Financial Information

For fiscal year 2006-2007 (1 April 2006-31 March 2007) IFRTD continued to enjoy the support of three core donors: the British Department for International Development through the Global Transport Knowledge Partnership, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. 

Additional project support was given for Mobility and Health from both SDC and Sida. Besides a capacity assessment study into IFRTD’s systems and processes, Sida supported general non-core activities which helped built the capacity of our affiliated networks or NFGs and the Makete study, a post-evaluation on the first integrated rural transport programme in Tanzania. In March 2007, Peter Njenga the Regional Coordinator for East and Southern Africa was appointed the rural transport theme champion for gTKP and with support of the Secretariat and network members we have been able to develop content for their web site as well as increase gTKP’s visibility through holding virtual discussions in Latin America and Francophone Africa.

Short term contracts were carried out in collaboration with the World Bank’s Thematic group on Transport and Social Responsibility. In collaboration with their and our local partners, we carried out workshops on transport indicators in Peru and South Africa.    Funding from SDC’s Knowledge Management Department allowed us to publish the Networked Research Manual in French, English and Spanish. With host Practical Action we have developed a publication on Gravity Ropeways, while a three-year collaboration with the University of Durham on Children and Mobility resulted in a total income of £558,222.

Below follows a summarised Income and Expenditure Statement and Sources of Income for this period. For a full audited account report please contact ifrtd@ifrtd.org    

International Forum for Rural Transport and Development: Statement of Income and Expenditure for fiscal year 1 April 2006-31 March 2007.[*]

Income
Core Donors (gTKP/DFID, SDC, Sida)	360,936
Sida Non-Core Grants (Capacity Assessment  & Makete)	74,582
Other Core Income and Interest Earned	2,137
Project Income	69,842
Consultancy (World Bank, gTKP theme work)	50,725
Total income	558,221
EXPENDITURE
IFRTD Staff/ Consultants/ Subcontractors costs	319,385
IFRTD Executive Council Meeting	18,925
NFG Activities/ Workshops/Seminars	99,108
Information Dissemination (including Forum News etc.)	46,858
IFRTD Strategy Development	16,464
Office Facilities and Support	39,008
ITC Programme support and other services	35,952
Legal fees/bank charges	9,501
Total Expenditures	585,200
(Deficit)/surplus of income over expenditure	(26,978)

* Figures are taken from the Certified Audit Report. More information is available on request.

**Consultancy includes World Bank and gTKP Theme champion work

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