Conceptual Plan - updated April 2014

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Conceptual Plan

for the

Les Pêcheurs Internationale (The Fishermen)

Not-for-Profit Organisation

January 2013

Index

Part Content Page No

1 Overview 1

2 The Significance of the Name of the Organisation 2

3 Our Vision 3

4 Madagascar 3

5 The Concept Explained 11

6 The Financial Structure 12

7 The Projected Timetable for the Antananarivo Launch 13

8 Summary / Close 15

Conceptual Plan for the Les Pêcheurs (The Fishermen) Not-For-Profit

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1. Overview

Les Pêcheurs has been formed as a vehicle to provide “assistance” to

people in under-developed countries.

The “assistance” will take the form of advice, mentoring, counselling and

guidance to suitably capable people in these countries who wish to

establish and/or develop a new or existing business.

The assistance provided by Les Pêcheurs will be free of charge to the

recipients. Les Pêcheurs will be a not-for-profit organisation.

Costs of the infrastructure needed in the relevant country will be borne by

Les Pêcheurs and the services of business experts brought in from other

counties will be borne by them personally as a testimony and gift to the

people they are seeking to assist.

The types of organisations Les Pêcheurs is seeking to assist will be in the

“micro” to “medium” sized businesses in terms of resources and

manpower.

The fundamental concept behind Les Pêcheurs is to “teach people how to

fish” rather than “giving them a fish”. Expressed another way, it is

intended to be a “hand-up” rather than a “hand-out”.

By teaching them “how to fish” they will be equipped to provide for

themselves and their families and in time, hopefully to assist other

families by providing them with employment opportunities.

The underlying motivation for this enterprise is to extend the hand of

Christian friendship, love and encouragement to those who are less

fortunate in life and to demonstrate to them in a practical way that by

living the Christian life and applying Christian biblical principles to

business that God will bless them and their businesses in countless ways,

not just through monetary reward.


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Madagascar has been chosen as the country in which to launch Les

Pêcheurs and the capital city, Antananarivo, has been selected as the first

city.

The following pages of this document outline how the concept is to be

developed and operated.


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2. The Significance of the Name of the Organisation

The Lord Jesus Christ preached in terms of fishing. He said to the Apostle

Peter, the fisherman, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch

men.” (Luke 5:10).

Also two miraculous catches of fish are recorded in Luke 5: 1-11 and John

21: 1-8.

All of the gospel writers attest that Jesus fed thousands with fish and

bread.

Jesus is depicted as preaching from fishing boats and sailing in fishing

boats. The crowds which followed Him carried bread and fish (Mark 6: 35-

40). The hungry asked for fish (Luke 11: 1). Jesus was given fish to eat

after His resurrection in Jerusalem (Luke 24: 42) and He cooked fish for

His disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (John 21: 9).

Jesus travelled in the company of fishermen and most importantly He

chose fishermen for the important work of spreading His Word and

building His Church.

We seek to carry on this work and commit ourselves and our organisation

to the service of the Lord Jesus Christ, the King of kings, the Saviour of all

mankind.


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3. Our Vision

To help people in under-developed countries fulfil their potential by

teaching them metaphorically “how to fish” rather than “giving them a

fish”.

4. Madagascar

Why Choose Madagascar?

On the one hand, the country is very poor, yet on the other hand the

people are inherently intelligent, hard working and in the opinion of the

founder of Les Pêcheurs, they have the potential to achieve much more if

given the opportunity to do so.

Madagascar is an island nation, internationally recognised for its unique

flora and fauna. But because of its serious economic situation these

unique national assets are being depleted, and in many instances,

completely lost.

In short, the nation of Madagascar, and its people especially, need help

from people like us and nations like ours.

The formation of Les Pêcheurs is a small step to show the people of

Madagascar that we care.

The following statistical data provides an overview of the political and

economic situation in the country.

Madagascar

Background


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Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French

colony in 1896 but regained independence in 1960. During 1992-93,

free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17

years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race,

Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was

returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was

contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc

RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In

April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA

the winner. RAVALOMANANA achieved a second term following a

landslide victory in the generally free and fair presidential elections of

2006. In early 2009, protests over increasing restrictions on opposition

press and activities resulted in RAVALOMANANA stepping down and

the presidency was conferred to the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry

RAJOELINA. Numerous attempts have been made by regional and

international organizations to resolve the subsequent political gridlock

by forming a power-sharing government. In late 2011, RAJOELINA

appointed a new cabinet, and the country appeared to be moving

towards new elections sometime in 2012.

People and Society

Nationality

noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)

adjective: Malagasy

Ethnic Groups

Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed

African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka,

Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran

Languages

French (official), Malagasy (official), English

Religions

indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%

Population


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22,005,222 (July 2012 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years: 41.4% (male 4,593,719/ female 4,515,993)

15-64 years: 55.5% (male 6,090,418/ female 6,118,424)

65 years and over: 3.1% (male 311,810/ female 374,858) (2012 est.)

Population Pyramid

Median Age

total: 18.3 years

male: 18 years

female: 18.5 years (2012 est.)

Population Growth Rate

2.68% (2012 est.)

Birth Rate

34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death Rate

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net Migration Rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 30% of total population (2010)

rate of urbanization: 3.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major Cities - Population

ANTANANARIVO (capital) 1.816 million (2009)

Maternal Mortality Rate

240 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)


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Infant Mortality Rate

total: 47.4 deaths/1,000 live births

country comparison to the world: 47

male: 51.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 43.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

total population: 64 years


male: 61.97 years

female: 66.1 years (2012 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.45 children born/woman (2012 est.)


Health Expenditures

6.2% of GDP (2009)

HIV/AIDS – Adult Prevalence Rate

0.2% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS

24,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS – Deaths

1,700 (2009 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

degree of risk: very high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,

hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, malaria, and plague

water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

36.8% (2004)

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Education Expenditure

3% of GDP (2009)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 64.5%

male: 67.4%

female: 61.6% (2009 est.)

School Life Expectancy – (Primary to Tertiary Education)

total: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2009)

Economy

Economy - overview:

After discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s,

Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of

privatization and liberalization that has been undermined since the

start of the political crisis. This strategy placed the country on a slow

and steady growth path from an extremely low level. Agriculture,

including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy,

accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing 80% of

the population. Exports of apparel boomed in recent years primarily

due to duty-free access to the US, however, Madagascar's failure to

comply with the requirements of the African Growth and

Opportunity Act (AGOA) led to the termination of the country's duty-

free access in January 2010 and a sharp fall in textile production.

Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the

primary source of fuel, are serious concerns. The current political

crisis, which began in early 2009, has dealt additional blows to the

economy. Tourism dropped more than 50% in 2009 compared with

the previous year, and many investors are wary of entering the

uncertain investment environment.

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GDP (purchasing power parity):

$20.64 billion (2011 est.)


$20.27 billion (2010 est.)

$20.18 billion (2009 est.)

note: data are in 2011 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$9.743 billion (2011 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

1.8% (2011 est.)


0.4% (2010 est.)

-4.1% (2009 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$900 (2011 est.)


$1,000 (2010 est.)

$1,000 (2009 est.)

note: data are in 2011 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 28.3%

industry: 16.4%

services: 55.2% (2011 est.)

Labor force:

9.504 million (2007)


Population below poverty line:

50% (2004 est.)

Budget:

revenues: $1.588 billion

expenditures: $1.672 billion (2011 est.)














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Taxes and other revenues:

16.3% of GDP (2011 est.)


Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):

-0.9% of GDP (2011 est.)


Inflation rate (consumer prices):

9.5% (2011 est.)


9.2% (2010 est.)

Agriculture - products:

coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca),

beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products

Industries:

meat processing, seafood, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles,

glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum,

tourism

Industrial production growth rate:

2% (2010 est.)


Current account balance:

-$2.526 billion (2011 est.)


-$2.484 billion (2010 est.)

Exports:

$1.394 billion (2011 est.)


$1.173 billion (2010 est.)

Exports - commodities:

coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, clothing, chromite,

petroleum products

















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Exports - partners:

France 22.9%, Indonesia 15.5%, Singapore 6.7%, China 5.7%,

Germany 5.5%, US 5% (2011)

Imports:

$3.765 billion (2011 est.)


$3.54 billion (2010 est.)

Imports - commodities:

capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food

Imports - partners:

China 17.4%, France 13.3%, South Africa 5.7%, Singapore 4.9%,

Bahrain 4.8%, Mauritius 4.6%, Kuwait 4.5%, India 4.1% (2011)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$1.279 billion (2011 est.)


$1.172 billion (2010 est.)

Debt - external:

$2.362 billion (31 December 2011 est.)


$2.295 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar -

2,025.1 (2011 est.)

2,090 (2010 est.)

1,956.2 (2009)

1,654.78 (2008)

1,880 (2007)













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5. The Concept Explained

The basic components of the concept are as follows:

1. Register “Les Pêcheurs” as a not-for-profit organisation in Australia

and if possible as an approved “charitable organisation”.

2. Obtain the necessary government approvals and licences in

Madagascar to set up initial operation in Antananarivo.

3. Identify a suitable Christian Madagascan national to act as Executive

Director of the organisation in Madagascar.

(Note: this has already been done and Mr Sylvain Ramilison, the

former National Coordinator of The Gideons International in

Madagascar, is ready, willing and able to assume this role. He lives in

Antananarivo).

4. Arrange and set up suitable premises in Antananarivo.

5. Prepare and approve a Business Plan and a budget for the first five

years of operation in Madagascar/Antananarivo.

6. In parallel with the previous steps, Kevin W Fuller to enlist other

Christian business men and women from Australia and other

developed countries who are ready, willing and able to be involved

as:

Investors in the enterprise, and / or

Mentors / Coaches / Advisors to candidates in Antananarivo on

a pro-bono basis.

7. The Executive Director to arrange for local Christian business and

professional men and women to act as interpreters (on a pro-bono

basis) between the overseas Mentors / Coaches / Advisors and the

Malagasy speaking participants in the programs.


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6. The Financial Structure

The financing of Les Pêcheurs and its operation will consist of the

following:

1. Formation Costs

– Provided by the founders.

2. Salary and associated costs of the Executive Director of Les Pêcheurs

in Madagascar


3. Recurrent Operating Costs, e.g. rental of office, stationery,

telephone, light & power, computers etc


4. Costs of travel, accommodation, living expenses of business mentors

/ coaches / advisors etc

– To be borne by each mentor / coach / advisor

5. Costs associated with local Interpreters

– To be borne by each interpreter

It is also hoped for, and envisaged that, other Christian business men and

women will invest in the organisation with a view to it ultimately

extending into their own country.

It is stressed that this organisation and its work is not, and never will be,

about the people behind it. But, it will be about producing results which

make a difference in a multitude of people’s lives and to extending the

Kingdom of God on earth as people see and experience the blessings

which God bestows on those who follow Him and walk in His ways.

7. Summary / Close

God has made all of this possible.

We will continue to wait on Him and follow His leading and guidance as this venture

unfolds.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the head of this organisation and we commit everything we do

and say to Him.

To Him be all of the praise, honour and glory.

Amen.

Kevin W. Fuller

Chairman

Les Pêcheurs Internationale

Conceptual Plan - updated April 2014

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