A Bridge of Support from the Alps to the Himalayas

www.norlha.org

Annual report 2016

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Summary

3 A Word from the President, Peter Taylor

Our New Executive Director, Jeremy McTeague

4 Norlha 2005-2016: 11 Years to Remember

6 Norlha at a Glance

8 The Mahila Programme: A Focus on Women in Nepal

9 The Centre for Women in the Himalayas

10 Mahila Rasuwa: Women and Farming as a Business

11 Mahila Gatlang: Helping Women Deal with Men’s Migration

12 The Kheti Programme: A Focus on Farming in Nepal and Tibet (China)

Kheti Rasuwa: Vegetables and Goats

13 Kheti Dhading: Vegetables and Sheep

14 Kheti Humla: Farming at Altitude

15 Kheti Sershul: Vegetables for a Healthier Life

16 The Rangzhin Neytang Project: A Focus on the Environment in Bhutan

17 The Post Earthquake Project: Building Better Lives in Nepal

18 Supporting our Projects: Norlha’s Club of Adventurers

20 2016 Financial Report

22 Kathmandu and Lausanne: From Strength to Strength

23 Our Partners

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A Word from the President, Peter TaylorIt was a real honour to succeed Thatcher Shellaby as President last May and I am committed to helping Norlha continue to flourish.

An independent report into our farming programmes in Nepal in June 2016 stated that our work was “innova-tive” and has “changed women’s lives not only in the family, but in developing their leadership (…) and in empowering communities.”

I have seen for myself how Norlha’s greenhouses and beekeeping are helping farmers generate a small income, lifting them out of poverty and have witnessed the vital role of women in driving village development. I would like to thank our ambassador Sophie Lavaud for her support for Norlha and her untiring spirit of adven-ture which serves as a lesson in the art of the possible. There is still much to do and we are truly grateful to all our members, friends and partners for their incredible support. It is this support that is the bedrock of our success.

Our New Executive Director, Jeremy McTeagueI have taken on the role of Executive Director at Norlha at an exciting time.

Himalayan communities supported by Norlha are expe-riencing positive and sustainable change. Our agricul-tural programmes continue to improve food production and nutrition, while we work with earthquake victims in Nepal to ensure their lives are rebuilt better than before the disaster. We listen and respond to women who are the key to rural development. Norlha remains commit-ted in 2017 to creating independent communities that will endure and prosper for generations.

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At the end of 2016, Norlha’s found-ing member Julien Bettler stepped down as Executive Director. He will continue, however, to support Norlha from his new home in Nepal.

The road to KathmanduAfter 11 years at the helm of Norlha, I have left Laus-anne to set up a new life with my family in Kathmandu. However it is hard to turn your back on an organisa-tion to which you have dedicated so much time and energy so I am delighted to be able to carry on work-ing for Norlha, providing a human bridge linking the Alps with the Himalayas.

Norlha is as committed as ever to delivering quality projects that make a real difference to people in the rural Himalayas. Our focus remains food security and income generation, and now disaster risk reduction and the empowerment of women.

Norlha 2005–2016:11 years to remember

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A brighter future for womenWomen make up the majority of the farmers we are working with and remain central to our projects. Our activities are expressly designed to meet their needs. This is perhaps best illustrated by our Cen-tre for Women in the Himalayas, which will gather and share expertise and information to promote gender equality and understanding to a broader au-dience of local and international experts, academ-ics and development practitioners.

Implementation and capacity buildingNorlha’s extensive experience in the region equips it to support larger organisations and government agencies in implementing projects. Norlha can also provide capacity building help to local development stakeholders, a role that is set to grow.

The futureIt has been a long but rewarding journey from founding Norlha with friends in Lausanne in 2005 to arriving in Kathmandu in 2017. The compulsion I felt then “to make a difference” is as strong as ever and the causes I have supported for so long at a distance are now so very close to home. This is a great opportunity.

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Norlha at a Glance

Norlha, a small NGO set up in 2005 is an expert in development in the most isolated, rural Himalayas. It works with the most dis-advantaged communities. With eight projects on the go in 2016, we have a well-established track record in sustainable farming and environment projects in Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet (China).

We work closely with women penalised by entrenched discrimination and the mass migration of men.

Norlha is a member of Fedevaco and has been granted special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Our vision is to create resilient and sustain-able communities of equals. We will achieve this by continuing to improve lives in the rural Himalayas, treating the people with the dignity and respect they deserve and by better preparing these remote areas to withstand natural disasters.

Our idea is simple. First we ensure people have enough food through improved farm-ing and training. Then we try to ensure they can generate a small income to pay for basics and education for their children.

We aim for concrete results and a lasting impact – see more on our projects (pages 8 to 17).

Our work with women is based on the view held by the UN and other international organisations, that women are the key to successful rural development. In 2017 we will continue to promote the cause of women through our research and knowl-edge sharing initiative, the Women’s Centre in the Himalayas (see pages 8 to 11). We will expand our operations into new areas and introduce new activities to reach out to more vulnerable Himalayan communities.

As of 2016 Norlha has reached 13,470 direct beneficiaries and 40,000 indirect beneficiaries

“We believe our beneficiaries should have strong ownership of projects affecting them and should be empowered by them”. Norlha Strategic Plan to 2020.

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MISSION

RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES OF EQUALS

IMPROVING LIVES IN THE RURAL HIMALAYAS

Collaboration Autonomy Self-reliance Mountain-to-Mountain

Partnering Resilience Hope

RESPECT, TOLERANCE, EQUALITY-DIGNITY, SUSTAINABILITY

WORKING PRINCIPLES

STRATEGIC BRAND PLATFORM

VISION

VALUES

Where we work Norlha has a head office in Lausanne, Switzerland and a regional office in Kathmandu. We currently have eight projects in Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Our current project in Tibet concludes in 2017.

India

Bangladesh Burma

NepalDhading

Rasuwa

Humla

Bhutan

Tibet ChinaKathmandu Timphu

Trashigang

Sershul

Lhassa

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The Mahila Programme: A Focus on Women in Nepal

“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to leave no one behind. To deliver on that, we must help rural women to thrive, and to access the support and information they need, so that they can fulfil their potential without leaving their communities.”Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - Oct 2016

Women at the heart of our projects Women and girls form the very backbone of rural and isolated communities in the Hima-layas, often bearing the prime responsibility for food provision, health-care and education. They are acknowledged by the UN as key agents for sustaining development. Norlha works increasingly with and through women to achieve inclusive results.As 70% of the farmers Norlha works with are women, it is crucial that to be really effective, our projects address their specific needs: limited access to education, lack of opportunities to generate income combined with the constraints of a heavy workload.

We organise activities that allow them to develop the skills they possess while building their self-confidence sufficiently to take charge of the family finances, make decisions over what crops to grow and help them take their rightful place in steering their communities. They have seized these new opportunities. These projects are entitled “Mahila” - the Nepali word for woman.

In order to achieve the best results, Norlha delivers a gender sensitive approach not only in its projects but also through the way our staff and partners work to nurture gender equality. This is crucial in improving the skills and prospects of rural communities in the Himalayas.

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Objectives

• To promote research, to analyse and to pool knowledge concerning issues affecting women’s lives in the Himalayas

• To assist other agencies in the region to incorporate a gender sensitive approach in their development projects

• To develop and coordinate projects designed to promote the autonomy of women within their communities

• To act as a regional centre of expertise and advice for gender-related issues.

The Centre for Women in the HimalayasThe Centre for Women in the Himalayas is a key plank of Norlha’s strategy to place women at the heart of its intervention in the years ahead. Created in 2016, it is a platform for enabling, knowledge-building, knowledge-sharing and learning aimed at promoting gender-inclusive development practices by all stakeholders in the region.

It strives for a future where women and girls participate fully in the social and economic development of their Himalayan communities.

The Centre is open to all organisations active in development in the Himalayas that wish to collaborate on gender-related issues.

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The Mahila Programme: A Focus on Women in Nepal

“My husband never used to do anything to help me but now he helps with all the household chores, the washing, cooking and cleaning.”

53 women learned to read and write

The gender awareness training has made a huge difference to Kusum Gurung and her husband, Subidar. So much so that she and Subidar have now opened a clothing store. They used a small loan from the community enter-prise fund set it up and work side by side.

Impact Women are increasingly involved in income generation activities and they are taking on bigger decision making roles. Women’s groups provide support on issues affecting women such as educa-tion. This approach is believed to have produced even stronger results in terms of improving livelihoods, productivity and income.

Mahila Rasuwa: Women and Farming as a BusinessPromoting agricultural entrepreneurship among disadvantaged women in Rasuwa, NepalNorlha’s first women’s project was launched at the end of 2014 and spanned two years. The project targeted 125 participants organised into seven women’s groups and reached out to about 2000 local residents.

In 2016, 50 training events were organised covering topics such as business and market-ing, financial literacy, gender awareness and nutrition. Participation in cooperatives was encouraged.

Labour saving equipment was introduced. New maize shelling machines save women around 2-3 hours per day. In addition, 22 women set-up their own agri-businesses thanks to a community enterprise fund we set up.

Field partner: SAHAS Nepal

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Norlha – Annual report 2016

“I’m now thinking of opening a grocery shop in the village that will give me and my family more financial independence.”

Lhakpa Chhomo Tamang, age 34, married with three

children – Gatlang 4

Thirty four-year-old Lhakpa Chhomo Tamang is hoping she will develop her skills under Norlha’s training programme. She dreams that she will earn enough money to keep her family together so her husband no longer has to work in Iraq where he has been for a year. The mother of three children aged three, eight and twelve years is ambitious and hopes she will learn how better to use the 40,000 nepa-lese rupees (400 CHF) her husband sends home every month.

Mahila Gatlang: Helping Women Deal with Men’s MigrationEmpowering women and girls in rural communities affected by male out-migration in Gatlang, NepalWe launched our second women’s project in November 2016. Through this project, Norlha aims to support the personal development of 261 women and girls affected by out-migration and equip them with the economic and social tools they need to improve their livelihoods and their family’s situation.

The women involved will develop their knowledge on running the household budget and finances, while gaining access to relevant financial institutions and the most cost-efficient money transfer systems. They will also increase the income generated and will gain access to markets. The project also supplies equipment to reduce the hours of heavy manual labour and provides a rotating child care system, which means they have time to pursue training activities.

In 2016, Norlha interviewed all the project participants to establish the current situation of women and to enable us to accurately assess the impact of our activities at the end of the project.

Field partners: Paldor Peak Youth Club and SEEDS Nepal

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Kheti Rasuwa: Vegetables and Goats

Sustainable agriculture for livelihood security of rural communities in Rasuwa, Nepal

156 farmers have been trained in goat farming152 are women

The Kheti Programme: A Focus on Farming in Nepal and Tibet (China)Farming high in the HimalayasFarming is a challenge at altitude in the Himalayas. Men and women struggle to survive on small parcels of land threatened by drought or landslides. Women farmers are most vulner-able because of cultural prejudice and men’s migration to the cities for work. Kheti means farming in Nepali. Norlha’s Kheti projects aim to improve food security and generate a small income to pay for tools or other goods.

Women make up the bulk of our 305 farm-ers in the Kheti Rasuwa project, often from marginalized ethnic groups. The farmers learn improved farming techniques; they are supplied with better goat breeds and quality seeds. Many of the women in Kheti Rasuwa benefit from our Mahila - Farming as a Business project where the women gain self-confidence and tap into their skills to assume leadership and decision making roles.

Improvements• 73 improved goat sheds were built• 125 goats supplied to 25 farmers• 44 farmers supplied with drip irrigation

systems• 62 greenhouses constructed

Impact• 20 farmers produced 4,000 kg of potatoes• A total of 45,218 kg vegetable sold at market

(145 kg per household).• 150 families benefitted from the irrigation

system established by the project and grow rice on about 20 ha of land.

Janaki Gurung is 22 and from Thu-logaun. She was given 5 goats by Norlha and decided to concentrate on goat farming. She earns between 100 and 150 CHF a month.

“I want to become a model farmer in this village and show that women can support the family.”

Field partner: SAHAS Nepal

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Kheti Dhading: Vegetables and Sheep Mountain community development through the agriculture value chain in Upper Dhading, NepalThe project supports 446 farmers, three quarters of whom are women. Norlha has worked with its field partners to increase potato yields by providing better varieties and new farming techniques. In one village community, Jharlang, 50,727 kg of potatoes were sold netting 1.7 million Nepalese rupees (15,800 CHF).

Better practices and the use of veterinary services has dramatically cut lamb mortality rates. Shrubs and grasses have been planted to provide much needed fodder. The use of sheep shears has reduced animal injuries and deaths and has made it easier for women to carry out these tasks. Meanwhile gender awareness training has improved women’s standing in the community and encouraged them to take on decision making roles.

“Now I am confident and can organise enough food and money for my family. I can lead and speak in front of people thanks to the training.”

75% of supported farmers are women56% of farmers’ group leaders are women

2016: 390,000 kg of potatoes produced by 446 farmersOr around 875 kg each

Improvements• Adapted sheep breeds introduced• Improved potato storage units

provided to 446 households• Veterinary services provided• Irrigation systems constructed

Impact• Production of potatoes up 70 %

in two years• Lamb deaths down 83%

Before Kheti Dhading, Sunmaya of Jharlang did not have money for the children to study. Now potato pro-duction has increased and she has more food and money but also self confidence after the gender aware-ness training.

Field partner: Focus Nepal

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Kheti Humla: Farming at AltitudeEnsuring food supplies and a small income provided by greenhouses and beekeeping in Humla, Nepal Humla in the far north west of Nepal was once a self sufficient farming region but political unrest in the nineties broke the local economy. Now the region is increasingly affected by climate change. Kheti Humla, started in 2013, aims to regenerate farming. Now 42 green-houses have been established and some of our enterprising farmers have launched small family businesses selling artisanally processed vegetables. We helped set up 65 farmers’ groups comprising 325 people, including 172 women, who share their experiences and run training sessions to improve farming techniques and ease access to commercial markets.

The Kheti Programme: A Focus on Farming in Nepal and Tibet (China)

Beekeepers sold at least 40 kg of honey50% of lead farmers are women

“I was able to pay for my children’s education and school books.”

Improvements• New vegetable storage built• New seed varieties introduced• Farmers make organic pesticides• Greenhouses increased from 12 in 2013

to 42 in 2016• Farmers share knowledge through a local

radio programme

Impact• Vegetable production has doubled

since 2013• 14 farmers (10 women) run apple jelly and

tomato ketchup businesses• 13 beekeepers (4 women) were supported

with improved hives• Income earned has provided access to

schools and health services

Meshu Rawat age 24 has two children. She sold 150 kg of vegetables from her greenhouse last year earning 15,000 Nepalese Rupees (150 CHF).

Field partner: Nepal Trust

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Kheti Sershul: Vegetables for a Healthier Life

Improving diet and health through fresh organic vegetables, cookery and nutrition courses in Sershul, ChinaSituated largely above 4,000m in the northwest corner of Sichuan Province, this high altitude plateau is a beautiful but hostile environment for man. Temperatures remain below zero for nine months of the year. Making a living from the land is challenging and even the famous “yartsa gumbu” caterpillar fungus, valued for its medicinal properties, is a declining source of income.

Health is a major concern. Fresh vegetables are in short supply and traditionally nomadic families rely heavily on yak meat and barley. The unvaried diet leaves the population with weak immunity and prone to stunted growth and rickets.

Norlha’s solution in 2009 was to provide greenhouses in five villages to allow the cultivation of fresh greens and other vegetables and provide a longer growing season. We started with community greenhouses but found smaller family size ones worked more efficiently. In parallel with farming, we set up nutritional awareness and cookery courses to help villag-ers get the most from their produce. At the end of 2016, Norlha successfully handed the greenhouses over to the community.

Improvements• Greenhouses have been established for

97 families• Six to seven different vegetable types

cultivated• Farmers have learned soil and greenhouse

management• Cookery and nutrition classes teach people

how to prepare their produce

Impact • Families have fresh vegetables daily through-

out the growing season• Surplus vegetables are shared with the

community• Increased awareness of the need for a

healthy diet

Lhamo Wangmo lives with her husband and four children. They are nomads but have now settled in the village so are able to grow fresh vegetables in their Norlha greenhouse. They love cabbage.

400 people joined the cookery classesIt was 50:50 men and women participants

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Population: 700,000 Two thirds rely on farming

The Rangzhin Neytang Project: A focus on the Environment in BhutanOrganic farming and environmental protection in Trashigang, BhutanHigh steep sided mountains are a challenge for farmers in Bhutan. Soil erosion and a short-age of farmland are two difficulties. Farming in our area of operation comprises potatoes, maize, beans, chilies, cabbage and cardamom and rearing of animals, mainly cattle.

Bhutan’s Government is determined to make the country the first to use 100% organic farm-ing methods within a decade. Norlha is playing a part in this evolution in four remote villages. It is also working to prevent soil erosion in a country with a gravity defying landscape. Rang-zhin Neytang means environment in the native language - Dzongkha.

In the past two years farmers have started producing organic pesticides and maintaining compost heaps. Napier grass hedgerows have been planted around fields to prevent soil being washed away on the steep mountainsides. Farmers are learning small-scale crop rotation to maintain fertility.

Improvements• Cement and iron sheets supplied to build

better cowsheds. They are easier to clean and protect cattle from heavy rains

• Cattle urine and dung is stored separately and used to create fertilizer

Impact• All 39 pilot farmers now use organic

pesticides• Napier shoots are fed to cattle and sold to

other farmers • A third of pilot farmers sell seedlings to

other farmers

Mr Wangda has sold 7,000 napier shoots. The income pays for the education of his four children

Field partner: RSPN

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The Post Earthquake Project:Building Better Lives in Nepal In April and May 2015, two earthquakes devastated parts of Nepal killing 8,800 people. Almost every building was destroyed in the districts of Rasuwa and Dhading where Norlha operates. Out of the disaster, Norlha’s Building Better Lives project was born.

A better life than before the earthquakes in Rasuwa and Dhading, NepalFollowing the earthquakes, Norlha determined not only to help those affected restore their livelihoods but to help them have a better life than prior to the disaster. After providing emer-gency relief, we are now concentrating on creating a sustainable future for 5,200 people.

Since the end of 2015, Norlha has concentrated on restoring farming activities and using disaster risk reduction methods to make these fragile communities more resilient. We have worked to restore clean water supplies after sources were polluted. We have reinstated training on managing crops and have provided seeds and livestock to replace those lost. We have trained more farmers to rear goats and equipped villages with grain and seed storage units.

“The greenhouse helped us get cash following the earthquake when we had nothing,” said Anita who sold her surplus to neigh-bours for a fair price.

• 5,200 people to benefitImprovements• 50 grain storage units built - Thulogaun • 24 greenhouses built• 216 goats supplied• Clean water restored

Impact • 40 farmers including 15 women have learned

to build greenhouses• 100 farmers have learned to rear and keep

goats• 100 people taught new vegetable farming

techniques• 26 people (one man) trained in disaster risk

management Anita Gurung from Thulogaun saw her village destroyed in the earthquake but her Norlha greenhouse still produced a record harvest. She earned a total of 15,000 Nepalese Rupees (150 CHF) selling tomatoes.

Field Partner: SAHAS Nepal and Focus Nepal

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Supporting our Projects: Norlha’s Club of AdventurersNorlha is grateful to its many loyal supporters in 2016, who have demonstrated a tenacity of spirit or sense of adventure and have helped us raise funds or reach a wider audience.

Norlha Ambassador, Sophie LavaudIn achieving her dreams, Sophie helps women in Nepal achieve theirs.In 2016, Sophie Lavaud became the 40,000 meter woman. She successfully conquered her fifth 8,000m peak, having narrowly missed a sixth when a huge avalanche swept away the camps above her on K2. Fortunately no one was hurt.

In April 2015 she was waiting to climb Makalu when the Nepal earthquake struck. She was one of the first people to reach the devastated district of Rasuwa where Norlha operates three of its projects. In 2014 she conquered Everest. She remains committed to helping the poorest populations in the region through her fundraising climbs.

“I decided to change my life to realise my dream of climbing and to help Nepali women.” Sophie Lavaud, Norlha ambassador

“We are proud that (Sophie) bears the colours of Norlha to the top of the Himalayas and draws her inspiration from supporting women and girls who are at the heart of our projects.” Julien Bettler, founding member of Norlha

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Swiss mountaineer and guide Jean Troillet With ten 8,000m peaks to his name and famed for being the first person to snow-board down the North face of Everest, the Swiss mountaineer and guide Jean Troillet described his exploits at a fundraising event in aid of Norlha. Hosted by the Club Alpin Suisse in Lausanne in February, the event was a sell out.

In August, Jean led a group of eight people trekking in his home canton of Valais once more to raise funds for Norlha.

World’s No. 2 trail runner, Mira Rai In April, the world No. 2 trail runner, Nepali Mira Rai was a guest speaker at Norlha’s symposium: Empowering Women in the Rural Himalayas. We were delighted when she was chosen as “Adventurer of the Year 2017,” by the National Geographic. Mira comes from a small village in the East of Nepal and dreams of helping her people.

Tireless fundraiserIn 2016 – our tireless friend and supporter Gisele Balderer reached a target of 30,000 CHF raised for Norlha over three years. She ran a bric à brac shop and provided services for customers at her chemist shop in Charmey, Gruyere, in return for donations instead of payment. Thank you Gisele.

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2016 Financial ReportNorlha recorded a one percent decrease in its total income in 2016 at CHF 574,182. Our income in 2015 had increased significantly by 44% over 2014. This growth stemmed from the influx of funds we had requested to support Earthquake reconstruction in Ne-pal. In 2016 our projects continued to utilize these funds in the affected areas. A small overall deficit for the period of CHF 8,588 has reduced own funds by only 4% to CHF 194,350. We retain significant liquid-ity of CHF 296,000, but our intended spend has increased for 2017. Part of the reason for the lack of income increase is due to our

operation in Tibet that was gradually wound down in 2016 and closed down in Q1 2017 following a review that we had fulfilled our mission there.

Fedevaco has continued to give us very sol-id support, as have our other major funding partners and we have looked for and found several new key partners. Our members and supporters continue to provide crucial moral and financial backing. Our strength-ened team is now challenged to search out new sources of funding to enable continued sustainable growth.

As of 31.12.2016 As of 31.12.2015 Variance

Liquidity and prepayments 296’415 262’333 13%Receivables from Donors 18’949 60’725 -69%Advances on projects 29’728 58’425 -49%

Total Assets 345’092 381’483 -10%

Short term debt and accruals 14’143 16’641 -15%Earmarked Funds 136’576 161’964 -16%Norlha own funds 194’373 202’938 -4%

Total Liabilities 345’092 381’543 -10%

Income StatementIncome from earmarked projects plus IGP 451’476 488’189 -8%Other income 122’706 91’358 34%

Total Income 574’183 579’547 -1%

Direct expenses for projects 511’286 479’889 7%Fund raising and other office costs 21’771 20’838 4%Personnel costs 49’692 19’916 150%

Total Expenses 582’749 520’643 12%

Surplus/(Deficit) for the year (8’566) 58’904 -115%

Appropriation to Norlha Security Reserve 0 (53’000)

Retained Surplus/(Deficit) for the year (8’566) 5’904 -245%

2016 Norlha’s Financial Statement Highlights (in CHF)

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Focus on KathmanduThe regional office was set up in Kath-mandu, Nepal, in 2012 with a single team member. Now there are 12 full time profes-sional staff managing and implementing eight projects in Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet, China. Our regional team fields experts in a number of areas including sustainable farm-ing, disaster risk reduction, gender aware-ness and micro credit. Our work is currently improving the lives of 13,470 people who live at altitude and are reliant on farming. A key focus is empowering women to assume decision making roles in their communities and gain economic independence.

Focus on LausanneLausanne remains the organisation’s centre in Europe. Unlike the Nepal office, the Swiss headquarters is staffed almost entirely by volunteers drawn from a highly skilled work-force of professionals willing to invest their time and skills. In return Norlha provides them with management and operational experience and training. We therefore have a very high success rate for people finding full time paid work. In 2016, 83 professional volunteers from 26 countries and two thirds of them women, supported Norlha working a total of 32,000 hours, the equivalent of 15 full time positions. We are indebted to our team without which Norlha and its projects could not exist.

Kathmandu and Lausanne: From Strength to Strength

Norlha was created in 2005 by friends united by a passion for the Himalayan people. They chose the Tibetan word meaning Providence as the name. Now the organisation manages eight projects, has its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and the centre of its operations at its regional office in Kathmandu, Nepal.

“We are seeing consistently solid results. One mountain community is now paying for their girls’ education by sending vegetables to the school.” Dr Tej Hari Ghimire, Norlha Regional Director

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Our PartnersFinancial Partners

FEDEVACO Frères de nos Frères

Fondation ELLEFondation L.

Fondation Lord Michelham of HellinglyFondation Gertrude Hirtzel

Ville de MeyrinFondation Audemars Piguet

Temperatio FoundationFondation Symphasis

Association Objective-Tibet (Fr)

Field PartnersFocus NepalNepal Trust

Group of Helping Hands (SAHAS) NepalThe Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) (Bhutan)

SEEDS Paldor Peak Youth Club

Organisations and Other International PartnersEcosoc, Association of International NGOs Nepal (AIN)

Social Welfare Council, Ministry of Women and Children, Nepal

Organisations and Other Partners in SwitzerlandBächli, Club Alpin Suisse Les Diablerets,

Bénévolat Vaud, BNF - Université de Berne,Pôle Sud - Lausanne, Translators Without Borders

Our Bank Details Compte CCP PostFinance : 17-304328-9 IBAN: CH92 0900 0000 1730 4328 9 SWIFT / BIC Code: POFICHBE Account name: Norlha

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