2021-03-31-accounts - Ghana Outlook

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From	Period start date			T o	Period end date
	Day 01	Month 04	year 2020		Day 31	Month 03	year 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Ghana Outlook Other names charity is known by GO Registered charity number (if any) 1091636 Charity's principal address 27 Pengeston Road Penistone Sheffield Postcode S36 6GW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Ofce (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Richard Galliford Ghana Outlook
2 Kevin Michael Kelly Chairman Ghana Outlook
3 John Stuart Walker Treasurer Ghana Outlook
4 Carol Parry Secretary Ghana Outlook

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year

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DEREK HOUSLEY 14.JUNE 2021

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staf members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Declaration of Trust dated 24 February 2002 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees at General Meeting Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

GO has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Coalition for Change (C4C) and Sahara Advocates for change (SAC) These are Ghanaian NGO’s based in Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana for identification, development and implementation of humanitarian projects in fields of education and water/sanitation in the region.

For projects in Volta Region, Seidu Zakari, who has assisted Ghana Outlook in the Volta Region for many years, has taken over. He is based in Awudome and works there as a high school teacher.

In Ashanti, Eastern and Central Regions William Mensah, a retired senior officer with the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service, fulfils the stewardship, identification and supervision rolls on all our work. Mr Mensah has years of experience working on humanitarian projects in Ghana with the Presbyterian Relief and Development Service (PRS&D)and has, over many years, supported GO projects. He is based in Accra.

Francis Cudjoe, based in Western Region, has worked as team member on all GO’s field trips. He has fluency in several of the local languages and has expertise in negotiation, transport logistics, construction methods, pricing and sourcing.

GO has collaborated over many years with the Christian African Relief Trust (CART) of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire to send educational materials and equipment and humanitarian aid to support GO's projects and communities in need.

GO's trustees are Rotarians, each being a member of different Rotary International Clubs. Rotary collaborates with GO in fundraising, including obtaining Rotary grants. Other Rotarians have joined GO’s periodic field trips on three occasions in recent years.

All trustees give freely of their time and receive no remuneration, reimbursement of expenses or other benefit.

Section C Objectives and activities HELP FACILITATE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN GHANA. PROVIDE FUNDING FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION TO ENABLE VILLAGES AND SCHOOLS TO HAVE CLEAN WATER SUPPLY FOR DRINKING AND/OR WATER FOR IRRIGATION Summary of the objects of AND/OR SAFE SANITATION. the charity set out in its governing document TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE LIVING IN GHANA BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS AND EQUIPMENT TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN GHANA.

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In planning activities for the year, the trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. The focus of our activities has been to provide resources for Summary of the main educational purposes and to provide safe water for drinking activities undertaken for the and for irrigation thereby reducing absenteeism from school public benefit in relation to due to water borne disease, enhancing family nutrition these objects (include within through food production and sales. Safe water also increases this section the statutory the ability of adults to earn money, largely through farming, declaration that trustees and thus raise money for education and health. In providing have had regard to the safe water, the usual requirement for women to walk long guidance issued by the distances in search of water, usually polluted, and carry it back Charity Commission on public to their village two times every day, is removed. This allows benefit) women to care for children and the elderly, to engage on other useful activities and to achieve potential. A number of projects have been initiated to enhance the ability of womens groups to conduct small farming projects generating additional income and food supplies.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance During the year GO provided funds and advice to enable Summary of the main implementation of the following assistance to disadvantaged achievements of the charity children and families in remote rural communities in Ghana during the year Upper West Region (with partners Sahara Advocates for Change & Coalition for Change) WATER GO provided funds to SAC to provide mechanised boreholes in Kukpali and Beborah Gomah communities. In addition a borehole fitted with a hand pump was completed in Dolinguo school site.Two aquaboxby SAC at Dolinguo until the borehole was completed.The filters were used were relocated to Soryenteng and one is in use at Kuondodoble until the planned borehole is completed. Our partners C4C were funded to undertake repairs to a damaged handpump at Nimbale school site and restore the access to water.. SCHOOL RESOURCES Following the success of our school desks projects last year funds were secured for the provision of 180 desks and 10 tables provided to schools in Challa , Duang and Sanouri. The desks have been made in Ghana from red mahogany, under supervision of Francis Cudjoe, based in Western Region. They are transported to Upper West region in flat-pack form to be assembled by the local community members under the supervision of C4C and SAC . FARMING Also in Upper West, women farming groups come last in line to obtain use of locally available tractor services and, in a very short farming season, this often means their yields are low or non-existent. Our investment, in the form of two low tech tractors, two trailers, and two ploughs enables the provision of ploughing services to women farming groups in remote areas. A financial reserve has also been maintained for operating costs should it be required. Under the direction of SAC a women’s farming group has been initiated in Puvalee . The GO funding has secured a site, seeds, fencing and water pump to enable the training of the ladies and the production of crops for family use, and market sales to enhance incomes for the participants.The welcome success at Puvallee has led to two other groups being identified for future projects. In Upper West, there is little productive work which can be done in the eight month long dry season. Our partners introduced soap making and bee keeping as activities which provide income for the very impoverished rural communities. Honey production is proving very successful and GO will continue to support this work when needed. SANITATION Our partners SAC supervised the construction of two KVIP sanitation projects at Wa Prison school ( 4 bay block) and Wechaiu school (3bay block). This provision was provided due to the absence of any toilet facilities at these sites and has resulted in the elimination of open defection in the school areas with all the health & safety issues that result from this. In addition C4C conducted vital repairs to cubicle doors, & vent

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Section D Achievements and performance

pipes at the KVIP provided at the Nimbale school site.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Eastern, Central and Greater Accra Regions (with GO volunteer William Mensah)

Last year, eight Aquabox Community Filters were provided to five rural communities with no access to safe water, four in Eastern Region and one in Greater Accra Region. They instantly enabled the communities to produce enough safe water from the unsafe water usually carried in by the women, twice daily. The plan was to follow up, as funds permit, with a mechanised borehole within each community so providing an abundant supply of safe water in the heart of the villages, thereby obviating the need for women to walk long distances to find unsafe water and then carry it home.

Under the supervision of Mr Mensah and in partnership with PRS&D

five borehole projects were completed at AHIAGEDEKOPE school AHIAKPOKOPE school, AKPOKOPE school, NYEKORNAKPOE community, GBLIDEKOKPE community.The Aquabox filters previously in use at these communities have been recovered and will be relocated to other sites with an identified need for clean water. This will enable a provision of safe water until the funds can be raised to provide a borehole.

SANITATION.

Currently, planning is underway in ADAKOPE school site for the construction of a 14 cubicle KVIP block for school pupils and staff. This is another joint project with PRS&D under the supervision of William Mensah.

General.

Ghana Outlook trustees have developed a process of forms to enable evaluation of projects, assessment of potential benefits and a means of measuring the outcomes from our sponsored projects.This process involves the collation of information from our partners in Ghana. The projected outcomes and the means to achieve them are included in the MOU ’s agreed with the communities benefiting from the investment.

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Section E Financial review	Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves	Reserves will be sufcient to enable the charity to function for one year, supporting the local transport costs of two trustees on a comprehensive review visit to partners and projects. Reserves would not be expected to cover support for existing projects, setting up new projects or making commitments to the future. The policy results in a Reserve of £1250 for 2021-22 The policy and actual sum will be reviewed annually at the Annual General Meeting.
Details of any funds materially in defcit	None
Further fnancial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.	Ghana Outlook’s principal resources of funds are: ➢The Rotary Club of Scarborough Cavaliers ❖Mr David and Mrs Lesley Dawson ❖Christina Tratalos ❖Mrs Kathy Bushell ❖Capuchin Province of Great Britain ❖Ms Hilary Smith ❖Mr Frank Carter ❖Wilmslow Wells for Africa ❖Christian Africa Relief Trust ❖Fundraising for desks and for the OTC borehole ❖HMRC tax refund on Gift Aided donations All expenditure, except money spent on website maintenance, has been on projects in Ghana, supporting the objectives of Ghana Outlook

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) John Stuart Walker Full name(s) Richard Galliford Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 13.12 .2021

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GHANA OUTLOOK

1091636

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Receipts and payments accounts

For the period 01/04/2020 from

31/03/2021

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ £

Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

A1 Receipts	£
David and LesleyDawson	-		19,710	-		19,710	4,861
HilarySmith	-		4,150	-		4,150		-
KathyBushell	1,000		-	-		1,000		-
Christina Tratalos	500		-	-		500		-
Anon Imous	-		1,703	-		1,703		-
Various individuals/appeals	1,411		1,068	-		2,479	5,081
RotaryClub of Scarborough Cavaliers	-		1,101	-		1,101	2,430
Benefice of Seamer & Cayton	-		-	-		-		550
RotaryClub of Northallerton Mowbray	-		-	-		-		300
Christian Africa Relief Fund	-		508	-		508		-
Wilmslow Wells for Africa	-		3,690	-		3,690		-
Capuchin Province of Great Britain	-		3,000	-		3,000		-
HMRC tax refund on 2019-20 Gift Aid	3,467		40	-		3,507	2,717
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	6,378		34,970	-		41,348	15,939

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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*Sub total*	-		-		-	-		-

**Total receipts **	6,378		34,970		-	41,348	15,939
A3 Payments
Website maintenance and development	476		-	-		476		176
Bank transfer charges	184		-	-		184
Support forSahara Advocates for Change	1,005		508	-		1,512		-
Wechaiu Bau School KVIP(dry pit latrine)	-		1,851	-		1,851		-
Akpokope School mechanized borehole	-		3,665	-		3,665		-
Nimbale KVIP & borehole repair +tractor	399		857	-		1,256		-
Challa School desks	482		579	-		1,061		-
Sanouri School desks	-		2,493	-		2,493		-
Support forpupil at Sanouri	31		100	-		131		-
DuangSchool desks	-		1,061	-		1,061
Ahiagbedekope School mech'd borehole	86		3,707	-		3,793
Kukpali School mechanized borehole	-		4,317	-		4,317
Wa Prison KVIP(dry pit latrine)	-		2,287	-		2,287
Pavulee women'sgardening group	300		728	-		1,028
Teacher trainingfees	-		400	-		400
Beborah-Gomma mechanized borehole	-		4,517	-		4,517
Gblidekokpe mechanized borehole	-		3,049	-		3,049
Ahiakpokope mechanized borehole	-		3,276	-		3,276
Nyekornakpoe mechanized borehole	-		3,375	-		3,375
Dolinguo School handpumpborehole	416		4,023	-		4,439
**Sub total **	3,379		40,793	-		44,172	15,371

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-		-		-	-		-

**Total payments **	3,379		40,793		-	44,172	15,371
*Net of receipts/(payments)* CCXX R1 accounts (SS)	2,999	- 1	5,823		-	- 2,824	16/04/2021	568

A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - 913 6,723 - 5,810 5,242 Cash funds this year end 2,086 900 - 2,986 5,810

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Dawsons Other Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - 2,086 - 2,086 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Restricted funds to nearest £ 900 - - 900 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature

Print Name John Walker(Treasurer) Kevin Kelly (Chairman)	Date of approval
	01.04.2021
	01.04.2021
	16/04/2021

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

(If any): Addr•8s: 21 CA£ CAyroA Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions arKI guKlance for examiners). Glve hore brief detalls ol any items that the examiner wi8hos to dlsclos•. IER Oct 2018