INVESTING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Annual Report 2010

 Welcome to Congo!
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) is an ancient land, with a history of ethnically
diverse people, strong kingdoms, and the indigenous use of its abundant natural resources. The
past 125 years are a short period in that history, but a destructive one. First colonial “ownership,”
then rule by dictators, and finally civil war with locally continuing violence have devastated the
country. Six million dead in 12 years. Infrastructure in ruins. And people living in deep poverty.

✚✚ The DRC is the poorest country on earth.
Équateur in the northwest is one of the
poorest provinces.
✚✚ Most people live on less than $300 a year.
Many in the Ubangi region of Équateur
live on much less than that.
✚✚ More than 45% of children under five are
stunted in their growth.
✚✚ Life expectancy in Congo is 48 years—30
years less than the U.S. figure of 78.
✚✚ The country, about the size of the U.S.
east of the Mississippi, has very few paved
roads.
✚✚ In the cities, 80% of the people have good
drinking-water sources, compared with
only 28% in the villages.
✚✚ For every infant in the U.S. who dies at
birth, 18 die in Congo.
A Word from the
Executive Director...
ON BEHALF OF OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS in the Democratic Republic of Congo, thank
you for your interest in the Paul Carlson Partnership.

“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice,
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8). It is truly a privilege to work
together with our sisters and brothers in Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo is an often
overlooked place of great need, filled with people who, in spite of that, have a great and generous
spirit. We assist people in Équateur province with medical care, economic development, and
leadership development.

As we help farmers in Congo reap the benefits of their natural resources and rebuild their
communities’ economic self-sustainability, and as we empower women to raise their voices and
be heard, we are pursuing justice. As we support hospitals and clinics, enabling children and their
parents to receive care when they are in need, we are extending mercy. And as we walk together
with these people of such poor circumstance and such rich faith, we begin to understand why it is
that God walks with the poor, in love. And we know that we receive far more than we give.

In this report you will learn some of the things we did together during 2010, along with some of
our goals for 2011. You will find financial reports here, as well as information about Congo and its
people. On the back you will see our web and email addresses, so you can learn more and contact
us.

From all of us, thank you.

BYRON E. MILLER
Executive Director and President, Paul Carlson Partnership
Our Mission
THE MISSION OF THE PAUL CARLSON PARTNERSHIP is to catalyze the growth of self-
sustaining families and communities in places of deep poverty in Central Africa. Working
together with partners in Africa and elsewhere, we invest in local efforts in health care,
economic development, and education.

Our Distinctives
✚✚ Motivated by the Christian faith of our ✚✚ We work in and through partnerships
founders and the current board and staff, with individuals and communities on
we respond to God’s call to work with the ground, with other organizations,
people living in poverty. with churches, and with donors and
volunteers.
✚✚ We work in the economically poorest
places with people who are rich spiritually ✚✚ We work in Central Africa, believing that
and socially. our history in Congo has prepared us
for future involvement in neighboring
✚✚ We work toward sustainability, building
countries with similar cultural and
both economic and human resources on
economic contexts.
the ground.
✚✚ Independently incorporated and
✚✚ We work from relief towards
governed, we are affiliated with the
development, recognizing the core
Evangelical Covenant Church.
problem presented by deep poverty and
identifying strategies to address it.
Our Heritage
PAUL CARLSON fell in love
with the people of Congo.
A four-month term as a
visiting doctor, shortly after
the country’s independence,
was all it took. Back home
in southern California, he
was restless and dissatisfied
in his comfortable practice.
Finally he and his wife made
the decision to become full-
time missionaries with the
Evangelical Covenant Church.
Two years after his first visit,
he and Lois and their two
young children arrived in
Wasolo, in Équateur province.
Back in Congo, he was happy
and at peace.
That peace, an outgrowth
of his deep Christian faith,
sustained him fourteen
months later as he took
Lois and the children to
safety in the Central African
Republic and then went
back into Congo, despite
word that the Simba rebels
were drawing near. His calm
and encouraging presence
eased the time for his fellow
prisoners in Kisangani (then
Stanleyville), as he also cared
for them medically. At the
end, he pushed a friend ahead
of him to safety, then fell with
a bullet himself.
In our work we honor Paul
Carlson’s death. Even more, we
honor his life.
After he was martyred, Lois
and others founded the Paul
Carlson Medical Program to
carry on his work. They began
with an unused hospital
building donated by the
Congolese government at
Loko, in the same region as
Wasolo. Soon they were doing
agricultural and economic
development as well as health
care. When war broke out
in 1996, the American staff
were evacuated. With the
war’s end in 2003, several
Covenant Church leaders
decided to revive the
organization, taking the name
Paul Carlson Partnership. We
affirmed our commitment to
programs in health, poverty,
and education; in 2008 we
took another step forward as
we sharpened our vision on
building local sustainability.
Looking Back at 2010
Health Care
We provide significant support to a system of five
hospitals and 94 village clinics run by the Communauté
Évangélique de l’Ubangi-Mongala (CEUM, the Covenant
Church in Congo), serving the medical needs of more
than 563,000 people.
IN 2010, WE …
✚✚ Provided $200,000 for basic operating expenses of
the hospitals and clinics.
✚✚ Purchased $125,000 worth of critical medicines and
supplies .
✚✚ Delivered 200 new mattresses to the hospitals
and 13 of the clinics. Distributed basic diagnostic
equipment to the clinics, including microscopes and
laboratory supplies.
✚✚ Recruited a small advisory group of medical
professionals with Congo experience, and began
developing strategic approaches to strengthening
the health system.
✚✚ With 2 key church partners, provided English-
language tutoring and visits to American hospitals
for the Congolese medical director during a two-
month visit to the U.S.
Economic Development
Farmers to Markets creates cash flow for people in the
Ubangi region through an agricultural microfinance
program: groups of farmers receive help to begin or
expand cash crops, wholesalers receive loans to buy from
the farmers and sell in the cities, and local entrepreneurs
are given bicycles on a loan basis to transport the
produce from the farmers to the wholesalers.
IN 2010, WE …
✚✚ Completed the first year of this 3-year project in
partnership with USAID.
✚✚ Established offices at Loko and Bumba, staffed with
local people.
✚✚ Hired 16 animators—rural community developers
who lead groups of farmers.
✚✚ Formed 44 associations of farmers with 1,412
members.
✚✚ Selected 10 bicycle entrepreneurs.
✚✚ Conducted an initial survey of a sample of the
participating farmers; this survey will be repeated at
the end of the program.
✚✚ Contracted with 8 wholesalers.
✚✚ In addition to Farmers to Markets, contributed
nearly $100,000 to Opportunity International to
help develop a bank in Congo.
Education &
Leadership Development
We have carried out selected projects in partnership
with the CEUM school system, which includes 214
elementary and 113 secondary schools, and we are
beginning to build a program of leadership development
for selected Congolese individuals with leadership
potential.
IN 2010, WE …
✚✚ Provided textbooks to teachers in schools run by the
CEUM.
✚✚ Assisted with the personal and educational needs of
girls who are living in a dormitory while attending
school in Karawa.
✚✚ Supported an orphanage with 45 children, working
with a key partner church and a school in Alaska.
✚✚ Worked with the CEUM and a key partner church
to host a CEUM leader in the U.S. for a month of
educational experiences.
Looking Ahead to 2011
Health Care
In the coming year we project that, together with our
Congolese partners, we will take several steps forward in
providing health services for the people of the Ubangi.
IN 2011, WE WILL…
✚✚ Continue our operational and pharmaceutical
support to the CEUM medical system.
✚✚ Complete the refurbishing and upgrading of the
clinic at Gbadolite.
✚✚ Purchase additional diagnostic and treatment
materials for other clinics.
✚✚ Expand our adopt-a-hospital program to a second
hospital, following the model of the current
relationship between a key donor church and the
hospital at Loko.
✚✚ Launch a new supporting group specifically for our
medical work.
Economic Development
In the coming year we expect to significantly expand the
Farmers to Markets program and its impact on families
in the region.
IN 2011, WE WILL…
✚✚ Add at least 1,000 farmers participating, for a total
of 2,400.
✚✚ Add 8 wholesalers, for a total of 16.
✚✚ Add 30 bicycle transporters, for a total of 40.
✚✚ Double the income of farmers who participate in
the program for a full year.
✚✚ Install solar power systems at the Loko and Bumba
offices.
✚✚ In addition to Farmers to Markets, continue raising
funds for the development of a bank in Congo
and ultimately in Gemena, a joint project with
Opportunity International.
Education &
Leadership Development
In the coming year we intend to strengthen our
emphasis on adult leadership development, while
continuing to assist with special educational projects.
IN 2011, WE WILL…
✚✚ Bring two leaders or potential leaders from Congo to
the U.S. for educational opportunities
✚✚ Continue to assist girls and young women at school
in Karawa.
Other Projects
In addition to the goals listed above, we continue to
provide various kinds of resources that cross program
topics.
IN 2011, WE WILL…
✚✚ Rebuild two bridges on the road between Karawa
and Businga, which have been designed and are
currently in preparation.
✚✚ Recruit two teams of volunteers to travel to Congo
for 1-3 weeks to carry out selected work projects.
Our Finances for Fiscal Year 2011 Statement of Activities TEMPORARILY
UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL
In addition to the cash gifts we receive, our work is significantly advanced by the work of our volunteers. In fiscal year 2010 a
total of 137 volunteers donated 1,663 hours of work. Of that total, 306 hours consisted of donated professional services. INCOME

Contributions $161,534 $513,899 $675,433

Statement ASSETS
Grant Income 170,400 170,400

of Financial
Investment Income 304,132 13,994 318,126
Other Income 464 464
Position Cash
Investments
$242,735
1,815,582 Total Income 466,130 698,293 1,164,423
Our fiscal year runs from Other Assets 78,368
February 1 to January 30 each Net Assets Released from Restrictions 648,394 (648,394) —
year. This financial information Total Assets $2,136,685
has been excerpted from our 1,114,524 49,899 1,164,423
audited financial statements.
A complete copy of the audited
statements is available upon
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS EXPENSES
request from the Paul Carlson
Partnership, 8303 West Higgins Liabilities: Field Project Expense 691,637 691,637
Road, Chicago, IL 60631; phone
773-907-3370; email pcpinfo@ Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $56,237 Video Project 555 555
paulcarlson.org . Due To Affiliates 7,085 Indirect Administrative Fees 43,800 43,800
Total Liabilities 63,322 Salaries And Benefits 289,692 289,692
Fundraising 27,815 27,815
Net Assets:
Travel 91,975 91,975
Unrestricted 1,833,461
Professional Fees 19,288 19,288
Temporarily Restricted 239,902
Office Expense 72,520 72,520
Total Net Assets 2,073,363
Total Expenses 1,237,282 — 1,237,282
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $2,136,685
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets (122,758) 49,899 (72,859)

Net Assets — Beginning of Year 1,956,219 190,003 2,146,222

Net Assets — End of Year $1,833,461 $239,902 $2,073,363

Sources and Uses of Program Funds

In 2010 we spent more money on projects in Congo than we received from donors, so we drew on our investments to cover
the difference (22%).

SOURCES OF PROGRAM FUNDS

Contributions and Grants
$845,833

USES OF PROGRAM FUNDS

Health Economic CEUM Shipping Other Project Expenses
$283,456 Development, $454,848 $68,797 $74,657 $178,332
Education
$24,850
Board of Staff
Directors Byron E. Miller
Executive Director and President
Deborah Blue, Ex-officio Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Calumet Park, Ill.
Sally A. Johnson
Lois Carlson Bridges, Honorary Communications Manager
Spring Valley, Calif. Chicago, Ill.

Chris Welander
Wayne Carlson, Honorary
Associate
Algonquin, Ill.
Chicago, Ill.
William Clark Texa Dembele Menda
Granite Bay, Calif. PCP Congo Country Manager
Kinshasa, DRC
David Dwight
Northbrook, Ill.

Arden Gustafson
Nelson, B.C., Canada
Ruth Hill, Vice Chair
Chicago, Ill.
Elliott Johnson, Treasurer
Park Ridge, Ill.
Karl Klockars, Advisory
Wheaton, Ill.
Partners
Communauté Évangélique de l’Ubangi-Mongala (Covenant
Church in Congo)
United States Agency for International Development
HOPE International Development Agency (Canada)
Help the Aged (Canada)
IMA World Health
International Aid

Alynne MacLean Opportunity International

Sharon, Mass. Rolling Hills (Calif.) Covenant Church
Peninsula Covenant Church (Redwood City, Calif.)
Don Meyer, Advisory
Chicago, Ill. Kent (Wash.) Covenant Church
Redeemer Covenant Church (Tulsa, Okla.)
Douglas Morton
Additional congregations
Burlingame, Calif.
The Evangelical Covenant Church
Glenn Palmberg, Advisory
Vashon, Wash.

J. P. Poveda
Torrance, Calif.

Curt Peterson, Ex-officio

Park Ridge, Ill.

Harold Spooner, Chair

Chicago, Ill.

Gary Walter, Ex-officio

Palatine, Ill.

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