Annual Activity Report

1. 2017 Annual Activity Report

2. Who we Are - Dianova International Dianova International is an NGO that coordinates a network of organizations operating in 18 countries and 4 continents to help vulnerable populations, and promotes social progress in international organizations and forums addressing social policies. Dianova International contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations.

3. Mission, Vision & Values Vision- Dianova’s purpose is based on the conviction that, with appropriate support, each person will be able to find within him/herself the resources necessary to achieve success in his/her personal development and social integration Mission- Developing initiatives and programmes with the objective of promoting personal self-reliance and social progress Values - Our ethical framework is grounded in the following values: commitment, solidarity, tolerance and internationality.

4. International Network 22 members 18 countries | 4 continents 8 ordinary members 8 associate members 6 affiliate members

5. The Members of Dianova International

6. Strategic Vision 2020 • Dianova is an international third sector network maintaining strategic alliances that contribute to a more just and equitable social development. • Dianova is a proactive social agent which develops innovative actions, promoting organizational resilience as a deciding factor for development. • Dianova develops diversified projects based on mutual trust with the public and/or private sectors through it being a financially self-sustaining organization. • Dianova is a reference for the organized civil society through its interventions and advocacy actions with direct impact on public policies.

7. Strategic Guidelines • Diversification: We develop projects through strategic alliances which guarantee our autonomy and sustainability. • Internationality: Our purpose is to be citizens of the world, acting as international ambassadors of community networking. • Proactivity: We take responsibility for making things happen. • Adaptability: We provide effective responses to the challenges of a changing environment, thus strengthening internal cohesion and organizational development.

8. Affiliations, at 31 December, 2017 • Special Consultative Status to ECOSOC • Registered as a civil society organization at OAS • In consultative status with UNESCO • Member of the European Civil Society Forum on Drugs • Member of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs • Member of WFTC (with seat in administrative board) • Member of EFTC and FLACT • Member of RIOD • Member of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO CSW) • Member of the NGO Committee on Migration • Member of the NGO Committee on Mental Health (member of executive board) • Member of the NGO Major Group • Member of the CoNGO • Member of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee

9. Areas of Activity • Institutional Relations & Advocacy – Creating partnerships to help raise the voice of civil society and promote: • Addiction  Public health-based treatment approaches • Implementation of inclusive, diversified health services, tailored to each people’s needs • Women’s empowerment and gender equality • Development of action plans that promote social inclusion and reduce the stigmatization of the most vulnerable populations

10. Areas of Activity • Support to the Dianova Network - Promoting a culture of institutional development based on the exchange of knowledge • Public relations activities that aim to publicize the work of the Dianova Network • The exchange of knowledge, skills and experiences among its members • Training and technical support services for its members • Consulting services in strategic and operational areas

11. Areas of Activity • Mobilization of Resources - Highlighting the values shared by the public and private sectors to help create alliances that foster long-term sustainability • Requests for financial support from the public and private sectors • Development of joint campaigns with private sector organizations • Design of projects that contribute to the development of the Dianova member organizations • Creation of partnerships in different interest areas as part of the SDGs • Participation in committees and NGO platforms promoting private-third sector alliances

12. The Dianova Network The Dianova Network is the name given to the set of Dianova International member associations and foundations The members of the Dianova network are committed to developing initiatives and programmes dedicated to the development of individuals, communities and organizations in 18 countries, and pay special attention to the most vulnerable populations.

13. The Dianova Network’s Intervention Areas • The action of the members of the Dianova network fits in with the sustainable development objectives in three key interrelated areas: • Education and training • Physical and mental health and addiction prevention and treatment • Social and humanitarian action  Transverse axis: gender equality, alliances and cooperation

14. Operating Principles • The Dianova network is fuelled by the interactions between its coordinating entity, Dianova International, and its members. Cooperation between the network’s ordinary members of the Dianova network is supported by the Lisbon Convention • Dianova ordinary members are subject to common governance and management practices grounded on: • A clearly defined organizational structure and decision-making processes • Practices developed in accordance with the values ​​of Dianova and using proven and effective methods • A balance between objectives and results

15. Impact on SDGs SDGs Impacted by the Activities of the Dianova Network

16. Impact by Intervention Areas The network's activities contribute to several of SDGs and their specific targets in three intervention areas. 10,831 Direct Beneficiaries + 25,000 Indirect Beneficiaries • Education and training: 3,373 • Physical/mental health, addiction prevention and treatment: 6,729 • Social and humanitarian action: 729 Note: associate members’ results are not included

17. Intervention Areas

18. Impact on SDGs: Education & Training • Members working in this area: • Dianova Chile • Dianova Spain • Dianova Italy • Dianova Nicaragua • Dianova Portugal • Dianova Uruguay • Drustvo Up (Slovenia) • SPYM (India) • AJEAH (Togo) • Main Activities: • Sustainable lifestyles education programmes, human rights, gender equality and culture of peace • Formal and non-formal education programmes for children, youth and adults • Technical training programmes for socially vulnerable populations • School-based substance abuse prevention programmes • Educational and therapeutic programmes for juveniles in vulnerable situations • Climate change awareness initiatives 3.373 beneficiaries

19. Impact on SDGs: Health & addiction • Members working in this area: • Dianova Canada • Dianova Chile • Dianova Spain • Dianova Italy • Dianova Portugal • Dianova Uruguay • Drustvo Up (Slovenia) • SPYM (India) • RIO (Norway) • Main Activities: • Assessment, diagnostic and referral services • Substance abuse prevention community programmes • Specialized alcohol and drug treatment programmes • Internet and computer addiction treatment programmes and programmes for people with dual pathology • Interventions in the field of AIDS and other pathologies • Programmes for other mental health disorders • Reintegration programmes • Advocacy initiatives for drug law reforms 6,729 Beneficiaries + 161 families Impact Campaigns + 25,000

20. Impact on SDGs: Social & Humanitarian Action • Members working • in this area: • Dianova Canada • Dianova Spain • Dianova Italy • Dianova Portugal • Dianova Sweden • Slum Child Foundation (Kenya) • SPYM (India) • Main Activities: • Vocational reintegration programmes • Social housing with community support for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness • Reception and accommodation services for migrant people and international protection • Distribution of food and unused medicinal products 729 Beneficiaries

21. International Relations Advocacy Activities in the Context of the SDGs • Areas • Development of public health-based, person-centred addiction prevention and treatment activities • Defend the rights of drug users and former drug users • Develop services adapted to the needs of people with dual pathology • Promote gender equality and women’s empowerment • Ensure that migrants’ and refugees’ basic rights be respected • Promote the role of civil society in international organizations

22. Map of Institutional Relations Intervention Areas • Gender • Migration • Addiction and Drug Policies • Mental Health • Third Sector

23. Participation in and Organization of Events Dianova representatives organized and sponsored eight events in international forums, attended 59 expert committees, conducted 12 oral and 22 written contributions, and attended 26 notable events

24. Women’s Rights & Empowerment Parallel Events at the CSW 61 • Sponsorship of a side event: Violence, crisis, Problems and Noncommunicable Diseases: Impacts on the Health and Wellbeing of Women and Children • Sponsorship of a side event and oral intervention by Dianova Spain : Empowerment through Education: Women's Participation in Decision-making Processes and Economic Life • Sponsorship of a side event and oral contribution: Combating Xenophobia: The Social and Economic Contribution of Migrant Women

25. Women’s Rights & Empowerment Parallel Events at the CSW 61 and other interventions • CSW61 – sponsorship of a side event and oral contributions (Dianova International and Dianova Spain) : Challenges and Opportunities for the Economic Development of Migrant Women • CSW61 – sponsorship of a side event: Innovations for Education, Technology and Mental Health for Economic and Social Empowerment • Signature of a Women's Major Group document issued at the Ministerial Declaration of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development • Report submitted to UNESCO - Women Make the News 2017

26. Addiction: Human Rights & Drug Policies Participation in CND 60 • 60th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND 60) – 13-17 March • CND60: parallel event: The Versatility of Therapeutic Communities • Experience of the Triple R, Rehabilitation for Recovery and Reintegration project • Co-sponsoring of the #WeDoRecover exhibition, organized by the Recovered Users Network(RUN)

27. Addiction: Human Rights & Drug Policies Other participations - conferences, seminars, expert groups • Participation in expert group: Civil Society Forum on Drugs • April: Forum on rehabilitation of people with substance use disorders, organized by RUN – Gothenburg, Sweden • May: XIX Ibero-American Seminar on Drugs and Cooperation, organized by the Ibero-American network of NGOs working on drugs and other dependencies (RIOD), San José, Costa Rica • June: Seminar on Women and Drugs: From Policies to Good Practice, Rome, Italy • October: think tank dedicated to the role of NGOs and civil society in the addiction field, organized by ICAA, Porto, Portugal

28. Addiction: Human Rights & Drug Policies Other participations - conferences, seminars, expert groups • November: 27th IFNGO conference – intervention on the benefits of quality-oriented treatment programmes (Macao, China) • November: 16th Conference of the European Federation of Therapeutic Communities (EFTC), Dublin, Ireland • November: Meeting of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC), Bangkok, Thailand

29. Mental Health, Migration, Role of Civil Society Participation in NGO committees: migration and mental health • October: oral contribution on the theme of social inclusion of migrants at a meeting held by the NGO Committee on Migration, New York, USA • Participation in 18 expert meetings of the NGO Committee on Migration and its subcommittee on xenophobia • May: organization of an event for the NGO Committee on Mental Health: Childhood, Mental Health and Sustainable Development, New York

30. Mental Health, Migration, Role of Civil Society Participation in NGO committees: civil society (examples) • October: oral contribution on the theme of social inclusion of migrants at a meeting held by the NGO Committee on Migration, New York, USA • Signature of the official position paper of the NGO Major Group for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) • Endorsement of a letter of the NGO Major Group to ECOSOC for a better inclusion of civil society at the High Level Political Forum • July, HLPF - oral contribution at the event: "Our Realities: for a Justice-based Approach to the SDGs", New York, USA • July, HLPF – oral contribution at the event: "Civil Society, Driving Change to Sustainable Societies - Models for Strengthening Civil Society", New York, USA • Participation in meetings of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relations with the United Nations (CoNGO)

31. Campaigns & Communication

32. Addiction: Listen First Objective: raising awareness among individuals to listen more to children and youth as a first step to help them grow healthy and safe Participants: Dianova in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Nicaragua, Chile, Uruguay, Sweden, USA, Slum Child Foundation (Kenya), Ray of Hope (Pakistan), SPYM (India), Drustvo Up (Slovenia)

33. Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace Objective: promoting good mental health in the workplace, for all Participants: Dianova in Spain, Chile, Portugal, Uruguay, USA, CEPA (Romania), RIO (Norway), Slum Child Foundation (Kenya), SPYM (India) Ray of Hope (Pakistan) Drustvo Up (Slovenia) and third party NGOs (see logos)

34. UNiTE to End Violence against Women Objective: raising awareness about the abuse and violence experienced by some 800 million women and girls worldwide Participants: Dianova in Canada, Chile, Spain, Portugal, Nicaragua, Uruguay, USA, CEPA (Romania), RIO (Norway), SPYM (India) Slum Child Foundation (Kenya), AJEAH (Togo)

35. Associate Members Association of Engaged Youth for Humanitarian Action (AJEAH) – Togo

36. Associate Members European Centre for Addiction Prevention (CEPA) - Romania

37. Associate Members Drustvo Up (Slovenia)

38. Associate Members Active Women for the Protection of the Environment (FAPE) – DRC

39. Associate Members Ray of Hope (Pakistan)

40. Associate Members Interest Organization for Substance Users (RIO) - Norway

41. Associate Members Slum Child Foundation (Kenya)

42. Associate Members Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses (SPYM - India)

43. Human Resources • Dianova advocates an efficient and responsible human resource management based on: • Gender equality • Sense of belonging • Emergence of talents and ongoing training services • Quality of working life • Work-life balance

44. Human Resources - Collaborators

45. Human Resources - Collaborators

46. Human Resources - Collaborators

47. Human Resources - Training Workshops held at the annual meetings of the Dianova Network • Entrepreneurial Organizations: Strategies for Achieving and Maintaining Financial Sustainability • New Challenges for Social Intervention in a Changing World • Keys to Strengthening the Dianova Network and to Promoting Social Change • The TAPAJ (Alternative Work Paid by the Day) programme + Training activities implemented by member organizations how to use the Dianova Network Manifesto in advocacy activities

48. Human Resources - Members’ Training Activities

49. The Dianova Network on the Web • Dianova International : www.dianova.ngo • Dianova Canada: www.dianova.ca • Dianova Chile: www.dianova.cl • Dianova Spain: www.dianova.es • Dianova Italy: www.dianova.it • Dianova Nicaragua: www.dianovanicaragua.org.ni • Dianova Portugal: www.dianova.pt • Dianova Switzerland: www.dianova.ch • Dianova Uruguay: www.dianovauruguay.org • Dianova USA : www.dianova.ngo/where/united-states/ • AJEAH (Togo) : http://ajeah-intl.org • CEPA (Romania) : http://www.asociatiacepa.ro • Dianova Idell Förening (Sweden) www.dianovasverige.org • Drustvo Up (Slovenia): www.drustvo-up.si • FAPE (Congo) : www.dianova.ngo/where/fape-congo-drc • Ray of Hope (Pakistan):www.rayofhope.ml • RIO (Norway): www.rio.no • Slum Child Foundation (Kenya): www.slumchildfoundation.net • SPYM (India): www.spym.org