Mission Development Office Report to the 30 th Congregational Chapter of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd Cristina Duranti – MDO Director Angers, 11 th June, 2015

«address the challenges and implement the recommendations in the Mission Development report presented at the 29 th Congregational Chapter regarding economic justice and mission development: accountability, sustainability, networking, planning and continuity.» In 2009 the Congregational Chapter called all of us to: Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June

MDO responded by moving from a fundraising centered model… Grantseeking $$$$$ Fundraising Communication $$$$$$ Technical assistance Project management 3 Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

4 Capacity Building Organisational development Fundraising $$$$ Monitoring and Evaluation... towards a “Learning Organisation” model… (MDO Strategic Plan ) Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June 2015

…that we began to implement through the «Mission Development Process» Research/needs assessment Participatory planning at Unit level Strategic Plan & Funding Plan Customised Training MDO established in Units/countries Fundraising local/global Monitoring & Evaluation/ Communication 5

Some of the results achieved thanks to this approach… Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June A wide range of services provided to Units across the Global South

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June Projects Prepared

For 28 countries 9 Angola, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Libano, Madagascar, Malaysia, Moçambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, Brasil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica.

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Types of ProjectsBeneficiaries Women and Children protection1494 Healthcare11005 Human Rights17610 Anti-Human Trafficking Income Generating8621 Primary Education7423 Skills Training4377 Capacity Building of Sisters and Staff867 Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June ,369,264 People Served

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June Funding Secured for Mission

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June Funding Destination

The impact of MDO’s work during the past six years in a few snapshots… Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June In Congo, in one and a half year, we have been helping an entire community to move from inhuman working and living conditions in the mines…

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June Towards alternative livelihoods… 500 miners turned farmers, so that now they are able to feed their families without risking their lives daily 976 children don’t eat sand anymore to fill their tummies and quit the mines to attend school regularely

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June In Honduras Olga and 19 other women started a local business and, after one year, they could afford to build a toilet for their family and open a savings account

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June In Thailand 149 Myanmar migrants got work permits and 112 children enrolled to receive education and healthcare

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June In 2014 in Bolivia and Chile the first ever cross-border program assisted 283 women migrants, helped them stay in touch with their families and got 49 of them dignified jobs.

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June Business Plans for income generating activities in Angola, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Nicaragua, India, Philippines, Thailand are improving the living conditions of 300+ women and their families

22 Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June Strategic plans based on research and participatory planning have been prepared at Unit and program level to bring the mission forward in Angola, India, Congo, Burkina Faso and 7 Latin American countries

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June sisters and mission partners from 18 countries trained in key project management areas

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June Units participated in training and marketing projects to strengthen the Economic Justice network. Australia and 9 Latin American countries initiated a joint regional program on micro-finance.

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June projects succesfully passed international funders’ audits and 2 of them have been signaled, among Catholic congregations, for using «best practices» for their accountability and M&E systems.

Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June Our Social Media strategy built a vibrant and active community of 400+ people from all over the world following us on Facebook and Twitter. Our website is a unique gateway for data sharing on ministries, international fundraising and global advocacy initiatives.

5 New regional/national Mission Development Offices 27 MDO Latin America MDO Lebanon MDO Angola MDU India MDO Regional Manager for Asia-Pacific Link Kenya Link Ireland/M&E Coordinator

New Tools and Policies for Mission Effectiveness Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office Report to Congregational Chapter - June

Questions for the Chapter Cristina Duranti - Mission Development Office - Report to Congregational Chapter - June Global challenges require a strong global «corporate» response, articulated with a strong «single» voice. Are we, sisters and mission partners, ready to risk for mission by developing «corporate» cross-border programs in response to issues like migrations, human trafficking, natural disasters, climate change and growing inequalities? 2.Human rights and development programs require increasingly sophisticated management and advocacy skills. How can we, sisters, mission partners, and congregational offices, «work together» to «raise the bar» of mission effectiveness?

Whatever response the Chapter will offer to these challenges, the MDO network will do its best to implement them with the support of a highly qualified international board and a very committed staff, and with a true heart for mission. 30

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