**COR E N T I N D ESI GN C O .** **JULY 2025** **Annual Report 2021 MISSION: SAFE HAPPY KIDS** WE PROVIDE LOVE, HOPE & DIGNITY **C ON TEN TS** **2** Objectives, Aims & Activities **3** Mission Statement **3** Significant Activities **3** ## **INDIA** Faith Sansthan, Jaipur, India **4** Effects of COVID-19 2021 **4** Health & Nutrition Programme **5** CHEER Programme **6** Faith Apprenticeship Scheme **7** Building A New Home **8** Partnerships /After Care Support **9** Partner Organisations in India **10** Fund A Mom **11** Skills Development FAM **12** COVID Emergency Relief Project 2021 **13** Soot Mill Initiative with Mindroot Foundation **14** Youth Club & Support for Skills Development **15** Children's Club & Sharing the Warmth **16** ## **SOUTH AFRICA** Ikageng Itireling, Soweto, South Africa **25** Lkamva Lethu (Our Future) Soweto, SA **25** Operation Bobbi Bear, Durban, South Africa **27** Nkosi’s Haven, Johannesburg, South Africa **28** ## **GLOBAL INITIATIVES** Vocational Impact **29** Public Benefit **30** Achievements & Performance **30** Monitoring, Evaluation & Site Visits **30** ## **FUNDING** Donations **30** The World Music Village **31** Farm Fiesta **32** ## **GHANA** Becky’s Foundation, Senya Beraku, Ghana **17** The Water Project **18** Building A School in Senya Beraku **19** Events/Donations/Initiatives/Learning at Home **20** COVID-19 Challenges **23** Farming **23** Apprentice Programme with Pinora **24** ## **FINANCIALS** Structure, Governance and Management **34** Reference & Administrative Details **34** Financial Review **35** Thankyou **47** **3** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **OBJECTIVES, AIMS AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Relief for orphaned and vulnerable children living in extreme adversity** We work for the preservation of health among children affected or at risk of HIV/AIDS. We help children residing in India and South Africa by raising awareness and providing the essential social and medical care needed to support healthy and safe lives. ## **To advance education and awareness** We work to raise knowledge around children rescued from slavery, trafficking, abandonment and abuse or living in child-headed households continue to through education, social outreach, and campaigns. ## **To Make Lasting Change** We continue to educate governments and health agencies to the needs of children in the above-mentioned circumstances. ## **MISSION STATEMENT** **Arms Around The Child (AATC)** is a global charity building a better and kinder environment for children living in extreme adversity. This could be children who are orphaned, abandoned, at risk of child abuse – sexual or otherwise, affected by HIV, trafficked or living in child-headed households. With years of experience in direct care, **Arms Around The Child** are committed to working with people on the ground and involved with the communities affected. We support our partner organisations to train and implement programmes in a scalable way including reintegration and development programmes to help children stay within their families and extended families. We know that providing the kind of joy, love, peace, and respect that children need leads to a brighter future. **AATC** advocates for their needs and invests in their futures. They provide support and outreach for their extended families and strive to make their futures bright and happy. ## **SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES** **Arms Around The Child** work closely with our on-ground partners in India, South Africa and Ghana to support them in: - Develop Fundraising initiatives - Day to day administration - Development - Monitoring and evaluation - Good working practices - Raising awareness - Advocating for the rights of children **Arms Around The Child** focuses on: Community-based fundraising in the UK, grant applications and funding through one-off events and campaigns **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** **4** ## **PROJECTS IN INDIA Faith Sansthan, Jaipur, India** (Registered organisation: Arms Around The Child India) ## **Overview** Smriti Singh founded Faith as a safe home for HIV+ orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS providing specialised care. The number of children she took in grew rapidly as there was no other care home that would take in HIV+ Orphans in Jaipur and the surrounding areas. ## **Effects of COVID-19 2021** The COVID 19-second wave was much more severe than the first wave of the virus, the country was unprepared to deal with it and unable to adjust social behaviour to break the chain of infection. It peaked in April 2021 when the delta variant spread so drastically. We witnessed the struggle for beds in hospitals, scarcity of oxygen and drugs supplies, etc. People were trying hard to overcome the COVID19 first wave when the second wave hit and made it impossible for some people to work whose families rely on daily wages. We realized that there was not much support available, the schools were closed, domestic help services were suspended, and labour at construction sites was stopped making it hard for the breadwinners to provide for their families. During the second wave of the COVID -19 pandemic, it was imperative that all the government guidelines were followed as the children were vulnerable due to their HIV+ status. **5** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** AATC worked with FAITH to make sure that all the guidelines issued by the government were followed. AATC Representatives visited both the centres and trained all staff on how to follow the COVID-19 guidelines of complete lockdown, no visitors allowed, all supplies to be properly sanitised and only one person from the staff allowed to manage the daily supplies and collect the drugs for children from ART Centre. The children maintained social distancing and used masks and hand washing at regular intervals. ## **Health and Nutrition Programme** Nutritional status and the progression of HIV are strongly interrelated. HIV infection increases the body's energy needs while it diminishes appetite and decreases the body's ability to digest food and absorb nutrients. This leads to malnutrition which in turn accelerates HIV infection. HIV infection and malnutrition have been strongly linked for years, the most common malnutrition among HIV-infected children and adolescents is acute malnutrition or wasting syndrome accompanied by growth retardation or stunting. Therefore, the provision of food, good nutrition and education is essential to the well-being of the children and their adherence to ARV medication. Your support helps us keep the children healthy giving them the best start in life with a positive outlook and life expectancy. Arms Around The Child has been working with the homes in Jaipur since the conception of the charity in 2009. Food and nutrition have always been our top priority to make sure the children thrive living with HIV in our homes. We have seen the children grow and flourish and be able to leave the home at the right stage in their development to pursue adulthood within their local or extended family communities. Some of the children have successfully completed their education and are at university, others are following apprenticeships or have undertaken vocational training and are working within the service industry. We maintain a very close connection with the children once they have left the home to support their transition and to make sure that they keep their adherence to a good diet and nutrition to their HIV medications which they will have to take for life. In May 2021 Lazy Susan Furniture Director Michael Scott made a very generous donation which covered most of the food and nutrition for 12 months for all the children that Arms Around The Child support at Faith in Jaipur. Left is a sample menu. In addition to the meal schedule all the children have a multi vitamin and additional calcium every day. We have 1 cook and an assistant at each of the homes. **6** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** During the many festivals in India, the children always dress in their traditional clothes and celebrate with a large variety of Indian cuisines, cakes, and sweets which this year was supported with the funds from Lazy Susan Furniture. Please see images here of the children celebrating the Dusserah Festival on October 16th at the new home with guests from the community. The festival starts the preparations for Diwali, the festival of lights, which occurs twenty days after Dusserah which celebrates the victory of good over evil. As part of the festival, the children celebrated with various dances including The Garba Dance and by creating decorations and beautiful Rangoli (Often made with rice, sand or flour) see below. (They all look so grown up with their beautiful festival clothes and makeup.) ## **CHEER PROGRAMME** ## **(Children Happy, Educated, Empowered and Responsible)** AATC India has created a skills development programme titled “CHEER (Children Happy, Educated, Empowered and Responsible) and was submitted for funding to The Aavas Foundation. Dr Narendra liaised with the management and Project Coordinator in detail about the proposed activities and implementation of the project. AATC & Faith purchased items including, music equipment, hair and beauty equipment, canvases, brushes, paints and also computers to set up the Skills Centre in the homes before lockdown. The proposal was accepted at the end of 2020 has been on hold throughout most of 2021 due to COVID-19 but has more recently restarted and funding from Aavas has been allocated to 5 skills areas: - 1: Computer: Basics (MS – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet, etc.), Photoshop, Corel, and Tally. (we have 10 computers, 1 printer, 1 projector, medium-range Wi-Fi-enabled music system, internet connectivity with good speed, etc.) - 2: Music: Guitar, Drum, Piano, Harmonium, flute, mouth organ, etc. - 3: Art & Craft: Painting, Paper-Mache, outfit designing for ladies and girls, various science projects. - 4: Photography: Basic Course in Photography and potentially linked with a photographic studio. (A Camera, tools to manage light, etc.) - 5: Beauty and Wellness: Pedicure, Medicare, Hair Style, Hair Cuts, massages, etc are the main courses in beauty and wellness and girls are excelling. **7** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **AATC/Faith preparing for potential apprenticeship scheme** Some of the older children from Faith AATC India visited Nila House which is the home of the JCB Companies CSR programme facilitated by AAVAS Foundation. Nila House supports creative development to conserve, promote and strengthen traditional artisanal communities in Rajasthan, with a particular focus on natural dyes and handloom textile and some of the girls are very interested in pursuing a career in textiles. Five girls from Faith have been supported for their higher education in designing at a nearby college and are sponsored by Aavas Foundation. Some of the older boys are exploring some of the IGA (Income Generating Activities) and are looking for support from the foundation for higher education and University. A group of older boys from the Jalore care home and Jaipur home have joined together to create a start-up business for exhibitions and southern India showcasing Rajasthan textiles and blue pottery, they are looking for support from The Aavas Foundation. Arms Around The Child has submitted a detailed report and proposal to the Aavas Foundation for 2022. ## **Application for Government Funding** Through Arms Around The Child India an application and proposal for funding for the girl’s and boy’s home has been delivered to the Rajasthan Government under the ICPS (Integrated Child Protection Scheme). This has been submitted to Department of Child Rights (Government of Rajasthan) that has now been forwarded to Ministry of Women and Child Development (Government of India) for further consideration. The application for funding support has been followed up in 2021 and we expect a decision in 2022. **8** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Building A Home for HIV+ Children in Jaipur, India.** We are delighted to report that the new building of a home for the boys has a completed basement and ground floor with enough living space, toilets & bathrooms and other facility areas for the boys to move in. There is also space for a kitchen garden and a garden for the children alongside the home. The boys are all moved in and we are delighted that we will no longer need to be reliant on landlords and their decisions to move the children on. At last we have a place the children can truly call their home. With the help of a Public Sector Undertaking unit Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited, a solar power supply system has been installed at the home. The original plans for the home has an additional floor which would eventually mean that we could accommodate more children at the home. The Government look set to release more funds to support the building of the additional floor which can take place while we are in residence. All the relevant safety rules and guidelines will be adhered to. **9** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Continued Partnership** Arms Around The Child/Faith India is collaborating with a new partner Cienvidas (a Spanish organization with two programmes 1) Sponsorship for girls further education Programme and 2) Building a home for Girls in Alwar Programme. AATC has facilitated the interaction between Faith Sansthan, Jaipur and Cienvidas Foundation and they have agreed on both of the initiatives as per discussions. It has started with the sponsorship of five children and Mr. Atanasio Flores De Haro Director, Cienvidas will be transferring funds through AATC, UK until the new FCRA accounts become operative for Faith in India. As per the initial discussion, Faith and Cienvidas formed a foundation and Faith has purchased a piece of land for the new building in Alwar with the support of AATC. The plan for construction were prepared and submitted and have been approved and ready to start the construction. The Contractor has been hired and an agreement for the construction work in now in place. ## **After Care Support.** We provide after care support for all the children who leave our homes in India, whether it be through re unification with parents or extended families who are now in a position to look after the children or because they have reached an age where they can become independent, have work or extended study and are able to build their own networks. We stay in contact through the Director of Arms Around The Child India through personal interactions, phone and social media platforms. They are always invited back to the homes for special occasions and ceremonies and there is always someone to support them should they need any help. The alumni from Faith and Vatsalya homes have created WhatsApp groups to keep in touch with one another and AATC India has frequent group and individual calls. Mohan, Kalidas and Deepak have formed a company selling clothes and jewellery buying in Jaipur and selling in the South of India. Jyoti is working for a car sales showroom in Jaipur, Ganpat, Suthar and Naresh are working with clothing showrooms in Surat and Hyderabad. Ashok from Vatsalya, Jalore is in Delhi and preparing for some competitions which will further his chances of working for the railroads and Bilal from Faith is working in a pharmacy and preparing for a degree course in agriculture at SKN Agriculture University in Jobner. **1 0** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Partner Organisations in India** Carmel Jyoti Care home, Imphal (Manipur) India: Carmel Jyoti is registered non-government organization working for social development in the state of Manipur and runs a care home and care centre for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Luwangsangbam, Nirmalabas, Imphal, Manipur. Jalore Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS Sansthan (JNP+) is a community-based organisation created in 2006 aiming to improve the quality of life of People living with HIV in the district. In 2010 JNP opened VATSALYA Child Care Home and Care Centre for boys affected by HIV/AIDS since in the Narbda Colony, Jalore and currently caring 21 boys here. Apart from this project, the organisation is implementing a Care and Support Centre to support adherence to ART (Anti-retroviral Drugs) and links HIV+ people with social security services provided by government departments. **1 1** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Fund A Mom (FAM) Project** Arms Around The Child India has been instrumental in planning and implementing the Fund A Mom Project in India. We started this project in 2018 with 25 destitute and vulnerable mothers from five slums of Jaipur City and over the period of 2 and half years they have regained their confidence, their children are getting a better education, they have better health care. food security and nutrition and are in better position to buy clothes for their children and themselves. Last year, some of the moms started income generating initiatives setting up a veg/fruit stall in a weekly market. Others who set up their small businesses in 2020 have managed to restart their businesses as the COVID-19 lockdown has eased. The Moms managed to celebrate most of the festivals in 2021 however they were very much scaled back and more personal. Raksha Bandhan (a festival in which sisters of all ages tie a thread called the Rakhi, around the wrists of their brothers, symbolically protecting them) AATC India supported the moms to make Rakhi’s to sell at markets, shopping mall and some offices, the Rakis mostly sold out and any left go through Arms Around The Child India’s personal contacts. The moms involved in the making and selling were able to share the funds to boost their income. During the COVID-19 second wave, the moms who are part of the Fund A Mom project were able to manage their supplies with the support they were getting through Arms Around The Child. They all were well connected with AATC staff members who were able to educate and counsel throughout the worst of the pandemic and advise them on appropriate behaviours to follow. The vaccination programme for COVID -19 in India started with online registration. We facilitated the registration for vaccination process online for the moms and booked their vaccination appointments. All the moms and their eligible family members are fully vaccinated as of the end of 2021. After the second wave calmed, we spoke with all the moms who said they could not have survived such a tough time without the support of Arms Around The Child and the team. **1 2** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** During the COVID-19 second wave, the moms who are part of the Fund A Mom project were able to manage their supplies with the support they were getting through Arms Around The Child. They all were well connected with AATC staff members who were able to educate and counsel throughout the worst of the pandemic and advise them on appropriate behaviours to follow. The vaccination programme for COVID -19 in India started with online registration. We facilitated the registration for vaccination process online for the moms and booked their vaccination appointments. All the moms and their eligible family members are fully vaccinated as of the end of 2021. After the second wave calmed, we spoke with all the moms who said they could not have survived such a tough time without the support of Arms Around The Child and the team. ## **Skills Development for Fund A Mom** As the lockdown eased many of the mothers were able to get their old jobs back and we were able to reassess our plans to create a skills development programme to improve the mom’s income potential through increased work efficiency by developing existing and new skills. Based on a detailed interaction to understand the moms areas of interest and feasibility for a skills building programmes we have drafted the proposal for three job roles – **1** Domestic Worker: Since many of the mothers are in service as part time domestic worker in nearby colonies there is ample opportunity to equip them with skills in a formal setup, for example using **1 3** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** electronic devices such as automatic washing machine, smart TV, baby cradle care, care for elderly people. - **2** Gardener: The settlement of slums seems to be always nearby affluent areas and this is true of Jaipur City. There are large houses with open spaces in the front and rear. This can be developed as a kitchen garden and the grounds can be landscaped. This is a developing area and most moms from our programme already have some knowledge of farming which would be to their advantage. - **3** Self Employed Tailor: Some of the mothers are skilled in stitching. Initially they learned on a domestic sewing machine and then underwent two months of training on Industrial Machines and only then could get the job at textile industry. We have planned a 3 month course to cover all required skill sets for this kind of employment. We applied to the skill development project in RSALDC (Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Corporation) and although the proposal was sanctioned we were not successful at gaining funding. There is a potential to apply again which we will follow but in the meantime we are looking for another CSR Foundation or partner for 2022. ## **COVID-19 emergency relief Project 2021.** COVID -19 has adversely affected human life globally. It has affected every aspect of life ranging from occupation, health, nutrition, employment, education, family, finance, etc. People have been afraid of this infection due to misleading information or rumours around health care facilities, if someone contracts COVID-19 it brings a lot of mental trauma and stress, uncertainty, fear, anxiety, dread, and denial. Along with the loss of a job, staying away from home, isolation or quarantine, fear of future employment, financial crisis, starvation, and stigma due to Covid-19 are among the many stress factors which can make recovery more difficult. In response to the raised mental health issues, we funded and created an online counselling service for COVID-19 through a helpline number where mental health experts were and still are available to provide online counselling and information **1 4** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** Additionally Arms Around The Child created a project to help the neediest families by providing food parcels and supporting mental health in collaboration with The Mindroot Foundation. Arms Around The Child raised funds through an online appeal and The Give India platform. The funds raised provided food parcels to last for 3 weeks to over 1000 families throughout Rajasthan State. ## **Soot Mill Wellness Initiative with The Mindroot Foundation** During regular contact and discussions with moms and others in the slums of Jaipur City we tried to understand the reasons for the decline of mental and physical health in people who were living in close proximity to the moms in the slums. The problems were complex and had a common thread of excessive alcohol consumption. The majority of the moms we support are widowed because of their husbands addiction to alcohol either through a related accident or health consequences (liver failure.) AATC met with Dr. Poonia, Psychiatrist and planned an initiative for mental health which was actually conceived in 2020 but could really implemented during 2021. The goal for 2021 under the initiative was to help as many people who were addicted to become clear of addictive substance abuse. AATC developed the intervention strategy below: - **1** Interaction with Individual: for critical thinking and motivation for change. - **2** Family Support: This is a disease and we must treat it as such. Discuss and prepare with the family, this may include neighbours and other relatives as well. - **3** Medical Intervention: An appointment is made with the specialist addiction doctor who works with the patient to decide the best line of treatment. The follow up team supports the treatment and makes regular visits with the telephone number of the doctor available should any problems arise. We run the de-addiction camps in the slums on the first and third Thursday of each month and to date have organised more than 20 camps for mental health. Under this initiative we have reached out to 63 people with average follow up visit around 45 percent which is considered good in mental health initiatives. **1 5** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Youth Club: #youngsootmill@24.** Considering the vulnerability of young people to various types drug dependencies, we have started talking to the youth as well and have linked them with mental health camps to explore their access to information and related services. We have created a WhatsApp group to share the information followed by some group meetings. The purpose of the group was to share the information related to any issues and challenges and at the same time motivate them to share their problems. The project is ongoing and will continue into 2022. ## **Support for Skill Development and employment.** Under this initiative we have facilitated a session on career options among the youth in Soot Mill. Dr. Narendra clarified the career options as per their wishes and motivated them to identify their strengths in order to understand the aspiration of individuals. There were 7 youths who we were able to support to join different courses in retail marketing and all were placed with a training partner and most of them are now working with their training partners having been offered jobs at the end of their training. We will be looking to conduct more skills development in 2022. **1 6** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Children’s Club.** The care and protection of young children in the slums are mostly ignored or poorly managed, this is often due to the way of life and the freedom to roam in the slums at a very young age. We runs regular activities including workouts, games and simple exercises in the form of boot camps. Each of these activities is followed by an interaction with children on different topics for example personal hygiene, the role of children in the family and dreams and aspirations. Additionally we have celebrated some of the festivals with children to develop a sense of belongingness and sharing greetings with each other. AATC India has supported the children by purchasing shoes and socks for 100 children in Soot Mill, Jaipur. More Children’s Clubs will continue in 2022. ## **Sharing the Warmth.** In 2021 the temperature in winter was below average (Jaipur is a desert city in the Northern part on India so temperatures can fall very low in the winters.) AATC India mobilised support locally and with the help of our volunteers identified some of the needy people from Soot Mill and Jhalana Dungari Slums and supported them through sharing some warmth with good quality blankets in the month of December 2021. We partnered with Laxmi Devi Memorial trust who supported 40 women from Soot Mill and Jhalana Mahal to provide blankets and AATC India volunteer team ran the assessment and distribution to share some warmth. **1 7** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **PROJECTS IN AFRICA** ## **Becky’s Foundation, Senya Beraku, Ghana.** ## **Overview of the Project** Arms Around The Child works with Becky’s Foundation, a care home for children in poverty. Offering orphaned and abandoned children shelter, health care, protection, support, and education. Currently we look after 48 children 30 boys and 18 girls. Below we look at the 2021 and how Becky’s Home held up under the strain of the pandemic. ## **Educational and personal progress of the children.** After the lock down of schools and social gatherings, the children who completed junior high school the previous year had their senior high school placement and they were admitted at Jukwah Senior High School. In the year 2021, all the children except for the final year students were moved to a public basic school at Bonsuoku. At the end of the academic year examination, it was observed that the children from Becky’s had the best positions and scores. About 85% of the children progressed in their academic performance. However, there are some who still need to get more serious with studies. Some of the children developed some level of leadership qualities. Some of our children were awarded various leadership positions in the school due to the hard work and leadership qualities they possess. A good number of the children improved to a good level of personal hygiene. **1 8** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **The Water Project** The water project has been ongoing since Arms Around The Child first started working in Ghana over 5 years ago with numerous bore holes dug for water and promises of links to mains water, (this happened briefly but that supply also dried up and the water department have done nothing to resurrect!) We took more professional advice and secured a well-known and successful company to bore for water (we knew where not to bore!) Christian Atsu supported in the first instance and with additional financial support from https://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/ we are have completed. The company that assisted with the drilling process has guaranteed water flow for the next few years and sees no reason why this shouldn't continue even further. We have installed the tank, pumps and filters which now provides the children with clean drinking water. Additionally, we have been able to direct a flow to the showers and the toilets, however due to the amount of time the showers were unused they have fallen into disrepair and the shower heads need to be replaced which should be completed in 2022. We have erected an enclosure around the tank and electricals to protect from the elements. The results of this project mean the children have clean, safe, filtered water to drink, we no longer have to buy expensive tankers of water and environmentally unfriendly plastic water sachets. The health and hygiene for everyone has improved dramatically with the installation of taps in the kitchen and the freer flowing water for sanitation and bathing, the lives of the children and staff have been made a little easier. **1 9** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Progress on the school building.** In the year 2021, we were able to reach the roofing stage of the school building (All block work was completed, formation of woods for roofing, lengthening of the building and wall pillars were done) During the recent survey of the school building, it was observed that some woods used for the roofing needed to be replaced. Wood treatment and replacement has been completed. A campaign has been devised for 2022 providing matched funding through Lazy Susan Furniture to support the continuation of the school build. Roofing sheets and other materials have been ordered to be supplied on 16th of March 2022. Installation of the roofs will commence as soon as materials are supplied. The construction of outside washroom commenced in 2021 but was not completed. **2 0** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Events throughout the year** ## **Football Pitch** The inauguration of the Football pitch was organized by Cheetah FC, and it happened that Christian Atsu was deeply involved in the Project. This gave an opportunity for the children of Becky’s Home to be invited to perform choreography dance during the inaugural ceremony. There were many great Ghanaian footballers there including Hans Nunu Sarpei who plays for the Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt. Hans made a huge donation of goodies for the children and everyone celebrated at the home after the ceremony to open the new astro turf pitch that is located close to Becky’s Home. After Arms Around The Child introduced Abdul Hayye Yarty the Director of The Cheetahs FC, they became interested in land close to the school and created this new project. The children and Becky’s Home Football Club are able to use this pitch for recreation when it is not being used for The Cheetahs training matches and events. **2 1** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Christmas Party** In December 2021 just like every year Exceed – UK organized the annual Christmas party for the kids of Becky’s Foundation on the 25th of December 2021. It was such an exciting moment for the kids. As part of the celebration Christmas gifts were presented to all the children and staffs of the home. Also, personal items and other school material were presented to the children in SHS to be used at School. ## **New Year Party** As part of motivation and appreciation towards work at the care home, management organized a New Year Party/Get together for the staff and children of Becky’s home. ## **Donations** In the same month, since it was the Christmas season, the home was fortunate to receive donations from few stakeholders and individuals who have the home and the children at heart. Also, Demond Krampah received a new wheelchair from Madam Julie Tachie. ## **Initiatives** As part of the initiatives implemented in the home the children started beading, sewing, and painting classes. Several beads and beautiful cards were made by the children. Becky’s Home received a wonderful donation of sewing machines and other equipment to produce reusable sanitary pads however this project will start in 2022. Adding to the assets of the home all fans were fixed in the various rooms at the home. **2 1** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Volunteers** The Covid 19 restrictions on travel affected the visit of volunteers. Towards the latter months in the year a few Volunteers visited the Home. ## **Outings and Excursion** In June 2021 Christian Atsu the ambassador of Arms Around the Child visited the home and took the children on an outing to the West Hills Mall in Accra to buy gifts, dresses and shoes for the children. ## **Learning from Home** Home tuition sessions were organised for the children especially those who were in their final year in the junior high school. This prepared them towards their final examination. **2 3** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Covid 19 related challenges and how it was managed.** The outbreak of the pandemic posed several challenges and constraint. However, no one from the home contracted the virus. The various protocols were put in place and adhered to. Personal Protocol Equipment was provided to children and staff. Regular Health talks on the virus was organised at the home. Children were monitored to practice the regular hand wash with soap under running water. ## **Visits** Due to the Covid outbreak, as some of the measures to curtail the transmission and spread of the Covid virus, the home did not receive outsiders. However, the Managing Director of Pinora Limited visited the home and all Covid protocols were strictly observed. Throughout the year there was no records of visiting parents due to the pandemic. As part of the Covid restriction the social worker did not make any home visits, however, telephone calls were made to some of the families. ## **Farming** With the help of the children and staff members, the home cultivated maize and other vegetables but due to the change in weather pattern, there was not enough rainfall, and this affected the harvest. There is a plan for 2022 to work with the sustainability team from Pinora to support the home with growing crops for feeding. ## **Goats, chickens, and egg production** In the year 2021, the total animals in the farm were ten (10) goats, three (3) sheep and four hundred hens and cocks (400). The egg production increased in the latter part of the year by a small margin. Some of these eggs produced by the hens were sold and the proceeds used to purchase feed and other medication for the chickens. Some of the eggs were also used to feed the children **2 4** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Staff Changes in the year 2021** In the year 2021, there were some few issues of labour turn over. However new employees applied to fill the vacant positions. The home nurse was replaced by Emmanuel. The social worker Firdaus relocated to further her education another town and was replaced by Gifty. Also, one of the house mothers Zenabu was replaced by Patience. At the end of the year 2021 the total staff strength was eight (8) in number. They include. Mothers/Cook (4) Security (1) Accounts and Reports (1) Health Worker (1) Social Worker (1) ## **Apprentice Programme with Pinora/Sono Global** The SONO Apprenticeship scheme is a unique programme offering underprivileged young adults from Ghana the opportunity to learn, work and develop new skills in the agricultural industry. Arms Around the Child and Pinora/Sono have developed a focused programme to support and help young adults from vulnerable backgrounds take the next steps in their lives. The project aims to help the participants to continue their education, learn new skills and trades, become economically independent, integrate into a new community and to assist with their career development. We hope to send 1-4 new apprentices a year and we have developed an integrated program of wellbeing, education and work that we hope will give these young adults the opportunity to pursue rewarding, successful and happy lives and careers. The programme is in the developmental stages and is hopeful that the first wave of apprentices will be in place in 2022. **2 5** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Ikageng Itireleng, Soweto, South Africa** ## **Overview of the Project** Ikageng, the non-profit organisation, was founded by Carol Dyanti (“Mum Carol”) in 2001 in Orlando West, Soweto. Through her work as a home-based care provider in Soweto, she saw an increasing number of children left to fend for themselves and knew she had to intervene. Many of these children had lost their parents and guardians to HIV/AIDS and were now living in single parent-headed, grandparent-headed, or child-headed households. This meant they were exposed to cramped living spaces, poor sanitary conditions, inadequate food, and rampant drug and alcohol abuse. By providing for all their basic needs, Ikageng relieved some of the pressure and despair faced by children who, having lost parents, are forced to take on adult roles. Arms Around The Child have been supporting Mum Carol for the past 13 years and have continued to support Ikageng with development for staff training and policy implementation and the provision of food parcels for the child-headed households in Soweto, South Africa. ## **Ikamva Lethu (Our Future)** Towards the end of 2021 Carol Dyanti has moved one of the main projects we were supporting to work with Dr Ndumiso Tshuma at Best Health Solutions based in Johannesburg. Arms Around The Child is supporting the development funding of this project “Still We Rise” and will consider the future funding potential for 2022. Working through Best Health Solutions they are located at The Boxshop on Vilakazi Street next to Nelson Mandela’s House in Orlando **2 6** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** Access to health services is still a challenge among orphans and vulnerable children particularly in an informal settlement Ezimbuzini close to Orlando, some of these they are children of sex workers or are in child headed households. ## **Program Objectives** - **1** To improve health outcomes of an initial number of vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and adolescents aged 9 - 26 living with HIV/AIDS through HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence prevention, treatment care and support services over 3 years. - **2** To provide quality parenting skills and guardianship education on HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence prevention, care and support for orphaned and vulnerable children aged 0 - 18 in over 3 years. - **3** To improve the quality of life and resilience for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people aged 9 - 26 who are victims of gender-based violence including sexual assault and rape over 3 years. - **4** To conduct research and disseminate finding among community-based organisations, district and provincial levels **2 7** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Operation Bobbi Bear, Durban, South Africa** ## **Upholding the rights of sexually abused children** The last year for Bobbi Bear has been extremely challenging. There have been days when of wonder at how they have managed to carry on and keep the doors open to help the children. With COVID-19 and the political unrest around the previous president Jacob Zuma court case causing rioting and looting, Bobbi Bear has experienced an increase of extreme cases of rape and domestic abuse. Families were locked up in their homes and the cases more than doubled. Families lost their jobs and lost what little they owned through the looting; services came to a halt as companies closed. People were frustrated, Fathers couldn’t pay the rent, couldn’t put food on the table and children were being abused. Men were taking out frustrations on women and children. Not only were we responding to increased rape cases but also to a lot of domestic violence cases. There were a lot of suicides and abuse this last year. Kids trying to run away from home, it’s been a nightmare year. The looting happened in 2021 and consequently hundreds of small companies had to shut down. They were damaged beyond repair. When the insurance money was paid out a lot of businesses said they would not reopen and decided to leave the country. This had a massive impact on BB, as these small companies help to keep the doors open by raising funds and donating to help towards the running costs. The schools were closed which meant that Bobbi Bear could not go into the schools to run the awareness programmes. Children were being raped and sexually abused, but there was no voice, no one for them to talk to. Children were not going to school and instead were locked up at home with their parents as there were heavy curfews, they had no one to turn to. Normally children could report cases through the school and the teachers or councilors would contact us, then a child safety officer would be sent to work with the child. The Illovo Tree programme also had to close for an entire year. The families, children and people who depended on the tree no longer had any where to go or someone to talk to. Bobbi Bear tried once or twice to go and meet with people, but the police arrived and threatened everyone as it was considered a social gathering. **2 8** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** For over a year no one had any where to turn to. Bobbi Bear were trying to get food parcels into the communities as people were starving. As well as COVD there were challenges with the services, weeks and days with no access to water and electricity and internet. Some of the staff in the BB house didn’t have water for 6/7 days. Moral was very low and the staff are very tired and fatigued. Bobbi Bear are working to get back into the schools and have started up the tree again every other `Saturday with smaller numbers and are hopeful to return to the full programme in 2022. Bobbi Bears work is totally community focused. SA was in a state of emergency for the whole of 2021 with everything shut down, solicitors, legal representation, home affairs and the courts. It has been impossible to get court papers and cases are constantly being postponed. Cases are endlessly postponed, and perpetrators are getting out on bail because there’s no space in jail. Everybody is suffering the consequences of COVID. There was a case that came up before COVID 2019 which is nowhere near to the case being heard for the children to testify. There is no help at all it feels as though the authorities, schools, hospitals, the police, courts are hiding behind COVID, everything is on a go slow, with limited numbers of cases dealt with every week. 2021 has been a very difficult year for Bobbi Bear and through the will of the staff and the Directors have managed to keep supporting children and their families through abuse and are hopeful that 2022 will open the courts and services up fully for the organisation to continue with their important work ## **Nkosi’s Haven, Johannesburg, South Africa** ## **Overview** Supporting Nkosi’s Haven has mainly been through our Vocational Impact programme that sends University students to volunteer who are studying courses including Business or International Development, Psychology, Health and Social Care at graduate, post Grad, MA and PhD levels. The programme not only sends students to support the essential work of Nkosi’s but uses the fees to support Nkosi’s with donations throughout the year. Nkosi’s Haven provides a home for children who have been orphaned by AIDS. A safe home for over 84 children and about 31 mothers, some of the young mothers are survivors of gender-based violence and are being treated for PTSD. The children receive a quality education, health care, good nutrition, housing, and support. The right to education is often a challenge for children who are infected with HIV/AIDS. Getting a good quality education is of the utmost importance at Nkosi’s Haven. One of the saving graces for Nkosi’s Haven during the lockdown is the bakery that they operate from a converted **2 9** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** shipping container on site, not only were they baking to feed their community but also for the wider community and donating bread to feeding schemes for drop off centres for children and the elderly. The children who live in Nkosi’s Haven receive their education at schools inside the community. Nkosi’s Haven is the dream project of Nkosi Johnson, to whom the International Children’s Peace Prize was dedicated posthumously in 2015. In his short life, Nkosi advocated for the rights of children with HIV/AIDS. Nkosi’s Haven was founded in 1999 by Gail Johnson, Nkosi’s foster mother. Arms Around The Child has been working with Nkosi’s Haven for many years and more recently have implemented a volunteer programme for Psychology students, however over the past 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic this has not been possible. The programme has been relaunched in September 2021 and by the end of 2021 there are at least 6 volunteers who will be working with Nkosi’s from the UK in 2022. ## **Vocational Impact** After a challenging year in 2020, 2021 saw Vocational Impact working hard behind the scenes focusing on redesigning the website and updating content ready for the relaunching in October 2021. ## **Updates** Many of our competitors had to close their doors during the pandemic, therefore Vocational Impact were in a good position to take a larger market share. We continue to see on average 20 applications per month despite the travel restrictions showing there was still a hungry volunteer abroad market. The new website launched in December 2021, has a simplified but slicker, more up-to-date feel, with an easier user experience, quicker enquiry process, enhanced SEO and conversion tracking set up. The VI website sees an average of 4k monthly users. VI has been looking into affiliate schemes to tap into new revenue streams (student finance, career development loans, insurance etc.) VI has been maximising limited resources by developing an SEO strategy, content strategy and refreshing old content ready. **3 0** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Public Benefit** The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake to achieve its aims and objectives. Arms Around The Child promotes public benefit by fundraising to support children and families whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS, children who have been abandoned, abused, who live in childheaded households, rescued from slavery & trafficking and orphaned and other associated projects. Arms Around The Child does not discriminate against anyone who has been affected by HIV/AIDS and welcomes fundraising from any members of the public. ## **Achievements & Performance** AATC has worked closely with the Board of Trustees on strategy, budgeting, funding and grant applications for all the sites that we support and are active in the support, development, training, finding and recruiting new board members and developing fundraising strategies within the communities of the sites we fund in South Africa, India and Ghana. AATC has outlined our achievements and performances with each site we support in the notes above as well as the information below outlining our UK fundraising achievements and performances. ## **Monitoring, Evaluation & Site Visits** Arms Around The Child aims to visit the sites and countries we work with at least once every 2 years. With the Vocational Impact students who are working at most of our supported organisations, we can connect more closely on a regular basis with the organisations. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has halted our international travel and we have not sent any volunteers to our sites in 2021, however we have been working throughout and are re launching Vocational Impact and are booking volunteers for trips from May 2022. Arms Around The Child personnel aim to re visit all the sites that are supported in 2022. Arms Around The Child have remained in close contact with all the staff throughout 2022 through regular zoom calls and WhatsApp messaging and more regular written reports. ## **Funding** ## **Donations** AATC was delighted to be the recipient of funds from Lazy Susan Furniture to support the children in our programmes in Jaipur with food and nutrition for a year . Additional Donations were received from the following trusts and foundations. We are extremely grateful for their support for our programmes in India: The Walter Watson Charitable Trust; The Grace Trust; The Woodsford Trust; The Casey Trust; William Howarth; Marshland McAdoo; NCB & HH Taylor 1984 Trust; Pat Newman Memorial Trust; **3 1** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** _The Henhurst Charitable Trust; The Shelton Trust; The Hudson Charitable Trust; Father O'Mahoney Charitable Trust. We would also like to thank Kabuki productions for their donation to support our work with Fund A Mom in Jaipur._ _Sono Global continues to support our work in Ghana. Christian Atsu donated towards the school building in Ghana at the beginning of 2021 which enabled the frames for the roof supports for both buildings. AATC has a database of regular monthly donors and gratefully received one off fundraising initiatives through various fundraising platforms including our platform through our website. In 2021 we received a donation from Victorious Festival as The World Music Village was able to go ahead as part of the overall Victorious Festival._ _Arms Around The Child works closely with the Board of Trustees on strategy, budgeting, funding and grant applications for all the sites that we support and meet regularly to discuss the progress and future plans for the work of the organisation._ ## **The World Music Village** The return of Victorious Festival after the cancellation of 2020 meant that we were once again able to curate and run The World Music Village which has been a feature of the festival for the past 7 years and a favourite of many of the festival goers. The WMV prides itself on being a bastion of multiculturalism, diversity and inclusively, seeking to represent the diverse voices, sounds and traditions within our community, and to display the incredible musical styles and cultures from across the Globe. Being a part of Victorious Festival has been an amazing journey for Arms Around The Child, a Portsmouth based charity looking after children living in extreme adversity in Ghana, South Africa and India. Each year we’ve had the opportunity to speak to thousands of people about the work we do to provide safe loving homes, education, health care, love, hope and respect to hundreds of children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS, orphaned, abandoned, abused and living in child-headed households. With the support of Victorious, our volunteers, and festivalgoers, we’ve been able to continue to expand our work and help many vulnerable lives across the world. **3 2** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Farm Fiesta** A Private Farm Party to raise funds for the charity. The party was held in a beautiful setting just outside of Portsmouth with vegan food and an assortment local bands and DJs. The party kept in line with the latest government restrictions around the pandemic. The party was family friendly and by invite only. Many donations were received throughout the lead up to the party, during and after the party as it was an opportunity to speak to people about the work of Arms Around The Child. It had been a tough year for everyone especially those working in the hospitality and entertainment industries. This is also true of the charity sector which often relies heavily on funds raised from parties and events which haven't been able to go forward due to Covid-19, so we needed the support more support than ever. The event was made successful through the generosity of the farm owners Jeremy and Sasha Weisselberg who donated their time and farm and made sure that everyone was welcomed and had the very best experience. **3 3** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Pro Bono** Kandi Media House of Canvino Proof Drinks We are extremely grateful for the pro bono support we have received from KANDI MEDIA for our Vocational Impact website building and maintenance and also support with Google Ad Words and continued support for the Arms Around The Child website and the Fund A Mom website, graphic support and logo design. ## **Financial report for the year** ## **Financial Review** The trustees are planning future fund-raising events and exploring potential sponsorship opportunities. In addition, the trustees are reviewing the model for their fundraising events with the aim of reducing the costs involved in staging them, therefore ensuring an increase in the amounts raised for the charity's programmes. The trustees' policy is to work towards building a sustainable level of reserves over the next five years to fund the charity's programmes and running costs for at least the following twelve months **3 4** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** Trustees are appraised of their duties and obligations under charity law and Charity Commission guidelines and recommendations. The trustees adhere to corporate governance policies and are required to register and declare any potential conflicts of interest on a regular basis. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external courses to enable them to carry out their role. ## **Risk management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## **Reference and administrative details** **Registered Charity number Trustees 1123038** Mr F Runge Ms J E Milner Ms R Cason-Marcus Mr M Lyn Ms H O'Brien Ms K Sharma **Principal address** 93 Festing Grove Southsea Hampshire PO4 9QE ## **Independent Examiner** Johnny Kritzinger Chartered Accountant (CA) ICAEW Membership Nr: 5483062 ## **Approved by order of the board of trustees on 29th April 2022** **_______________________________________** **and signed on its behalf by** **_______________________________________** **Mr F Runge - Trustee** FINANCIAL REVIEW A surThnary of the yearfs re5utts can be found n the statement of financial actimties on paqe 4. Tolal incoming resources a￿unIed to £ 151.050 12020: £114.405k Al of this relatos to chartabb donatSons. Th8 balanco sheet thov*S total funds of É 56.02212020.. £48,0791- Reserves pollcy At the bakn(* sheel dale the unre5tn'(led fund thBs £ 5 1.58512020: £44.956I the tgstricted fund was £ 4.43712020: £ 3.1231. Last year the thanty had net OJfTent assels of £48.079 of whrh £56,059 hekl as (xth at the bank. The bank balance at 12 December2021 was £58.700. Tho truslees are planning future fund rdising evenls and expk)ring polential spon50f5hlp opportunilie5. In addition, the tnJstees arn rev*wing the nDdel for thek fundraigng ?￿ntS *ilh Ihg aim of Tedu(2ng the costs involrfed n #aging thenL IheTrfo ensuring an increase in the amounts raised lor thè chanvs pffjgrnrrrnes. The Irusleos. policy is lo work lowards buikling a suslainabb level of reserves over the next live yeats to fund thè chartrfs p￿g￿mM￿l and runnng co$ls IOT al kas1 the follo*4ng IM•lvè nx)nths. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANce AK) MANAGEMENT Gov•rnlng docum•nt Tho tharfty k contToIIBd by 5t5 goveming doCUn￿nI. a deed of twst and constltutes an unncorporated charity. R•crullm•nt and appolntm•nt of n•w tru•l••• Trustees are appraisgd of their duties and 0b1wat￿)n9 under charity law and Charity Comrrission guidèlines and recommendalK>ns. Th8 Iwslees adhern to Corporate govemanc8 polic*s and are required lo Togister and dedare any polentHI confiths of interest on a regular basis. TNslees are encouraged lo attend appropriate external coutses to gnabb them to carry out their o)19. Rlsk manaym•nt Tho truslo05 have a duty to Klently and my￿W th8 ri$h3 to Mthich the tharity is exposed and to ensure appropriale controb are in place to PToMde reasonable assurance against fraud and erffjr. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 35 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S R￿oRT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (UK) Inde pendent examlnerfs report to the trustees af Arms Around The Chlld IUK> I report lo the chanty trustees on my eyarrinatDn ofthe aco)unts ofAm)s Amund The Child IUKI (tho Trust) for the ygar ended 12 tb¢¥rtlgr 2021. Re¥poMlbllltle* and bxJl* of r•port As the charity trustees of the Trust afe rnSpOnsb￿ for the prnparntion of the accounts h accordan￿ wlh the rBquirBm8nts of the Charit￿S Act 20 11 (the Act'l. l ￿port In ￿SpeCt ol my 6y2ffinatDn of the TNSVS actounts tarrfed out under seelion 145 of the Act and n (3ryng oul my examinatK)n I have folkn￿d al applrable Directt)ns gI￿n by the Charfty CornrrkBsion under 88Ction 14SISMbl of the Ad. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•V¥ •lat•m•Tht I habp compbted my eXaminat￿n. I confinn thal no malenal matter5 have corr* lo my attèntDft n connèction wlh thè 8x•rrination glding lo bèlitivè that h any malerial respect.. accounting recon18 We￿ nol kepl in ￿Spea ol the Twst a¥ Trqulrvd by gBrti)n 130 of the Ad.. or 2. the accounts do not ac￿1￿ wilh Ihow Trconl$: or 3. the accounls do nol comply wlh the applicab￿ requ¥en*nts conceming the lorm and ontenl ol account5 Sel out in the Charities {Ar£ounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than 8Dy requiren￿nI Ihal Ihe accounts gNe a true and fair wew whrh is nol 8 maller ¢on$idernd as part of an independ•nt exan￿natioTr. I ha￿ no concems and ha￿ CO￿ across no other Matte￿ n connection with the examination lo attentN)n shou*J b8 drnwn in this rnport in onler to onabb a proper understanding of the accounls to be Teathed. Johnny Kritznger Chartered Accountanl (CAI ICAEW Membership Nr 5483062 Date- ............................................. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 37 ARMS AROUND THE C+MLD (UK) STATEMENT O F FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR END&) 12 DECEMBER 2021 2021 Tolal fvnds 2020 Totsl lunds Unrestn'cted fund Resthded fund te INCOME AND ENDOVnAENTS Donat￿n$ and ￿qa¢￿S Other trading activrtes InvestThnt ncom& Total EXPENt#TURE ON RaBino fu nds 68,138 28.045 54,867 123,006 28,045 97,748 16.656 96.183 54.867 151,050 114.405 (11.240} (9.051) r20,291) (14,2301 Charltabl• actlvllS•s RaEing awareness . carrpawns and educalKin Grants to projec¢s and associaled ¢osts (17.320> <13,947) Pl,267) (26,8361 (17.340) 174,209) Pl.550) (59,5101 Total Exp•ndltur• 143 108 100576 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE) 12 50.282 142.340) 7,H3 13,829 Tran•f•r• b•tw••n fvnd• (43.653} 43.653 N•t mov•m•nt In fvnd• 13.829 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fvnd• brought fww• The notes fonn part of thostr fmanco18tatèmtrntg. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 38 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (U BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 12 OECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 Unrestricted fund Restrided fund Total fund5 Total funds Noi8 CURRE1￿ ASSETS Cash al ban k CREDITORS Amunls lallno due within one NET CURREKf ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS Unrestridgd funds ReSt￿ted lunds TOTAL FUNDS 54.265 4.435 58.700 56.059 11 51,587 4,435 56.022 48.079 51.587 48.079 12 51,587 44.956 Thg Ih8ncBI stat8m8ntB appro*d by tho Boarf of Tru¥tee8 and authorigBd for Issuo on 291h Aprtl 2022 and were signed on its behall by.. MrF Runqe -Trustee M5 JE Milner- Trustee Thè notes fomi part of th•50 frtancBI stalèfT*nis. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 39 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (UK) NOTES TO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12 DECEMBER 2021 1. ACCOUNTING POUCIES Ba$ls of preparlng the finaDclal ststemenls The fnanckil slateTh£nls of the chanty, vknich is a pubk beneft enlty under Ffs 102, have been prepared in accordance V*ith tho tharitps sore IFRS 102I'Ac¢ounting and Reporting by Charilbs". Slate mènt of Recorrwnended Practice appkable lo d)antP5 prBparing the￿ aethunls In accordanc8 With the Financial Reportvig Standard applrabb ri the UK and Rgpublt of Ireland IFRS 1021 {effedTrie l January 20191,. Financial Reportng Standard 102 'The FnancHI Reportin9 Standard applicab￿ n the UK and Republic of Ireland. and the chan1￿5 ￿t 2011. Th8 fnanc¥l statements have been prepared undef the hisloncal cost convention. Golng Conc•m The twslees consKler rt apprnpriale io prnparn tho finana31 staten*nts on a gohg concem basls. At the ba￿Tr(¢ sheet dale the charty had ngt asset¥ ol £56,022 and cash ￿se￿5 Of £58.700. The twslees consKler that it *ill b• in o po8ilK)n lo rt$ obliJatK)n as they fal due. I￿oM• Al income Is recognlsed in the Statement of Fnancial Actplrties once the charity has ontitlem8nl lo the fundg,1i 15 probab￿ that the nconw thill be recepad and Ihe an*)unt can be nwawred rel￿bly. Exp•ndltur• Liabilkies are recognised as expendtture as soon as there 15 a legal or constNclI￿ oblb3alion ommitng the charty lo that expend*ure. il is prvbabl? that a Iransler of econoffdc benefits wll bo requyed in settlemnl and the arrnlunt of the oblwJ8tK)n can be nwasured reliably. EwendilurB is accounted for on an a¢xnJab bass and h85 been ckssified underhaadngs that aggregate all cost related to the category_ Vthere o)sts cannol be diedly attrbuled to partrular headings they ha￿ b88n allocated to actimties on a basis consistent *ilh th8 use of TeSOUTce5. Grants offered subject lo o)nd4tnns *hich have not been met at the yaar end dale are noted a8 a comm1￿nE bul not accrued aseypenditure. Charltabl• actlvltl•s Costs ol charitable aclivlos includes grants made. AIIKatlon and apportlonment olcosts Support costs have been alocated to cosis of g8nernting lunds and then arB apportioned b8h¥een lund raising and generalng voluntary in¢orr*. Support o)*s have been apportioned based upon thè Income under èach of thesè headno Taxation Tho tharity E exaryt frum tax on lis charitable adiwt*& Fund accouDtlng Un￿StriCted funds can be used in a(fOFdance wth the chantable obpydNe5 at the di5cfetion of the Iruslees. R8stricted funds can only b8 used lor partrular re￿[rIed purposes wlhn the obpcts of the tharity. Restrictions arise wknen specfvd by the donor orwhen funds are rdised lor partrular reslricted purposes. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 40 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (UK) NOTES TO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 12 DECEMBER 2021 tX)NATIONS AND LEGACIES 2021 2020 tknnatDns Vocational Inpact voknnteer donations 115,816 7,190 113.595 13,597 Further nfQrnal￿n on ￿￿nt￿)nable don0￿ arv qNOn in nolo 15. OTtrER TRADING ACTIVITIES Fundralsln9 èvents INVESTMENT INCOME Inte￿$1 Recgr4ed RAISING FUK)S RalslDo doDatlon• •nd l•oacl•• G)nwltan Event costs Support cost$ 6,786 12,429 1,928 5.641 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Grant Support r*r¥ct Total Ralsing 8war8ne88. caffpaign8 and educalion Grants to propds and assockled Sts 30.191 1,076 31,267 91.SSO 91.550 Furthor nforMat￿n on grant5 made to prDjecis is gI￿n h note 14. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 41 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (UK) NOTES TO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TtrE YEAR ENOED 12 DECEMBER 2021 SUPPORT COSTS Support costs a￿ alocated equaty between lund rni51ng adfvit*s and ratsing awaren68S. mpaigns and educatson. TRUSTEES. REMiANERATION AND BENEFITS InJstees received renwJneratK)n or other benefrts Indudng expenses paidl fof their gervres a5 tn151ee5 of the Cha￿ for the year ènded 12 f*Car￿er 2021 nor lor the year ended 12 Dec*mber2020. Ms E Miher r9corved payff*nl n respect of other sorrfi￿5 P￿¥*jO to th• tharity, further dètails ao glven in note 13. EMPLOYEE NLXA8ERS t￿nn￿ the cumint and prDr the chanty had no •￿￿yees. 10. COMPARAnvES FOR TrE STATEMENT OF FIMAMCIAL ACTMTIES Lknrnstrid8d lund R8slrict0d lund Total nth INCOME AND ENDOWPENTS FROAI tX)natDns and leqa(ies Other Iradnq actNilies Investrr*nt Incom8 Total EXPENDITURE ON P21sing funds Charltabl• acllvStl•% Raising awa￿ne$S , canyapJn8 and •ducation Granls to proieds and assocbted costs Total NET INCOMEIIEXPENDinJRE) Tran5fer5 between fund> Nèt movement In funds RECONCILIATION OF FUKIS Total furmls brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWAIID 94.354 16.6S6 3,394 97.748 16.656 111010 {13,817) 14131 {14.2301 112.390) (14.4461 {26.8361 100 S76 13,829 25.293 111.4641 14.587 3.123 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 42 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD IUK) NOTESTO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 12 DECEMBER 2021 11. CREDITORS: AMCXJNTS FALLING tXlE 2021 2.678 2020 6540 1440 Trade Credito Accruals and deforrgd ncon 12. MOVEMEpif IN FUNDS N8t Tranthrs betv*8n fund5 Al 12 Doc li funds 12 Dec 21 Unfe•trlct•d Funds General Fund 50.282 (43.6531 51.585 R••trlct•d Fund Vocational lryact Becky* Foundalton {nd CAF USA) India Pmiects Incl CAF USA) 3.122 1.314 126,9531 116.7011 4.436 26,953 16,701 T¢)t*l N•t mov•m•nt In IurbdB, Includ•d In th• abov• ar• •• follvws: Incoming rn9)U￿S Resources ex ended tmènt in funds Unr•8trlct•d Fund• General Fund 68.138 {17.856) 50.282 R•8trlctsd Fun Vocational lThpact Becky* Foundation lknd CAF USA) India PJDiects Incl CAF USA) 7.190 13.000 34.678 15.876} 139.953) {51.379) 1,314 126.9531 {16.7011 Total Vocalional lThpact- vo￿t￿nal Iiry)acl have a deep Pa￿K)n and drive to link profes5K)nal Th￿￿JnteerS and unr¥8￿ty students lo the Arm5 ArDund The thld pmpd5 in Alrica and India. ih a core rrissDn to driv8 intBmatK>nal sklls exohange and empower￿n1, they recognisad the need of NGO& and the skilts uni4etsty students can bnng lo them. I￿ri)g the year Voluntoer Invesl changed its to vocat￿nal Irrpad. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 43 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (UK) NOTES TO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12 OECEMBER 2021 12. IAOVEMENT IN FLNDS - continu•d Bec*y's Foundalon- Amis Around The Chiky Y￿r￿S wlh Becky's Foundat￿n. a care horr* forchldrEn in povety in Senya Beraku , Ghana. The P￿)eCt aims lo offer a horT* for orphangd children and to prolide thern *ith thelef, pn)t8dton, support, and èducation. fknnor fund5 for this ouse is re5trrted I nslwded as such by the donor. Dumg the year tha11￿5 Awj Foundalon made donat￿nS to thi5 PfOP(l and these fund5 werp usèd to 5UPPOrt the running cost5 of the home. During the >eaT funds have been ￿ce￿d to start bulkling a ¥thool at Becws India Projects and Charites Ail Foundati)n Funds- AMY Around The thld works with vaiious pmiecls In India.Fath Sansthan is a safe hor￿ for HIV+ orphans. Valslaya Jalore is a chikj care ho￿ and care centre for boys affected wlh PllVIAIDS. CHEER is a 8klls development pffjjècl and Fund A Mom is a universal bast income 5chtsr￿ for IheTr in neod. Donor funds for Ihis cause is rnstricted if instntcted as such by the donor. Funds from G4F have boon used to cover operational costs for those project& Comparatlv•• lor mov•m•nt In fvnd•: Twslers bompen funds Ve￿nt in funds At 12 Dac20 12 Dec 19 Unr•strlct•d FundB General 34,250 25.293 114,5871 44.956 R••trlct•d Fund Vo(xttinal I￿￿a¢1 111.4641 14.587 3.123 Eath ￿ar the charty us85 funds from the unrestricted lund to support the adrr#niStrati￿ costs incurr&d by the restrrlèd fijnds as and the need allses. 13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSLIIES rknmg the year the charity madtr payments to M5 E Mlner. a ￿r￿er of the key onagerr*nt pe￿)nnel and a tNslee of tho chaiity. The pay￿ents tolalliig £24.00012020'. £9,000) were in respect of raisng a*preness of the charty and Trt5 avn5. fundrai5ng. managem?nt, event rrBna9emenl Ser¥￿eS and Pay￿￿nI of consultant fees to support AATC. In addit￿n, dumg the year &xpansa$ directly ￿lat￿g lo the aclMtie5 of the charty and the running of the charty lolaling £5.40012020'. £3.4001 wgro re1r￿￿15ed to M5 E Miher. ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 44 ARMS AROUND THE CHILD (UK) NOTES TO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12 DECEMBER 2021 14. GRANfs MA[￿ TO PROJECTS l￿rI7g the year the followiig grants were pail to support projects and Indivhluals ri India and South Al￿. Failh Sansthan - the propd supports carg homgs n Jai)ur, India. whKh provKle care lor children affected by HIVIAIDS. During the yoartho tharty pm¥￿ed funds of £28.381 12020= £15.5601. AA TC Indla - The projèct supports fdrbus of the Indla inttolNes such as Valslaya Jalore . CHEER and Fund a as voll as Cowd Appeal Jaipur. t￿ring the year Ihe charity provided £ 22.358 12020-.NIL) 8eL*y's - The prDi&d supports the wnnlng costs, educal•Jn, lood and staffing lor 55 orphans reswed fmm Slavery and TrdffKking in Senya Bernku, Ghana. Dumg the year the charity prowided funds of £29.953 12020..E31,8801. Thls ndudgd funds for a water proièd1£30001 as VAII as a school build (£10.0001 Bobbi Bear Fund - the pffjfvct in Du￿an. South Afixa. provides support forchlkdren o are victrrfj of abu$e. abandonn*Dt and rnpe. Dunng Ihe ￿Or the charty prollded funds of £4.688 12020.. £9.4701 . Ikageng Ilireleng - the proiect in Sov•plo. South Aflra. ptrtvides support and c8re lor hiklren affgcled by HIVIAIDS. ￿rn9 the year the charity Provided funds of £ NIL (2020.. £1,000). Frtends Without Borderd Refuge• thiklren. Durtng the year the charfty provhded fund8 of £294 12020.. £1001. Ikama Lethu - the proiect h Soweto. South Afrlca. proTrAdes support and c8r8 lor chikyren affecled by HIVIAIDS by ProV￿J1n9 them vAth horr* based care. [￿ring the yearthe chartty provlded lund3 01 £ 5,00012020: £ NL I. 15. SIGNIFICANT DOK4TIONS Djmg the year the followng notable donations weTr rnceived to wpport specif Ireslrictedl propcls Cknnor na Pffj cVFund Use Chrslian Atsu Walter Walson CharStsble Tnjsl The Gra￿ Trust The WoodsfO￿ Trusl Farrity Charitable Tru51 School Build Senya Beraku Ghana India P￿)ect$ Indk4 Projects India Pffjiect5 IrKlia P￿Ie¢ts ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 45 ARMS AROUNDTHE CHILD IUK) NOTES TO THE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12 DECEMBER 2021 1S. SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS - continu•d riig the year the followyig notable donations wern received to wpport specrfr Irp*rrled I p￿Ie￿5 - ¢ontsnued- CX)nor namg Pro dlFund Use The Casey Twst Lazy Susan Fumrlure 11am HO￿rth Ma￿hland McAdoo NCB & HH Ta￿or 1984 Trust Pat ￿WMan Menw)rial Twsl Lazy Susan Fumtture The Henhur5t thartabl8 Tru¥t The Shelton Trust Kabukl Produdi)ns The Hudson thorlabb Trust Falhero'mahoney ChanIab￿ Tru aritbs FoundalK)n ICAF) India P￿)￿cts India Projects IFath Home - Food and Mjlrttionl India PrDiecls India Projects India PrDiects India Projects Water P￿￿cl Sneya Bernku, Ghana India PrDiects India Projects India Fund A •k•m India Projects India Projects India Propcts ARMS AROUND THE CHILD 46 **4 7** **A R MS A R OU N D TH E C H ILD** **A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS & SUPPORTERS** Megan Ayling Cansecco Proofdrinks James McDermott Marc Laventure Rosie Newton Alison Silvester Steve Newton Jan Peat Jacqui Der Karapetian Trevor McArdle Maddie McArdle Tom Mangan Pranoti Bhonsie Frank Runge Caroline Runge Lotta Runge Darren Jenkins Lidia Harding Jared Rolfe Jason Colchin Carter Lee Sharrock Gaynor Fascione Bakul Patki Kiran Sharma Roselyn Marcus Mervyn Lyn Sarah Harris Moses Milner Georgia Dryhurst Ollie Hoxey Nelson Milner Justin James Melanie Cox Jo Bird Gary Plumley Jo Langshaw Julie Ayling Martin Ayling Jeremy Weisselberg Sasha Weisselberg Marcus Holmes Rowan Cullen Erin Morton Julian Formica Christian Atsu Polly Doyle Andy Thomas Teresa Ewart Andy Downham Sia Lymo Ajay Parekh Rachael Hamorak Lazy Susan Furniture Michael Scott Roy Hanney Victorious Festival Neneh Cherry Paula Savage Steve Peat Dave Hendon Versal Gordon Sarah Swaff Keith Cox Gill Haydon Steve Eade Steffan Swaff Tina Sanchez Peter Wells Thorpe