# UPENDO WETU

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1138092
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 16, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1138092


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 Warton Avenue, NOTTINGHAM
- **Postcode:** NG3 3AH
- **Phone:** 07462589561
- **Email:** info.upendowetu@ymail.com
- **Website:** www.upendowetu.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A.    OBJECT /AIMS1.      TO RELIEVE REFUGEES IN POVERTY FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BURUNDI, TANZANIA, UGANDA, KENYA, IVORY COAST, THE REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AFRICA, CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, ANGOLA, ZIMBABWE AND SUCH OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SEES FIT AND LIVING IN HULL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THEY SEE FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIEVING THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION, PROMOTING THEIR GOOD HEALTH AND PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THEIR BENEFIT WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2.      TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SEES FIT, INCLUDING PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO AID THEM FIND EMPLOYMENT.3.      TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 4.      TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER ENGLISH LAW AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SEES FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

**Activities:** UPENDO WETU supports its participants and their families through important life events. i.e UPENDO WETU visits new arrivals at homes to assist them with integration.We also organise family activities which encourage our participants to integrate with & get to know UK society. Trips,football,cultural & leisure activities,House to House Collection,Music,ESOL,Advice,Community transport,interpretati

**Area of benefit:** HULL,COVENTRY,MANCHESTER, NORWICH, DR CONGO, BURUNDI, TANZANIA, UGANDA, KENYA, IVORY COAST, THE REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AFRICA, CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, ANGOLA, ZIMBABWE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Angola
- Burundi
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Bradford City
- Kingston Upon Hull City
- Leeds City
- Manchester City
- Norfolk
- Nottingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £18000 | £18000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amisa Kiza — appointed July 20, 2015
- BALOMONA MAKOBOLA — appointed Aug. 23, 2016
- EZRA KITUNGANO — appointed June 1, 2014
- Kakozi Kamsi — appointed June 20, 2020