to get involved in advocacy. They are representatives appointed to IAC Track
encouraged to write letters to their Committees to help plan specific con-
national and world leaders about keeping tent.
their commitments on HIV and AIDS
and raising their own concerns for action

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A volunteer of the Yuva Sankalp Foundation attends an AIDS awareness drive in Sector-17, Chandigarh, India

2005 Action Alerts

The EAA published three campaign bulletins and 17 action alerts on HIV and AIDS in 2005 to a growing list of subscribers that
reached over 2200 by the end of the year. We know these bulletins and alerts are sent to thousands more people through the net-
works of our participants. (For Bulletins and Alerts, see: www.e-alliance.ch/newsletters.jsp)

Call for nominations: NGO positions on the Board of the Global Fund 14 February
Oppose amendments to the Indian Patents Act 23 February
Urgent civil society input invited to improve coordination among multilateral institutions and international donors 4 May
Forum opened on future directions for International AIDS Conferences 6 May
Civil society input into monitoring and evaluation now invited to improve multilateral coordination 9 May
Act now! National advocacy needed in Global Fund Replenishment Process 19 May
Global Fund Replenishment Process: New resources for advocacy 15 June
Police open fire on HIV demonstrators 15 July
Appeal for full funding of the Global Fund 11 August
Update Global Fund appeal 18 August
Worship and media resources for Global Fund appeal 25 August
Governments fall short of replenishing Global Fund 12 September
Your input needed to improve civil society participation in the Global Fund 10 October
One Month Until World AIDS Day: Keep the Promise! 1 November
11 December: Day of Prayer on Trade 11 November
World AIDS Day: Latest Resources for Information and Action 24 November
NGO Advocacy Needed Now to Support Launch of Round 6 by the Global Fund 6 December

HIV and AIDS Strategy Group (2005-2008)

Gideon Byamugisha, World Vision International (Uganda)
Anne-Marie Helland, Norwegian Church Aid
Manoj Kurian, World Council of Churches
Rebecca Larson, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Julienne Munyaneza, World Association for Christian Communication (UK)
Peter Okaalet, MAP International (Kenya)
Lisandro Orlov, Pastoral Ecumenica VIH-Sida (Argentina)
Birgitta Rubenson, Church of Sweden
Sheila Shyamprasad, The Lutheran World Federation (India)
Robert Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis
Sonja Weinreich, DIFAEM (German Institute for Medical Mission)
Christoph Benn (Advisor), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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 The greatest institutional challenge to the WTO, as with most of our international
organisations, is to put people first Some forums specifically address human rights
issues. But this does not mean bodies with other primary objectives can neglect the
human dimension as if it were not their concern. Upholding this commitment must
be integral to all policy making, in every sector, and in every organisation.
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Cape Town, keynote speaker at the WTO Public Symposium on behalf
of the EAA, April 2005

Trade for People: Movement grows for trade justice

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance The 2005-2008 global campaign, Trade ing up to and including the World Trade
is committed to working for justice for People, Not People for Trade, works Organization Ministerial in December in
in global trade. Trade is not an end in to build a movement of people within the Hong Kong.
itself, but should be an instrument for churches and church-related organiza-
the promotion of human well-being, tions to promote trade justice. It calls for Global Week of Action on Trade
sustainable communities, and economic recognizing the priority of human rights
justice. in trade agreements. From 10-16 April 2005, over 10 million
people in 80 countries campaigned si-
The biblical standard for economic ac- The campaign advocates for: multaneously for trade justice. From an
tivity, including the trade of goods and The right to food and sustainable agri- idea generated at an international trade
services, is justice and taking the side of culture, and the promotion of greater self- campaign conference in Delhi in Novem-
the poor: fair payment, transparent rela- reliance in developing countries. ber 2003, the call to make one week into
tionship, no exploitation, and respect for Access for all to essential services such a focus for trade campaigns to take action
life. This vision should not be reduced to as health, water, and education and ac- together was taken up by groups all over
mere equality of opportunity for all in- cess to essential medicines particularly the globe - north and south, faith-based
dividuals to compete without hindrance. for HIV and AIDS. and secular, large and small.
Such equality has only helped the clever The regulation of transnational corpora-
and the strong to gain more power and a tions that ensures that they contribute to
greater share of the worlds resources and poverty eradication, promotion of human
to create power elites that oppress and ex- rights and protection of the environment.
Ecumenical service for trade justice in St
ploit others.
Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, on the eve of the
These priorities are imbued in each ac- WTOs General Council meeting in July
Trade, therefore, must be an instrument tivity of the campaign, which, in 2005,
of sustainable, participatory, and just focused on the Global Week of Action
community and communion. on Trade and the trade negotiations lead-

As I speak, we shall find two kinds of churches and church-based organizations

this week. Those who will say, Lord we are overwhelmed, we pray that you find
solutions for these trade injustices and denial of human rights, dont involve us, and
those who will see God calling to a new level of action learning new ways to bring
food and fullness of life to all even if it means confronting the powers that want to
keep the worlds loaves and fish to themselves. Even if it means changing our own
lifestyles. Which of the two categories will you and I find ourselves in?
Rev Dr Setri Nyomi, general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, preaching at the Global
Week of Action service at the Ecumenical Center.

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The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance tions and leadership of EAA participants subscribers to our trade bulletins and ac-
supported and promoted action in the and other faith-based organizations in tion alerts and the dramatic increase in
churches, and became a leader in the the trade justice movements in their own visits to our web pages and trade resourc-
overall planning for the week by supply- countries through our website and bulle- es proved that the effort gave new energy
ing stories, campaign resources, and re- tins as well as through the Global Week to our main campaign goal of building a
ports that were shared widely through the of Action portal and publicity efforts. movement of people.
portal: www.april2005.org
Around the world church leaders spoke EAAs leadership in planning and pro-
Through partnership with Christian out and EAA participants were involved moting the week also generated a better
Aid, the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance in festivals, trade tribunals, unfair foot- understanding among civil society actors
produced an Action Guide and Worship ball matches, street theatre, demonstra- about the engagement of religious groups
Guide which have proved to be the most tions, carnivals, concerts, a giant game in trade justice movements.
popular resources the EAA has yet pro- of WTO-poly and many other creative
duced. More than 150,000 copies of the events. The Global Week of Action exemplified
guides in 10 languages were printed and in many ways how the EAA works best
distributed, and tens of thousands more In Geneva a Trade for People petition sparking local, national, and interna-
downloaded from the web. The worship signed by over 265 religious leaders was tional action; developing resources that
guide in particular continues to be one presented to senior officials at the World can be adapted to fit community contexts,
of the top downloaded publications from Trade Organization by a delegation of and turning the ideas and efforts of local
the EAA site and was widely used in later EAA participants led by WCC general and national participants into an inter-
trade justice events, such as the worship secretary Samuel Kobia. The petition national, inclusive campaign. For more
services during the meeting of the G8 and highlighted the goals of the Trade cam- information on the national and interna-
the WTO General Council Meetings, and paign, and the meeting allowed the del- tional events during the Global Week of
during the 11 December Day of Prayer on egation to discuss with WTO officials the Action, see: www.e-alliance.ch/gwa.jsp
Trade before the WTO Ministerial Meet- campaigns demands. The list of signa-
ing. tures can be found at: www.e-alliance. EAAs efforts also raised our visibil-
ch/trade_petitionsignatures.jsp ity with the World Trade Organization,
The EAA also prepared a media guide, who then worked with the EAA to invite
with a fact sheet for the press, sample op- In addition to the advocacy gains for na- Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, An-
ed and letter to the editor. We collected tional campaigns, the Global Week of Ac- glican Archibishop of Cape Town, as one
stories on trade issues to help local orga- tion proved very successful in expanding of the keynote speakers at the WTO pub-
nizers illustrate complex issues to their the engagement of civil society in trade lic symposium held just after the Global
communities. And we highlighted the ac- justice. For the EAA, the increase in new Week of Action. Archbishop Ndungane

WCC General Secretary, Rev. Dr Sam Kobia, hands the Trade for People petition signed by religious leaders to a WTO representative

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 Global Trade Campaign

spoke forcefully on behalf of the EAA be the culmination of an actual develop- The EAA again cooperated with Geneva-
and the Trade for People Campaign at a ment-oriented round of negotiations. As based groups at the time of the October
high-level panel on the opening day. the meeting moved closer, prospects of WTO General Council in coordinating a
any gains for those in poverty seemed in- march and facilitating the attendance of
creasingly remote. civil society organizations from outside

?
of Geneva.
The EAA and its participants engaged
Test your with the negotiations process at the WTO In the run up to the December Ministerial,
knowledge in the run up to the WTO Ministerial in the EAA hosted a listserve for joint
Hong Kong through lobbying, worship, planning, shared briefing papers, and
media work and mass mobilization. promoted a Day of Prayer on Trade on
In the last 20 years, sub-Saharan 11 December, the Sunday before the
African countries have liberalised In July during the WTO General Council Ministerial began. At the Ministerial,
their economies, mostly due to meeting, the EAA, along with other many EAA participants were present and
conditions accompanying aid and NGOs and activists groups working on the Alliance was officially represented.
debt relief. What has been the trade in Geneva, organized a General The EAA co-sponsored two pre-
impact on their economies over Council of the People. This was a broad conference events: a Conference on
those 20 years? civil society gathering with more than 400 Globalizing Economic Justice and Social
farmers, activists, economists, and faith Sustainability organized by the Christian
a) gain of $272bn leaders hosted in the Ecumenical Center. Conference of Asia, and the International
b) neutral Activities included demonstrations, Ecumenical Womens Forum on Life-
c) loss of $272bn worship in the cathedral in Geneva, Promoting Trade, which was led by the
For the answer, see the Keep the Promise
meetings, panels, debates, and evening World Council of Churches.
quiz at cultural programs. The opening debate
www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp was chaired by Dr Musimbi Kanyoro,
General Secretary of the World YWCA. As part of a peoples movement we will
The EAA coordinator took part in an stand together and demand that eco-
World Trade Organization Negotia- early press conference and a member of nomic models that marginalize and ex-
tions and Ministerial Meeting the EAA trade strategy group moderated clude be turned right side up in order to
another press conference held at the respect all people everywhere.
Two years ago there were hopes that the UN Palais for over 30 journalists at the Rusa Jeremic, Kairos (Canada) and EAA trade strat-
Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference, held opening of the WTO General Council egy group member, at the WTO Ministerial
in Hong Kong in December 2005, would meeting.

Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in October

www.e-alliance.ch 11
Faith-based groups and other civil society The poor are not poor because they

?

organizations have roundly criticized the want it, but because what belongs to
outcome of the Ministerial conference for
its failure to do anything for poor people.
them has been taken away from them. Test your
Clarissa Balan, World YWCA, who was
Kenyan Anglican Bishop Gideon Ireri of the Mbeere knowledge
diocese, on the eve of the Global Week of Action
one of the EAA representatives monitor-
ing the Ministerial, reported that ...the According to international trade
Ministerial Declaration was not only a
2005 World Social Forum rules, how long can a pharma-
betrayal of the alleged objective of foster-
ceutical company protect its pat-
ing development through trade but also
exposes the hypocrisy with which rich
Held in Porto Alegre, Brazil in January ent on a new drug to treat HIV?
2005, the EAA took part in the ecumeni-
countries have orchestrated the nego- a) one year b) five years
cal planning team that was convened in
tiations to obtain a lot more concessions
Geneva. The EAA took the lead role in c) ten years d) twenty years
from developing countries when the
facilitating communications through a
Ministerial Conference was supposed to For the answer, see the Keep the Promise
listserve that includes hundreds of ecu-
put trade to the advantage of poor coun- quiz at
menical representatives as an effort to www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp
tries.
encourage people to plan activities col-
laboratively and avoid duplication. The
Given the failure of the talks in Hong
Trade for People Campaign and Global
Kong, the EAA continues to monitor ne-
Week of Action on Trade were actively
gotiations and alerts participants of pos-
presented in Porto Alegre at a variety of
sible moments for effective advocacy.
events.
See www.e-alliance.ch/wsf.jsp
More information on the advocacy with
the WTO can be found at www.e-alli-
ance.ch/wto.jsp.

Trade and HIV and AIDS campaigns join forces

on access to medicines
Following a recommendation from the EAA Assembly last November, the two EAA strategy
groups met together in September 2005 to discuss their campaign objectives and identify any
areas where joint advocacy would be possible and effective.

Within the HIV campaign, access to medicines is one of the primary goals. Goal IV of the
framework for action states The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and its participants advo-
cate for universal access to treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS.
Within the trade campaign, access to medicines falls within Goal IV on access to essential
services, which includes the objective to Demand guaranteed access to essential medi-
cines particularly for HIV and AIDS in which protection of public health takes precedence
over the protection of intellectual property rights and patents.

As a result, a concise briefing paper on access to medicines as a trade and health issue has
been issued (www.e-alliance.ch/media/media-6534.doc), worship resources addressing
trade and health were collected and made available through the website particularly for the
Day of Prayer on Trade in December, a workshop at the World Council of Churches assembly
in February 2006 is being planned, and a small group has begun investigating the feasibility of
taking up a specific case for education and advocacy in which a group or communitys human
right to health has been violated because of the lack of access to medicines.

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Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in October

2005 Action Alerts

The EAA published four campaign bulletins and 13 action alerts on the Trade for People campaign in 2005. Leadership in the
Global Week of Action led to a rapid increase in regular subscribers that now reach almost 2,000 people and networks. (For Bul-
letins and Alerts, see: www.e-alliance.ch/newsletters.jsp)

Question Time: Ask the new WTO Director-General 18 January

Update: Question time online! 26 January
Talking Trade: Call for Best of Stories on Trade Justice 6 February
Oppose amendments to the Indian Patents Act 23 February
Make an impact on the new EU rules for tariff reductions grated to developing countries 2 March
The human right to food 21 March
Global Week of Action update 5 April
Last Chance to Sign Trade Petition before WTO meeting 5 April
Prayer for the G8 this Sunday 28 June
Tell the WTO that you are still watching 4 July
Killing of Activists in the Philippines 16 September
Another Killing in the Philippines 26 September
11 December: Day of Prayer on Trade 11 November

Global Trade Strategy Group (2005-2008)

Judith Cavanagh, Christian Aid (UK)
Malcom Damon, Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA (South Africa)
Sarah Ford, Lutheran World Relief (USA)
Rusa Jeremic, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Rogate Mshana, World Council of Churches
Omar Fernandez Obregon, Franciscans International (Colombia)
Peter Prove, The Lutheran World Federation
Danuta Sacher, Bread for the World (Germany)
Nithiya Sagayam, Catholic Bishops Conference of India
Mervin Sol Toquero, National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Rajyashri Waghray, Church World Service (USA)
Tarje Wanvik, Norwegian Church Aid
Tony Waworuntu, Christian Conference of Asia (Hong Kong)

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Organizations participating in an active alliance
Participation in the Alliance continues network of churches and related organi- cal Advocacy Committee and the strat-
to grow. A total of 97 organizations had zations. egy groups must come from participating
joined the EAA by the end of 2005. organizations.
Participation continues to be particularly
New participants reflect the diversity of strong in Europe and Africa, with in- The value of the participants in the Al-
the EAA, and include the Catholic Medi- creasing participation in North America, liance is not just in numbers, it is each
cal Mission Board (USA); Ecumenical Latin America, and Asia. The EAA now organizations active engagement in the
Documentation and Information Centre translates more of its materials to aid re- issues, sharing advocacy ideas and or-
in Southern Africa (EDICISA); Evangeli- gional networking and campaigning. ganizational plans, contributing analysis
cal Lutheran Church in Canada; KAIROS and support, picking up advocacy mes-
(Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initia- All participants sign the Guiding Prin- sages and actions that amplify each cam-
tives); International Orthodox Christian ciples for Action and support the EAA paign. As a network, the EAA increases
Charities; and the United Evangelical through a financial contribution or spe- in value as each organization takes an ac-
Lutheran Church in India. Our collective cific in-kind contribution that offsets the tive role.
advocacy is strengthened by our growing EAA budget. Members of the Ecumeni-

europe | 26 asia | 9
north america | 15 middle east | 1

pacific | 2
latin america/caribbean | 6 africa | 25

australia/new zealand | 3
international | 11

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Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance participants
As of December 2005

Action Chrtienne pour la Paix et la Justice / Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization Ministre pastoral auprs des personnes
Congo (Brazzaville) (EHO) / Serbia avec handicap (Ministre IMANENDIA) /
African Christian Homes & Rehabilitation Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) Democratic Republic of Congo
Center (ACHRA) / Ghana / Kenya Myanmar Baptist Convention
African Jesuit Aids Network (AJAN) EDICISA (The Ecumenical Documentation Namirembe Diocese, Anglican Church of
All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and Information Centre in Southern Africa) Uganda
Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) EED (Church Development Service) / National Council of Churches in the
Germany Philippines (NCCP)
Angolan Action for Supporting Widows
(ANGOAVI) Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) / NCCA Christian World Service / Australia
Democratic Republic of Congo Northelbian Centre for Worldmission and
Association of World Council of Churches
related Development Organizations in Eglise Evanglique du Salut / Togo Church World Service of the Northelbian
Europe (APRODEV) Ekumenick akademie Praha / Czech Evangelical Lutheran Church (Nordelbisches
Republic Missionszentrum) / Germany
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
Bread for All / Switzerland
(ELCA) / United States of America Pastoral Ecumenica VIH-SIDA / Argentina
Brot fr die Welt (BfdW, Bread for the
World) / Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Pax Christi International (International
(ELCIC) Catholic Peace Movement)
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) /
(EMW - The Association of Protestant Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK)
United States of America
Churches and Missions in Germany)
Center of Concern / United States of Presbyterian World Service and
FAVRA Group / Kenya Development (PWSD) / Canada
America
Federation of Organizations for Social and Simalungun Protestant Christian Church
CESE (Coordenadoria Ecumnica de
Educational Assistance (FASE) / Brazil (GKPS) / Indonesia
Servios) / Brazil
Fellowship of Christian Councils and Solomon Islands Christian Association
CHARISECOURS (Charite Secours) /
Churches in the Great Lakes and the Horn of
Democratic Republic of Congo South African Council of Churches (SACC)
Africa (FECCLAHA)
Christian Aid / United Kingdom and Ireland St. Pauls United Theological College /
Fellowship of Christian Councils and
Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) Kenya
Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)
Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) Sudan Council of Churches (SCC)
Femme Berceau de lAbondance (FEBA) /
Christian World Service (CWS) / Tonga Human Rights and Democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
Aotearoa - New Zealand Movement
FinnChurchAid (FCA) / Finland
Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT) Union Chrtienne Face la Sant
Franciscans International (FI) (UCFSA) / Benin
Church of Norway
HEKS/EPER (Swiss Interchurch Aid) United Church of Canada (UCC)
The Church of Scotland
ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for United Church of Christ - Wider Church
Church of Sweden Development Cooperation / Netherlands Ministries / United States of America
Church World Service (CWS)/United States International Orthodox Christian Charities United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
of America (IOCC) / USA (UELCI)
CIDSE (International Cooperation for International Voluntary Association Saints United Evangelical Mission (UEM) /
Development and Solidarity) / Belgium Methodius and Cyrill Christian Educational Germany
CIEGE (Consejo de Iglesias Evangelicas de Center/Belarus
The Washington Office on Africa (WOA /
Guinea Ecuatorial) / Guinea Iona Community / United Kingdom United States of America
CLAI (Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias) KAIROS / Canada World Alliance of Reformed Churches
Concern Brethren Circle (CBC) / Nigeria Kerkinactie Global Ministries (Global (WARC)
Conference of European Churches (CEC) Ministries of the Protestant Church in the World Alliance of YMCAs
Conseil National des Eglises du Burundi Netherlands)
World Association for Christian
(National Council of Churches of Burundi) Kindernothilfe / Germany Communication (WACC)
Council of Churches of Malaysia Koinonia Presena Ecumenica e Servio World Council of Churches (WCC)
DanChurchAid (DCA) / Denmark (Koinonia) / Brazil
World Student Christian Federation (WSCF)
Deutsches Institut fr rztliche Mission The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
World Vision International (WVI)
(Difm - German Institute for Medical Lutheran World Relief (LWR) / United
World Young Womens Christian
Mission) States of America
Association (World YWCA)
EAWM (Evangelischer Arbeitskreis fr Madras Christian Council of Social Service
Weltmission) / Austria (MCCSS) / India
Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA MAP International
- Fellowship of Christian Councils in Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)
Southern Africa (EJN) / South Africa

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Structuring for coordinated advocacy
The EAAs networking and coordination media, and longstanding technical bugs made possible by Christian Aid, and that
take place through a simple and flexible are being addressed. person then provided staffing cover dur-
structure. ing a maternity leave and several months
The user base for the website continues of much needed campaign and communi-
A strategy group for each focus issue to expand. More new users are being at- cation assistance. A part-time consultant
meets twice a year to develop and review tracted to the content surrounding popu- on budget and fundraising also joined the
progress on the plan of action. lar events such as the Global Week of office for several months at the end of the
Action and World AIDS Day, with more year and into 2006, enabling a new com-
An Ecumenical Advocacy Commit- users returning to the website repeatedly. prehensive fundraising appeal to be sent
tee (EAC) meets once a year to guide Overall, we have doubled the number of to our funding partners and EAA partici-
the EAA at a policy level and oversee visits to the website in one year. pants in line with the recommendations
the programmatic work of the strategy from the 2004 EAA Assembly.
groups and the coordinating office. The realities of trying to maintain a four-
language website with a small staff have With the aim of building greater visibili-
The coordinating office, consisting of a proven the greatest challenge, and a new ty and effectiveness, a cluster of churches
few staff members and interns based in policy was developed at the end of the and church-related agencies connected
the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, be- year to enable basic information to be to the WCC continued in discussion to
comes the hub of implementing plans, re- available in French, Spanish and German create a new global alliance for devel-
sponding to new events and information, with improved links to new resources in opment. EAA participants are active in
building relationships, and promoting the that language. these deliberations and the Coordinator
Alliance and the issues on a daily basis. serves on the steering committee for the
In addition to bulletins and action alerts new alliance. In 2005, it became clearer
As expectations and demands on the EAA on the two campaigns, the EAA now that an important aim was to bring to-
grow, the office counts on strategy group sends out an annual newsletter called gether the ecumenical work in emergen-
and EAC members to be EAA ambassa- The Networker to update EAA partici- cies, development and advocacy. These
dors, promoting the EAA to extend the pants on general advocacy and Alliance discussions continue in to 2006.
network and continue to strengthen its news. An updated brochure and the an-
diversity and effectiveness. nual report have also become important
interpretation materials although staff
The EAA takes advantage of all the in- had hoped to accomplish much more. Global Week of Action demonstration in
formation tools available in the most However, when needs exceed the capac- the Philippines
cost-effective manner particularly the ity of the small staff, supporting advo-
web, email, conference calls and post to cacy on the issues takes precedence over
share campaign resources, engage in joint internal EAA material such as guides
planning, and actively link EAA partici- for participants on how to make best use
pants in between face-to-face meetings of the Alliance. These are, in some ways,
and events. missed opportunities to expand owner-
ship and participation in the Alliance.
The EAA has been improving the web- This emphasizes the need for committee
site as the key source for information members and EAA participants to also
about common advocacy efforts. The take the initiative to promote the Alli-
extended absence of a webmaster in 2005 ance within their organization and their
made this a particular challenge, as well wider networks to make the Alliance as
as the switch to a different web host in dynamic as possible.
August. However, with two recent uni-
versity graduates now working in the Keeping in mind the goal to maintain a
EAA office through the Franciscans In- light and flexible coordinating office, the
ternational internship program, the web EAA is open to creative ways to staff
and its multimedia functions are improv- short- and long-term needs, particularly
ing dramatically. The English website through the use of consultants and interns.
content is being updated more regularly, In 2005, one additional intern to work on
with increasing use of images and multi- the Global Week of Action on Trade was

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The Ecumenical Advocacy Committee, from left: Gunstein Instefjord, Richard Fee, Prawate Khid-Arn, Linda Hartke,
Robert Vitillo, Genevive Jacques, Sarah Ford, John Quigley, Baffour Amoa, Karin Lexen, Martin Junge.

Ecumenical Advocacy Committee (2004-2008)

Baffour Amoa, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)
Richard Fee, Presbyterian World Service and Development (Canada)
Sarah Ford, Lutheran World Relief (USA) (representing the Global Trade strategy group)
Linda Hartke, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Gunstein Instefjord, Norwegian Church Aid
Genevive Jacques, World Council of Churches
Martin Junge, The Lutheran World Federation
Prawate Khid-Arn, Christian Conference of Asia
Karin Lexen, Church of Sweden
John Quigley, Franciscans International
Robert Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis (representing the HIV and AIDS strategy group)

Staff in 2005
Linda Hartke, coordinator (full-time)
Sara Speicher, communications consultant (part-time; 3 1/2 months maternity leave)
Iris Fillinger, administrative assistant (part-time)
Jean Blaylock, global trade campaign intern; assistant campaign and communications officer (full-time including maternity cover)
Chris McAllister, web manager and communications assistant (intern, full-time, starting May 2005)
Jedrzej Chelminski, multi-media and communications assistant (intern, full-time, starting May 2005)
Tim Fieldsend, budgeting and financial requests (short term contract, beginning November 2005)

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Financial support for common advocacy

Income and expense 2000-2005 (in thousands)

CHF800
Expense

Income
CHF600

CHF400 The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

began the year with an opening balance
of CHF 87, 157.71.

CHF200 Income totalled CHF 794, 136. 25 and

expense CHF 756, 153. 94. The year end
balance was CHF 125,140.02 some of
which was designated funds.
CHF0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

EAAparticipatingAPRODEV EAAParticipatingCANZUS
86% 0%
churchesandagencies churchesandagencies

3% OtherEAAParticpants % Otherincome

Sources of As the chart demonstrates, the majority of funding comes from

organizations that are part of the Association of World Council of
Income 2005 Churches Related Development Organizations in Europe
(APRODEV). The CANZUS agencies consist of similar church
organizations and specialized ministries in Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and the US. Other income includes reimbursements.

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 Financial Support

75% EAAundesignated/core 9% WeekofActiononTrade

3.5% HIVandAIDSCampaign 2% GlobalTradeCampaign

0.5% HIVandAIDSStrategyGroup

Income by
Designation 2005 With 2005, expenses related to personnel and operating costs are
allocated to more accurately reflect how such resources are used
related to EAA campaigns. Year end balances of funds designated to
specific activities (e.g. Week of Action on Trade), are applied to that
activity in the following year since some initiatives are not so easily
begun and ended within a calendar year.

28% HIVandAIDSCampaign 23.5% GlobalTradeCampaign

7% InternationalAIDSConference 8% WeekofActiononTrade

2.3% HIVandAIDSStrategyGroup 4% GlobalTradeStrategyGroup

Expense by 0.2% GlobalPosterCompetition 7% ManagementandCoordination

Activity 2005

The audited accounts of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance are

available upon request to [email protected]

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List of financial supporters in 2005
Association of World Council of Churches related Development Organizations in Europe (APRODEV)
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS)
Bread for All / Switzerland
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) / United States of America
Christian Aid / United Kingdom and Ireland
Christian Conference of Asia (CCA)
Christian World Service (CWS)/ Aotearoa - New Zealand
Church of Norway
The Church of Scotland
Church of Sweden
Church World Service (CWS)/United States of America
International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE) / Belgium
Conference of European Churches (CEC)
DanChurchAid (DCA) / Denmark
Brot fr die Welt (BfdW, Bread for the World) / Germany
Deutsches Institut fr rztliche Mission (Difm - German Institute for Medical Mission)
Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) / Kenya
EDICISA (The Ecumenical Documentation and Information Centre in Southern Africa)
EAWM (Evangelischer Arbeitskreis fr Weltmission) / Austria
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) / United States of America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW - The Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany)
Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)
FinnChurchAid (FCA) / Finland
Franciscans International (FI)
Swiss Interchurch Aid (HEKS/EPER)
ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation / Netherlands
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) / USA
Iona Community / United Kingdom
Kerkinactie Global Ministries (Global Ministries of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands)
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) / United States of America
Madras Christian Council of Social Service (MCCSS) / India
MAP International
National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP)
NCCA Christian World Service / Australia
NetMediaOne (in-kind contribution)
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
Pax Christi International (International Catholic Peace Movement)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWSD) / Canada
St. Pauls United Theological College / Kenya
United Church of Canada (UCC)
United Church of Christ - Wider Church Ministries
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI)
United Evangelical Mission (UEM) / Germany
World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC)
World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)
World Council of Churches (WCC)
World Student Christian Federation (WSCF)
World Vision International (WVI)
World Young Womens Christian Association (World YWCA)

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Photo Credits

Contents page: Lighting of candles at EAA co-sponsored World AIDS Day event in
Geneva, Switzerland. IFRC/Jorge Perez photographs

Page 1: Global Week of Action demonstration in Columbia. Omar Fernandez

Obregon

Page 3: World AIDS Day event in Geneva, Switzerland. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 4: A small girl during the service on 02/02/03 in the ELCM center in Lilongwe.
LWF/Falk Orth

Page 5: A young girl who lost her parents to AIDS, sits at the door step of her
classroom at a rescue center for AIDS orphans in Kenyas largest slum Kibera.
On her pair of socks she has an AIDS campaign sign or logo which tells it all. The
little girl is not only an orphan but is also a crusader in the fight against the killer
disease. 2005 Felix Masi/Voiceless Children, Courtesy of Photoshare

Page 6: Students from International School (Geneva) perform at EAA co-sponsored

World AIDS Day event. IFRC/Jorge Perez

Page 7: World AIDS Day ribbon. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 8: A volunteer of the Yuva Sankalp Foundation attends an AIDS awareness

drive in Sector-17, Chandigarh, India. 2005 Pradeep Tewari, Courtesy of
Photoshare

Page 9: Ecumenical service for trade justice in St Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, on the
eve of the WTOs General Council meeting in July. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 10: WCC General Secretary, Rev. Dr Sam Kobia, hands the Trade for People
petition signed by religious leaders to WTO representative. Peter Williams/WCC

Page 11: Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in
October. Aleksander Wasyluk

Page 12: Village families in Nigeria wait in line for HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling
and testing (VCT). 2003 Shehu Danlami Salihu, Courtesy of Photoshare

Page 13: Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in
October. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 16: Global Week of Action demonstration in Columbia. Mervin Sol Toquero

Page 17: The Ecumenical Advocacy Committee, from left: Gunstein Instefjord,
Richard Fee, Prawate Khid-Arn, Linda Hartke, Robert Vitillo, Genevive Jacques,
Sarah Ford, John Quigley, Baffour Amoa, Karin Lexen, Martin Junge. Jedrzej
Chelminski/EAA

Photo credits page: (top to bottom) Paul Jeffrey/ACT, Aleksander Wasyluk,

Paul Jeffrey/ACT

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