Friends of Grahamstown and District
Development (FOGADD)
Registered Charity Number: 1093339
Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025

Friends of Grahamstown and District Development
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
CONTENTS
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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Principal Address.'22 Moor Park Drive, Leeds LS6 4BX UK

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Logal and Administrative Infomiation
This is a fundraising charity set up under a Trust Deed dated 16 January 2002 and Supplementsl Deed
dated 8 July 2002. The objects of the charity are to promote the advancement of education, health,
welfare and sporting developments in Grahamstown (now knovm officially as Makhanda, though
'Grahamstown' is still in widespread usage- including on road-signs and official postal addresses), and
the surrounding reglon of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Trustees and Governance
Name of Trustee
Dates during which the
named trust88 actad if not
for the whole
eriod
Name of pernon or body
entitled to appoint any
chari
trustee
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resoluts'on
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Trustee resolution
Prof C Me
Mrclle
Mrs A Hall
Mrs C Harve
Mr M Lamb
MrCLaw
Mrs S Law
Mrs C Mallett
Prof D Matravers
MrsDMe
one
Mrs C Smith
one
Chair
reasurer
Secreta
Eleven trustees are appointed by resolution of the existing trustee body. New trustees are recruited
through personal recommendation and approved by resolution of the existing trustee body. The details
below explain the main activities undertaken to further the charity's purposes for the public benefit. The
trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
Actlvltles and Achlevements
Ovorvlaw
FOGADD continues to support education and welfare projects in the Eastern Cape of South Africa,
specifically in the Grahamstown area. During the financial year ended 31 March 2025 there were four
full meetings of the UK trustees, whilst in South Africa there was one meeting of the Watch Committee.
All committee members both in UK and SA remain volunteers, and all fund-raising is carried out on a
voluntary basis. Two trustees visited Grahamstown in February 2025 and June 2025 and were able to
meet some of the key people involved in projects supported by FOGADD. We would once again like to
thank Mrs Margie Keeton for monitoring our activities in Grahamstown and Mr Gavin Keeton (fomerly
Professor of Economics at Rhodes University, and Chair of Grahamstown Rotary Club), who has
overseen management of the SA Bank Account.
In November 2024 four trustees also met with a delegation from Rhodes University {RU), vhlich is one
of the principal institutions in MakhandalGrahamstown. The delegation was led by the Vice Chanclleor,
Professor Sizwe Mabizela, and the meeting was held in London, which the RU delegation were visiting.
At the meeting we discussed the current vision ofthe University and the work of FOGADD, and explored
areas of overlap.
i) Fund-raislng
Donations rose from £15,839 to £39,389 principally due to a large one-off donation for a specrfic project.
The payment for this project was not made until after the financial year end. Other regular donations
vRre broadly stable.
Our income from events rose from £2,452 to £3,247 due to another successful Quiz night. We are
extremely grateful to the FOGADD trustees and their families who organised it and to all those who
came along or made donations. Grfi-Aid fell slightly as we are unable to reclaim Gift-aid on all donations
such as those from charttable trusts.

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The average Rand sterting exchange rate VRS broadly similar to the previous financial year.
It remains the case that our medium-tenn strategy is to increase our regular donations and reduce our
dependence on events, but we recognise the need to continue with events both to raise money and to
widen the base of regular supporters. We are extremely grateful to all our supporters who give so
generously and provide FOGADD with a sound basis to enable us to carry OLrt our work, which remains
much needed in such a poor part of a very poor Province.
As ever, we would encourage all regular donors to consider whether they have any friends who might
contribute regularly, even on a small scale, to a charity which has virtually no running costs but remains
well-managed. Even ten more regular donors would make a significant difference.
11) Allocatlon of Funds
How then do we spend the money which we receive?
Strate
We continue to support six on-going projects but have also agreed to support another project over the
next three years which is described further below. The projects we support also continue to provide us
Wbth good feedback on their activities, accounting well for the money we send, and in the case of the
scholarships, which has always been one of our major outlays, we are now seeing very gratifying
results as the scholars go on to higher education or employment. As usual, we report on the projects
supported last year individually, setting out our comments on them again below.
The trustees are satisfied they have sufficient funds to pay bills and meet any liabilities as they fall
due.
Scholarshi
The amount spent on scholarships fell as one scholar at Victoria Girls High School matriculated in
December. We are pleased to report that she is now studying law at Rhodes Universty. Another scholar
has now been identified so our number of scholars will rise next year.
During 2024-25 we supported six scholars at PJ Olivier and Victoria Girls High School. We are pleased
that our matriculating scholar passed matric at bachelors pass level. We are also pleased that FOGADD
scholars from previous years conts'nue to do well, either at university or in work.
Overall since we began, we have supported more than 40 scholars (including current scholars) and
nearly all of them have either gained Universty or Tertiary Education places or gone on to full
employment in good quality jobs (or both). In 2024-25 five scholars attended PJ Olivier High School,
where the language of instruction is Afrikaans, and attended Victoria Girls High School {see below).
All the scholars continue to benefit from the opportunty to attend these good quality schools despite
often difficutt home backgrounds.
ADRA
In the year ended 31 March 2025 a donation of R150,000 (£6, 457) was paid, the same as the
previous year.
GADRA continues to operate in four main areas. Ils overall objective is to improve the quality of
education across the whole of Grahamstown and especially in the more deprived schools. This plan
involves a number of initiatives including a mentoring programme at three schools for final year pupils,
with that mentoring provided by Rhodes Universty students. This was a significant contributing factor in
an ex￿lIent number of passes at University entrance standard from these schools.
For many years, GADRA has run the Matric School, which we also continue to support. This provides
intensive tuition to school leavers, so as to improve their grades and thus improve their Chances of
further education and employment. GADRA is now the leading feeder school in Grahamstown (public
or private) for Rhodes University. Since 2010, 1745 students have achieved bachelor level passes and
798 students have been enrolled at Rhodes university. We believe this achievement by GADRA
continues to give credibility to the wider project they are undertaking to raise achievement levels in the

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weaker schools across the city. We are very pleased to continue to make a contribution to this
outstanding Matric School.
Thirdly there is the mobile science lab which we have helped to fund since its inception, and which our
funding continues to support. This 15 now overseen by GADRA because GADRA can provide the
financial and other management skills needed to or9anise the work of the mobile science lab. There has
been a shift in the project's approach to developing science education in weaker schools. Rather than
supplying teachers into the schools, the teachers at the supported schools receive additional training
and development through sessions undertaken at Rhodes University. The mobile lab then provides the
necessary equipment for pupils to undertake practical wor* in biology and physics, as well as givin9
support for that practical work via the Xhosa speaking assistant.
Finally, GADRA has developed two °Vthistlestop° schools, which we also continue to support through
our funding. These schools work Nwth deprived children at primary age to develop their literacy and
numeracy. and thus to prevent them from falling behind in these key skills eariy in their educational
development. So far results for this programme have proved to be outstanding, and we are delighted to
be contributing to Èts support.
The large donation which was received in this financial year has been commltted to GADRA to help fund
the acquisition and refurbishment of suitable premises. Until now they have had to rent class rooms and
their operations have been scattered over different sites. We believe the new premises will make their
activities even more sustainable and effective In the long temi.
Stma
's D8velo
ment and Care Centre
DCC
In the year ended 31 March 2025 8 donation of R45,000 was made (£1, 937), up fmm R40,000 in the
prev￿US year.
We continued to provide funding to the St Mary's DCC which aims to help the children who are enrolled
to grow up happy, healthy and Safe. In addition to providing nutrttious lunches after school, the DCC
also provides support to over 200 children. It provides homework support, development of academ
and physical skills as well as Ilfe skills working with organisations such as the Scouts and they also offer
support to families.
hild a
mil Welfa
CF
In the year ended 31 March 2025 8 donation of R45,000 (£1,937) was pa￿ compared with R40.000 in
the pTrvious fin8ncial year.
This charity works with children suffering from abuse and neglect and struggles to retain the professional
8taff required. Rising levels of unemployment mean that more families are struggling and child
malnutrition is increasing as well as problems arising from drug and alcohol abuse. Case-loads thus
remain high, and salaries need to be competitive if social workers are to be attracted to Grahamstown
as there is a national shortage of social workers. As in the past, the FOGADD contribution supports
salary costs, aiming to help wÈth staff retention,
We are delighted that under Martha Thompson, a qualified social worker who has also worked in the
UK, together with the SA management committee of CFW, this important organization continues to
develop rts work. As part of that work, it is now successfully running three safe houses for 16 children
that have suffered abuse or neglect as well as a pre-school and an after school care programme.
Fundraising for CFW remains challenging so VR are pleased that FOGADD is able to conts'nue to
contribute to its survival.
zama Pre-school
In the year ended 31 March 2025 an increased donation of R35,000 (£1,507) was paid, compared with
R30,000 in the year ended 31 March 2024.
Siyazama remains a model for pr&schools in the township, and our donation enables them to keep
their buildings in good repair and provide some small additional funding for staff, who receive only a
very small monthly stipend. This year part of the donation went towards giving the staff a small bonus

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following the award of a Certificate of Excellence to the school by Rhodes Education department as
well as new curtains and a tiled sandpit that can be used as a paddling pool in summer
Centre for Social Develo
ment
'CSD'
In the y88r ended 31 March 2025 a donation of R25,000 (£1,076) was paid (in the p￿vIOuS financial
year two donations of R15,000 and R25, 000 weTr paid as the timing of the payment relating to 2023
meant rf fell inside this aGoounting per￿d).
The CSD facilitates the development of early childhood communities and imparts skills to teachers and
practitioners to strengthen community Obvned initiatives. CSD operates under the aegis of Rhodes
University but is Self-￿nded and our relationship with them has led to a recent meeting with the Vice-
chancellor of Rhodes Untversty to discuss how our different organisations can work together to benefft
the city. (The meeting was noted above.)
Assum
tion Nutrition
In the yoar ended 37 Ma￿h 2025, a donation of R15,000 {£646) was paid (year ended 31 March 2024
Iwo donations of R10, 000 and R15, 000 ware paid as the timing of the payment re18ting to 2023 meant
it fell inside this accounting p8riod).
This project, like St Marys DCC, provides lunches to children who would otherwise not be sure of
getting a meal at home. Our donations have been used mosuy for food for children from very poor
families.
Prickl Pear Pro'ect
In the year ended 31 M8rGh 2025 a dOnat￿n of R30, 000 (£1,291) was m8de as part of 8 three-ygar
commitment to this pmject. It is partly fund&d by St Edwa￿'S ChU1￿h in York.
This project is being run by Rhodes Business School. It will provide developmental seminars for women
and youth who sell prickly pears in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) and the Local Municipality. The
aim is to build their capacsty and enable these vulnerable groups to form C￿OPerativeS that wll provide
them with better working condttions and the opportunity for greater economic stabilty. This initiative is
aligned with the broader vision of the Makhanda Circle of Unity (MCOU), which (amongst other areas)
is to support the transfomiation of the infomial economy and empower marginalized communities
through collective enterprise and collaboration. We believe it will also develop the skills of the students
who are developing the project.
Ill) Costs and Publlcity
In all thi5 activty, we seek to keep our costs to the barest minimum. Thus, almost all donations are spent
on the needs in SA. Our only costs conts'nue to be the bank charges for each electronic transfer of funds,
and a monthly charge from Just Giving. We aim to minimise the bank charges by making just one
transfer a year. Everyone involved directly in our work both here and In SA is Contributing voluntarily.
The web-site address is www.fo
add.or
, and we have a facebook page. We also have a short power
point presentation which can be delivered to donor organisations such as schools and churches in order
to provide their members with more information on our activities.
Iv) Grahamstown Watch Commfttee
We are grateful for the work of the Watch Committee in Grahamstown which continues to monitor all
FOGADD projects and also to advise on other possible worthwhile areas for support. This committee
plays a crucial role (along wth the accounts and reports from the relevant organisations) in assuring
us that the money raised by FOGADD is well spent. We are very fortunate that such skilled and busy
people continue to offer their services. We are delighted that Mrs Margie Keeton, who is inVo￿ed in a
number of voluntary organisations in Grahamstown, continues to monitor projects on our behalf, and
that Professor Keeton now monitors our banking activity.
Although we always make efforts to ensure that we are in regular electronic contact with Grahamstown,
and the funded projects, visf(ing on the ground in this way is an extremely important supplement to such

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indirect contact. Both forms of engagement are recognised at the Eastern Cape end, and both play a
role in the efficacy of FOGADD'S work, and in assuring donors of the good use of their funds.
We continue to invite key Grahamstown stakeholders to attend trustee meetings on zoom. This has
enabled all trustees to gain deeper insights into the activities FOGADD is supporting.
As noted above, the quality and dedication of the leaders of all the organisations FOGADD supports
was both reassuring and heart-wamiing, with so much still needing to be done.
In temis of the wider circumstances in Grahamstownlmakhanda, although the drought broke in 2023,
water supplies are affected by failures in the dams and the pumping facilities. Also, once again, the
Municipality has still failed, in the reporting period, in effecttvely maintaining roads, sewerage and
electricity delivery, keeping public highways clear of grazing animals (cows and donkeys), clearing
rubbish and so on. The worst affected by these failures are still the poorest citizens. In late 2024 the
State President ordered an investigation of potential corruption in the municipality, now undenNay, so
that is indicative of the issues here.
In all these circumstances it remains, for another year, of the utmost importance to stress that the
achievements of civil society, and in particular the organisations FOGADD supports, are even more
impressive, and even more vital. In particular the work in educats'on is outstanding, and this is so crucial
both to enable students to gain employment and to enable them to be active citizens. In this area
Grahamstownlmakhanda is becoming a leader in the Eastern Cape.
In conclusion, we reiterate our thanks to all our donors, and as chairman I y￿uld once again also like to
thank all my fellow trustees for all the work they havè put in over the last year. I would also like to Ihank
all those in Grahamstownlmakhanda who send us regular reports on their activities. As this review has
indicated the work needed lo raise funds for FOGADD is always challenging. Nonetheless we wish to
continue our support and, if possible, to increase it year on year. Recent events have only conflrmed
yet again the need for this.
Our current plan remains that of maintaining contributions to the activities we currently support, subject
to satisfactory reports on their work. However, rf possible, we would like to raise additional fijnds to
increase our support for the ambitious project to raise standards in all the fomier 'township' schools. As
already indicated, it is likely that the demands will continue to be challenging over the next few years as
our support base also faces financial challenges. Having said that the overall sums required remain
fairly small when viewed in a larger context and l am confident that we will continue to be motivated to
meet the significant needs that continue to require addressing in Grahamstovm.
(Prof.) Chrlstopher Megone, Chalrnian of Trust•88.
The conversions are approximations using an exchange rate of R23.23 to £1 which was the average
for the past year.
Pollclos
There should be 8 description of the policies 8dopted as follows..
Reserves Policy.. The charty currently operates with minimal resetves at the end of the financial
year as normally payments arn made just before the year end. The trustees wish to rBtain
minimum level of rgserves to enable the charty to meet its commitment to scholarships each year
even rf the￿ is a signrficant fall in dOnat￿nS. Other donations are at their discretion dependent on
the income raised each year. Tnislees are endeavouring to build up its donor base with a view to
having cash ￿serVeS gqual to SChola￿hIp fees Comm￿ed, currently of c £7, 000. The year-end
reseNes figure of £25, 617 is cunpntly swnrficantly higher but this includes funding for a one off
project to wh￿h we have since contributed approximately £20,000. But we will continue to try to
build up our reseNes whilst maintaining our support forprojects.

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Grant-making policy-
1. Accountabili
and ease of monitorin
e.g. proper accounts must be kept., Grahamstovm Watch
Committee able to monitor activity and report back on progress and outcome.
2. Effectiveness and achievin
outcomes - e.g. monitoring of what scholars have gone on to do"
monitoring of results from GADRA matric school and primary schools projects.
3. Meetin
our
riorities - our priorities are in the areas of education and welfare, with health and
sport remaining as secondary targets.
4. Number of
le benefitin
we want to uplift the whole community, so where we support
individuals, as in the scholarship scheme, we shall be looking for knock on benefits forthe wider
community.
5. Geo
ra
- projects nearer to Grahamstown have priority, in part because of greater ease of
monitoring via the Watch Committee.
6. Len
th of our commitment- important to classify all potential projects as ongoing or one-off.
7. Scholarshi
selection
independent Grahamstown scholarship committee to recommend
scholarship awards for approval by Trustees.
Revi8w of major nsks (optional) -
Risk.. fallure of pmper allocation of funds overseas
Action.. Grahamstown W8toh CoMM￿ee to oversee activities, and accounts received fmm projects
supported.
Signature and Declaratlon
I dedare, in my capacity of charity trustee, that:
The trustees have approved the report above,. and
Have authorised me to sign it on their behalf.
Prof. C Mogone. Chaimian
Date: 3181 October 2025

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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Year
ended
31 March
2025
Year
ended
31 March
2024
Recei
Donations and other similar
receipts
Fundraising events
Gift aid
Deposit interest
Total receipts
39,389
3,247
3,508
126
15,839
2,452
3,657
89
22
Pa
men
Charitable payments..
Scholarships paid
Grants paid
Charitable activities
Bank charges
7,095
7,532
7,317
53
8,310
8,151
5,792
42
21,997
1,052
Fundraising costs
Administration costs
Total Payments
22,295
216
23,049
22,511
Net of Receiptsl(Payments)
Cash funds last year end
Exchange rate differences
Cash funds this year end
23,221
3,025
-629
25,617
474
3,819
-320
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT YEAR END
for the flnancial year ondod 31 March 2025
31 March
2025
31 March
2024
Total Unrestricted Cash Funds
3,025
Signed by two trustees on behalf of all the trustees..
Prof C Mbgone
Date
Mrs D Megone
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