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Re e lhlerhal oha s a laxexempl orgah zal oh uhder secl oh 501(c)(3) o lhe lhlerha Revehue Code, ahd uhder secl oh 237021(d)
o lhe Ca orh a Revehue ahd Tax Code (Tax lD = 954300662). Re e lhlerhal oha s ah Acl oh A ahce orgah zal oh.
Dear Frehds,

lh 2010, Ree lhlerhaloha heped rebud ves ahd rehew hope
ahd or huhdreds o lhousahds o cohclaecled peope arouhd lhe
gobe. We were amohg lhe rsl agehces lo respohd lo lwo o lhe mosl
chaehghg halura dsaslers h our word's hslory: lhe devaslalhg
Jahuary 12 earlhquake h Hal ahd asl summer's severe oodhg
h Fakslah. Your geherosly h respohse lo lhese dsaslers was
hsprhg. Through lhs supporl, our leams heped ay lhe grouhdwork
or ohglerm recovery h bolh couhlres ahd we cohlhue lo hep
shallered commuhles rebud.

Juhe 20, 2010 marked Ree lhlerhaloha's 20lh Ahhversary. We cah
a be proud o whal we have acheved as ah orgahzaloh ahd as a
amy o cohcerhed hdvduas. We cohgraluale our amy o rehds,
supporlers ahd sla or lhe hcredbe achevemehls over lhe pasl lwo
decades. Ths supporl ahd dedcaloh has ehabed our leam lo provde
ree ahd deveopmehl assslahce lo mohs o hdvduas h more
lhah 50 couhlres.
Reeclhg oh our hslory ahd oh our work lhrough our work over lhs
pasl year, much o our programmhg s ocused oh hveslhg h
womeh. We see hveslhg h womeh as ohe o lhe smarlesl ways lo
ghl poverly ahd mprove lhe advahcemehl o commuhles h
deveophg couhlres. lh lhs year's Ahhua Reporl, we hvle you lo
earh how Ree lhlerhaloha's programmhg s hephg womeh
overcome lhe odds ahd acheve lher exlraordhary polehla lo ead.

Thahk you or your ohgohg supporl. Togelher, we ook orward lo
servhg humahly h lhe years ahead wlh lhe same passoh ahd
commlmehl lo lrahsormalve acloh lhal has dehed us or lhe
pasl lwehly years.
A Message
frcm cur leaders
Farshad Raslegar, FhD
Fresident c CLC
8moh Cooda
Chair cf the Bcard cf Directcrs
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Our MIssIcn
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Ree lhlerhaloha s a humahlarah hohprol agehcy lhal provdes
emergehcy ree, rehablaloh, deveopmehl assslahce, ahd program
servces lo vuherabe commuhles wordwde. Ree lhlerhaloha s
soey dedcaled lo reduchg humah suerhg ahd s hohpolca ahd
hohseclarah h ls mssoh. Ree lhlerhaloha's mssoh s lo:
8erve lhe heeds o lhe mosl vuherabe ahd reduce humah suerhg
gobay wlhoul dscrmhaloh.
Lmpcwer commuhles lhrough capacly budhg ahd ecohomc
deveopmehl.
Frctect ves rom physca h|ury or dealh ahd/or psychoogca lrauma.
Our Approach
Bridge emergehcy ree ahd deveopmehl lhrough approprale,
hhovalve, commuhly based ahd suslahabe approaches.
Frcmcte ecohomc se reahce, peaceu coexslehce by maxmzhg |ob
crealoh, use o oca humah ahd halura resources, ahd ehhahchg cvc
respohsbly ahd acloh.
Fartner wlh behecares ahd dohors ake lo uphod lhe hghesl
proessoha horms h servhg lhose h heed wlh dghly ahd respecl.
Every day, we hvesl h
wcmen so lhey cah
change the wcrld.
Why Womeh!
We vew hveslhg h womeh as ohe o lhe smarlesl ways lo ghl poverly. Wheh we hvesl h womeh,
lhey dramalcay mprove lhe ves o lher ames ahd lhe healh o lher commuhles. lh lhs
year's Ahhua Reporl, we hvle you lo earh how Ree lhlerhaloha's goba programmhg s hephg
womeh h deveophg couhlres overcome lhe odds ahd acheve lher exlraordhary polehla lo ead.
lh Ha l , we have aboul 72 percehl o womeh w lh ho med ca ,
ho prehala care ahd de ver hg al home.
Dr. Ade he 8a hlFreux,
|| |eprcducti ve Heal th Fhysi ci an
lmprcvIng the Health cf
Wcmen and GIrls In HaItI
Oh Jahuary 12, 2010, lhe couhlry o Hal was rocked by
ah earlhquake lhal el ah eslmaled 230,000 dead ahd
more lhah ohe moh homeess. 8hce Jahuary 15,
Ree lhlerhaloha has beeh provdhg medca lrealmehl,
prevehlalve care, amy healh educaloh ahd reproduclve
healh care h ForlauFrhce ahd rura Hal.
Ree lhlerhaloha operales ve mobe chcs ahd
lwo xed chcs, lrealhg 2,500 palehls per week. Wlhh
lhese chcs, lhere s ah emphass oh provdhg
reproduclve healh care lo womeh h ah eorl lo reduce
malerha morlaly resulhg rom preghahcy ahd devery
compcalohs. Ree lhlerhaloha broughl oh eadhg
Halah doclors ahd hurses, hcudhg emae reproduclve
healh physcahs, lo hep avod lhese prevehlabe dealhs
ahd devery compcalohs.

Ree lhlerhaloha s aso eslabshhg a Womeh's Cehler
h lhe lowh o Crox des Bouquels lo provde prolecloh ahd
empowermehl programs or earlhquakeaecled womeh
ahd grs. Ths Cehler, whch opehs h 2011, w provde a
sae ahd accessbe pace or womeh ahd grs lo receve
ree suppes, dsease prevehloh educaloh, assslahce
or vclms o gehderbased voehce, eadershp lrahhg,
hcomegeheralhg aclvles, ahd assslahce h budhg
oca mahagemehl capacly lo operale lhe cehler.
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BccstIng Lccal EccncmIes
In Lebancn
Ree lhlerhaloha s commlled lo reduchg poverly ahd
mprovhg vehoods h Lebahoh's mosl cha ehghg areas
by empowerhg commuhles lo cre ale ahd suslah oca
ecohomc deveopmehl hla lves. Ree lhlerhaloha's
lhreeyear Baadyal program whch lrahsales lo meah
muhcpales provdes ehlrepreheurs, wlh a
parlcuar ocus oh womeh, access lo hahce lhrough
sma grahls ahd mcrohahce oahs lo auhch ahd grow
sma bushesses ahd oca ecohomc deveopmehl
pro|ecls. The program smulaheousy deveops eadershp
sks ahd oers bushess sks ahd lech hca assslahce
lrahhg lo ehcourage oca eco homc growlh.

By lhe ehd o 2010, lhe program had crealed 21 pubc
prvale parlhershps ahd crealed 155 |obs lhroughoul lhe
couhlry.
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"Nc cne In the regIcn was prcvIdIng thIs servIce fcr
the ccmmunIty befcre. Pecple trust me and call me an
eye dcctcr. ThIs has allcwed me tc realIze my dream; l
feel respcnsIble fcr buIldIng that future ncw and have
plenty cf wcrk,"
- Paulette,
|| Baladiyat Crant |ecipient
After Paulette graduated wIth
cptIcIan credentIals, members frcm her
hcme vIllage cf Beyt Mellat urged her tc
return tc the rural regIcn whIch lacked
any cptcmetry servIces. DespIte beIng
traIned In eyeglass manufacturIng,
Paulette dId nct have the funds tc
purchase the apprcprIate equIpment tc
start her cwn shcp.
Paulette receIved a S5,000 grant
thrcugh Rl's "BaladIyat" prcgram
whIch enabled her tc cpen an cptcmetry
busIness In her hcmetcwn. She ncw
prcvIdes ccmmunIty vIsIcn care and
glasses manufactured cn sIte, savIng
bcth tIme and mcney. Paulette expects
her prcfIt tc reach at least S700 per
mcnth, whIch she plans tc Invest back
Intc the busIness. WIth tIme, Paulette
hcpes tc cpen ancther shcp In a nearby
vIllage tc expand much-needed servIces.
EducatIng Future Leaders
In AfghanIstan & PakIstan
lh addloh lo rehablaloh o schoo hraslruclure,
Ree lhlerhaloha s hephg combal hgh leracy
rales ahd lhe absehce o brares h mahy schoos h
Aghahslah ahd Fakslah. By provdhg schoos ahd
commuhles wlh hew books, Ree lhlerhaloha
provdes a vla commuhly resource lhal broadehs
sludehls' access lo khowedge ahd augmehls
educaloha opporluhles or hdvduas ahd lhe
commuhly as a whoe. The brares pro|ecl ams lo
break lhe cyce o poverly by brhghg educaloh ahd
leracy lo lhose who heed l mosl.

The program aso makes ah mporlahl cohlrbuloh
lo brdghg lhe gehder gaps h leracy ahd access lo
educaloh by provdhg grs wlh access lo books h
areas where lhey may hol have access lo schoos.
Through 2010, Ree lhlerhaloha has crealed 650
schoo brares h Aghahslah ahd Fakslah.
Educal oh hol oh y opehs lhe doors or a br ghler ulure h
uhderserved commuh l es, l a so ghls pover ly al ls source.
8ara Abbas ,
|| Bcard Member
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TreatIng MalncurIshed Mcthers
and ChIldren In ScmalIa
8hce 1991, wdespread voehce, poverly, droughls ahd
oods have geheraled a compex emergehcy h 8omaa
more lhah 500,000 reugees ed lhe couhlry ahd
more lhah 1.3 moh are hlerhay dspaced. The
combhed eecls o cohcl, poor raha, oods, haloh,
dspacemehl ahd dsease oulbreaks have severey
exacerbaled ood hsecurly ahd resuled h a sghcahl
hcrease h acule mahulrloh rales 16 percehl o a
chdreh uhder ve are aculey mahourshed.
lh respohse, Ree lhlerhaloha s lrealhg 20,500
mahourshed chdreh ahd preghahl ahd aclalhg
molhers lhrough commuhly hulrloh oulreach programs
h 8omaa's horlhcehlra dslrcl o Mudug. Workhg
wlhh eslabshed healh acles ahd lherapeulc eedhg
cehlers, Ree lhlerhaloha s lrahhg oca hulrlohsls
ahd healh sla oh lhe lrealmehl o acule mahulrloh ahd
s provdhg severey mahourshed clzehs wlh lhe ood
ralohs, growlh mohlorhg, ahd hulrloh educaloh lhal s
hecessary lo lher recovery. These servces are parlcuary
mporlahl or expeclahl molhers ahd chdreh.
lh addloh lo lherapeulc eedhg lrealmehl ahd
educaloh, Ree lhlerhaloha has auhched ah hdeplh
sludy h parlhershp wlh lhe Uhled Nalohs Word Food
Frogramme lo compare ood suppemehls ahd dehly
lhe mosl eeclve producl lo be used h a largel eedhg
program h lhe regoh.
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EmpcwerIng Wcmen In Darfur
lh Darur, womeh ahd grs are cehlra lo commuhly
e. They perorm 90 o lhe armhg h a regoh where
agrculure s a key source o bolh ood ahd hcome.
Womeh ahd grs ehsure househod weare by lravehg
ohg dslahces day lo relreve waler ahd wood, ahd lhey
are lhe prmary caregvers or chdreh ahd eders.

lh sple o lher ehormous cohlrbulohs, womeh ahd grs
h Darur are oleh lhe rsl lo suer. Womeh are hol
represehled al lhe proessoha eve or h pocy makhg.
Wheh amy hcomes suer, boys slay h schoo whe youhg
grs slay home lo earh mohey by washhg colhes or sehg
charcoa. Eveh wheh cv cohcl sees hcreases h rape or
voehce agahsl emaes, lhe womeh ahd grs o Darur
sl make lhe day lreks or waler ahd wood al lhe rsk o
lher owh saely. lh order lo ehsure womeh's saely, hcrease
overa healh ahd geherale hcome, Rl has devered ue
ecehl sloves lo 250,000 hdvduas.

8larled h 2004, Rl's lhree Womeh's Cehlers respohd lo lhe
heeds o womeh suerhg lhe eecls o 20- years o war.
The Cehlers serve as sae spaces or mehlorhg belweeh
oca womeh ahd grs; hep regah mssed basc educaloh;
leach ehlrepreheurshp sks; provde access lo mcrocredl
oahs; oer lrahhg lo become proessohas h agrculure
ahd veslock healh; ahd supporl vclms o voehce.

Through 2010, Rl's Womeh Cehlers h Darur have reached
10,141 womeh ahd grs.
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"Fcr me, rIght ncw l am able tc, fcr the fIrst tIme, have the
ccurage tc talk tc the ccmmunIty If l have tc meet wIth
them. lt Is very amazIng tc dc thIs."
- FatIma,
||'s Agricultural Lxtensicnists Training
Frcgram Farticipant
FatIma was cne cf 75 wcmen tc
partIcIpate In Rl's AgrIcultural
ExtensIcnIsts traInIng prcgram,
whIch engages female famIly farmers
tc learn prcfessIcnal teachIng skIlls,
new farmIng technIques tc Imprcve
crcp yIeld and nutrItIcn, and ways tc
wIthstand regIcnal challenges such
as drcught. FatIma and the cther
wcmen went cn tc beccme leaders In
theIr ccmmunIty, seen as essentIal,
fcr quIte cften the fIrst tIme.
Each year, belweeh 700,000 lo our moh womeh ahd
chdreh are lracked arouhd lhe word or purposes o
orced proslluloh, abor ahd olher orms o expolaloh.
Bahgadesh s ohe o lhe argesl source ahd lrahsl
couhlres or lrackhg. lh respohse lo lhs wdespread
expolaloh, Ree lhlerhaloha (Rl) s workhg h lhe
Jamapur dslrcl o Bahgadesh ohe o lhe pooresl
regohs h lhe couhlry lo reduce vuherably lo
humah lrackhg, wlh a speca emphass oh womeh
ahd chdreh.
Ree lhlerhaloha provdes a wde rahge o commuhly
based aclvles lhal rase awarehess o humah rghls ahd
commuhcale lhe rsks ahd warhhg sghs o expolaloh.
Through youlh camps, |ourhasm workshops ahd rado
shows, commuhly members hol ohy are oered
prolecloh servces lhey are laughl lhe alerhalves lhal
exsl or empoymehl h order lo keep lhem rom ahg
vclm lo humah lrackhg h lhe rsl pace.

We am lo leach sludehls aboul eeclve reporlhg
procedures oh soca ssues so lhal lhey cah use wa
magazhes, hewsellers ahd varous commuhly servce
pro|ecls lo geherale wdespread awarehess aboul humah
rghls ahd prevehloh o lrackhg, sad Nazru lsam,
Couhlry Dreclor o Ree lhlerhaloha h Bahgadesh.
CcmbatIng Human TraffIckIng
In Bangladesh
Th s camp has ah exlreme y useu source o hormal oh or us.
We cah how work as youlh | ourha sls ahd prolesl aga hsl lra ck hg
ahd olher v o al ohs o humah r ghls.
Rl Youlh Jourha sm Camp Far l c pahl
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FInancIal Statements
2010 Revehue 2010 Expehses
Crahls & Cohlrbulohs 67 Frogram 87
Cohlrbuled Coods
ahd 8ervces 26
Olher lhcome 7 Cehera ahd Admhslralve 12
Fuhdrashg 1
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FlNANClAL 8UMMARY FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 2010 2009
WlTH COMFARATlVE TOTAL8 FOR 2009 TOTAL TOTAL
CURRENT YEAR OFERATlNC REVENUE8 AND EXFEN8E8
REVENUE8
Crahls ahd cohlrbulohs 25,878,853 25,257,170
Cohlrbuled goods ahd servces 10,235,181 1,377,077
Olher lhcome 2,597,756 1,788,297
Tola supporl ahd revehue 38,711,790 28,422,544
EXFEN8E8
Frogram 26,620,029 26,265,286
Fuhdrashg 98,999 11,925
Cehera ahd admhslralve 3,765,763 4,016,952
Tola expehses 30,484,791 30,294,163
lhcrease (Decrease) h hel assels 8,230,257 (1,404,245)
Nel assels beghhhg o lhe year 31,321,194 32,725,439
Nel assels ehd o lhe year 39,551,451 31,321,194
87 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR CONTRlBUTED DlRECTLY HELPS THOSE lN NEED
Rl'8 FlNANClAL8 ARE AUDlTED CLOBALLY BY THE EXTERNAL AND lNDEFENDENT FlRM OF CELMAN, RO8ENBERC, AND FREEDMAN
AfghanIstan
NIger NIgerIa PakIstan SrI Lanka ScmalIa Sudan Uganda Yemen
AzerbaIjan Bangladesh Ghana GuInea lndcnesIa lran lraq Jcrdan Lebancn Myanmar Nepal
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