President and CEO Samuel A.

Worthington Chair Kathy Spahn

Helen Keller International

Vice Chair Tsehaye Teferra

April 6, 2012 Dear Member of Congress: We, the undersigned members of InterAction, write to urge you to support strong funding for international development and humanitarian assistance accounts in FY2013 as outlined in the attached account-level recommendations. InterActions member nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) work in every developing country. We know how to save a childs life by providing vaccinations or anti-malaria bednets, partnering with local communities wherever possible. We know how to respond rapidly when conflicts or natural disasters overwhelm people. We know that working with local men, women, girls and boys to teach, share and expand sustainable agricultural techniques helps the worlds poorest people eat not just for one day but build livelihoods that can help them escape poverty for a lifetime. We know that promoting democracy and good governance is fundamental because governments chosen by the people respect and protect their populations. Our compassion, and for some our faith, call us to do the right thing. At the same time, todays fiscal climate requires us to take a fresh look at the best ways to maximize impact from limited taxpayer resources while responding to humanitarian crises and tackling global poverty. Federal spending on poverty-focused development and humanitarian relief amounts to only seven-tenths of 1 percent of the total U.S. budget, so we must ensure that tax dollars are used efficiently and effectively. Thats why InterAction doesnt just advocate for resources. We support ongoing comprehensive efforts to modernize and reform the way aid is delivered, and we advocate for improved partnerships between the U.S. government, U.S. NGOs, and local governments, communities and organizations that are transparent, accountable and deliver results. Our field experience in working with local partners to design and deliver programs directly to people in need greatly reduces the risk of wasted funds. By working together, we can help people around the world lead more prosperous, sustainable and healthier lives. This work requires long-term commitment, foresight and the wisdom to seize opportunities for change. For example, after 15 years of work targeting polio, India was recently declared free of that disease by the World Health Organization. On the disaster relief front, while we have seen famine conditions recede in southern Somalia, over 2 million civilians are still in need of life-saving assistance; many of these people will remain in crisis throughout 2012. Meanwhile, a serious food and

Ethiopian Community Development Council

Treasurer Jonathan Quick

Management Sciences for Health

Board of Directors Nancy Aossey

International Medical Corps

David Beckmann
Bread for the World

Nan Dale
Action Against Hunger US

Pape Gaye
IntraHealth

Anne Goddard
ChildFund International

Cindy Hallberlin
Good 360

George Hamilton
Institute for Sustainable Communities

Susan Hayes
ReSurge International

Sarah Holewinski
CIVIC

Neal Keny-Guyer
Mercy Corps

Melanie Macdonald
World Neighbors

Ruth Messinger
American Jewish World Service

John Nunes
Lutheran World Relief

Carol Peasley
CEDPA

Robert Radtke
Episcopal Relief and Development

Farshad Rastegar
Relief International

Jonathan Reckford
Habitat for Humanity

William S. Reese
International Youth Foundation

Carter Roberts
World Wildlife Fund

Tessie San Martin

Plan USA

Ron Sconyers
Physicians for Peace

Alison Smith
InsideNGO

Adam Weinberg
World Learning

nutrition crisis looms in Africas Sahel region; 5.5 million are food insecure in Niger alone. The Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East presents a historic opportunity and challenge to help foster empowerment of local civil societies. These and other hotspots demand active and engaged U.S. diplomacy and assistance both of which depend on strong funding of the international affairs account. Commitment and nimble investment in these regions now can help local people and communities build sustainable institutions that reduce the need for aid over the long term. Given the strong practical and moral arguments for investing in our international development and humanitarian programs, and the small fraction of the federal budget those programs constitute, we urge you to support funding for vital international development and humanitarian accounts that is as strong as possible. Our attached FY2013 funding recommendations for the U.S. governments poverty-focused international development and humanitarian relief programs are built on decades of field experience working with local communities to deliver assistance. Please feel free to contact Ken Forsberg at kforsberg@interaction.org for recommendation justifications. Thank you for giving serious consideration to our recommendations and for your continuing leadership in Congress. Respectfully, [Names of signing organizations and logos follow below] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ACDI/VOCA Action Against Hunger ActionAid International USA ADRA African Methodist Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency 6. Air Serv International 7. All Hands Volunteers 8. Alliance for Peacebuilding 9. America's Development Foundation 10. American Jewish World Service 11. American Near East Refugee Aid 12. American Red Cross 13. American Refugee Committee International 14. AmeriCares 15. Amigos de las Americas 16. Basic Education Coalition 17. Better World Campaign 18. Bread for the World 19. CARE 20. CBM 21. Center for Health & Gender Equity (CHANGE) 22. Center for Justice and Peacebuilding/Eastern Mennonite University 23. CHF International 24. ChildFund International 25. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 26. Church World Service 27. CIVIC 28. Concern America 29. CONCERN Worldwide 30. Congressional Hunger Center 31. Counterpart International 32. Creative Learning 33. Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)

34. Education Development Center, Inc. 35. Episcopal Relief & Development 36. Ethiopian Community Development Council 37. Family Care International 38. Food for the Poor, Inc. 39. Friends of the Global Fight 40. Global Washington 41. Habitat for Humanity International 42. Handicap International/USA 43. Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights 44. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) 45. Heifer Project International 46. Helen Keller International 47. HelpAge USA 48. IMA World Health 49. INMED Partnerships for Children 50. InsideNGO 51. Institute for Sustainable Communities 52. International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) 53. International Foundation for Electoral Systems 54. International Fund for Animal Welfare 55. International Housing Coalition 56. International Medical Corps 57. International Relief & Development, Inc. 58. International Relief Teams 59. International Rescue Committee 60. International Youth Foundation 61. IntraHealth International Inc. 62. Islamic Relief 63. Life for Relief and Development 64. Lions Clubs International 65. Lutheran World Relief 66. Management Sciences for Health 67. Medical Care Development 68. Medshare 69. Mercy - USA for Aid and Development 70. Mercy Corps

71. Merlin USA 72. National Association of Social Workers 73. Operation USA 74. Pact 75. PATH 76. Pathfinder International 77. PCI 78. Perkins International 79. Plan International USA 80. Planet Aid 81. Plant with Purpose 82. Population Action International 83. Population Communication 84. Project C.U.R.E 85. ProLiteracy Worldwide 86. Relief International 87. Resolve 88. ReSurge International 89. RESULTS 90. Save the Children 91. SEVA Foundation 92. Stop Hunger Now, Inc. 93. The Alliance to End Hunger 94. The Hunger Project 95. Transparency International-USA 96. Trickle Up Program 97. U.S. Climate Action Network 98. U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD) 99. United Methodist Committee on Relief 100. US Committee for Refugees & Immigrants 101. US Fund for UNICEF 102. VAB 103. Water for South Sudan 104. WaterAid in America 105. WellShare International 106. Winrock International 107. Women Thrive Worldwide 108. World Food Program USA 109. World Learning 110. World Neighbors 111. World Wildlife Fund

InterAction FY2013 Recommendation ACCOUNT (or sub-account) GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - USAID Maternal and Child Health Family Planning in All Accounts Nutrition Vulnerable Children HIV/AIDS Malaria TB Neglected Tropical Diseases GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - STATE Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria NIH GLOBAL HEALTH - HHS CDC GLOBAL HEALTH - HHS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE Food Security and Agriculture in all bilateral accounts Microfinance Basic Education in all accounts Climate Change in All State and USAID Accounts SCCF & LDCF Biodiversity in all accounts Water in all accounts MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT INTERNATIONAL ORGS AND PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MCGOVERN-DOLE INT'L FOOD FOR EDUCATION & CHILD NUTRITION - AG BILL GREEN CLIMATE FUND INT'L DISASTER ASSISTANCE MIGRATION/ REFUGEE ASSISTANCE EMER. REFUGEE & MIGRATION ASSIST (ERMA) P.L. 480 TITLE II FOOD FOR PEACE - AG BILL TRANSITION INITIATIVES USAID OPERATING EXPENSES USAID WORKING CAPITAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES (CIPA) PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (PKO)

(incl. OCO) (in $ thousands) $2,798,250 $650,550 $700,000 $200,000 $17,500 $350,000 $650,000 $236,000 $89,000 $6,142,860 $1,650,000 $605,700 $362,900 $2,681,532 $1,245,971 $265,000 $925,000 $522,900 $50,000 $200,000 $350,000 $898,200 $348,705 $1,358,500 $134,000 $30,000 $209,500 $5,000 $1,466,000 $1,875,100 $100,000 $1,840,000 $57,600 $1,374,246 Authority to establish and fund $2,164,580 $249,100