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„We are now owning cultivable land. And our rights are recognised.“

Anisa Khatun,

peasant

„I wish to work as a techer once I am grown up.“

Parvin Akter,

village school student

„Due to our work in the village domestic violence could be stopped.“

Amina Begum,

local human rights activist

Annual Report 2016

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Sustainable livelihoods

Project area in Westbengal and Jharkhand (India)

Sustainable livelihoods + Primary education

Projekt regions:

•Primary education

Human rights: in Dhaka and 16 districts

Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK)Sustainable livelihoods Primary education

Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF) Sustainable livelihoods Primary education

Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD) Sustainable livelihoods

Development Research Communication and Services Centre (DRCSC) Sustainable livelihoods

Ashrai Sustainable livelihoods Primary education

Pollisree Sustainable livelihoodsHuman rights

Sachetan Sustainable livelihoods

NETZQuality monitoring and �nance managementHuman rightsDisaster preparedness

Sabalamby Unnayan Samity (SUS) Sustainable livelihoods

Mahideb Jubo Somaj Kallayan Somity (MJSKS) Sustainable livelihoodsPrimary education

Ain o Shalish Kendra (ASK) Human rights

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Sylhet

Chittagong

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Rangpur..

Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB)Human rights

Manab Kallyan Parished (MKP) Human rights

170,000 people have overcome hunger

Programme 1: Sustainable Livelihoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Future perspective for over 35,368 girls and boys

Programme 2: Primary education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

NETZ fights for the equality of all people

Programme 3: Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Political dialogue and networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

6,000 people promote the partnership with Bangladesh in a voluntary basis

Global learning and international understanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Financial report 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

NETZ fights for human dignity and against hunger in Bangladesh .With a professional partnership approach, NETZ supports self-help – for food security, education and human rights .

NETZ-Partners and projects

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Title: Monika Malo is one amongst 100,000 children whose nutrition has improved

due to the Susatainable livelihoods programme . (Photo: Peter Dietzel)

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With success and energy

I am very impressed about how suc-

cessfully and energetically the women

in the NETZ projects take care of their

small farms . Especially, considering

what their situation used to look like

Dr . Thomas Prinz,

German Ambassador

in Bangladesh

before . The high quality that NETZ

relies upon should be continued in the

long-term . For the donors it is good to

know that the money ends up where

it should .

Dear Reader,

„We have overcome hunger because we were given the chance to do so“, says Selestina Tirky. She has received assets and training from the NETZ Sustainable Livelihoods project. Now she is able to „have three meals per day“ and sends her kids to school. She represents the interests of the most disadvantaged people from her community with her self-help organisation.In 2016, a new era of development has started. All 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) have signed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel-opment. The second of the 17 goals is „to end hunger“. Further goals on the agenda are to eradicate poverty, provide just and high-quality educa-tion and to enable self-determination for all women and girls. These goals are to be reached by 2030. The NETZ strategy for the period of 2016-2021 goes hand in hand with this agenda.The Agenda 2030 succeeds the eight Millennium Goals set out by the UN for 2000-2015. As records show, the people of Bangladesh have made con-

siderable progress on these eight goals. NETZ has contributed to this success with its programmes.Selestina Tirky and further 51,602 women have shown that people are able to sustainably free themselves out of poverty. They also teach us how well this can blend with an active cit-izenship. Nobody has to wait until 2030. Already today, no single child in Bangladesh should go to bed hungry and grow up malnourished. For this to happen, structures need to be broken down, which deny the peo-ple their right to food. Carelessness can be overcome and plenty of crea-tivity may be developed to realize this path of liberation.I thank you all very much, who have contributed to the many positive changes in the last year. Please do get involved now as well, with your hopes, your courage and your con-crete support.

Peter Dietzel, Executive Director

NETZ and the Millennium GoalsFrom 2000 to 2015, the development

cooperation and partnership of NETZ has

made many changes possible:

1. Fighting hunger: 171,000 people

have sustainably overcome hunger

under the Sustainable Livelihoods pro-

gramme .

2. Primary education: 26,098 children

visited a primary school supported by

NETZ and further 33,427 children were

given support at public primary schools .

3. Strengthening women: 53,078

women participated in trainings . They

speak out for their rights and are active

in the development of their villages .

4.–6. Reduce child mortality, health

care for mothers, containing diseases:

Improved nutrition, supply of drinking

water, hygienic toilets and health care

for children, mothers and fathers as a

result from the Sustainable Livelihoods

programme . School-children at NETZ-

supported schools are given medical

care .

7. Environmental sustainability: Fami-

lies in the Sustainable Livelihoods pro-

gramme planted 551,234 trees among

other activities .

8. Development partnership: NETZ and

Bangladeshi NGOs, volunteer services

and school partnerships have strength-

ened the cooperation between Bangla-

desh and Germany .

Furthermore, 38,469 women and men

participated in trainings on human

rights . They speak out against violence

and discrimination .

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NETZ Annual Report 2016

VProgramme 1: Sustainable Livelihoods

170,000 people have overcome hunger .

1 51,603 families were supported

through the Sustainable Livelihoods

programme of NETZ in 2015, so that they

can generate their own income and free

themselves from hunger . Included in this

are families from the Indian federal states

West Bengal and Jharkhand . By replicating

this programme in India, NETZ is support-

ing the so-called South-South exchange .

2 In total, 211,800 people were reached

by the programme . More than 170,000

have permanently overcome hunger .

3 719 families were newly included in the

programme by NETZ in 2015 .

For example: Anisa Khatun„Before we started with the self-help project, we had to survive on one or maximum two meals per day“, says Ani-saKhatun from the village Char Bagh-dora. As many others, she owned nei-ther land nor cattle and had been stigmatised as one of the poorest women as well as excluded from village life. By participating in the Sustainable Livelihoods project of NETZ, AnisaKha-tun began to improve her livelihood: The 32-year old received a cow, chicken and seeds as well as training in crop growing and livestock breeding. The family built their livelihood on this and AnisaKhatun was able to invest her prof-its to buy own land among other things. Together with other women in the vil-lage she formed a group – the starting point for a successful village develop-ment. Each woman brings a handful of rice to the weekly group meetings. The group now has more than 25 kilograms in their „rice bank“. „With this we are supporting families who are in a diffi-cult situation“, says AnisaKhatun.

When hunger is overcome: Self-reliant developmentWomen such as AnisaKhatun show how successful this self-help approach is. After the families have started a small farming business with the help of seed capital and have overcome hun-ger, they carry the change further into the village. Women who had been despised and excluded because of their disastrous living conditions have now become active players in the develop-ment of their villages. Today, their vil-lage groups serve as points of contact and advisory groups for the commu-nity. These women support others to fight against corrupt structures in the local governments and claim their rights as well as social benefits. Some of them serve as veterinary assistants and take care of the livestock in the village others give advice to their neighbours

about growing vegetables. With their independently managed credit pools, the women‘s groups support families in difficult conditions and initialise new self-created projects. The women know the situation and are aware of this fact: Poverty and hunger are not self-made. Those affected, however, do not stand a chance to resist, if decision makers from politics and society do not respond to their needs. This is what the women‘s groups from the NETZ pro-jects are changing with their self-help structures. This approach and its successes are available to development experts and any interested parties and published in detail on the NETZ platform www.end-extreme-poverty.org.

Hunger is a reality for millions of people in Bangladesh. Especially in structurally underdeveloped rural areas, many families are affected by it. Mothers cannot provide adequate amounts of food, clothes and medicine to their children. This is because they do not have enough income and because their basic rights are being infringed. It is possible, however, to permanently change the situation for the better. With start-up grant, families can build future-proof livelihoods for themselves and live a life without hunger. All those who donate money or time at NETZ are paving the way for this.

Small Farmer Anisa Khatun shows her

own cows to the German Ambassador

in Bangladesh Dr . Thomas Prinz .

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Sustainable livelihoods programme Who has received assistance

Establishment of self-help structures for the poorest.

51,603 women have organised them-selves into 2,544 village groups.

Training in: Agriculture and livestock bree-ding, founding of small businesses, women’s rights and preventive health care.

11,256 women participated and were trained by project employees.

Thanks to start-up capital and training, 51,603 families sustainably generate their own income.

More than 170,000 family members have better, more secure nutrition.

Start-up capital: Cows, goats, hens, a ricks-haw, or seeds and leased land for the cultiva-tion of rice and vegetables.

NETZ incorporated 719 families newly into the programme.

The women are active participants in deve-lopment and stand up for their rights.

With the assistance of the village groups, in 7,428 cases families have received the support from the governmental social se-curity network to which they are entitled.

They are committed to local policies for the benefit of the poorest.

Representatives of the village groups are heard in local politics: They have founded 230 self-help associations; 5 representati-ves have been elected to local councils.

A cause for celebrationIn November 2015, the Aamra Joiye Soci-ety was officially registered as the first independent organisation of extremely poor women in Bangladesh. The Aamra Joiye Society was formed as a collective of more than 6,700 women from 268 village groups, who previously had been living on less than 0,20 Euro per person per pay. NETZ and its partner organisation, Jago-rani Chakra Foundation, have been sup-porting the women since 2002.

Challenges: Improving structuresFamilies who are newly included in the Sustainable Livelihoods pro-gramme make their first end deci-sive step out of poverty and hunger. After the project participants have gained a relatively secure income, they fight against structural causes of pov-erty and hunger together: land grab-bing, bad working conditions for day labourers on the fields and corrup-tion within the authorities. Through dialogues with decision makers from local politics and society, these women influence the existing environment and conditions. The impulses for that arise in the village groups of the pro-jects. However, the development of the participants‘ economic situation and within their families depends

on the respective situation and var-ies. Also, not all groups are equally active and equally self-confident. The usage of resources such as public land is decided within the power structures of the society. It is still a long way to go until poor people gain their rights and can participate in the democratic deci-sion-making processes as equals.

Goals 20161 NETZ wants to strengthen the existing

self-help organisations of 51,500 women

and their participation in the society in

order to fully transfer the responsibility to

the participants in a step-by-step process .

2 For 16,680 of these women, NETZ wants

to facilitate a new project, which is to

be financed through donations and the

German Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development (BMZ) .

3 NETZ wants to newly include 160

women with their families into the project .

4 Together with its partners, NETZ is

developing an extension project . This

should enable at least 8,000 more families

to sustainably overcome malnutrition and

claim their rights .

Bangladesh is often hit by natural disas-

ters such as floods, which has far-reaching

effects for the people, especially the poor .

NETZ enables disaster preparedness in pro-

ject areas endangered by floods . Trainings

are conducted and reserves made for po-

tential disasters . School buildings have

raised homesteads to protect them

from floods . During extreme disasters,

NETZ supports those who cannot be

reached by the humanitarian aid from

the state . In 2015, this was not necessary .

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Valuable experiences

I have developed myself further during

my stay in Bangladesh and by dealing

with critical topics on social issues and

those around development policy . I will

be able to share these valuable experi-

ences through my active participation

at NETZ and motivate young people to

think globally and see beyond their own

noses . I value the NETZ projects very

much . The teams in Bangladesh and

Germany do a great job on a daily basis

and are close to the people .

Lena Boeck,

Promoter of devel-

opment education

Disaster preparedness and response

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Programme 2: Primary education Future perspective for over 35,000 girls and boys Education is elementary: Reading, writing and calculating are basic skills needed for a self-reliant life. More than 2,6 million children in Bangladesh grow up without this perspective because they do not attend primary school. They are raised in families living in poverty. To change this, NETZ is creating access to inclusive high-quality education in structurally weak regions.

1 In 2015, NETZ and its partner organisa-

tions supported 393 primary schools in

remote, poverty-stricken regions .

2 35,368 schoolchildren received there

high-quality pre-primary and primary

school education .

Schoolgirl Parvin AkterThe ten-year old lives on the shores of the Tista river in the North of Bangladesh. This is a rural region with a poor infra-structure. In her home town Bagdohra, there was no school before. Parvin‘s fam-ily had neither the money for the trans-port nor for housing her near a school further away. She would have been forced to stay at home and work in the house-hold. When the village school was set up by NETZ together with the local part-ner organisation in Bagdohra, Parvin was immediately given a spot without caus-ing any costs to her parents. „My parents never went to school. The situation is dif-

ferent for me now“, says Parvin. At the end of 2015, she had her final primary-school exams. She now visits a secondary school, to be able to fulfil her big dream one day: work herself as a teacher in her village.

NETZ supports four types of schools1. Anandalok schools (community-run

primary schools), managed and organised

by the village community in the long run .

180 pupils visit one school .

2. Village schools in remote and hard to

reach areas: 30 girls and boys receive classes

together in one school .

3. Education at state-run primary

schools: The „social workers for education“

support particularly disadvantaged school-

children and contribute to improvements in

the public school system .

4. Pre-schools to promote early-childhood

development .

Children with disabilities, from indige-nous groups or from the poorest fami-lies – every girl and boy has a right to edu-cation. Especially children from these groups are often excluded from the pub-lic education system. The poorer a fam-ily, the higher the probability that its chil-dren do not go to a school. Their parents cannot bear the costs, both girls and boys are needed for some work or the long dis-tance to the next school becomes a too big obstacle in the long-run. Almost one of two children does not finish his primary education. This is where the approach of NETZ sets in: With the help of donations and grants from Germany, our local partners can work on the integration of the most dis-advantaged children. The education pro-gramme brings high-quality, child-focused teaching and learning methods to remote and rural regions of Bangladesh.

Overview of the 2015 education programme What was achieved and who was assisted?

Education at a total of 393 primary schools was made possible and improved.

35,368 children attended school; 9,277 participated in final exams.

100 pre-schools for early childhood develop-ment.

2,550 girls and boys.

Sustainable primary schools were established by village communities

4,400 Kinder.

At 100 state-run primary schools the quality of education was improved, especially for the poorest children.

20,951 girls and boys, many amongst them from extreme poor families.

Women’s self-help organisations in the “Sus-tainable Livelihoods” programme managed 23 pre-primary schools independently.

647 children.

Training of teachers in child-focused teaching an learning methods.

459 teachers took part in further trai-ning.

Successfully finished primary education

for a bright future: Parvin Akter .

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»Diverse projects

As I do not have an own child, I wanted

other children to profit from the money

saved through this . I came across NETZ

when I was looking for an appropriate

organisation in the development sector

and noticed the differentiated informa-

tion and reporting they provide . I like that

they are focusing on a particular country .

The diversity of the projects and topics

convinces me . To me, Bangladesh sounds

unfamiliar and mysterious . It is hard to

believe that you can finance a complete

village school with a

comparatively small

amount of money there .

Dorothea Recknagel,

Pastor and partner of a

„WeltKlasse“ school


Girls and boys can thrive and develop their skills at the supported schools. They are given school materials without caus-ing any costs to their families. There are medical examinations taking place and during months of low income for their families, a meal is offered at the schools. Children from indigenous groups are also taught in their mother tongue in prelim-inary classes. Classes follow the state cur-riculum and are enhanced by creative methods. In November 2015, a total of 9,277 school-children participated in the state primary school examinations. 99 per cent passed the exams and can now visit a second-ary school. Almost one- third of the chil-dren achieved the grade „excellent“. The results exceeded the nationwide average by far. At the Anandalok schools, 100 per cent of school-children passed the exams, 80 per cent of them received the grade „excellent“.

Observation of effectiveness During the planning phase of each project,

the partner organisations and NETZ are clearly

defining the goals and impacts to be achieved .

At the start of a project, the local employees in

Bangladesh collect the most important data

about the baseline situation . Before the end of

the project duration, this data is collected again .

This is the basis for the impact analysis of NETZ .

During the course of a project, the local part-

ners are documenting the intermediate results

on an annual basis . Additionally, the competent

NETZ employees in Bangladesh usually visit all

project regions on a quarterly basis to analyse

the quality of implementation and the progress

made . The results of the impact monitoring

are documented and discussed with the local

partner organisations and project participants

during workshops . All findings are continuously

incorporated into the further development of

the projects: into the conceptual framework

of activities, the curricula, training concepts for

the general public and project co-workers, their

working plans, the design of new projects and

strategy planning of NETZ .

In the beginning of 2015, two independent

evaluators evaluated the NETZ education pro-

gramme . They assessed the quality, impacts and

sustainability of the measures implemented

from 2008 to 2011 . The results: The work in the

project regions made an important contribu-

tion to the educational goals set out by the gov-

ernment . The infrastructure of village schools

could be improved further . 70 per cent of the

children in the NETZ supported schools would

not have been able to visit a primary school or

complete primary school education . At the

time of the evaluation, more than 75 per cent

of the children were enrolled in a secondary

school . This is an enormous success, as the

nationwide average is comparatively lower (at

about 58 per cent) . The support given to pub-

lic primary schools has significantly improved

the quality of education there, the environ-

ment for learning, the enrolment ratio of

children from disadvantaged groups and the

school management . This has been achieved

among other things by using „social workers

for education“ and the active cooperation of

the locals in so-called „educational councils“ .

The evaluation and other studies and result

papers form the NETZ project areas are avail-

able in the media library at

www.bangladesch.org.

chars (river islands) or near river shores are constructed in such a way, that parts can be dismounted and temporarily put together in another place, so that classes can continue. Especially for girls from grades four and five, early marriages are a cause to drop out of school. An inclu-sion of the parents in the daily operation of the schools is essential. This is realised through regular visits of the families in their homes, meetings with the teachers and membership in schoolmanagement committees.

Goals 20161 Through the support of the BMZ, founda-

tions and donors, NETZ enables school visits

for 40,020 children in 2016 .

2 1,195 school-children in 40 village schools

in the Kurigram district are prepared for the

final examinations at the end of 2016 .

3 Together with partner organisations,

NETZ is developing an extension project,

which will provide schooling for an addi-

tional 20,000 children in 2017 .

4 20 children living in the slums of the

capital Dhaka in Bangladesh receive high-

quality pre-primary-school education .

5 NETZ extends its partnerships for inclu-

sive, just and high-quality education . New

partnerships include CAMPE (a network

for education) and the German foundation

Childaid Network .

Space for recrea-

tion and creativity:

Class running at an

Anandalok School

in Gangachara .

WeltKlasse! Partnership with schools in BangladeshSupporters from Germany and Austria have given aid to a total of 115 schools via the WeltKlasse! programme of NETZ in 2015. Starting a partnership with a school in Bangladesh means to shape a better future together. Our support-ers include parishes, schools, associa-tions, companies, foundations and pri-vate persons who get involved and take responsibility. They are connected tothe children they support through let-ters sent from the partner schools in Bangladesh.

ChallengesNatural disasters can affect the running of the schools in areas endangered by floods. To prevent this, the school build-ings have raised homesteads. Teach-ers are trained in disaster prepared-ness. Anandalok schools built on river

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1 5,000 human rights activists speak up for

the rights of disadvantaged groups .

2 In a project area of a total of 700,00 peo-

ple, the activists work

non-violently against discrimination and

injustice .

3 1,023 project participants have claimed

their due social benefits with public au-

thorities and received them .

4 In 2,165 cases, inquiries with public au-

thorities were made . In 89 per cent of cases,

a response was received .

Human rights lawyer Hamida BegumAfter she learned about violence com-mitted against a widow in Kishoreganj, the human rights lawyer Hamida Begum started to see the victim. She met Ambi-aAkhter, who lives alone and had been mistreated by her neighbours – just because she had claimed her right. The couple who live next to her started to build a house on a part of the widow‘s property. The widow pressed charges against that. After that, the neighbours mistreated AmbiaAkhter, to silence her. As the couple has a strong position of influence within the community, nobody supported the widow – until the human rights lawyer Hamida Begum came into the village and talked to the local author-ities. First, the head administrator tried to fob Habida Begum off. But after she announced that she would support the widow with a lawsuit, the authority con-firmed the widow‘s right and Ambi-aAkhter got her land back.The partner organisations of NETZ Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and Research Initia-tives, Bangladesh (RIB) train and support human-rights activists. These give legal consulting services to people in remote villages. They connect victims of human rights violations with lawyers and accom-

pany the victims to hospitals and to the police. They also explain how public authorities can be made accountable. 294 human-rights groups play an important role here. In 2015, a total of 1,942 meetings took place, where activ-ists developed problem-solving strat-

egies. The human rights groups rep-resent the interests of marginalised groups when important decisions are made, which affect the whole commu-nity. They especially speak up for wom-en‘s rights and create awareness in their communities. Thus, women get access to public decision-making processes, e.g. local courts of arbitration.

ChallengesConflicts about the access to resources are more and more driven by violence. This means that disadvantaged groups are affected by land grabbing, insuf-ficient access to high-quality educa-tion and injustice regarding vocational opportunities. Elites make use of polit-ical instability or religious identities

to push through their own interests and acquire land for instance, which belongs to religious minorities or indigenous groups. Additionally, polit-ical power struggles cause and increase violence and repressive activities against dissenters. It is vital to create

and develop the competencies of non-violent conflict transformation, so that political and social conflicts as well as the socio-economic transformation in the country can happen in a peaceful and just manner.

Goals 20161 NETZ will further strengthen the human

rights work of the activists from the existing

294 groups .

2 In 2016, NETZ enables the foundation of

172 groups with financial support from the

EU . These groups consist of 4,200 human

rights activists and they advocate the protec-

tion of rights of disadvantaged groups with

local authorities . Additionally, there is a focus

of developing competencies of a non-violent

conflict transformation .

Programme 3: Human Rights

NETZ fights for the equality of all people

The basic rights of whole population groups in Bangladesh are violated both systematically and in many single cases. Women suffer from domestic violence, religious minorities and indigenous groups are discriminated against. Many girls are married before reaching the age of 18, paying dowries is a common practice. People living below the poverty line are systematically denied their right to food. Together with important human rights organisations, NETZ supports commitment from civil society groups to stop injustice form the state and society.

Fighting discrimination and nepotism: marginalised groups in Bangladesh like

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êPolitical dialogue and networking

Strengthen human rights and the struggle against poverty together

Bangladesh Forum GermanyWith an office in Berlin, the Bangladesh Forum is an association of organisations and individuals that work with Bangla-desh, including Bread for the World, Mis-ereor, Amnesty International, Shanti and Mati, as well as diaspora organisa-tions and representatives from science and research fields. As a member, NETZ is entrusted with the management of the Forum. This network has a wide range of partners in Bangladesh, and through intensive dialogue they can work in a pro-fessional manner on many issues. The Bangladesh Forum puts forward the top-ics and demands – based on the work of the civil society in Bangladesh – in dis-cussions with state decision-makers.In 2015, the network sensitised political decision makers in Germany and Europe about the risks of Bangladesh‘s current concerns with regard to the social jus-tice and the cohesion of the population. It is assumed that when growth happens at the cost of humans and the environ-ment, there is high probability that social conflicts are also rising especially when it comes to the access to natural resources. The effects of these processes on the peo-ple who live in extreme poverty were dis-cussed with members of the German and European parliaments as well as with Ministries in Berlin and the European Commission. Together with the partners in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Forum has brought forward the development of peaceful solutions to conflicts as well as conflict-solving competencies.It is expected that the state and the soci-ety in Bangladesh acknowledge the potentials and do not restrict the scope for actions of the NGOs and the media,

but to extend it. Activists who display and distribute a critical view on political pro-cesses and the state via offline and online media have to be protected. The civil soci-ety has to play a role in this regard.In 2015, the Bangladesh Forum brought

representatives from the German For-eign Ministry in Berlin to discuss these topics and the scope for action.The Bangladesh Forum cooperated with the Association of German Devel-opment Non-Governmental Organisa-tion VENRO and with CONCORD, the EU-wide NGO umbrella organisation in Brussels.At the focus of this cooperation were the inclusion of civil-society organisations in the creation of EU-countries strate-gies and the UN goals for sustainable development.

Prospect for 2016The Bangladesh Forum will continue to inspire conversations about how approaches to conflict transformation can be better integrated into the devel-opment and human rights work in Bangladesh. Due to a high number of existing conflicts, the number of civil society players in Bangladesh who have gotten involved has also risen. The Bang-ladesh Forum is considered here as a partner, who can bring together repre-sentatives from the civil society in Bang-ladesh with international experts from the Global South and the North.

Bangladesh‘s civil society has successfully and non-violently extended the space for democracy and stood up for rights. The civil society demands that the state acts in accordance with democratic principles, freedom and the rule of law and allows for freedom of speech. The socio-economic change, political conflicts within the country and coming to terms with the past are challenges for Bangladesh and its people on the way into a peaceful future. NETZ understands political dialogue and networking as a way to strengthen human rights and the struggle against poverty.

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The Bangladesh Forum: a dialogue platform for civil society members, politicians,

scientists and researchers .

In dialogue with the german Federal

Ministry of Development Corpora-

tion and Members of the german

parliament NETZ has advocated for

Bangladesh being added to the initia-

tive „World wihtout hunger“ . NETZ

Executive Director Peter Dietzel and

german Minister for Development

Corporation Dr . Gerd Müller .

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Development educationThe commitment of action groups and individuals is as diverse as the active members themselves: Schools, parents‘ and teachers‘ associations, parishes, asso-ciations, world shops, companies and pri-vate individuals campaigned for human dignity and against hunger and injustice in Bangladesh in 2015. Through the activ-ities of the carol singers, 27 church par-ishes in Germany sponsored school vis-its for 2,900 children in Bangladesh for a whole year. A total of 80 events such as presentation evenings, project and theme days, photo exhibitions and sponsored runs were organised by the supporters. During a cinema tour all around Germany, NETZ presented the documentary film „Fernglück“ about the volunteer service in Bangladesh. 900 people visited the cinemas and led vivid discussions about the film and the encounter with Bangladesh. The develop-ment education from supporter groups, NETZ employees and former volunteers inspire people to reflect on the global chal-lenges we are facing, using Bangladesh as an example. NETZ brought its agenda out to the general public, especially through some campaigns in public spaces, such as in the city centre of Frankfurt and Munich. The topics in 2015 included: cli-mate change, food security, working con-ditions in the textile industry, primary education and human rights.

Voluntary service (in the field of development policy)Until the end of August 2015, five young persons were doing their voluntary ser-vice in Bangladesh. They supported NETZ partner organisations, documented the development projects and promoted an exchange between Germany and Bangla-desh. The volunteers are involved in the fields of basic (food) security, primary education and human rights and empha-sise the bonds and friendships across bor-ders of NETZ. Because of the security situ-ation in Bangladesh, the volunteer service had to be discontinued for the follow-ing group in October. Thirteen volunteers who had returned to Germany played an active role in educational activities and passed on their Bangladesh experiences in Germany in 2015.

Press and media work related to Bangladesh in GermanyIn 2015, local, regional and trans-regional media published 69 press reports concern-ing NETZ. These included coverage of the cinema tour, the Sustainable Livelihoods programme and solidarity actions in Ger-many as well as reports of returning NETZ volunteers. The press review is available at www.bangladesch.org/press-review. NETZ publishes the Bangladesh maga-zine, the most important source of infor-mation in Germany concerning Bangla-desh. Themes of the 2015 issues are: Textile industry, Bangladeshi diaspora in Ger-many, goals of sustainable development (double feature). All issues are available under www.bangladesch.org/magazine.

Zülpich, Wichterich

München

Tübingen

Berlin

Tönisvorst

Krefeld

Bergisch-Gladbach

GießenWetzlar

Bad Mergentheim

Ludwigsburg

Ravensburg

Limbach-Oberfrohna

Wilsum

Vettelschoß Lich

Feldberg/Altglashütten

SchluchseeFreiburg

Rottenburg a. N.

Rottweil

Lenzkirch

Pforzheim

Schüttorf

SchöffengrundWaldsolms

Hüttenberg

Unterbreizbach

Stuttgart

Ulm

Oberhausen/Sterkrade

Birkenfeld,Neuenbürg,

Straubenhardt

Eschweiler

Augsburg

Kappel

Cadolzburg

Lauterbach

Essen

Mülheim/Ruhr

Neuss

Senftenberg

Bayreuth Schwalbach

Nagold Herrsching

Starnberg

Hannover

Friedrichshafen

Aulendorf

Frankfurt

Mannheim

Saig

Berghausen

1 Frankfurt2 Saig3 Kappel4 Solms5 Schwalbach6 Lützelinden7 Waldstetten8 Marburg9 Bad Salzungen10 Bad Wimpfen11 Wasserburg12 Essen13 Brockum14 Engen15 Pfinztal16 Heuchelheim17 Caddzburg18 Duderstadt19 Oftersheim20 Mühlheim

Bielefeld

Global learning and international understanding

We make a difference

People support NETZ due to their own convictions and their solidarity with families in Bangladesh who are among the poorest. Through their involvement, diverse supporter groups, voluntary workers in Germany and young peo-ple who have performed voluntary service in Bangla-desh set an example across Germany by taking a stand against global injustice and in favour of change.

Acting together for Bangladesh:

Activities and events in Germany during 2015

Michael Ende Grammar School: 15 years of partnership Cinema tour with the movie „Fernglück“ Public campaign in Rottenburg, Neckar

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Together with the director Shaheen Dill-Riaz, NETZ issued a DVD edition of the documentary film about the voluntary service „Fernglück“. The short film „Ein Leben lang genug Reis“ (the title represents the Sustainable Livelihoods pro-gramme of NETZ) by the journalist Lisa Simonis won the sec-ond prize at the awards of the „Bürgermedienpreis“ in Mün-ster, Germany.

Organisational structureNETZ is a registered charity association („e. V.“, registra-tion; number VR 1790 at the local court in Wetzlar). The association has 277 voting members (as of December 31st, 2015). The Annual General Assembly is the governing body. It decides on the policies of NETZ and amendments to the articles of association, elects and discharges the voluntar-ily working Executive Committee, it also elects the volun-tary auditors, who are not member to the Executive Com-mittee, determines the independent auditor and approves the annual financial statement of the Executive Commit-tee. The Executive Committee is elected for a period of two years. The Executive Committee decides about the cooper-ation with partners, on the support of projects, the annual

budget and appoints the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the day-to-day business of the organisation in accordance with its articles of association, the decisions of the Executive Committee and the Annual General Meeting. The 14 employees in Germany (10,3 posi-tions) and 28 in Bangladesh (as of December 31st, 2015) are full-time employees.

Salary structure in GermanyThe gross monthly basic salary amounts to € 2,120 for a full-time position, including capital forming benefits (VWL) (as of June 2016). The salary increases in accordance with the level of responsibility, professional experience and skills required. Employees receive an additional € 55 after two years with the organisation and € 110 after three

1 Sustainable livelihoods1 Primary education1 Human rights1 Disaster preparedness and response

The Annual General Meeting of NETZ e.V.elects for a 2-year period

the Executive Committee

appoints and controls

the Board of Directorsmanages day-to-day business in

Germany

Development cooperation with Bangladesh


Donations, association and administration

Bangladesh

Development cooperation with Bangladesh


Zülpich, Wichterich

München

Tübingen

Berlin

Tönisvorst

Krefeld

Bergisch-Gladbach

GießenWetzlar

Bad Mergentheim

Ludwigsburg

Ravensburg

Limbach-Oberfrohna

Wilsum

Vettelschoß Lich

Feldberg/Altglashütten

SchluchseeFreiburg

Rottenburg a. N.

Rottweil

Lenzkirch

Pforzheim

Schüttorf

SchöffengrundWaldsolms

Hüttenberg

Unterbreizbach

Stuttgart

Ulm

Oberhausen/Sterkrade

Birkenfeld,Neuenbürg,

Straubenhardt

Eschweiler

Augsburg

Kappel

Cadolzburg

Lauterbach

Essen

Mülheim/Ruhr

Neuss

Senftenberg

Bayreuth Schwalbach

Nagold Herrsching

Starnberg

Hannover

Friedrichshafen

Aulendorf

Frankfurt

Mannheim

Saig

Berghausen

1 Frankfurt2 Saig3 Kappel4 Solms5 Schwalbach6 Lützelinden7 Waldstetten8 Marburg9 Bad Salzungen10 Bad Wimpfen11 Wasserburg12 Essen13 Brockum14 Engen15 Pfinztal16 Heuchelheim17 Caddzburg18 Duderstadt19 Oftersheim20 Mühlheim

Bielefeld

years. On this basis, all four employees with managerial responsibility, including both Executive Directors, receive a gross amount of € 3,062 monthly. All employees receive € 110 in addition for each dependent child. In 2015, the net annual salary for an Executive Director was € 24,378.

Real gross monthly salary per salary group

as of July 2016

Management from € 3,062 to € 3,172

Programme officers € 1,693 (60%) - € 3,062 (100%)

Trainees € 450

Quality managementEffective development cooperation for NETZ means: 1 The focus is on people who are the most disadvantaged.

2 They attend school and training sessions.

3 Local self-help develops and grows.

4 The people play an active role in decision making.

5 They acquire the ability to get their rights recognised.

6 Together we achieve sustainable structural changes.

7 Corruption and nepotism are prevented.

This is ensured by the NETZ team in Bangladesh and Germany.

NETZ is supported by a high level of voluntary commitmentIn the course of a year, approximately 6,000 volunteers are active in Germany nationwide in partnership with Bang-ladesh. Voluntary service is likewise performed in Bang-ladesh. The Executive Committee works on a voluntary basis and its members pay travel expenses themselves, even to Bangladesh. Full-time staff is committed beyond nor-mal working hours. Together, everyone contributes so that NETZ can work economically and effectively with the funds available for the benefit of the partnership with the people in Bangladesh. Expense allowances amounting to a max-imum of € 60 are paid to volunteer speakers for develop-ment education events. In 2015, a total of € 1,560 was spent for 24 events.

On July 5th, 2016 the NETZ annual general meeting has

elected a new executive commitee (from left): Jana Schubert,

Martina Herzog, Manfred Krüger (Chairperson), Dr . Dieter

Klein, Dr . Bernhard Hoeper und Felicitas Qualmann (both

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Income 2015 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015 in Euro

in %

Financial Year 2015 2014

Income ermarked for

in EURDevelopment projects

Global lear-ning

Private Donations (except carol singers campaign) 498,237.86 10.5 417,198.14 81,039.72 501,800.17

Financial donations 496,832.83 417,198.14 79,634.69 499,792.67

Donations in form of waiver of the claim for refunding of expenses 1,405.03 1,405.03 2,007.50

Membership fees 16,089.92 0.3 16,089.92 17,243.97

State grants 3,788,700.15 79.6 2,541,421.85

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany 1,248,724.44 1,248,724.44 748,550.00

Department for International Development of the British Government (DFID) 1,862,627.16 1,862,627.16 1,197,238.70

Engagement Global (BMZ) for development education 0.00 4,000.00

European Union 597,339.57 576,092.12 21,247.45 500,457.47

Ministry of Economics Federal State of Hessen 6,020.00 6,020.00 24,800.00

Lotto Hessen 500.00 500.00 2,400.00

City of Weener 500.00 500,00 500,00

City of Wetzlar 100.00 100.00 200,00

„weltwärts“ programme of the BMZ 72,888.98 72,888.98 63,275,68

Grants from church bodies 216,356.17 4,5 235,283,39

Action Committee Service for Peace 4,726.78 4,726.78 2,000,00

Episcopal chair Limburg 16,500.00 16,500.00 0,00

Bread for the World 19,727.92 19,727.92 59,110,45

Kindermissionswerk: Carol-Singer Campaign 152,901.47 152,901.47 137,872,94

Misereor 22,500,00 22,500.00 36,300,00

Grants from private organisations 226,913.58 4,8 189,773,11

AK 5%, Duesseldorf 6,050.00 6,050.00 7,500,00

Alternaid foundation, Linden 19,088.00 19,088.00 6,675,00

Antonia Ruut foundation, Trier 0.00 15,000,00

Asha e.V., Nuremberg 2,055.00 2,055.00 0,00

Childaid Network Foundation, Koenigstein 20,000.00 20,000.00 0,00

comfutura-foundation, Saarbruecken 0.00 11,109,00

Ensinger foundation, Nufringen 2,800.00 2,800,00 5,800,00

Entwicklungshilfe-Klub, Vienna 90,593.40 90,593,40 69,908,98

German Doctors, Bonn 10,386.61 10,386.61 36,530,98

help alliance, Frankfurt 12,000.00 12,000.00 0.00

Lions-Club, Lauterbach-Vogelsberg 2,080.00 2,080.00 500.00

NETZ Partnership Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg/Br. 4,491.07 3,000.00 1,491.07 0.00

Plant-for-the-Planet foundation, Uffingen 14,347.00 14,347.00 0.00

Rivera foundation, Bochum 9,257.50 9,257.50 9,257.50

Rosa-Luxemburg foundation, Berlin 0.00 2,911.65

Rotary Clubs in Germany 25,765.00 25,765.00 16,080.00

Umverteilen foundation, Berlin 7,500.00 7,500.00 8,500.00

Ursula Rahman Foundation, Duesseldorf 500.00 500.00 0.00

Other revenue from sales, leases, refunds NETZ Country office in Bangladesh 8,500.84 0.18 8,500.84 6,580.31

Participation fees for conference, dialogue and exchange programme 2,020.52 0.04 2,020.52 3,027.46

Sales of NETZ magazine and media (financial business operations) 3,610.88 0.08 3,610.88 7,881.02

Interest income 5.14 0.0 5.14 150.98

Fines donated to NETZ 0.00 0.00 1,800.00

Total income 4,760,435.06 100 4,499,470.98 260,964.08 3,504,962.26


Expenditure 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015 in Euro

Financial Year 2015 2014

in EURO in % in EURO

A Development Cooperation with Bangladesh 4,471,729 .63 90.6 3,196,841.34

Financial contributions to development projects 4,158,431 .10 84 .3 2,838,814.70

Sustainable livelihoods 3,398,696.13 68.9 2,073,912.18

Primary education 374,518.97 7.6 570,430.28

Human rights 385,216.00 7.8 194,472.24

Disaster preparedness 0.00 0.0 0.00

Project steering, quality and finace management; personnel expenses thereof: 194,533 .28 234,392 .18 4 .8 239,709.24

Networking and dialogue for combating poverty and protecting human rights, labour and social standards for strengthening the Bangladesh civil society; personnel expenses thereof: 47,910 .38 78,906 .35 1 .6 118,317.40

B Global learning and international understanding 256,737 .08 5.2 217,692.96

Voluntary service in Bangladesh and dialogue & exchange programme; personnel expenses thereof: 35,984.93 94,503.86 1.9 63,840.17

Development education in Germany; personnel expenses thereof: 53,281.19 91,062.17 1.8 75,757.89

NETZ magazine; personnel expenses thereof: 17,197.23 31,791.35 0.6 25,346.23

Bangladesh-related public relations and media work in Germany; personnel expenses thereof: 31,314.26 39,379.70 0.8 52,748.67

C Donations, administration (for the purpose of development cooperation and international understanding) and governance costs 205,702 .59 4.2 200,423.14

Donations, administration and advertisement; personnel expenses thereof: 99,634.61 152,984.63 3.1 135,146.18

Administration and governance; personnel expenses thereof: 46,057.59 52,717.96 1.1 65,276.96

Total Expenditure 4,934,169 .30 100 3,614,957 .44

Accumulated net profit/loss -173,734 .24 -109,995 .18

Total 4,760,435 .06 3,504,962 .26

Supporters have performed more

than 25,000 hours of voluntary

work on behalf of the partnership

with Bangladesh .

68,9 %

7,8 %

4,8 % 1,6 %

7,6 %

1,8% Volunteer Service and exchange programme1,9% Global learning

0,6 % NETZ magazine0,8 % Public relations

3,1% Communication with donors1,1 % Administration and governance

0 %

Human rights Primary education

Project development, quality and �nance managementPolitical dialogue and networking

Disaster preparedness and response

Sustainable livelihoods H

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Income 2015The income of the association amounted to € 4,7 million. This is the high-est annual income that NETZ has ever gained. It is 36 per cent higher than in 2014. The donations from donors to the partnership with Bangladesh amounted to € 498,238. Government grants – which make up the largest part of the income – were 49 per cent higher compared to the previous year and amounted to € 3,8 million. NETZ was able to extend the Sustaina-ble Livelihoods programme significantly: Grants from the German Federal Minis-try for Economic Cooperation and Devel-opment (BMZ) increased by 67 per cent to € 1,2 million. Equally, the grants from the British Department for International Development (DFID) rose by 56 per cent. In the human rights project area, a new project to strengthen democratic devel-opments was started on January 1st, 2016. The first grant from the European Union (EU) was already received for this in December 2015. The corresponding liabil-ities towards the partners in Bangladesh for 2016 amounting to € 193,248 are listed

as such in the balance of NETZ.Church grants were 8 per cent lower than in the previous year. However, the grants from private organisations rose by 20 per cent. Grants from public, church and private institutions for financing international understanding amounted to € 149,700. This includes political dialogue, global learning and public relations around development education primarily in Germany.Donations consist of collections made by groups, parishes and schools, as well as donations from private individuals and companies. They were utilised in accord-ance with the purpose specified by the donor. NETZ accepts donations only from companies having a company policy that does not negatively affect the situation of the poorest people or otherwise contra-dict the values of NETZ.

Expenditure 2015The expenditures are differentiated according to the objectives of the NETZ articles of association. These are (A)

development cooperation with Bang-ladesh, and (B) global learning and international understanding. The expenditures for (C) fund raising, the association and administration serve both objectives.90,6 per cent of the expenditures were utilised by NETZ for development cooperation with Bangladesh and India.Personnel and operating costs are allo-cated directly to the respective areas according to actual expenditures of time and money. Under www.bangla-desch.org, NETZ has broken down the personnel and office expenditures by work area. Personnel costs in Germany totalled € 525,913.46.

Balance sheet 2015NETZ has no financial reserves. The capital assets amount to € 8,224 for office equipment and security deposit to the landlord.Outstanding debts amounted to € 29,341 (as of December 31st, 2015) and mainly relate to an outstanding rever-sal transfer from Bangladesh. The

Balance Sheet 2015 as of 31 December 2015 in Euro

ASSETS Financial Year 2015 2014

Tangible assets 8,224 .26 8,561 .32

Office eqipment 6,017 .39 6,354 .45

Rent deposit 2,206 .87 2,206 .87

Current assets 221,303 .06 29,453 .73

Cash at bank and in hand 191,962 .33 28,605 .97

Trade account receivable and other assets 776 .86 847 .76

Reclaim from bank transfer to Bangladesh 28,563 .87 0 .00

Total assets 229,527 .32 38,015 .05

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS‘ EQUITY

Shareholders‘ equitiy as of 31 December 2014 32,812 .74 142,807 .92

Surplus in 2015 -173,734 .24 -109,995 .18

Shareholders‘ equity as of December 2015 -140,921 .50 32,812 .74

Free Reserves 0.00 0 .00

Designated fund (fixed assets) 8,224.26 8,561 .32

loss carry-forward -149,145.76 24,251 .42

Current liabilities 370,448 .82 5,202 .31

from taxes and social security contributions 4,493.03 5,060 .76

towards BMZ: repayment of financial assistance 22,527.79 141 .55

from EU project in Bangladesh: liabilities towards partners 193,428.00 0 .00

loan granted by Wilhelm Oberle foundation 100,000.00 0 .00

loan granted by Linner pharmacy 50,000.00 0 .00

Total liabilities and shareholders‘ equity 229,527 .32 38,015 .05


bank and cash balance amounted to € 191,962 (as of December 31st, 2015).The calculated annual deficit for 2015 amounted to € 173,734.The loss carryover amounted to € 149,145. Thus, the negative equity cap-ital sums up to € 140,921 (as of Decem-ber 31st, 2015).Until the end of 2015, there were out-standing short-term liabilities of € 370,448. This included the wage tax at the turn of the month, liabilities from project agreements as well as loans from the Wilhelm Oberle-Stif-tung and the Linner Apotheke in Kre-feld amounting to € 150,000. There-fore, NETZ depends on committed donations.

Financial statement 2015The annual financial statement of NETZ was prepared in accordance with the regulations of the German Com-mercial Code (HGB) and the guide-lines of the German Central Institute for Social Issues (DZI) as well as the VENRO Code of Conduct for Transpar-ency, Organisational Governance and Supervision. On April 4th 2016, the internal volun-tary auditors elected by the Annual General Meeting, Jürgen Dupuis and Moritz Goldbeck, audited NETZ 2015 financial accounting at the head office. They confirmed that the expenditures were made in accordance with the principles of proper financial report-ing and fulfil statutory requirements. Their report was presented to the Gen-eral Assembly on June 5th, 2016. The General Assembly decided on May 30th, 2015 that the independent audit-ing company Fricke Dr. Hilberseimer Schulze und Partner mbB, Wetzlar, are employed with the audition of the financial statement 2015. The auditor audited the accounts for the fiscal year 2015, as well as the drawing up of the annual financial statement. An unre-stricted audit certificate was issued on April 20th, 2016. The audit did not give rise to any cause for objection. Accord-ing to the „knowledge acquired in the course of the audit, the annual finan-cial statement conforms to the legal

regulations and conveys a true and fair view of the assets, financial posi-tion and earnings of the association, in compliance with the principles of proper accounting.“ The independent auditors Aziz Halim Khair Choudhury audited the annual financial statement of the Country Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the year 2015 and certified its correctness on February 15th, 2016.

Fiscal aspectsDue to the promotion of development aid and international understanding, NETZ is recognised as a charitable, non-profit organisation in accordance with the latest notice of tax exemption from the Wetzlar tax authorities dated Sep-tember 18th, 2015; and for 2014, NETZ is exempt from corporate income tax (tax identification number: 39 250 5182 5) in accordance with Article 5 para. 1 no. 9 of the German corporation tax act.

Is my money used effectively?All those who get involved with NETZ want to make an effective contri-bution in the struggle against pov-erty and injustice together. Assuming responsibility towards the disadvan-taged people in Bangladesh, the full-time employees of NETZ have commit-ted themselves to work effectively and cost-efficiently. NETZ is an active member of the asso-ciation of German development non-governmental organisations VENRO. We respect the guidelines of the initi-ative „Initiative Transparente Zivilge-sellschaft“ (Initiative for a Transparent Civil Society by Transparency Inter-national), the ethical principles laid down in the code of conduct for devel-

opment-related public relations and adhere to the VENRO code of conduct on transparency, organisational governance and supervision. NETZ reports truthfully and transpar-ently about its work in Bangladesh and is constantly monitoring its work standards at the Head Office, the Country Office in Dhaka and in the projects. First and fore-most, we focus on exchanging informa-tion and experiences personally in our public relations: during talks, events, through reports from Bangladesh. In addition, four letters per year are sent directly to people who have expressed interest in our work, to provide infor-mation and to request support for the work in Bangladesh. We give account of our objectives, strategies and the results of our work on the website www.bang-ladesch.org, through the NETZ maga-zine, our email newsletter and in annual reports. Press releases inform the pub-lic about our activities. Our dialogue with supporters involves costs for personnel, printing, mailing and travels. We do not cooperate with fund-raisers on a commission basis nor do we purchase addresses for fund-raising purposes. NETZ does not run expensive advertising campaigns.

DZI Seal of ApprovalThe German Central Institute for Social Issues DZI has certified that NETZ follows the guidelines of the DZI Seal of Approval as the basis for its work. The DZI con-firmed the economical work of NETZ in accordance with its articles of association, and on May 13th, 2016 again awarded the Seal of Approval. According to the criteria of the DZI, the proportion of total expen-ditures used for advertising and adminis-trative costs is classified as „low“.

Transform € into € € € € € For every single Euro that you donate, NETZ is able to spend a total of five Euros for those in Bangladesh. This is possible, because the full-time NETZ team looks after grants for the projects. However, NETZ obtains these grants only if dona-tions are received. Our administrative costs are kept to a minimum.www.bangladesch.org/transparency

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Together with you we work for greater justice.

The NETZ team at the Head Office in Germany

From left to right: Sven Wagner, Programme

Officer-public relations; Philipp Kappestein,

Team Leader-Sustainable Livelihoods;

Anastasia Rau, Project Officer-Education and

Human Rights; Karola Helinski, student assis-

tant; Sabrina Syben, Programme Officer-Dia-

logue with donors and Development Policy

Education; Kai Fritze, Programme Officer-

28 full time employees in Bangladesh

are responsible for financial and quality

management, empowerment of the

civil society and intercultural encounter

programmes.

Sitting from left (front): Md. Shahidul Is-

lam, Deputy Director; Ms.Manjusree Mitra,

Senior Programme Manager-Education;

Riasat Karim, Programme Manager-

Education; Asim Kumer Roy, Programme

Officer; Sharmin Islam, Programme

Manager-Human Rights & Advocacy; Rajin

Ahmed, Finance Officer; Md. Zamal Uddin,

Programme Manager.

Sitting from left (second row): Razia

Sultana, Office Assistant; Sumaya Imam

Shuchita, Technical Officer-Democratic

Dialogue; Satyajit Saha, Head of Finance

and Administration; Sk. Zakir Hossain, Pro-

gramme Manger-PME; Nuruzzaman Khan,

Sustainable Livelihoods; Tatjana Filinski,

Accounting and donation receipts; Peter

Dietzel, Executive Director; Niko Rich-

ter, Director; Dagmar Schwarze-Fiedler,

Dialogue with donors. Not on this photo:

Dirk Saam, Senior Programme Officer-

Political Dialogue; Diana Hoffmann-Krüger,

Head of Administration; Florian Albrecht,

Programme Officer-Public Relations; and

our intern.

Do you have any questions, ideas or suggestions? We welcome your interest in the work of NETZ. Please contact us at any time.

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Imprint:

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NETZ is a member of:1 Association of German Development Non-

Governmental Organisations (VENRO)

2 Bangladesh Forum (under NETZ manage-

ment)

3 Action Committee Service for Peace

(AGDF)

4 Hesse Development Policy Network (EPN

Hessen)

Programme Manager (PM&E); Md. Anwar

Hossain, Finance Manager; Md. Shamsul

Huda, Programme Manager-Education.

Standing from left: Md. Mashiur Rah-

man, Finance & Administrative Officer;

Aminur Rahman, Programme Manager;

Md. Zobaidur Rahman, Office Assistant; Md.

Abul Akram, Finance Manager; Md. Man-

zoor- E-Alam Fatick, Accounts Officer; Sultan

Mahmud Sarker, Driver; Md. Moniruzzaman,

Programme Officer; Suman Paul, Finance

Manager; Korban Ali, Programme Manager;

Md. Pashidul Haque, Office Assistant; Ha-

bibur Rahman Chowdhury, Country Direc-

tor; Nazia Yeasmin, Technical Coordinator-

Education Platform; Huraeen Jannat Ruhi,

Finance Officer; Moushumi Biswas, Senior

Programme Officer.

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