The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund: Annual Report 2003.

A Message from the Primate

Dear Friends in Christ,

ONE OF THE GREATEST privileges in my new role as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada is to be so directly involved in The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund. Archbishop Howard Clarke, who ordained me in 1969, initiated the fund in 1959. Through three primacies, and now into a fourth, PWRDF has become our most effective response to the cry for development relief in the face of crisis, and justice in a complex global context of profound human need.

Our baptismal commitment, which framed the recent General Synod, is to "strive for justice and peace among all people, and to respect the dignity of every human being." PWRDF is a vehicle for our striving, and a realization of that commitment.

This year's annual report is filled with good news and financial encouragement. Bequests during the year resulted in the highest unrestricted bequest income ever received by PWRDF in a single year. Donations from dioceses increased more than $500,000 over the previous year. Perhaps best of all is an increase of more than $300,000 in individual donations over what had been anticipated. The message in all this is clear. Anglicans across the land are hearing the call to serve the needs of the world in the name of Jesus Christ, and are responding with generous hearts.

Such response is timely as PWRDF undertakes a major initiative--Partnership for Life for a generation without AIDS. Stephen Lewis brought that challenge vividly to our attention in a major presentation at the General Synod meeting in St. Catharines.

My hope is that every parish in the country will want to be part of our response, through education, prayer and financial support. This effort is in addition to our continued emphasis on world poverty, injustice and women's empowerment.

"God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son" and his Church continues in the world as the Body of Christ. This annual report is a record of that love in action during the past year, and invites you to be part of it.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Hutchison

Archbishop & Primate

A Message from the Executive Director

Dear Friends,

PWRDF staff monitoring visits to the projects we support in countries around the world provide an opportunity for affirmation for the enduring partnerships which link PWRDF to local, national, and regional organizations engaged in the struggle for a more peaceful and just world.

I was reminded of this during a recent visit to our partners at ADES in north eastern El Salvador, visiting schools, health clinics, health promotion activities, adult literacy activities, skills training programs, agricultural and income generation projects. These diverse activities represent a tapestry of strongly coloured threads, which reveal all of the strength, creativity and endurance of the people of Santa Marta. As we gathered in the ADES offices to say our farewells, the ADES staff unrolled a painted wall hanging as a testimonial to the enduring partnership between ADES and PWRDF which has continued to strengthen over many years. The ADES wall hanging, a small portion of which appears in this annual report, speaks so clearly to our shared experiences as partners in development and also to our PWRDF mission statement.

This Annual Report speaks eloquently (though all too briefly!) about the excellent work done by PWRDF through our development partners. All this important work is made possible through the continuing generosity and good stewardship of Canadian Anglicans from across the country. We must be proud of the fact that PWRDF is your Fund; PWRDF is the only Fund for international relief and development work that is endorsed by the Anglican Church of Canada. Thank you for your continued confidence in your Primate's Fund and rest assured that, as a spirit filled community of hope, we continue to reach out, build partnerships, and make for life changing opportunities in the lives of people in the farthest reaches of our own country and our world.

Andrew Ignatieff

Executive Director

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

PWRDF MISSION STATEMENT

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund is a response by Canadian Anglicans to the gospel call ...

PWRDF staff work with a network of diocesan coordinators and parish representatives in close to 1800 parishes across Canada.

... to bear witness to God's healing love in a broken world....

PWRDF was one of the earliest supporters of ECPAT (The Inter-Agency Cooperation for Child Protection Against Sexual Exploitation) that now has 69 groups in 61 countries and supports governments in developing National Plans of Action.

... Inspired by the vision of a spirit-filled community hope, ...

Several PWRDF partners are grassroots movements and community-based organizations that are entirely driven by community members--for example, the Cordillera Peoples' Alliance is 100% led by indigenous people of the Philippines.

... PWRDF walks together with partners in Canada and overseas, ...

Indigenous students living in several communities in Mexico ride to school in two microbuses purchased through the support and partnership of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council in British Columbia and the Indigenous Council of Huasteca Veracruzana.

... to share in the creation of a more just and peaceful world....

In their efforts to improve access to social services and lobby against corruption, our Latin America/ Caribbean partners were successful in establishing more democratic and transparent dialogues with municipal, regional and national government authorities.

... In joy and struggle, ...

Despite war and the lack of resources, PWRDF partners in Burundi, reported their accomplishments since the last peace festival five years ago: micro-credit loans or women, AIDS education workshops, essential health care, new agricultural projects, literacy and numeracy classes, and more.

... The Primate's Fund engages in development work, ...

As a result of a three-year health education program by The Church of Bangladesh and Ekota Women's Program, water borne diseases have dropped by 30% and child mortality has been reduced by 28%.

... responds to emergencies, ...

The Cebu Relief and Rehabilitation Centre works primarily with communities affected by natural and man-made disasters, and incorporates sustainable development in their rehabilitation programs. Traditional fisher folk communities in the Philippines are at risk as a result of the government's aggressive industrialization plans.

... works to protect refugees, ...

Farhio Farah, who has spent most of her life as a refugee in Kenya, works with the Reproductive Health Care Project of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, courageously speaking to youth about reproductive health issues.

... and educates and advocates for change.

For the CEDEPCA Women's Pastoral Training Program in Latin America, there is no better place to sow the seed of social transformation than through the spaces created by and for women. Their training program affirms the dignity of women, seeks to develop their leadership skills, helps them analyze their reality, then learn to change it.

We plant seeds that one day will grow

   We plant seeds that one day will grow.
   We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future
   promise.
   We lay foundations that will need further development.
   We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities.
   We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in
   realizing that.
   This enables us to do something and do it very well.
   It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way,
   an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest.
   We may never see the end results, but that is the difference
   between the master builder and the worker.
   We are workers not master builders, ministers not messiahs.
   We are prophets of a future not our own.

Oscar Romero

Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

Assassinated March 24,1980

PWRDF Diocesan Contributions: 1999 to 2001

                                      2003        2002        2001

Algoma                               $100,906     102,605     101,933
The Arctic                             15,344       7,088      14,444
Athabasca                              24,024      25,223      18,588
Brandon                                36,911      30,803      32,806
British Columbia                      266,298     221,072     220,467
Caledonia                              23,549      12,653      21,266
Calgary                               138,021      78,608     120,865
Parishes of the Central Interior       21,215      29,130      35,442
Edmonton                              104,590      71,418     109,894
Fredericton                           135,893     101,770     123,263
Huron                                 325,731     318,964     336,286
Keewatin                               30,471      12,683      26,638
Kootenay                               95,060      65,145      74,287
Montreal                               67,412      62,732      76,601
Moosonee                               12,776      12,080      17,811
E.Nfld/Labrador                       108,857      93,880      83,157
Central Nfld                           78,703      77,812      75,072
Western Nfld                           58,168      60,304      51,829
New Westminster                       320,372     289,916     348,660
Niagara                               222,967     166,804     222,776
Nova Scotia                           182,331     126,237     161,491
Ontario                               133,218     128,368     112,083
Ottawa                                302,879     279,900     244,235
Qu'Appelle                             53,710      53,740      48,617
Quebec                                 16,176      22,270      18,849
Rupert's Land                          89,699      88,515      99,763
Saskatchewan                           14,863      12,807      18,159
Saskatoon                              38,347      39,889      39,521
Toronto                               278,196     206,741     359,292
Yukon                                   9,986      13,860      12,848

Grand Total at 31 Dec 2003         $3,306,673   2,813,017   3,226,943

Primate's World Relief and Development Fund
Financial Statement April 1, 2003-March 31, 2004

                                                   Actual        % of
Receipts                                            03/04    Receipts

Parish/Individual Donations                    $3,172,692       50.77
Bequests                                        1,561,575       24.99
Provincial Gov't                                   31,263        0.50
CIDA                                            1,298,100       20.77
Interest                                          161,511        2.58
Other                                              23,990        0.38

Total Receipts                                 $6,249,131         100

Balance brought forward                           466,163
Funds Available                                $6,715,294

                                                   Actual        % of
Expenses                                            03/04    Expenses

Development & Relief
Development & Relief, Emergencies/Refugees       $669,707       11.61
Canada                                            289,648        5.02
Global                                            244,925        4.25
Africa/Middle East                              1,071,852       18.59
HIV/AIDS                                        1,000,000       17.34
Latin America/Caribbean                           616,513       10.69
Asia/Pacific                                      601,982       10.44
Youth International                                64,180        1.11

Sub-total: Development & Relief                $4,558,807       79.05

Parish/Diocesan Partnership Program               549,932        9.54

Total Program                                  $5,108,739       88.59

Operating Expenses
Fundraising/Promotion                             156,543        2.71
Financial Development Strategy                    140,000        2.43
Administration not allocated to programs          361,088        6.26

Operating Expenses                               $657,631       11.40

GRAND TOTAL                                    $5,766,370         100

Carried Forward                                  $948,924