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 “payment to organizers” in our attempt to become more sustainable. The number of organizers increased to 7 people in 2012, partly because of the new system, showing that its intended purpose is being achieved. JAMBO welcomes new organizers as well, so please contact David if you wish to become one.
Just as important as the expenses which you see on the statement are the lack of expenses. Please notice that there is no expense for HP services, Facebook, and translations. Leszek Rbicki gives countless hours to keep up the HP, put out the monthly and weekly schedules, and take care of HP services COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE. This would normally cost us several hundred thousand yen. We all owe Leszek great appreciation. Also, Jeff Harryman runs Facebook (and the work of making JAMBO into an NPO) and Yasuhiro Suinoe makes the wonderful photo albums all FREE OF CHARGE. In addition, we have a team of translators who give their time to JAMBO for translation (Please see http://en.jambointernational.org/about/people/ ). It is because of these people that JAMBO is able to provide you with various programs and services. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAMBO TEAM!!! Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome to contact David.
HAVING FUN, DOING GOOD – It’s really creating a positive effect in many lives, here in the Kanto Plain and far beyond!!!
