Annual Report 1987

International Federation for Family Life Promotion

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                                                                

Dr. William A. Uricchio                                                                   Dr. Alfredo Perez

President/Member at Large                                                              Americas Zonal Member

1402 Murray Avenue                                                                       Luis Carrera 2057

 Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA                                                            Santiago, Chile

                                                                                                         

Dr. Ramon Ruiz, Vice President                                                     Mr. Paul Gross

Asia/Oceania Zonal Member                                                          Secretary/Member at Large

Hong Kong Catholic Marriage                                                        c/o Institute Health and Economics

Advisory Counciland Technology Assessment                             Level 2, 77 Berry Street

502 Caritas House                                                                          North Sydney, NSW2060, Australia

2-B Caine Road, Hong Kong

 

Father Richard Cremins                                                                   Dr. Michele Guy

Africa Zonal Member                                                                      Europe Zonal Member

Family Life Movement of Zambia                                                  Institut de Recherche sur

Post Office Box 50796                                                                    l'Enfant et Ie Couple

Lusaka, Zambia                                                                               16, place Notre Dame

                                                                                                        38000 Grenoble, France

 

     

 

 

 

REPORT OF THE BOARD

For the International Federation of Family Life Promotion (IFFLP), 1987 was a year of new challenges and continued progress to make Natural Family Planning (NFP) an accep­table scientific method of fertility regulation. Family Life Education (FLE) also received greater attention during 1987. In addition, it was a year in which organizational develop­ment took place through several kinds of planning mechanisms.

Since the new Board of Directors took office in July 1986, there have been Board meetings in November 1986, May 1987 and February 1988, with one planned for July 1988. Through the Advisory Committees created at the November 1986 Board meeting, a number of issues and policy/programme tasks are being tackled. The Scientific and Research Com­mittee finalized the work on publishing a selected group of scientific papers from the IFFLP's IV International Con­gress, which are contained in a special issue of the Interna­tional Journal of Fertility. Presently, the committee is prepar­ing the scientific programme and workshops for the forth­coming Vth International Congress, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in August 1989. The Policy Committee is studying a number of issues, including the IVth General Assembly's recommendation for possible Board expansion, besides giving its attention to funding strategies, zonal autonomy and the informed choice referral clause. Policy papers are expected shortly on these areas. Lastly, the Pro­gramme Development Committee outlined a number of work areas, which include the preparation of a list of Third World consultants, the creation and endorsement of an NFP teacher certification process, and the development and implementa­tion of basic programme standards in a number of selected countries.

Since a number of NFP programmes have recently asked us to develop a process that could be used for certification of NFP teachers at the national level, the IFFLP Secretariat, in collaboration with the Programme Development Committee will begin to focus on this task sometime around mid-1988. This will help NFP programmes to provide more competent NFP teacher training and improve overall programme super­vision. In addition, by the Vth International Congress, the IFFLP will have developed draft procedures or a manual of basic NFP programme standards. The Federation feels that standards for NFP instruction, teacher certification, outreach, and supervision of NFP services are particularly important for future programme development and for the provision of quality NFP services. Basic standards will serve as a guide to assist NFP programme directors and leaders in developing quality services and in reaching established pro­gramme goals. The IFFLP sees this task as an important one for 1988/89.

Another important challenge over the next few years is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of NFP /FLE pro­grammes. An important way to achieve this is through im­proved collection, analysis and dissemination of programme data. As a result, following the Federation's data manage­ment workshop for Asia/Oceania in July 1987, plans are being drawn-up to provide technical assistance and other crucial inputs to develop and improve basic service statistics in all of the four IFFLP geographical zones, beginning with a focus on a number of selected countries in 1988 and 1989. Good data and good reporting are essential in demonstrating the effectiveness and importance of NFP services to one's clients, to the government and to funding agencies. The IFFLP will encourage its affiliates to adopt a common set of core data items that can be reported regularly by programme managers to donors and other collaborating agencies. However, building a good client and programme data record system will not be an easy task. It often requires extra supervi­sion and monitoring of NFP teachers and .users, and a great degree of administrative motivation. The IFFLP's ex­periences in Zambia and Liberia should prove helpful in undertaking this task.

 

 

If NFP IFLE programmes are to become viable, they must be integrated into larger service systems such as primary health care and community development programmes. Begin­ning in 1988, the IFFLP will begin to explore the possibilities of integrating some NFP programmes (on a pilot basis) into primary health care, maternal-child health and other service systems. Initial efforts will be undertaken in countries such as Madagascar, Dominican Republic, and Brazil. Self-reliance for sustainability will also be undertaken on a pilot basis in the next few years. Moreover, ways will be explored for rais­ing local funds to pay programme operation costs. This may be done by charging client fees, by selling NFP materials, by fund-raising events, seeking support from the local or national governments, and by developing small, local income generating projects.

In 1988, the Federation will complete its cooperative agree­ment with the Agency for International Development (AID) and sign a new agreement for AID funding, which will come through the Institute for International Studies of NFP (IISNFP) of Georgetown University. The new agreement, which will be at a level of $1.5 million will be implemented over a two-year period (1988-90) and focus on approximately ten countries. For the first time, AID funds will be used by the Federation to provide technical assistance to NFP pro­grammes in Latin America. The two countries selected will most likely be Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Countries in Africa will include Mauritius, Zambia, Zaire, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Madagascar. Other countries may be added later. This new agreement will benefit from the experiences gained through the current cooperative agreement with AID, which will end in July 1988. The results of the current five­year project will be published in 1988, or in early 1989. To date, we are very pleased with our achievements under this cooperative agreement.

We are also pleased with the positive collaborative relation­ship that 'has developed between the Federation and the In­stitute for International Studies of NFP. In the coming year, there will be joint meetings on evaluation, data management, outreach and other topics, all of which have the purpose of improving NFP programme operation and professionalism. I feel confident that this relationship will continue to grow and be beneficial to NFP.

In addition, we expect to initiate a number of new and ex­citing NFP activities in 1988. CIDA (the Canadian Interna­tional Development Agency) has informed us that it will fund the Federation at an increased level for a two-year period, and in addition, provide funds for a Women-in-Development Programme, a South-to-South Exposure effort, and a Youth Leadership Training Project. The Women-in-Development Programme will focus on improving the participation of women in Federation leadership. The South-to-South ex­posure effort will provide NFP leaders an opportunity to learn from other NFP programmes and to effect what may be termed south-to-south knowledge transfers. On the other hand, the CIDA-sponsored youth leadership training pro­gramme will prepare young men and women under 30 years

of age for leadership roles in their NFP/FLE organizations. These programmes are expected to improve the Federation's institution-strengthening efforts and encourage the idea of in­itiating activities for both integration and sustainability. We are grateful for CIDA's continued support and encourage­ment to develop innovative thrusts in NFP. Their aid makes it easier to approach other potential donors.

In the last year or so, we have been extremely encouraged by the growing interest of new donor agencies in supporting NFP. We are also very pleased with the continued support of donor agencies such as Development and Peace of Canada, CCFD (France), MISEREOR (Germany), MISSIO (Ger­many), Church in Need, Propagatione Fide (Vatican), UNFP A, Swiss Caritas, Caritas Belgium, and a number of new donors such as Caritas Austria, the Catholic Women's League of Austria, Secours Catholique (France), and others. Through their efforts, we will be able to hold an important NFP Seminar in July 1988 in Hong Kong for the Asial Oceania Zone with about 80 participants, including up to 20 from the People's Republic of China. This seminar will focus on topics such as data management and outreach or informa­tion, education and communication, plus integration, pro­gramme development strategies, and NFP IFLE teacher selec­tion and training. The IFFLP hopes that this initial dialogue

with the Chinese will augur well for the development of NFP in China.

As President of the IFFLP Board of Directors, I am very happy to inform you that the Board has reviewed the 24 recommendations made by our members at the IVth Interna­tional Congress, and action is being taken on those requiring follow-up. Members will be informed of the results through our Bulletin and message-to-members. In reviewing these recommendations, we found a number of new issues to be studied, and also ways in which we might improve the Federa­tion's many activities and programmes.

In 1986 and 1987, the Federation incurred a financial deficit of over $100,000, mostly due to an overrun in the IVth International Congress and the budget demands of pro­gramme expansion. However, the Board and Federation Secretariat have initiated a plan to substantially reduce the deficit by August 1989.

I also want to take the opportunity in this communication to inform everyone about our Vth International Congress

which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, August 18-26, 1989. There wili be three days of training workshops, followed by two days of scientific sessions, and other days for zonal meetings and a general assembly. At the zonal meetings, zonal Board representatives and zonal councilors will be elected. The members-at-Iarge for the Board will be elected by the General Assembly. I hope the election procedures will be organized in advance by the zonal councils and com­municated to all zonal members. The Congress will be an im­portant event for the Federation since it will cover many of the topics described above. Moreover, it will include new topics such as AIDS prevention and breastfeeding. It should be our best Congress to date. As plans are finalized, the IFFLP will advise our affiliates and friends.

Once again, much of the credit for the continued progress in the Federation should be given to the Executive Director and the staff of the Secretariat. They have worked hard to develop new projects, to maintain contact with our affiliates, and to try to meet all of the organization's many needs. I would also like to thank the IFFLP members, zonal councils, and advisory committees of the Board for making 1987 a par­

ticularly fruitful year for the Federation. The Board of Direc­tors has also worked hard to guide and support them and I would be remiss not to mention how grateful I am to have the help of this dynamic and forward looking Board.

July, 1988

Dr. William A. Uricchio President of the IFFLP Board

 

REPORT OF ACTIVITIES

In 1987, the IFFLP Secretariat was very active in initiating new programmes and relationships, while improving overall organizational management. It was a busy year, both at head­quarters as well as in the field: Six major areas were par­ticularly important, and these are described in this report.

 

I. The IVth European Congress (Vienna, May 1987)

This was one of the highlights of 1987. It was hosted by the Institut fur Ehe und Familie of Vienna, under its director, Dr. Helmuth Schattovits. Some 128 people from 24 countries, in­cluding 5 countries outside of Europe, participated. Of the 19 European countries represented, four sent more than ten delegates each; these countries were: Austria (21 delegates), West Germany (19 delegates), France (17 delegates), and Poland (12 delegates). There have been four successful Euro­pean Congresses since 1976: Vienna (1976). Birmingham (1982), Dusseldorf/Dormagen (1985), and Vienna (1987).

The format of the 4th European Congress was very much like that of the IFFLP's International Congresses. There were informal training workshops and scientific sessions (with English, French, and German translation), followed by a for­mal European Zonal meeting. The European Zonal Council also held its meeting in Vienna. From May 16th to 24th, the three zonal sub-committees met and conducted various ses­sions under the guidance of the European Zonal Council. IFFLP's European zone has sub-committees for research, teaching and training, and family life education and marriage counselling. The European congress was very much the pro­duct of these sub-committees. At the end of the congress, the IFFLP Board met for a few days, and initiated a process of strategic planning that should impact on improving the Federation in coming years.

Recently, the Institut fUr Ehe and Familie published an im­pressive 340-page trilingual book of proceedings from its Vienna meeting. It contains 30 presentations under 10 separate sections. Each presentation is in the language that it was given. Copies of the proceedings can be obtained from the Institut's Vienna office, which is at: Spigelgasse 3/8, A-lOW Wien, Austria.

During the zonal meeting, a new zonal council election pro­cedure was used to elect the European zonal councillors. The procedure could be helpful to elections in other zones, and we are recommending its use as a guide. The new European zonal council members, elected along linguistic lines, are: Frank O'Connell (English-UK), Josef Roetzer (German-Austria), Michel Barbato (Italian-Italy), Maria Helena dos Santos (Spanish/Portuguese-Portugal), and Jean Mutricy (French­France). Of the five councillors, three were re-elected and two are new. Dr. Michele Guy (France), as the zonal Board member, continues as the chairperson of the European Zonal Council.

II. IFFLP's Basic NFP Development Programme

The Federation's basic NFP development programme con­tinued to function at a high level of activity in 1987. Mainly, it was supported by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Government (Agency for International Development-AID), and by a programme grant from the Canadian Government (Canadian International Development Agency-CIDA).

The cooperative agreement with AID, which is scheduled to conclude in July 1988, mainly involves two major NFP

demonstration projects which are located in Liberia and Zam­bia, with an on-going evaluation by a Johns Hopkins Univer­sity team of the projects' cost-effectiveness and use­effectiveness. The results of The Johns Hopkins University team will be published either at the end of 1988 or in early 1989. So far, the preliminary data looks very positive and shows that NFP can be both cost- and use-effective. The cooperative agreement also partially supports the Mauritius NFP teacher supervisor preceptorship programme for Africa, and to date some 44 trainees from 13 countries have par­ticipated in the programme. The countries are: Central African Republic, Zambia, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Zaire, Con­go, Mauritius, Burundi, Rwanda, Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia and Burkina Faso. In 1987, small technical assistance grants for NFP programme development were operational in Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Madagascar, and Zaire. Such small grants have been very important for developing the basic components of NFP service programmes in these countries.

The CIDA programme development assistance grant entered its third and final year of operation in 1987. The CIDA grant was important to the Federation in planning and undertaking technical assistance for Third World pro­grammes, and for improving programme service skills and management. The grant provides us with a flexibility for development in the Third World. CIDA funding of small country NFP programmes has been important for encourag­ing NFP development, and it has enabled the Federation to provide development tools or resources that would normally be lacking and which might obstruct planned development without such assistance. This is often seen as seed capital for developing an NFP programme component, for promoting technology transfer, or for improving NFP programme skills and processes in an incremental fashion in order to create the foundation for a future stage of expansion or growth. It also allows the Federation to innovate with new ideas and develop­ment tools. Moreover, CIDA funds enable the Federation to begin to explore ways to open-up a dialogue for integrating NFP into public health, family planning, community development and women-in-development programmes, an area that will be explored further in the coming year.

The development of zonal councils and secretariats in the Third World has also benefited from CIDA funding. Zonal secretariats provide a focal point for regional planning and coordination, for expressing concerns and issues, and for sharing experiences, including the results of NFP research. Through the zonal councils, we see a new leadership emerging in each zone, one that is concerned with the professionalism and credibility of NFP, one that recognizes the need for more

professional services and for integrating or mainlining NFP with other health systems.

The CIDA grant also supported the NFP teacher supervisor preceptorship programme in Mauritius, enabled us to under­take technical assistance in Brazil, Senegal, Togo and Madagascar, and supported training grants for workshops like the seminar held in 1988 in Hong Kong, which was at­tended by about 80 Asia/Oceania members, along with some 20 or so people from the People's Republic of China. It also enabled the IFFLP to promote NFP technology transfer and exchanges of experience through resource guides, a compen­dium of scientific abstracts (from the IVth International Con­gress), and educational materials.

 

III. Collaboration Between the Federation and Georgetown University's International Institnte of NFP

During 1987, the IFFLP continued and expanded its col­laborative efforts with the Institute. Following the Institute's successful competitive bid in 1985 for a $15 million, 5-year NFP cooperative agreement with AID, the IFFLP adopted a position of close collaboration in order to more effectively promote NFP, and in order to help its members. The Ex­ecutive Director of the IFFLP, a member of the Institute's Technical Advisory Group (TAG), attended two TAG meetings in 1987 where all of the Institute's activities and pro­jects were discussed. The TAG has become one of the focal points for collaboration. Collaboration also occured in the following areas.

1. After supporting 25 training scholarships for the IFFLP's IVth International Congress (1986) in Ottawa, Canada, the Institute provided a grant that enabled the IFFLP to publish 15 of the best scientific papers presented at the Congress in the INTERNA TIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY.

2. Three training workshops, entirely supported by the In­stitute, were held in 1987, with the majority of par­ticipants attending from the IFFLP's member organizations. This included a Management and Infor­mation, Education, and Communication (1EC) or Outreach W or kshop in Lusaka, Zambia, in June 1987, where 25 participants from Liberia, Mauritius, and Zambia, attended. L' Action Familiale of Mauritius provided two faculty members for the workshop. It was the first workshop to treat outreach as a specific major theme. In March 1988, the workshop was repeated in Kenya for 28 representatives, who came mainly from Ghana, Liberia, and Kenya.

3. In Los Angeles in July 1987, an important NFP train­ing of trainers workshop was organized for 25 people, 75 percent of whom were from IFFLP member organizations. This was repeated but in Spanish in Bogota, Colombia, in June 1988.

4. Jointly with the IFFLP, the Institute supported a data management workshop in Hong Kong in July 1987 for 14 trainees from IFFLP's Asia/Oceania Zone. In the future, more effort will be made to improve the data record systems of Federation members. The Institute has also produced a data management manual which serves as a guide for some of the Federation's NFP pro­grammes.

5. Joint IFFLP and Institute visits were made to Madagascar in November 1986, and to the Ivory Coast in 1987. In the Ivory Coast, an NFP training project was written-up for PROVIF A in which the Ministry of Women Promotion would participate.

6. Joint consultations were held in a number of areas of mutual interest, such as in the following.

. the WHO NFP Guide

. The Institute's NFP glossary

. An outreach guide for NFP programmes

. Cost-effectiveness approaches to NFP

. Training standards and certification

. Review of various NFP trainer teaching packages.

The extent of this collaboration can be estimated in dollars. Between 1985-90, the Institute will provide $2.7 - 3.0 million for projects of the Federation and some 37 of its members in 34 countries. More than 32 different projects are being fund­

ed, and over 150 training scholarships will have been granted by the Institute. These figures include the data from the IFFLP sub-agreement negotiated with the Institute in 1987, but finalized and approved in 1988.

IV. New NFP Development Programmes

Since the AID cooperative agreement and CIDA pro­gramme support grant would terminate in 1988, the IFFLP developed and negotiated new NFP development program­mes with both AID and CIDA in the latter half of 1987.

In regard to re-negotiating with AID, the IFFLP was asked to approach the Georgetown Institute for AID funds. A pro­ject was submitted for $1.5 million for 28 months, and after a lengthy negotiation it was signed at the end of March 1988. The new agreement allows the IFFLP to extend its technical assistance to Latin America, particularly to Brazil and the Dominican Republic. It also provides for continued support to Africa, and sub-agreements will probably be signed with NFP programmes in Mauritius, Zambia, Liberia, Madagascar, Zaire, and the Ivory Coast. The Johns Hopkins University will also conclude its work in Liberia and Zambia under this agreement.

The Canadian Government, through CIDA, approved a two-year programme development grant with a 50 percent in­crease in funds over the previous two years support. Besides supporting zonal development, training, country micro­projects, and resource development, CIDA provided addi­tional funds for innovative and specific activities such as Women-In-Development, a South-to-South exposure pro­gramme, and a programme for Youth Leadership Training. The objective of the Women-In-Development programme is to train women as effective NFP teachers and supervisors, providing them with knowledge and skills necessary to in­tegrate their local NFP programmes into large health and family planning services (or for becoming self-reliant), but more importantly to prepare them for leadership positions at all levels of NFP work or to help make them eligible for other similar leadership jobs. Women, for the most part, are NFP teachers and supervisors in Federation programmes. However, there is still a larger reservoir of women who can be incorporated into NFP programmes if they are trained and motivated for involvement. The Youth Leadership Training project will enable young people to participate fully, to con­tribute to and to share in the life of their organization at all levels. The South-to-South exposure programme will enable NFP leaders to visit different, often model programmes and to learn by exchanging experiences and participating in new kinds of management systems and NFP service programmes.

V. Zonal Activities

The following are highlights of zonal activities.

    a) Africa Zone: In May 1987, the Africa Zonal Board

member, Mr. Herve Juste (Mauritius), resigned and was replaced by Father Richard Cremins of Zambia. Later that year, in September, a joint NFP /FLE teacher training workshop was held in Man, Ivory Coast. On that occasion, a zonal council meeting was held. In addition, in February 1987, under the sponsorship of MISEREOR (Germany), Caritas Switzerland, and the IFFLP, a modified mucus method (MMM) workshop was held in Sierra Leone with representatives from seven countries. The workshop was given by Drs. Kathleen Dorairaj and Philomena Carneiro of New Delhi, India.

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Lastly, the Local Congress Coordinating Committee (LCCC) was created in Kenya to begin preparing for the IFFLP's Vth International Congress in Nairobi, August 18-26, 1989. It is chaired by Mr. John Kweri, Kenyan Catholic Secretariat (KCS). The vice-chairman is Dr. Andrew Kiura, chairman of the Family Life Counseling Association of Kenya (FLCAK). This committee will closely collaborate with the IFFLPSecretariat in preparing for the Vth Congress. The Congress programme will be drawn-up in 1988.

b) The Americas: In March 1987, a zonal council meeting was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at which strategic zonal planning was initiated, along with plans for an NFP Seminar in late 1988 or early 1989. A decision was made to give Brazil, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Colombia priority within the Georgetown Institute/IFFLP agreement. Later, because of budget constraints and other factors, Haiti and Colombia were dropped.

The zonal secretariat in Santiago, Chile, published a first edition of a zonal newsletter. A zonal council meeting was also held in Montreal in February 1988. Lastly, a zonal meeting will probably take place in Santiago, Chile in January 1989.

c) Asia/Oceania: The international NFP seminar scheduled for December in Canton, China, was rescheduled for July 1988 and took place in Hong Kong. About 80 people, up to 20 from China, attended. The seminar treated themes such as data management, outreach, teaching standards, integration, programme development, new developments in NFP, breast feeding , AIDS, and other subjects. A proceedings will probably be available by the end of 1988.

We continue to be very impressed with the monthly zonal newsletter published by the Zonal Secretariat in Hong Kong. It keeps people informed of events, scientific research, issues, and programme development in the zone. It is an excellent vehicle for exchanging zonal experiences.

d) Europe: Besides the European Congress held in Vienna, the European zone is to be congratulated on undertaking a review of the NFP learning/teaching techniques within the zone, and for steps taken towards a consensus on developing zonal teaching standards. The three working subcommittees continued to meet during the year, and the Research Sub­Committee is planning to initiate a study among the zonal countries on premenopause. The zone is also beginning to use the WHO-BLAT family fertility learning package, which WHO is translating in French and Spanish, and which should be printed in these languages during 1988.

VI. IFFLP Secretariat Activities

Membership and Board communication received high priority during 1987. Although only one Board meeting was held (May 1987), two Liaison Letters were prepared for the Board: Liaison letter No. 43 in April 1987 , and Liaison Letter No. 44 in December 1987. These documents described the programmes being undertaken by the IFFLP, issues being confronted, plans and future programme development thrusts, and so forth.

A single 1987 issue of the IFFLP Bulletin was developed in English, French, and Spanish and mailed to about 1,000 peo­ple. In addition, "Message to Members" No. 13 was prepared and mailed in April 1987 to members and many con­tacts around the world. The "Message to Members" contain­ed a copy of the 1986 General Assembly's recommendations.

A great deal of time and effort went towards coordinating with SERENA Canada the publication of a book of abstracts from the scientific presentations of the IVth International Congress, and also for the publication of 15 selected papers in the International Journal of Fertility. The IFFLP Scientific and Research Committee under Dr. Alfredo Perez, Chile, selected and initially edited the papers that appeared in the Journal. Both the book of abstracts and the special edition of the Journal are being mailed to our members. The abstracts have already been translated into French, and a Spanish edi­tion will be prepared soon.

Much of the staff time in 1987 was expended on preparing new AID (Georgetown NFP Institute) and CIDA projects, and on managing existing project commitments. Staff time spent in the field totaled about 180 person-days, during which the following countries were visited: Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya, Senegal, Zaire, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon, Philippines, Haiti; Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Belgium. Some countries were visited more than once.

Two staff changes occured in 1987. Mr. Charles Obold our Finance Officer left in May and was replaced by Miss Roseanne Serels. Mrs. Susan Jones, Africa Project Officer, left us in December to resume her graduate studies towards her doctorate. We hope to replace her with Mr. Richard Sevigny from Canada in 1988. Mr. Sevigny is a bilingual family service agency executive with solid experience in NFP.

As one can easily see from this report, our staff of 8 people continued to respond to the many needs of our members and of NFP /FLE programme development tasks in many parts of the world. Our many achievements in 1987 were largely due to the dedication and hardwork of this staff.

One major concern, however, confronts both the IFFLP staff and Board. At the end of 1987, we had a rising fund deficit due to both current AID and CIDA projects winding down and less income for our activities. However, as new projects come on line in 1988, the IFFLP will reverse this trend and by the end of 1988 the deficit should be greatly reduced.

Respectfully submitted by

 

 

Claude A. Lanctot, MD Executive Director, IFFLP

September 1st, 1988

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 1987

ANNAPOLIS, MD

HOYE, ORA VES, BAILEY & ASSOCIATES

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 7819 NORFOLK AVENUE BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20814-5074

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(800) 352-1470 (301) 652-5465

Board of Directors International Federation for Family Life Promotion Washington, District of Columbia

We have examined the balance sheet of THE INTERNA TIONAL FEDERATION FOR FAMILY LIFE PROMOTION (a nonprofit organization) as of December 31,1987, and the related stater.lents of revenue and expenses and changes in fund deficit, and changes in financial position for the year then ended. Our examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, includ­ed such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstance.

The Federation has a fund deficit of $145,386 as of December 31, 1987. In addition, at December 31, 1987, the Federation has a working capital deficit of $153,537. The Federation's future operations are dependent upon its ability to generate revenues sufficient to recover expenses and upon its ability to pro­cure adequate working capital to finance future operations.

In our opinion, subject to the matters discussed in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements described above present fairly the financial position of THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR FAMILY LIFE PROMOTION as of December 31, 1987, and the results of its operations and changes in its financial position for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year.

 

 

Certified Public Accountants

Bethesda, Maryland April 26, 1988