Annual Report 2012

Helping where help is needed: sustainably, for over 30 years.ROKPA

www.rokpa.org

The full consolidated Financial Report

according to Swiss GAAP FER and the respective

attachments can be downloaded from

www.rokpa.org. The printed annual report

is just part of the overall report.

Preface 3

Thank you 4

2012: 150 Aid Projects 5

In Tibet 6

In Nepal 7

In Zimbabwe / in South Africa 8

Donation Focus: Nourishment 9

Donation Focus: Education 10

Donation Focus: Culture 11

Donation Focus: Medical Aid, Medical Herbs 12

Donation Focus: Women and Children 13

ROKPA Dance tour 14

ROKPA Donation matrix 16

Project expenses in Tibet 18

Project expenses in Nepal 19

Origin of Donations 20

Use of donations 21

Source of donations ROKPA Switzerland 22

Forms of donations 23

ROKPA-Performance Report 24

Balance Sheet ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated) 25

Income statement ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated) 26

Auditor Report by Truvag 28

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL / ROKPA Switzerland 29

Main Office ROKPA 30

Index

Preface

Dear Sir / Madame,dear Rokpa friends

2012 was a full, intensive year for ROKPA – and for me.

The emotional highlight was defi nitely the Dance Tour

with ten kids from the ROKPA Children s Home in

Kathmandu. We toured Europe – starting in Switzerland

– over a time span of almost three months. Wherever we

were: those young artists – all of them ex-street kids –

literally enchanted their audience with their talent and

their joie de vivre.

Another positive aspect in 2012 was that we were able to

purchase a new parcel of land in Kathmandu. We had

planned to do so for quite some time as it combines our

projects in a truly wonderful way. It allows us to expand

our Women s Workshop, thus offering more space for

more education and more workplaces. The demand is

pressing as the need for education and work as means to

earn money is constantly growing. Every new employ-

ment opportunity counts. We support women who

previously lived on the street and train them to work as

seamstresses, enabling them to support themselves.

In our second key geographic area – the Tibetan areas of

China – the living conditions also remain diffi cult.

The economic boom along the Chinese coast is very far

away and not at all tangible in the Tibetan highlands.

People there continue to make a living through crop

cultivation and animal farming. Schools and medical aid

is sparsely spread.

There s still a lot to do in the upcoming years.

Let me take this opportunity to thank you from the

bottom of my heart.

Yours, Lea Wyler

Vice President and Co-Founder ROKPA

Zurich, June 2013

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Yours, Lea Wyler

To the donors

Without your donations ROKPA would not be able to help the people who are dependent on it – whether the approximately 10’000 children in need of education nor the count-less beneficiaries unable to pay for urgently needed medical aid. A big thank you goes to all private donors as well as foundations, companies, institutions, cantons and munici-palities who supported ROKPA in 2012.

To the volunteers

In 2012 ROKPA volunteers worked 27’770 hours. Based on an hourly rate of CHF 40 this adds up to a saving of CHF 1’110’800.

Therefore a big thank you also goes to all volunteers for their great effort!

Only with to the support of donors and volunteers is ROKPA able to sustainably help where help is needed.

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Thank you

3’500 hours of volunteer work in the Zurich office

4’320 hours of volunteer participation by the Boards

14’000 hours of volunteer work in the different country offices of ROKPA

250 hours unpaid overtime of full- and part time employees

5’700 hours of work by the volunteers in the Soup Kitchen in Nepal

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Projects

In 2012 ROKPA carried out 150 aid projects in Tibet, Nepal, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Donations

ROKPA received donations worth CHF 3’448’314 in 2012, an increase of 51% compared to the previous year (2011: CHF 2’283’306).

Use of donations

CHF 2’609’161 of donations were used for the projects indicating an increase in activities of 7,7% compared to the previous year (2011: CHF 2’422’101).

Tibetan areas of China CHF 2’283’632

Education and Training CHF 1’633’004

Orphans and Street Children CHF 8’690

Medical Care CHF 244’679

Preservation of Culture CHF 288’863

Other CHF 108’396

Nepal CHF 198’143

Children’s Home (incl. education) CHF 140’698

Street Children CHF 9’790

Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent CHF 12’025

Women projects CHF 10’000

Other CHF 25’630

Africa CHF 46’684

Zimbabwe: 13 projects CHF 30’000

South Africa: 5 projects CHF 16’684

India CHF 66’190

(1 project in supervision)

Travel costs CHF 14’513

2012: 150 Aid Projects

In Tibetan areas of China

Overall Situation

ROKPA supports projects focusing on edu- cation, medical aid und culture. Overall there were 127 projects in 2012.

Kanze – Girls School: ROKPA supported all of the

58 girls in this school in 2012, 15 of them were new.

Head Mistress Tamdin Dolma focuses on the very

poorest in the application process. Otherwise, without

the help of ROKPA, these girls would not have a

chance to attend school or obtain an education.

Nangchen – Medical project: This is the largest ROKPA

project in financial terms with expenditures in 2012

of CHF 123’552. Its main aims are the preservation and

processing of medical herbs being used in Traditional

Tibetan Medicine (TTM). In 2012 63’270 m² of country-

side were sustainably cultivated; 13 different types of

seeds were planted. It is planned that in the long-run,

this project will finance itself through the sale of the

medicine produced from the medicinal herbs.

Chamdo – Dolma Lhakang monastery: The Dolma

Lhakang monastery is situated at 4’300 meters altitude;

the living conditions here are extreme. In 2012 the works

to secure the water supply continued. As of May 2012,

water was pumped to the monastery from a river located

1 km away. However, since the reservoirs were not dug

deep enough they froze as early as September. So this

work needs to be corrected in order to ensure the water

also runs in cold winters.

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In Nepal

Overall situation

In Nepal ROKPA continues to work on existing projects. In addition a new piece of land was acquired.

New piece of land: The new land is situated directly

between the existing ROKPA Children’s Home and the

Guest House. Among other things, a new building for

the Women’s Workshop is planned, as this is still located

in the Children’s Home. The new building creates room

for both projects. The Children’s Home shall receive a

playground and a small sport field, the Women’s Work-

shop a shop from where the customers can directly

source their products. This will provide an additional

source of income.

Children’s Home: While two children have found a new

family in the Children’s Home, five kids have left the

„nest“. They want to lead an independent life as young

adults.

Sonam can be proud of her diploma as a physiotherapist.

She currently works for an organization for persons with

leprosy. In addition to the 2012 Dance Tour through

Europe, another cultural highlight was the founding of

the ROKPA orchestra.

Soup kitchen/Medical tent: As of mid-December until

the beginning of May we provide meals on a daily basis

for over 500 people.

During the 2011/2012 season volunteers cooked

and ladled out 5 tons of rice and vegetables/potatoes

respectively. During that same period 683 people

received medical aid.

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In Zimbabwe/in South Africa

General information

18 different ROKPA projects are active in Zimbabwe and South Africa. ROKPA has invested a total of CHF 46’684 in these projects.

Child Care Center Groot Marico, South Africa: The child

care center is located in a rural area of northwest

South Africa. In 2012 between 11 and 17 disadvantaged

children attended the child care center. There they

receive help, support, protection and food, which are the

goals of the project. In 2012 a small play area was

constructed in the garden so that the children can now

play outside. The center provides work for one to

two local employees, depending on the number of

participating children.

Food security Harare, Zimbabwe: In the highly populated

suburbs of Harare and Chitnugwiza, ROKPA supports

families with children with disabilities. In gardening

courses parents learn how to provide for themselves by

planting fruit and vegetables. The courses provide

knowledge about companion planting, pest and disease

control, soil enrichment and water storage methods.

Knowledge about healthy nutrition and preparing food

is also communicated. Last year 36 new families

attended the garden courses and received seeds to start

their own garden.

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Donation focus: Nourishment

Those who suffer from hunger face deprivation, disease, decreased intellectual capacity, lethargy, poor performance, poverty and thus early death. In many regions of the world malnutrition is a major problem, affecting a large percentage of the population. That’s why ROKPA operates soup kitchens in Nepal and South Africa and supports monks and nuns in Tibet with food grants. Every year ROKPA helps thousands of people in need in this way.

Example: Shanti / Soup Kitchen in Nepal

Shanti lost her parents and lives with

a poor aunt who has four children of

her own to feed. Shanti has to do a lot of work at home

to earn her food. She was able to eat at the ROKPA Soup

Kitchen for almost three months during the winter.

Thanks to our help she also now finally has the chance

to go to school!

Project: Soup Kitchen in Kathmandu, Nepal

Goal: Providing needy, sick and poor people of every

age two warm meals every day as well as medical

treatment and warm clothes throughout the winter

months regardless of religion, nationality or culture.

Budget 2012: 12’025 CHF

Donation focus: Education

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Due to the low population density, the distances between schools in Tibet are enormous. For mainly this reason, children from nomadic families can only really attend boarding schools. The high costs of these schools, however, are beyond the financial means of most parents. As a result, the children stay at home and help with the housework or with the animals. By paying for their living expenses, school materials and medical care ROKPA enables these children to attend primary school.

ROKPA also helps Tibetan youths attend secondary school and even university, as the government offers virtually no support in this field. In 2012 a total of 9106 children and youths were able to attend school thanks to ROKPA.

Example: Rinchen Tsomo /Chöpdrak

Fourteen-year-old Rinchen Tsomo

comes from a village not far from

Nangchen. Rinchen Tsomo is an orphan and was only

able to attend school thanks to ROKPA’s support. During

the week she lives at the Chöpdrak School for Orphans,

while she spends weekends with her grandmother.

Her older brother also lives with their grandmother and

works there. He has never attended school. Rinchen

Tsomo would later like to become a teacher of the

Tibetan language.

Project: Chöpdrak School for Orphans in Nangchen,

Qinghai Province (China)

Goal: By covering living, medical and school material

expenses, ROKPA provides 120 orphans with an

education every year.

Budget 2012: CHF 10’700 (CHF 89 per child)

Donation focus: Culture

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ROKPA’s cultural program includes three kinds of projects: the support of monastery colleges, the (re)construction of cultural monuments and the preservation of important Tibetan literary works. Because the Tibetan people are spread across five Chinese provinces and belong to different government admini-strative units, their identity symbols have great importance. Without traits of common identity, the Tibetan traditions dating back thousands of years are threatened. Tibetan has now been recognized as the second official language in the autonomous region of Tibet, but there is still a possibility that the Chinese language will become more prominent. Mo-nastery schools are the only institutions where the sole language of instruction is Tibetan.

Example: Kajin Wangmo /Kepcha Women’s

Monastery

Kajin Wangmo is 83 years young and

has spent almost her entire life in

Kepcha Monastery. Last year she fell

ill and had to stay for a time at Shonda Hospital − it was

the first time

in years that she had been away from the monastery.

Now she is doing better and is glad to be back at the

monastery. ROKPA supports her and 29 other nuns by

covering some of their living expenses and by funding

the clinic that ROKPA built there.

Project: Kepcha Women’s’ Monastery in Nangchen,

Qinghai Province (China)

Goal: By means of a food allowance, ROKPA provides

food for 30 nuns in the monastery. By building and

funding the clinic the nuns as well as the surrounding

population are able to receive primary medical care.

Budget 2012: CHF 18’250

Donation focus: Medical Aid, Medical Herbs

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The medical care provided in Tibet, as well as in Nepal, is far under the standards we are used to in the West. For many nomads in isolated high plateau regions of the Himalayas the nearest doctor is often a few days away by foot. The nearest hospital for serious cases is even further! Here ROKPA is helping in two different ways. On the one hand we help provide immediate care for people in urgent need. On the other hand we are working to improve medical care over the long term in order to ensure access to medical treatment for as much of the population as possible.

Example: Chunga Lhamo /Zatu Day Clinic

Supported as a child and young adult

in her training as a Tibetan doctor

by ROKPA, Chunga Lhamo has opened a clinic in Zatu,

an isolated Tibetan mountain community. The clinic is

run as a charitable organization for people in need who

would not be able to afford to go to a doctor. Every year

around 2700 people benefit from the medical treatment.

Project: Day clinic in Zatu, Qinghai Province (China)

Goal: By providing funding for a medical center ROKPA

provides basic medical care for the local population.

The clinic is located in an area where medical facilities

are lacking and where the population suffers from the

medical effects of poverty.

Budget 2012: CHF 6’500

Donation focus: Women and Children

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One of ROKPA’s main goals is the improvement of the social standing of girls and women. In Nepalese and Tibetan villages, girls have no opportunity to obtain an education – they have to work in the house and in the fields from a very early age. Way too early – often when they are still children - they are married off and stay financially dependent on their partner, who then often leaves them with a number of children to care for. A substantial number of these women end up living on the streets where they and their children try to survive by begging and working odd jobs.

To give these woman and children a better future, ROKPA supports a number of projects for women and helps individual women in emergency situations without bureaucracy.

Example: Padma / Women’s Workshop in Kathmandu

Padma was married off when she

was 16. Five years later, she fled from

her husband as she was repeatedly physically abused.

After years of suffering, during which time she and her

children also had to live on the street, she found her way

to ROKPA where she was hired as a seamstress. Today,

she works as the Manager of the Women’s Workshop.

Project: ROKPA Women’s Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Goal: The purpose of the Women’s Workshop is the

social reintegration of single poor mothers by providing

training to become a seamstress and offering them a

job that pays fair wages.

Budget 2012: CHF 20’030*

* Through the sale of the products, this project is

almost financially independent.

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Dancers on Tour

The ROKPA Dance Tour in May 2012 achieved its goal: Ten former homeless children from Kathmandu captured the hearts of their audience and sponsors. As emissaries for ROKPA and accompanied by famous per-formers like Andreas Vollenweider, Marc Sway, Sina, Seven and Steff La Cheffe, they danced their life stories.

The goal was not quantified but clear: ROKPA should

be introduced to a new and broad audience. Lea Wyler

knew from experience: “Without a very special event it is

almost impossible to have an article placed in the daily

newspapers.“ Through the Dance Tour the images of the

daily struggle in the streets of Kathmandu and also of the

beauty of Nepalese culture will leave a lasting impression.

Because ROKPA’s work covers both: humanitarian aid

and cultural support.

Emissaries

Who would be better equipped to be ROKPA’s emissaries

than ten young artists from the ROKPA Children’s Home

in Kathmandu? Directed by Lea Wyler, who also wrote

the piece, they worked many months to fine-tune the show

„From homeless child to stage star“. The work confronted

them with their own trauma which gave the play such

an authentic air. The audience was impressed by the

children‘s evident ability to face their past.

„On stage I search for food and only find cigarettes

and glue which I sniff until I get sick. That was part of

my life“, explains Reema , one of the young artists,

in a personal interview after the show.

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Heartfelt Engagement

A large project such as this dance show is impossible

to set up without the help of generous sponsors, innumer-

able volunteers and selfless patrons. We thank all of

our supporters very much and in particular Andreas

Vollenweider. He was responsible for the music and

invited his musician friends and presenters to participate

in the project. They came on stage and acted as warm-up

performers for the former homeless children without any

compensation. The children, though, deserve our biggest

thank you: They are living proof that people are able to

make the most of their lives if they are given the chance

– through the help of ROKPA and our sponsors.

Success Story in Comments and Numbers

The performance by the childrens stunned through its

professionalism, managed to get under the skin and

touched hearts. This was confirmed by the feedback from

the audience which often had tears in their eyes.

The audience became quiet as the children removed their

festival robes and were left with only their street clothes

in the final scene. It was meant as a challenge to help all

those thousands of children who are still in need of aid.

The audience understood. In May alone, donations

increased by a threefold in the areas around the show

venues. The number of new supporters doubled. A total

of 1,524 spectators came to see the show.

Dance Tour 2012: Venue and Audience

Date Venue Audience

13th May Kaufleuten, Zurich 405

15th May Kammgarn, Schaffhausen 115

16th May Alte Kaserne, Winterthur 153

17th May Aula Progr, Bern 148

18th May Kollegi, Stans 144

19th May Elisabethenkirche, Basel 176

22th May Alte Kirche, Boswil 188

23th May Casino, Zug 195

Total of 1,524

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ROKPA Donation matrix 2012

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NUTRITION

EDUCATION

CULTURE

MEDICINE AND MEDICINAL

PLANTS

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

TIBETAN AREAS OF CHINA

NEPAL AFRICA

DONATION TARGETS

DONATION FOCUSES

96 Swiss Francs provide food for

a Tibetan nun for 1 year.

343 Swiss Francs pay for 12

months of secondary school, food

and accommodation for a Tibetan

orphan.

25 Swiss Francs are the monthly

income of a stonemason.

The annual income of a medical

doctor is 1,500 Swiss Francs.

84 Swiss Francs pay for teaching

10 women how to read and write

for 1 year.

51 Swiss Francs per month is spent

on food for 1 child in the Children’s

Home.

The annual cost of school supplies

for one homeless child is 84 Swiss

Francs.

140 Swiss Francs per month cover

all health care expenses in the

Children’s Home.

The annual cost for the training

of one seamstress is 335 Swiss

Francs.

77 Swiss Francs per month pay

for enough food for all children in a

child care facility in South Africa.

20 Swiss Francs are enough to pay

for one month of primary school for

an AIDS orphan in Zimbabwe.

A mother inflicted by the AIDS virus

receives 150 Swiss Francs worth of

medication in 12 months.

A mother with disabled children

needs 125 Swiss Francs per year to

plant her vegetable patch in

Zimbabwe.

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Project Expenses 2012 in the Tibetan Areas of China

The educational program is the largest single cost factor in Tibet with 71.6%. ROKPA increasingly supports young Tibetans

with their tertiary education as a sound education becomes more and more important in today‘s employment market.

Medical and cultural programs receive approx. 10% of our budget respectively.

71,6 %

Education

4,6 %

Other

0,4 %

Orphans and Street Children

10,7 %

Medical Care

12,7 %

Conservation of culture

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Project Expenses 2012 in Nepal

Over 50 former homeless children currently live in the ROKPA Children’s Home in Kathmandu which receives 71% of the

ROKPA budget for Nepal. The Children’s Home is run by local staff and many of the staff members are former ROKPA

children. The project is therefore anchored in the region. In addition, it offers a life style for, and ensures the upbringing of,

the children in accordance with their culture and within a safe home without social pressure.

71 %

Children‘s Home

12,9 %

Other

5 %

Orphans and Street Children

6,1 %

Soup Kitchen/Medical Tent

5 %

Women‘s Workshop

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Origin of Donations Switzerland 71% / Other countries 29%, in Swiss Francs

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Use of Donations

83 %

Project Expenses

9 %

Fundraising

8 %

Administration

Administration expenses were 8% and we were able to reduce the cost in comparison to last year once again.

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Source of Donations ROKPA Switzerland

We receive approx. 50% of our donations from private sources. Charities are responsible for one third of the donations.

47 %

Private Sponsors

2 %

Companies

34 %

Foundations

1 %

Public Sector

15 %

Legacies

1 %

Churches

ROPKA is recognized as a non-profit aid organization and tax exempt. Therefore, your donation will go directly into our aid projects without any tax deductions and can be deducted from your own taxes.

Project Sponsorship

Project sponsorships require a significantly smaller

administrative effort than single sponsorships.

Donations can be used more effectively. ROKPA does

not offer possibilities for personal children sponsorships

as they may result in unfair treatment and an imbalance

within families. Currently, we offer the following

sponsorships:

Education of underprivileged children

Medical emergency aid

Women’s fund for support of mothers in need

Preservation of Tibetan culture

What ROKPA needs most urgently

Company Contributions

Donations instead of gifts: Companies send donations on

Christmas or company anniversaries. These donations are

tax deductible.

Legacy

To include ROKPA in a last will, inheritance contracts or

legacies guarantee that ROKPA will receive part of your

inheritance. Those responsible for legacies at ROKPA

offer competent advice on lasting provisions. These

donations to ROKPA are also tax deductible.

Volunteering

Unpaid specialized volunteers are responsible for

keeping the administration expenses at a very low level

(on average 10%) and donations will be used in areas

where they are really needed.

We accept donations via direct deposit, online or SMS.

Forms of Donations

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ROKPA Performance Report 2012

ROKPA Objectives

The organization provides humanitarian and educational aid for people in need without consideration of religion, gender and nationality. It organizes own projects or selects projects which correspond to these objectives.

To achieve those objectives, the organization may

undertake the following, but not conclusively specified

responsibilities:

• Support in form of money, clothes, housing,

protection, work or other vital measures where needed

• Build schools or other educational facilities,

subcontract to build or support the building and

maintenance of those facilities

• Build hospitals or other healthcare facilities with the

purpose to improve health conditions, subcontract to

build or support the building and maintenance of

those facilities

• Build monasteries, statues, stupas or other cultural

facilities, subcontract to build or support the building

and maintenance of those facilities

• Realize forestry or other ecological projects or support

their execution

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Balance Sheet ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated)

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31.12.2012 31.12.2011

Assets CHF CHF

Current assets Appendix*

Cash in hand 1’250’047 1’222’740

Securities 2,4 – 183’828

Accounts Receivable Trade – 1’645

Additional Receivables 61’021 34’494

Transitory Assets 10’060 42’522

Fixed assets

Land Nepal 562’811 –

Total Assets 1’883’939 1’485’229

Liabilities

Short-term Current Liabilities 126’330 54’599

Loan Akong Rinpoche – 12’699

Transitory Liabilities 126’330 41’900

Long-term Current Liabilities 130’435 130’435

Loans Third Parties 130’435 130’435

Funds with a specific purpose 2’281’567 1’981’815

Nepal Fund 1,4 1’623’602 1’371’101

Tibet Fund 1,4 489’198 346’989

India Fund 1,4 113’976 183’870

Africa Fund 1,4 54’207 72’742

Children Fund 1,4 4 630

Women‘s Fund 1,4 128 5’439

Education Fund for Girls, Women 1,4 452 1’044

Organisation Capital – 654’393 – 681’621

Balance – 654’393 – 681’621

Total Liabilities 1’883’939 1’485’229

* The appendix can be downloaded on www.rokpa.org

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Income Statement ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated)

Income 2012 2011

Donations Appendix* CHF CHF

Donations Tibet 1,4 1’687’324 1’301’827

Donations Nepal 1,4 528’641 228’451

Donations India 1,4 45’041 45’646

Donations Africa 1,4 32’893 32’804

General Donations 1,4 1’154’415 674’578

Total Donations 3’448’314 2’283’306

Sales Income Shop/Markets/Cards 19’960 28’178

Sales Income Events 58’500 3’257

Interest Income 1’974 2’992

Profit from securities sold 2’500 3’849

Profit from currency exchange 2,3 78’343 2’125

Extraordinary Income 0 45’000

Various Income 300 0

Total Income 3’609’891 2’368’707

* The appendix can be downloaded on www.rokpa.org

Income Statement ROKPA INTERNATIONAL (consolidated)

Liabilities 2012 2011

Project Expenditures Appendix* CHF CHF

Projects / Sponsorships Tibet 1,4 2’283’632 2’018’972

Projects / Sponsorships Nepal 1,4 198’142 239’860

Projects / Sponsorships India 1,4 66’190 18’922

Projects / Sponsorships Africa 1,4 46’684 76’970

Other Projects 1,4 0 45’546

Travel Cost / Expenditures Project Mgmt 14’513 21’831

Total Project Expenditures 2’609’161 2’422’101

Shop / Events

Expenditures Shop/Markets/Cards 6’466 12’175

Expense Events 87’487 4’201

Total Shop / Events 93’953 16’376

Administration

Rent 56’009 53’295

Wages incl. Social Security Contributions 2,5 373’515 333’480

Communication 2,5 56’674 32’071

Administration 88’903 135’767

Total Administration 575’101 554’613

Other Expenditures

Loss from securities sold 0 44’156

Loss from currency exchange 1’853 62’601

Other Expenditures 2’844 8’073

Total Other Expenditures 4’697 114’830

Annual Profit before Fund results 326’979 –739’213

Committed Funds

Allocations of committed Funds (incl. Transfers) –1’932’780 –1’451’336

Use of Committed Funds 2’594’649 2’445’270

Free Funds

Allocations of committed Funds (incl. Transfers) –960’045 –510’585

Use of Committed Funds 0 0

Fund Results –298’176 483’348

Annual Profit before change in Organisation Capital 28’803 –255’865

Change of acquired free capital 27’228 –122’962

Change of free Funds –960’045 –510’585

Allocations to Committed Funds 961’620 377’682

Annual Profit after Fund Results 0 0

Total Expenditures 3’609’891 2’368’707

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Auditorreport for the Consolidated Financial Statements

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ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is based in Zurich in Switzerland. It is the umbrella association for the 19 ROKPA country offices around the world and is responsible for all projects and sponsorships in Nepal, Tibet, India, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Der Vorstand

• Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche (President)

• Lea Wyler (Vice-President)

• Gerry Leumann

• Catherine Brown

• Elise Jacobsen

• Andrea Widmer

The board members are elected for a period of two years

respectively.

The ROKPA ambassadors

• Charles Dance, actor, screenwriter and producer

• Jill Dawson, BBC-Producer

• Marc Forster, movie producer

• Sandra Studer, TV-presenter

• Andreas Vollenweider, harpist, grammy-winner

Country offices

Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, United Kingdom,

Netherlands, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Canada,

Austria, Nepal, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa,

USA, Zimbabwe.

Auditor for both associations Truvag Revisions AG, Leopoldstrasse 6, 6210 Sursee

ROKPA Switzerland is based in Zurich and is responsible for obtaining funds in Switzerland, mainly for Tibet and Nepal.

Executive Board

• Gerry Leumann (President)

• Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche

• Claude A. Ribaux

• Lea Wyler

• Andreas Vollenweider

The board members are elected for a period of two years

respectively.

Board of Patrons

• Robert Schenker (President)

• Dr. iur. Thomas Bär

• Walter Bosch

• Christine Egerszegi

• Josef Estermann

• Kurt E. Feller

• Marc Forster

• Dr. med. Felix Gutzwiller

• Peter Hasler

• Trix Heberlein

• Philipp Keel

• Cyrill Koller

• Dr. Remo Largo

• Charles Lewinsky

• Dr. iur. Ellen Ringier

• Roger Schawinski

• Emil Steinberger

• Niccel Steinberger

• Franz Steinegger

• Sandra Studer

• Andreas Vollenweider

• Dr. iur. Christian Wenger

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Main Office Zurich

General Manager:

Pia Schneider

Fundraising:

Gabriele Lenk

Communications:

Fritz Reust

Administration:

Barbara Meier until March 2012

Brigitte Böhle from August 2012

Intern:

Thomas Stettler

Volunteers

Finance:

Janusz Skonieczny, Lotti Kobler, Bea Schmutz

Administration:

Anna-Katharina Bosshard, Robert Diener, Monika Imfeld,

Hansruedi Isler, Gisela Weisner, Elisabeth Weiss

IT:

Georgios Mazarakis, Ciro Parlato, Johann Wezel

Photo archives:

Corinna Biasutti, Tereza Konate, Laura Munzel

Translations:

Sian Edwards, Martha Müller, Ina Hohmann, Hanna

Hündorf, David Tonge, Chris Michalski, Bettina Grieser

Johns, Anke Hoffmann, Katrin Klein, Elaine Knoerich,

Susanne Reiche, Yael Katz, Karin Stutz

Dance Tour:

Tommi Zeuggin, Achim-David Z’Brun, Mathias Ott,

Claudia Boggio, Laura Munzel

Media:

Angela von Koblinski

Sales:

Bea Schmutz, Margrit Stahel

Imprint annual report

Publisher:

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

Boecklinstrasse 27

CH-8032 Zurich

Editors:

Thomas Stettler, Anna-Katharina Bosshard

Image editors:

Corinna Biasiutti, Thomas Stettler

Layout:

Renée Reust

Photos:

Lea Wyler, Christian Lanz, Robert Bösch, Pim Willems

Print run:

1.200 copies

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