Charity Reglstrxdon no: 1089058 RESTORATION FOR ABUSED PEOPLE (R.A.P) ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR MAY 2021 to APRIL 2022. l) Chair's Report 2) Our work for 2021122 3) Some service users comments 4) R.A.P Partners 5) What we do in RAP 6) Previous Management committee as at I" May 2021. 7) Service & Qualifications 8) Appointment of Accountantl Auditors 9) Accounts for May 2021- April 2022 10) Independent Examiners Report to trustees of R.A.P I l ) Rap Trust Reserve Policy Statement 12) Future plans of RAP 13) Our Sister branch in Africa 14) Commitment to Equal Opportunity Policy 15) Conclusion 16) Current Management committee Yds at I" May 2022. AL REP After another successful year, on behalf of knistees and Mallagement committee, l thank the volunteers in helplng io nm this organisation and mo.stly thc cnonnous work, lotal dedication of all and for h¢lping me 10 See this vision and its aims through most afflicting times. to achieve a successful change in the lives of its beneficiaries and with a PUTP05e of making a difference in their situation. It has been another encouraging season in the effective feedback from our beneficiaries, in our provision of good and effeciive life changing service they have embraced and which made a posilive long-tenn change in their lives. Our benefjciaries are mainly from Newharn and others within the Greater London area {mainly Waltham forest. Barking & Dllgenham. Hackney). This year 2021122, 1 and the trustees 8iv¢ sinc¢r¢ appr¢¢iation to AwariLs for All. The Souter Charitablc Trust for th¢iT Supporting grani donalions and also acknowlcdgcmcnt to the managemcnt committee members & friends of RAP with stncere appreciation for their faithful support - morally. financially and otherwise in this th'ificuli financial year as pasi years. How could we have Survived another milestone of dcdicaled years without continuous support of members like YO￿ which has strengthened RAP to meet our ever increase in demand service and beneficiari¢s needs, you are genuinely appreciated for your con(inuous partnership. RAP vlslon and our Publle Benellt Our vision is centred on resloring and changing livcs for good. The public bencfit which we deliver is centred on this vision and is available w both Christians and nonc Chrisiians in a deliberately accessible and user-friendly ways. We exist to see lives restored and changed for good in spiritual Moral. ethical and practical ways which reflect and demonstrate the Christian faith. These are the benefits that arise out of our charitsble objective and the quotes given in this report have been received from the public in response to these benefits. Other comments we received from the public have included the followtng descriptions: Llves turned away from: Hopele&sness, insecurity, fear, depre&sion, anxiety, loneliness, grtt4 selfishnes& lonelinc&s, anger. .alcoholi%m. attemptcd suicidc, bTokcn marriagcs. bittcrnass. bcing at a dead end. FK)rnography. self harm, suicidal attempts, institutional abuse Llve tyrned tojvards: Restoralion of relationships, finding purpose in Life, becoming self re50urcefiJl, motivated to physical. emoiional. menthl 2nd spiritual healing. perseverance during adversity, Pvdce. reconciliatson, courdge. Joy, life changed for good, wisdom, encouragement humour. hopc, strength and inspirdtion during str¢s5ful ￿PerienCeS including ¢em)inal illnc&s. daily i￿￿18hL Our Charitable aetlvitie5 have been A regular source of inspiratton & guidance, a lifeline as a means to an end light ai the end of the tU[￿e1, upliftiDg ,educational, a saving gracc. We confimi that we havc complied with our duty in scction 4 of the Charities Aci 2006 to havc due rcgard to publle benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and WaIes. Our charltable objtcilves are: TH[. RF.LIEF OF NEED AND THE PRoTF.￿]0N ANf) PRF.SF.RVATFON OF PURLIC HEALTH PARTICULARLY AMONGST PEOPLE LhfNG IN GREATER LONf)ON WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND coifNSELLfNG. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (ASSET our IN THE UNtVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMANRIGHTS AND SUBSEQUEF UNrrED NATIONS CONVEKfioNS AND DECLATIONSI BY MONITORtNG. VlStNG AWARkNESS OF A BUS. OBTAINING REDRESS AND RELIEVING NEED AMONG TIIE VICTIMS OF ABUSE. PROMOTING RE.SPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHT.$ AMONG ￿DIvIDUAL￿ AND CORPORATinN.S. ELIMNATtNfr NFR￿clEmETrrrS ()F HUMAN RIGHT REfil(INALLY ANDW I'FH INTERNATtUNALADV(KACYTO ADDRLSSABUSE IN PARTICULAR SPIRITUAL ABUSE, Our objcctivcs and activitics rcflcci thc great commi&sioning in thc arcas of disciplcship and mission of counselling. supporting. mentoring, and human righi advocacy to break the chain of abusive events in the life of an individual Sexual, .emotional, .mental, physical and Spirityal abuse. which is complete without support of their w'elfare wherc essential for comple(c wellbeing. Whether providing services support on an individual or group basis QT in partnership with other organisations, our objectiv¢ is to reach ordinary people within Greater London and also act as advocate on redressing, climinating infringements of human right regionally and iniernationally. The year 2021122 has been yet exlrn dcmanding and tesiing yw of Covid-19 [De]￿orniCrOnI to Cost of living Crisis outburst for RAP as so many Organisations, &4 alway5 w¢ continuc lo havc an cncouraging recognition and growth across many of our activities as the Refugee & Asylum Seekers Personal Well being Project continues lo bc in demand with reflection on human righi advocacy. Despite challenges of how to respond lo the downllwn in the efonomic climate due to Covid-19 [Delt&Omicron] to Cost of living Crisis.. however the great news is that we are experiencing record demand ror our services and our website has enabl¢d us to reach out to more of those who have been suffering silently and ignorani of what their diagnosis is and arc now motivated in seeking self help by the knowledge acquired from website. This year continued with the help of donors with the overldp demand of the inilialed untqu¢ projff I that was funded by Awards for All, The Souter Charirablc Trusi this y¢ar, and a projecl with a view io balance of issucs in the society that have be¢n ignored for so long continued - Vtctims more than Pcrpetraiors and pandemic initiated project of sclf-resi5L￿CC Mechanism against Spike Emergency in RAP. Ii w&5 well researched and implemented project in seminars. one to one sections and also inio iK)oklets. whicb were distributed across Greater London; and widely accessed oll our website. Thi's project received funds and Se￿ICe aid from grants. sales. Managernc￿ Committee members and frlends of RAP donoTS. We are committcd to makc our usual monitored returns ￿ those who &ssist us. while we ontinue to dcvclop links with other organisations we expect to work with. We make every effort to provide effeciive and positive life changing counselling 10 our beneficiaries from 14yT5 & above who gained Self￿OnfIdenCe. motivation. and rcsourcefulness to make a positive change in their lives Outcome and achlevements this year was 45 follows: l ) Oui of the total of129 b¢n¢fJciarics who w￿1 through thc one to onc ge&sions. Bcncficiaries wcni through the sessions with ￿sitive change to their situations. 5 beneficiaries pulled out and did noi complete the sessions. 7 8lill ongoing morc sessions 2) Out of the lotal of 45 beneficiaries who weni throu8h the group sessions... 39 have left with positive change to their situation. 6 is still under80in8 more s¢ssions. 3) Out of thc lotal of 4790 beneficiaries we had this year for telephonelenuillwcbsile couThselling and advice. aDd leafleting 850/0 were from GrealeT London area. 150/0 were from other areas like Sussex, KenL Surrey, Middlcsex and Essex. 15 of the beneficiaries referred io 8peciali.$1 agencies. 15 of the bcneficiarics werc rcferrcd to othcr counselling agcncics 4) Further 28 Refugee & wlum seekers beneficiaries living in greater tA)ndon area benefited in human rights advocacy & Personal well being project by helping in the improvement of their quality of life and supportin8 them lo share their experience of anger. anxiety, self haTm and abuse for .' Behavioural managemcnt control Sharing experiences and self awaTeness Comm iry locused approach Provid Social and emolional skills and i(x)Is ￿ help them understand self g w preventing stress, suicidal. criminal and antisocial behaviours. tcm positive change &s a means to an end prevention of mcnLqI health • Long proble 5) We wer¢ once again honourcd to witncss th¢ graduation on lin¢ of 24 Q/D Out of the 280/0 of the youth who came through our counselling service a5 a mean5 lo an end to their abusive situation and after the end of their counselling sessions w¢ continued to mentor them through years of diifjcult and trialing times at university. The gratitude and testimonial of their family of our service was enCOurn￿n8. 6) Despite the situation of the pandemicjcost of living crisis economy, we are encouragcd that IIY/o of thc youth who gtaduatcd this y&qr have oveThvhelmed us with (cstimonials of acbieviDg their heartfclt job opportiukitics with good pay. While 70/0 oui of the remaining 140/0 have gone back to further their education and the other 70/0 encourdged to volunieer io enhance job opporiuniiies. 7) All idcntified young pcoplc substancc rnis￿ problcm during our counsclling are Iccottuncndcd for youth awarcness programme& Adolescent specialist addiction trealmenl service. 8) Five volunteer5 wcrc up skilled under OUT service - thrtt has gone for further education and two still undergoing in-house training. Management committee members had another day's upskilling this year Io Taise quality service for RAP. 9) We have this year continued to actively been b￿$y, most Saturdays, raising aw￿ene￿ on spiritual abuse through trainings and Seminars. The feedbacks we have received have continued to rdi5e gr￿t concerns about issues of spiritual abuse within the Chritstian communiry which Ica(Ls to C4)nstant infring¢ment of humaD righLS. 10) We christened l O babies and we issued l O christening cenificates this year. I l) We have bccn active with our charitabl¢ purpose this year by helping with welfar¢ needs and continued menioring youth one day a week this year with motivation to appreciate the resource in them and potential in the society. 12) 12 asylum seekers and s¢v¢n with ¢hildren. withou¢ any fom of income. who are under our service are receiving RAP hopelessness and helpless charitable support for every welfare need while undergoing Lounscllin8 13) We have bccn having overwhclmin& apprccialing commcnLs through our wcb ¢omrncnt pa8c of how the we￿11t has approximatcly made rcmarkablc Incr￿Se in touching lives from people who are using the website to access infonnation and genuinely engaging with what we do a¢ross the UK, and beyond. Giving us the opportunity to tntegrnte the best of our service infonnation out bein8 greeted P05i1ively by users. who are enjoying the slTonger mix of counselling with an understanding of th¢ir ¢ulturnl background. 14) The focus of the website is to encourage people to engag¢ with us and acquire knowledge to their situation. so il's a friendly and community-led website where the infomation alon¢ will raise an awarcn¢&s ￿ thc ￿Ser to tskc a slcp to makc a life clwiging decision ￿ their life and the websile h&s seen a steady incrcase in the numbcr of unique visitors world widc. seeking for help through web. cmail comments and calls rcceivcd. 15) RAP Ministsy Page - weekly compass journal Call￿ PRECIOUS MOMENT to give hope. direction. counsel nol only to assists Christians in their individual growth but it is also being used as User-friendly evangelical tool to give non-christians service tLsers ¢n¢ourdgement and a hope to restoration and a )sitive change to their situation. We will continue to refine the contents, ensuring this Journal remains relevant and up-to4Jate and make a positivc life changing impact lo a lifc thal rca(Ls li 16)RAP face iM)ok -Has continued to raise human righL safery from domestic violence and Pandemiclcosi of living crisis awareness siruations. and Ministry page lo continue lo give hope. directio￿ counsel noi only 10 I￿ls[s Chrislians in their individual growth but it is ￿50 being used &s Usei-friendly evallgelistic tool to give non-christians service ￿ with rdisill8 human righLS awarencss, encourdgcmcnt and a hope to TG8toration and a positive changc to th¢ir situation. 17) RAP h&$ continued to promo* human Tights by monitoring. raising awareness of abuse. obtsining redress and relieving need among the viclims of abuse, promoting respect for human rights among. Individuals and corporation5 eliminating infringements of human right regionally and with internalional advocacy to address abuse in particular-spiritual abuse in Christian Comrnunity 18IDue lo corona vinjs pandemic [Covid-19] and cosl of living Crisis ou(b￿ak. the long awailcd R.A.P Awaren￿ Day annual conference did not unfortunalcly take place this year. Counselllng servlce RES7L)RA TION in many are￿ oflife and)￿￿r counselling led me ihere. Thank I￿￿f0r touching mi, life. I will nrverlorgei ihot. J am groleful lo Godfor w5ing RAP lo pyslore m), lifefmm depression and smicidal a¢templs CoupLselling Se￿10￿$ hadpeace and clarity. reganJle&& ofmy dIffe￿nCe infaiih Helped mephysically, emotionallv. and mosl ofall.vpirihwlly Helped me Trymendously lo gel my breuknhmugh In life Your help lo people and ihe effeciihrough iY)ur cOU￿fel & advice makn a difference Ilelped me talk ihmugh and deal H'ith issuesfrom childhood abuse Made me become enihwiaslic aboui ihefuture. M'iihoul menlal limitation Sessio￿% ￿ simple and wilh openness io li¥ten and helped me overcomefears Your inlegrity & pmfessionalism gol me right where others couldn l in i*ars Name allracted me lo ihe service, as man), oihers who looknngfor l and mvfamily Lan only be gralefulfor ihe selfless seryice ofRAP to community Charltable Actlvlty. Amazed that &$ a Christian organisation that fulfils its aims without promoting li8ion bui only for the welfare of the abused in of your service. We did noi knoh, Oryan￿atiO￿S as vours exisl lo help the ￿l¢elesS in society of silenl-discrimination Thank ivufoT)vur help. If0Up￿ hope andpeace in mv siluation. given me and myfamilv afvsh dri￿ andpurposefor life We would like lo encourage Jvu rhat whol)YJu are doing is a ver), Ivonderful and a much needed Ivork espec'iall). among.fl the hla¢k led churches t7nd ihe issue of I thank GodfoT every way RAP has benefiied me and myfomily. Spiriluul obw•e iv a subjeci ihai needs io be highlighied and deali wiih. lye wish you ihe bes1 in ihts excellenl work which God ledyou Éo slart. Found me aplace lo slay. made calLs io help dndgive me hope and direction People like RAP who Qre willing to lay down iheir life lo helppeople do noi know rh￿ s uncondilional love Webslte .Thonk you e￿ryOne ai R4P for wur commilmenl. J¥)ur sacrifice and for spreading ihe love ofjesthf ihn)ugh your and web sile lo ihe H'orld across" I have losl count of the nurnber of limes ihai gone on your web site and I hope I never slop. Tod4ry, I have just been 0￿nVhe1rned with grall￿defOr all inw)Ived ai RAP Fvhen are you h(wing ihe radio pmgramme again on Spiritual ab￿e in ihe church. as we lookforward io ii? RAP-UK and RAP-Nigeriu weh.¥ites ha.s opened m), iinderslanding to issues ihat a Ic)¢ f)fpec)ple iodu). >%'ill not believe hoH' Ihev have been deprived iheii. rights Jfind ihis websile very educati￿ and infonnative .41ways a blessing to hear fmm ihmugh your websiie weekly journal preLI0￿ momenl Face book- MfDlstrylHvman Rl%hts The issues roised on human rights infi7ngements ioke iifyrther lo minists). ofihe heart. I came across your Face book Ministy al a lime when I needed wifdom for Spirilual Gmwih hud.sc) muny te.¥limonials ofRev Sophy Wahab i￿Spirational leaching.$ Members of Ndmim, Paih love lo hear from Rev Sophv Wahab os il increoyes audience access lo I￿lpired .411}'our disseLlion of ihe word i¥ alm'ays so PQHYrful und uplifting. Rev Sophy- Praise Godforyour Hisdom l Thankffor shurin£. Ivhal t￿ 'oul of ihe box" miniylry. .4 peculiar onefor ihal matter I bless Godfor your lives. Please keep up ihe good work The Lord ￿ I￿￿r strength God blessyou thanksfor ihe word5, one gel's Insplredfor heallng. Siuce )vu slarledparffiering wilh Narrow Paih Mini.¥lr)' onface book-. we have for posling ihis Rev Sophyl Jxfl w,hat I ne&led io read iodLryI God bless you. J am blessed io knowyourface l)ook MI￿￿ty and be a likefriend io RAP The under mentioncd gTOUPS aTe aclivcly and dedicated partheTS and link organi5ations with our project over years in service. ACC FOWC CitizenGO HAVE FOREST HOUSE COUNSELLtNG & THIRTY COUNSELLING ORGS. NEWHAM MEKfAL HEALTH SERVICE VIJUK- Voice for j￿$tiCe UK FtVE GPS tN NEWHAM DESA'S civil society [UN] NVCO CCPAS METROPOLITAN POLICE SOCIAL SERVICES SPARK- Newham Substsncc Misuse EdUC￿lOn Inforn)ation Training Service Christian Voice Christian Concern TOTAL HEALTHCARE- SANTUARY {HOLISTIC HEALtNG)- ENFIELD ARK OF HOPF. FOUNDATION FOR ALL NATIONS ATWED ATR R.A.P project provides services ￿ all people within the Greater London area. but mainly in Newham. Waltham forcsl, Hackncy and Barking. We deliver our services to those who Iirc 4ib.cd 14yrs & above. havc bcen scxually. mcntdlly, physically. cmotionally & spirilually abuscd arc mosily from the Black and Ethnic minority group with an undcr8tsnding of thcir cultural needs. We contribute to the re8eneration of health. jobs and education improvement with OUT service provision by.. - Counselling and advice. in both pas¢oral and Cornmunity settings. helping in total wellbeing with welfare were necessary, building their sell confidence. motivating them and ¢nLouraging them lo be self resource￿1 iu bring a long-(crni positive changc to thcir abusivc siiuation, with an opcn acceplancc of making a differ¢nce for a bcilcr and improved qualiry of lifc. Making referrn18 to speciall￿ agencies. Advice and infornwtion ref¢rrnl ￿ othw counselling and advice organisations that deals with ar￿ of counselling is not within our scope. Liaising with other community based scrvices within London to provide sw)port for our beneficiaries. Wc also hclp in motivating. dcvcloping our volunlccrs by training them intcrnally and extcrnally, nol only to help provide effcctivc and cfficicnt scrvice providcr for our organisation. bui also to hclp thcm InCr￿C thcir chances to gain employm¢nt and fiuther education oNM)rtuniti¢s. We have been active with our charitable purpose more this year. by gift aid to the deprived with gifts, our service. human resources and financial support. We help oth¢r volunthryl charity organisations and g¢n¢rnl publidmankind with our charitable activities. Advocacy to Promote respect for human rights among individuals and orporations by monitoring. raising awareness of abuse, obtaining redress and relieving need among the victims of abuse. climinating infringern¢nts of humaD rights and with advocacy to address abuse in particular- spiritual ab￿e within the Christian Cornmuniry. REV. S. WAHAB MTSS L ARTHER MRS. C.EZEDIUNO TrUSTEE MR O DAIRO MRS D OJUKWU TRUSTEE EVANCI. ABBA YAWSON MR P.1 OHENHEN MS .B. AKtNKUNLE- DAVIES MS L.IYEN R&storation fur Abused Pevple (RAP) though b&sed in Newham provides wunselling and advicc scrvicc for thosc undcrgoing and have been abused rcsiding in Grcatrr Lolldon rea, aged 14yrs & above and deprived. R.A.P as a voluntsry Counselllnc servlee. wc arc atTiliated to Association of Christian Counsellors and the project cmploys wunscllor5 with skills. eX￿rience and qualitications in counselling. Training & seminars in coun5clling. managerial, organisalional, child protection and all [0￿S of abuse related seminars and training are given as an on- going process. R.A.P is a re￿Stered charlty and we operale genernl l other charitsble purpose5, educaiionltraining. ¢LunumiLILummunity development. health. ovetse&s aidl famine relicf. relief of poverty. R.A.P is licensed to opcralc as a church and alTilla(￿ to FOWC - F¢llowship of World Christians and charismatic mcmber church of IMCGB. which is a m¢mb¢r of Ecum¢nical instrument with churches together in Britain Ircland (cfBI) and Chwchcs tO8ether in England (CTE). RAP Truslccs appreciate the yeaTS of service of Mr Peter .E. Crane FC.A.. FCJ.S. 88 Lake Rise, Romfor(L Essex RMI 4EE as the independent examiner. whose service ends with R.A.P with this year account due to age and health re&sons - he wuuld be missed. Ii w&s agrccd by the Tru.slces that they will require a new accountani as from the accounting year of April 30 2023 RÉsfoRATION FOR ABUSED PEOPLE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED30th APRIL2023 Unrestrirtive Restrictive Totsl Total Fund5 Funds Funds Funds 20121 RECEIPTS GiftAid Management Contribution Sales Gift Aid Tax recovered Awards for All Balance blf 91,039 10,337 91,039 10.337 74,604 9.083 999 18.931 9,998 45,293 45,293 147,769 151,612 113,615 PAYMENTS Training costs Volunteer costs welfarel8enificiary costs Professional fees Rent&Rates Insurance Telephone & Fax Stationery:Printin8 & Postage Equipment Repair5 & maintsnence Advertisin8 & PR Sundries 24,960 23,945 32,639 24,960 26.519 32,639 19,908 18,549 24,405 647 4.025 498 2.574 3.780 730 3,780 730 8,815 19,261 946 8,815 20,530 946 1.670 22.994 510 8,945 22,329 594 305 15,789 363 1.296 1,670 22.994 510 Bank Charges Accounting fees Legal Ic IIK) 300 525 £141,590 £3.843 £145,433 £116,682 NET SURPLUSIDEFICIT £6,179 £6,179 £3,1%7 RESTORATION FOR ABUSED PEOPLE . BALAACE SHEEf as •t 301h WL 2022 ASSETS Cash •1 Bank 5.181 £11,360 £5.181 RESERVES 5.181 A&J Sury4u•L•8B Ddldt 8,179 3,067 £11,360 £5,181 NOTES Aw•(di fw ljl ￿lIn¢* bn 2021 Ewd•d •s R•8th'ct•d Funds Vdurrtew8 I StatKwy.Pnrrtlng & Po8tAg8 in trls Y•ar 2022 Cwried ftywAf R6ri ORQ I lo￿/ Fo£ PfoPL On a¢cou nts for tho y￿r endod 30" APRIL 2022 Chadty no Ilf any) loefoTr S et out on pag I report to ".ie trustees on my examinatj'on of the accounts of the above ReSpr)nsll)IIItI￿ and As the cha IVS trustees, you are responsi￿0 for the preparation of the ltthe Act.) I report in ol my eXaMinat￿n of the Tru8t'8 accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in rArying out my examination, I have f )Ilo.ved all Ihe applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under secti?n 145(51(b) of the Act. Indepondent oxa mlri ef8 Statom•nt applic able listed bodyll Del8t81 l if not 8ppIiG8bl8. I havy clevn, cummunity qu¢stionnaircs and user lesiing .short c&%e studies of existing or prcvious clients who have benefiicd from RAP projcct io continuc to providc a b&si one-lo-one I peer support of culwrally sensilive equally accessiblc problcm Solving skills with a personal development programme to &sylum sttkeT5, makin8 recommendations where applicable. RAP still looking forward to raise fi￿d$ to enable us own our own building to promote our aim and objects lo reach more achievements and also cnable us overcome all organisaiional bamers. RAP vision h&$ always been to produce a life restoring and changing service and we will continue to creaie key platforni in achieving this aim. During 2020121 our service Lontinued to covcr Greatcr ￿ndon (mainly Waltham foresL Barking & Dagcnham. Hackney) and discretionary extra to uther are&5 lik¢ Sussex. K¢nL Surrey, Middlcsex and Essex. Givlng the abused - Iivill8 in thcsc areas, the opportunity to make a positive change to a supposed hopeless situation. Our strategy is to cstablish a national Christian b&￿1 counseling service and humao rights advocacy SUP￿tt n¢tWOTk region by region. Our ability to secure access to regions is limi￿d only by funding constraints. ster bran frlcan R.A.P-Nigeria (Restordtion for Abuse People) in Africa took effect publicly with gift aid in Nigeria in year 2007, though initiated in 21X)6 with paying hospital bi115. We have continued to contribute io youth educational development with essential equipment 8oods for youth educaiional motivation& developmeni furth¢r unto extended year 2025 due to the pandemic ouibreak.This has been received with unique appreciation and awareness of our vision to Africa. R.A.P - Nigeria has set off well and we hope for a better and fulfilling partnership with other humaniwian organisations ¢0 contribute in the regeneraiion of thc community n¢¢d in alignment with our objective by paying ho%pital bill.s fur upcraiions. Paying school fees fur (hc undcr privileged. n￿L￿taIn 0￿h￿￿￿, widows& widowers. There has been high demaDd for human rights advocacy due to human rights abuse & te￿OrisM threai in Nigeri4 and this pressured demand has led to RAP-Nigeria Awareness conference adjourned severally bui had a safety rneasure conference this year in Lagos Staic on Every Child Maiters - Stop Child Abuse and had collaborating recogmition with Youth Ministries of Churches to help promoie our obJe¢ts in full measure to reach the community and promote mutual understsnding amongst thc deprived people, and hclpin8 them uphold themselves as one. to work and dwell iogether in uniry and Lovc. RAP_Nigeria is in worktng partnership wilh Nigeria Police JKrsonals whl) believe in uur contribuiion ￿ thc communiry and voluntccring thcir skills - Supcrintcndcni uf Pulicc (Fcdcral SAS), Assisrant Commissioner of Policc (Lcgal). Nigcria Intcrpol, Cjrcat faith orphanagc founded in 1999. with somc having physical challcngc. .some are pupils of variou5 schools and m(KlU￿ Cole orphanage home with mental with physical challenge and disable ¢hildren donating Bags of Rice, Cartons of Noodles, Soap. Viju Milk. RAP-Nigeria would bc raisin8 fiu)ds to help meet the need of buildin8 of hostel for Moduoe Cole orphanage home. This year. the Covid-19 pandemtcl Cost of livin8 crisis outbreak has increased RAP -Nig¢ria coniinuity in raising awareness on child negle¢L domesiic violence and bigamy as u criminal uff¢nc¢ againsi Marrtage A¢i 218 laws with Humun righLS advoLacy and not withuui a counieT re¢lLtion from onc of our cases whcrc the marriage was customary, dnd took RAP-Nigeria to Fcderdl High Court for infringemenl of their fundamcntal rights, but the casc cnded up in favour of our bcncficiary &s thc Ic8al wifc and the bigamous marria¥e had in the Registry infringing Marriage Act 118 was set-aside and nullified, while the criminality hearing part of the cas¢ continues. Career Counselling Development Project continues unto 2025 which is succe&sfully facilitsted by different Career profcssionals to enable them choose a career to give them a bright funwe aiming to help build the nation through these young ones.. RAP UK ¢nswes thai when we are working abroa4 all our activiues comply with our stated charitable objccts, and fil within the Icgal definition of Public B¢nefil. Whenever we havc to spend from RAP-IJK. ail money spent abroad complies with this requircmcnl. And have sufficient Control of the way money sent abroad is spent, to guarantee it is spenl with due diligenc¢. monitoring. risk manag¢menL and fllwiciai managernent: which are vita] to ensure compliance with charity law and maintains its charitsble Stat[￿. charity's reputation and support of donors. In view of rransparency and good reporting lo help promote th¢ organisation's good reputation- changes in foreign cxchange rates Lan b¢ a risk when PUTSUtng a charity's ￿nL% wILich can affeci a clwiry's purchasing power so plan strategies is put in place io minimisc thi5 risk ITMEWf T pp RT POLI The project 15 commined io E.O.P to ensure no one receive less favourable treatmeni as a benefiLiIIry. Llicnt. member of commi(lee. employee and voluntecr. In Conclusion to this year's rem we the tr￿. management committee. voluntccrs and beneficiaries once again wish to express our appreciation of the Founder of R.A.P for her unique vision and selfless interest in building a pillar upon which those who are abused in every nwiner of life can res¢, and find a place for healing as a part of restoration from their abusive siluation. and improve their quality of life. And by expressing a genuine undersLtnding tsi thc culwral needs of th¢ bl¢ick & ethniL minuriry bcneficiaric8 through thcir cuunsclling and prvccss. Wc admirc hcr Strcngth ZC411 ncver to givc up through times of tribulations and especially whcn thnding is dI￿]CUlt to obtain. but thc projccl still moves on and produce its aims and posilivc outcomes and achievements over thc years, We believe that without quality and committed service provision in counselling and advice being given lo an abused person, mostly the black & ethnic minority who find it ditficult to express themselves, it is not possible for them io take a step to improve or change iheir situation. Bui through our counselling and advice programme. we have an opportunity to create a safe environmenL with Child protrciion policy in place and a long terni Lhunge tu th¢ir vulnerable .siiuations 35 a means to an end, by h¢lping them regain self- confidcnce, resourccfulnc&s and mutivation for a b¢ttcr and improvcd qualiry of lifc. We hope to continue to improvc thc quality of services wc offer to our beneficiarics by on-going training programm¢s for our staff and volunteers. by involving our beneficiaries in developin& managing. rnonitoring and cvaluaiing, with the effective usc of systematic approach by user feed back and cvalualion fornis, also ensuring value for money to our fimders. We will also increase our partnership and membership networks with other volunlary scctors organisations and slaiuiory bodies. We being a Christian chanthble organisatioo h&$ hindered our obtaining fimds from eertain organis8tions, we are thankfijl to thc grdce upon us ihai w¢ havc come this far twenty-onc years of a positive change in the life of cvcry individual that came in contact with our organisation. and their familics. Despite barrier w funds, wc are grateful ￿ makc a change to ev￿ individual that comes in contact with our organi5ation for service: regardless of rnce or religion. Amazingly fimds mlght be dented us because of our failh. not beca￿ we are noi capable of producing or a¢hievin8 our goals. but we are thankful that li has not Slopped our vision ID come ￿enty-one years down the linc with genuine appTcciation of organi7￿0￿S and ftiends of RAP who have fimd¢d us through the ycars. Wc are plc&$ed at R.A.P Nigeria prOgr￿lon with uniquc recognition and we will continue our vision and impact a positive change in the life of the youth in the community and human rights advocacy at large while we conlinue to build partnershlp with other organi5ations to help in ￿generatIOn and building of thc communÉties. A highly encouraging fact is that RAP is rdpidty increasing recognition and qualiry service through the help of growing Friends of RAP and fimders. who aTe not distoned by our faith but motiva*d by the positive change and impact we are making in the ommuniry and globally in the life of the ab￿Sed PCTson that comes m contact with us. RREYT LI F MANA EME MMIThEE MEMBERS AS 151 MAY 2 REV. S. WAIIAB TRUSTEE MS L.tYEN MRS. C.F.ZF.nllJNO TRUSTF.E MS.B. AKfNKUNLE- DAVIES MRS D OJUKWU TRUSTEE EVANG. ABBA YAWSON MR P.1 nHENHEN MRS L ARTHER-ADD() MR ODATRO si￿atUre of Chair 9WIJ,