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IPPG Newsletters: March 2002
Financial Report for 2001 (in local currency) |
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Australia
| Balance at 1/1/01 | A$ 3,686 |
| INCOME |
| 1. Donations |
| Porter Fund |
| G Easter | 100 |
| C Pollit | 1,000 |
| Porter's Progress & Clothing Bank |
| Treksafe (PAC) | 2,000 |
| C Pollit | 500 |
| Porter Video |
| Rix Corporation | 500 |
| Porters Shelter |
| L Taylor | 50 |
| C Whitehead | 50 |
| Misc |
| G Weare | 240 |
| R Giddy | 150 |
| D Hopkins | 50 |
| Bartlets | 1,200 |
| A Spinaze | 50 |
| G Carlyle | 80 |
| I & R Gawler | 200 |
| V Fancourt | 100 |
| National Parks | 50 |
| 2. Fundraiser |
| J Duff (Tasmania fundraiser) | 1,226 |
| TOTAL INCOME | A$ 7,546 |
| EXPENSES |
| Admin, publicity, website | 2,768.22 |
| Photo exhibition | 353.92 |
| Porter clothing Bank | 291.44 |
| IPPG Nepal & Porter Fund | 1,500 |
| Porter's Progress & Clothing Bank | 3,000 |
| Serena Rix Productions | 500 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | A$ 8,413.58 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | A$ 2,818.42 |
Germany
| Balance at 1/1/01 | DM 1,000 |
| INCOME |
| 1. Donations |
| M Schiefer | 1,200 |
| 2. Other income |
| Sales of photos | 1,360 |
| Mac Studios Duesseldorf | 40 |
| TOTAL INCOME | DM 2,600 |
| EXPENSES |
| Admin | 50 |
| Photo exhibition in Innsbruck | 1,200 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | DM 1,250 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | DM 2,350 |
Canada
| Balance at 1/1/01 | C$ 150.00 |
| INCOME |
| 1. Donations |
| Canadian Himalayan Foundation | 1,000.00 |
| WestCan Treks | 1,769.10 |
| David Devine, Vancouver | 100.00 |
| 2. Others |
| Bank Interest Earned | 1.63 |
| TOTAL INCOME | C$ 2,870.73 |
| EXPENSES |
| Transfer to Porter Relief Fund- Nepal | 1,500.00 |
| Newsletter production & distribution | 292.00 |
| Banff Photo Exhibit (February) | 16.78 |
| Shipping Photos back to Australia | 192.82 |
| WestCan Travel Show Display | 71.74 |
| Other Postage & Stationery supplies | 7.17 |
| Photo enlargements for Poster Display | 70.00 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | C$ 680.51 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | C$ 840.22 |
Hong Kong
| Balance at 1/1/01 | nil |
| INCOME |
| Fundraisers | 22,000 |
| TOTAL INCOME | HK$22,000 |
| EXPENSES |
| Computer for IPPG Nepal | 10,000 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES HK$ | 10,000 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | HK$12,000 |
Nepal
| Balance at 1/1/01 | 74,050 RS |
| INCOME |
| Donations |
| IPPG UK | 86,800 |
| IPPG Canada | 69,000 |
| IPPG OZ | 60,000 |
| O Skuk | 10,000 |
| A Hawse | 21,000 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 246,800 RS |
| EXPENSES |
| Porter Fund (Kul Bahadur Rai) | 29,150 |
| Publicity and admin. | 36,900 |
| Porter education projects | 23,000 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | 89,050 RS |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | 231,800 RS |
New Zealand
| Balance at 1/1/01 | nil |
| INCOME | nil |
| EXPENSES |
| Hire of TV video and table | 100 |
| Printing pamphlets | 140 |
| Photocopying newsletter | 30 |
| Printing Photo Exhibition posters and fliers | 50 |
| Materials for hanging photos | 60 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | NZ$ 380 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | -NZ$380 |
UK
| Balance at 1/1/01 | £1,477 |
| INCOME |
| 1. Donations |
| Various | 1,873 |
| Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | 3,700 |
| 2. Other |
| Bank interest | 1.11 |
| TOTAL INCOME | £5,574.11 |
| EXPENSES |
| Postage & printing | 752.34 |
| Website transfer | 328.74 |
| Transfer charges | 16.29 |
| IPPG Nepal | 1,700.00 |
| Misc (accommodation) | 29.00 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | £2,826.37 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | £4,224.74 |
USA
| Balance at 1/1/01 | US$ 200 |
| INCOME |
| Donations from slide show | 40 |
| TOTAL INCOME | US$ 40 |
| EXPENSES |
| Rental of screen | 30 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | US$ 30 |
| BALANCE on 31/12/01 | $210.00 |
Note from the editor:
No report means this country either has not submitted one or there has been no change in their financial status.
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Where does the money go?
Does 100% of the money donated to IPPG go directly into helping the porters or does only a portion go to them while the rest go to "admin costs"?
All donations go directly to helping the porters. All IPPG representatives do their work without any monetary compensation, wages or pay. The only money they touch is the reimbursement of their expenses such as stamps, envelopes, printing/photocopying the newsletters and pamphlets, etc. Occasionally it becomes necessary for IPPG to provide a computer to a rep, as it was for Prakash in Nepal.
Money donated or raised has been used so far in the following ways:
1. On-going financing of:
- Production and distribution of IPPG newsletters and pamphlets to raise awareness in the trekking industry and amongst the trekkers.
- Donations to Porter's Progress and the Porter Clothing Bank. Occasionally, buying second-hand clothing for the Clothing Bank
- Donations towards the building of Porter Shelters by the Himalayan Guide Association in Nepal
- Financing of education classes, conferences and workshops for porters and trekking agencies in Nepal (by Prakash Adhikari)
2. Financing of specific projects:
- Producing the travelling photo-exhibition Celebrating the Mountain Porter which has been so far presented in Nepal, Calgary, Innsbruck Austria, Auckland New Zealand, and is on its way to Spain and USA. This is a great way to raise awareness and donations.
- Producing porters photos on CD that can now be used when articles are written about porters in various publications
- Various donations, eg. Serena Rix, producing two videos
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| Contents:
Editorial
IPPG's current activities
No More Endorsement of Trekking Companies - Instead, a Voluntary Code of Conduct
Porter's Progress (PP) and the Porter Clothing Bank
Carrying the Burden
News of Kul Bahadur
Post monsoon 2001 incident reports: Death in the mountains
New Porter Rescue Post
Porter Shelters
Accidents happen... a thoughtful response
Reports from IPPG reps around the world
Financial Report for 2001
Letters to the editor
Tourism Concern joins the campaign
How to contact IPPG
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