funding and membership support
contributions from our members
14 percent of the funding for Friends of the Earth International comes from the membership dues paid by the member groups, and 0.5 percent comes from sales and donations. Member groups contribute a percentage of their income on the basis of their revenue from two years ago to the international network. This core funding is used to cover the operational costs of the Secretariat.
subsidies
85.5 percent of our income is subsidies received from government agencies and foundations. These funds are granted to us for specific projects and campaigns and for our Membership Support Fund.
membership support fund
Funds from our Membership Support Fund are given to FoE member groups
for the following objectives: network development, capacity building,
strengthening national campaigns, and increasing participation in
international campaigns.
In 2007, our Membership Support Fund distributed 1.16 million Euros to 25 of our members in the South: Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, and Uruguay.
our funders
Friends of the Earth International gratefully acknowledges financial
support from:
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS-TMF)
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
The Dutch Ministry for the Environment (VROM)
The Netherlands Committee for Sustainable Development (NCDO)
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Their financial support
has been crucial in strengthening our campaigns and our network.
We also acknowledge the support of the Global Greengrants Fund, which accepted our recommendations for grants totalling US$ 80,000 to 16
communities and organizations around the world.
