WTWT Annual Report November 2021
Finances: Our income and outgoings have balanced this year with some generous donations enabling us to fund a preschool. Our current balance is £2728. We are soon to have our main grant of £10,000 from Whitegates enabling us to plan how much we can afford for the next year.
Staffing : All projects are currently running smoothly and the new NGO organisation KCO is now fully registered to replace the community based organisation KCT . This enables us to work in a wider area outside the conservation area. Ponja is chair of the board of the trustees and will no longer be paid. The new trustees and signatories are women and men from different families and villages which will ensure a transparent system and line of management.
Our staff numbers have increased with our work increasing. We now employ 5 staff on full time salaries of $183 and 19 on stipends, mostly of $59 pcm. The US Dollar amounts remain the same for staff salaries and the GB pounds we send vary according to the exchange rate.
Staff are employed through KCO (school sponsorship and some of the loans) and NAI (health, health education, adult literacy and the new Alailelai loans).
Stipends are approximately a third of a full time salary, so we employ around the equivalent of 11 full time staff.
Update on Current Projects in Tanzania –
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Schools and Education New preschool Classroom in Oltepesi, Ngoile ward has been built and is in use, organised by Kileto. WTWT fund stipends for 2 preschool teachers, one in Irkeepusi and one in Irmelili. We continue sponsorship of 44 students to secondary school, managed by KCO
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Health Education continues through NAI with Embapa on a salary and 4 health educators on stipends: Grace Tapwaa, Peesoi, Amina Ole Sarowa & Elizabeth Ngakenya for health classes in Nainokanoka and Naiyobi wards. In 2019 I visited the SAFE Maa project with Maasai communities in the Loita, Kenya, just over the border and learned more about their FGM and HIV teaching. Our staff are using some of their strategies visiting homesteads for discussions as well as running classes. We discussed the reduction of FGM, which is slower than we had originally hoped and is likely to be a generational change, but steady progress is being made in that direction. There are cases of HIV in the area and so education in this area is very important. Free barrier contraception is supplied at all of the dispensaries.
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Student Health Clubs run in each Nainokanoka village by 4 teachers on stipends. Going well and crucial for reducing FGM and STDs and encouraging use of contraception.
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Health Translators We pay stipends for 3 translators for women at the dispensaries in each of the Nainokanoka villages. This has had a big impact on attendance at the clinics. Uptake of vaccinations, family planning and antenatal visits have all increased.
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Adult Education in literacy and numeracy continues well and classes are now run in all 3 villages of Nainkanoka ward where people have loans, there are 6 teachers on our stipends giving these classes. The women report that it is a big help to them in running their businesses.
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VICOBA loans expanded following the successful grant application this year to WMI in the US. They gave us $20,000 - enabling 450 new loans this year in Alailelai ward. They are being managed by Sandei with support from Mary and Kisiaya who work voluntarily. The Nainokanoka, Naiyobi and Esilalei ward loans continue well supervised by staff from KCO. Jonathan Barltrop is interested in supporting the loan groups with Mpesa and Mkoba, phone banking which will enable them to get cash in the villages from relatives working further afield.
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Land rental is a new initiative this year. We have funded the rent of land outside the conservation area for the most destitute women to farm and sell the maize. This has enabled them to escape prostitution as a means of supporting their families. They have requested a maize grinding machine to increase their income from the maize. We hope to fund that soon, ready for the next harvest.
Fundraising
Christmas Card sales going well
Grants from Whitegates Children’s trust, WMI and individual donations covering our work
Other fundraising events on hold while uncertainty around Covid 19 continues
Potential funding for preschool classrooms and teaching support in 2022 from Kidshare foundation chaired by Hans van Driel from the Netherlands
Next visit to Tanzania will hopefully be in the first half of 2022. Rachel, Helen, Jon Barltrop and Hans van Driel all keen to go on this visit. Suchita offered to supply preschool resources. Rachel to let know dates and what is needed.
Report written by Rachel November 15[th] 2021
WESTON TURVILLE WELLS FOR TANZANIA
Registerd charity no.1125141
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 12 MONTHS TO 5th APRIL 2021
| 12 months 5th April 2020 12 months 5th April 2021 RECEIPTS £14,620.00 Gift aid Donations £0.00 £25.00 CAF £0.00 £8,000.00 Whitegates £0.00 £32,188.20 Other £0.00 £54,833.20 £0.00 Fund Raising £23.16 Hanbury Shop collec £0.00 £350.00 Small plate collectio £0.00 £208.44 Ivinghoe Church £0.00 £1,760.00 Barn dance £0.00 £0.00 Quiz night £0.00 £1,150.00 Christmas cards £0.00 £3,491.60 £0.00 £0.00 Gift Aid tax refund £0.00 £58,324.80 TOTAL RECEIPTS £0.00 EXPENDITURE Data collection / Audit expenses 19,162.62 Student education 0.00 4,462.13 Other charity runni 0.00 943.09 Travel expenses 0.00 390.00 Costs for fundraisin 0.00 16,041.35 Funding for local l 0.00 11,173.04 0.00 3,797.69 Project Transport c 0.00 Pre school project 0.00 Community Health O 0.00 £55,969.91 £0.00 £2,354.89 EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS £0.00 £1,069.88 Bank balance brought forward £0.00 Contribution to project salaries and staf training |
12 months 5th April 2020 12 months 5th April 2021 RECEIPTS £14,620.00 Gift aid Donations £0.00 £25.00 CAF £0.00 £8,000.00 Whitegates £0.00 £32,188.20 Other £0.00 £54,833.20 £0.00 Fund Raising £23.16 Hanbury Shop collec £0.00 £350.00 Small plate collectio £0.00 £208.44 Ivinghoe Church £0.00 £1,760.00 Barn dance £0.00 £0.00 Quiz night £0.00 £1,150.00 Christmas cards £0.00 £3,491.60 £0.00 £0.00 Gift Aid tax refund £0.00 £58,324.80 TOTAL RECEIPTS £0.00 EXPENDITURE Data collection / Audit expenses 19,162.62 Student education 0.00 4,462.13 Other charity runni 0.00 943.09 Travel expenses 0.00 390.00 Costs for fundraisin 0.00 16,041.35 Funding for local l 0.00 11,173.04 0.00 3,797.69 Project Transport c 0.00 Pre school project 0.00 Community Health O 0.00 £55,969.91 £0.00 £2,354.89 EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS £0.00 £1,069.88 Bank balance brought forward £0.00 Contribution to project salaries and staf training |
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| £3,424.77 Closing bank balance Lloyds Bank £3,242.77Current account £3,242.77 T E Shewbridge Treasurer |
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Examininer's Report
I have examined the accounts of Weston Turville Wells for Tanzania
Roger Lord
a and confirm that I am satisfied as to their accuracy.