Foreword by ibby president, Peter Schneck

FUNDING

BUDGETS

Not all of the NS that completed and returned their BR answered the question about their annual budget. Those that did answer can be classified into 4 categories:

1. 
   No budget: Albania, Bolivia, Czech Republic, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Poland, Uruguay, United Kingdom
   
2. 
   Below $1,000: Nepal
   
3. 
   From $1,000 to $5,000: Australia (steady), Ecuador, Estonia (increased), Hungary, New Zealand, Palestine, Peru (decreased), Romania, Rwanda, Turkey, Ukraine
   
4. 
   From $5,000 to $10,000: Lebanon, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia, Uganda (increased)
   
5. 
   From $10,000 to $40,000: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus (not fixed and decreased), Denmark, Egypt (increased), Finland, Greece (decreased), Iceland, India (increased), Iran, Lithuania (increased), Moldova (decreased), South Africa (increased), Sweden, Thailand (increased), United States (increases slightly each year).
   
6. 
   Over $40 000: Brazil ($107,200, increased), Colombia, Germany ($1,000,000), Japan ($400,000 decreased), Latvia ($66,000 increased), Mexico ($714,950 increased by 78.7%), Norway, Russia (increased), Slovak Republic, Switzerland ($60,000), Venezuela ($740,000)
   

Almost half of the NS included in this summary have budgets that allow them to carry out their activities and many of the sections declared that their budgets are increasing. The main reason for the variable or non-fixed budgets is that the section is part of another institution, and the NS has to apply for grants or look for partnerships for their activities. Fundraising is not always successful in many countries.