**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Orphans in the Wild **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1113719 **Charity's principal address** Rudgley House Cold Pool Lane Badgeworth, Glos **Postcode GL51 4UP** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jane Fox|Treasurer||| ||Simon Shercliff|Chairman||| ||Bruce Fox|Trustee||| ||Marion Gough|Trustee||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** **April 2009** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Elected Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 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. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To relieve poverty, advance education, improve access and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare, recreation, leisure and support with the object of improving the conditions of life for the people of Tanzania and their environment by the provision of such financial or material support and assistance as the trustees shall from time to time determine. **TAR** **April 2009** 2 Orphans in the Wild supports Non Government Organisations (Ngo) in Tanzania, East Africa. The specific nature of the support is financial, increasing awareness of the plight of the children and families who are victims of AIDS, coordinating and shipping donated equipment and goods for schools, hospitals and orphanages. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** The activities supported by Orphans in the Wild have been deemed to be of public benefit to the communities of Tanzania and the trustees have paid due regard to the guidance on public benefit as given by the Charities Commission of England and Wales. The communities are hard struck by the economic and social impact of HIV/AIDS. Infection rates in this region of Tanzania (Mufindi District) are around 40% which is one of the highest in the country. The impact on the communities is evident in every walk of life. Anti-retro viral drugs are free but the administration is cumbersome and expensive. The disease impacts the working age group leaving the elderly and very young with no support. The children are often kept away from school to help support the family, especially the girls. The social structure of relatives taking in orphaned children from family is overwhelmed and breaking down leaving children very vulnerable. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Orphans in the Wild trustees are aiming to invest a lump sum with the objective that the annual yield will create a sustainable income to pay for the care of those children in the Childrens Village. This decision was made in light of the pandemic and the vulnerability of such a project to the fluctuating nature of donations. Unlike other projects which can be scaled down or up depending on the value of donations, once children are in the Childrens Village they have nowhere else to go and therefore it is fundamental to secure a regular income for their care. - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** **April 2009** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Orphans in the Wild supports the NGO Foxes Community and Wildlife Conservation Trust (FCWCT) in Mufindi, Tanzania. This has one of the highest infection rates of HIV/AIDS in the whole country. At the Igoda Children's Village (ICV) we have continued to look after and care for the orphaned and vulnerable children in our care, ensuring the health and safety of them and all our staff. Tanzania’s Government stipulates no children over 18 can remain in an orphanage. Also, some children fostered by the FCWCT have left the ICV to live with their relatives. Those who left, but are continuing their education, living in the nearby villages with families, have been monitored regularly and we continue to support them with food hampers, procuring accommodation and/or paying their school fees, uniforms and books. There are currently 33 children at the ICV, 17 girls and 16 boys, all except 2 attend school. 2 are unable to attend due to disability. There are currently 7 babies being cared for by 2 house mothers, with 2 babies joining this year, both of whose mothers have passed away and fathers’ remain unknown. The Milk Powder programme is kindly sponsored by St Pius X Church in Bristol, UK - funds are all from volunteers’ fundraising. Without this programme, many babies would not survive. Families of babies whose mothers have passed away or are unable to feed them, cannot afford milk powder and come to FCWCT for help. Until this programme started, babies were fed on a thick porridge-like drink known as uji, which is unsuitable to nourish such young infants. 13 Village Home Based Care volunteers continue to visit villagers in the Ihanu, Mdabulo and Luhunga wards in the district. The volunteers receive regular training in first aid and keep up with advising villagers to continue their hospital visits for HIV/Aids testing and treatment. They also assess who may need a visit by a visiting doctor if they are unable to reach the local hospital, which for them might be a long way to go with the limited transport facilities Igoda Village Clinic extension has been completed, sponsored by Yvo Vanderlinden from Belgium. This will provide valuable resources to the much wider community. FCWCT led the way in tackling the HIV epidemic over the last 15 years but recognises that it has left behind many traumatised vulnerable young children who continue to need our help. So, we are delighted with a new partnership between the Helsinki Deaconess Foundation Institute (HDI) in Finland and FCWCT in Tanzania enabling us to launch YAM (Youth Agency Mufindi) at the start of 2021 with funding committed for 4 years. The YAM project is designed to help disabled children solve life issues enabling them to lead dignified lives and help vulnerable young people to take control of their lives through improved motivation, skills, and opportunities. FCWCT implemented this pilot project in our neighbouring 16 villages, conducting needs assessments, rehabilitation, carer training, psychosocial support, agricultural and forestry training, entrepreneurship training, and wherever possible also helping address gender equality. We are working closely with local government wherever possible in advocating equal development and opportunity for vulnerable children and young people. To achieve this, we have established a Youth Projection Team and Village Child Protection Committees (VCPCs), helping us to identify and deliver this project support and training and help solve the problems faced by disabled children and vulnerable young people. We are working with the University of Iringa (UoI) and the Tanzanian Association for Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (TAPCAP) who help FCWCT by providing expertise in assessing needs, psychosocial support, and the training of trainers. INUKA (Southern Highlands Rehabilitation Centre) assists us with addressing the rehabilitation needs of the disabled. UoI also enhances our project with Entrepreneurship training. The YAM Project is directed by Bruce Fox (FCWC trustee) and Laura Jarvilehto (Deaconess coordinator) **TAR** **April 2009** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** The Charity is aiming to build up a reserve balance so that the day to day running of the Igoda Children’s Village is protected against fluctuations in donations as unlike other programmes the children in the care of the Igoda Children’s Village are vulnerable and the charity has a duty of care to them. ## **Details of any funds materially** **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: Fundraising relies on volunteers and is therefore erratic. We aim to reserve enough financing to cover the running costs of the Childrens village for a year. - 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. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Jane Fox **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)** **Date** 23/7/2023 **TAR** **April 2009** 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR EN6LANO AND WAIES O￿l￿9n5 in thewild Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the ppriod To 01101r2022 3111212022 ntrpay1￿ntS Unre5tri¢te(I fund8 Restri¢ted funds Endowment funds Total funds La5tyear A1 Reeelpts Donabons 57.753 13 92 ss income AR) 50.375 50J75 57.766 an (see table). 50,375 A3Pa ProieGts Adffli 1B,235 1a,235 10,OW 100 Sub total 18,th) 18.280 10,100 A4 Asset and investsnent Sub total 18,280 ofre¢oipW(p8ym¢nts) AS Tran5f6rs between funds A8 Cash funds lost year end Cash fund3 this year end 96,595 CCXX R1 a¢¢ounts ISSI 2810712023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to ￿rEStE Restricted funds to nearest£ Endowfflent funds to nea￿$¢£ Cat¢gorle$ Details B1 Cash funds 180.192 Total cash fvnds 196,595 511 Unrestrfcted funds Restrieted funds Endowment funds to ngarest£ Details Fur￿ to whlGh asset be Cuffanlvaluo on81 Ootails Fundtowhich a5setbg10 Currvntvalue Detalls C05t ltyb"onal) B4 Assets Tetained foT the ¢hartty's ¢Jwn use FurTrd to whT¢h li* ovntdup Vlhen due onal Detalls B6 Liabilities Signed by one ortsvo tDJstees c beha￿ of all the trustees Date of roval Signature Prfnt Name JriNJE FOK CCXX R2 aceosjnts ISSI 2610712023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th• tru8teesl m•mbers of ORPHANS IN THE WILD On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 Charlty no (if any) 1113719 S•t out on pages 1to7 I report to the trustees ￿ my examination of the accounts of Ihe ab)ve charity nhe Trust") for the year ended 3111212022. Responsibllltles and As the charfty t￿￿tee$ of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordanc£ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Dhe ky). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under 8ection 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryirvJ out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145(5}(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives m8 cause to b81ieve that in. any material resped.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with 8ection 130 of the Act or Independont examlner's statsment I have no Conce￿ and have come awss no other matters in connection with the examination lo vthich attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underBtandirYJ of the accounts to be rea(9￿d. Slgn•d: 23 July 2023 Nam•: ANDREW DONALDSON Relevant professio qua16fl¢•llon(s) or body (rf any)= ACA Addro•8: 17 LAKE WALK ADDERBURY BANBURY OXON. OX17 3PF IER October 2018