How we manage our finances
Do you want to know what our budget is, what financial resources we work with and how much money we spend on each sector of aid? The charts below will give you a basic overview of our financial resources and our budget for 2023. The charts are always accompanied by a description of how we have used the funds raised.
The data for the year 2024 is currently being processed. Following the completion of the audit, it will be published together with the annual report in June of this year.
For a full overview of all financial resources and budgets, please see our annual reports. You can also find more detailed information in our report in the IATI data standard containing our organisation's humanitarian aid and development cooperation activities.
Audited financial data for the previous year is updated in June of the following year with the annual report.
Table of ContentsHow we used the funds (€247.2 m)
Our revenues (€247.7 m)
How we used the funds (€247.2 million)
In 2023, our total costs amounted to €247,204,477. We spent most on humanitarian aid and development, followed by social work and counselling, human rights programmes and education. Approximately 9% of total costs were spent on support, central operation, property management, fundraising, donor care and other operational activities.
For the complete information on the use of our funds and on our work, please see our annual report.
Humanitarian and development aid (€195.6 million)
The year 2023 was again marked by a series of new disasters and conflicts. We responded to several major natural disasters, such as the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar, the earthquake in Morocco and the floods in Libya; as well as the conflicts in Sudan and Gaza and the refugee wave from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
In total, we helped over 3.9 million people in 29 countries. Here are individual examples of how we provided aid.
In Ukraine, the military conflict and associated humanitarian crisis is still ongoing – civilians are dying, attacks on civilian infrastructure continue and livelihoods are being destroyed. The country is also coping with a high number of internal refugees.
- We have delivered aid to 23 out of 24 regions, working with 75 local partners and volunteer groups.
- We helped repair 39,793 damaged houses and apartments.
- We provided access to water and sanitation for 305,609 people.
- 121,164 people received multi-purpose financial assistance.
See how we helped at the Kachovka Dam:
In February, a devastating earthquake struck Syria and Türkiye, affecting 16 million people and claiming nearly 60,000 lives. Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless, without water, electricity and access to basic services due to the destruction of infrastructure.
- 1,368 Turkish and 166 Syrian small businesses have received financial support from us to rebuild after the earthquake.
- We provided 51,542 people with psychosocial assistance after the earthquake.
- We provided 296,009 monthly food vouchers to Syrian families.
- We supported 106,050 Syrian families with multi-purpose financial assistance.
See how we helped after the earthquake in Türkiye:
We have also helped in Afghanistan: in the central, northern and southern provinces we have continued to deliver food aid along with malnutrition prevention, repairing water sources, distribution systems and latrines. To ensure access to basic education for boys and girls, we set up and ran community primary schools, trained teachers and helped children survive the winter in warmth.
- In the Democratic Republic of Congo: in hard-to-reach areas in the east of the country, close to the ongoing fighting, we supported the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, and repaired health clinics, water sources and latrines. We provided basic hygiene supplies to people and hygiene information. In addition, we provided financial assistance to those who found themselves on the run from the fighting to provide basic needs.
- In Armenia: over 100,000 people fled here in one week, most without possessions or personal equipment. We provided food and financial assistance to refugees, basic equipment and hygiene supplies. With the onset of winter, we distributed financial contributions for housing and services.
- In Gaza: At the end of the year, through a partner organisation here, we began providing psychological first aid to children along with recreational activities to alleviate trauma caused by the conflict.
In our Climate Resilience programme, we are improving people's ability to anticipate and cope with climate shocks, adapt to a changing climate and help them sustainably reduce their carbon footprint. This is how we are helping with conservation agriculture in Ethiopia, organic certification and better heating in Mongolia, or implementing scientific soil models in Nepal.
The individual expenditures are quantified in the chart below:
Human rights (€5.9 million)
We support people who are persecuted for defending human rights and freedoms. We regularly visit major institutions, present our expert analysis at international conferences and meet with prominent domestic and international politicians and personalities.
Here are Human Rights Department activities for 2023 (click to expand for a better view):
In 2023, we were behind 206 projects and grants of various forms, focuses and funding levels.
We provided direct protection – legal, medical, psychosocial, financial, relocation – to 855 activists. We provided internships, training or education to 881 other civil society representatives.
Social work and Counselling in the Czech Republic (€11.7 million)
We provide debt counselling in 13 regions and offer other social services in 7 regions. More than 10,000 individuals or families from the Czech Republic have contacted our social workers.
18,000 people called our debt helpline, 6,070 people called our Ukrainian helpline, 12 270 refugees used our social, legal and employment counselling.
We support Ukrainian refugees
During the two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our work in the Czech Republic has gradually focused on the most in need refugee women and refugees who have, for example, health problems or other special needs. We continue to help with the processing of necessary documents, humanitarian benefits, finding housing, work or medical care, as well as interpreting, teaching Czech and providing food aid or clothing.
We have supported 5,610 children and adults in their education. 72,230 other donations have been made together with 46 aid organisations with the money from the SOS Ukraine collection.
Education and Awareness in the Czech Republic (€4.6 million)
We run courses and seminars for teachers and teaching assistants on global issues, active citizenship and collaborative learning. We have organised more than 340 seminars, webinars and course meetings for teachers, parents and children.
More than 127,000 documentaries have been viewed on our platform of One World in Schools (OWIS). More than 93,000 educational materials have been downloaded from the portal.
508 teachers from across the country participated in Stories of Injustice Month.
The One World Human Rights Film Festival was also held in 25 cities and attracted 99,229 viewers.
This is what last year's One World Human Rights Film Festival looked like:
We support children, parents and schools in education. We strive for equal access to education for all. 2,500 Czech children have benefited from one of our educational (and social) services. 500 children and young people have been helped by the Computer Collection. 145 young people received monthly retro-scholarships.
471 teachers and teaching assistants attended one of our 74 supervision events.
Our revenues (€247.7 million)
Our main sources of income included funds from the EU, foreign governments and UN agencies, the state budget of the Czech Republic and donations from individuals and companies. In 2023, we received a total of €247,745,440 from these sources.
Types of income
Foreign government funds
In recent years, the most significant contributions to our budget have come from foreign governments, and sources redistributed following their guidelines by foundations and professional entities. This group includes the United States Agency for International Development USAID, the British Foreign Office and Commonwealth FCDO and the Swiss, Canadian, and German governments, among others.
EU funds
European Union funds also provide a substantial part of our budget. These resources include funds directly from the EU funds and funds gathered via implementing agencies such as DG ECHO, DG INTPA, etc.
UN agencies
We have long-term cooperation established with most United Nations agencies, particularly UNOCHA – United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund, UNDP – United Nations Development Programme and UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Income from individuals and companies
This group includes the revenues of public fundraising campaigns and donations from individuals and companies.
Funds from the Czech Government and from self-governing authorities
This group of sources includes subsidies and public commissions from all entities that redistribute funds within the Czech Republic, including contributions from local self-governing authorities.
Own revenue
Our own revenue represents the profit from the organisation’s activities, including exchange rate revenue, insurance pay-outs, revenue from the sale of the organisation’s own products, revenue from the One World film festival, revenue from the Langhans Centre, etc.
Foundations and non-governmental organisations
We have established long-term cooperation with numerous foundations and large non-profit organisations in the Czech Republic and abroad. The most important entities that finance particular projects include ACTED, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the GCP Foundation.