## **Trustees' annual report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 01 2023 **To** 31 12 2023
## Reference and administration details
The Organisation of Sierra Leonean Healthcare **Other names charity is known by** Professionals Abroad
> **Registered charity number (if any)** 1130854
3 Orchard House, Unwin **Charity's principal address** Square Orchard Park Cambridge **Post Code** CB4 2AD
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Mimi K Rogers|Chair|2020||
|Elizabeth Faley|Diaspora Officer|2007||
|Kemoh Rogers|Member|2009||
|Hawa Turay|Treasurer|2009||
**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|N/A||
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## **Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)**
|**Type of advisor**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|N/A|||
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## ~~**Structure, governance and management**~~
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution adopted 30[th] July 2009 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Unincorporated association (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Trustees are appointed or reappointed every four years at the Annual (eg. appointed by, elected by) General Meeting (AGM). The recent AGM was held in May 2024.
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include The organisation's membership is open to all Sierra Leonean Healthcare additional information, where Professionals Abroad. The trustees oversee the organisation's day-torelevant, about: day operations and seek the views of its members, and volunteers in deciding the activities to be run.
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or The charity’s organisational other benefits.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works
> [Relationship with any related ] parties
> [Trustees’ consideration of ] major risks and the system and procedures to manage them
**Objectives and activities**
The relief of sickness and preservation and protection of good health but **Summary of the objects of** not exclusively in Sierra Leone, by sending volunteers, to assist in the provision of health care and providing support and equipment to health **the charity set out in its** services. **governing document**
These activities benefit the people of Sierra Leone.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects**
- Contribute to improving existing Sierra Leone healthcare policy development and delivery of healthcare provision for the benefit of the people living in Sierra Leone who have little or no access to such health service provisions.
- • Contribute to reducing the spread of preventable diseases and mortality rates in Sierra Leone in ways that may be thought fit, through education, training, and assistance in providing required resources.
- • Provide healthcare professionals with career-enhancing information and contribute to raising public awareness on what matters to their health through the independent publication of information on health and healthcare issues, the latest national and international health service news, and evidencebased practice.
- Provide humanitarian relief in areas affected by illicit mining/ natural disasters and other man-made atrocities.
- Carry out any other business activities, which may be advantageously carried out, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, in connection with, or ancillary to the general business of the organisation.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
We are grateful for the many hours of our volunteers, including member volunteers, have spent working on all the activities out in Sierra Leone You **may choose** to and UK. include further statements, where relevant, about: Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we Policy on grantmaking would not have been able to achieve so much _._ Policy programme related investment Contribution made by Volunteers
Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Renovation and upgrade of two adopted wards in both Connaught **achievements of the** Hospital Freetown and Bo Government Hospital Sierra Leone **charity during the year.** In October 2023, we organized and carried out a Public health online awareness on the use of substance abuse (KUSH). Awareness on diabetes and social work activities in Sierra Leone for KUSH victims. Established a nurse-led diabetes clinic in Bo Government Hospital. Upskilled two nurses and a midwife now work in the clinic. These nurses and midwife are now train the trainers in the country of Sierra Leone as there is no other such clinic in the whole country. These nurses were seconded by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). Fundraising: Africana night fundraising in November 2023. Social gathering at the seaside in July 2023
Not applicable
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Financial review
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## **Brief statement of the**
## **charity’s policy on reserves**
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include Our main source of funds this year has been grants, donations and additional information, where entrance and activity fees for participants in our fundraising activities. relevant about: The charity’s principal The Burdett Trust for Nursing provided a grant of £30,631 towards the sources of funds (including running costs of the nurse-led diabetes clinic in the Bo Government Hospital any fundraising). and upskilling of the nurses. The charity has agreed in principle to continue How expenditure has funding the Nurse-led diabetes clinic for one year. supported the key objectives of the charity. Investment policy and The majority of income is applied to equipment, daily clinic consumables objectives including any ethical investment and activities for the clinic. The main costs incurred are staff costs, and policy adopted. transport costs.
## **Other optional information**
~~_Future Plans_~~
The continuity of our clinics.
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Declaration
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**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) M K Rogers Full name(s) Mimi K Rogers Position (eg secretary, chair, etc) Chairperson Date 19/10/2024**
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Report to the** Charity Name The Organisation of Sierra Leonean Healthcare Professionals Abroad **trustees/ members of On accounts for the** 31st December 2023 **year ended Set out on pages**
_Attached pdf_
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.
**Responsibilities and basis of** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). **report** I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me **statement** cause to believe that in, any material respect: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached _._
**Signed:** O Obidipe **Date:** October 19[th] 2024 **Name:** Olusegun Obidiipe **Relevant professional** Chartered Institute of Management Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 20 Osborne Road, Enfield, EN3 7RN
## **Disclosure section**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material **Give here brief details** problem. **of any items that the** None to report **examiner wishes to disclose** .
## **Trustees' annual report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 01 2023 **To** 31 12 2023
## Reference and administration details
The Organisation of Sierra Leonean Healthcare **Other names charity is known by** Professionals Abroad
> **Registered charity number (if any)** 1130854
3 Orchard House, Unwin **Charity's principal address** Square Orchard Park Cambridge **Post Code** CB4 2AD
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Mimi K Rogers|Chair|2020||
|Elizabeth Faley|Diaspora Officer|2007||
|Kemoh Rogers|Member|2009||
|Hawa Turay|Treasurer|2009||
**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|N/A||
|||
|||
## **Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)**
|**Type of advisor**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|N/A|||
||||
||||
||||
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## ~~**Structure, governance and management**~~
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution adopted 30[th] July 2009 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Unincorporated association (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Trustees are appointed or reappointed every four years at the Annual (eg. appointed by, elected by) General Meeting (AGM). The recent AGM was held in May 2024.
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include The organisation's membership is open to all Sierra Leonean Healthcare additional information, where Professionals Abroad. The trustees oversee the organisation's day-torelevant, about: day operations and seek the views of its members, and volunteers in deciding the activities to be run.
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or The charity’s organisational other benefits.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works
> [Relationship with any related ] parties
> [Trustees’ consideration of ] major risks and the system and procedures to manage them
**Objectives and activities**
The relief of sickness and preservation and protection of good health but **Summary of the objects of** not exclusively in Sierra Leone, by sending volunteers, to assist in the provision of health care and providing support and equipment to health **the charity set out in its** services. **governing document**
These activities benefit the people of Sierra Leone.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects**
- Contribute to improving existing Sierra Leone healthcare policy development and delivery of healthcare provision for the benefit of the people living in Sierra Leone who have little or no access to such health service provisions.
- • Contribute to reducing the spread of preventable diseases and mortality rates in Sierra Leone in ways that may be thought fit, through education, training, and assistance in providing required resources.
- • Provide healthcare professionals with career-enhancing information and contribute to raising public awareness on what matters to their health through the independent publication of information on health and healthcare issues, the latest national and international health service news, and evidencebased practice.
- Provide humanitarian relief in areas affected by illicit mining/ natural disasters and other man-made atrocities.
- Carry out any other business activities, which may be advantageously carried out, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, in connection with, or ancillary to the general business of the organisation.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
We are grateful for the many hours of our volunteers, including member volunteers, have spent working on all the activities out in Sierra Leone You **may choose** to and UK. include further statements, where relevant, about: Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we Policy on grantmaking would not have been able to achieve so much _._ Policy programme related investment Contribution made by Volunteers
Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Renovation and upgrade of two adopted wards in both Connaught **achievements of the** Hospital Freetown and Bo Government Hospital Sierra Leone **charity during the year.** In October 2023, we organized and carried out a Public health online awareness on the use of substance abuse (KUSH). Awareness on diabetes and social work activities in Sierra Leone for KUSH victims. Established a nurse-led diabetes clinic in Bo Government Hospital. Upskilled two nurses and a midwife now work in the clinic. These nurses and midwife are now train the trainers in the country of Sierra Leone as there is no other such clinic in the whole country. These nurses were seconded by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). Fundraising: Africana night fundraising in November 2023. Social gathering at the seaside in July 2023
Not applicable
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Financial review
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## **Brief statement of the**
## **charity’s policy on reserves**
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include Our main source of funds this year has been grants, donations and additional information, where entrance and activity fees for participants in our fundraising activities. relevant about: The charity’s principal The Burdett Trust for Nursing provided a grant of £30,631 towards the sources of funds (including running costs of the nurse-led diabetes clinic in the Bo Government Hospital any fundraising). and upskilling of the nurses. The charity has agreed in principle to continue How expenditure has funding the Nurse-led diabetes clinic for one year. supported the key objectives of the charity. Investment policy and The majority of income is applied to equipment, daily clinic consumables objectives including any ethical investment and activities for the clinic. The main costs incurred are staff costs, and policy adopted. transport costs.
## **Other optional information**
~~_Future Plans_~~
The continuity of our clinics.
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Declaration
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**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) M K Rogers Full name(s) Mimi K Rogers Position (eg secretary, chair, etc) Chairperson Date 19/10/2024**
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Report to the** Charity Name The Organisation of Sierra Leonean Healthcare Professionals Abroad **trustees/ members of On accounts for the** 31st December 2023 **year ended Set out on pages**
_Attached pdf_
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.
**Responsibilities and basis of** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). **report** I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me **statement** cause to believe that in, any material respect: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached _._
**Signed:** O Obidipe **Date:** October 19[th] 2024 **Name:** Olusegun Obidiipe **Relevant professional** Chartered Institute of Management Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 20 Osborne Road, Enfield, EN3 7RN
## **Disclosure section**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material **Give here brief details** problem. **of any items that the** None to report **examiner wishes to disclose** .