PROJECT TERRA FIRMA OF CANADA/PROJET TERRA FIRMA DU CANADA
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Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We continue to work towards the development of critical long-duration water infrastructure and power in Mozambique (MZ). 1. 30-Year Concession Contract Update (Addendum) In 2022 we reached a milestone with the Government of Mozambique and the 'Administração de Infra-Estruturas de Aguas e Saneamento' (AIAS) Mozambique’s water infrastructure agency which approved our 30-year concession contract. To secure global debt financing from agencies like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) we have worked tirelessly with external legal counsel to finalize the 'Addendum' t… Show more
We continue to work towards the development of critical long-duration water infrastructure and power in Mozambique (MZ). 1. 30-Year Concession Contract Update (Addendum) In 2022 we reached a milestone with the Government of Mozambique and the 'Administração de Infra-Estruturas de Aguas e Saneamento' (AIAS) Mozambique’s water infrastructure agency which approved our 30-year concession contract. To secure global debt financing from agencies like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) we have worked tirelessly with external legal counsel to finalize the 'Addendum' to the Concession. AIAS has not agreed to the final revisions required delaying our ability to secure project debt financing. With presidential elections set for October 9th 2024 and the end of President Nyusi's term discussions have been paused until new government is formed. In the meantime our team remains fully prepared to execute once the Addendum is finalized. In the meantime we are also exploring other private sector partnerships within MZ and considering expanding our efforts to other countries with plans to enter into an agreement in another country by the end of the year. 2. Project Vision & Scale Our vision for the current project remains to build water (and renewable power) infrastructure across 20 sites to deliver clean drinking water to more than 1 000 000 people including approximately 440 000 children under the age of fourteen. Over the next 30 years our projects are projected to provide more than 1.7 billion glasses of clean safe water to the people of Mozambique. We continue active engagement with donors policymakers and private sector partners to advance critical water and power infrastructure in MZ. 3. Debt Financing Finalizing the Addendum will enable us to submit our debt financing request to the DFC. The debt financing will account for up to 80% (US$ 10-15 million) of the total project capex which is typical for a concession agreement for long-dated infrastructure projects.
New programs
4. Groundbreaking Given the upcoming elections and pending the delay in finalizing the Addendum we intend to begin construction on three water sites in Q2 2024. Together these sites will serve ~75 000 people. We are committed to close collaboration with AIAS policymakers engineering partners and the local communities we serve. We all recognize the immense pressure to deliver on this humanitarian mission. 5. Engagement In 2023-24 we invested significant resources with board members agencies donors investors engineering partners volunteers universities and associations to rai… Show more
4. Groundbreaking Given the upcoming elections and pending the delay in finalizing the Addendum we intend to begin construction on three water sites in Q2 2024. Together these sites will serve ~75 000 people. We are committed to close collaboration with AIAS policymakers engineering partners and the local communities we serve. We all recognize the immense pressure to deliver on this humanitarian mission. 5. Engagement In 2023-24 we invested significant resources with board members agencies donors investors engineering partners volunteers universities and associations to raise awareness and secure 3rd-party funding for our project. We sponsored and presented at the Club of Florence 2024 Renewed Humanism (RH) Award to strengthen our global network and our mission – i.e. delivering clean water and renewable power to disadvantaged communities. The 2024 RH Award ceremony brought together key stakeholders including donors investors investment companies and policymakers to discuss the intersection of humanism finance the UN SDGs and the Paris Agreement. We are honored to have been part of these conversations and remain committed to advancing our shared goal of sustainable development.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)0¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$28K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $187K | — | — | — |
| 2020-06-30 | $147K | — | — | — |
| 2021-06-30 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-30 | $24K | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $20K | — | — | — |
| 2024-06-30 | $28K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
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Board of directors
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- DI GIROLAMO, MARCODIRECTORarm's length
- FROST, GORDONDIRECTORarm's length
- CHONG, MARCODIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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