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## **UGANDA CONCERN UK** 

## **Registered Charity No: 1133440** 

**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5[th] APRIL 2021** 

## LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 

**Governing Document:** Trust Deed, adopted 4[th] January 2010 

**Objects:** ‘The prevention or relief of poverty in Uganda, in particular by supporting the charitable work of Uganda Women Concern Ministry’ 

**Bank:** Lloyds TSB, Clevedon, North Somerset 

**Trustees:** Mrs Bridget Withell (Chair) Mr Stephen Withell Mr Terry Game (Treasurer) Mrs Terry Game Mr Keith Ketchum 

**Registered address:** 1 Birch Avenue, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7JT 

Uganda Concern UK primarily supports the work of Uganda Women Concern Ministry (UWCM) in the Mbale region of Uganda.  UWCM is an indigenous Christian charity, established in 1991, to assist and empower people living in poverty, particularly those affected by AIDS.  They focus on rural communities and in addition to creating self-help groups, skills training and small-scale saving schemes, UWCM identifies those in greatest need and offers hope through individualised practical, emotional and spiritual support.  The combination of these interventions is very effective in equipping and enabling people to lift themselves out of poverty in a sustainable way.  Many of the communities are in the remote foothills of Mount Elgon where there is little or no access to any other support. 

**Funding:** As stated in last year’s Report & Accounts, monthly transfers were made to Uganda Women Concern Ministry commencing with the transfer in April 2020.      Going forward transfers will continue to be made on a monthly basis and this will be reviewed by the Trustees at the Trustee meetings held twice yearly. 

The total amount raised by UCUK during this financial year was £37,995.66 a decrease of £10,913.46 from last year.  Gift Aid of £4,680.87 was reclaimed during the year. 



The main ways in which UCUK generate funds are as follows: 

1. We have a small, but growing, base of regular supporters and also a number of supporters and churches who kindly make ad-hoc donations.  We are also extremely grateful to individual supporters who choose to make a donation in lieu of special birthdays/anniversaries; bequeath gifts to Uganda Concern UK or who make a donation in memory of a loved one. 

2. Fundraising events were greatly curtailed this year due to the Covid Pandemic, resulting in a 

   - reduced total of £1,135 for the year. 

3. £2,680 was donated to ‘Sarah’s Shelters’ which is a special fund used to buy land and build shelters for needy families. 

4. £505 was donated for Educational Fees for various young people during the year.   It is expected that this will increase during the next year once the sponsored children return to school/college after the Pandemic. 

5. £1,640 was donated to various sewing projects producing re-usable sanitary pads. 

6. The ‘collection box’ scheme has raised £91 in this last financial year. 

7. Trustees are always pleased to be invited to speak at churches or groups about the work of UWCM and this often results in a financial donation. 

8. We are registered with Everyclick.com and this has continued to generate funding - £143 was raised by the ‘give as you live’ scheme simply by shopping on line. 

9. We have now registered with Easyfundraising.org.uk which also raises funds by shopping on line. 

## **Use of funds by UWCM:** 

The work with Women’s Groups in rural communities continues to progress well.  UWCM offers support and training to these groups at various levels in a number of activities which help to bring about sustainable development and transformation in the lives of individuals and communities. They help communities and groups to identify ways to generate funds using local skills and resources.   Group members also identify and assist the poorest in their community in various practical ways but with the aim of promoting incomegeneration and increasing the family’s financial independence.  CMMF (Community Managed Micro Finance) projects are also growing in popularity and success. 

Some of the funds are used for specific projects eg Lwangoli Prayer & Porridge and Sarah’s Shelters plus a contribution towards staff salaries and admin.  We continue to cover education fees for young people identified to us by UWCM to allow them to continue their schooling and/or further education. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the majority of schools have been closed but as soon as they re-open we will continue to fund these young people. 

We also respond to ad hoc requests and this year we have been asked to cover the medical fees for several individuals who required specific medical intervention.  The sewing machine project continues to do well and groups are trained on how to make reusable sanitary pads which they give to girls and young women who cannot afford to buy them, but also sell them whenever possible. They have also been making face masks and other items to sell.  There is a constant demand for sewing machines as groups are able to use these to earn some money. 

Due to Covid restrictions, UWCM had to re-think the way they ran the Children’s Conferences which we have funded for many years.  It was not possible to hold it in its usual format (ie 5 day residential for up to 70 young people) and so they ran 2-day events (non-residential) for 25 young people in 4 different communities.  The target group included teenagers in senior 1, 2 and 3 and each event was followed by a one-day’s training for 30 x parents/guardians in each of the 4 communities where they shared skills of knowing how to handle teenagers at home, church and in society. 

They covered the following topics: Children’s rights and responsibilities; Life skills and decision making criteria; Abstinence for teenagers; Self esteem; Parenting teenagers and roles of parents. These trainings proved extremely popular and we are committed to funding future events. 



We have continued to provide funding for rainwater harvesting tanks for individuals identified by communities in consultation with UWCM.  However, following discussions between UWCM and community leaders, it was decided that as from January 2021 we would no longer send out money for individual tanks but that we would fund a ‘revolving fund’ which would allow group members to borrow money to buy a tank which they then have to repay and that money would then be available to lend to another family.  Although families will have to wait longer to have a tank it means that this project is sustainable and more people, eventually, will own one of their own.  UWCM have chosen to work with a cluster of groups who already have a good record of running savings schemes and will continue to monitor progress. 

Details of all the main projects we support can be seen on our website www.ugandaconcernuk.org.  We also produce a twice-yearly newsletter which is sent to all our supporters plus latest news is posted on the blog on our website. 

**Copyright** :   During this year we had inadvertently used two images on our website for which we did not own the copyright and we received a demand from the owners of these pictures for fees relating to their use.   With the help of solicitors we managed to negotiate and reduce the amount due and subsequently settled the claim.  The costs of the solicitors and the copyright fees were all covered by the Trustees of UCUK.   Going forward we are ensuring that this situation does not occur again. 

**Visits to UWCM** :   Due to the Covid Pandemic we were unable to vist UWCM during the year  We are, as always, continuing to work closely with UWCM to offer support and guidance and also to try and secure additional funding. 

**“Working To Support Uganda Women Concern Ministry” e-mail: ugandaconcernuk@live.co.uk       website:  www.ugandaconcernuk.org** 





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6th April 2020  -  5th April 2021<br>BREAKDOWN OF INCOME<br>Opening Balance 23,138.43<br>Regular Giving 10,364.00<br>Donations 20,982.29<br>Fundraising activities 1,877.89<br>Gift Aid Recovery 4,680.87<br>Collection Boxes 90.61<br>Total Income for 2020 - 2021 37,995.66<br>TOTAL £      61,134.09<br>6th April 2020  -  5th April 2021<br>BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURE<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


**As stated in the previous years accounts, monthly transfers were made to Uganda Women Concern Ministry commencing with the transfer in April 2020.      Going forward transfers will continue to be made on a monthly basis and this will be reviewed by the Trustees at the Trustee meetings held twice yearly.** 

|**Children's Conference  / Training Days**<br>**Shelter Construction - Sarah's Shelters**<br>**Sakiya Prayer & Porridge Programme**<br>**Lwangoli Prayer & Porridge Programme**<br>**Women's Groups & Community Groups**<br>**Sewing Machines / Sanitary Pad Project**<br>**Rainwater Harvesting Project**<br>**Repairs to UWCM Vehicles**<br>**Contribution to UWCM Salaries**<br>**UWCM Administration**<br>**Bank Charges for Money Transfers to Uganda**<br>**Education Fees & Associated costs**<br>**Sundries & Ad Hoc donations in response to requests from UWCM**<br>**Total Expenditure for 2020 - 2021**<br>**Closing Balance**<br>**TOTAL**<br>Signed:<br>Terry Game     -     Trustee   /   Treasurer|**1,240.00**<br>**2,680.00**<br>**0.00**<br>**1,393.00**<br>**5,186.00**<br>**1,640.00**<br>**3,900.00**<br>**220.00**<br>**12,529.00**<br>**3,076.00**<br>**195.00**<br>**505.00**<br>**2,494.00**<br>**35,058.00**<br>**26,076.09**<br>**61,134.09**<br>**£**|
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Total Income for 2020 - 2021<br>Collection Boxes,<br>£91<br>Regular Giving,<br>Gift Aid Recovery,  £10,364<br>£4,681<br>Fundraising Activities,<br>£1,878 Regular Giving<br>Donations<br>Fundraising Activities<br>Donations, Gift Aid Recovery<br>£20,982<br>Collection Boxes<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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Total Outgoings for 2020 - 2021<br>Education Fees,<br>Rainwater Harvesting  £505 Bank Charges for<br>Project, £3,900 transfers to Uganda,<br>£75<br>UWCM Administation,<br>£3,076<br>Sarah's Shelters,  UWCM Salaries, £12,529<br>£2,680<br>Prayer & Porridge,<br>£1,393<br>Women's Groups &<br>Community Groups,<br>Sundries / Ad Hoc<br>£5,186<br>donations in response to<br>requests from UWCM,<br>£2,494<br>Sewing Machine /<br>Children's Conference 2020,  Sanitary Pad Project,<br>Repairs to UWCM Vehicles,<br>£1,240 £1,640<br>£220<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>