Transparency: every euro, every franc explained
Where donations go, where our resources come from, who checks our accounts and which rules we impose on ourselves. Every chart comes with its data table.
Key ratios for 2025
84%to social missions
15 centsto raise €1 of donations
Certifiedby a statutory auditor and an independent auditor
4.2 monthsof operating reserves
Where your money goes
Out of every €100 spent, €84 goes to missions
In 2025, the Foundation and its support office spent €1,612,000: 84% on social missions, 10% on raising donations and 6% on running costs.
- 84% Social missions€1,354,000
- 10% Fundraising€161,000
- 6% Running costs€97,000
| Item | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social missions | €1,354,000 | 84.0% |
| Fundraising costs | €161,000 | 10.0% |
| Running costs | €97,000 | 6.0% |
| Total uses | €1,612,000 | 100% |
Social missions by programme
Water for All receives nearly 38% of missions
The €1,354,000 of social missions in 2025 are split between our five programmes.
| Programme | Amount | Share of missions |
|---|---|---|
| Water for All | €512,000 | 37.8% |
| Full Schoolbag | €298,000 | 22.0% |
| Healthy Mothers | €241,000 | 17.8% |
| Click Youth | €172,000 | 12.7% |
| Women & Land | €131,000 | 9.7% |
| Total social missions | €1,354,000 | 100% |
Where our resources come from
Growing, increasingly diversified resources
From €980,000 in 2021 to €1,640,000 in 2025: gifts from individuals remain the leading source, ahead of institutional funders and corporate sponsorship.
| Year | Gifts from individuals | Corporate sponsorship | Institutional funders | Other income | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | €470,000 | €150,000 | €312,000 | €48,000 | €980,000 |
| 2022 | €538,000 | €180,000 | €334,000 | €53,000 | €1,105,000 |
| 2023 | €618,000 | €214,000 | €366,000 | €62,000 | €1,260,000 |
| 2024 | €712,000 | €248,000 | €420,000 | €72,000 | €1,452,000 |
| 2025 | €800,000 | €296,000 | €468,000 | €76,000 | €1,640,000 |
2025 statement of resources and uses
The simplified statement of uses
Uses and resources for the 2025 financial year, as presented in our annual report. The Foundation’s accounts are prepared under the SYCEBNL standard; the support office’s accounts are certified.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Social missions carried out in Cameroon | €1,296,000 |
| Awareness-raising in France | €58,000 |
| Costs of appeals to the public | €132,000 |
| Costs of seeking other funds | €29,000 |
| Running costs | €97,000 |
| Total uses | €1,612,000 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Resources from public generosity (gifts €800,000 + corporate sponsorship €296,000) | €1,096,000 |
| Grants (resources not tied to public giving) | €468,000 |
| Other income (events, financial income, miscellaneous) | €76,000 |
| Total resources | €1,640,000 |
Surplus for the year: €28,000, allocated to reserves (total reserves: €560,000, or about 4.2 months of operating costs).
Controls and audits
Who checks our accounts?
Four levels of control, from signing off a payment to the external evaluation of our programmes.
Statutory auditor (France)
The accounts of Les Amis de la Fondation Ndolo are certified every year by a statutory auditor, mandatory above €153,000 of annual donations.
Independent annual audit (Cameroon)
An independent firm audits the Foundation’s accounts every year, prepared under the SYCEBNL standard, the OHADA accounting system for non-profit entities.
External evaluation (2024)
An independent evaluator reviews our programmes every three years. The latest evaluation, in 2024, covered all five programmes.
Internal control
Dual signature above 500,000 FCFA, three quotes for any purchase above 2 million FCFA, monthly bank reconciliations and project-site audits.
Our policies
The rules we impose on ourselves
Five published policies, with 2025 figures. Open the one that interests you.
Child protection
- A code of conduct signed by all employees, volunteers and contractors.
- A background check (criminal record extract) for anyone in contact with children.
- Never alone with a child: every activity involves two adults or a teacher being present.
- Written parental consent for any photo or recording.
- No surname or precise location for a minor in our publications.
- A named officer, Claire Nkeng, and a confidential channel (protection@fondation-ndolo.org): acknowledgement within 48 hours.
2025: 3 reports received, 3 handled (1 of which led to a disciplinary measure); 100% of employees and field volunteers trained.
Fighting fraud and corruption
- An alert system open to employees, partners and beneficiaries, with protection for whistleblowers.
- Dual signature for any payment above 500,000 FCFA.
- Three quotes for any purchase above 2 million FCFA.
- Annual audits and surprise checks on project sites.
2025: 2 alerts received and investigated; neither revealed any misappropriation.
Ethics of images and stories
- Dignity before emotion: no poverty porn, no staging of distress.
- Local actors (committees, women teachers, health workers) front and centre.
- Consent from individuals, and from parents for minors.
- Illustration photos are labelled as such; demonstration stories too.
No photo of a child is published with their name or precise location.
Responsible purchasing
- Local suppliers preferred for materials, transport and services.
- Refurbished IT equipment, with warranty.
- Maintenance planned and funded from the moment of purchase, including spare parts.
2025: 71% of project-site purchases made from Cameroonian companies.
Data protection
- No resale, no rental, no exchange of contact details.
- No cookies, no trackers, no audience measurement on this site.
- Limited retention periods and simple rights to exercise.
Details in the privacy policy.
Pay
The three highest salaries
€107,600
The three highest gross annual salaries combined, Foundation and support office together, come to €107,600. Board members are volunteers and are not paid.
Annual reports
Our reports, in HTML and printable
No PDF to download: each report is read on this page, with its tables and charts, and prints cleanly.
The 2021 to 2023 reports are available on request: write to us.
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