ACI Annual Report 2004

ACI Annual Report
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Who we are
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A word from the directors
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Language and cultural exchange
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ACI Health
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ACI Administration
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ACI Financial Statements
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Goals
Africa Consultants International (ACI) is an American non-governmental organization created in 1984. Its main facilities located in Dakar, Senegal include
the Baobab Center which houses the language and cultural exchange program
and Baobab III where all ACI Health’s activities are centered.
MISSION
To promote cross-cultural understanding, social justice and the health and wellbeing of Africa's people through effective communication and transformational
training.
GOALS
Cross-cultural understanding
ACI’s Baobab Center runs language and cultural exchange programs that help
newcomers overcome cultural and linguistic barriers, deepen their understanding of Senegal, gain insight into issues concerning developing nations and better understand and master the cross-cultural learning process.
The health of a nation
ACI’s health programs promote the involvement of individuals, communities
and institutions in the process of developing and implementing effective, sustainable health solutions with an emphasis on appropriate responses to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic and its consequences.
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lillian Baer, Founder and President, Director and Treasurer of ACI
Gary Engelberg, Founder and Vice President, Co-Director ACI
Alfred Waldstein, Secretary of ACI, Development Consultant
George Scharffenberger, member of ACI board, Executive Director World Links
Nancy Devine, member of ACI board, Education Specialist, EDC
Joel Schlesinger, member of ACI board, Program Manager, Chemonics
Abdou Sarr, member of ACI board, Director World Education Inc, Senegal
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As ACI enters its third decade of service, our mission and activities continue to focus on cultural exchange, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health. In a world of growing ethnic and religious tensions and increasing disparity between “haves” and “have
nots”, striving for cross-cultural exchange and understanding is becoming ever
more important. Equally important is the continued improvement of the health of a
nation as a means of eradicating poverty and of furthering development. With this
dual purpose fuelling our efforts, ACI met the challenges and opportunities of 2004
with continued dedication and enthusiasm.
Our Language and Cultural Exchange program continued to grow with the addition of new short-term partners. Our influence on the design and implementation of
Senegal's national response to HIV/AIDS grew considerably with the introduction
of an exciting HIV/AIDS and Education program called MTT/West. ACI also
participated in founding L’Observatoire – a group of NGO’s that lobbies for key
reforms in Senegal's response to the epidemic. Building on years of HIV/AIDS
training and awareness-raising for major NGOs, ACI has now expanded activities
into the private sector, this year designing and implementing company-wide HIV/
AIDS programs for several major private sector groups.
The Board of Directors expanded from three to seven members and a management
consultant helped to strengthen administrative and fiscal systems and upgrade the
skills of administrative staff. As we improve our administrative and management
systems, it is important for us to maintain our caring, personal touch. By the end of
2004, ACI was finally able to realize a positive financial balance.
We appreciate your interest in our activities and your continued support!
Gary Engelberg & Lillian Baer
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Study Abroad Program
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Language Training Program
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Yëgóo
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Our Language and Cultural Exchange program opens the door for many international travelers to Senegal. This responsive and constantly evolving program enables visitors to cross the cultural and linguistic barriers and provides a deep understanding of life in Senegal. We welcome clients from all walks of life; from international students to ambassadors, from staff from large institutions such as the World
Bank and UNDP to local business people. This year we continued in our on-going
objectives to:
► facilitate the immersion of hundreds of clients through language learning, cultural awareness training sessions, a family home-stay program tailored to the needs
of participants, site visits to foster exchanges between counterparts and internships
with local organizations working in such areas as health, human rights, education,
environment and community service.
► ensure a positive impact of our language and cultural programs on international
exchange and global understanding in order to promote global peace and justice
through our students, most of whom hold or will hold decision-making positions in
their respective countries.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2004
The Study Abroad Program continues to be the cornerstone of our activities. The
program receives an average of 100 international students in Senegal every year
through partnerships with over 20 colleges and universities. With the guidance of
our experienced instructors, the students are exposed to a wide range of language
and intercultural learning activities.
In 2004, we decided to place a greater emphasis on cultural learning through nontraditional teaching methods. Through these efforts, students were provided with
additional opportunities to travel, enjoy music and art workshops and benefit from
guided visits of Dakar.
Always looking for ways to enrich our existing programs, ACI added two new
courses to our roster this year. The first, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in
Senegal was conceived and coordinated by Professor Babacar Guèye, with the collaboration of La Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO)
and La Croix Rouge du Sénégal. The course combined theoretical discussions of human rights and the law with a practical internship with the two host institutions.
The second course, Social Justice Practicum was designed by sociologist Prof. Abdou Salaam Fall. This course focused on economic sociology and the fight against
poverty in Senegal.
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After an intensive 20-hour seminar on sociological approaches to development and
poverty, each student completed a 60-hour internship with a community organization. Both these courses were offered to students from Georgetown University.
Community service was the focus of Washington International School’s 18-day program in Dakar. In addition to Wolof language lessons, cross-cultural orientation
activities and a trip to St. Louis in Northern Senegal, the participants worked with
Habitat for Humanity at their construction site in Mbao, just outside Dakar. The
opportunity to participate in a hands-on activity alongside Senegalese workers made
for a unique experience. The student group comprised high school sophomores, juniors and seniors - our youngest study abroad participants to date.
Spring Semester:
The spring 2004 session of the Study Abroad Program hit the ground running. In
January alone, we welcomed over 55 students from 6 different universities.
Throughout the semester, close to 100 students came through the Baobab Center
from such American universities as Georgetown University, Lewis and Clark College, Beloit College and the University of Pennsylvania and also through ACI’s first
ever high school partner, Washington International School.
Many of our spring programs in 2004 focused on the arts. In addition to traditional
academic coursework and language study, Lawrence University students studied
local musical instruments (balafon and kora) and traditional dance. The Earlham
College program, on its inaugural trip to Senegal, visited the Biennale de Dakar – an
international arts festival dedicated to African visual arts, and received instruction
in Senegalese drumming and dance.
ACI worked with the Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in
the creation of its Senegal exchange program. 2004 saw the numbers of students in
this program rise from 17 to 34. This jump in numbers posed an interesting challenge; we are used to a more personalized approach to our study abroad programs.
ACI took the initiative of connecting CIEE to the Suffolk University campus in
Senegal, which has since taken over hosting future CIEE programs.
Language students at work.
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Fall Semester:
The fall semester of 2004 welcomed students from 5 institutions with a total of 74
students. 50 of those students participated in our Rural Visit program where they
were sent to villages for a week to learn about life in the rural areas of Senegal. U.S.
Peace Corps Volunteers played host to many of our students providing a safe and
enriching village experience. Other students were sent to eco-villages through the
non-governmental organization Centre de Ressources pour l'Émergence Sociale Participative (CRESP) for a more challenging and independent rural experience.
We continued our long partnership with Kalamazoo College, which pre-dates the
formal founding of ACI. We have worked with Kalamazoo to develop a fine balance
between traditional and innovative activities that today provides students with both
independent study and a new course in sustainable development in conjunction with
CRESP.
Looking ahead:
We expect to host 8 different groups with a total of over 100 students in the spring
of 2005. Many of our partnerships from last spring are being renewed and we look
forward to welcoming a new program from Rice University. We are hoping to continue collaboration with CRESP for elements of the Lewis and Clark program and
will once again be providing the students with an opportunity for a rural visit
experience.
Participants in our cultural exchange projects.
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Crisis Management Plan:
Having accepted responsibility for the well-being of our American and other nonSenegalese students, ACI decided to document the emergency steps it had developed
over the years and to share this information with the schools for whom we organize
programs and with the other participants in our activities. We welcomed Betsy
Morley, a graduate-student intern and former program participant, to take the lead
in creating a more detailed crisis management plan that would ensure that ACI is
always ready to deal with unexpected events in an unstable world. Together with
Study Abroad Coordinator Erik Vickstrom, Betsy worked to revise the plan and met
key resource people from different sectors (health, security, diplomacy, education) to
get feedback on the plan. They also worked to put in place an agreement between
ACI and Clinique de la Madeleine to facilitate the emergency treatment of students in
ACI programs. We expect the agreement to be finalized in 2005.
Stars in our eyes:
In mid-January, Rudy Gomis, ACI’s senior Wolof language instructor and leading
member of the Orchestre Baobab , brought Dave Matthews and Trey Anastasio
for a visit to the Baobab Center. Dave and Trey were in Senegal for a cross-cultural
exchange with seminal West African band Orchestre Baobab . ACI staff and students (mostly the under 30 crowd) were thrilled and the highlight was a free concert
put on for the students by the Orchestre Baobab with Dave and Trey! (http://
www.phish.com/news/index.php?year=2004#story159).
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LIST OF SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN
ACI’s LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Beloit College
Council for International Educational Exchange
DePauw University
Earlham College
Fulbright program
Georgetown University
JICA – Japan Volunteer Service
Kalamazoo College
Lawrence University
Lewis & Clark College
Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID)
Mt. Holyoke College
Rice University
Rotary Foundation International
University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin
Washington International School
Wells College
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LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM 2004
ACI has been offering language courses to a wide cross section of participants for
over 20 years now and with some of the senior teachers for many years prior to the
official creation of ACI. We offer several levels of courses in: French, English,
Wolof, Pulaar, Sereer and Bambara. Small class size (on average 6 students) allows
our instructors to provide personalized attention in order to meet each student’s individual needs and plenty of time for language practice.
The objectives of ACI’s Language Program for the year 2004 included responding
effectively to the growing demands on our programs. We have more students from
more countries and within these, the range of age groups is growing. There is also
a demand for us to broaden the range of local languages we are teaching.
Our programs are becoming more flexible and as a result, we were able for the first
time to register clients from Brazil, Sweden and Korea. We were also able to
strengthen our collaborations with our traditional client base comprised mainly of
Americans, Canadians, Japanese, British, French, Germans, Dutch, South Africans
and West Africans, from Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, etc.
We also organized our first-ever course in Soninke for an American professor working on setting up a museum in Kunkane, a remote village in the Northeastern part
of Senegal. His project is a unique North-South enterprise that involves the creation
of a village museum and will have a great impact on the lives of the local community.
Even with innovations and evolution, we continue to achieve our on-going
objectives:
► to organize new ‘a la carte’ programs for individuals and groups with special
needs and/or constraints, such as youth, families, and technical experts from the
World Bank and the military.
►to foster collaboration and networking among clients of different nationalities taking classes at our Center.
Language program instructors.
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In 2004, ACI’s Language and Cultural program taught a total of 6005 language
hours distributed as follows:
French
Wolof
Pulaar
Sereer
English
Bambara
Soninke
3244.55
2543
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Language Hours 2004
Our goals for 2005 include:
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introducing a summer program for teens, a population of international
youth who spend summer holidays in Senegal;
redesigning our language materials and integrating more advanced learning objectives;
emphasizing more teacher training, and introducing the possibility of inviting outside language specialists to participate in these endeavors;
assembling additional cultural program information and materials into the
language classes, e.g. Wolof proverbs and folk tales;
introducing new cultural learning models into our orientation, as well as
language instruction program.
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YËGÓO
Yëgóo, ACI’s cultural magazine continues to be published annually. Yëgóo, is a
Wolof word meaning “keeping in touch; staying up to date” and this is precisely the
objective of our bilingual magazine. Our focus is always on culture, development,
health and international co-operation. Yëgóo, opens the door to the latest on art,
literature, music, development projects and intercultural activities for all those new
to Senegal. It is also the perfect way to keep in touch with life in Senegal for those
living outside the country.
Due to financial constraints, we have reduced our publications to two annually. This
year’s editions were compiled and edited by our Study Abroad Coordinator Erik
Vickstrom, assisted by many of the exchange students and by our staff. Our intention is to make more issues available on ACI’s new website, which is expected to be
launched in late 2005 or early 2006. Back issues remain available upon request. ACI
requests a modest contribution from our readers and is grateful for the continued
support from many of our friends, former students and partners.
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HIV/AIDS 2004
MTT/WEST
Poles of Excellence
L’Observatoire
Advocacy for Orphans and
Vulnerable Children
Care and support for PLWHA
Promoting response To HIV/AIDS
in the Private Sector
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Our health department continues to make an important contribution to Senegal’s
public health system. Our focus is on HIV/AIDS and on reproductive health. With
over fifteen years of experience in responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, ACI is
increasingly viewed as a reference center in Senegal and the sub-region and provides resources, training and referrals for individuals and organizations working in
reproductive health in general and in HIV/AIDS in particular.
ACI Health staff is frequently solicited to participate in working groups, selection
committees and administrative boards where decisions related to National
HIV/AIDS programs are made in Senegal. We are also present at national and international conferences and maintain on-going discussions with potential partners.
The ACI team is called upon to spend considerable time on activities related to
strengthening the skills of organizations involved in the response to the epidemic in
Senegal.
Training journalists in West Africa for effective coverage of reproductive health issues is another major ACI contribution to health advocacy. The USAID-funded
Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C. is a long-term partner in this effort.
ACI Health’s team also maintains active partnerships with the Academy for Educational Development and World Education in Mali, Guinea and Senegal.
HIV/AIDS 2004
ACI's advocacy, awareness-raising and skills-building activities in the area of HIV/
AIDS are changing and expanding in response to the emerging needs of diverse
populations. We recently expanded into the Education sector through a new and
exciting program - Mobile Task Team (MTT/West). On the national level, ACI
was a founding member of L’Observatoire - an ad hoc group of NGO’s that lobbies
for key reforms in Senegal's response to the epidemic. At the same time, our longstanding programs continue to develop; ACI Health’s Poles of Excellence program
that strengthens community-based organizations is 7 years old this year!
We also continued in our role as a major resource and referral centre, welcoming
many visitors to our Documentation Center. Among the visitors to ACI in 2004
were a Gambian delegation of community AIDS activists, the Center for International
Policy and Development (CIPAD) and the NGO Action AID.
ACI’s documentation center.
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The collaborations between ACI’s health department and various organizations continued and grew this year. In the context of the long-term collaborative relationship
between ACI and the NGO World Education, ACI designed and facilitated an HIV/
AIDS and Development workshop for the personnel of World Education/Mali
and their high-level counterparts from the Malian Ministry of Education. Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) funding allowed ACI to organize training to strengthen Association of Women in Action (AWA), a local association
working with sex-traders workers in Senegal. In addition, students in ACI's Study
Abroad Program as well as those participating in the Ecoyoff Exchange Program benefited from sessions on HIV/AIDS in Africa as well as participatory exercises reminding them how to stay healthy while enjoying the rich learning experience that Senegal can provide.
A group of musicians from Studio Yes received a World Bank grant to do a series of
HIV/AIDS concerts in several regions of the country. They benefited from a moving HIV/AIDS orientation session given by ACI trainers in order to help them orient and organize their contribution to Senegal's response to the epidemic and its
consequences.
West African journalists on a reproductive health training session.
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MOBILE TASK TEAM ON THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON EDUCATION
(MTT)
Education systems in African countries are ideal institutions for AIDS prevention and care
programs. The Education system itself also needs to be protected from the ravages of the epidemic.
In an important innovation in HIV/AIDS strategies, USAID supported the creation
of a highly mobile, multidisciplinary group of expert consultants in Southern Africa
in 2000. These professionals have expertise and experience in HIV/AIDS education, policy development, system management, research, statistics, management information systems, modelling, health, economics, program design, monitoring and
evaluation. Their mission is to help empower African ministries of education (MoEs)
and their development partners to develop sector-wide HIV/AIDS policy and prioritized implementation plans to systemically manage and mitigate impact.
After nearly four years of operations, the success of the Mobile Task Team (MTT)
encouraged USAID to support the creation of a similar team in West Africa (MTT/
West) based on the Southern African model and adapted to the West African context. The Africa Bureau of USAID signed an agreement with the American Institutes
for Research (AIR), a US-based NGO specializing in Education, for the development
of the West African MTT. AIR, in turn, sought ACI's assistance to create this new
entity. AIR chose ACI because of its excellent reputation and its extensive experience in the development of effective responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa.
In January 2004, the challenge was to create a credible organization in West Africa
adapted to the realities of the region. ACI got the process underway by contacting
partners in HIV/AIDS and Education in West Africa, recruiting West African experts and cultivating a close relationship with MTT/South. The new MTT/West
placed particular emphasis on developing activities with Ministers of Education in
Benin, Guinea, Mali and Senegal. By the end of 2004, MTT/West was established
as a new resource for assistance to Ministries of Education in West Africa in establishing effective, systemic responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. MTT/West consultants accompanied a delegation of 30 Guinean educators on a study tour to
Southern Africa and organized a fact finding mission to Mali. MTT/West , in collaboration with USAID Senegal organized an introductory meeting with Senegal's
Permanent Secretary for Education and his team. As a result of these and MTT/
West participation in international education conferences, the specific needs of Education ministries in four countries (Benin, Guinea, Mali and Senegal) began to
emerge which resulted in plans for studies and missions for 2005. MTT/West is
expected to become an important element in ACI's HIV/AIDS outreach portfolio
over the next two years.
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POLES OF EXCELLENCE
ACI’s Poles of Excellence program turns 7 this year! Since 1997, the program has
been strengthening local NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs)
through technical assistance and training in the area of HIV/AIDS and in reproductive health. These CBOs in turn become "poles" of resources for their communities and for other smaller organizations in their area. This places ACI at the hub of
a network for training, skill development and the distribution of information across
their grassroots constituency.
Since its inception, our work has spread into 5 different regions of Senegal: Dakar,
Kaolack, Thies, Ziguinchor and most recently Kolda. With internally generated
funds, as well as grants from the OSIWA sponsored by the SOROS Foundation and
Lutheran World Relief (LWR), ACI has been able to sustain its outreach activities.
These grants will end in 2005 making it imperative for ACI to find additional funding sources for this worthwhile program.
In 2004, the ACI team began an analysis of this program, specifically the missions
of field workers, known as caseworkers. The goal was to see how they were relating
to the changes that have taken place in Senegal’s response to HIV/AIDS over the
years. These changes include:
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the increased availability of funding for HIV/AIDS activities
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the increase in the number of need community groups needing training
and orientation
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the emergence of PLWHA Associations their role in the response
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the availability of free ARVs
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the campaign promoting testing and counseling
In addition, there was a general meeting of all the case workers thanks to an
OSIWA grant and an external analysis of the program in 2003. Based on all these
evaluations, ACI put responsive measures into place. The working conditions of
the caseworkers have been improved with a workspace of their own here at our facilities and an increase in their travel allowances. The content of skills building for
CBOs has evolved and has begun concentrating on the emerging issues of voluntary counseling and testing, prevention of maternal to child transmission, care for
orphans and vulnerable children, responses to stigmatization and discrimination
and the strengthening of associations of PLWHA.
Poles of Excellence training session in Kaolack.
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THE 'OBSERVATOIRE'
In the second half of 2004, ACI became one of the five founding members of an ad
hoc group of key actors in the response to the AIDS epidemic called the L’Observatoire. The group analyzed the current situation and began lobbying for key reforms
in Senegal's response to the epidemic. This level of involvement has placed ACI in
an advisory capacity to the National AIDS Council for the design and implementation
of Senegal's National Response to HIV/AIDS. This was a major shift in ACI's previous policy of working more discreetly behind the scenes. The activities of the
Observatoire helped to open up national debate on Senegal's response to the epidemic and contributed to the formulation of recommendations for significant
changes during Senegal's annual program review.
ADVOCACY FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN
Although the issue of care and support for orphans and vulnerable children is a central concern for PLWHA, it remains an under-developed component of the response
in Senegal. This requires urgent mobilization at several levels in order to improve
their quality of life, reduce their vulnerability to infection and ensure their survival.
ACI participated actively in the Hope for African Children Initiative (HACI-Senegal),
an international, interagency program, to promote care and assistance to children
infected with HIV or affected by the epidemic. In April 2004, ACI consultant Dr.
Fatim Louise Dia helped define HACI policies and select projects for funding. With
funds from OSIWA, ACI organized an advocacy event on community care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) infected or affected by HIV/AIDS for members of Senegal's National Assembly. The presentation by ACI's consultant was one
of several key expert testimonies which elicited fruitful discussions that allowed participants to identify the roles legislators can play in protecting and improving the
living conditions of OVC.
ACI also received and consulted with a Canadian mission on orphans and vulnerable
children and a local group working with street children in Senegal called Avenir de
l'Enfant (The Future of the Child). ACI's input helped the Canadian team design
and focus their new assistance to children in difficult circumstances.
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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PLWHA
It is important to facilitate the work of international organizations in the care and
support for PLWHA while at the same time promoting and strengthening the development of local associations.
ACI was a key player in the situational analysis of psychosocial assistance to
PLWHA in Senegal. This study involved over 15 organizations working in the response to the epidemic in Senegal. One of the results was the introduction of
ESTHER, a project providing technical assistance from France to hospitals in the
developing world in the care and support of PLWHA. Part of ACI’s role was to create a real synergy rather than competition in response to ESTHER.
ACI worked with Bokk Lepp, an association of PLWHA, to strengthen their member organizations and their advocacy skills.
ACI also received a mission of PLWHA leaders sponsored by AIDES (France) and
facilitated their work with local associations. ACI's Health Program coordinator
helped to design and facilitate a workshop to define the assistance needed to help
strengthen associations of PLWHA in West Africa.
Advocacy training session for PLWHA
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PROMOTING RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Most countries in Africa are searching for ways to involve the private sector in
HIV/AIDS workplace issues and community prevention activities. With funding
from OSIWA and investments in HIV/AIDS prevention from two major enterprises, ACI helped to promote private sector involvement in the national response
to HIV/AIDS. Our consultants completed a study on current workplace legislation
to identify strengths and gaps that can affect the care and support of PLWHA and
their families. They designed and facilitated three private sector workshops focusing on confidentiality in the workplace, the role of unions and HIV/AIDS advocacy.
ACI also completed AIDS awareness work that begun in 2003 with the staff of
TOTAL - a multinational energy company - and began a program with one of
Senegal's major Banks, BICIS, that included awareness-raising sessions and the
creation of an in-house AIDS committee. Today, BICIS is one of the leaders in the
private sector response to HIV/AIDS in Senegal.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 2004
Coverage of reproductive health issues by the media can have a profound impact on
public perception. If it is done well, it can contribute to the development of effective
responses to the reproductive health issues such as sexually transmitted infections
and family planning. With this in mind, ACI Health continued its work in reproductive health.
2004 was the year for follow up of an innovative reproductive health training program that had taken place in September 2003. The program was for women from
community radios and was funded jointly by OSIWA, ACI's Washington-based
media training partner Population Reference Bureau (PRB), and Dakar's American
Center. Putting into practice its policy that training should not be an event but the
beginning of a process, ACI organized a series of activities. These included a twoday workshop, group study, production visits to two rural radio stations and the
production of audio cassettes on HIV/AIDS and Family Planning by the participants for use by all community radio stations. ACI's filmmaker, Daour Wade, documented the process with the production of a short film entitled De Femmes à Femmes
(From Women to Women)
ACI also designed and facilitated an original seminar on reproductive health and
social change that examined the impact of reproductive health on women's leadership in Africa. This was part of a second major collaboration with PRB. The workshop was documented by Media Flash, ACI's periodic technical newsletter to journalists with suggestions on innovative ways of covering reproductive health issues.
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ADMINISTRATION 2004
The meeting of the ACI board in November 2004 resulted in a decision of the three
members to expand its number to seven. In addition to Lillian, Gary and Abe Waldstein, ACI invited four committed and experienced individuals with a cumulative
total of 245 years of development work in Africa and other continents to join the
board! We are proud to welcome George Scharffenberger, Nancy Devine, Abdou
Sarr and Joel Schlesinger to our Board.
ACI's administration has benefited from the continued efforts and participation of
our Canadian management consultant, Juliette Chateauneuf. She has helped us put
in place new financial systems and provide more solid support to our activities
through our restructured and strengthened administrative offices. Our organization
is on a stronger footing today for maintaining our current priorities and mission and
for launching into new endeavors.
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OUR PARTNERS AND DONORS 2004
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
American Institut for Research (AIR)
Banque International pour le Commerce Interieur du Senegal (BICIS)
Centre de Ressources pour l’Emergence Sociale Participative (CRESP)
Center for International Policy and Developemnt (CIPAD)
American Cultural Center
Family Health International (FHI)
Hope African Children Initiative (HACI)
Habitat For Humanity International (HFHI)
Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Senegalese Red Cross Society (SRC)
Rencontre Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l’Homme ( RADDHO)
United States Agency For International Development (USAID)
World Education International (WE)
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ACI PERSONNEL
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Lillian Baer, Administrative Director and Supervisor of Cultural Exchange, Co-director ACI(staff)
Marième Guèye, Administrative Assistant (staff)
Rokhaya Sy (Daba), Senior Supervising Accountant (consultant)
Pascaline Ndèye, Accountant (consultant)
Rose Dansou, Accountant (consultant)
Marième Diallo, Administrative support (intern)
Mamadou Sellou Sow, Receptionist (staff)
Paul Coly, Chauffeur (staff)
Khadidiatou Ba, Janitor (staff)
Diariétou Coly, Janitor (staff)
Souleymane Ba, Office assistant (staff)
Mamadou Mané, Gardener (staff)
Modou Faye, Night guard Baobab 2 (staff)
Ibou Sène, Night guard Baobab Center (staff)
Mamadou Danso, Night guard Baobab 3 (staff)
Moussa Diouf, Day guard Baobab 3 (staff)
HEALTH
Gary Engelberg, Director of Health and Training Programs, Co-director ACI (staff)
Fatim Louise Dia, Program Coordinator for Poles of Excellence (staff)
Ibrahima Bob, IT Manager
Fatou Diop, Documentation Center Manager
Daour Wade, Audio-visual specialist (staff, part-time)
Moustapha Dieng, HIV Education Caseworker (consultant)
Gabriel Diouf, HIV Education Caseworker (consultant)
Cheikh Ndongo Fall, HIV Education Caseworker (consultant)
Abdoulaye Konaté, HIV Education Caseworker (consultant)
LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Al Hassane Diahaté, Associate Director for Culture and Language (staff)
Erik Vickstrom, Study Abroad Coordinator (staff)
Aby Diallo, Homestay Coordinator (consultant)
Aminata Sy, Language instructor (consultant)
Assane Diallo, Language instructor (consultant)
Cheikh Thomas Faye, Language instructor (consultant)
Elizabeth Furness, Language instructor (consultant)
Ismaïla Massaly, Language instructor (consultant)
Dieynaba Signaté, Language instructor (consultant)
Khadidiatou Diakité, Language instructor (consultant)
Oumoul Sow, Language instructor and assistant homestay coordinator (consultant)
Rodolph Gomis, Senior language instructor (consultant)
Zator Tounkara, Senior language instructor (consultant)
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ACI Annual Report
Statement of Financial Position as of
December 31ST 2004
Statement of Financial Activities for
the year ended December 31ST 2004
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF DECEMBER 31ST
2004
Dec. 31st' 04
US$ @ 473 Fcfa
Assets
Current assets
Cash
Clients (net of advances)
Other receivable
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets
Fixed assets at cost
$167,791
$149,340
$1,069
$3,886
$322,087
Land, Building, Leasehold Improvements, Office furniture, Office
Equipment
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
Net fixed assets
$229,095
-$184,244
$44,851
$366,938
Total assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Suppliers
Accounts payable
Deferred revenues
Total current liabilities
$19,232
$31,631
$220,554
$271,417
Long-term liabilities
Loans from Officers
Total long-term liabilities
Total liabilities
$197,128
$197,128
$468,545
Net Assets
-$101,607
Total Net Assets (Unrestricted)
Total liabilities and Net Assets
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$366,938
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31ST 2004
Dec. 31st 2004
US$ @ 473 Fcfa
Revenues from Services
Cross-cultural exchange
Health
Logistical & IT Support
$831,719
$12,717
$21,241
Management fees on direct reimbursed costs
Total Revenues
Cost of services rendered
Cross-cultural exchange
ACI personnel
Consultants
Other direct
costs
Health
ACI personnel
Consultants
Other direct
costs
Logistical & IT Support
ACI personnel
Consultants
Other direct
costs
Total Cost of services rendered
Gross margin
General Administrative expenses
Bank charges
Bad debts
Taxes-local
Personnel
Consultants
Occupancy
Compensation Admin Officer
Vehicle
Legal & accounting
Training
Communications
Supplies & printing
Depreciation
Other gains or losses
Net gain on sale of fixed assets
Net gain on currency exchange on transactions
Change in net assets
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$132,044
$997,721
$23,446
$92,902
$281,065
$397,412
($2,761)
$3,072
($1,183)
($872)
$1,540
$14,748
$349
$16,638
$413,178
$584,543
$1,143
$304
$249
$93,817
$61,910
$59,475
$153,530
$2,654
$27,426
$32,677
$24,166
$19,448
$32,065
$508,863
$1,040
$8,106
$9,146
$84,826
2004
Postal address:
ACI
BP 5270 Dakar-Fann, Senegal
Express mail and street address:
Baobab center
509 SICAP Baobabs
Dakar, Senegal
Tel. +221-825-3637
Fax +221-824-0741
Health Department
4346, Sicap Amitié III
Tel : +221-824-8338
E-mail:
Health Department: [email protected]
Administration: [email protected]
Website : http://www.acibaobab.org
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