First of all, a big CHEERS to all of those who participate in JAMBO and make it possible. The 2012 financial statements are out and show the good health of JAMBO. Several changes were made in 2012, and this has led to a more viable organization. Let me point out 3 of the major impacts which have made JAMBO more effective and sustainable:

Looking at the list of donations (http://www.jambointernational.org/finances/JAMBO%202012%20donation%20summary.pdf ), you can see that an increasing amount of funds are now given within Japan (over 1/3, or 36.8%), especially to people affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. This reflects JAMBO’s commitment to support the country where we work, in addition to other places in Africa and around the world.

In the 2012 financial statement (http://www.jambointernational.org/finances/JAMBO%202012%20R&E%20Statement.pdf ), you can see the introduction of (more…)