**LES AMIS – BURKINA FASO Registered Charity 1120772** 

## **ANNUAL SUMMING UP FOR THE PERIOD: 1[ST] SEPTEMBER 2020 – 31[ST] AUGUST 2021** 

Les Amis – Burkina Faso was registered on 5[th] September 2007 

- 1) **The Trustees:** Gillie Nicholls, David Nicholls and Jude O'Mara Spicer. 

## 2) **Talks and presentations** 

There were no talks or presentations this year due to the Coronavirus restrictions.  However, Gillie made a talk which is accessible online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jehalll40aA) 

## 3) **Trip 2021** 

For the third year running, there was no trip due to terrorist activity and Coronavirus restrictions. 

## 4) **Our Regular Projects** 

- a) The Yoann Foundation 

- b) The Diocese of Koupéla 

- c) Priest of the Fada Diocese 

- d) Priest of the Kaya Diocese 

- e) St Joseph’s Training Centre in Fada 

- f) Tenkodogo Diocese 

- g) St Michael’s School, Manni 

## a) **The Yoann Foundation for disabled women and children** 

The fund currently assists 23 handicapped children, 20 vulnerable women and 23 young seamstresses.  The support the mothers of handicapped children receive is money which goes towards helping the women to meet food, housing, medical and physiotherapy costs, school fees and also materials with which to make things to sell (primarily soap).  The vulnerable older women are given food.  It remains an important aspect of this Foundation that the women and children get together socially regularly throughout the year.  Coronavirus restrictions made it difficult for this to happen this year.  Another aspect which is increasingly useful is the support of girls being trained in sewing/couture.  Those who successfully complete training are given sewing machines (funded by us) at the end of their training. 

Total sent this year Yoann Foundation 7,222 

## b) 

## **Diocese of Koupéla: protecting and educating girls** 

Ab Gerard YOUGBARE (who runs OCADES) is our chief contact in Koupéla. 

We continue to finance a **refuge in Baskouré** which houses young girls who have run away from a forced young marriage.  Our giving covers food, electricity, housing, clothes, healthcare costs and training the girls in a trade (making clothes, embroidery, brewing the local beer, weaving, soapmaking, raising of livestock and growing vegetables).  They appealed for extra help for purchasing the following: repair to solar panels (£2,414), digging of hole for toilet waste (£941), repair to the roof of the dorm (£825), tables and chairs (£246) and for blackboards and a fridge.  An extra £4,426 was therefore sent in September, along with extra funds for the piggery and the replacement fending; all the projects were achieved.  We continue to fund 20 girls through **primary school** and 10 girls through secondary school (these are looked after by **St Monique Home** ).  All secondary school girls are orphaned of either one or both parents.  We have continued to give donations to the **Gounghin Nursery School** and **Primary School** .  We continue to include **OCADES** in our giving.  OCADES is an organisation which works to give training to disadvantaged girls and women. 

Giving to the Diocese of Koupéla this year: Baskouré Refuge Gounghin Primary School (20 schoolgirls) Gounghin Nursery School 

|Giving to the Diocese of Koupéla this year:||
|---|---|
|Baskouré Refuge|10,476|
|Gounghin Primary School (20 schoolgirls)|1,000|
|Gounghin Nursery School|2,000|
|St Monique Home|2,200|
|OCADES|2,000|
||**17,676**|



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For the fourth year running extra funds have been given to assist **ex-St Monique** students access further vocational training. 

Ex-St Monique (now university students) **6,300** 

## c) **Priest of the Fada Diocese** 

|**Priest of the Fada Diocese**|**Priest of the Fada Diocese**|
|---|---|
|We continue to give funds to this priest for the purpose of his being able to help, in a direct and<br>practical way, the many individuals who approach him for assistance.  This method of reaching<br>out to the destitute is extremely valuable to Les Amis.<br>Given this year<br>**5,516**||
|Given this year|**5,516**|



## d) **Priest of the Kaya Diocese** 

Via this priest, we are able to help not only various individuals, but also a group of women to access training in specific skills: advanced kitchen courses, hairdressing, cloth dying, soap making, bridal clothes and accessories.  At the end of their training each one receives support to set them up in business.  Vitally, it is through this priest that we have been able to assist the thousands of displaced men, women and children. 

|displaced men, women and children.||
|---|---|
|Various projects|6,400|
|Give Away|700|
|Disadvantaged individuals|1,700|
|St Joseph’s Training Centre|2,600|
|Refugee relief|2,000|
||**13,400**|



e) **St Joseph’s Training Centre, Fada:** we continue to help with the costs of training a group of runaway girls as seamstresses at the St Joseph's Training Centre in Fada.  In addition, we funded the beds and toilet bought/built (2015), the building of a piggery (2016), repairing the dorm’s roof (2018), a new atelier (£4,500).  We are regularly helped with this project by the Soroptomists of Lichfield. 

f) Added to the list of giving is the **Diocese of Tenkodogo** where we support the education of young and disadvantaged girls in the diocese. Tenkodogo Diocese **2,000** 

Each area of activity is consistent with the objectives of the charity set out in the Trust Deed lodged with The Charity Commission for England and Wales. 

g) We continue to assist St Michael’s School in Manni. St Michael’s School **1,300** 

## 5) **Finances for the period 1[st] September 2020 to 31[st] August 2021** 

- a) **Income** 

|**Income**||
|---|---|
|Major donations (over £500)|9,074|
|Other cash and cheque donations (under £500)|8661|
|Gift Aid from HMRC (we failed to submit it in time)|0|
|Donation from GN to cover bank fees and charges|436|
|Standing Orders|27,489|
|**Total income**|**45,660**|



|b)|**Outgoings**||
|---|---|---|
||Yoann Foundation|7,222|
||Diocese of Koupéla|17,676|
||Ex-St Monique girls|6,300|
||Priest of Fada Diocese|5,516|
||Priest of Kaya Diocese|13,400|
||Tenkodogo Diocese|2,000|
||St Michael’s School|1,300|
||Bank fees and charges|430|
||**Total outgoings**|**53,844**|



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|||||||Bank||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|Openirlgbalance a6at1September 2020||||||||
|BEnt(accountno21490869<br>gank account fta 214W877||||||43,601<br>nn7A|559|
|Cash||||||||
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|||||||5'1,677|55S|
|l*ccrne||||||||
|Overf500<br>tlnrtsC4oo|7,016|2,058||||||
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|Donation for BankFees|o*|||||||
|Standing Ordeis|27,239|||||||
||42,775|2.885||||||
|TdalRestricted&Unrestrictd||45,6S0||||||
|OutSoinSs||||||||
|Sonatia:r-Faul Nazolin<br>Dsffitis*-Yoar'lnFcundation<br>3a*alir*-LambartSawadogo|||5,139<br>s.422<br>13,488||327<br>8S0|||
|*efiaticn-Koup*laDioeese|||16,62S||1.950|||
|Dot.latirfi-Ex-*t llorrique|||6,30S|||||
|Don*tion-Te*kodogcOiacese|||2,000||-|||
|Do*atlon-St. Michael's Schocl||||33|1,2*7|||
|Bank Faes<br>Tot6fRBstricted& Unrestricted|||5q400<br>439||3,444<br>53,844|||
|Closing balanceasat31August2021||||||||
|Bankaceount no.21430869||||||44.C52||
|Bank aecount no.21 49O877||||||||
|Cash||||||||
|lJ*cf earedcheques/receipts||||||44,052||
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