Annual Report and Financial Statement
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The FAIRMED projects in numbers
FAIRMED directly supported 1,778,876 people last year and raised awareness of health issues through personal exchanges.
1,447,343 people were treated for NTDs (neglected tropical diseases) such as leprosy, Buruli ulcer, and yaws.
FAIRMED trained 4,005 local qualified health workers and volunteer health workers.
FAIRMED facilitated 54,434 safe births in its projects.
FAIRMED supported 84,974 people in emergencies such as natural disasters.
How we use our resources
We make every effort to keep our administration lean and small. ZEWO also regularly confirms with its seal of approval that we use donations efficiently (certified since 1963!). This is proof from a neutral source that our operational processes are professional and efficient and are constantly being improved.
Use of funds
Where our resources come from
Source of funds
How we fight corruption
As corruption can occur at the local government level, FAIRMED operates its own country offices and directly controls the flow of funds there. Funds never go to governments, but exclusively to carefully selected local staff. In project planning, collaboration with partners is clearly defined - including responsibilities and sources of funding. Strict monitoring and external audits ensure that irregularities and deviations in our project activities and their financing are detected. In addition, FAIRMED implements anti-corruption programs in all project countries, conducts risk analyses, and ensures transparency with reporting systems.
Report suspicion of corruption
Do you want to report suspicion of corruption or a case of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment?
Then contact the external organization Safecall. Safecall experts are available worldwide in over 170 languages. Safecall will report the incident and forward it to the relevant person at FAIRMED. The report will be made anonymously and confidentially.
Phone: List of telephone numbers
Online: www.safecall.co.uk
Gender-sensitive language at FAIRMED
Only the equality of people of all genders enables sustainable development. Therefore, FAIRMED uses gender-neutral formulations whenever possible.
Free visibility thanks to media partners
Advertising is also important for non-profit organizations like FAIRMED. With our advertising, we not only raise awareness of FAIRMED's work, but also show how important it is for people affected by poverty to have access to basic healthcare.
Nevertheless, it is understandable that questions about their financing arise in NGO advertising campaigns. Therefore, we want to be open and honest: Yes, we use donations for advertising. However, the vast majority is published for free thanks to generous support. FAIRMED only uses a small percentage of donations for advertising and fundraising. We try to gain as many partners as possible who will publish our advertising for free. Thus, a large part of FAIRMED's advertising is only possible thanks to the generous support of various media partners in print and TV.
Quality seals
Quality seals provide clarity for donations. Every year, we put ourselves up for screening by independent Swiss monitoring authorities. FAIRMED has the ZEWO and the ISO quality management certificate
ZEWO quality seal
The independent ZEWO foundation reviews our finances and assesses our integrity. Since 1963, our ZEWO quality seal certifies that donations arrive as intended in the project countries.
ISO 9001:2015
The quality seal ISO 9001:2015 confirms that FAIRMEDs meets the standards for management, transparency, professionality and reliability of a modern organisation. FAIRMED was first certified for ISO 9001:2000 in 2006. Since March 2017 we have been certified in accordance with the new standard of ISO 9001:2015.
PSEAH - Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harrassment
The prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment is a central pillar in the work of FAIRMED. A UNICEF risk assessment classified us as an organisation with a low risk of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
Vignette for training companies
The vignette for training companies was introduced in French-speaking Switzerland in 1997. It was launched nationally in 2004. The vignette is a recognition to the training companies for their commitment to vocational training.