EDIRISA UK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 30[TH] SEPTEMBER 2022
When the lockdowns began in early 2020, few of us imagined the long road ahead but we buckled up and managed to negotiate the bumps.
At the start of 2022 we looked forward to our nursery schools and the special needs school (SNEC) finally re-opening; we were hopeful that tourism would increase again; we had a programme of training workshops planned for our women's groups; creative workshops for SNEC; and our beekeeping project was being expanded.
Things were going well and then in September Ebola decided to pay Uganda a visit, the fear factor once again hit tourism, two districts went into lockdown and nationally schools closed early. Fortunately, the Government managed to control the outbreak but it did curtail some of our workshop plans.
Crafts & Women's Groups
Business is slowly picking up again in our three shops and although sales are not very high right now we are providing work for the shop staff and the tailors we work with. In addition, we have been sourcing new products from different women’s groups in Uganda and have continued with our sewing workshops with the groups.
The nutrition workshops we began in September 2021 continued until the end of March 2022. They were delivered to our six women's groups and to eighteen Health Centres in the Kabale District. More than 1200 adults (mainly women) were taught how to feed their children a balanced diet using local produce. They were shown how to prepare and cook the food, and afterwards it was shared out between everyone.
After the workshops children were tested and treated for malnutrition, worms and HIV. Just under 700 children were assessed.
Between April and August we ran a programme of two day workshops. The first day covered Herbal Medicines - learning about medical plant identification and showing the ladies how to make liquid soap, skin care creams and rheumatism ointments - all using local resources. All of the participants were given the ointments and soap together with some extra materials.The second day they learned about soil management practices, soil fertility and pest and disease management.
Rehema Namyalo, of the organisation 'Vumbula Masaka', delivered the workshops. She has a degree in sustainable, organic agriculture and environmental conservation and management. She has twenty years’ experience in her herbal clinic and of leading training seminars at the grassroots.
In January 2023 our six women's groups will be receiving some basic equipment (pots and pans) and starter materials so that they can continue to make the products for themselves and possibly sell to other families in their villages.
The overall aim of the workshops is to enable the women to diversify their income and livelihood, become more self-reliant and more environmentally conscious.
Bee Project
In July 2022 we supplied thirty women from our Bukinda Group with bee hives and beesuits. Together with the thirty hives at the project at Lake Bunyonyi we now have sixty top bar hives in the project.
During our visits in November 2022 to the women's groups we were delighted to find all the women very enthusiastic about beekeeping and about our future plans for providing honey processing equipment and training in the use of by-products - candles, beeswax cloth, lip balms and ointments.
Special Needs Education Centre
SNEC finally re-opened in February 2022, before opening we continued renovations with the painting of all the buildings inside and out.
In March the Imagination Circle Organisation delivered a week of creative workshops for pupils of both SNEC and the primary school. The children thoroughly enjoyed the dancing, acting and painting. Teachers were also included and had their own 'Teachers' Toolbox' workshops. Drama workshops are planned for November with the Splash Dance Company.
Overall it was a very good year at SNEC. The gardens have produced a lot of vegetables, the trees we planted ten years ago are now producing a lot of avocados and guavas and the goat project has been re-established. We provided more sewing machines for the vocational training and the carpentry workshop received more tools.
Bwama Island Health Centre
During the year we renovated all the buildings and staff houses at Bwama Health centre and repaired the solar equipment. The Government supplied a new fridge to store vaccines as well as solar panels for the electricity to run it - it's a big improvement on the blue box which is what was being used. Ronald and his staff were kept busy with the outpatients clinic plus delivering all the nutrition workshops and the midwives were busy delivering babies! We provided the mother and babies kits and supplied medicines as usual.
Other News
We have continued with the renovations of our three nursery schools, provided all the scholastic materials, teachers salaries, graduation and Christmas parties.
In 2017 Laura Cini, an Italian film maker, made a documentary about Punishment Island - a legend in Ugandan culture. Women who broke the taboo of premarital sex were abandoned on this tiny island to die. In April, together with Laura, we jointly funded a series of screenings to the communities around the lake which were enjoyed by the villagers around the lake. This gave them a chance to hear more details about what used to happen.
EDIRISA UK PROFIT & LOSS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2022
£ £ INCOME Donations 33,449.82 Bank Interest 16.08 Total Income 33,465.90 EXPENSES Travel Expenses 1,874.50 Office Expenses 406.28 Internet 330.00 Equipment for Health Centre 1,868.36 Total Expenses 4,479.14 Profit £28,986.76
EDIRISA UK
UGANDA PROFIT & LOSS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2022
| INCOME Craft Sales Total Income Direct Expenses Craft Materials Purchases Commissions Overheads Travel Expenses Office Expenses Rent Project Costs Note 1 Special Needs Centre Bwama Health Centre Nursery Costs Bank Charges Staff Costs Total Expenses Profit Note 1 Workshops and training Punishment Island Screenings Sponsored children Bee Project Costs Medical Costs Moses & Timothy |
UGX 25,076,800 9,494,100 2,199,400 4,337,000 5,382,500 6,300,000 48,250,400 37,736,500 27,664,500 8,285,000 124,750 19,300,000 16,026,000 8,416,000 8,073,900 11,644,500 4,090,000 48,250,400 |
UGX STG 5,831.81 25,076,800 5,831.81 2,207.93 511.49 11,693,500 2,719.42 1,008.60 1,251.74 1,465.12 11,221.02 8,775.93 6,433.60 1,926.74 29.01 4,488.37 157,380,650 36,600.15 169,074,150 39,319.57 -143,997,350 -33,487.76 |
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EDIRISA UK
COMBINED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2022
| UK Uganda £ £ INCOME Donations 33,450 Bank Interest 16 Craft Sales 5,832 Total Income 33,466 5,832 DIRECT EXPENSES Craft Purchases 2,208 Medical Purchases 1,868 Commissions 511 Total Direct Expenses 0 2,719 OVERHEADS Travel Expenses 1,875 1,009 Office Expenses 406 1,252 Project Costs 28,357 Bank Charges 29 Staff Costs 4,488 Total Overheads 2,281 35,135 Profit/Loss 31,185 -32,023 |
Total £ 33,450 16 5,832 39,298 2,208 1,868 511 4,587 2,883 1,658 28,357 29 4,488 37,416 -2,706 |
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EDIRISA UK
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| BALANCE SHEETS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2022 UK Accounts £ Fixed Assets Office Equipment 0.00 Current Assets Bank Accounts . Total Current Assets Current Liabilities Current Assets less Liabilities Reserves B/Fwd 42,387.07 Profit from Sep 2022 28,986.76 To Uganda Expenditure 41,505.76 Uganda Accounts UGX Current Assets Bank Accounts 77,241,358 Cash Accounts 491,600 Crafts Stock 19,494,100 Current Liabilities 0 Current Assets less Liabilities Capital & Reserves Reserves B/Fwd 54,655,482 Ex Edirisa UK 186,568,926 P & L Loss 143,997,350 Balance |
£ 0.00 29,868.07 29,868.07 0.00 29,868.07 29,868.07 UGX 97,227,058 97,227,058 |
£ 0.00 29,868.07 29,868.07 0.00 29,868.07 |
| 29,868.07 | ||
| 97,227,058 97,227,058 |
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF EDIRISA UK I report on the accounts of the charty for the year ended 30 September 2022. The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charivs trustees consider that an audit is not required for thi5 year under section 43121 of the Charities Aci 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my SponsIbl11ty to: (il examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Art: lill to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions glven by the Charlty Commission under sectlon 4317llbl of the 1993 Act- and I Illl to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlner's report My examination was carried out in accordan with the genernl Directions glven by the Charity Commission. An examination Includes a re¥W of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of Ihe accounts presented with those records. It also includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinlon is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those Matters set out in the ststement below. Independent examln•¢$ statement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention: (al which gives me asonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. lil to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and lill to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accountin8 requirements of the 1993 Act; have not been met: or Ib) to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Matt anan BA, MAPM.MAIM Dated: 8 June. 2022
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF EDIRISA UK I report on the accounts of the charty for the year ended 30 September 2022. The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charivs trustees consider that an audit is not required for thi5 year under section 43121 of the Charities Aci 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my SponsIbl11ty to: (il examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Art: lill to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions glven by the Charlty Commission under sectlon 4317llbl of the 1993 Act- and I Illl to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlner's report My examination was carried out in accordan with the genernl Directions glven by the Charity Commission. An examination Includes a re¥W of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of Ihe accounts presented with those records. It also includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinlon is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those Matters set out in the ststement below. Independent examln•¢$ statement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention: (al which gives me asonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. lil to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and lill to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accountin8 requirements of the 1993 Act; have not been met: or Ib) to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Matt anan BA, MAPM.MAIM Dated: 8 June. 2022