Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

Annual Report 2005

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Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Annual Report 2005

Contents
Introduction 1

Keep the Promise: HIV and AIDS campaign calls for accountability and action 2

Trade for People: Movement grows for trade justice 9

Organizations participating in an active alliance 14

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Participants 15

Structuring for coordinated advocacy 16

Financial support for common advocacy 18

List of financial supporters in 2005 20

Published in July 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Front cover photo: Aleksander Wasyluk
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Introduction
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
(EAA) is a broad international network
of churches and Christian organizations
cooperating in advocacy on global trade
and on HIV and AIDS. Alliance partici-
pants represent tens of millions of Chris-
tians around the world who share the
conviction that advocacy against unjust
structures, practices and attitudes should
not be a task we engage in when it is con-
venient, but must be a fundamental re-
quirement of living out our faith.
2005 tapped into this tremendous en-
ergy and commitment in many ways.
In April, the largest ever global mobili-
zation for trade justice took place the
Global Week of Action on trade. The
week sparked a sharp increase in inter-
est and use in EAAs campaign resources,
which continues to rise. The World AIDS
Day events, particularly in Geneva, were
some of the largest and most inclusive,
with the participation of positive peoples
networks and schools.
Yet the failure of governments to com-
mit sufficient resources for an effective
global response to HIV and AIDS or to
follow through on development promises
in trade negotiations, emphasize the need
to sustain such energy and vision.
The EAA both strengthens faith-based
voices and participation in global collec-
tive advocacy and supports campaigns at
national and local levels. We coordinate:
common international campaign plan-
ning and strategies;
develop and distribute accompanying
resources;
provide links between faith-based ac-
tors and civil society and intergovern-
mental partners, and;
encourage national and international
action on key issues and events.
The EAAs demonstrated effectiveness
is in part due to our light structure, the
focus on our coordinating role, and con-
centration on practical resources that
support and accompany EAA participant
Global Week of Action demonstration in Columbia
campaigns. But it is also reflective of the
combined commitment of our partici-
pants who range from local churches
to some of the largest and most diverse
Christian NGOs.
Signs of our success are the increasing
value placed on faith-based voices by
global leaders in the response to HIV and
AIDS and on trade issues. Our resources
are growing in popularity and used far
outside the EAA network. And increas-
ingly, the EAA is turned to as the lead
partner by organizations seeking faith-
based involvement and insight.
Organizationally, the EAA adjusted the
frameworks for action for the two cam-
paigns following the appointment of new
strategy groups early in 2005. The rec-
ommendations from the Assembly held
in November 2004 were implemented to
strengthen the capacity of the EAA, both
as a coordinating office and an alliance. nizations, networks, educational institu-
Larger discussions on reconfiguring the
ecumenical movement and developing a
coordinated ecumenical response to de-
velopment have also actively included the
EAA. The EAA is seen as one important
and successful model of cooperation that
supports and magnifies the work of ex-
isting organizations from the World
Council of Churches to national agencies
and churches without duplicating ef-
forts or competing for funds or attention.
As ecumenical efforts to combine emer-
gency relief, development and advocacy
continue, the EAA remains very open to
providing a presence and service that best
serves its participants while maintaining
the diversity of our participants that cur-
rently goes beyond most international
ecumenical organizations.
In addition to HIV and AIDS and global
trade, the EAA has a special concern
with the broad issue of peace and conflict
resolution, which is mostly addressed
through sharing information and net-
working. An opportunity to combine ef-
forts, with the new ecumenical alliance
for development, to map the advocacy
and development foci of participants was
identified in 2005 and will be further de-
veloped in 2006.
2005 was marked by opportunities, suc-
cesses, and continued challenges for the
advocacy of people of faith. When the
churches and their rich array of orga-
tions, and agencies agree to focus their
collective energies on specific issues, im-
portant changes in global structures and
local communities can be achieved. In
tackling the HIV pandemic, and the in-
justices in the international trading sys-
tem, the Alliance promotes a vision of a
world where all live in dignity, security
and peace.
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Keep the Promise: HIV and AIDS campaign calls for
accountability and action
The HIV pandemic is one of the gravest
challenges facing the world today. The
disease robs millions of their lives and
devastates the fabric and livelihood
of families, communities and nations.
UNAIDS estimates that 38.6 million
children and adults were living with HIV
in 2005. An estimated 4.1 million became
newly infected, and 2.8 million lost their
lives due to AIDS.
The Alliances 2005-2008 campaign,
Keep the Promise, holds individuals,
religious leaders, faith organizations,
governments, and intergovernmental or-
ganizations accountable for the commit-
ments they have made and advocates for
further efforts and resources to fight HIV
and AIDS. The campaign works to pro-
tect the rights of people living with HIV
and AIDS, promotes an attitude of care
and solidarity which rejects all forms of
stigmatization and discrimination, and
advocates for access to necessary forms
of treatment as well as expanded efforts
for education and prevention.
Goal I: Advocate as, with, and for
people living with HIV and AIDS for
dignity and rights and for an attitude
of care and solidarity that rejects all
forms of stigmatization and discrimi-
nation
Silence and stigma remain one of the
major barriers to an effective response
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The people who are living with or are affected by HIV and AIDS and the commu-
nities which are vulnerable to the disease are not and should not be perceived as
passive recipients of handouts and help they are vibrant resource persons and
co-workers with us in this struggle to overcome not only this epidemic, but also to
overcome the fundamental flaws in our societies which make us all vulnerable to
HIV and AIDS.
Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, General Secretary, World Council of Churches, 1 December 2005
to AIDS, and the Alliance sparks action engaging the local HIV positive networks
within churches, communities, and in- in Geneva as partners.
ternational fora to break the silence and
overcome the discrimination which pre- The Global Poster Competition on HIV
vents people from receiving the informa- and AIDS-related Stigma and Discrimi-
tion, care, and support they need. nation that was held in 2003 continues to
be used widely and in creative ways, with
Central to all our responses is recogniz- a steady stream of requests for the CD-
ing that we are all living with HIV, and ROM, now in its third edition, and for the
that planning, decision making, and im- accompanying Next Steps brochure.
plementation must include greater par- Orders of the brochure included the print-
ticipation of people living with HIV. ing of 20,000 in Spanish for distribution
through Jesuit networks in Mexico. The
World AIDS Day, held on 1 Decem- poster competition materials will also be
ber each year, is an important moment used in 2006 during the World Day of
to raise HIV and AIDS awareness in Prayer, which will focus on South Africa
churches and communities. The Alliance and HIV.
encourages participants to mark the day
with special worship observances and ac- The EAA and Religions for Peace
tivities. An ecumenical liturgy on Keep (WCRP) co-produced a new CD-ROM,
the Promise was developed and translat- Combating Stigma and Discrimina-
ed, and proved a popular resource on the tion: The Role of Religion in Building
website along with other worship, study
and action resources for World AIDS
Day.
In Geneva, the Alliance worked with UN
agencies and civil society actors to plan a
program at the Ecumenical Center which
included worship, artistic productions
from students at the International School,
presentations by HIV positive people, an
exhibit, reception and a symbolic light-
ing of candles and torchlight march. The
events were attended by 400-500 people.
For the first time we were successful in
 HIV and AIDS Campaign

World AIDS Day 2005, Ecumenical Centre, Geneva

Inclusive Communities Responding to
HIV and AIDS. The CD-ROM provides
a collection of multi-faith resources on
HIV-related stigma and discrimination as
a follow-up to the satellite session held in
Bangkok at the International AIDS Con-
ference in 2004.
The distribution of the report from the
UNAIDS 2003 global theological work-
shop on HIV-related stigma took place
early in 2005, and the EAA encourages
its use among participants and in semi-
naries and academies.
Goal II: Promote prevention activities
that address root causes of vulnerabil-
ity, with particular attention to women
and girls
Discussions about prevention remain
flash points within the church and in
wider circles, as effective responses must
involve issues of sex and sexual relation-
ships, drug use, and inequalities and
discrimination which make some people
much more vulnerable to infection. The
EAAs efforts to break the silence that
still engulfs AIDS is essential for open-
ing further dialogue on effective methods
to prevent the transmission of HIV.
With the growing rates of infection
among women and girls, more emphasis
is being placed in raising awareness of the
impact that poverty, violence, and gender
inequality has on the spread of HIV. In
March, the EAA promoted a well-attended
film festival at the Ecumenical Center. The
festival, begun on International Womens
Day, featured a series of films on women
and AIDS provided by UNAIDS. The
EAA encouraged participants to plan
similar events.
The EAA, through our bulletins and
networking, highlights the diversity and
commitment of faith communities work

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Test your knowledge

A new study resource on AIDS-related
stigma, Thinking Outside the Box: The
Theological Challenge was produced
jointly by the EAA and World Council of
Churches and made available in English,
Spanish, French and Portuguese in print
and as a PDF download from the web-
site.
UNAIDS estimates global resources needed to tackle HIV and AIDS over
three years (2006-2008) are US$ 55 billion for prevention, treatment and
care, support for orphans and vulnerable children, as well as program and
human resource costs. Over a similar three year period (2003 - 2006), the
US Government alone will have spent how much on the war in Iraq?
a) US$56 billion b) US$125 billion
c) US$200 billion d) US$251 billion
For the answer, see the Keep the Promise quiz at www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp

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 PHOTOS
EAA action brings positive response in
South Africa
In July, a demonstration organized by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) to call for rapid
expansion of the antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was met by police who opened fire
on demonstrators and used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowds. The EAA issued an
action alert with a sign-on letter to South African government officials calling for

An investigation of police actions

Training for police in good practice in policing demonstrations
Efforts to provide universal access to treatment within South Africa
An apology to the demonstrators

Thirty-one organizations signed the letter, which formed part of the widespread condemna-
tion of the police action. TAC held a second demonstration on 26 July. Representatives from
the South African Council of Churches (SACC) read out the sign-on letter at the demonstration
and passed on our solidarity to the demonstrators.

SACC informed the EAA that the police publicly apologized for their actions. The EAA also
received a reply from the office of the Premier of the Eastern Cape, where the demonstration
was held. The letter reported that the Independent Complaints Directorate was investigating
the violence, and that the provincial minister for health met with TAC to discuss the roll-out
of ARV treatment in the province.

Our joint efforts do make a difference!

in the area of prevention as well as treat-
ment and support, and the common com-
mitment to eradicate HIV and AIDS.
Goal III: Mobilize resources to prevent
the transmission of HIV, particularly
among vulnerable populations, and for
the care and support of people living
with and affected by HIV and AIDS
The global resources needed to tackle
HIV and AIDS at one level seem huge,
as they not only cover costs of testing
and treatment, but education, prevention,
health infrastructure, support for orphans
and other vulnerable populations. But in
fact the financial and human resources
are easily available if the political will
and commitment is there to make eradi-
cating AIDS a priority for the sake of
public health and economic stability.
The EAA works to improve faith-based
organizations access to funds to support
grassroots efforts for prevention, treat-
ment, care and support, as well as advo-
cates at national and international levels
for appropriate funding for the global re-
sponse to AIDS.
A consultation on Global Assessment
and Strategy Session on Faith Commu-
nities Accessing Resources was held at
the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey in
January 2005 which took a critical look
at obstacles and opportunities for faith-
based organizations to access large-scale
financial and human resources in order to
better respond to the HIV pandemic. The
consultation was organized by the World
Council of Churches, Caritas Internatio-
nalis, Norwegian Church Aid, German
Institute for Medical Mission (DIFAEM)
and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
The 40 participants came from more
than 20 churches and church-related or-
ganizations, positive peoples networks
and funding and development partners
including the World Health Organiza-
tion, UNAIDS, UNICEF, World Bank,
the UKs Department for International
Development (DFID), and the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria.
The participants at the consultation de-
veloped proposals to address many of
these areas and formed several task forces
around key recommendations. Because
of difficulties for staff from a number of
organizations to devote sufficient time to
follow up on the recommendations, we
recommended reassessing the sugges-
tions in 2006 and finding a staff person
to devote time and energy to revising and
implementing the most practical and ef-
fective proposals.
Several key recommendations were im-
plemented, however, including follow-up
discussions with some of the funding and
development partners who could not be
present, particularly USAID.
As follow up, EAA, Norwegian Church
Aid, Church World Service and Religions
for Peace (WCRP) are developing a re-
source to enhance faith literacy among
UN field personnel, partner organiza-
tions, embassy staff, secular NGOs and
positive peoples networks. The easy-to-
use manual on faith-based organizations
and how to work with them is intended to
address the gap in knowledge and mis-
information among secular organizations
about faith-based efforts to respond to
HIV and AIDS. The anticipated publica-
tion date is end 2006.

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 HIV and AIDS Campaign

The replenishment process for the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and
Malaria was a high priority for the EAA
and many of our participants in 2005, as
the Global Fund sought necessary longer-
term commitments to ensure continued
support of current programs as well as
new grant applications.
ticipant Christian Aid held at St. Pauls
Covent Garden.
Despite the intensive efforts, govern-
ments pledged only about half of the
agreed upon need just enough to sus-
tain the current program. In December
2005, the EAA had to issue an action
ation of a civil society strategy. When the
Global Fund Board met in September, the
EAA arranged that the NGO delegates on
the Board met with faith-based organiza-
tions. In addition, the EAA coordinator
was invited to join the three-day retreat
of the developed country NGO delega-
tion to the Global Fund Board.

At the first official meeting in the replen-
ishment process, EAA participant Church
of Sweden held an ecumenical service for
participants and the community in the
Stockholm Cathedral, followed by a re-
ception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. The chair of the replenishment
process was reportedly pleasantly sur-
prised by the engagement and construc-
tiveness of civil society, including faith-
based organizations.
In the subsequent months of the process,
the EAA promoted an International Ap-
peal to governments about their support
for the Global Fund, and many EAA par-
ticipants joined the 507 signatories from
87 countries and took up local action us-
ing the Appeal. The EAA also encour-
aged strong advocacy with governments
and shared key documents to aid national
efforts by explaining the need, the work
of the Global Fund, and calculations of
countries fair share. The EAA coor-
dinator served on a global civil society
advocacy team, which included conven-
ing a media working group that produced
resource materials, press releases, op-
eds and a global media strategy around
replenishment. Advocacy efforts culmi-
nated in the September pledging meeting
held in London, including an ecumenical
worship service organized by EAA par-
?
Test your knowledge
How many countries signed the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in
2001- a long list of firm commitments that those leaders pledged to fulfill
as a comprehensive response to HIV and AIDS?
a) 189 b) 101
c) 36 d) none
For the answer, see the Keep the Promise quiz at www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp
alert to encourage the Global Fund Board The replenishment process highlighted
to launch Round 6 of grant applications that because NGOs and faith-based or-
despite the lack of pledges. This effort ganizations raise and spend their own
was successful, but advocacy continues funds they are rarely seen as donors with
in 2006 to enable the Global Fund to con- a place in major resource discussions. If
tinue its vital role in supporting projects we had a picture of what resources are ac-
tackling these three major diseases. tually mobilized privately, our own hand
for advocacy would be strengthened. In
In addition to advocacy efforts around March 2005 EAA engaged a researcher
funding, the EAA on an ongoing basis to undertake a project of collecting this
monitors and critiques the Global Fund to data, but there was insufficient response
ensure that the voice and participation of from churches and related organizations
faith-based organizations and civil so- to develop meaningful analysis.
ciety in general leads to improvements
in the functioning of the Global Fund.
Because the EAA is recognized by the
Global Fund as a vital partner, the EAA
was invited and served on an External
Experts Group for the Global Funds cre-

In the beginning I did not tell my parents about my HIV situation, one young woman
- who is part of a sharing and discussion HIV and AIDS group in the Saigon Arch-
diocese - told AsiaNews. Eventually, I told them the truth. That was terrible: my
parents no longer allowed me to eat and drink at the same table with them. They
counted how many time I go to the toilet. They forced me to sleep outside. Luckily, I
found fathers, sisters and volunteers in the church, who have loved and cared for us.
I have tried to live and to bring up my daughter.
4 March 2006 Church helps HIV+ people to live normal life by Vu Nhi Cong
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Goal IV: Advocate universal access to
treatment for people living with HIV
and AIDS
Leaders at the G8 Summit in July 2005
committed themselves to a huge increase
in efforts towards HIV prevention, treat-
ment and care with the aim of coming
as close as possible to universal access
to treatment by 2010 for all who need it.
The UN General Assembly endorsed this
call, and UNAIDS led a broad national
and international consultation to identify
key obstacles and opportunities to attain
universal access.
The EAA HIV Strategy Group co-chair,
Robert J. Vitillo (Caritas Internationalis)
was asked to be a member of the Global
Steering Committee on Universal Ac-
cess. The Committee began its work in
Students from International School (Geneva) perform at EAA co-sponsored World AIDS Day event
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numbers, the initiative failed to reach its
2005 to identify global-level actions and
recommendations that would be neces-
sary to achieve the goal.
No one has any illusions that political will
and financial commitments will match the
needs of the massive scale-up required
without concerted and overwhelming ad-
vocacy by civil society. The 3 X 5 ini-
tiative of the World Health Organization,
which the EAA supported, demonstrated
too well the obstacles ahead. In terms of
goal of 3 million people in developing
countries on anti-retroviral treatment by
the end of 2005 by almost half. And with
over four million new infections in 2005,
the goal of universal access only moved
farther away. However, the initiative has
succeeded not only in saving lives, but in
raising awareness of the great need before
the world to ensure all people have access
to the life-saving information, medicine,
and support they need.

Goal V: Ensure governments and pol-
icy makers meet the targets they have
agreed to in the fight against HIV and
AIDS
The EAAs Keep the Promise campaign
echoes the World AIDS Campaign to hold
leaders to the commitments they have al-
ready made and need to strengthen in
order to reverse the spread of HIV and
eradicate AIDS.
But in addition to the political leaders,
the EAA calls on churches and religious
leaders to fulfill the statements and prom-
ises they have made over many years to
eradicate stigma and respond effectively
to the many challenges HIV and AIDS
pose. Many church and ecumenical state-
ments on HIV and AIDS have been col-
lected by EAA participants, the World
Council of Churches, and made available
through the EAA website [www.e-alli-
ance.ch/media/media-6097.doc].
Much of the work on accountability with
political leaders in 2005 was focused to-
ward the UN Review of the 2001 Decla-
ration of Commitment to be held 31 May-
2 June 2006 in New York. The EAA is
coordinating ecumenical involvement in
the process, including taking a leading
role among the hundreds of civil society
organizations in planning for active na-
tional and international advocacy around
the review to pressure governments to
maintain the commitments they made
in 2001 and do more to ensure that goals
such as universal access to treatment by
2010 can be reached.
The EAA initiated an advocacy
curriculum for young people, supported
by UNAIDS and the World AIDS
Campaign. This easy-to-use curriculum
sensitizes young people to the realities
of HIV and AIDS and encourages them
to get involved in advocacy. They are
encouraged to write letters to their
national and world leaders about keeping
their commitments on HIV and AIDS
and raising their own concerns for action
HIV and AIDS Campaign
in their country. [www.e-alliance.ch/ Ecumenical planning for the Internation-
keepthepromise.jsp] The letter-writing al AIDS Conference, which is expected
campaign will be featured in an exhibit to attract over 20,000 people from all
at the UN headquarters during the high- levels of the response, got well under-
level review in 2006. way in 2005. A local Christian plan-
ning committee hosted by the Canadian
Enhancing partnerships and raising Council of Churches organized early
the visibility of faith-based organiza- and secured meeting and accommoda-
tions in the response to HIV and AIDS tion space for ecumenical and interfaith
participants during the conference and
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is pre-events. A Global Ecumenical Team
increasingly recognized as a key part- was formed to guide overall ecumeni-
ner in intergovernmental, international, cal planning. Additional global planning
and civil society fora, demonstrated by teams were appointed for: advocacy, the
the growing number of invitations to be ecumenical pre-conference, the interfaith
participants and partners in planning and pre-conference, and an interfaith exhibi-
decision-making processes of organiza- tion. Similarly to the 2004 conference in
tions such as UNAIDS; the Global Fund Bangkok, the EAA is taking the lead in
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; overall coordination, ecumenical media
the International AIDS Society; and the team, interfaith chaplains and worship,
World AIDS Campaign. There is grow- and proposing faith-based names for IAC
ing positive involvement with the World committees.
Health Organization and the United Na-
tions Population Fund [UNFPA]. The EAA coordinator serves on the Inter-
national Reference Group of the WCCs
One significant and effective way the Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Initiative in Afri-
EAA supports faith-based advocacy in ca and takes part in monthly meetings of
key organizations and events is by pro- the Ecumenical Center Working Group
moting and enabling nominations of on HIV and AIDS.
faith-based representatives to decision-
making and planning bodies. The EAA
coordinator has also served several times
on the selection committee for Global
Fund board members.
One sign of the new high-level recogni-
tion of the role of faith-based organiza-
tions in the fight against HIV and AIDS
was the successful nomination of Bishop
Gunnar Stlsett as co-chair of the Lead-
ership Program of the International AIDS
Conference (IAC) to be held in Toronto
in August 2006. Stlsett was nominated
by Norwegian Church Aid with letters of
support from the EAA and Religions for
Peace (WCRP). The EAA has also been
successful in getting three ecumenical
representatives appointed to IAC Track
Committees to help plan specific con-
tent.
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A volunteer of the Yuva Sankalp Foundation attends an AIDS awareness drive in Sector-17, Chandigarh, India

2005 Action Alerts

The EAA published three campaign bulletins and 17 action alerts on HIV and AIDS in 2005 to a growing list of subscribers that
reached over 2200 by the end of the year. We know these bulletins and alerts are sent to thousands more people through the net-
works of our participants. (For Bulletins and Alerts, see: www.e-alliance.ch/newsletters.jsp)

Call for nominations: NGO positions on the Board of the Global Fund 14 February
Oppose amendments to the Indian Patents Act 23 February
Urgent civil society input invited to improve coordination among multilateral institutions and international donors 4 May
Forum opened on future directions for International AIDS Conferences 6 May
Civil society input into monitoring and evaluation now invited to improve multilateral coordination 9 May
Act now! National advocacy needed in Global Fund Replenishment Process 19 May
Global Fund Replenishment Process: New resources for advocacy 15 June
Police open fire on HIV demonstrators 15 July
Appeal for full funding of the Global Fund 11 August
Update Global Fund appeal 18 August
Worship and media resources for Global Fund appeal 25 August
Governments fall short of replenishing Global Fund 12 September
Your input needed to improve civil society participation in the Global Fund 10 October
One Month Until World AIDS Day: Keep the Promise! 1 November
11 December: Day of Prayer on Trade 11 November
World AIDS Day: Latest Resources for Information and Action 24 November
NGO Advocacy Needed Now to Support Launch of Round 6 by the Global Fund 6 December

HIV and AIDS Strategy Group (2005-2008)

Gideon Byamugisha, World Vision International (Uganda)
Anne-Marie Helland, Norwegian Church Aid
Manoj Kurian, World Council of Churches
Rebecca Larson, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Julienne Munyaneza, World Association for Christian Communication (UK)
Peter Okaalet, MAP International (Kenya)
Lisandro Orlov, Pastoral Ecumenica VIH-Sida (Argentina)
Birgitta Rubenson, Church of Sweden
Sheila Shyamprasad, The Lutheran World Federation (India)
Robert Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis
Sonja Weinreich, DIFAEM (German Institute for Medical Mission)
Christoph Benn (Advisor), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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 The greatest institutional challenge to the WTO, as with most of our international
organisations, is to put people first Some forums specifically address human rights
issues. But this does not mean bodies with other primary objectives can neglect the
human dimension as if it were not their concern. Upholding this commitment must
be integral to all policy making, in every sector, and in every organisation.
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Cape Town, keynote speaker at the WTO Public Symposium on behalf
of the EAA, April 2005

Trade for People: Movement grows for trade justice

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
is committed to working for justice
in global trade. Trade is not an end in
itself, but should be an instrument for
the promotion of human well-being,
sustainable communities, and economic
justice.
The biblical standard for economic ac-
tivity, including the trade of goods and
services, is justice and taking the side of
the poor: fair payment, transparent rela-
tionship, no exploitation, and respect for
life. This vision should not be reduced to
mere equality of opportunity for all in-
dividuals to compete without hindrance.
Such equality has only helped the clever
and the strong to gain more power and a
greater share of the worlds resources and
to create power elites that oppress and ex-
ploit others.
Trade, therefore, must be an instrument
of sustainable, participatory, and just
community and communion.
The 2005-2008 global campaign, Trade
for People, Not People for Trade, works
to build a movement of people within the
churches and church-related organiza-
tions to promote trade justice. It calls for
recognizing the priority of human rights
in trade agreements.
The campaign advocates for:
The right to food and sustainable agri-
culture, and the promotion of greater self-
reliance in developing countries.
Access for all to essential services such
as health, water, and education and ac-
cess to essential medicines particularly
for HIV and AIDS.
The regulation of transnational corpora-
tions that ensures that they contribute to
poverty eradication, promotion of human
rights and protection of the environment.
These priorities are imbued in each ac-
tivity of the campaign, which, in 2005,
focused on the Global Week of Action
on Trade and the trade negotiations lead-
ing up to and including the World Trade
Organization Ministerial in December in
Hong Kong.
Global Week of Action on Trade
From 10-16 April 2005, over 10 million
people in 80 countries campaigned si-
multaneously for trade justice. From an
idea generated at an international trade
campaign conference in Delhi in Novem-
ber 2003, the call to make one week into
a focus for trade campaigns to take action
together was taken up by groups all over
the globe - north and south, faith-based
and secular, large and small.
Ecumenical service for trade justice in St
Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, on the eve of the
WTOs General Council meeting in July

As I speak, we shall find two kinds of churches and church-based organizations

this week. Those who will say, Lord we are overwhelmed, we pray that you find
solutions for these trade injustices and denial of human rights, dont involve us, and
those who will see God calling to a new level of action learning new ways to bring
food and fullness of life to all even if it means confronting the powers that want to
keep the worlds loaves and fish to themselves. Even if it means changing our own
lifestyles. Which of the two categories will you and I find ourselves in?
Rev Dr Setri Nyomi, general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, preaching at the Global
Week of Action service at the Ecumenical Center.

www.e-alliance.ch 9
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
supported and promoted action in the
churches, and became a leader in the
overall planning for the week by supply-
ing stories, campaign resources, and re-
ports that were shared widely through the
portal: www.april2005.org
Through partnership with Christian
Aid, the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
produced an Action Guide and Worship
Guide which have proved to be the most
popular resources the EAA has yet pro-
duced. More than 150,000 copies of the
guides in 10 languages were printed and
distributed, and tens of thousands more
downloaded from the web. The worship
guide in particular continues to be one
of the top downloaded publications from
the EAA site and was widely used in later
trade justice events, such as the worship
services during the meeting of the G8 and
the WTO General Council Meetings, and
during the 11 December Day of Prayer on
Trade before the WTO Ministerial Meet-
ing.
The EAA also prepared a media guide,
with a fact sheet for the press, sample op-
ed and letter to the editor. We collected
stories on trade issues to help local orga-
nizers illustrate complex issues to their
communities. And we highlighted the ac-
WCC General Secretary, Rev. Dr Sam Kobia, hands the Trade for People petition signed by religious leaders to a WTO representative
10 Annual Report 2005
tions and leadership of EAA participants
and other faith-based organizations in
the trade justice movements in their own
countries through our website and bulle-
tins as well as through the Global Week
of Action portal and publicity efforts.
Around the world church leaders spoke
out and EAA participants were involved
in festivals, trade tribunals, unfair foot-
ball matches, street theatre, demonstra-
tions, carnivals, concerts, a giant game
of WTO-poly and many other creative
events.
In Geneva a Trade for People petition
signed by over 265 religious leaders was
presented to senior officials at the World
Trade Organization by a delegation of
EAA participants led by WCC general
secretary Samuel Kobia. The petition
highlighted the goals of the Trade cam-
paign, and the meeting allowed the del-
egation to discuss with WTO officials the
campaigns demands. The list of signa-
tures can be found at: www.e-alliance.
ch/trade_petitionsignatures.jsp
In addition to the advocacy gains for na-
tional campaigns, the Global Week of Ac-
tion proved very successful in expanding
the engagement of civil society in trade
justice. For the EAA, the increase in new
subscribers to our trade bulletins and ac-
tion alerts and the dramatic increase in
visits to our web pages and trade resourc-
es proved that the effort gave new energy
to our main campaign goal of building a
movement of people.
EAAs leadership in planning and pro-
moting the week also generated a better
understanding among civil society actors
about the engagement of religious groups
in trade justice movements.
The Global Week of Action exemplified
in many ways how the EAA works best
sparking local, national, and interna-
tional action; developing resources that
can be adapted to fit community contexts,
and turning the ideas and efforts of local
and national participants into an inter-
national, inclusive campaign. For more
information on the national and interna-
tional events during the Global Week of
Action, see: www.e-alliance.ch/gwa.jsp
EAAs efforts also raised our visibil-
ity with the World Trade Organization,
who then worked with the EAA to invite
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, An-
glican Archibishop of Cape Town, as one
of the keynote speakers at the WTO pub-
lic symposium held just after the Global
Week of Action. Archbishop Ndungane

spoke forcefully on behalf of the EAA
and the Trade for People Campaign at a
high-level panel on the opening day.
?
Test your
knowledge
In the last 20 years, sub-Saharan
African countries have liberalised
their economies, mostly due to
conditions accompanying aid and
debt relief. What has been the
impact on their economies over
those 20 years?
a) gain of $272bn
b) neutral
c) loss of $272bn
For the answer, see the Keep the Promise
quiz at
www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp
World Trade Organization Negotia-
tions and Ministerial Meeting
Two years ago there were hopes that the
Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference, held
in Hong Kong in December 2005, would
be the culmination of an actual develop-
ment-oriented round of negotiations. As
the meeting moved closer, prospects of
any gains for those in poverty seemed in-
creasingly remote.
The EAA and its participants engaged
with the negotiations process at the WTO
in the run up to the WTO Ministerial in
Hong Kong through lobbying, worship,
media work and mass mobilization.
In July during the WTO General Council
meeting, the EAA, along with other
NGOs and activists groups working on
trade in Geneva, organized a General
Council of the People. This was a broad
civil society gathering with more than 400
farmers, activists, economists, and faith
leaders hosted in the Ecumenical Center.
Activities included demonstrations,
worship in the cathedral in Geneva,
meetings, panels, debates, and evening
cultural programs. The opening debate
was chaired by Dr Musimbi Kanyoro,
General Secretary of the World YWCA.
The EAA coordinator took part in an
early press conference and a member of
the EAA trade strategy group moderated
another press conference held at the
UN Palais for over 30 journalists at the
opening of the WTO General Council
meeting.
Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in October
Global Trade Campaign
The EAA again cooperated with Geneva-
based groups at the time of the October
WTO General Council in coordinating a
march and facilitating the attendance of
civil society organizations from outside
of Geneva.
In the run up to the December Ministerial,
the EAA hosted a listserve for joint
planning, shared briefing papers, and
promoted a Day of Prayer on Trade on
11 December, the Sunday before the
Ministerial began. At the Ministerial,
many EAA participants were present and
the Alliance was officially represented.
The EAA co-sponsored two pre-
conference events: a Conference on
Globalizing Economic Justice and Social
Sustainability organized by the Christian
Conference of Asia, and the International
Ecumenical Womens Forum on Life-
Promoting Trade, which was led by the
World Council of Churches.
As part of a peoples movement we will
stand together and demand that eco-
nomic models that marginalize and ex-
clude be turned right side up in order to
respect all people everywhere.
Rusa Jeremic, Kairos (Canada) and EAA trade strat-
egy group member, at the WTO Ministerial
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Faith-based groups and other civil society The poor are not poor because they

?

organizations have roundly criticized the want it, but because what belongs to
outcome of the Ministerial conference for
its failure to do anything for poor people.
them has been taken away from them. Test your
Clarissa Balan, World YWCA, who was
Kenyan Anglican Bishop Gideon Ireri of the Mbeere knowledge
diocese, on the eve of the Global Week of Action
one of the EAA representatives monitor-
ing the Ministerial, reported that ...the According to international trade
Ministerial Declaration was not only a
2005 World Social Forum rules, how long can a pharma-
betrayal of the alleged objective of foster-
ceutical company protect its pat-
ing development through trade but also
exposes the hypocrisy with which rich
Held in Porto Alegre, Brazil in January ent on a new drug to treat HIV?
2005, the EAA took part in the ecumeni-
countries have orchestrated the nego- a) one year b) five years
cal planning team that was convened in
tiations to obtain a lot more concessions
Geneva. The EAA took the lead role in c) ten years d) twenty years
from developing countries when the
facilitating communications through a
Ministerial Conference was supposed to For the answer, see the Keep the Promise
listserve that includes hundreds of ecu-
put trade to the advantage of poor coun- quiz at
menical representatives as an effort to www.e-alliance.ch/quiz_assembly.jsp
tries.
encourage people to plan activities col-
laboratively and avoid duplication. The
Given the failure of the talks in Hong
Trade for People Campaign and Global
Kong, the EAA continues to monitor ne-
Week of Action on Trade were actively
gotiations and alerts participants of pos-
presented in Porto Alegre at a variety of
sible moments for effective advocacy.
events.
See www.e-alliance.ch/wsf.jsp
More information on the advocacy with
the WTO can be found at www.e-alli-
ance.ch/wto.jsp.

Trade and HIV and AIDS campaigns join forces

on access to medicines
Following a recommendation from the EAA Assembly last November, the two EAA strategy
groups met together in September 2005 to discuss their campaign objectives and identify any
areas where joint advocacy would be possible and effective.

Within the HIV campaign, access to medicines is one of the primary goals. Goal IV of the
framework for action states The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and its participants advo-
cate for universal access to treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS.
Within the trade campaign, access to medicines falls within Goal IV on access to essential
services, which includes the objective to Demand guaranteed access to essential medi-
cines particularly for HIV and AIDS in which protection of public health takes precedence
over the protection of intellectual property rights and patents.

As a result, a concise briefing paper on access to medicines as a trade and health issue has
been issued (www.e-alliance.ch/media/media-6534.doc), worship resources addressing
trade and health were collected and made available through the website particularly for the
Day of Prayer on Trade in December, a workshop at the World Council of Churches assembly
in February 2006 is being planned, and a small group has begun investigating the feasibility of
taking up a specific case for education and advocacy in which a group or communitys human
right to health has been violated because of the lack of access to medicines.

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 Global Trade Campaign

Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in October

2005 Action Alerts

The EAA published four campaign bulletins and 13 action alerts on the Trade for People campaign in 2005. Leadership in the
Global Week of Action led to a rapid increase in regular subscribers that now reach almost 2,000 people and networks. (For Bul-
letins and Alerts, see: www.e-alliance.ch/newsletters.jsp)

Question Time: Ask the new WTO Director-General 18 January

Update: Question time online! 26 January
Talking Trade: Call for Best of Stories on Trade Justice 6 February
Oppose amendments to the Indian Patents Act 23 February
Make an impact on the new EU rules for tariff reductions grated to developing countries 2 March
The human right to food 21 March
Global Week of Action update 5 April
Last Chance to Sign Trade Petition before WTO meeting 5 April
Prayer for the G8 this Sunday 28 June
Tell the WTO that you are still watching 4 July
Killing of Activists in the Philippines 16 September
Another Killing in the Philippines 26 September
11 December: Day of Prayer on Trade 11 November

Global Trade Strategy Group (2005-2008)

Judith Cavanagh, Christian Aid (UK)
Malcom Damon, Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA (South Africa)
Sarah Ford, Lutheran World Relief (USA)
Rusa Jeremic, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Rogate Mshana, World Council of Churches
Omar Fernandez Obregon, Franciscans International (Colombia)
Peter Prove, The Lutheran World Federation
Danuta Sacher, Bread for the World (Germany)
Nithiya Sagayam, Catholic Bishops Conference of India
Mervin Sol Toquero, National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Rajyashri Waghray, Church World Service (USA)
Tarje Wanvik, Norwegian Church Aid
Tony Waworuntu, Christian Conference of Asia (Hong Kong)

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Organizations participating in an active alliance
Participation in the Alliance continues
to grow. A total of 97 organizations had
joined the EAA by the end of 2005.
New participants reflect the diversity of
the EAA, and include the Catholic Medi-
cal Mission Board (USA); Ecumenical
Documentation and Information Centre
in Southern Africa (EDICISA); Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church in Canada; KAIROS
(Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initia-
tives); International Orthodox Christian
Charities; and the United Evangelical
Lutheran Church in India. Our collective
advocacy is strengthened by our growing
north america | 15
latin america/caribbean | 6 africa | 25
14 Annual Report 2005
network of churches and related organi-
zations.
Participation continues to be particularly
strong in Europe and Africa, with in-
creasing participation in North America,
Latin America, and Asia. The EAA now
translates more of its materials to aid re-
gional networking and campaigning.
All participants sign the Guiding Prin-
ciples for Action and support the EAA
through a financial contribution or spe-
cific in-kind contribution that offsets the
EAA budget. Members of the Ecumeni-
europe | 26 asia | 9
middle east | 1
australia/new zealand | 3
international | 11
cal Advocacy Committee and the strat-
egy groups must come from participating
organizations.
The value of the participants in the Al-
liance is not just in numbers, it is each
organizations active engagement in the
issues, sharing advocacy ideas and or-
ganizational plans, contributing analysis
and support, picking up advocacy mes-
sages and actions that amplify each cam-
paign. As a network, the EAA increases
in value as each organization takes an ac-
tive role.
pacific | 2
Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance participants
As of December 2005
Action Chrtienne pour la Paix et la Justice /
Congo (Brazzaville)
African Christian Homes & Rehabilitation
Center (ACHRA) / Ghana
African Jesuit Aids Network (AJAN)
All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC)
Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK)
Angolan Action for Supporting Widows
(ANGOAVI)
Association of World Council of Churches
related Development Organizations in
Europe (APRODEV)
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS)
Bread for All / Switzerland
Brot fr die Welt (BfdW, Bread for the
World) / Germany
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) /
United States of America
Center of Concern / United States of
America
CESE (Coordenadoria Ecumnica de
Servios) / Brazil
CHARISECOURS (Charite Secours) /
Democratic Republic of Congo
Christian Aid / United Kingdom and Ireland
Christian Conference of Asia (CCA)
Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT)
Christian World Service (CWS) /
Aotearoa - New Zealand
Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT)
Church of Norway
The Church of Scotland
Church of Sweden
Church World Service (CWS)/United States
of America
CIDSE (International Cooperation for
Development and Solidarity) / Belgium
CIEGE (Consejo de Iglesias Evangelicas de
Guinea Ecuatorial) / Guinea
CLAI (Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias)
Concern Brethren Circle (CBC) / Nigeria
Conference of European Churches (CEC)
Conseil National des Eglises du Burundi
(National Council of Churches of Burundi)
Council of Churches of Malaysia
DanChurchAid (DCA) / Denmark
Deutsches Institut fr rztliche Mission
(Difm - German Institute for Medical
Mission)
EAWM (Evangelischer Arbeitskreis fr
Weltmission) / Austria
Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA
- Fellowship of Christian Councils in
Southern Africa (EJN) / South Africa
Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization
(EHO) / Serbia
Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN)
/ Kenya
EDICISA (The Ecumenical Documentation
and Information Centre in Southern Africa)
EED (Church Development Service) /
Germany
Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) /
Democratic Republic of Congo
Eglise Evanglique du Salut / Togo
Ekumenick akademie Praha / Czech
Republic
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) / United States of America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
(ELCIC)
Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland
(EMW - The Association of Protestant
Churches and Missions in Germany)
FAVRA Group / Kenya
Federation of Organizations for Social and
Educational Assistance (FASE) / Brazil
Fellowship of Christian Councils and
Churches in the Great Lakes and the Horn of
Africa (FECCLAHA)
Fellowship of Christian Councils and
Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)
Femme Berceau de lAbondance (FEBA) /
Democratic Republic of Congo
FinnChurchAid (FCA) / Finland
Franciscans International (FI)
HEKS/EPER (Swiss Interchurch Aid)
ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for
Development Cooperation / Netherlands
International Orthodox Christian Charities
(IOCC) / USA
International Voluntary Association Saints
Methodius and Cyrill Christian Educational
Center/Belarus
Iona Community / United Kingdom
KAIROS / Canada
Kerkinactie Global Ministries (Global
Ministries of the Protestant Church in the
Netherlands)
Kindernothilfe / Germany
Koinonia Presena Ecumenica e Servio
(Koinonia) / Brazil
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) / United
States of America
Madras Christian Council of Social Service
(MCCSS) / India
MAP International
Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)
Ministre pastoral auprs des personnes
avec handicap (Ministre IMANENDIA) /
Democratic Republic of Congo
Myanmar Baptist Convention
Namirembe Diocese, Anglican Church of
Uganda
National Council of Churches in the
Philippines (NCCP)
NCCA Christian World Service / Australia
Northelbian Centre for Worldmission and
Church World Service of the Northelbian
Evangelical Lutheran Church (Nordelbisches
Missionszentrum) / Germany
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
Pastoral Ecumenica VIH-SIDA / Argentina
Pax Christi International (International
Catholic Peace Movement)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK)
Presbyterian World Service and
Development (PWSD) / Canada
Simalungun Protestant Christian Church
(GKPS) / Indonesia
Solomon Islands Christian Association
South African Council of Churches (SACC)
St. Pauls United Theological College /
Kenya
Sudan Council of Churches (SCC)
Tonga Human Rights and Democracy
Movement
Union Chrtienne Face la Sant
(UCFSA) / Benin
United Church of Canada (UCC)
United Church of Christ - Wider Church
Ministries / United States of America
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
(UELCI)
United Evangelical Mission (UEM) /
Germany
The Washington Office on Africa (WOA /
United States of America
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
(WARC)
World Alliance of YMCAs
World Association for Christian
Communication (WACC)
World Council of Churches (WCC)
World Student Christian Federation (WSCF)
World Vision International (WVI)
World Young Womens Christian
Association (World YWCA)
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Structuring for coordinated advocacy
The EAAs networking and coordination
take place through a simple and flexible
structure.
A strategy group for each focus issue
meets twice a year to develop and review
progress on the plan of action.
An Ecumenical Advocacy Commit-
tee (EAC) meets once a year to guide
the EAA at a policy level and oversee
the programmatic work of the strategy
groups and the coordinating office.
The coordinating office, consisting of a
few staff members and interns based in
the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, be-
comes the hub of implementing plans, re-
sponding to new events and information,
building relationships, and promoting the
Alliance and the issues on a daily basis.
As expectations and demands on the EAA
grow, the office counts on strategy group
and EAC members to be EAA ambassa-
dors, promoting the EAA to extend the
network and continue to strengthen its
diversity and effectiveness.
The EAA takes advantage of all the in-
formation tools available in the most
cost-effective manner particularly the
web, email, conference calls and post to
share campaign resources, engage in joint
planning, and actively link EAA partici-
pants in between face-to-face meetings
and events.
The EAA has been improving the web-
site as the key source for information
about common advocacy efforts. The
extended absence of a webmaster in 2005
made this a particular challenge, as well
as the switch to a different web host in
August. However, with two recent uni-
versity graduates now working in the
EAA office through the Franciscans In-
ternational internship program, the web
and its multimedia functions are improv-
ing dramatically. The English website
content is being updated more regularly,
with increasing use of images and multi-
16 Annual Report 2005
media, and longstanding technical bugs made possible by Christian Aid, and that
are being addressed. person then provided staffing cover dur-
ing a maternity leave and several months
The user base for the website continues of much needed campaign and communi-
to expand. More new users are being at- cation assistance. A part-time consultant
tracted to the content surrounding popu- on budget and fundraising also joined the
lar events such as the Global Week of office for several months at the end of the
Action and World AIDS Day, with more year and into 2006, enabling a new com-
users returning to the website repeatedly. prehensive fundraising appeal to be sent
Overall, we have doubled the number of to our funding partners and EAA partici-
visits to the website in one year. pants in line with the recommendations
from the 2004 EAA Assembly.
The realities of trying to maintain a four-
language website with a small staff have With the aim of building greater visibili-
proven the greatest challenge, and a new ty and effectiveness, a cluster of churches
policy was developed at the end of the and church-related agencies connected
year to enable basic information to be to the WCC continued in discussion to
available in French, Spanish and German create a new global alliance for devel-
with improved links to new resources in opment. EAA participants are active in
that language. these deliberations and the Coordinator
serves on the steering committee for the
In addition to bulletins and action alerts new alliance. In 2005, it became clearer
on the two campaigns, the EAA now that an important aim was to bring to-
sends out an annual newsletter called gether the ecumenical work in emergen-
The Networker to update EAA partici- cies, development and advocacy. These
pants on general advocacy and Alliance discussions continue in to 2006.
news. An updated brochure and the an-
nual report have also become important
interpretation materials although staff
had hoped to accomplish much more. Global Week of Action demonstration in
However, when needs exceed the capac- the Philippines
ity of the small staff, supporting advo-
cacy on the issues takes precedence over
internal EAA material such as guides
for participants on how to make best use
of the Alliance. These are, in some ways,
missed opportunities to expand owner-
ship and participation in the Alliance.
This emphasizes the need for committee
members and EAA participants to also
take the initiative to promote the Alli-
ance within their organization and their
wider networks to make the Alliance as
dynamic as possible.
Keeping in mind the goal to maintain a
light and flexible coordinating office, the
EAA is open to creative ways to staff
short- and long-term needs, particularly
through the use of consultants and interns.
In 2005, one additional intern to work on
the Global Week of Action on Trade was
The Ecumenical Advocacy Committee, from left: Gunstein Instefjord, Richard Fee, Prawate Khid-Arn, Linda Hartke,
Robert Vitillo, Genevive Jacques, Sarah Ford, John Quigley, Baffour Amoa, Karin Lexen, Martin Junge.

Ecumenical Advocacy Committee (2004-2008)

Baffour Amoa, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)
Richard Fee, Presbyterian World Service and Development (Canada)
Sarah Ford, Lutheran World Relief (USA) (representing the Global Trade strategy group)
Linda Hartke, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Gunstein Instefjord, Norwegian Church Aid
Genevive Jacques, World Council of Churches
Martin Junge, The Lutheran World Federation
Prawate Khid-Arn, Christian Conference of Asia
Karin Lexen, Church of Sweden
John Quigley, Franciscans International
Robert Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis (representing the HIV and AIDS strategy group)

Staff in 2005
Linda Hartke, coordinator (full-time)
Sara Speicher, communications consultant (part-time; 3 1/2 months maternity leave)
Iris Fillinger, administrative assistant (part-time)
Jean Blaylock, global trade campaign intern; assistant campaign and communications officer (full-time including maternity cover)
Chris McAllister, web manager and communications assistant (intern, full-time, starting May 2005)
Jedrzej Chelminski, multi-media and communications assistant (intern, full-time, starting May 2005)
Tim Fieldsend, budgeting and financial requests (short term contract, beginning November 2005)

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Financial support for common advocacy

Income and expense 2000-2005 (in thousands)

CHF800
Expense

Income
CHF600

CHF400 The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

began the year with an opening balance
of CHF 87, 157.71.

CHF200 Income totalled CHF 794, 136. 25 and

expense CHF 756, 153. 94. The year end
balance was CHF 125,140.02 some of
which was designated funds.
CHF0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

EAAparticipatingAPRODEV EAAParticipatingCANZUS
86% 0%
churchesandagencies churchesandagencies

3% OtherEAAParticpants % Otherincome

Sources of As the chart demonstrates, the majority of funding comes from

organizations that are part of the Association of World Council of
Income 2005 Churches Related Development Organizations in Europe
(APRODEV). The CANZUS agencies consist of similar church
organizations and specialized ministries in Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and the US. Other income includes reimbursements.

18 Annual Report 2005

 Financial Support

75% EAAundesignated/core 9% WeekofActiononTrade

3.5% HIVandAIDSCampaign 2% GlobalTradeCampaign

0.5% HIVandAIDSStrategyGroup

Income by
Designation 2005 With 2005, expenses related to personnel and operating costs are
allocated to more accurately reflect how such resources are used
related to EAA campaigns. Year end balances of funds designated to
specific activities (e.g. Week of Action on Trade), are applied to that
activity in the following year since some initiatives are not so easily
begun and ended within a calendar year.

28% HIVandAIDSCampaign 23.5% GlobalTradeCampaign

7% InternationalAIDSConference 8% WeekofActiononTrade

2.3% HIVandAIDSStrategyGroup 4% GlobalTradeStrategyGroup

Expense by 0.2% GlobalPosterCompetition 7% ManagementandCoordination

Activity 2005

The audited accounts of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance are

available upon request to info@e-alliance.ch

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List of financial supporters in 2005
Association of World Council of Churches related Development Organizations in Europe (APRODEV)
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS)
Bread for All / Switzerland
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) / United States of America
Christian Aid / United Kingdom and Ireland
Christian Conference of Asia (CCA)
Christian World Service (CWS)/ Aotearoa - New Zealand
Church of Norway
The Church of Scotland
Church of Sweden
Church World Service (CWS)/United States of America
International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE) / Belgium
Conference of European Churches (CEC)
DanChurchAid (DCA) / Denmark
Brot fr die Welt (BfdW, Bread for the World) / Germany
Deutsches Institut fr rztliche Mission (Difm - German Institute for Medical Mission)
Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) / Kenya
EDICISA (The Ecumenical Documentation and Information Centre in Southern Africa)
EAWM (Evangelischer Arbeitskreis fr Weltmission) / Austria
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) / United States of America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW - The Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany)
Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)
FinnChurchAid (FCA) / Finland
Franciscans International (FI)
Swiss Interchurch Aid (HEKS/EPER)
ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation / Netherlands
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) / USA
Iona Community / United Kingdom
Kerkinactie Global Ministries (Global Ministries of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands)
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) / United States of America
Madras Christian Council of Social Service (MCCSS) / India
MAP International
National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP)
NCCA Christian World Service / Australia
NetMediaOne (in-kind contribution)
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
Pax Christi International (International Catholic Peace Movement)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWSD) / Canada
St. Pauls United Theological College / Kenya
United Church of Canada (UCC)
United Church of Christ - Wider Church Ministries
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI)
United Evangelical Mission (UEM) / Germany
World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC)
World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)
World Council of Churches (WCC)
World Student Christian Federation (WSCF)
World Vision International (WVI)
World Young Womens Christian Association (World YWCA)

20 Annual Report 2005

Photo Credits

Contents page: Lighting of candles at EAA co-sponsored World AIDS Day event in
Geneva, Switzerland. IFRC/Jorge Perez photographs

Page 1: Global Week of Action demonstration in Columbia. Omar Fernandez

Obregon

Page 3: World AIDS Day event in Geneva, Switzerland. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 4: A small girl during the service on 02/02/03 in the ELCM center in Lilongwe.
LWF/Falk Orth

Page 5: A young girl who lost her parents to AIDS, sits at the door step of her
classroom at a rescue center for AIDS orphans in Kenyas largest slum Kibera.
On her pair of socks she has an AIDS campaign sign or logo which tells it all. The
little girl is not only an orphan but is also a crusader in the fight against the killer
disease. 2005 Felix Masi/Voiceless Children, Courtesy of Photoshare

Page 6: Students from International School (Geneva) perform at EAA co-sponsored

World AIDS Day event. IFRC/Jorge Perez

Page 7: World AIDS Day ribbon. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 8: A volunteer of the Yuva Sankalp Foundation attends an AIDS awareness

drive in Sector-17, Chandigarh, India. 2005 Pradeep Tewari, Courtesy of
Photoshare

Page 9: Ecumenical service for trade justice in St Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, on the
eve of the WTOs General Council meeting in July. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 10: WCC General Secretary, Rev. Dr Sam Kobia, hands the Trade for People
petition signed by religious leaders to WTO representative. Peter Williams/WCC

Page 11: Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in
October. Aleksander Wasyluk

Page 12: Village families in Nigeria wait in line for HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling
and testing (VCT). 2003 Shehu Danlami Salihu, Courtesy of Photoshare

Page 13: Demonstration in Geneva at during the WTOs General Council meeting in
October. Jedrzej Chelminski/EAA

Page 16: Global Week of Action demonstration in Columbia. Mervin Sol Toquero

Page 17: The Ecumenical Advocacy Committee, from left: Gunstein Instefjord,
Richard Fee, Prawate Khid-Arn, Linda Hartke, Robert Vitillo, Genevive Jacques,
Sarah Ford, John Quigley, Baffour Amoa, Karin Lexen, Martin Junge. Jedrzej
Chelminski/EAA

Photo credits page: (top to bottom) Paul Jeffrey/ACT, Aleksander Wasyluk,

Paul Jeffrey/ACT

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