HiA Trustees Report 2022-23
This year has been one of both consolidation and new initiatives, prompted by previously recognised organisational failings from our external evaluation in early 2022, and issues caused by the pandemic situation since 2020.
The trustees, by inducting a new General Coordinator in June 2022, sought to have a skilled and experienced individual to create an accountable focus for the project once more.
Our chosen candidate, sought to input important and necessary support for the twenty or so graduates from our last Homeopathy Diploma course to ensure, as best as possible, that they go on to practice as competent and safe homeopaths, offering health provision in their communities.
The majority of graduates signed up for CPD training and have been financially supported to register legally to practice. The addition of a new member of the team at the end of 2022 i.e. Ghana Liaison Adviser based in the country to support and administer e.g. registrations etc. has been created, alongside the creation in early 2023, of a Professional Development Officer to further ensure quality of practitioner skills.
HiA have also initiated the founding of a Ghana-based educational charity, sister to HiA as the overviewing organisation.
HiA further looked to bring on-board new trustees to enhance the skillset of the board membership by encouraging previous co-ordinators to lend their experience, skills and qualities, that would create positive momentum in the future for GHP dealings in Ghana after vaccine mandates etc. were relaxed.
This board has been particularly proactive in regaining lost ground, reconnecting with disenfranchised participants and working on implementing the recommendations from our external evaluation carried out in early 2022 and through which, we have over the last twelve months importantly, managed to raise awareness across the project of our core Values and distributed a GHP Guidelines Booklet, incorporating Conflict resolution/Complaints and Safeguarding procedures to everyone involved in the project, volunteers or otherwise.
The website has been redesigned to be more user-friendly and offers a wider-range of information, including a blog and pop-up newsletter sign-up.
The GHP Newsletter has resumed its previous seasonal publication both in pdf and now email formats.
| Homeopathy in Africa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Number: 1125981 | |||||
| Governing document | |||||
| CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 MAY 2008 | |||||
| Area of beneft | |||||
| AFRICA AND GHANA | |||||
| Charitable objects | |||||
| •THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF AFRICA AND GHANA IN PARTICULAR | |||||
| THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF HOMEOPATHY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS | |||||
| AND INITIATIVES | |||||
| •COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL HEALTH WORKERS AND PRACTICES | |||||
| •SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOMEOPATHIC EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES IN | |||||
| AFRICA TOGETHER WITH LOCAL PARTNERS | |||||
| Classifcation | |||||
| •EDUCATION / TRAINING | |||||
| •THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES | |||||
| Income & Expenditure | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Income | £ | £ | |||
| Donations | 40500.00 | 8,900.00 | |||
| Fund Raising | 569.54 | 82.90 | |||
Loan refunds |
5.00 | ||||
| Interest received | 39.35 | 7.08 | |||
| Total Income | 41,113.89 | 8,989.98 | |||
| Expenditure | |||||
| Medicines / storage / shipping | 513.90 | 548.00 | |||
Support costs |
5528.69 | 850.00 | |||
Teaching fees |
10550.00 | 9,000.00 | |||
Training costs |
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Clinic Build |
212.13 | 3092.00 | |||
| Travel & Subsistence | 1006.45 | 4283.34 | |||
| Printing, postage and stationery | |||||
Publicity (Previous Web Support) |
551.55 | 350.79 | |||
Miscellaneous |
6263.42 | 345.60 | |||
| Total expenditure | 24,626.14 | 18,469.73 | |||
| Surplus/(Defcit) | 16,487.75 | (9,479.75) | |||
| Balance Sheet | £ | £ | |||
| Bank current account | |||||
| Opening balance | 41,500.69 | 50980.44 | |||
Movement |
16467.75 | (9,479.75) | |||
| Closing balance | 57968.44 | 41500.69 | |||
| Surplus/(Defcit) | 16,487.75 | (9,479.75) |
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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the trusteesl members of Homeopathy in Afnca On accounts for the year ended 0410412023 Charity no Irf any) 1125981 Set out on pages Rospectlve The charrty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. rosponslbllltles of trustees The charty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year and examlner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Acl) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laitl down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission {under section 145{5llb) of the Charities Act. and to state whether particular matters have come lo my attention. Basls of Independent My examination was carrled out In accordance wlth general Directlons glven examSner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by th8 charty and a companson of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items Of disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair. view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examlnerfs In connection with my examination. no matter has coffle to my attention statement which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in acwrdance with section 130 of Ihe Charrties Act. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charilies Act have nol been met.. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in th8 brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional quallfl¢atlon(s) or body (If anyl-. IER March 2012
Address: KJ6 I<ENJT 1 (& 7-T Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Glve here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER March 2012