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2023-02-28-accounts

Mityana Charity Annual Report 2022/2023

(Registered Charity No 1064825)

UK Trustees 2022-2023

Role

Name

Graham Addison Newsletter & Grant Officer Jean Ajin Chair & Sponsorship Sarah Birch Secretary Jen Penfold Sponsorship & Safeguarding Bob Riddaway Treasurer Jo Riddaway Minute Secretary & Sponsorship Support Diane Simpson HRP (Human Rights & Prison Project) Helen Thompson Sponsorship Peter Thompson Sponsorship Support Richard Tudor Construction & WASH Projects

Committee

Nigel Birch Publicity Abbie Milwood

UK Charity Address

6 Tangley Drive Wokingham Berkshire RG41 2NY

UK Charity Website

www.mityanacharity.org

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Overview

Promoting Prosperity

Improving Welfare and Support

Improving Medical Provision

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Enhancing Education

Child Safe Guarding and Protection

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Chair’s Report – Jean Ajin

It is with great pleasure that I bring to you the Annual Report of the Mityana Charity for 2022 – 2023. With your generosity, we have continued to help transform the lives of many people in Mityana. This is based on the partnership between the Mityana Charity and our collaborator in Uganda – Partners for Community Transformation (PaCT).

We are grateful to our donors who have helped us with several building projects. We built a maternity ward in Kikandwa District which provides women with access to antenatal care, safe deliveries and postnatal care. Previously, women had to travel miles to get any care. Also four schools have benefited from new latrines, with three being girl-friendly. One water tank was installed at another school and fifteen water filters were provided to a further three schools. Another initiative provided Patience School with a temporary classroom and concrete floors in three classrooms. Kalangaloo School had one of their classrooms gutted by a lightning strike and we were fortunate to have a donor who provided the money quickly so it could be rebuilt during the holidays. This meant that the students could return to school in January. A lightning conductor was also installed.

Our sponsorship team in Mityana work tirelessly to look after all our sponsored students and grandmas/guardians – the team provide counselling, guidance and encouragement to all. In the last year we were able to support 285 students plus 32 grandmas/guardians. Congratulations to the 12 sponsored students who graduated this year. The grandmas/guardians are encouraged to use their monthly monies to develop a project which will help sustain them and their dependants in the future. Unfortunately we heard that one grandma sadly passed away after a long illness. Sponsors can access information about their students and grandmas via the on-line database.

As you have been informed, unfortunately, due to increases in costs in Mityana, we have had to increase our fees. Please see details in our sponsorship report.

The wide range of books in the Resource Centre continue to be used by the students. In particular, the students benefit from being able to use the books to revise during the holidays. Also some of the older sponsored students make reusable sanitary towels and shoes. Through economic improvement initiatives, the BIC (Business Incubation Centre) trains women and youths in fashion and design. Also the BIC has been used to make school uniforms for sponsored students.

The Human Rights & Prison (HRP) Project has produced a variety of materials about child safeguarding and protection. These have been complemented by running training courses on the same topics. The project also supported the celebration of the Day of the African Child with St. Elizabeth’s Girls Secondary School, where some of our sponsored attend.

We still have not been able to further develop the community and training hall at PaCT’s facility. Any donations and fundraising gratefully received. Once this is up and running, this hall will permit some local fund-raising by PaCT.

We endeavour to ensure that all monies provided by our donors are used for their intended purpose. We monitor progress in Uganda by receiving monthly financial and project reports from PaCT. These highlight monies received and spent and describe the activities carried out during the month. They also identify any safeguarding issues which have arisen and specify the actions that have been taken.

PaCT now have joined with other donor charities to provide WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) projects. This is possible because the Mityana Charity provides much of the infrastructure that allows PaCT to bid for funding.

At the moment we are investigating how to make our charity more sustainable, as many of us are getting older. If you are interested in helping with running of the charity in any way, please contact me.

I cannot thank you enough for your continued support to the Mityana Charity. Without you we would not have continued to help improve the lives of so many people in the last 28 years. We greatly appreciate the contributions made by sponsors and donors, school and church groups, fundraisers, companies and volunteers.

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Many thanks go to the many donors who provide substantial funds to support the sponsored students, and to those listed below who have made major contributions either by giving their time or making large donations. The dedication of our trustees here and our Ugandan team has made this charity very special.

Volunteers Volunteers
• Pat Barton • Verity Rossetter • Leoni Knaup
• Jessica Harrison • Julie Mitchell • Nick Penfold
Large single donations
• Val Davison • St Sebastian’s Church • John & Sue Edwards
• Mandeville Retail Fund Charitable Trust
• Andrew & Sarah Dodd • Anne Guiver • Debbie Harris
• Wellington College,
Orange House		 • PCC of Finchampstead &
California		 •
•		 William Grant Foundation
Brian Williard
• Flatman Partnership Houganda.org

Charity Organisation and Operating Processes – Nigel Birch/Jean Ajin

Organisation

Mityana Charity is registered and compliant with regulations of the Charity Commission beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1064825&subid=0

The Charity is run by a committee whose membership includes trustees of the Charity. Various committee members are designated Project Leaders for the main areas of work funded by the Charity.

The Charity works with PaCT (Partners for Community Transformation) formerly named as Mityana (Uganda) Charity. It is a Ugandan registered NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) which manages the projects in Uganda. The relationship between the Charity and PaCT is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding.

The Charity has no paid employees within the UK but supports the employment of an Executive Director and other administrative staff in Mityana who manage projects funded by the Charity. The UK Project Leaders monitor progress with projects based on monthly reports provided by PaCT. PaCT also carries out projects that are not funded by the Charity. A monthly financial report is sent to us by PaCT.

UK Trustees and Committee Members

The Charity’s trustees are members of the UK committee elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Also, there are a few members of the committee who are not trustees – they can contribute to overseeing the activities of the Charity without the additional legal responsibilities of being a trustee. Due to the small numbers of committee members there is no formal process for selecting and vetting trustees. Those who want to serve on the committee are personally known and trusted. The trustees are responsible for the running of the charity according to its Constitution and the Law and ensure that all decisions taken are based on sound judgement. They ensure that financial accounting and monitoring of the Charity’s work is at a high standard.

The minutes of all committee and specific trustees meetings are fully documented. These are referred to when carrying out the annual financial review. The trustees are responsible for the approval of the statement of accounts.

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Public Benefit

Public benefit in the UK relates to the Charity’s interaction with its donors, sponsors and churches that have an interest in the Charity. These relationships help to communicate and inform a wide audience about developments in Uganda in particular and Africa in general. Also they provide a opportunities for individuals and organisations to support international charitable activities in an efficient and effective way.

Public benefit in Uganda is provided by the community projects that have been funded by the Charity and executed through PaCT. The Mityana community clearly benefits from the projects funded by the Charity. These projects align with the aims and objectives of the Charity.

Administration and Communication

Our computerised database, with the overall objective of making the administration of the Charity more efficient, is complete allowing more people to take responsibility for various elements of the administration, rather than being totally reliant on just a few key individuals.

The system focuses on sponsors, donors and other interested parties and allows us to:

We have had generous donations of Corporate Sponsorship from two organisations (Mandeville Recruitment and The Flatman Partnership) to cover the annual costs of running the system again this year.

PaCT has a separate database which holds all child-centred data. It aims to improve the way sponsors are updated with news of their sponsored children. All reports, letters etc are online in the Ugandan database and it is the sponsors responsibility to check on updates. Sponsors have been informed of their unique number and password. Please let us know if you are unable to log in. The system has been designed for sponsors to be able to reply to the letter their child writes. The replies go through to our sponsorship department in Mityana, who read and show the letter to them. This is also essential for safeguarding the children.

Data Management Systems, Data Protection

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect after 28 May 2018. It is essential that you ensure that you have signed up for us to continue sending you our standard communications: newsletters, AGM invitations and Annual Reports. Please go to www.mityanacharity.org/mailing.php if you do not receive the standard publications but would like to do so.

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Treasurer’s Report – Bob Riddaway

Mityana Charity Accounts

As shown in the final accounts, income in 2022/23 financial year (1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023) was £187,058 with expenditure of £193,824 giving an in-year deficit of £6,766. Details are given in the financial accounts on pages 27 to 31. The following graph summarises income and expenditure for 2022/23.

The following provides some information about the finances of specific projects.

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Additional information about the funding of individual projects is covered in the project reports.

The following gives some details about the funding of non-project items.

Other issues

There are three main risks to the charity.

Effort goes into ensuring that there is sound management of the charity’s finances.

The gift aid coming from donations plays a key role in funding the non-project costs (primarily staff and the associated running costs) in Uganda which are required for the charity to operate effectively. All donors who are eligible to give gift aid are encouraged to do so. The gift aid form can be obtained from http://mityanacharity.org/files/gift_aid_form.htm. Completing the form will allow the charity to claim 25p of gift aid for every £1 donated but has no impact on the personal finances of donors.

The trustees would like to thank all our donors, big and small, as every pound makes a big difference to the lives and wellbeing of the people in Mityana.

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Sponsorship Report – Jen Penfold, Helen Thompson, Jean Ajin

Overview

Our sponsorship scheme continues to flourish, benefiting not only the children but often the whole family. After the problems of lockdown there has now been an uninterrupted school year. Schools and the children have settled to work hard again.

Results of the final year primary leaving exams (after P7) were excellent, with most students getting first or second grade passes. 25 Primary leavers joined secondary education or vocational training with sponsors who have agreed to continue to support them in their studies. With grateful thanks to all of you have been able to do this for these children.

At secondary level 9 Students gained O levels, three students gaining first- or second-class results and these students have been put forward to go onto study A levels.

The remaining students are going onto study a vocational training such as Fashion Design and Tailoring, Business Administration, Plumbing, or Automotive Mechanics.

Two students gained A levels this year. Five students graduated from various institutions including Urika Institute of home economics, YMCA and Arua school of Nursing and Midwifery. PaCT plans to hold a combined graduation ceremony on 3rd March at the AGM.

Currently 301 children and young people receive sponsorship which provides them with not only education but scholastic materials, midday meals, shoes, and counselling and guidance as appropriate. 192 of these are Nursery and Primary, 80 in Secondary and 29 in Tertiary/ Vocational Education. Some children also benefit from holiday activities arranged by PaCT. These included music, dance and sporting activities, and additional tuition.

Fees and gifts

As you were advised earlier by email the school fees in Uganda have increased with immediate effect although we have held them at 2022 rates for 2023. The balance will be covered by general sponsorship support.

They will increase for 2024 as follows:

As you know, our normal practice is that a sponsor looks after an individual child and often builds up a relationship. However, not everyone, for various reasons, is able to commit to, or able to continue throughout Primary and Secondary Education. For example, the boy who came top in his Primary Leaving Exams no longer has a sponsor. (Should you know anyone who would like to take him on, please put us in touch).

If you feel you would like to sponsor education but not to commit, we would welcome donations to our sponsorship fund that can help us tide over any unexpected drop outs until we can replace a sponsor.

The children and their families thank you for your generosity in sending money or gifts at Christmas and Birthdays. The children are also delighted to receive cards and letters, and we know how pleased you are to receive these in return. The sponsorship online system is a quick channel for children and sponsors to communicate. Please use it! Any queries about your children you can Email Florence and Sarah on sponsorship@pactug.org but do copy us in.

Also, if you add your Email address to your profile on the system, you will be updated when there is any new information about your child.

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An outdoor lesson at Kigoma Primary School. Children receiving Christmas gifts.

Thank you to everyone who sent monies for Christmas Gifts. The children and their families were so happy.

Helen Thompson (Secondary and Tertiary Sponsorship) chthompson@btinternet.com

Jenny Penfold Jenny Penfold (Primary 4 -7 Sponsorship) jen.penfold@virginmedia.com Jean Ajin (Nursery and Primary to P3 Sponsorship) jean.ajin@gmail.com

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Safeguarding Report – Jen Penfold

The Charity Safeguarding Policy was reviewed at the Trustee meeting in October 2021. It was amended to include reference to safeguarding from outside exploitation. It can be seen on our website.

Our meeting resolved to ask for an annual report from the PaCT board giving evidence of their safeguarding responsibilities. This should include brief reference to:

The revised policy was received in June 2022 and can be seen on the PaCT website www.pactug.org

Visits to partner schools and children’s homes continue to form an important source of information re. Safeguarding and Child Protection. Regular visits have resumed.

Specific Safeguarding Issues were reported in monthly reports.

Safeguarding and Child Protection training was held for senior men and women teachers in partner schools (September 2022) encouraging them to be agents of change in Child Protection. This was facilitated by the Principal Community Development Officer (officer in charge of Family and Child Protection officer for the Mityana Police and the Mityana District.)

The Board Report referring to Safeguarding / Child Protection for 2023 has not been received yet.

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WASH and Building Projects – Richard Tudor

Building Projects

Kalangaalo Primary School

Kalangaalo Primary School is a government funded school with in Mityana district, which is currently attended by 13 of our sponsored children, with more to come. Recently one of their classroom blocks was struck by lightning leaving it unusable and unsafe for the children. As a result, 705 students are crammed into the 2 remaining classroom blocks, with 7 or more to each desk intended for 4 students. The damaged building was obviously unsafe for the children.

Following a generous donation by Andrew and Sarah Dodd, we were able to transfer the funds in November,

to enable the project to go ahead during the long school break during December and January. The work includes; Repairing damaged walls, Re-roofing, Rewiring, and Lightning protection(!), Replacing doors and windows, Replastering and redecorating, and finally, providing new desks for the classroom.

The completed classroom was handed over in February, in time for the start of the new school year.

Patience School

This project has been sponsored by Pat Osbourne over many years. It is now complete, including new timber classrooms, and concrete floors in the existing classrooms – see below. Note: None of the classrooms have windows or doors!

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Raglan Hall Training Centre

Mityana Charity’s Ugandan partner PaCT has its headquarters in Mityana and is now seeking the build a Training Centre alongside their Offices in the new Ajin Building. This hall will provide a venue for the many trainings and public events that PaCT holds as part of its work. It will also provide a revenue stream helping to make PaCT more sustainable in the future.

Raglan House has a longstanding relationship with Mityana, and has already funded the Project to bring it to this stage - Please help us to bring this project to completion!

£40,000 is needed to complete the building and provide Mityana with a valuable new training Centre.

Business Incubation Centre

Meanwhile the Business Incubation Centre is in good use – see photographs below.

A student receives training in Tailoring.

A shoe making machine.

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WASH Projects

St Noa Kabulamuliro Primary School

Girl friendly latrines were completed and handed over to the local authority in September, thanks to a generous donation from Finchampstead and California PCC.

These latrines have additional space and washing facilities to allow girl students privacy during their periods.

Kabuule Saala Primary School

Girl friendly latrines were also completed at this school in early summer, with the support of the Charles Hayward Foundation.

St Kizito Mirembe Primary School

The construction of a girl-friendly latrine at St Kizito Mirembe primary school is under way, thanks to a further generous donation from Finchampstead and California PCC. The digging of the pit has been completed and construction of the slab has commenced.

Mwererwe Primary School

Finally, funds have been transferred in April for the construction to begin on new latrines and a water tank at this school, with the generous support of a grant from the Hilden Charitable Fund.

This photograph shows the condition of the existing latrines, serving 290 students and 11 staff.

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Health Projects

The next priority in clinic projects is a Maternity Ward at Kyabasaijja Health Centre III, similar to what was built with funding from Andrew and Sarah Dodd. There is no funding for this project at present.

This photograph shows the existing Health Centre III, in Kakumiro District, about 115 kilometres from Mityana. It is a government facility with health workers on the government payroll and was established in 1978.

It serves 23 villages, and handles on average 51 deliveries per month, but this is expected to increase to 65 deliveries per month. It is 19 miles away from the nearest health centre IV.

The facility’s OPD (Out Patient Department) currently doubles as the maternity unit. This causes significant congestion and jeopardises the mothers’ privacy and confidentiality.

Many mothers’ resort to traditional birth attendants, compromising the life of the mother and the new born.

We are seeking funding to allow this important project to go ahead.

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Human Rights and Prison Project – Diane Simpson

PaCT’s Strategic Objective 3 – Improved protection and respect for Human Rights in society.

Under this objective PaCT aims to contribute to a harmonious society that respects Human Rights and the related Acts of law. This is done through creating awareness, engaging communities and local leaders to appreciate and uphold their roles and responsibilities in addressing challenges and violations related to human rights.

UK funding for Human Rights has been very much dependent upon the impressive fundraising activities of Orange House, Wellington College. Their long-term commitment to this project has been greatly appreciated. Due to the ongoing effects of COVID large fund-raising events have only been able to resume in 2023.

Gender Based Violence

In a bid to reduce the increasing prevalence of Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and children in Mityana, this year PaCT have again concentrated its efforts and focus on GBV which sadly has seen a significant increase. The emphasis has been on creating awareness and facilitating activities to fight GBV.

PaCT have partnered with the GBV focal person in Mityana District to establish interventions that help prevent GBV cases in their communities.

This includes training with change agents, including Youth Leaders, Community Development Officers, Parish Chiefs, Councillors and Head Teachers. The training aimed to educate and develop understanding on the causes and impacts of GBV and the many forms it takes, as well as identification and support for victims. The areas of GBV identified include:- femicide, child marriage, relationship violence, sexual violence and abuse within the home, sexual harassment and kidnapping.

International Day of the African Child

Most children in Uganda have experienced physical violence that impacts their positive development, (59% of girls and 68% of boys). Gender based violence and sexual abuse are also pervasive with some 35% of girls and 17% of boys having experienced sexual abuse during their childhoods.

Girls are especially at risk of child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and genital mutilation. Today 4 in10 women are married by the time they are 18, and at least 1 in 4 teenage girls are either pregnant or already have a child.

Child labour is also common particularly in rural areas.

With the support of Orange House, PaCT celebrated this event through a large seminar with 454 students from St Elizabeth Girls School. Also in attendance were Protection Officers from the Police and Probation services and Community Development Officers.

The issues that seemed to be highlighted focussed around child labour, lack of action by authorities to help and prevent child homelessness, lack of clarity about where to report cases of child abuse. Within the school environment issues included excessive punishment for minor offences, the length of the school day, and dropout rates.

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Promotion of Children’s Rights Within Schools

PaCT liaises and engages with different schools with the aim of helping and empowering children to know their rights and become responsible citizens. Activities are aimed at skill and knowledge development to promote awareness, and encourage appropriate assertion through advocacy. PaCT have a monitoring function to assist in the development of annual plans, facilitate activities and guest speakers. There is also indirect communication with the schools management in regard to safeguarding issues.

Menstrual Health Management

Menstrual Hygiene Management remains an issue in Uganda for women and especially for school aged girls. Lack of knowledge, facilities, and information all contribute to girls missing valuable days of education. The Mityana Charity in conjunction with Orange House are looking at a multifaceted approach to help address the situation. This will include the rollout of training, and the setting up facilities in schools to make cost effective reusable sanitary towels. This will require the purchase of sewing machines and materials at each school, and will also link into the Wash arm of the charity in the provision of latrines and washrooms for girls.

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Fundraising Activities – Jean Ajin

We wondered if you might be able to support these two gallant girls, who have sponsored children for a long time.

Yasmin Jenkins is in training for her whopping 2,000 mile cycle ride from Maidenhead to Tunisia on a tandem bike and raising money for three charities, one being Mityana Charity.

You can support here: www.getontheback.com

You can read about it on page 20.

Dorothea (Tea) Pease is swimming the Channel in a relay in June, and has decided to have her charity as Mityana! There are 6 people, and they have a fundraising goal of £25,000, which will be split between the 6 chosen charities. Their Just Giving Page Just Giving page is:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/vitamin-sea?utm_term=bAR3qRX69

Fundraising

The charity relies on fundraising and donations for all its work. If you wish to raise money through your own sponsored event or by joining a national event, you can set up a fundraising page linked to the charity with:

Just Giving https://www.justgiving.com/mityana

Fundraise through Crowdfunder https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/apf/step/basics/ gl1OMe8n?charityId=8530

Have you got Nectar points you don’t use? Then please donate them to us: - - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/mityana charity 1064825/payment/J1yzKBOb/details

Or use Everyclick when you search the internet https://www.everyclick.com/mityana.

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Hello!

I’m Yasmin. Back before the pandemic I had been toying for a while with the thought of cycling to Uganda. I wanted to do a physical challenge that felt big enough that it deserved sponsoring. The idea gradually evolved (only within my head) into cycling to Africa – a bit shorter, a bit safer, on a tandem - a good USP, with a number of friends – a bigger fundraising network… I kept the thought to myself as it was daunting and I didn’t really want to be held accountable. One day I let it slip, to my Nan of all people. Suddenly, she had £100 cash that a friend of hers had sponsored me “for my trip”. It had happened, a stranger had made me accountable and now I better get the wheels in motion….

The Project: Get on the Back

Summer 2023 I will be cycling my tandem bike from my hometown of Maidenhead to Tunis in Tunisia . The idea is that the additional pedal power will be provided by a mixture of friends, family and colleagues joining me on the back for different legs of the trip. The 2000-mile route will take me through 9 European countries, over a few mountains and across a collection of seas before delivering me onto the African continent in Tunisia.

There are two targets:

  1. To raise £100,000. All of the money raised will be going to three carefully selected charities. Mityana Charity being one of them

  2. To complete the preparations and journey without purchasing anything new , as a statement on sustainability

You can learn more about the project, events, lottery and follow my progress at www.getontheback.com or @getontheback on Facebook or Instagram. If you’d like to help me, what I need more that anything else is financial sponsors and media exposure. If these are not options, but you’d like to be involved – then there are lots of other ways to support me and I’d be very happy to discuss it!

Thanks for reading,

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Volunteering

As we are constantly expanding, we need to recruit a team of volunteers who we hope will be willing to dedicate their time, skills and commitment on an ad-hoc basis to assist us with fundraising and administrative projects. We do not require a large commitment from our volunteers, and even just a few hours of your time at any of our events would be a huge benefit to the charity.

If you would like to know more about volunteering with the Mityana Charity, please email enquiry@mityanacharity.org

How can I donate?

Please see our website www.mityanacharity.org/donate.php to get the direct links.

Donate with:

NOTE: Please add PayPal costs of 1.4% + 20p per transaction. If you are abroad and will be converting to pounds sterling there are more charges which you will need to pay.

www.justgiving.com/donation/ direct?process=1&queryId= YwBoAGEAcgBpAHQAeQ A9ADEAMQA2ADgANQA4AA

Leaving a legacy

For more information go to our website or contact one of our trustees.

You can make an online donation to Mityana Charity to a loved one on Memory Giving memorygiving.com

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Communication – Nigel Birch/Jean Ajin

Mityana Charity Website

www.mityanacharity.org

Our website is a very useful source of information about the charity. We have had many new sponsors via the web site so it is a valuable tool for the charity and hopefully will continue to be so in the future.

Thanks go to Nick Penfold for updating our website. We also have a German translation of our website thanks to Leoni Knaup.

We welcome articles on visits or your views on future activities or ideas! Contact us by e-mail enquiry@mityanacharity.org

Newsletters

We have continued to produce three newsletters per year. These newsletters are continuing to be useful in communicating information about projects and charity activities at more timely intervals and keeping donors/sponsors better informed. Unfortunately, due to high postal costs, we cannot send these out to people who are not on email. If you wish to receive paper copies then please contact the Secretary to arrange. We urge everyone to provide relevant contributions especially those who have made recent visits to Uganda. Newsletters are really useful in advertising a fund raising idea/event or something about projects of interest. So please contact Jean Ajin or Colin Rouse colrouse@hotmail.co.uk for details of publishing dates and contributions to newsletters. Thank you Graham Addison for producing the newsletters over the last few years.

Please ensure you have signed up to receive the newsletters by email at mityanacharity.org/ mailing.php. You can contact us on enquiry@mityanacharity.org

Publicity material

We have publicity material about the Charity, including leaflets, flyers, various posters, PowerPoints and display boards to use at presentations and other occasions. Just contact us!

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Gift aid

Gift aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer. The charity claims 25p of gift aid for every £1 you donate.

GIFT AID DECLARATION – for past, present & future donations

I want to gift aid my donation and any donations I make in the future or have made in the last four years to the Mityana Charity.

I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less income tax and/or capital gains tax than the amount of gift aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

My details:

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Title First name or initial
Surname
Full home address
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Please notify the charity if you:

If you pay income tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your gift aid donations on your self-assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Please return this completed form to:

Bob Riddaway 57 Trevelyan, Bracknell, RG12 8YD Or emailed to bobriddaway@hotmail.co.uk

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Standing order form

Our bank: HSBC, 1-2 Market Place, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1AL.

To (Bank) Sort Code Account Number Branch Address

Date Tel Beneficiary Reference: Mityana Charity Beneficiary Sort Code: 40-47-09 Beneficiary Account Number: 41515667 Beneficiary Name: Mityana Charity IBAN: GB48HBUK40470941515667 BIC: HBUKGB4113F

Amount: Date of first payment: Amount of subsequent payments: Date of final payment or Until Further Notice (UFN): Due Date and frequency of payments: SIGN Signature Date

Please send the above completed form to your bank and a copy to us.

Ref project:

Bob Riddaway 57 Trevelyan, Bracknell, RG12 8YD

Please send the above completed form to your bank.

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Sponsorship application form

For as little as £300 a year or £25 a month (primary) and £420 a year or £35 a month (secondary) you can support the education of a disadvantaged child from Mityana and make a huge difference to the life of the child. Also for £15 a month there is the option of sponsoring a grandparent to help provide food and essentials for the family being raised by the grandparent.

If you would like to sponsor a child/grandparent then please complete the form below and email it to enquiry@mityanacharity.org, or complete the online form mityanacharity.org/sponsorship_form_auto. htm or post it to: Mityana Charity (Sponsorship), 45 Qualitas, Bracknell, RG12 7QG, UK

Name:

Address:

Postcode Email: Phone: I would like to sponsor a grandparent. Yes No I would like to sponsor child/children. Preference for boy/girl, age (although this cannot be guaranteed we will try our best). I am paying by: Standing Order start date (Remember YOU have to set this up with YOUR bank) OR cheque value £ I would like to gift aid my donations Yes No *Please remember that if you pay tax and you complete a gift aid form we can claim another 25p for every £1 that you donate. We will contact you when we receive your form and your first deposit has been made and we will send details of the child as soon as they are available. We take your data privacy very seriously. We will never send your contact details to any other organisation and we will only use your personal data to manage your sponsorship. Do you want to receive our standard communications: newsletters, AGM invitations and Annual Reports and occasional updates on the charity’s achievements? Yes No

*Please remember that if you pay tax and you complete a gift aid form we can claim another 25p for every £1 that you donate.

We will contact you when we receive your form and your first deposit has been made and we will send details of the child as soon as they are available.

We take your data privacy very seriously. We will never send your contact details to any other organisation and we will only use your personal data to manage your sponsorship.

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New Life Gifts

Would you like to give a unique gift to someone close and also support the efforts to alleviate poverty and bring hope to Mityana? If so, kindly fill in the form below and receive a gift certificate to thank you for your support.

Hen £14 Donation towards Micro fnance for single mothers’
groupto start small business		 £15
Goat £55 Soap and pants £16
Pig £36 School bag £17
Doll £16 Suitcase £25
Mattress £30 Dress £20
Bed Sheets £15 Shirt and trousers £30
Blanket £14 Children’s medicines £10
Dental Treatment/extraction £12 Child’s pair of shoes £17
Mosquito Net £10 Money to help a grandparent for one month £15
Bicycle £99 Porridge for a child for a month £7
A book for the Resource Centre £10 Food for Christmas £40
Bra for a girl £5 Sanitary towels for a month £7
Roof solar panel, battery & 2 lights £52 Football/netball £14
I would like to donate the Life Gifts as indicated above.
The occasion with the date:
(Please give as much notice as possible!)
Name of recipient as you would like it displayed on the
certifcate:
Wording: (The standard wording is: “(Item) has been donated
on your behalf and will be sent to help alleviate poverty and
bring hope in Mityana, Uganda” Do you wish to add anything?
From: (or leave blank for your signature)
Certifcate to be posted to:
My name:
Tel:
Email:
My address:
Postcode:
Cheque for:
in total (made payable to “Mityana Charity”)

Please add £1 for each address – if you would like your card emailed then there is no charge for this.

I would like to gift aid this money (Yes/No) date:

If you would like to pay online please email enquiry@mityanacharity.org for further details.

I am a UK taxpayer. Please treat all donations I make or have made to Mityana Charity in the past six years as gift aid donations until further notice.

You can pay directly to our account or by cheque but please return the order form etc. to: Colin Rouse, 18, St. Anthony’s Close, Bracknell RG422EB – email colinrouse@outlook.com or call 07814420489

Your money and gift aid will help pay for the gift – which are secured locally in Mityana. We always spend your money either on your chosen gift or on something else in the same category. This kind of flexibility means that poor communities in Mityana can get exactly what they need if and when their circumstances change. For more details on how it works please visit our website www.mityanacharity.org

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Financial Accounts

Mityana Charity 2023 Final Accounts

MITYANA CHARITY

Registered Charity No. 1064825

FINAL ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2023

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THE MITYANA CHARITY (registered charity no. 1064825) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2023

INCOME FROM
Pupil Sponsorship
Specific Donations
WASH Projects
Kalangaalo, Patience & Nabukenya Schools
Health Projects
HRP Project
Building Fund - Raglan Hall
Facilities Fund
Fundraising
Ugandan Expenses
UK Administrative Expenses
Levy on donations
Gift-Aid Refund receivable
Bank & other interest received
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE ON
Pupil Sponsorship
Specific Donations
WASH Projects
Kalangaalo,Patience & Nabukenya Schools
Health Projects
HRP Project
Building Fund - Raglan Hall
Facilities Fund
Ugandan Salaries
Ugandan Expenses
UK Administrative Expenses
Bank charges
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER
EXPENDITURE
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD
AT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD
AT 28 FEBRUARY 2023 (2022)		 Note Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds
£
101,397
3,817
6,409
35,525
-
6,211
281
1,827
-
190
950
156,607
100,616
5,197
6,600
37,995
-
6,963
750
2,420
-
950
161,492
4,885
-
4,885
-
107,977
103,092		 TOTAL
FUNDS
2022
£
101,397
3,817
6,409
35,525
-
6,211
281
1,827
906
190
950
8,225
21,280
40
187,058
100,616
5,197
6,600
37,995
-
6,963
750
2,420
19,109
12,383
1,531
259
193,824
6,766
-
0
6,766
-
147,038
140,272		 TOTAL
FUNDS
2021
2.2 £
906
8,225
21,280
40		 £
96,851
5,478
23,199
2,850
37,402
265
734
1,848
-
257
950
8,933
22,483
8
30,452 201,256
19,109
12,383
581
259		 53,621
4,261
24,919
1,710
44,652
8,370
615
1,273
16,395
11,021
1,418
208
32,333 168,463
1,881
-		 32,793
0
1,881
-
39,061		 32,793
114,245
37,180 147,038

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THE MITYANA CHARITY

(registered charity no. 1064825) BALANCE SHEET as at 28 FEBRUARY 2023

FIXED ASSETS
None
CURRENT ASSETS
Gift-Aid Refund receivable
Bank balances
LIABILITIES : AMOUNTS FALLING
DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
NET CURRENT ASSETS
LIABILITIES : AMOUNTS FALLING
DUE AFTER ONE YEAR
None
NET ASSETS
representing :
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED FUND
RESTRICTED FUNDS		 Note 21,280
120,804		 2023
£
0
140,272
140,272
0
140,272
37,180
103,092
140,272		 22,483
124,605		 2022
2.2
2.3		 £
0
147,038
142,085 147,088
1,812 50
147,038
0
147,038
39,061
107,977
147,038

Approved by the Trustees on 19th April 2023 and signed on their behalf by :

Jean Ajin, Chairman

Bob Riddaway, Treasurer

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These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with :

These accounts have been prepared on the Accruals [matching of income and expenditure] basis in respect of Funds that are Unrestricted. The Receipts and Payments basis has been used in respect of the projects contained in the Restricted Funds caption.

The General Fund represents the funds of the Charity that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use. The balance on Restricted Funds represents donations and funds received which have not yet been applied to the projects in Uganda. The payments shown in the accounts relate to transfers made to the local Ugandan trustees.

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when they have been received. Incoming resources with related expenditure

A Levy of 5% of donations is extracted to provide funding towards the cost of administrative expenses Gift-Aid Refunds receivable

The amounts shown in the SOFA is an estimate of the Receivable in respect of donations for the year augmented by the difference in amounts received compared with an accrual in the previous year. Volunteer help

The value of the voluntary help received is not included in these accounts, but is described in the trustees' report

2.3 Resources Expended Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised in these accounts as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. The balance on the Restricted Funds represents amounts donated and collected awaiting disbursement.

United Kingdom

The Charity did not have any employees in 2021 and 2022 for it's functions in the United Kingdom. Some reimbursement of petty cash expenditure was made to those trustees who incurred such expenses.

Overseas

The Charity provides funding for the salaries and associated expenses of the staff employed by Partners for Community Transformation.

The grants made by the charity to causes in Uganda are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities

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MITYANA CHARITY

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2023

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 [The Charities Act] and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to :

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts set out on Pages 1 to 3.

Independent examiner's statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

Signed : Date : 12th April 2023 Julie C Mitchell Independent Examiner Sheffield Page 4

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